The Logline
A painter moves to the hills of Provence in order to escape their troubled past, but their choices come back to haunt them.
Character Mood Board: The Artist
At the time of ideation, the gender of this character was undecided so two options were considered.
Character Mood Board: Ghost
At the time of ideation, the gender of this character was undecided- although it was clear that impressions of their body would be seen as they are described as being wet- so two gender options were sketched
Character Mood Board: Sarah
At the time of ideation, the gender of this character was undecided so two options were considered.
Character Mood Board: The Priest
At the time of ideation, the gender of this character was undecided so two options were considered.
Textile B&W "camera test" (the lower material being coated in a mixture of silicone caulking to appear permanently bunched/wet)
BTS shot of The Ghost (played by Cassidy Spring)
BTS shot of The Ghost (played by Cassidy Spring)
BTS shot of The Artist and The Ghost (played by Levi Shelton and Cassidy Spring)
BTS shot of The Ghost (played by Cassidy Spring)
B&W BTS shot of The Ghost (played by Cassidy Spring)
WIP drapery of The Priest overcoat
WIP drapery of The Priest overcoat
WIP drapery of The Priest overcoat with "stole" and head covering
Last fitting of The Priest (played by John Ewing)
Last fitting of The Priest (played by John Ewing)
BTS shot of The Priest and Mourners (played by Mackenzie Shaye Murray and Jochun Kuntsler)
B&W BTS shot of The Priest
WIP and on set…
Fitting Test with actor Cassidy Spring (The Ghost), practicing movement and her ghostly gait
On Set movement rehearsal with actor John Ewing (The Priest)
An idea we played with was at some point getting a close up of the “ghost”s face and have it flash between looking alive and dead. We intended to do this using an old Hollywood technique of coloured makeup in coloured light. As of now (writing this) this was likely excluded from the final cut, but here is the test footage.