THE CONTENDER | Noir

THE CONTENDER | Noir | Short Film

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7 жыл бұрын

Eddie Brackett returns to the city, and gets into trouble.
"BEHIND THE SCENES" - • The Contender - Behind...
Filmed at Nu Boyana Studios
nuboyana.com
CAST
EDDIE BRACKETT - Raymond Steers
RAVEN - Dorotea Toleva
MAC - Terry Randall
JOE 'The Cowboy' - Harry Helper
Producer - Yariv Lerner
DP - Petko Lungov
Written by - Jordan Santos & Jason Reim
Editor - Gergana Angelova
Stunt Coordinator - Kaloyan Vodenicharov
Supervising Sound Editor - Kris Casavant
MUSIC
THE VALENTINES - "THAT'S IT MAN"
• THE VALENTINES - THAT'...
SANTOS - "Mess About You"
• Santos - Mess About You
THE DELLS - "Oh What A Night"
• The Dells - Oh What A ...
#noir #stunts #filmnoir #nuboyana #shortfilm #promo #screentest #concept #film #movie #filmshort #stunt #stuntfighting #stuntteam #stunts

Пікірлер: 69

@jaREIM 4 жыл бұрын

Any feedback would be helpful - thank you!

@garyinmarz8938 3 жыл бұрын

Good work, big fight ,,,love the lighting.

@jaREIM 3 жыл бұрын

@@garyinmarz8938 thanks for the comment, we tried to find the balance between modern day cinematography and the classic noir style

@garyinmarz8938 3 жыл бұрын

@@jaREIM David Lynch is a good example of this when he introduced Twin Peaks on prime time tv 25 years ago. Letting sit an idea for a day or two or more is beneficial.

@kevinlane1219 11 ай бұрын

If this guy can read minds and send someone backwards through time, then please establish a kickstarter to raise funds for a series, because I for one would like to know more about his background. Thanl you.

@fabiofabiano2272 8 ай бұрын

Great work. The first appeareance of the detective with his shadow the atmosphere of noir movies and the very good fight. Well done!

@ianchandler4649 2 жыл бұрын

This is great! It’s a real shame that many studios these days are not making any noir films. I wish stuff like this would encourage writers and directors to give it another chance.

@jaREIM 2 жыл бұрын

I hear ya... I think some good attempts have been made by the studios, such as Guillermo del Toro's NIGHTMARE ALLEY & Steven Soderbergh's NO SUDDEN MOVE. I guess it depends on budget, profit and creativity... maybe NOIR is too niche for big studio backing, but hopefully future filmmakers can innovate new ideas for the genre.

@renaissance1cinema 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely phenomenal. As someone who is about to direct their first ever film about a noir journalist, this was very inspiring!

@jaREIM 11 ай бұрын

looking forward to hearning more about your film, NOIR is a fun genre to work within

@dhruvgajjar4953 6 жыл бұрын

3 seconds in and I already love this video

@5mi13y9 3 жыл бұрын

Idk if anyone else caught your joke but I did

@jacobosborn4802 3 жыл бұрын

This is fr amazing. I'd love to see a whole series based on It. If you haven't pitched it to a studio you definitely should think on it. They'd love it!

@beyondthereel 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I like how it started. I like the use of the lighting and how it shows the red lighting as part of the color palette for your ext shots.

@sivyh 3 жыл бұрын

i liked cinematography and the overall tone of the film. the fight scene was also well-made. also, i think it's quite cool that this is in color and not in black and white (though i love black and white, color looks really fresh in a modern film in style of film noir. good work

@jaREIM 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for the feedback - we had thought about shooting in b&w. I was influenced by the comic book artist Sean Phillips, and had hoped to achieve a specific style while maintaining realism.

@afg3643 Жыл бұрын

outstanding cinematography. i am a great admirer of film noir (40s/50s)..this was a cool, modern twist..in video and voice. hollywood is too busy re-making superman #15 or spiderman #11 to make a (full) movie of substance like such..

@timothysaenz4105 2 жыл бұрын

Stylish and well done. Loved the lighting and shadows: excellent for a color film. Great mood established. Loved the characters. Loved the fight! Keep on!

@TheGamingNinja505 4 жыл бұрын

I never comment on anything, but damn this was an awesome short.

@jaREIM 4 жыл бұрын

thank you, i was grateful to have a crew that put in a lot of extra effort

@alfredbass Жыл бұрын

fabolous! i love the lighting!

@jaREIM Жыл бұрын

thx, we were trying to find a contemporary balance with the old school NOIR style, so lots of fun to try out ideas

@BaeumlerFilm 3 жыл бұрын

wow! Such a great work!

@Paraprax 3 жыл бұрын

Man this hit the spot. Would love to see the rest of the story!

@maxcruz15 Жыл бұрын

Late to this but good short and nice music!

@FruityMulherno 2 жыл бұрын

Wow outstanding I love noir stuff so I''m really amazed by this. Outstanding hopefully this genre of film can be used more. Its beautiful.

@jaREIM 2 жыл бұрын

thanks... I agree, the genre has a lot of potential for various stories and styles for contemporary times

@5starubercar698 11 ай бұрын

Well done

@jaREIM 11 ай бұрын

thanks!

@5mi13y9 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing and we need more.

@MAL-qr3ht 2 жыл бұрын

Great Short Film!!

@jaREIM 2 жыл бұрын

thx, the crew at Nu Boyana was a great help in putting this together

@cam21333 4 жыл бұрын

So good! Grabs you right away.

@smokeyschacht2030 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing

@jacket0519 2 жыл бұрын

Jesus that set is impeccable

@ch1ckensandwich420 5 жыл бұрын

this looks like something out of an oscar winning film

@weirdguystiffeler77 5 жыл бұрын

A very tight scene technically. Camera work, editing, stunt choreography and sound design all top notch. My only note would be one of production design...particularly wardrobe. What era are you trying to represent? I'm guessing present day but the protagonist is obviously wearing period piece clothing reminicent of classic film noir. Other elements hark back to that era (60's jukebox, music) but yet everyone else aside from the bartender is dressed in modern day street clothes. Makes it a bit confusing trying to orient myself as a viewer. Also, the giant hat that the protagonist wears is kind of silly to me. I know that having your actor's face in shadow is very noir-esque but it feels too on the nose to me. Have your writer and production designer think about that some more if you get green lit to produce this. Other than that, terrific job. Hope this gets picked up.

@jar76 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for the specific feedback... your notes are helpful as we look for ways to improve, especially with the production design... our hope with the wardrobe was to create a feeling of the late 1950's ... we'll be sure to pay closer attention to those details to avoid confusion

@Melancholic_Loner 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@ChristianVaerum 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing work! I think it's wierd, that this video gets as little attention as it does. It certainly deserves more. You are very talented, and I hope that you will sucess with your project. A little note would be that the fight scene is at least for me, a bit too confusing, this might just be the style you are going for, and if so I understand it. Maybe some longer shots in that scene would make it feel less disorientating. But Them again, maybe that's the style you are going for. All in all, fantastic work, love the lighting and everything, it's just great.

@jaREIM 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your the feedback, it's very helpful to have another opinion… and yes, the fight scene was a bit too fast in my choices. I would have liked to have held on the wide shots a bit more to help orientate the viewer and show the dynamic movements of the stunt work. This was the first 'fight scene' I had filmed and the stunt team came up with a high energy sequence. I was able to learn a lot from them in how to do a better job in the future.

@ChristianVaerum 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the quick response:)

@jaschowdhari3463 Жыл бұрын

Much better than 80% of Hollywood film out there in recent times filled with bad cgi , wokeism and political correctness. This is the type of films we want !

@reelfilmmaking101 4 жыл бұрын

This film is great! Amazing work!!

@jaREIM 4 жыл бұрын

thank you, i appreciate the feedback

@CinematicCami 3 жыл бұрын

Great work

@gwfilmproduction 4 жыл бұрын

Great short, truly.

@jaREIM 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the comment

@nerdCOREwebseries 4 жыл бұрын

Really nice work!

@jaREIM 4 жыл бұрын

thank you

@keshavnittin3828 Жыл бұрын

MAN THIS IS AWESOME. Did you submit it for any short film festivals ?

@garyinmarz8938 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if bad boys would be on horses today if motorbikes were not of this time

@beyondthereel 4 жыл бұрын

Cool short. I like how you use red lighting for some of the ext shots.

@jaREIM 4 жыл бұрын

thank u for the feedback - we chose the red lighting style to give the impression of "danger", and as things get worse for the character of Eddie, the color red becomes dominate.

@beyondthereel 4 жыл бұрын

@@jaREIM it paid off well. it did create that sense of danger for Eddie. it worked in favor of the character as he was in danger.

@robertrostad3930 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work, what did you film on?

@jaREIM 2 жыл бұрын

thanks, we shot on the Alexa, but I can't remember the specific lens we had used.

@jaymartin8273 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I want to see more! Who exactly 'is' Eddie? What's his connection to Raven? Who's the girl in the photo? Inquiring minds want to know! :=) As for the technical aspects, great lighting, great fight choreography, great music! Hope you can make more! :=)

@jaREIM 3 жыл бұрын

Good questions, I’ll try to answer them: Eddie used to have super powers, but lost them bc of serious injuries he endured in a battle with “Captain Jupiter.” During Eddie’s recovery process he got addicted to narcotics and Raven helped him kick his habit. She’s also involved in low level criminal activity. The girl in the photo is Capt. Jupiter’s daughter. She began to develop her own powers and abilities, but has gone missing. Eddie was hired to find her.

@jaymartin8273 3 жыл бұрын

@@jaREIM Interesting. Would love see all that play out :=)