Daniel Duane's Reel

I wrote, directed, and produced this short. It was inspired by my day job. I work for a phone company that caters to seniors and often get calls from customers who state they've been called by unscrupulous telemarketers. That often proves to be the case. Sadly, some of them call after they've already given sensitive information to them over the phone. I scouted for the film location on my own by running an online ad and got very lucky when a realtor from Valley Center responded. He rents out...

Brief synopsis: A man's vengeful spirit becomes trapped and desperate to escape after being murdered by his girlfriend for cheating. Story: This was the first short film I ever made and I was a one-man crew. I made it with a camcorder in my apartment. I experimented with hand-held and knew I was going to have to convey visual effects in some form to reflect the main character, who was a ghost. So I experimented with different lighting techniques. The sounds effects, music, beginning and end...

"Alone" short film