- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/outermethod/
- WWW: https://www.jasonkochfilm.com/2019/8/22/hide2018-short-film
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUlD73VYyrI
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6686896/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKPx8Efmfos … this is an episode of Jason’s podcast / YouTube show from the Outer Method featuring Alex Barone that has information about the making of the short
The latest short film from Jason Koch is a fairly brief affair at just under 11 minutes in length, but there’s a fair bit to enjoy packed into those eleven minutes. Strong performances from the two leads (Shante DeLoach and Alex Barone) give the piece a solid foundation to build on, but with some excellent albeit brief supporting work from J.D. Brown and Vito Trigo you’re not left leaning solely on those two characters.
Being a fan of both “7th Day” and “Pig Pen” I was certain I was going to like the directing style that Jason employs. He makes good use of the camera, utilizing everything from close up action with loads of movement to things shot from further back that take a slower, more measured approach (there’s even a little bit of slow-motion used that didn’t completely pull me out of the moment).
The sound work on “Hide” is nicely done. Everything is clear and audible, the audio levels are in range (I hate it when you have to turn something up for the talking parts and re-adjust volume down for the louder parts), and none of the music seems out of place or unnecessary. All the parts work together without any one part of it really standing out on it’s own. I do not in any way intend that to be a criticism, but rather very much a compliment as it suggests to me a very considered approach to the audio.
Without giving away too much of the story, we’re presented with a young couple who appear to not be on the most stable of footing relationship wise. Just when you start to think you have a handle on things, the action picks up and we get some well paced action sequences nicely broken up by brief occasions to catch your breath. Then begins the journey to … we’re not sure where, as it’s never really explained…
.. and that’s one of the things I like most about Jason’s work. When you get to the ending, it usually isn’t quite what you’re expecting it to be and this one is no different. I don’t want to spoil anything, but when the payoff hits it will NOT be from the direction you’re expecting it. The final two minutes of this will completely upend everything you thought you knew about what was going on and the motivations behind people in a very satisfying and topical way.
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