The Clans

A secret religious order plots to start a war between two vampire clans, but who is manipulating who? Director’s Commentary: Words can’t express how happy I am with “The Clans”. When the script was originally written I had no idea it would become the rock solid drama that it turned out to be. Directing was one of the most important things to me. For The Clans I spent 2 months casting and rehearsing with my actors, driving the mood of the story. Because there is so much dialog I knew cinematography would be very straight forward, leaving more room for the actors to shine. Although there weren’t any tricky camera techniques used, lighting was by far one of the most important elements of this movie. Every scene is divided by color, such as the council scene is white and black, and the Octavian scenes are soft white and orange. This was to emphasis the division growing between the characters throughout the story. Because everything was shot at nighttime I had more difficulty in getting the correct light temperature, but had more direct control over the lights themselves. Sound was my problem child with this movie. Much of the dialog and sound bites had to be adjusted, and the music score was completely re-written about 3 times to fit the different pacing during the edit. Costumes and art design was probably the most enjoyable part of pre production. I live for getting actors into different outfits and trying on different makeup, and I think it shows in the final product …
Video Rating: 4 / 5