A young man discovers an old camera and family heirloom inside of his closet, but something inside the camera doesn't want to be seen.A young man discovers an old camera and family heirloom inside of his closet, but something inside the camera doesn't want to be seen.A young man discovers an old camera and family heirloom inside of his closet, but something inside the camera doesn't want to be seen.
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Haunting Ghost Tale
I had the opportunity to check out to two short films from Robyn August. He reached out to me and I'm always down to help independent filmmakers. The first one I watched was Snap. The synopsis is a man (August) finds a vintage camera heirloom in his closet. He begins to take snapshots of his apartment when suddenly a mysterious woman appears through the lens, leading him to a horrifying discovery.
Now if you've ever read one of my reviews for short films, they kind of fall into two categories for me. Is it a complete story or is there more that could be explored here. In this case, I definitely think it is the latter. As the synopsis states, he makes a horrifying discovery and even though it is subtle, I want to know what the pipe and why the object this entity is holding is dripping water. I do think this is one that could be expanded out.
The editing of this short is very well done. The cuts of the film really do help to build tension and it doesn't waste any time getting into it. I definitely find it creepy that at first, the man notices the entity when looking through the lens, but it's gone when he looks up. This is one of my biggest fears. There isn't any filler and it builds tension to a satisfying ending.
Acting was solid for this. Neither of the actors blew me away, but with the length, they didn't need to. I thought the August, who plays the man in the short, shows enough fear and the look of the entity was quite creepy for sure.
Something I really wanted to talk about would be the effects of this short. They are amazing. Seeing the entity through the lens looked amazing and then being gone when we look up was seamless. The chair, the actor and the camera moving without someone touching it was great. I also thought the look of the entity was as well. This short also looks beautiful.
Now with that said, I would recommend giving this short a viewing. I thought that it has an interesting enough story for the length of this short, but there is potential for more here if the director decides to expand it out. It does well at building tension to a satisfying conclusion. The acting was solid. The effects and how it was shot were both amazing. The score was also fitting for what they needed. I will share the link below if you decide to check this out, but I definitely think this is a good short for sure.
Now if you've ever read one of my reviews for short films, they kind of fall into two categories for me. Is it a complete story or is there more that could be explored here. In this case, I definitely think it is the latter. As the synopsis states, he makes a horrifying discovery and even though it is subtle, I want to know what the pipe and why the object this entity is holding is dripping water. I do think this is one that could be expanded out.
The editing of this short is very well done. The cuts of the film really do help to build tension and it doesn't waste any time getting into it. I definitely find it creepy that at first, the man notices the entity when looking through the lens, but it's gone when he looks up. This is one of my biggest fears. There isn't any filler and it builds tension to a satisfying ending.
Acting was solid for this. Neither of the actors blew me away, but with the length, they didn't need to. I thought the August, who plays the man in the short, shows enough fear and the look of the entity was quite creepy for sure.
Something I really wanted to talk about would be the effects of this short. They are amazing. Seeing the entity through the lens looked amazing and then being gone when we look up was seamless. The chair, the actor and the camera moving without someone touching it was great. I also thought the look of the entity was as well. This short also looks beautiful.
Now with that said, I would recommend giving this short a viewing. I thought that it has an interesting enough story for the length of this short, but there is potential for more here if the director decides to expand it out. It does well at building tension to a satisfying conclusion. The acting was solid. The effects and how it was shot were both amazing. The score was also fitting for what they needed. I will share the link below if you decide to check this out, but I definitely think this is a good short for sure.
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- Feb 2, 2019
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