THE CULL
WRITER, DIRECTOR, 2nd CAMERA, DRONE, EDIT, GRADE, EFFECTS, VFX by TRIPTIK
Contemporary folk horror feature film, written and directed by JP at TRIPTIK,
Filmed in Cornwall with a Cornish cast and crew.
Second camera and all drone shots filmed by JP IN Hampshire. All post production Triptik films.
THE CABIN
Finding the right location seemed impossible until we came across Rhettorick Mill. Clever paintwork and set design transformed a once clean and homely cabin into the perfect amount of grime and atmosphere.
PROSTHETICS
Makeup effects and prosthetics were provided by Neil Gorton at Millennium Effects.
GRIMOIRES
Grimoires were hand made at TRIPTIK. Images and text were sourced, paper was aged and laced into cloth covered books.
The burning witches incantations used for the titles were printed, aged and burned at TRIPTIK.
THE WOODS
TRIPTIK are lucky to be surrounded by incredible Hampshire forests, the perfect locations for drone and pick up shots to perfectly match the main shoot in Cornwall.
THE BAR
Rhettorick Mill bar is full of original charm and was the perfect location for the Hellam Bar scenes, With many of the original bar features left in place for the shoot.
PRACTICAL EFFECTS
A found bird carcass combined with earth worms were the perfect spell ingredients.
Vines and leaf litter collected from local forests were used to create the disturbing end scene.
LIGHTING
JP wanted a film noire atmosphere using high contrast and low key lighting to add an eerie effect. DOP Lily Grimes didn’t disappoint!
Clever use of smoke and lighting created the perfect glow for the car fire at dusk.
THE GRADE
JP has never shied away from pushing the colours as he shows in this grade using teal and red as his foundation to enhance key scenes.
BEHIND THE SCENES
PICK UP SHOTS
JP out filming pick up shots in local Hampshire forests.
Ancient Forests
Finding the perfect pick up shots for The Cull
JP is always happy to go exploring to find the perfect shot. Here he is traipsing through an ancient yew forest surrounded by storm damaged trees..
Drone Shots
JP piloting the drone capturing epic shots of forests from the sky.. See them in the introduction of The Cull.
Changing Seasons
JP out filming in forests to capture the changing seasons
PROP MAKING
Never leaving things to chance, JP knew exactly how he wanted the witches grimoires to look so enlisted his artist wife to help make them. With paper ageing, deckle edging, image transfers and book binding the creepy props were created.
DEER & FERN GRIMOIRE
Dried fern leaves, hessian and ink were used to create the two grimoire covers.
Ageing props for the cabin
Old candle sticks were sourced and aged using black paint and wax.
SPELL BOOK
images were sourced, transferred, aged and laced into the fern covered grimoire suggesting spells and recipes for all things nefarious.
Ageing images
Experimenting with ink, paint, coffee and tea to create the perfect aged grimoire Book of Shadows
BOOK OF SHADOWS
The Enochian Language is used throughout this grimoire interspersed with terrifying images.
Witch Wall Art for The Cabin
Images were sourced, printed, cooked, aged and stained.