Shattered in a Heartbeat (Part 1 of 2) Short Film

[Iloveomardogs]

cool.. thanks for clearing that up, the blood looked cool how did u do that or is that a well-kept secret

[NexusNine]

It's a simple recipe.

-Corn Syrup

-Red Food Coloring

-Blue Food Coloring

-Coco Baking Powder

-Water (optional)

Coco baking powder helps darken the mix and thicken the consistency. Corn Syrup and food coloring alone looks too transparent. So mix corn syrup and a few drops of red food coloring first (for about a half a bowl worth of blood). Drop in a table spoon of Coco powder. Add 1 drop of blue food coloring. Add more red til it's the color you want. Water thins the mix a little if you want.

[Iloveomardogs]

hi,

Really loved this first part it was so realistic it almost looked like a snuff movie! I liked the limited use of dialouge, u leave the horror of the setting to speak for itself.. classy. Anyway.. could you asnwer one question please, what is the modern day ripper's back story? cus u never truly explained why you brought the ripper story into modern day?

[NexusNine]

Thank you. Yeah, this was more of a drama with Horror elements, and I wanted to make sure that this didn't fall too far into the realm of a slasher film. I like slasher films, but that's not what this film is about. Glad it worked.

The Ripper storyline did get lost a bit, which is something I really didn't notice until after the film was made. The reason being is that this film is really about Paige, so I glossed the Ripper stuff. But the killer, Mark, is a copycat killer, not really Jack.

[omardogs]

aha i really really liked this! just a question? u mentioned music on my video, where did you get yours from?

[NexusNine]

Search -- Incompetech (using Google)

Search -- audionautix (here on Youtube)

All the music in my film came from Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech), except for the opening song, which I made in Garage Band (Mac only program), and the 2 Rock/Metal songs I licensed from a Metal band from downstate New York, in which my friend is the lead guitarist.

[omardogs]

aha, complement your friends band for me! an thanks once again

[NexusNine]

I will. And no problem.