Hannah House - About the Film

Holding true to the intentionally B movie horror style of
Monkey Angel Studios short films, Hannah House is an explo-ration
into the twisted realms of the uncomfortable and exhibits the
limitless creative possibilities of independent digital filmmaking.
While most digital films today are either genre heavy (techno, rave music influ-enced)
or primarily character driven with low production value, Hannah House
tweaks the genre and utilizes digital effects to capture life on the cruel prairie.
Wanting to make something visually spectacular – heavy on special effects - but
with an art film mystique, the studio took inspiration from the silent film era.
Edited solely on Macintosh computers, the movie was filmed partly on location in
Dalton, Nebraska and Grand Junction, Colorado and was also shot largely on
blue screen in the studio. Shooting on blue screen allowed the studio to create
visual textures similar to those that occur now in many of the decomposing silent
films from the 20’s. The effects are aptly placed to serve as mood and tension in
the story and add a serendipitous quality of physical decay to the film. By seem-ingly
naturally capturing the imperfections of scratches, skips, dirt and trapped
hairs the result is like watching a painting of the desolate prairie come alive.
While the filters and editing characteristics of the film are widely available in the
digital world today, rarely have studios used the technology as a narrative element
rather than just as a visual aesthetic. With nowhere to look in the industry for
ideas, many of the processes and procedures used on the making of Hannah
House had to be developed along the way.
As artists and supporters of art, the film’s creators felt that supporting Denver arti-sans
on the project itself was key in ensuring a successful process and end result.
The production crew features all Denver actors, musicians and fashion designers.

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