After seeing "The Dawnseeker", my assumption was that it must be a first attempt at a semi-professional movie production for the people involved. Work that finally involved some budget, although clearly far too low an amount for the genre. IMDb claims Justin Price has written, produced and directed movies for over 10 years, though. That's at least a bit puzzling, considering the script and director are the weakest joints of this unsteady, skeletal framework of a movie.
The lacking acting qualities are mentioned by many reviews, but my perception is that some of the actors could have done a better job, if the director had the ability to recognize a bad take. It needs to be said, though, that not a single shot in this movie shows even a trace of any skill or know-how with a camera, lighting, pacing or the creation of suspense. I dare say the director likely never bothered to learn his craft, but instead just bluntly imitates bad tropes and elements from movies that stuck with him.
I believe it's a bad idea to direct if you cannot perceive the finer nuances of camera shots, atmosphere, acting and emotion.
Not to dwell on it too much, but I find it at least a little disturbing that Price's movies almost always seem to find a big flock of people giving a 10-rating on IMDb. Even when there's hardly anyone giving a score between 6-9. Hopefully he doesn't have a hand in that.
I believe it's a bad idea to direct if you cannot perceive the finer nuances of camera shots, atmosphere, acting and emotion.
Not to dwell on it too much, but I find it at least a little disturbing that Price's movies almost always seem to find a big flock of people giving a 10-rating on IMDb. Even when there's hardly anyone giving a score between 6-9. Hopefully he doesn't have a hand in that.