"4x4" (2013)

"Four shots lasting four seconds show a young girl escaping from a monster."

Custom rig featured on shittyrigs.com: http://bit.ly/1m3AwNx

Made specifically for the River Film, Four4 short film competition, 2013, on a zero budget.

Rules were:

* Films must not be longer than 22 seconds (including titles)

* Must comprise of four, 4-second shots

* Genre had to be horror affiliated, e.g. horror comedy

Cast:

Young Woman - Lara Cooper-Chadwick

Monster - Bensalem Mitchell

***NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS***

- River4 Short Competition, 2013 *Shortlisted*

- Raindance #14secondhorror Competition, 2014 *WINNER*

- Cans Short Film Festival, 2015 *WINNER*

- UK Monthly Film Festival, 2016 (June) *WINNER*

- 15 Second Horror Film Challenge, 2017 *4th place worldwide*

Individual rankings from select judges:

Hannah Fierman (V/H/S) [1st]; Tiffany Shepis-Tretta (TROMA) [1st]; Thommy Hutson (Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy) [2nd]; Najarra Townsend (Wolf Mother - Movie) [2nd]; Crypticon Seattle [3rd]; Helene Udy (The Dead Zone) [3rd]; Amy Steel (Friday the 13th Part 2) [3rd]; Mark Torgl (The Toxic Avenger) [3rd]; Barbie Wilde (Hellbound: Hellraiser II) [4th]

- UK Screen One International Film Festival, 2017 *WINNER*

***SCREENINGS***

- Fivelamps, January 2014 (Derby, UK)

- Art All Night - Trenton, 2015 (New Jersey, US)

- Cans Short Film Festival, 2015 (Luton, UK)

- UK Screen One International Film Festival, 2017 (Leicester, UK)

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Produced, Shot & Directed by: Riyadh Haque & Daniel Hawkins

Written by: Riyadh Haque - @ifilmlove

Editor/Colourist/VFX: Daniel Hawkins

Sound/Original Music: Isaac Ray

1st Assistant: Bensalem Mitchell

2nd Assistant: John McGinty

3rd Assistant and Driver: Stuart Manley

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Shot in Portsmouth, UK.

Budget: ~£50

Shot on the Canon 7D:

Kenlock 28mm f/2.8

Canon 50mm f/1.4

Edited on Adobe Premiere CS5.5 & graded in After Effects CS5.5