Pushing Twilight
by Steve Sprinkles & Stu Chait
A group of disenchanted twenty-somethings assembles a strange weekly meeting, seeking an outlet for their unfulfilled urges. Daring each other to complete a series of tasks, each participant soon finds themselves going to places - and lengths - they never thought possible. At each gathering, they reveal the stories of their after-hours adventures... But as the tasks become more and more outlandish, and the stakes get higher and higher, the group begins to wonder about the intentions of their mysterious host.
Steve Sprinkles always loved movies but living in Northern California he didn't know that a career in film was possible, so instead he attended San Jose State and The Academy of Art with a focus on illustration and oil painting. After working in graphic design for several years he was compelled to take filmmaking classes at De Anza College. In 2006 he directed "Aw Crap! It's a Musical", which won Best Film for 2006 at the National Film Challenge. He also directed "The Last Woman on Earth" which played in festivals and on IFC in 2007. Recently Steve relocated to Los Angeles from San Francisco; he now works in motion graphics for film and television.
Stuart Chait hails from Rochester, New York, and moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Boston University with a Bachelor's in film and a Master's in playwriting. He's written several plays, including "A Night with Edgar", which he directed in 2001, and "Boundaries", which received a staged reading at Boston Playwrights' Theater in 2003. In 2005, he helped found Troupe West, an independent theater company in Los Angeles, and directed its debut production, "inSignificant Others". Most recently, his short film "Voices" appeared at the 2007 LA International Short Film Festival. Currently, he works as a writer and producer on documentary programs for the History Channel.
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I liked the idea...but I would like to see a higher quality of acting...meaning no acting...this has a actorish feeling...but I would like to see the next episode...just work on the sound also...and let their be some overlapping in dialog and tighten it so it's not a my turn your turn pattern to speak...add the tension of a natural flow...even though the story has been done before...I would like to see the next step...etc...but clean up the story telling...all the best
Okay...thank you...cool...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zShEyqfkZp8
Production quality is pretty high, and it is after hours, but it just seems kinda run of the mill to me ... too clean for what I'm looking for in "after hours." Guess I'm just more of a fan of realism.
Intriguing. Well cut. The card game was sort of standard, although well done. I'm more interested in the group, what happens next, etc. Reminds me a little bit of Lost, in flavour.
Ok. I liked the concept and I thought you did a fairly good job. Risking the girl and all of your possessions for the thrill of it all. Pretty cool. But how about showing us the cards. It sounded like the guy and the girl were both ahead at certain points during their respective first and second hands. Maybe they have 3 of a kind or two pair and the dude pulls a straight or flush on the river. The cards would have only enhanced the reactions your actors had at each scenario. It would have also given more credibility to the action.
Pretty cool. Nicely shot and lit. I like the drama and intrigue. Too bad a bit more time couldn't have been spent on Mason losing his cash - the passage of time with the dissolves seems to go by rather quickly - but, alas, there's only so much time in 6 minutes. Definitely makes me want to see what's next.
I really loved this idea...it feels kinda like Fight Club meets Eyes Wide Shut. Solid effort all around from subtle writing and direction to the editing and truthful acting(gosh that girl is smokin' hot). This plays like a something I'd actually see on TV...and not that reality crap...a narrative show with a real arc and characters I care about who face weird/scary/exciting situations...just my humble opinion.
I was looking for something to “wow” me, but this was pretty ordinary. Lots of cliche’s and storylines from already been done movies. You have snipets from Indecent Proposal and Eyes Wide Shut, except this had a lot of bad acting. I was hoping to see something with Originality. I'm sure the Producers have made good stuff in the past, but in my opinion, I would have liked to see something a little more nuts/out there/crazy/totally unpredictable for an "after hours" show. Unfortunately this did not deliver.