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MESSAGE FROM WRITER/DIRECTOR OF SKEW

posted 12 years ago by sleepapneaprods
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first off, i want to thank everyone who had a chance to check out the film. i really appreciate you taking the time to watch SKEW. secondly, thanks to all who have sent me messages. your positive vibes have been incredible. i enjoyed reading all your notes and takes on the film. i make films for people like you and it's an honor to have you watch them. it's also an amazing feeling to have you discuss the film afterwards. so on that point, i will get to the matter that seems to be on everyone's mind. the ending to SKEW and what it means? below is a link to the review site "cool awesome movies" which is dedicated to reviewing films. shaft, a reviewer for this site has posted an e-mail conversion between him and myself. this conversion not only explains the ending of SKEW but sheds a bit on insight on other areas of the film. a big thanks to shaft for taking the time to watch the movie and not only writing a review, but going the extra distance of posting our SKEW story conversation.

if you're ready to be spoiled, check out the link and you should be set.

http://coolawesomemovies.com/director-seve-schelenz-explains-skew/

thanks again and my best to all the fans of SKEW.

sevé schelenz
writer/director - SKEW

[–] Aquaman-5 12 years ago

Thanks for the link, that really cleared things up and should put to rest everyones doubts about the ending. I disagree with the director in that the film is not part of the "found footage" sub-genre since it so clearly IS.

[–] gmcloon6 12 years ago

That link does not work for me my comp wont open as pdf or word its just jumbled lettere

[–] mrbungle-9 12 years ago

That interview was a great read. I have literally just finished watching the film about 20 mins ago.

I'll admit that like some people, I found the end part of the film a little slow. But on the whole I enjoyed it.

I too was looking for anything odd in that ending shot where we see his reflection in the mirror. But if that is all recorded footage then we would never see anything anyway. And he wouldn't have seen anything either? After all it is all playback footage.

And if he had seen something initially, he would have remembered for sure?

Call me a glutton for punishment, but sometimes I like being completely baffled and by the end of a film and then coming to this site to get various people's takes on it :)

Thanks for making a great film Sevé!

[–] biba_yu 12 years ago

Thanks a lot! I really enjoyed the movie.

[–] biba_yu 12 years ago

Just read the article... Thanks again, that was very interesting.

[–] MadRotaryOne_DDCgod 10 years ago

I'm sorry, but some of the questions that guys asks are way way out there, lol.
like dissecting whose apartment it was by the line "I came all this way for you",
like can he not take that so literal? why did it have to be a short time, lol,
is there a time limit on how far someone travels to be with someone, lol.
and how the cop died, he was all worried about that?? I knew instantly that
it was an accidental shooting, and I knew that it was going to happen, since
he had a blotched face when he pulled them over. the only thing I missed was
I thought he shoot himself when he leaned back in the seat. oh well I was close

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[–] mark_lea 10 years ago

Totally get this now with Seve's explanation but I'm still baffled by the runner in the field that Simon records from the moving car. Who is this guy?

[–] Moondrop_C 10 years ago

*possible spoilers*

I'm sorry. I just read the interview after watching the movie and I'm having a bit of trouble swallowing a few things about this film. On in particular, is the explanation of the scene with the cop. I played the scene a couple of times just to see if the cop had somehow shot himself. But clearly, the only thing in his hand when it happens is a piece of paper.

So, I'm left with the writer/director's explanation. In the interview, sevé schelenz says that what happened, but what we didn't see (because it wasn't important that we know *how* it happened, just that we know it did) was another cop was "cleaning out his gun and it goes off". A baking powder?

What kind of police station is this where a cop would stop, in the middle of the day, so close to the interrogation room, to clean his gun? I've cleaned my own gun and I can tell you, first thing you do is make sure you're in a place where you can't hurt anyone if you're careless enough to put your finger on the trigger before you unload the gun--your finger should never touch the trigger unless you're about to shoot something/someone, btw. NEVER. Second thing you do is...unload the gun--while pointing it in a safe direction. And DON'T put your finger on the trigger.

This explanation does not wash for me, except as one coming from someone who's unfamiliar with what's involved in "cleaning out a gun".

This is not my only issue with this film, but it's the most horribly explained one, IMO. Then, there's the scene with The Running Man, as pointed out by another poster, that was just never explained and doesn't seem to have anything to do with the story at all.

Sevé Schelenz called this a thinking man's film. I'm calling shenanigans. I think he had a good idea and got all caught up in it to the point where even *he* wasn't sure what was happening.

[–] Cydonia143 10 years ago

I came on this board to say just this. You took the words right out of my mouth, so I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking that.

The police officer getting shot was incredibly stupid. There is no way for the viewer to know there is another cop in the room, let alone CLEANING HIS LOADED GUN in an interrogation room. Doesn't make any sense what so ever. To add to this nonsense, not even 5 seconds after they leave he gets shot. This doesn't phase them at all? They just go on like nothing happened? I'm done trying to piece together this movie.

...Bring On The Zombies...

[–] knightofdreamz 9 years ago

Was this movie a short story you filmed first?
If so, what was the title? I remember bits and pieces of this but im pretty sure ive never seen it as i never rated it on here and that is something i do with every movie i watch right after im done. No exceptions.