Doggy See Evil

Now for the second short, this one has a dog (Sriracha) staring into the bathroom in an apartment. Its owner, Jennifer Willens, tries to convince the animal there's nothing in there. She turns off the lights and shuts the door. Something opens it back up though.

Much like the first one, I do think that there is something more that can be expanded on if August decides that is the route he wants to go, he definitely could. This is another concept that terrifies me. I've grown up with dogs, who would randomly bark at things, which can be terrifying at night. I currently have a cat, who acts similar to this dog, in that it will stare at things. It makes even wonder at times if there is something there. As for this short, I would be fine with seeing this expanded to explore what opened the door.

I think the pacing is solid. What I really enjoyed was seeing this animal staring into the bathroom, which is harmless. We even see Jennifer looking in to see if there's anything there. This is harmless and something we do. It really starts to build tension when we hear the door open. Her going to investigate keeps driving the tension to a satisfying conclusion as well.

Acting for this one was solid again. Willens I think does well at being natural at first, but when the door opens, I think there is enough fear of the unknown. At the conclusion she also does well. I also have to commend Sriracha. I've worked with a cat on a film set in the past and it was quite the pain to just get one shot. When it works out it is magical. This dog seemed much easier to work with and was quite cute as well.

There were fewer effects used in this one. I did like what we see coming out of the bathroom as one of the last images. It looked good for sure and I think hiding it as much as they do is something that really helps there as well. This film is also shot very well. I like the angles which include going down to the dog's level. That was a good touch.

Now with that said, this is another short that I think the length it is at is good. If August decides to expand it out, that is something I would be interested in seeing as well. Acting for this was good as was the pacing. The conclusion of it was solid. The effects used looked good and it was shot beautifully. The score definitely fit for what they were going for, which is also a plus. I would definitely recommend giving this one a viewing as well.