Postlude

You’re watching the official trailer for Postlude Production’s “Please Don’t Touch The Art.” A chilling drama about the pitfalls of the underground art world, with a shocking twist. Directed by @harrisonorvik and starring @mariadipietro_ and @nate_memba , dive join Mercy LeFare at her Punctuation exhibit and find out what really makes something art. Be sure to follow the account for more updates on the films release and exclusive behind the scenes content.

Our film “When Did You Know?” is premiering @lov3worldwid3 Lov3 Fest!! Come check out this early screening featured with four other fantastic films and a night filled with wonderful people. We’ll see you there <3 #production #steadicam #canon #fitness #cameraoperator #panasonic #hollywood #indie #photography #losangeles #red #reddigital #redkomodo #horror #horrormovies #director

“An Interview with Julius Rutgers.” This project, along with Ellison Winterstein’s “Corrupted,” found me a niche I never expected I would enjoy, and it was the first project of mine that’s visuals were complimented over the editing. Looking back at it now, while it isn’t the perfect film, and both “White Out,” and “Black Out,” built on the formula, there isn’t anything about it I would change. It’s the perfect time capsule of a piece of work that was “mine” and something that’ll I’ll probably be proud of until I make something much better. #shortfilm #horror #film #photography #silentfilm #movies #scary #scarymovies #horrorfilm #filmmaking #camera #cameras #camerasetup #cameragear #indie #indieaesthetic #indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #indiefilmmaker

From “An Interview with Julius Rutgers” (2020) Good afternoon! My sleep schedule is very off at the moment, so while at the time of writing it is mid day on a cloudy, winter breeze, it feels like I just woke up (because I kind of did). Sustainability for my mental health aside, let’s continue with this series. I may have briefly mentioned this in my short posts last night, but this project was one of the first where I identified a project that was “mine” visually. My previous camera work, while not terrible, wasn’t defined. One of my biggest self-criticisms with my uninspired shots is that “it looks like something from YouTube video.” While some directors prefer to use their visuals purely to communicate the story, context, and space, I feel that it’s only the minimum. I don’t necessarily think cinematography should be distracting, but I don’t it should be used to only show ‘reality;’ it’s a device of its own, and it should pushed to enhance the tone of the story beyond just showing the actions in front of the camera. The camera is a character, and their costume is as important as the other actors. #shortfilm #horror #film #photography #silentfilm #movies #scary #scarymovies #horrorfilm #filmmaking #camera #cameras #camerasetup #cameragear #indie #indieaesthetic #indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #indiefilmmaker

From “Bloody Hell” (2020) As many of those who have worked with me know, I have a small contempt for audio, and while I respect what it brings to my projects, it is the least important thing on my mind on shoot days. I’ve gotten better with it, and I learn something new every time I work with audio, but if you gave me the option to work any job on set, audio would be one of the lasts on the list. The set audio from “Bloody Hell” wasn’t terrible, but it also wasn’t good. I have a pretty great broadcast-level, horseshoe, shotgun microphone, but it picks up a lot of background sound if you’re not careful, so it was recommended to me that, for the first time ever in one of my projects, I use ADR. Oh my god. Why is it that I can visualize a scene, it’s movements, layouts, every prop look and location, every delivery and shift, the little camera placements I use, and have a pretty strong control of my image, but I can’t picture or recreate the sounds a f***ing kitchen makes. I’ve listened to this project over a hundred times now, so I’m overly sensitive, but the audio just still isn’t to the point I need it yet, and I’ve run out of time to try and fix it (for now; summers coming). Adobe Audition tutorials exist, but I have yet to find a resource where some explains how tools and buttons work in conjunction to make great audio. I need to do more research, but god did this project make me annoyed. #shortfilm #horror #film #photography #silentfilm #movies #scary #scarymovies #horrorfilm #filmmaking #camera #cameras #camerasetup #cameragear #indie #indieaesthetic #indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #indiefilmmaker

“Bloody Hell” (2020) It hard to have extreme feelings towards a project that was created alongside “White Out” & “Black Out.” While this project exists on its own, it didn’t mark some new leap I made into my own personal development or the medium; I just made a decent project for my standards. None of that is to say I regret it; this film was a success in my eyes. At most, it’s a shining example of my growth as a filmmaker, and at least, it’s a struggle I can learn from. The funniest part of “Bloody Hell’s” creation story is that after I released it, I shared it with the person who inspired the story’s first shot, unbeknownst to them that they were an influence. They loved the film, saying I should submit it to some higher-level festivals. I respect them a little more today, but will never stop fighting for proper treatment of students. #shortfilm #horror #film #photography #silentfilm #movies #scary #scarymovies #horrorfilm #filmmaking #camera #cameras #camerasetup #cameragear #indie #indieaesthetic #indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #indiefilmmaker

“Black Out” (2020) As I think I’ve said in posts before, “Black Out” is probably the best example to date of what I’m able to create in the conditions I’m currently in, with the equipment I presently own, and the time I have access to. If you couldn’t tell, despite some pacing issues, a couple camera mistakes, and some rushed takes, I’m extremely proud of how it turned out. I’ll cover this more in the my next posts, but to shoot a 4:3, silent, black & white horror film on a relatively recent, digital camera was an odd experience to say the least. Instead of directly following many of the troupes and experimental devices from its time, I’ll paraphrase from @ellisonwinterstein ‘s comments: ‘I did my own thing with it.’ I’m proud of that. “Black Out” is a film by Harrison Orwig, and I’m glad I have a personal, visual “thing” (despite how stolen it may be from Wes Anderson). #shortfilm #horror #film #photography #silentfilm #movies #scary #scarymovies #horrorfilm #filmmaking #camera #cameras #camerasetup

From “Black Out” (2020) Good evening or whatever time you may be reading this at! It is once again time for your feed to be flooded with pictures and thoughts from a dated project of mine, and tonight, we probably have my best to date... “Black Out” is what I’m calling the ‘older sister project’ to my last silent horror film, “White Out.” I’ll cover the reasoning behind the name in a later post, but the best description I can give now that is from a production standpoint, “White Out” pokes while “Black Out” slashes. This project carries with it a large stem of emotions, reflections, and predictions, so I’m very excited to cover it over the next eight posts! #shortfilm #horror #film #photography #silentfilm #movies #scary #scarymovies #horrorfilm #filmmaking #camera #cameras #camerasetup

“AFPD 2” And finally, we’ve reached our center post. Before I tear this film apart and speak about specific details, let me first write my reflection as a whole. At the time of finishing “AFPD 2,” I was disappointed in myself. At the beginning of summer, I set out to make a feature-length project to my best ability, and even if it failed, I would do everything in my power to make it look good, and at the end of the summer when I put out the full render and watched it back, I got sad. It was bad & not what I expected, and while nobody will make a good feature their first time, I wanted it to be a true testament to my “best.” What I hadn’t yet realized is, despite how this project’s problems still haunt me, I and everyone who was apart of it did what was set out to do: put in our best effort and make the best project that could come of it. The fact is, a bunch of high school rowers who haven’t had much acting experience, directed, produced, and edited by someone who hadn’t prepared a script, shot sheet, or even costumes until the day of the 5ish shoots, made a movie to the best of their ability, and for the problems we ran into, it turned out better than I would’ve now expected. “AFPD 2” isn’t *that* ‘bad;’ you just can’t make a really good product (easily) under those conditions. #shortfilm #horror #film #photography #silentfilm #movies #scary #scarymovies #horrorfilm #filmmaking #camera #cameras #camerasetup #cameragear #indie #indieaesthetic #indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #indiefilmmaker

From “AFPD 2” While yes, an almost entirely improv feature-length project is a terrible idea, there are some truly funny and wonderful ideas that exist in the mess it became, and when I look back at it, I tend not to think of the time I forgot an entire scene or when the Premiere project killed my computer or even the time I got in an argument with a dude’s dad, but some of these ‘moments.’ Here’s an example of one of them: a shot that is entirely stolen from the visual style of Wes Anderson, but incorporates enough visual presence and some originality that it echoes “what AFPD could’ve become if it was all like this.” Maybe excusing “White Out,” “Black Out,” “An Interview With Julius Rutgers,” “Dark Follower,” and that one long shot in The ShoW, this is probably in the top ten shots I’ve been apart of/ had serious influence on, and it will almost certainly go on my reel for a long time into the future. The depth, color, movement, lines, composition, and just full form are my favorite things, and I’ll sometimes watch the beginning of the film over and over just to see it. “AFPD 2” has some moments like these, but overall, the piece is a nightmare. When I watch it now, I try to find the madness of it charming, but you really just need to pretend like everything is a joke to do that successfully. #shortfilm #horror #film #photography #silentfilm #movies #scary #scarymovies #horrorfilm #filmmaking #camera #cameras #camerasetup #cameragear #indie #indieaesthetic #indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #indiefilmmaker

“White Out” (2020) This project was definitely the most challenging of my semester due to just how many moving parts took place, but maybe only rivaled by its sister project or “Shucksters” (coming soon), it’s definitely my favorite and an example of what I can do at my “best.” Something I discovered on this project, though, is that for me, despite being extremely involved with every single aspect of this project, it didn’t really feel ‘real,’ until I made it a poster, and I accidentally found out that despite my distain for graphic design (I know someone who’s gonna laugh at that), making posters is so much fun for me. Because of this, almost every single project I’ve done before (yes, that includes AFPD) is getting a poster and a similar format to this. Those will come out in the coming weeks. You may now see the structure taking form across the page, and if you don’t, I’m sorry for spamming you. Four more to go! #shortfilm #horror #film #photography #silentfilm #movies #scary #scarymovies #horrorfilm #filmmaking #camera #cameras #camerasetup #cameragear #indie #indieaesthetic #indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #indiefilmmaker

From, “White Out” (2020) Hello! I’ve returned from the end of a long, tiresome semester to the new space that is this account, and while this year’s winter break will be used primarily for me to rest and do as little work as possible, it is my goal to expand my social media outreach by the time I start shooting again. Over the next hour and the coming weeks (or possibly months if I can find the time to make things for this account), I’m going to be posting frames, clips, posters, and any I can come up with to publicize my work a little more. A pattern will likely form pretty quickly. First up is “White Out,” one of the two flagship projects of my semester. More about it coming up :) #shortfilm #horror #film #photography #silentfilm #movies #scary #scarymovies #horrorfilm #filmmaking #camera #cameras #camerasetup #cameragear #indie #indieaesthetic #indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #indiefilmmaker