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Behind the Scenes of the Short Film ‘1918’

1918 short horror movie

Milton Ford and his betrothed, Rose, in a scene from the short film 1918

We made a movie! With filmmaking partners Christine Marshall and Jeremy Kasten, Fred Greenhalgh of FinalRune produced his first film, 1918. The 18-minute short tells the story of Milton Ford, a young man who’s studying in Boston in the Fall of 1918, when a great evil breaks out. Based on the larger mythos from the podcast series The Dark Tome.

The film is part of Damnationland 2018, a film festival of Maine-made horror films.

It turns out that our extensive experience recording on-location radio drama pivots well to doing sound for a movie! We recorded all dialogue on our primary field kit, consisting of a Sanken CSS-5 w/ Rycote boompole, and Sound Devices 702. We went with Zoom F1 lavalier units for the cast and also stashed stealth Sony PCM-M10’s at various places around the set. We also did some weird stuff with binaural we plan to use sometime when we produce a 5.1 surround mix.

1918 movie premiere damnationland maine
The team of 1918 at the premiere! (from left) Christine Marshall, Fred Greenhalgh, Amber Chilton , Jeremy Kasten, Anthony Marshall.
kid actors in horror movie 1918
Fred's kids make a cameo!
filming bonfire with a drone
We also lit things on fire... And managed not to burn the drone.
fred greenhalgh field recordist
Fred's never happier than when shoved in tight quarters with a microphone!
Fred's never happier than when shoved in tight quarters with a microphone!
1918 influenza film shooting at Alfred Parish Church Alfred, Maine
We went to a Church... And performed in the rain for long hours. The joys of filmmaking!
recording in 1918 street car at Arundel Maine Trolley Museum
A highlight was recording in an authentic 1918-era streetcar that ran in Boston. Looking dapper!
On location at Biddeford City Theatre
On location at Biddeford City Theatre with Anthony Marshall (Gaffer/1st AC) and Amber Chilton (Cinematographer).
scene from short horror film 1918

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