★★★☆☆ Not to be confused with the 1996 Stallone film, Daylight (2013) is something of a team effort, boasting a trio of directors - David McCracken, Joel Townsend and Kaidan Tremain - who also divvy up a number of additional production credits as well. Taking pace in the titular town of Daylight, this low budget horror follows a team of Child Protection Service workers who are investigating a possible case of child abuse. Interviewing the girl, school teachers, family and friends, the investigators try to piece together what is going on, whilst at the same time drawn towards a mysterious local priest (Patrick Andersen).
Following a mockumentary-style prologue, Daylight gets going as a found footage film. The intro actually details where the footage was found and the characters all have names which are identical to or similar to the actors who play them, although it's unclear whether this is supposed to add a creepy meta-feel to the film,...
Following a mockumentary-style prologue, Daylight gets going as a found footage film. The intro actually details where the footage was found and the characters all have names which are identical to or similar to the actors who play them, although it's unclear whether this is supposed to add a creepy meta-feel to the film,...
- 8/27/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
As the FILM4 FrightFest 2013 kicks off this evening, we had the great pleasure in speaking to David McCracken and Joel Townsend, two thirds of the directing team behind horror movie Daylight (with Kaidan Tremain making up the creative trio).
Showing at FrightFest on two occasions – at 1pm on Friday 23rd and 10.15am on Saturday 24th, we spoke to the directors on the phone, to discuss their found footage thriller about a team of Child Protective Services workers who investigate a series of unusual cases of child abuse. We discuss the making of this low-budget flick – and how the entire Indiana town of Evansville contributed to proceedings. We also speak about the importance of the setting, reasons behind using found footage and their delight at the film’s inclusion in this summer’s FrightFest programme.
So tell me where the idea for Daylight came from?
Dm: It came about a while ago.
Showing at FrightFest on two occasions – at 1pm on Friday 23rd and 10.15am on Saturday 24th, we spoke to the directors on the phone, to discuss their found footage thriller about a team of Child Protective Services workers who investigate a series of unusual cases of child abuse. We discuss the making of this low-budget flick – and how the entire Indiana town of Evansville contributed to proceedings. We also speak about the importance of the setting, reasons behind using found footage and their delight at the film’s inclusion in this summer’s FrightFest programme.
So tell me where the idea for Daylight came from?
Dm: It came about a while ago.
- 8/22/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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