What makes you sit up in the middle of the night, eyes wildly scanning your bedroom? What keeps you awake, snuggled under the covers (they can’t get you under the covers…usually), nerves stretched taut? What makes the normal, once-reassuring sounds...
On our last visit, we talked about how dialogue can function as part of the setting. Characters talking is a major focal point of any movie, and it can tell us a lot about the people, the place they come...
On paper, dialogue is the most important part of the filmmaking. Listening to characters talking—to each other, to themselves, to their pet rooster—is the easiest way to convey information, plot development, and humor. You can pull off all of the...
In our last post, we discussed Sound as Setting, investigating some of the ways sound effects enhance a movie. This week, we investigate another important aspect of the aural experience: the soundtrack. Music has long been an important part of...
The average moviegoer might not immediately list “sound” as one of the most important aspects of a film. We absorb sound effects largely through the subconscious, accepting what the sounds “tell” them without needing to see the action onscreen. Raindrops...
The definition of a prop is anything that will be handled or used by an actor through the course of a film. Though the course of any film there could be one, a hundred or even thousands of props. Prop...
There are so many new photos up on the official “The Kult” website. We have hundreds of behind the scenes photos that we’ve been sorting through the past few days. We want to give you only the most tantalizing of...
Here’s a copy of a press release circulating the internet about the start of filming for “The Kult.” Press Release For immediate release Contact: Dan Flud – contact@gharialproductions.com Horror Film The Kult to Begin Principal Photography in September San Diego-based...