THE SCREAM
THE SCREAM follows Marie, a girl spending her Friday night alone in her apartment when a killer calls her over the phone. THE SCREAM is a short film meant to be replaceable for a cold open of a true "SCREAM" film. SCREAM films open with a quick killing scene that leads into the title card, then the film begins. This Short Film was created by college students outside of classwork for fun, released on the 3rd of November, 2022.
THE IN-PERSON PREMIERE EVENT!
The Main Library of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign hosted the premiere of horror short film, The Scream, directed by Ryan Leshock on November 3rd, 2022. This was a professional event and featured a “Question and Answer” session following the screening of the film. In addition, there was a free raffle with giveaways from many local businesses. The event was attended by 50+ students, professors, and media professionals.
Now Available for Online Viewing!
ABOUT THE FILM
This is the fourth and final film in Leshock’s collegiate filmmaking career. Leshock encourages everyone to watch the film whether at the premiere event or afterwards on his YouTube channel, “with every film, I try to one-up myself in a specific area of production. With my first two films, it was in the sense of professional equipment, professional talent, and public locations. With BOW, it was filming scenes in a body of water, the lake. In this last film, I really wanted to explore on-screen gore and have characters engage more physically with each other.”
Leshock looks back on the production of this film. “Julia Burack was fantastic to work with. She was always available at the drop of a hat, which made scheduling a very simple process. We even ended up scrapping the entire first 2 minutes of the film after our first attempt to redo it, which she was very accepting.” He continues, “My goal for this film was to spray some blood and really dive into the atmosphere of a Scream film. While I’m proud of our accomplishments, I think there is a lot to learn from this and explore in my upcoming projects.”
ANALYTICS
Overall
220,000+ Combined Viewership
50+ In-Person Attendance, comprised of students, film industry professionals, and professors
YouTube Data
600,000 Impressions (6/25/23)
75,000 Total Views
200+ Comments and 2,000+ Likes
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