Chemical 12D
I’ve been hearing a lot of this short in the past few weeks. The grand consensus is that it quite literally blows the socks off the audience after each screening, making a giant pile of laundry. Just looking at the trailer tells you that it isn’t amateur night. It’s professional lit and shot on 35mm film on a freakin’ digital camera (amazing!), yet I’m being told over and over that this is a student production.
From the linked blog:
Crisply shot by Eldridge’s producer David Wagenaar, the seven-minute short has the look and feel of a studio production. Centering on a single incident involving a lone scientist experimenting on a cure for the undead plague, it makes its point quickly, powerfully and deftly.
Just checking out the trailer and you’ll want to see the rest of this. So far, I can’t find the rest of the film online, but when I do, I’ll drop the word.
UPDATE: Check out Dave Wagenaar’s (Chemical 12D’s director of photography) comment below … they shot this on digital instead of 35mm. Incredible. I’ve worked on professional shoots and none of them were as slick as this.
Chemical 12-D: Seven Minutes in Zombie Heaven (thevaultofhorror.blogspot.com <- new window)
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Hey there,
Mac and I really appreciate the review! I just thought I’d make one correction, which is that we shot the film on an HVX 200 with a letus adapter (in order to have a more shallow depth of field). In the case you want to correct that since we didn’t in fact shoot on film. Thanks again!
-Dave Wagenaar
Director of Photography Chemical 12-D
Wow, Dave … all I got to say is wow. The image quality is fantastic, and this coming from a former camera assistant ;) If you guys ever put this online, please let me know. Keep up the amazing work. You have quite a career in front of you.
Thanks Brian. That means a lot to us as we are launching our careers. I hope the word keeps spreading.
- Dave Wagenaar
This looks awesome, can’t wait to see the whole seven minutes.
Hey,
This is Mac Eldridge, director of Chemical 12-D. I sent you a message on here detailing you being able to watch the short. If you’re interested in seeing it, email me at watercoolerproductions@gmail.com so I can talk to you about the specifications of seeing the piece. Thanks for the write up, and I look forward to speaking to you soon.
Mac Eldridge