All the actors operated their own cameras, pulled off their own practical effects and lit their own scenes while Savage directed them remotely. We recommend scheduling a watch party via a video chat platform like Zoom or Skypethat way, everyone can decide on a movie, press play at the same time and enjoy the picture with minimal tech requirements. The movie stars Haley Bishop ( Deep State), Radina Drandova ( Dawn of the Deaf), Edward Linard ( The Rebels), Jemma Moore ( Doom: Annihilation), Caroline Ward ( Stalling It) and Emma Louise Webb ( The Crown). Also called the crane shot (given the camera is on a crane or jib), this high vantage point shot starts low and moves vertically in the air, ending with the lens. Adding a Walt Disney Animation Studios virtual background to your next Zoom call is fairly easy to do. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realize they might not survive the night. Host follows six friends who hire a medium to hold a séance via Zoom during lockdown - but they get far more than they bargain for as things quickly go wrong.

Shudder is the latest to unveil its filmed-in-quarantine project with the horror feature Host, which is set to premiere on the streaming platform July 30.ĭirected by Rob Savage ( Dawn of the Deaf), who wrote the script with Gemma Hurley and Jed Shepherd, Host was shot remotely in the actors’ homes during quarantine and adheres to social distancing rules with inventive ways to deliver the scares, stunts and surprises expected from a horror pic.

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