Beautifully shot. I enjoyed the cinematography, color grading, VFX and makeup work. The sound design was a little over-the-top in some cases, in particular the battle scenes but otherwise this was solid! I'm impressed with what you were able to pull off with simple locations and it makes me so jealous that we don't have suitable landscapes/locations to film medieval films where I live here in South Florida, USA. **SPOILER ALERT BEYOND THIS** I will say, I totally expected the wife to jump scare me at the end. I thought it was actually surprising, and beautiful that he reunites with her in the end, despite her clearly not being her old self. Well done.
I, in my selfishness, begged the gods to return you to me. They did. The Visage I witnessed would of shook the hardiest of men. Yet I, saw you, and wanted you in life as in death. Embrace me my love. I am yours forever.
It is very nice ! 8:34 min I found this shot beautiful 🤩 Really good in any case Just a small request, could you put the subtitles for the next ones please ? ^^ (French subtitles for lazy people like me😂)
Also have another look @4:30-4:33 (specifically the tree canopy's skirt and the beams of "light", which are not from the moon as it is in view behind the canopy!!). As eerie as it is beautiful. I find it the most mysterious shot of the entire film.
Thanks for watching :) It's an interesting note about the sword! Historically it seems certain cultures were more rigid with that than others, eg Samurai always on the left side, Roman Legionnaires on the right (at least until around 2nd C AD or so). The setting of the film is based mostly on sub Roman Britain and the early Arthurian myth era, and it apparently wasn't uncommon for Celts (including Britons) to wear a sword on the right, regardless of a shield or not. We based the character on having a more traditional Celtic heritage than Roman (hence him seeking out a Druid), so decided to let the actor wear the sword where he felt most comfortable.
I guess it's sort of like mounting on the wrong side of a horse. It's only wrong if it creates unnecessary danger. Like when a horse is accustomed one way and it's rider another. Yet being overly predictable during warfare creates unnecessary danger. See what I mean?
@@LittleDragonPictures how did you tell one Celtic from another I mean it's not like Italians and celts were you can tell or negros and either of those 2.
Thanks Jeff! Really glad you enjoyed it. There's a lot of little details in there most probably wouldn't pick up on, so it makes it all worth it when someone does :)
I just happened upon this now, i was looking for some short film that would prove to a friend you don't need dragons or armies to create fantasy and this was the PERFECT example! It's visually stunning, the story is beautiful, I'm absolutely in love with this piece of work! Keep it up, thank you for this beautiful artwork!
The music is composed specifically for the film so isn't currently available separately. But we might look at releasing a track or two on their own on this channel at some point :)
I'd wager it's due to the unspoken/not shown "violence against women" undertone. Excepting that, there is no reason, in my opinion. Algorithms are strange ducks.
Finally! a short fantasy flick that wasn't cheesy but actually compelling and interesting. I am not sure where the story is going (or if it is supposed to go any further), but I like where it began.
