The Blood Ripper - The Ballad of Agent Cody

Oh god, yes. Abi was a dream to work with - glad you like what she did. As I mentioned just now in my previous replies, I'm really loving the idea of them fighting back - I think that will add so much dimension to their character and just lift the scenes a lot. I'm liking the idea of the attack being done in stages - that's an excellent idea. Thanks again

Grindhouse North

Thanks for the comments, they're really helpful. Just so I'm clear, when you mentioned a little more action - is that in terms of a bit more build-up, a bit more context, or more action in terms of the attack etc? Totally take your excellent point about the scenery. I am currently in discussion with the build manager where my studio is about getting access to the attic, which is pretty big. It's rundown but I can get all of it messy and have more room to set things up. At the moment, there's like maybe two or three spots in the building that have concrete flooring - the rest of it is carpet, which I can't get the blood on 😁And where I am in the world is fairly cold and rainy at mo. Once the weather improves, we'll start messing around outside. Thanks again for suggestions

Grindhouse North

Great work as usual! Abi is fantastic and I love her expressiveness. However, I also agree with these two above. Specifically in my opinion it would be nice to see her/future actresses like....struggle and fight back a little more. Something like her maybe trying to escape, moving to slightly different locations, and constantly getting attacked until she succumbs to the wounds, only after making an effort to fight for her life.

It's cool to see these kind of extended cuts from you. I can agree with Dirtyharry that Abi definitely does a good job here on her performance. And as usual, the practical blood effects are solid! But, I also agree that the scenes might use a little more action or some sort of sequences in them. I realize that might not have necessarily been the goal with this shoot in particular. But I think if you are planning to do more shorts like this, it could be fun to have a little more action or different scenery to look at. Instead of just staying in one place doing one thing, maybe the scene moves between a few places and there's a bit more dynamic / excitement to the short storyboard, other than just the death throes. (But I do think you definitely got that part down!)

Malesor