Credits
Written, Directed, & Edited by:
Brian Ernst
Produced by:
Brian Ernst & Mitch Brinkman
Production Sound:
Nathan Hennenfent
Production Design:
Kristin Samuelson Pastore
Makeup Effects:
Megan Caton
Starring
Brinkman
Mitch brinkman
Conti
Mitch Conti
Alien
Cooper Wise
Behind the scenes
"Second Contact" features practical special effects including a monster tail birth and a latex mask to create a visitor resembling a blue primate. The RODE NTG4+ was our primary mic used to capture dialog as well as some foley in post. The Stereo VideoMicPro made its way into the production as well for a run-and-gun style flashback sequence. The alien kill room set was just your average suburban Chicago apartment, decked out with hardware store plastic and an alien body bag to fill it all in.
Bloopers
Take a look at some outtakes and bloopers from Second Contact and how we barely held it together.