The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon | |
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Directed by | Richard Gale |
Written by | Richard Gale |
Produced by | Richard Gale |
Starring | Paul Clemens Brian Rohan Melissa Paladino Mike Kacey Fay Kato |
Cinematography | Richard Gale |
Music by | Christopher Brady |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $600 |
The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon is a 10-minute short film that was released in 2008. It was filmed entirely in California over the course of 22 days. It was written, directed, and narrated by Richard Gale.[1]
The film won the Special Jury Prize at the Fantastic Fest, the Best Short Film award at the Fantasia International Film Festival, and the Citizen's Choice Award and the Grand Prize for Short Film at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival,[2] and was named the Best Short Film of 2009 by Rue Morgue.[3]
It was shot on a budget of $600, on a Panasonic HVX200 digital video camera with special effects created in Adobe After Effects, and edited on Final Cut Pro.[4] It was not stated if the budget included equipment, software costs or salaries for the 30-day shoot.