The Unseelie Court is a 33 minute fictional short film with an odd and unusual plot, very much in the tradition of an old Twilight Zone episode. Written and directed by Eric Muss-Barnes, it was shot in the spring of 2002 in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio with a budget of under $1000. A heavily dialog-driven tale, it is also a true "art house" style of independent motion picture, designed to showcase a far more slowly and realistically-paced film than most. The story takes place all in one evening, during a thunderstorm, at a mysterious pub called Storytellers Tavern. Reknown for their good stories, it is a tradition for patrons at Storytellers to have strange and unusual tales to tell. Those who are regular visitors are into hearing and telling stories, just as much as they are into having a drink and spending time with their friends. It is not unusual for strangers to gather in circles around the fireplace to hear the latest tale or for a person to be sitting in the corner, writing a novel or composing a poem. Storytellers is very deserted this evening, because of the storm. Hardly any customers are there except for a young girl reading a novel, a few young punker/goth kids in the corner, and a vagrant homeless man. Vivian, a pretty young woman in her twenties, is a regular at Storytellers. She comes in to the place, without any concern for the storm, and strikes up a conversation with the bartender. Initially, she is disappointed. The storm has messed up the television reception so there is no chance for watching Twilight Zone reruns. And the place is so deserted, Vivian figures that she has no chance of hearing a good tale this night. However, she finds out from the bartender, that there may be an interesting story waiting in the shadows this evening after all. . .

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$15.00 Digitally Mastered Using moviemaking technology similar to the high-resolution digital cameras developed by Sony for George Lucas, this motion picture was created entirely in the digital realm. This pure-digital resolution, sharpness and detail makes the rich, lush images explode off your television and fills your room with the tale. Dolby Digital Soundtrack The audio is mixed into a 4-channel Dolby Digital mix. As the thunderstorm rumbles and crashes onscreen, the audience is surrounded by the hiss of rain outside of Storyteller's Tavern. The audio mix completely draws you into the story, putting you right there on that eerie night with Vivian and the odd stranger in the shadows. 1.85:1 Widescreen Shot in a widescreen format, the superb digital clarity and resolution is sure to impress the audience even as we move into the era of high definition displays and monitors. "Talking To The Universe" - 45 minute Behind The Scenes Documentary One of the most exciting elements of this DVD is the behind the scenes footage. Really see what life is like on the set of an independent film production. Cut together with extensively long clips, you get to truly observe, at length, the talks and discussions that take place on set. This makes the DVD ideal for teachers and students in film classes or new filmmakers who want to learn more about the craft. Pipe Choir Music Video Pipe Choir wrote the forboding and magnificent score for the film. They also happen to be the very first clients of the production studio which made The Unseelie Court. Get a glimpse into the very first thing ever produced by Dreamdancer Motion Pictures. NOTE: THIS VIDEO ALSO INCLUDES AN OPTIONAL DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY! Hear the history of Dreamdancer Motion Pictures and how their first project got started, first hand, from the creator of Dreamdancer Motion Pictures. "F(r)iends" Short Film A bonus 3 minute short film which was edited and co-produced by Eric Muss-Barnes, writer and director of The Unseelie Court. Unlike the featured piece, F(r)iends is a silly, funny, irreverent little production that was directed by Chad Kapper of StoneKap Productions. Director's Commentary For those of you who are new to DVD, there are alternate audio tracks on many DVDs which can contain additional material. The Unseelie Court includes a full-length audio commentary from the director which tells about stories that happened on set and the how and why behind the production. This is another essential asset for film students and teachers. Theatrical Trailers TWO trailers are featured on the DVD; One for The Unseelie Court and another for Losing Hope, a feature-length comedy which was edited by Eric Muss-Barnes of Dreamdancer Motion Pictures. Losing Hope was directed by Tony Urban (screenwriter for Poor White Trash starring Sean Young) from Crazy Ralph Films. Color Bars Color bars are used to properly adjust the color and brightness of your monitor or television. They are usually only included on the highest-production-value Hollywood DVDs, such as those from the world-renowned Criterion Collection. The Unseelie Court not only includes a set of professional color bars, but ALSO has an audio track of instructions to help laymen use the bars properly. As far as we know, this instructional aspect of the color bars is a FIRST on ANY commercially released DVD in the world. Scene Selections & Interactive Menus Skip to one of 10 different chapter breaks in the movie instantly using the scene selection menu and your DVD remote control. Beautiful, colorful, specially-designed menus guide you through all the special features. Isolated Musical Score A third audio track contains JUST the soundtrack score of the film, composed by Pipe Choir. Countless people who saw test screenings of the movie commented on how effective and compelling they found the eerie, unsettling music. So, it was decided to allow the owners of the DVD the opportunity to expereince the beauty of Pipe Choir without any other audible distractions, by giving the audience an isolated soundtrack option. DVD-ROM Press Kit & Script When using the DVD in a Macintosh or Windows home computer with a DVD-ROM drive, you can access a copy of the press kit which features biographical information on the entire cast and crew. There is also a full copy of the original script. Read the script and follow along with the movie and see how scenes changed between the writing and the actual production. Starring: Rick Montgomery Marylee Gotch Leah Abdenour Ed Cambron Nicole Nield Rachel Hanskee Directors: Eric Muss-Barnes Producers: Eric Muss-Barnes Writers: Eric Muss-Barnes Editors: Eric Muss-Barnes Composers: Pipe Choir Directors Of Photography: Jason J. Tomaric Studio: Dreamdancer Motion Pictures Production/Release Year: 2002 Length/Running Time: 33 minutes Rating: Unrated ISBN: 0-9656318-1-8 Reviews: "...The presentation is excellent. And the DVD is so smooth..." "...perfect and profound..." "...I can see I will be watching and dissecting this film for a long time..." "...In all, a wonderful project and film..." "...The Unseelie Court effectively evokes this fairy world with some evocative images of its inhabitants. The pale, strikingly made-up woman is shown kneeling in the forest, the traditional abode of the fairies, but also glimpsed with others of her kind in the corner of the bar; the suggestion is that these powerful figures of folktale and legend are still part of existence even in the present day..." $15.00   33 minutes · NTSC · COLOR · Dolby Digital · 1.85:1 Widescreen · All Regions · Mastered From Digital Source

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