“Becca has a plan to get over her cheating ex, but her roommate thinks it’s a bad idea.”
done
HD/5 min/2006
“Hammer” was filmed over two days in the summer of 2006 in Altadena, Calif. as a submission to the reality television show, “On the Lot.” It was viewable on the “On the Lot” website for much of 2007 and was viewed by over 3,000 people.
“Hammer” was shot in high-def digital video and was the first time I’d shot video rather than film in many years. It was also the first short I wrote, directed, and produced with a small crew and without the backing of a film school or other organization. Just me and a handful of my friends and colleagues.
My visual goal with “Hammer” was to produce a clean, colorful look, with an eye towards filling the frame and allowing the performances to take center stage.
Cinematography by: JP Perry
Editing by: Randall Harmon Waldrop
5 responses so far ↓
LuisaG // January 20, 2009 at 12:15 am |
Reverse angles are your friends. She’s pretty one-note and at 1:26, why didn’t you push in on her crazy eyes? The shot from inside the trunk would have been more effective had it been earlier–if the first shot we saw was her rummaging under the sink from that POV.
They talk all the way through it–we get the idea. There’s no breathing space, no action showing the story. It could be radio.
Liz // January 21, 2009 at 3:46 pm |
Hi LuisaG,
Hey thanks for stopping by and watching my stuff and commenting!
Yes, my biggest challenge right now – besides time and money, of course – is to direct things I haven’t written. When I write, it gets talky like this.
Your shot suggestions are interesting, but I was going for a more naturalistic look here that breaths a little more. Couldn’t get under the sink, but a rig would have been nice. Like that idea the best, with the trunk as matching.
A push-in on her eyes might have emotionally tipped the scale where I didn’t want to go. That said, I do need to work on incorporating some closer shots.
mashadutoit // April 14, 2009 at 6:11 am |
Hi – I enjoyed this little short. I expecting a bigger hammer though
Liz // April 15, 2009 at 3:06 pm |
Hi mashadutoit,
Thanks for stopped by and watching my short. I totally wanted to do a dream sequence where she smashes the table, but was done in by time and money constants. That said, it’s a pretty big hammer.
Sherrie in South Florida // June 2, 2009 at 5:59 am |
Liz,
I loved it. You are super talented.