I'm a fan of apocalyptic and faith films, so I guess I was the target audience.
PREMISE: Good. Standard disaster, apocalypse fare. Noting new here. Good overall, however.
SCREENPLAY: Good. A bit slow. 90% of the film is the second act, which probably accounts for that. Nice to see a faith film that doesn't treat God like Santa-God. ("Just pray and everything is magically fixed"). Could have used some more character development to help the audience bond with them. No plot holes. Story moves forward without any nonsensical side plots or contrived drama. Believable.
ACTING: Very good. Good acting with believable responses to the situation(s). Being a faith film, it's very difficult to present a message without being over the top. The Christian character pulled it off superbly. Not over-bearing while also standing her ground. Dialogue was excellent overall.
DIRECTING: Good. Worked very well within the confines of the budget and script. Got the most out of the actors, story and setting. Hats-off!
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Very good. Well shot, directed and edited. Mostly shot outdoors in the desert. This set the tone very well. Not a whole lot of needless shots. Well done overall.
F/X. Fair. Obviously a low budget film and they knew how to film within those constraints. Only part I questioned was at the end, where they were walking through a town and the abandoned cars were CGI. Odd, since throughout the rest of the film, they used real cars and debris.
PREMISE: Good. Standard disaster, apocalypse fare. Noting new here. Good overall, however.
SCREENPLAY: Good. A bit slow. 90% of the film is the second act, which probably accounts for that. Nice to see a faith film that doesn't treat God like Santa-God. ("Just pray and everything is magically fixed"). Could have used some more character development to help the audience bond with them. No plot holes. Story moves forward without any nonsensical side plots or contrived drama. Believable.
ACTING: Very good. Good acting with believable responses to the situation(s). Being a faith film, it's very difficult to present a message without being over the top. The Christian character pulled it off superbly. Not over-bearing while also standing her ground. Dialogue was excellent overall.
DIRECTING: Good. Worked very well within the confines of the budget and script. Got the most out of the actors, story and setting. Hats-off!
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Very good. Well shot, directed and edited. Mostly shot outdoors in the desert. This set the tone very well. Not a whole lot of needless shots. Well done overall.
F/X. Fair. Obviously a low budget film and they knew how to film within those constraints. Only part I questioned was at the end, where they were walking through a town and the abandoned cars were CGI. Odd, since throughout the rest of the film, they used real cars and debris.