A Late-Night Lab Experiment Unleashes Something Unnatural | DUST Short Film
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🪐 You are entering a fictional zone: reality has been suspended.
This ’90s-style creature feature takes place over one night in a Biology research lab. When a mysterious package arrives from one of the lab’s field research teams, a promising researcher uncovers a plot to steal her work, masterminded by her jealous boss. When the sample is opened she finds herself having to grapple with her conscience before making a life or death decision.
“Night Lab” by Andrew Ellinas
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Director’s Statement:
My background is in practical Special Effects, but I always start with story. The creature in the film ultimately serves as the amplifier for the pre-existing human relationships, and provides us a path into exploring a theme that is so very important today; the dangers of exploiting the natural world. The story takes place in the mid-90s, leaning into the nostalgia and aesthetic that I feel works so well for the horror-thriller genre. If the audience can feel the influence of shows like ‘The X-Files’ we’re on the right track! At its core, the film serves as a cautionary tale – “Beware when fighting monsters, lest you become one yourself.”
The creature in the film provides us a path into exploring a theme that is so very important today; the dangers of exploiting the natural world. At its core, the film serves as a cautionary tale – “Beware when fighting monsters, lest you become one yourself.”
“Night Lab” Credits:
Writer/Director/Producer – Andrew Ellinas
Executive Producer – Jennifer Ellinas
Director of Photography – Peter Schnobb
Gaffer – Adam Renkema
First Assistant Camera – Graeme Eade
First Assistant Camera (Dailies) – Patrick Quesnel
Set Lighting Support – Walter Lai
Gaffer (Dailies) – Nate Belgrave
Sound Mixer – Michael Taylor
Boom Operator – Jonah Blaser
Boom Operator – Matt Farrier (Dailies)
Script Supervisor – Megan Robinson
Hair and Make UpFx – Kiera Lemire
Visual Effects Artist – Helal Uddin
Editor/Colourist – Andrew Ellinas
Practical Creature Effects – Andrew Ellinas
Set Artwork – Emily Gilgan
Set Dressing – Caleb Gilgan, Jennifer Ellinas
Equipment Rentals – Album Toronto / Alliance Productions Toronto
Studio Rentals – Alliance Productions Toronto / Strashin Developments
Prop Rentals – Propbox Toronto
Production Insurance – BFL Canada & Accident On Set Canada
Cast
Lee Lawson
David MacInnis
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