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Opening Act

2019 · 7 min

A tight, nerve-jangling short that traps you onstage with the music and the dread, never letting you look away.

Directed by
Quinn Bailey
Genres
Horror, Music, Thriller
Tagline
One wrong note changes everything.
Overview
A bassist for a Los Angeles punk group must prevent a murder without leaving the stage when an aspiring serial killer crashes her band's biggest gig yet.
How it feels
Tense, dark and eerie. Relentless and needs your attention.
About
Survival, obsession, violence, isolation
Content
Strong violence and language. Mild gore. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Quinn Bailey
Genres
Horror, Music, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour2
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, music, thriller
Directed by
Quinn Bailey
Written by
Quinn Bailey
Starring
Taryn Leggett, Wyatt Weber, Madeline McHugh, George Infantado, Lucas Elder
Music
Quinn Bailey
Cinematography
Jason Kirsch, Junrui Hong
Runtime
7 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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