MURDER INC - A SPY ACTION/THRILLER SHORT FILM

A conspiracy fueled action film revolving around a rogue spy...

Hey everyone thanks for checking out our short film! We put a lot of work into this one so we really appreciate the views. If there is something that you like please tell us in the comments, but just as equally important is if you don't like and wanna give us a thumbs down please tell us why so we can work to improve on it for our next short film! Thanks again.

DIRECTED/WRITTEN/EDITED BY TRAVIS HAYWARD

SHOT BY THOMAS SHAVER AND TRAVIS HAYWARD

PRODUCED BY JORDAN PAGE, TRAVIS HAYWARD, JEREMY KORES AND THOMAS SHAVER

STARRING JORDAN PAGE

CO-STARRING THOMAS SHAVER AND JEREMY KORES

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• MURDER
• INC
• STRIKETOBURN1
• TRAVIS
• HAYWARD
• THOMAS
• SHAVER
• JORDAN
• PAGE
• JEREMY
• KORES
• THE
• BOURNE
• ULTIMATUM
• IDENTITY
• SUPREMACY
• FAN
• FILM
• INSPIRED
• BY
• DISTRICT
• JAMES
• BOND
• SPY
• ACTION
• THRILLER
• DRAMA
• RADIOHEAD
• INTERVIEW

[STRIKETOBURN1]

@andell1 Your theory is certainly possible. And I will for sure try to take some your critism to mind when making my future videos, but to be honest I'm not sure if they'll shine through just because it's hard to think beyond the moment and instinct sometimes. But I do appreciate your comments!

[andell1]

The shots are aesthetically nice, but not really conducive to really telling a story that people can watch and enjoy.

I mean no disrespect, but I get the feeling that a lot of the people who have liked your video...are camera people who like what you've done with the technology. I'm not a camera person, and I have to admit that the fact that nothing really settled in the film...kinda took away from my enjoyment of the film.

[STRIKETOBURN1]

@andell1 Hmmm...I think I understand what you were getting at but is it really the cinematography that's holding the story back or the script itself? As this is first and foremost an action movie, aesthetics make an equal impact as story in my opinion, so I would certainly agree if you found the script lackluster, but I don't see how the choice in the cinematography plays into the pale story, could you elaborate more if you have the time so I can fully understand your viewpoint?

[andell1]

@STRIKETOBURN1 I understood this to be an action movie...so the action sequences are the pay off. But what I found hard to enjoy about the film was how everytime an action sequence started, everything descended into a haze.

The wierd thing was that the choreography of these scenes seemed to be good...at least, it did on the fight at 8:09...yet a scene that looked good descendes into flashing camera angles, pink tinge, blurry shots, overdone motion, etc...

[STRIKETOBURN1]

@andell1 Oh no nothing comes off as pure criticism without construction so I appreciate you taking the time to voice your opinion because it does matter to what we put in future videos, although I'm wondering if this more boils down to taste. Have you seen the movie "Man on a Ledge"? I thought "This is an extremely well done movie with no style" which makes it ultimately forgettable in my eyes and have you seen "Man on Fire" (a movie with extreme style) if so what did you think of that?

[JCStreetSoldier]

1000 views!!!!

[STRIKETOBURN1]

@JCStreetSoldier And now we're 33 over that, I honestly don't know how it got a 50 view jump that quick but hey I'll take it!

[andell1]

@STRIKETOBURN1 I must admit, I've not seen either of those films...not by choice...it's just the way that it worked out.

I don't mean to say that the extreme style has no place...I just think that if you utilized it to establish setting, or introduce a character..and left your action sequences less defined by it, unless they're particularly gory or gruesome and you're trying to spare your audience a disturbing scene, it'd probably be less frustrating.

Just an opinion. Cheers!

[andell1]

@STRIKETOBURN1 Obviously I'm not a camera guy...just a viewer. And I apologize if what I'm saying comes across as offensive...because I can see that your films do have quality.

It's just, if I'm being honest, I found myself feeling frustrated with the camera work...because it just seemed to come at the wrong times. At the vary start of an action sequence, it might kick it off well...but during an action sequence...if I'm being honest, it got old really quick.

[JCStreetSoldier]

@STRIKETOBURN1 lol the keyword to Andell1's comment is "conducive." Which means that even though some of the shots were Grade-A-cinematography, they were not entirely "necessary" for some of the scenes. In other words: Andell1 probably would enjoy the safe-cinematography that Michael Bay uses in his films, over the risky, bizarre cinematography that Danny Boyle uses in his films. Sometimes a simple shot may look better than a crazy, unique shot, if it works for the moment in the scene.

[JCStreetSoldier]

@andell1