Gone - Short Film (New Score)

Gone - Short Film (New Score)

Starring

Rachel Button
Yeukayi Ushe
Emma Barnard
Laura Lloyd
Solomon Israel
Ana Valerio
Amy Gallagher
Abena Bentum
Stephen Adeluku
Leylan Saad
Kate Shaw

Sound and grips by
Shahram Shayesteh

Music by
David Portugheis (www.davidportugheis.com)

Edited by
Sam Hendi
Shahram Shayesteh

Produced by
Abena Bentum

Written, Filmed and Directed by
Sam Hendi

Filmed with a Sony HVR-V1E and a Letus35 Extreme using a 28mm and 50mm Nikon Lens.

Also using a pan and tilt head with heavy duty tripod and a Glideshot dolly track.

Edited using Sony Vegas and After Effects CS3.

A great review by 93 Studios:
http://ninetythrees.com/screenings/gone/

Gone

I like this one for what it never says.

If that isnt too cryptic then Im glad you joined me for this review. Gone is a story of a woman who discovers that the same friends who came out to mourn her sisters suicide might, in fact, be responsible for it. Its a story about a diary that tells her the dark secrets that her sister hid away until it was too much to bare. More generally, its a story about pain that never gives a single hint as to its source.

Thats the thing about this film, you know that most of the cast are really bad people but you dont know why. No one really does anything particularly upsetting either, but the implication is that each of them had a hand in the sisters suicide. Its dark, confusing and leaves you with more questions than answers. It manages to do all of this while remaining coherent, who can really ask for more?

Creators Description
A woman explores her sisters suicide through the entries in her diary and discovers that her friends might not be who she thought they were.

Ratings

Style 3.5

Its good but Its a little uneven, its starts out really slowly, ramps up near the middle and then slows right back down again in the third act. (Pacing 3.5)

It leaves unanswered questions without becoming muddled in its own sense of mystery. Overall its a well executed drama. (Storytelling 4)

Polish 4

If you really, really need closure this might not be for you, otherwise it is a great watch coming in at just under 10 minutes. (Watchability 4)

Novelty 3.5

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Category:

Film & Animation

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[ryandeean]

I found the actors difficult to watch.

[samhendi]

haha.

[DreamVisionFilms]

@ryandeean You're joking right? The acting is legiiiiiit. I thumbs down your comment! haha.. no disrespect. The rack at 7:36 is superb by the way; It did wonders for the story.

[benquan231]

what do you shoot with? and do you use a mic for the audio?

[ANONOMOSMUSICTUBE]

did you score it using pro tools

[myneckhurts88]

this is really good

[Emurlyjayne]

i dident understand.

Someone please explain? :)

[duncaninchina]

This is a lovely piece and a great chance to see the Sony HVR-V1E in action. The low light shots are really nice. Gritty use of camera, but almost overdid the shake at times. lovely music score! ...Nice !!!

[Vroxitsa]

between cuts there background noise kept changing when all the shouting was going on and it became too much of a distraction that took me away from the action because i couldnt help but notice the changes in the audio. Overall i think it was good though. Stands out from you average student film

[Vroxitsa]

Ok so i liked it but a few things... Like farsan25 mentioned, you broke the 180 degree rule and i dont think you meant too. In the first scene i think you could of done with more background lighting. theres a shot at 2:40 where you can only see her and no background whatsoever,

In the second scene i really liked the lighting, maybe the shadows on the wall where too hard. The biggest problem was your sound, i noticed in the wider shots it went really quiet, and ...

[farsan25]

Hi, well filmed and directed. editing and music nice as well.

I think the only problem i spotted was crossing the imaginary line between 2:08 and 2:50.

It doesnt seem to be done intentionally because you respected this rule prior to these frames.