1230 Hopewell Road - Full Trailer

[Echovoid_52]

 

[Maura N.]

Hello @Echovoid_52 and welcome to our community!
Can you tell us more about the story behind this trailer? Will your project be a feature film or a short film in the future?

 

[István Kovács]

The theme of the trailer seems very dark. What inspired the plot?

 

[FjollaTeuta]

What's with the BDSM scenes tho?

 

[Oskar Kuusk]

It's all fun and games until someone gets missing, injured or murdered. Seems like a horror story with a lot of potential and a plot twist.

 

[Echovoid_52]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Yes, it's a film about two investigative journalist making a documentary on a local urban legend and a troubled boyfriend at the deadly center of it all. It's very much inspired by BDSM industrial subculture, films like Tetsuo The Iron Man, and Urban Legends I I grew up with as a young child in Pennsylvania. The porn scenes are essential as they fit with the themes of the film.

 

[Maura N.]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Yes, it's a film about two investigative journalist making a documentary on a local urban legend and a troubled boyfriend at the deadly center of it all. It's very much inspired by BDSM industrial subculture, films like Tetsuo The Iron Man, and Urban Legends I I grew up with as a young child in Pennsylvania. The porn scenes are essential as they fit with the themes of the film.

Understood! When will the film be ready? Also, you can post Production Stills on our forums as well

 

[EmilyWilkes]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Yes, it's a film about two investigative journalist making a documentary on a local urban legend and a troubled boyfriend at the deadly center of it all. It's very much inspired by BDSM industrial subculture, films like Tetsuo The Iron Man, and Urban Legends I I grew up with as a young child in Pennsylvania. The porn scenes are essential as they fit with the themes of the film.

Are you a student? You have a very good approach and I could see turn into a Thesis film.

 

[Echovoid_52]

Are you a student? You have a very good approach and I could see turn into a Thesis film.

I'm actually a 29 year old college graduate who only ever took a video app course once in highschool. I learned to write, direct and editing myself.

If you mean a full feature that would be an awesome idea. The current cut is only 15 mins a lot shorter than I predicted.

 

[Echovoid_52]

Understood! When will the film be ready? Also, you can post Production Stills on our forums as well

Probably by this afternoon. I will upload it to filmfreeway.

 

[Echovoid_52]

Here is the download guys. I recommend downloading the 4K version over watching it on youtube due to the compression not meeting my level of expectations

https://we.tl/t-wf6v7SN696

 

[Maura N.]

Here is the download guys. I recommend downloading the 4K version over watching it on youtube due to the compression not meeting my level of expectations

https://we.tl/t-wf6v7SN696

I will watch it and come back with feedback.

 

[FjollaTeuta]

Here is the download guys. I recommend downloading the 4K version over watching it on youtube due to the compression not meeting my level of expectations

https://we.tl/t-wf6v7SN696

Will this link be active after 1 week? I know that wetransfer usually keeps its files for one week or so. I am currently travelling and will be back in about 2 weeks but I do want to see your movie.

 

[Echovoid_52]

Will this link be active after 1 week? I know that wetransfer usually keeps its files for one week or so. I am currently travelling and will be back in about 2 weeks but I do want to see your movie.

Yes it will be active for 4. I will also post the youtube link when 4K is done processing

 

[Echovoid_52]

Here is the full film. Only watch at 1240p 4K please

 

[Maura N.]

I just finished watching the movie Overall, the plot was original. You should label it 18+ though.
I will go on with a few pros and cons that I noticed during my watch time (I watched it twice to be sure)
Pros
The soundtrack is on spot, I like that
The plot is original - I like how you used the old vcr cassette to tell some of the story - the edit is also on spot. One question...since that character died in 2014, meaning the content on the cassette is filmed after 2014, why did they not just use a smartphone or a modern camera to film it? Maybe modify the plot from 2014 to 2004 and it is more natural then from this perspective
The costumes are very good as well - and the building from minute 12 is huge
You managed to show the girl's fate without getting so much into what actually happened to her - the expression on her lover's face tells so much emotion
The actors are doing their part very good, too

Cons
At minute 10:21, the syringe had no needle (I looked twice and stopped to check) and then he puts the content of the syringe in her neck. Maybe put a needle for the close up and then try another angle and get rid of the needle for the next part
The night scenes are a bit blurry, especially at minute 3 and 4. Maybe try using an external light or a powerful flash light for a better quality

 

[Oskar Kuusk]

I like the rock songs that you used. I would like to listen to those songs - how can I find them?
As for the movie, I'm happy you did not go to much into the kink side but rather on the story. I honestly felt what the boyfriend was feeling at the end. Poor guy. In the end, his girlfriend was just a lost kitten who looked for the wrong people. Did the camera man survive? Did he drop everything and run away? Or he died?

 

[FjollaTeuta]

You should enter your movie to a contest or a festival. I saw some posted here on the forums.

 

[István Kovács]

I would honestly go crazy if I would receive a cassette like that guy did. The killer is very good at playing his role: he is confident, knows exactly what to do and has the right costume. The girl also is very innocent and naive. Nice choice of actors.

 

[Marianna Schmidt]

Not quite my cup of tea but I must admit that it's good. Are the kink videos filmed by you or you got them as stock footage online?