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Dark Hearts is the sequel MovApp (is this a thing?) to Haunting Melissa. They raised the bar to great heights with this one. It is clear they took all that they learned from making the first one as well as feedback from the very involved community and took their cinematic innovation to a whole new place.
From the first time you tap on the icon you'll know you're in for something totally new and unbelievably interactive. The menu system is full of intriguing visuals and audio that you'll be just as intensely captivated by as you are the movie itself.
The story is a mysterious and chilling tale that makes you question everything you see and hear and when you watch a chapter again you may find that the answer to "Did I just see that?" is yes....this time. The Dynamic Story Element concept they created fosters a viewing experience that is simply unparalleled. The mystery is so deeply rooted in not only the story but every frame of the video.
A purely masterful work of sound design accompanies the expertly directed episodes. The aural atmosphere complements each moment with complex layers of some pretty intense audio that has you listening just as close as you are watching.
Each chapter is released on a timeline specific to the user and after the first viewing you unlock access to that chapters discussion board which is filled with dedicated and sharp- eyed fans trading theories, questions, and sharing their own frightful experiences.
All in all, this is the future of filmmaking. Haunting Melissa caters wonderfully to the social media culture and marries filmmaking with personal technology in a way that keeps the viewer engaged with one movie for much longer than the usual 2 hour film. You'll be watching and talking about it for months!
From the first time you tap on the icon you'll know you're in for something totally new and unbelievably interactive. The menu system is full of intriguing visuals and audio that you'll be just as intensely captivated by as you are the movie itself.
The story is a mysterious and chilling tale that makes you question everything you see and hear and when you watch a chapter again you may find that the answer to "Did I just see that?" is yes....this time. The Dynamic Story Element concept they created fosters a viewing experience that is simply unparalleled. The mystery is so deeply rooted in not only the story but every frame of the video.
A purely masterful work of sound design accompanies the expertly directed episodes. The aural atmosphere complements each moment with complex layers of some pretty intense audio that has you listening just as close as you are watching.
Each chapter is released on a timeline specific to the user and after the first viewing you unlock access to that chapters discussion board which is filled with dedicated and sharp- eyed fans trading theories, questions, and sharing their own frightful experiences.
All in all, this is the future of filmmaking. Haunting Melissa caters wonderfully to the social media culture and marries filmmaking with personal technology in a way that keeps the viewer engaged with one movie for much longer than the usual 2 hour film. You'll be watching and talking about it for months!
Experience.
That's what a movie is supposed to be. Especially in the horror type of genre. The audience has to be engaged on a very visceral level. It almost has to become a part of their life wherein they can't completely rely on the idea that "it's just a movie".
Haunting Melissa moves into your basement and occasionally taps you on the shoulder when you least expect it.
I'm not going to write a giant review instead I'll just mention two things that should have you running on your thumbs to the nearest App Box Office:
1. A movie, broken into chilling cliffhanger chapters. But you don't know when you'll get the next one. You're left thinking about what you've seen so far, wondering about the characters, trying to solve the mysteries, desperately waiting for the blood curdling push notification that lets you know...its time to go back into that world and discover more.
2. Dynamic Story Elements...I repeat, Dynamic Story Elements: I love sifting through a cryptic TV show and/or movie looking for what I think might be hidden imagery or tricky easter eggs. Haunting Melissa takes that 1000 steps further into the future. You just finished watching a chapter you've been waiting for and now you can't wait for the next one...but wait...watch that one again and suddenly...
Woah!...pause...run that back...did I really see that? But that wasn't there before...OMG
That's what a movie is supposed to be. Especially in the horror type of genre. The audience has to be engaged on a very visceral level. It almost has to become a part of their life wherein they can't completely rely on the idea that "it's just a movie".
Haunting Melissa moves into your basement and occasionally taps you on the shoulder when you least expect it.
I'm not going to write a giant review instead I'll just mention two things that should have you running on your thumbs to the nearest App Box Office:
1. A movie, broken into chilling cliffhanger chapters. But you don't know when you'll get the next one. You're left thinking about what you've seen so far, wondering about the characters, trying to solve the mysteries, desperately waiting for the blood curdling push notification that lets you know...its time to go back into that world and discover more.
2. Dynamic Story Elements...I repeat, Dynamic Story Elements: I love sifting through a cryptic TV show and/or movie looking for what I think might be hidden imagery or tricky easter eggs. Haunting Melissa takes that 1000 steps further into the future. You just finished watching a chapter you've been waiting for and now you can't wait for the next one...but wait...watch that one again and suddenly...
Woah!...pause...run that back...did I really see that? But that wasn't there before...OMG