FACEBOOK: / chrisstuckmann TWITTER: / chris_stuckmann OFFICIAL SITE: www.chrisstuckm... Chris Stuckmann reviews his no-budget feature he began making at age 15, that took just over 2 years to make.
I'm sure im not the only one to say this, but even though this is obviously bad and hilarious, you've got some directing skills man. They really shine through in certain moments throughout this film - we need to get some bigger production behind you!
adamh3624 What a dumbass, he has obviously learned a lot and has more knowledge about film and film making. He has interacted with many indie filmmakers who shared their experience. He knows all.the technicalities such as lighting, cenematography, atmoshoere, mood, editing and a shit ton.
Varun S Suckmann can't handle criticism. He doesn't have the balls to actually release anything of substance. How many of these 'film festival' movies have you seen?
Wondering if one of the friends that Chris mentioned didn’t want to be shown was the JW friend he mentioned in the Double Toasted interview that shunned him.
ItsLeoJ But Chris states that the Sheriff decided to look after him because he was alone and living in this woods, surely he would have known that he is blind if he knew him.
D Fens I think that's a perfect example of the movie making process and concerns you have to pay attention to. Within the movie, the sheriff knows why he doesn't have his uniform, Mark doesn't need to know why, but the audience does. Thus, the writer (Chris) must take that into account.
In all the early M Night Shyamalan films the protagonist is very glum and serious. Bruce Willis in Unbreakable, Mel Gibson in Signs and J Phoenix in the Village. I imagine Chris was trying to copy his style.
This film really resonates with me. Especially since I grew up with Chris Stuckmann's home movies. Therefore, to see a full length film from him was so refreshing. I'm gonna give this film a B+
I mean..for a teenager it was a pretty good attempt. I doubt many teens could have done as well. It helps to be passionate about film making as well I guess.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us! I know you probably don't have time or desire to do this, but I would LOVE to see what you would do today with exactly the same budget. With your much-improved knowledge of photography and lighting, careful rewriting and storyboarding and making use of your social network to find better props and locations and volunteer actors, it would be a night and day difference, I'm sure. It would still take a year or two of insane effort, but wow, I'm sure the payoff would be amazing.
Honestly I wouldn't mind if he actually took the same ideas and wrote a better script and make a real official movie with the same ideas and make a more tight and compact story and it could be a really fun movie
although the movie overall isnt that good it has some good stuff in it: I like the horror scènes this is exactly what I want from a horror movie, there is something out there and we only see some scènes of it but its still hidden under a cloak. Even the scènes with the being are really scary, Its not quality filming but I sh*t in my pants everytime I see this thing. Even the noises are scary. I like the Alien element to keep the thing hidden till the end. so props for that @chris Stuckmann And especially only with 1 jump scare wich is fine and because its in the end it makes you jump instead of continously jump scare after jump scares.
Your "this basement is scary I don't want to go there" scenes are actually really cool and creepy. The hooded thing is hilariocity stuff but the suspense and shots were nice. The low quality makes it somehow more creepy too. Also I love the idea of Chris seeing a deer and just says "Production value" and starts filming it lmao
You should make a sequel and if it makes money then you can make spin-offs and create a cinematic universe :D it will be the "SCU" (Stuckmann Cinematic Universe)
i'd love to see some of your recent stuff, Chris. Really curious how much youve learned in the years. Because the movie does show promise since you stole from the best.
I feel that Chris's character, Mark, should not have been written as being blind. Not that he did not do an okay job considering, but it was not the best idea. With a very low budget and not as much experience with film making or blindness, it simply was not the best idea to try to have a blind character, especially when the main character is blind. Most of the time, his character did not even have his blind cane. It would have been interesting if Mark had gotten his sight from the strange light that hit his face. At the very least, Mark could have been wearing sunglasses to better sell the fact that he was suppose to be blind,
Suffice to say, the only reason he decided to make the protagonist blind was that this movie is essentially Chris' M. Night Shyamalan fan film and he was trying to emulate his movies (Specifically Signs and The Village) and his filmmaking style.
I'm not even going to lie Chris, some of your scenes legit freaked me out. It was like I was watching the creepiest parts of signs and fire in the sky for the first time. I don't get scared by movies at all so I commend you for how good it actually had me creeped out. I hope one day you will make films and I will watch every single one of them.
I was a big thinker with films. Too big. I wanted perfect quality, perfect cinematography, perfect acting, and feature length... so it took me a long time to get to that point. lol. No backyard flicks or short films for me back in the day.
Keith I doubt he was this technical, but a lot of blind people still perceive light but very little. I know because I have worked with people with visual impairments. It kind of like when you shut on, and off, and then on a light again with your eyes closed, you can still tell when a light is on through your eyelids. Thats how blindness is for most who are born blind or got blind sometime in their life.
to be honest, did he say the character was born blind or were they blinded at a later point in time. The looking around could simply explained by muscle memory, a subconscious movement of the eye in the direction of a sound, even if they cant really see it. I never understood the staring blankly off into space from people who were blinded after an accident while having years of eyesight beforehand. If he was born blind then I could understand it but if he lost it recently in some sort of accident, it wouldnt be surprising to see his eyes twitch or move in the direction of a sound. There are a lot of things we humans do without any conscious thought to do so, and even if he is blind, his brain would still do those things.
Chris, as hilarious as this was, I give you so much props for actually finishing it and being able to look back and laugh. In my experience, most young filmmakers would've given up half way through... hell, I probably would have! haha!
Chris, congratulations on 1 million subs. I've been here since batman vs super man, and I've watched your videos ever since, I've also watched all of your videos that came out before your batman vs super man review, and you gave me a major interest in movies, all I talk about is movies, daily I watch a movie I haven't seen, and I now try to know who the cast is, who's the director, who did the cinematography, I actually watch the end credits. I now have set my goal to become a film maker and I don't think I would want to be one if it weren't for you
As a film composer i appreciate your use of James Horner's Field Of Dream cues sprinkled into this, makes me confident you would be a good director to collaborate with
