Reeling from the trauma of a life-changing accident, a damaged couple escape to the countryside
where they quickly regret their newfound vulnerability.
Drama short horror film starring Callan Gallacher and Catriona Fraser. ‘Traumatic’ tells the story of couple: James and Anne. A car crash caused by James recently left Anne paralysed from the waist down. Not long after her initial recovery the two of them decide to escape to the countryside for a few nights before returning to try and tackle their now changed lives. Upon arriving their relationship shows signs of strain and as the cracks begin to grow a haunting force stalks the couple, seemingly empowered by their emotional distance caused by their traumatic accident. - ‘Traumatic’ was only possible thanks to the extremely hard work of the cast and crew - shooting long hours into the night. With many complex setups to tackle the enthusiasm and passion of those involved really shone through.
As our final project as BA Hons students from Napier University, we wanted to work on a film that we
found interesting and would enjoy making. ‘Traumatic’ allowed us to do this and it let us play around
many creative ideas as this was a horror. This was the largest student crew we had brought together
for one of our own projects and working with a larger crew had been something we’d wanted to do
for a while. This allowed each member of the team to focus on their individual role and bring their
best to the table as a result.
The film was shot before the recent COVID-19 lockdown but the quarantine did greatly affect the
editing process. It drastically slowed things down and forced us to find effective ways of managing
our workflow as well as communicating effectively. Through trial and error and the persistent hard
work of all those involved in the post-production process, we managed to put the film together in
time for our deadline. Unfortunately, by working online our footage quality was greatly compressed
and reduced. Due to these issues, we will be finishing a final edit post lockdown with full quality
footage and audio as well as smoothing off any rough edges we didn’t have time for during the edit
as we’ll be able to meet up to work on the project files in person and communicate far more
effectively in detail. So, keep an eye out for an updated version of this film posted to festivals in the
near future.
We would like to thank everyone who donated towards this project via our Indiegogo campaign. You
made this project possible and without your help, we wouldn’t have been able to pull something like
this off on a student budget.
A huge thank you also to the location for allowing us to shoot in such an amazing place for the
duration of the production. Thank you to all the actors involved in our film. Your enthusiasm and creativity was greatly appreciated. You were a pleasure to work with and brought real talent to the table.
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CAST
James - Callan Gallacher
Anne - Catriona Fraser
Monster - Shirley Young
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CREW
Writer/Director - Max Cunyngham-Brown
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D.o.P - Nathan Pearson
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Producer - Paul Davidson
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Assistant Director - Matthew McMullan
Editor - George Costford
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Sound Recordist- Euan Conner
Sound Designer - Sophie Whiteford
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Assistant Camera - David Love
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Lighting Assistant - Connor McGhie
Production Assistant - Thomas Cuffe
Makeup - Holly Lawrenson Evans
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