EgGS (1995)

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EgGS (1995)
Here are a couple of shots from a short film that I made when I was at Newcastle College: School of Art & Design. It was a lot of fun to film and make and was my first real short drama film.
The Film, EgGS, shot on S-VHS, starred David Reid, a Scotsman and fellow Media Design student, as a psychopath, Brad, who finds himself trapped in a nightmare of split personalities and ends with shocking realization that it all comes from his crazy parents.

"Brad, a lonely troubled man, returns home for tea with blood on his hands and a terrible secret...Brad enters a world of fear and redemption. A world lived in by the spirits of Indians and mad men" (Video sleeve tag)

ABOUT THE IMAGES: The top banner is a bit of design work I did to make a video sleeve. The shot of the eggs frying is from the opening scene of the film. Also note the Tribal Man logo on the left, I've been making films and writing under the Tribal logo since the mid 1990's. In the first screenshot image David is dressed as The Indian personality (Native American). He is crouched in a forest (Jesmond Dene) and is imparting some philosophical knowledge as a bewildered Brad (also Reid) watches on. In the second image we see Brad ripping open a girl's (Kath Cullen) shirt before plunging a knife into her chest. Actually this theme of random murder is something that pops up again in Bloodshot and I think I'm pretty much done with it as an idea. In the second shot we use a lot of colorization in post to give it a red hue. The title EgGS (note the strange use of one lower case g) refers to the ideas of the egg being the symbol of life/the soul. This is another idea that I took from Angel Heart (see previous post).

The Eyes Of Madness
Finally, two shots of Brad both focusing on the eyes/the face. Here are the other 2 personalities the bleached out close up of the eyes is the Madman in straightjacket character and the one with the pink hue is the Sensible man. I know it all doesn't make a lot of sense without seeing the film itself but at the moment I don't have the facilities to show it online.

Full credits (on video)
A Newcastle College Film
Tribal Pictures in association with Daisy Chain Productions Presents
A Richard Loffman Film
EgGS
Starring David Reid
Featuring Kath Cullen
Director of Photography Jason Woodward
"End Of The Night" Performed by The Doors
Produced by Sara Watson & Kath Cullen
Story by Richard Loffman
Screenplay by Richard Loffman and Sara Watson
Directed by Richard Loffman