10 AM Productions

The Progress of Chase: PSA Cut

It was now time to submit “Chase” to student film festivals. One of the biggest problems we had was deciphering what category it fit into. Certainly it wasn’t a narrative, but it wasn’t your average PSA either. In the end, we decided to cut it down to a minute and market it as a Public Service Announcement. 

Cutting it down to a minute actually made it a lot better. For one thing, we got rid of some shots that simply did not work. We also did some color treatment to try to give it that “film” look. I think it came off pretty nicely.

“Chase (PSA Cut)” has been submitted to the Greenwich and Westport Youth Film Festivals. 

The Progress of Chase: Extended Cut

After taking in some great feedback from the first cut of “Chase,” we set out again for a second day of shooting. We focused on more action shots and tried to emphasize the intensity between the two runners. As far as postproduction goes, the music change was essential. In addition, the editing was way more seamless than the first edit, as we were now using Final Cut Pro. Featuring the song “Conjoined” by Heinali and Matt Finney really gave the short a more ominous feeling and made the ending a bit more ironic.

The Progress of Chase: First Cut

Our first short film, “Chase,” has gone through roughly three cuts. This video was an early concept done on iMovie (the horror) that has since evolved into a much more sophisticated short. Shot at 10 AM on a brutally cold winter morning, we didn’t get in all the shots that were necessary and definitely took some shortcuts. As a result, it’s extremely sloppy and not exactly something we’re proud of, but we learned from our mistakes, that’s for sure.