Monsters (2024) - Award-Winning Horror Short Film
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- čas přidán 29. 04. 2024
- Join Jessica, a young woman on a relentless quest for truth as she unravels the chilling secrets of her ancestral origins in the wake of her parents' mysterious demise. "MONSTERS" promises an unparalleled exploration of fear and self-discovery.
Original Synopsis:
"MONSTERS" is a slow-burn horror/thriller tale that follows a young woman as she uncovers her true ancestral origins following the death of her parents.
Directed, Edited, Scored by Spencer Simmons
Cast:
Lauren Edwards - Jessica
Olivia Cate - Regina
Mason Rich - Asmodeus
Daniel Avila - Amon
Awards garnered by Monsters from festivals listed below.
Best Horror Film (2023) - Boden International Film Festival
Gold Award- Florence Film Awards
Silver Award - International Gold Awards
Special Mention in terms of music,
"Look Behind You"
Erik Margolin
Link to his channel here: / @erikmmusic
This track was recently monetized and wasn't at the time of making the master edit of the film,
so, it wasn't credited in the film itself but here is the honorable mention, Erik!
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Spencer Simmons is a working filmmaker based out of Knoxville, TN. He has been working on filmmaking since he was 11 years old, the year 2011. He predominately creates horror films, with 2 being officially selected by Film Festivals nationally and internationally.
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2:39 one of my favorite shots😭🔥🔥 my head canon is he is the master mind behind it all 👀
Opening has huge Carpenter vibes! Love it!
Probably my biggest inspiration and why I got into making movies, nonetheless horror, is John Carpenter’s Halloween and The Thing. Thanks for giving an indie film a chance, glad to hear you loved it.
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Mr simmons there he go
Solid film mate!
I really enjoyed listening to the score for this film as it was definitely reminiscent of 80s and 90s horror and even something as recent as the terrifier movies!
A few questions, when did you start making this film and what was the overall process like when directing and editing this film together? What were some challenges you faced when developing this piece?
Also, what movies, literature, etc inspired this film?
Again, a well made film! Cheers :)
Thanks for giving it a watch brother, glad to hear you liked it and its score!
I started this film back in December 2021, and concluded filming around May 2022.
My overall process with this film was to tell a story in a single location with as much atmosphere as possible. The actors and actresses involved would likely tell you, I had a major singular vision but I allowed them to improvise the script at times but some things needed to be included. Hell the monologue at the end of the film was a written piece but was retooled by the actor a little bit. Mostly the style I wanted to go for was similar to Black Christmas (awesome film that inspired this one) and I love films that are one character going through something horrible, alone. So I made this film!
Editing the film, I made the film mostly chronologically, so I can get editing right away and if there was something that messes up, we can just go back and do it again real quick. The main thing I wanted to focus on was the music and the sounds you heard throughout the film. I wanted you to hear stuff with headphones on, but if you watched it on a tv you wouldn’t hear it. Little tricks like that weren’t planned but just was instinctual. Some moments in the film required a lot of careful color grading because of the moon shots, the transition moments were really difficult to pull off but worked out in the end. The big thing about the film in terms of color was I wanted everyone to appear sickly and wanted to make the image feel more gritty/rustic.
Probably the biggest challenge was time. We only shot this one day a week at a time, so it took likely about 10-15 days to shoot the film but took months to get everyone there and get the scenes finished. Besides that, the film actually went smoothly for myself.
My inspirations for this film was like I said earlier,
the original Black Christmas. That film was creepy and has such an eerie atmosphere but the horror is about where is the villain? That’s what I wanted this film to emulate. You knew within the first 5 minutes the villain was stalking the main character, but you don’t see him until later.
Another in terms of music was Terrifier and Halloween. I wanted horror synth music but also sometimes orchestra mixed in like the old Friday the 13th movies and of course Terrifier.
Thanks again for watching the film, I’m glad you enjoyed it. 😊
No close caption 😱
Working on it now!
Being stalked by a shaky hand is bad news also.
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Jack black from the jackal
I’ve never seen that movie but you deserve a cookie for that one after looking it up 🤣
As scary as a second Trump Presidency!!!!
Well that's far less scary than the current nightmare!!🤪🤪
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@andrewrogers1589 who?
NOTHING is scarier than a second Trump presidency!
Go Trump 2024. Nothing scary about Trump.