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Apology

Apology
  • Genre: Drama
  • Rated: R (Language, Adult Content)
  • Release Date: June 6, 2008
  • Run Time: 3:48
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"This was turning out to be such a beautiful day..."

This short film is the first chapter of a collection called UMBRA, a set of thematically connected short films exploring that darkest part of shadow.

Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

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Written and Directed by Phil “Overman” Rice

Candlelight Stock Footage by Ivan Bridgewater, c/o The Internet Archive

Full credits listed at end of film.

 
12 Comments

  1. Wow! That was fantastic! Amazing writing, amazing acting, amazing atmosphere. Very dark and eerie. I especially loved how you built the tension while using such a minimalist aesthetic. Not easy to do! Great work as usual!

    Comment by Nefarious Guy — June 6, 2008 @ 2:34 pm

  2. Great lighting and acting, I really liked the atmosphere. I didn’t quite notice the “tension” that Nef Guy mentioned, but enjoyed it just the same. The reveal (trying to keep it spoiler free) at the end confused me at first, because I couldn’t tell what I was looking for. I thought it could have used some music underneath, but that’s just nitpicking.

    Nice job, looking forward to the rest! :)

    PS: Fun fact, umbra, penumbra and antumbra were to be the names of the first three episodes of the last 10 episode arc in the final season of ST: Deep Space Nine. Penumbra stayed, but the others were changed because they kept confusing themselves with the names. :D

    Comment by CJ — June 6, 2008 @ 6:02 pm

  3. Thank you, gentlemen. Really appreciate the feedback, and so glad you enjoyed it!

    Comment by Overman — June 7, 2008 @ 1:29 am

  4. Very well done. A pleasure to watch. Kept my interest from beginning to end with no problem.

    Comment by Ivan Bridgewater — June 9, 2008 @ 8:26 am

  5. Great job, Phil.

    I love the details that you put into your films. For example, the reflection of the car in the window that the main character was looking out of. Very cool!

    Comment by Ron Ploof — June 18, 2008 @ 8:38 pm

  6. […] Z-Studios’ Apology […]

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  7. You released this in early June? Holy cow! That was excellent acting, Phil. And I really liked your post production work as well as the twist ending!

    Comment by FLeeF — July 11, 2008 @ 5:12 pm

  8. Mmmm, beautiful work Phil.

    Comment by Trendy_Hendy — July 21, 2008 @ 6:59 pm

  9. […] yourself on television. Apology is put front and center in this Moviestorm coverage on ITV from the other day. (Matt Kelland and […]

    Pingback by Overman’s Blog » Redeeming My Mood — September 18, 2008 @ 7:07 am

  10. […] last weekend. Their Senior Producer had contacted me a few days ago to get my permission to use Apology - it was so nice to be in a legal position to tell them yes without reservation! - and they ended […]

    Pingback by Overman’s Blog » Apology on the BBC Film Network — September 23, 2008 @ 9:24 am

  11. not sure how many times i’ve seen this now, and i only JUST twigged to something - which i won’t mention here - but i am now clapping even harder before. it’s amazing what the mind thinks it sees, sometimes. oh, big congrats on the Machinima Festival recognition.

    Comment by Tari Akpodiete — October 6, 2008 @ 12:31 am

  12. Great writing Phil and the camera work was excellent.

    Comment by Brad — October 9, 2008 @ 12:13 am

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