Hike is a short horror film I worked on last year as Production Sound Mixer, along with a small crew of talented filmmakers from British Columbia and Washington State.
Directed by Jennifer Campbell at Whitebowl Productions, Hike is currently making the festival rounds, and is beginning to generate some attention and positive reviews. In December 2010 it was screened at the Valleycon Fargo Fantastic Film Festival in Fargo, ND, and in April will be shown at A Night Of Horror International Film Festival in Sydney, Australia.
Greg Roberts at KillerReviews had this to say:
Hike is another one of those rare short films where a director can show more poise and style than some feature film professionals. Campbell paces the movie well and confidently shoots the wilderness location scenes without trying to rush the story into its climactic turn.
And from The Independent Critic:
In this day and age when it seems like horror films opt for more brutality and less actual fear, a film such as Jennifer Campbell’s Hike is frighteningly refreshing.
Follow the links to read the full reviews. In the case of The Independent Critic, you must click on “Hike” towards the bottom of the page.
This was a fun team to work with, and I look forward to collaborating with them again on future projects.
I shot Palolem in late 2009 while staying in Goa, India. Traveling very light, I handheld the 5d Mark II and the 24-105mm 4.0L for the majority of shots. Shortly after it was posted online, Palolem was featured on the Vimeo HD channel, and as of this writing has had close to 40,000 viewers — not extraordinary by any traditional measure, but not too shabby for an online short with zero budget.