UNNAMED SHORT FILM. Shot September 2024.
Script/PM: Buu Thach
PRODUCER: NGUYEN TRAN
Director/ DOP: Nguyen Tran
EDITOR/COLORIST: Nguyen Tran
VFX/ SFX: Nguyen Tran
This short film serves as a practice piece for honing my filmmaking skills, including directing, editing, cinematography, color grading, VFX compositing, and sound design.
STILLS from work
The lighting setup in this scene is quite simple, in fact, there was no light at all.
Since this is a zero-budget film, I didn’t use any additional lighting throughout.
All the light comes from the windows on either side of the actor, with the door in the background providing some backlighting.
Adding some smoke could have created more depth and highlighted light rays, but again—no budget! :)
This scene is fairly straightforward, inspired by Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.
It mirrors the moment where Oppenheimer grapples with his inner turmoil following the bombing.
Below, you can compare the original scene with my interpretation.
Movie Reference
MY VERSION
HOW IT'S MADE
In case you didn't catch it! Turn the sound on!
I’ve done some replication of the sound design from the Oppenheimer scene!
The scene is inspired by the effect and sound design. Color grading is different.
The script was written by my friend, Buu Thach. I added a few small details to align with my vision, directing style, cinematography, and editing.
shot on sony a6500 and iphone
