Honorable Mention – “Love at the End of Earth” (USA)

Title: Love at the End of Earth
Runtime: 8 min
Country: USA
Director: Evan Morton
Placement: Honorable Mention
Competition: September 30, 2017

Synopsis: The year is unknown, the world has been decimated by an unpredictable meteor strike leaving Austin and Eveline as the only survivors. Together they are able to keep each other afloat in world of nothingness, but all that is, may not be what it seems.

FILMMAKER Q&A – Evan Morton, Director

GS: What was the inspiration for your film?

EM: First off, Paul did a beautiful job writing the script, so I had an amazing story with a great cast to make this all possible. What inspired me as the director and cinematographer was classic science fiction shows like The Twilight Zone and Outer Limits, where it’s story and character based rather than a lot of modern sci-fi’s where it’s all action orientated. I love to make the audience think about what they’re watching, to relate to the characters, and create what I feel is the most difficult feeling to invoke in the audience, empathy. Again, Paul wrote this, and he clearly wrote it with a similar feeling in mind.

GS: When did you conceive the idea for your film and how long did it take before it was realized?

EM: Well interesting enough, this was made for the 48 hour film project in Los Angeles a couple months ago, so it wasn’t a preconceived idea. In fact, it was written in only a few hours because we had to film it all the next day.

GS: What was the most challenging aspect of working in a short film format?

EM: For me it’s about story, and having something unique that separates your film from others. What was most challenging about this film was the 48 hour time limit to create everything.

GS: What was the most challenging aspect of your production?

EM: I’d say for this film, it’s post production with limited time to turn around the film and do audio, color, and creating a score.

GS: Do you have any advice for first-time filmmakers?

EM: Take more time on creating a story worth telling than rushing into something just to film it, and if you do that each time, you will be pushing yourself to improve rather than just pushing content to get it out there. It’s a fine balancing act.