a werewolf boy ( hangul : 늑대소년 ; rr : neukdae sonyeon ; lit . " wolf boy " ) is a 2012 south korean fantasy romance film in which a beautiful teenage girl ( park bo-young ) is sent to a country house for her health , where she befriends and attempts to civilize a feral boy ( song joong-ki ) she discovers on the grounds — but the beast inside him is constantly waiting to burst out .

director jo sung-hee first wrote the script while studying at the korean academy of film arts and the script went through several rewrites before it was finalized in its current form .

this is jo 's commercial debut ; he previously directed the arthouse flick end of animal and the short film do n't step out of the house .

a werewolf boy had its world premiere in the " contemporary world cinema " section of the 2012 toronto international film festival , then screened at the 17th busan international film festival before its theatrical release on october 31 , 2012 .

it quickly rose up the box office charts to become the most successful korean melodrama of all time .

a werewolf boy

[ a werewolf boy mv ] something always brings me back to you . .
what happens if you are bitten by a werewolf ? you become a werewolf yourself of course .
a scene from jo sung - hee’s first commercial film , “a werewolf boy . ” ( cj entertainment )
a cinematic mongrel that defies genre conventions ,
a werewolf boy
leaps from one conceptual plane to another .
the boy who cried werewolf is a story in scooby - doo ! # 132 by dc comics .
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when i watch this movie reminds me of edward scissorhands . song joong ki is great as a werewolf boy .
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hi jenny , i’m still thinking about the message of a werewolf boy . on the surface , it’s a teen supernatural love story .
during the interview , song joong - ki talked about his film a werewolf boy with will be on the theater soon .
like this movie , song joong ki is great as a werewolf boy and when i watch it reminds me of edward scissorhands .
for those familiar with director jo sung - hee’s previous work , his first commercial film , “a werewolf boy , ” will come as a surprise .
a werewolf boy is a beautiful movie built around this cute relationship between a young girl and a wolf boy . the story is tragic , and what song fits this theme more than tell me goodbye ? i hope you enjoy ! please let me know what you think . : ) movie : a werewolf boy ( 늑대소년 ) song :
tell me goodbye
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where there ' s love is a song from a werewolf boy . a werewolf boy is a 2012 south korean fantasy romance film in which a beautiful teenage girl ( park bo - young ) is sent to a country house for her health , where she befriends and attempts to civilize a feral boy ( song joong - ki ) she discovers on the grounds — but the beast inside him is constantly waiting to burst out . a werewolf boy had its world premiere in the
contemporary world cinema
section of the 2012 toronto international film festival .
even though it may draw comparisons to twilight , a werewolf boy has a more genuine demeanor with well - developed characters and an overpowering sense of benevolence .
the popularity of a werewolf boy in korea continues to grow , as the film prepares for its release in north america on november 30 .
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the ending of the drama in particular has been changed surprisingly , which reveals a hidden story behind a werewolf boy ‘s antagonist , ji - tae , and the villagers .
a werewolf boy
is about a girl ( park bo young ) who discovers a
wild
boy ( song joong ki ) when she moves to the country side . while she teaches him to be a decent human , the two will fall in love .
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a werewolf boy
gives a shout out to all of you in north america . for more information about the movie please check out the website : urltoken
this is a great movie , song joongki did a great acting as a werewolf . i prefer sing joong ki than edward cullen hahahhaha
the werewolf boy
is the fifth book in a series which started with
the miracle boy
, and like the previous books it’s about ulf the eternal little brother and his battle to win a little place in the big boys’ world .
yay ! you watched a werewolf boy ! i saw it a few months ago and it has stayed with me . i agree with everything in your review , with just a bit of a different take on the ending .
thanks to the screenplay’s determined flouting of narrative expectations , “a werewolf boy” is continually fascinating , but it could benefit from a tighter structure and some trims in the second and third acts .
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since its release on october 31 ,
a werewolf boy
has been on the lead of most viewed movies in korea . it recently broke the 3 million mark .
park bo - young , left , and song joong - ki star in a scene from
a werewolf boy ,
which is currently showing in theaters nationwide . / courtesy of cj entertainment
a werewolf boy , largely set in the 1960s , tells the story of a young woman in the countryside who discovers a strange , mute boy living on their property . completed in early fall , the film first screened at the toronto and busan international film festival before opening locally on halloween .
i’m curious about chul soo’s backstory as well . i’d like to know the origin story , basically , of how he came to be a werewolf . that would make a great prequel , i think . and your sequel idea could work too – with a werewolf girl waiting to be discovered by our werewolf boy . of course , that would make a very different story . maybe it could be about chul soo socializing her , and in turn , he would also explore his own werewolf roots ? xd
along with being a love story , a werewolf boy also functions as a coming - of - age tale for both our wolf boy and our heroine , who both begin as outcasts in their own right before discovering in each other a common bond that relies only on their connection to each other , and not on words .
discovers a wild boy ( song joong ki ) living in the barn . wanting to help , the family takes him in and soon a relationship begins to form between soon yi and the boy .
a cinematic mongrel that defies genre conventions , “a werewolf boy” leaps from one conceptual plane to another . starting with the discovery and domestication of a feral boy in the woods , it develops into a coming - of - age romance , then into a sci - fi thriller and supernatural fantasy , resulting in a strange but undeniably imaginative blend of fey sweetness , [ … ]
a director ' s cut version of
a werewolf boy
will be released in korean cinemas on december 6 , 2012 . the running time is extended from 125 minutes to 127 minutes . the final scene is a new scene with wolf boy and soon - yi ( park bo - young ) meeting .
a sequel to the critically acclaimed the boy who’s got what it takes , the miracle boy , the detective boy and the kissing boy . it is a warm , easy - to - read story . the book is richly illustrated with markus majaluoma’s playful , imaginative and slightly crazy pictures , superbly highlighting both the humour and the seriousness in ulf stark’s text .
werewolf boy for me solidified joong - ki’s talent . i saw him first in dots then nice guy then penny pinchers and then werewolf . i saw the range of acting he is capable of and how totally immersed he was in the characters he played .
real jehoon is sooooo adorable , nice , and cheerful . he looks like a school boy haha .
two amazing writers bring together a werewolf and panther shifters in an amazing , sexy , action packed read… . .
also , this film introduced me to the awesomeness that is park bo - young . i rushed to watch speedy scandal after watching a werewolf boy . that little lady is so very charming .
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his new movie a werewolf boy will be on the theather following october 31 , and his pictorial with harpers bazaar magazine will be on october issue of harpers bazaar . ( photo by harpers bazaar )
a werewolf boy
is now showing in theaters nationwide . rated 15 and over . runs for 126 minutes . distributed by cj entertainment . the writer is an intern for the korea times .
okay , i ' m just gonna be the buzzkill here and go right ahead and say it . this is a total rip off of edward scissor hands . really nobody saw the resemblence ? other than a boy with scissors for his hands we have a boy who is wild like a werewolf . the rest of the plot is just so much alike .
on novemeber 11 , cj e & m music released
my prince
for the ost of the movie
a werewolf boy
. park bo young sings the very soothing , almost - like - a - lullaby song .
jo sung - hee ( director ) : hello , i ' m jo sung - hee the director of
a werewolf boy
. thanks for coming to watch this film at such an early time .
overall , a werewolf boy is simple , poignant , and beautiful . the actors really brought these characters to life in an unforgettable way . i would definitely watch it again , and i highly recommend it .
“‘a werewolf boy’ is a fantasy film , but it does not offer a visual fantasy like ‘lord of the rings’ or the harry potter movies , ” said jo . “it’s a fantasy about the innocence of childhood , the kind of friendship or feelings that we no longer have . ”
i had watching this movie a while back and i not only found it interesting ( a different spin on the normal werewolf stories ) , but really enjoying . i also give it a a .
i cried while reading this review . i don ' t know why . maybe because i was remembering all the feels i had while watching a werewolf boy . it was tragically beautiful and too awesome . t _ t
as for yoo yeon suk , i was the opposite . when i saw him as chilbongie a year or so later , i couldn’t believe he was so sweet ! lol . i’d only seen him in werewolf boy .
“but that wasn’t the case . in fact ‘a werewolf boy’ is the kind of story that i’ve always been interested in telling , along with others . i’ve always wanted to make a film which can be enjoyed by all generations of people . ”
wonderful , all of the things in this movie are wonderful . love this movie veryyyyy much , thankyou for making this perfect movie , suka banget sama a werewolf boy ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
ah , i too was eyeing this movie with a whole new interest after signal ! the more when i read that it is from the director of werewolf boy . it’s interesting to note there’s a ‘twist’ to the “no memories , no fear” premise .
a werewolf boy tells the story of a girl named soon yi ( park bo young ) who moves to the countryside with her mother and sister . soon yi has a lung ailment which is why their doctor recommended the move . soon after moving into their new home , the family
a werewolf boy , which became the best heart - felt fantasy melodrama ever in korea , will be re - released in december , with 2 minutes of extra running time , making the total running time being about 127 minutes .
“a werewolf boy” tells the story of teenage girl suni ( park bo - young ) who is sent to a country house for health reasons and there runs into a boy in the woods whom she befriends . the boy’s body temperature is 46 degrees celsius , his blood type unidentifiable , and he acts like a wild animal . by using a training manual for dogs , suni begins to “civilize” the beast : she teaches him table manners , how to read and write , and plays guitar for him . the two eventually become very close .
more sensitive than sensational , ' a werewolf boy ' is an interesting hybrid of the ' twilight ' saga , ' frankenstein , ' and ' beauty and the beast . ' but there are touches here that make it purely korean .
the three leads are asked the reason why they agreed to star in this film , and they all said it was because of the director . understandably so , since he was so successful with “werewolf boy” .
this was long overdue . like , three years overdue . but i finally watched it , and boy do i not regret watching it . a werewolf boy was that heartwarming movie that everyone really needs to see at least once . it made me laugh like crazy and then cry buckets . people weren’t kidding when they said to have a box of tissues around .
sure it ' s all very tame and a bit campy to modern audiences but for anyone who loves classic horror films the curse of the werewolf is a must see .
between masquerade and wolf boy masquerade is the by far better movie . lee byung hun is flawless .
a young suni and her family move to a small rural village in korea . there , they encounter a strange ‘wolf boy’ hiding under a bush and take him in out of pity . bothered by his wild eyes and
drenched in fairy tale romance and beautifully acted with one of the screen ' s most charismatic teen couples , i ' ll take a werewolf boy ' s sweet , quiet charms over the overwrought , turgid twilight films and their cgi puppies any day .
a novel version of
a werewolf boy
is released on october 31 , 2012 , authored by kim mi - ri and published by esoope publishing in south korea . the novel is based on the movie ' s original screenplay written by the movie director jo sung - hee .
after a werewolf boy killed it at the box office , a director’s cut version was released , which was meant to basically increase audience satisfaction with the ending . so i hunted down the director’s cut , just to see if it would make me feel better about the original ending .
summoned by an unexpected phone call , an elderly woman visits a cottage she used to live in as a child . she begins to recall her memories of a boy she knew 60 years ago .
i mean , seriously , it’s right there in the title , but all this time that i knew this movie existed , i somehow had it in my head that this was a movie about a wolf boy , and not a were wolf boy . for the record , i can now confirm that this movie is , indeed , about a were wolf boy , and , happily for me , it is far from being a scary movie ( unlike most movies about werewolves ) .
for those who think it ' s like twilight , it ' s nothing like twilight ! the only thing similar is that there ' s a werewolf .
summoned by an unexpected phone call , an elderly woman visits the country cottage she lived in as a child . memories of a boy she knew 60 years ago come flooding back to her . then young suni and her family moved to a small village in korea . there , they encounter a bedraggled orphan boy hiding under a bush and take him in out of pity . called a “wolf boy” by some for his feral behavior and uncommon strength , suni teaches the boy how to eat at a table , and read and write so that he might one day live among people . he repays her kindness with a devotion unequalled by any human being , a love that exceeds all normal expectations . then one day a threat to suni exposes the boy’s deadly bestial instincts , and in an instant he becomes the subject of the villagers’ fears . in order to save the boy’s life , suni must abandon him while promising , “wait for me . i’ll come back for you . ”
have you seen penny pinchers ? he’s so different in it , such a naughty little boy and so carefree . the banjo serenade scene is hilarious !
hi . i’ve recently recently watch werewolf boy sevéral days ago and up to now can’t forget what might chulsoo feel while waiting for soonyi…i cried a lot while watching the scene when they meet again… . thank you for your review you expressed all what i felt about this movie…i will definitely buy a copy for my collection
on saturday , november 15 , 2012 ,
a werewolf boy
surpassed the ticket sales of movie
architecture 101
of 4 . 1 million tickets at the korean box office to become the all - time best selling romance film in south korean history up to that date .
song joong ki . . . what can i say . loved him before watching werewolf boy , love him even more after watching . his performance was just amazing . i ' m a sucker for actors with roles that talk ( almost ) nothing and yet manage to deliver the emotion .
the focus of the movie was about chul soo’s journey . from being a lone werewolf , he found a home and a family in soon yi , her family and the neighborhood kids . how each of their relationship developed was heart warming .
a werewolf boy is an exceptional film that’s been on my radar ever since it was announced ( so by that timeline , i’ll get to watch gwanghae , the man who became king by the year 2037 ) , and one that’s raked in some considerable accolades since its lauded release last fall .
wolf boy is one of my favorite korean movies . watched it the first time raw , which sort of gave me the perspective that wolf boy might have experienced before he learned enough korean language . later with subs was a different but equally beautiful experience . big thumbs up .
this all goes to say that a werewolf boy surprised me by gripping me emotionally even when i had reservations about the plot , so i’m kind of at a loss on how to deal reconcile that . does an emotional stake actually elevate a movie like this , or does it just make us turn a blind eye to what didn’t work for us ? i’m genuinely curious , especially in this case .
i ' m bookmarking your review until i watch ( and review ) werewolf boy myself . . . which will be next month ! on the big screen ! i ' m sooooo excited . . . . and happy that my hunch that this stood a good chance to pop up at a film festival in london was right .
q & a for
a werewolf boy ,
with actor yoo yeon - seok , actress jang young - nam , actress park bo - young and director jo sung - hee , took place at the 2012 busan international film festival on october 14 , 2012 . asianwiki editor ki mun was there and transcribed / translated the session .
and , just a side note - i shocked when first saw chul soo ! i could not imagine that our flower boy really able to look like animal .
and that is the synopsis of the movie as listed on daum . the movie boasts some impressive credentials , being helmed by director jo sung hee who directed the award - winning movie “werewolf boy” that greatly boosted song joong ki’s career . this movie is being produced by cj entertainment and bi dan gil pictures ( or “silk road” in english ) , which also collaborated for “werewolf boy” . some familiar names among the cast besides lee je hoon ( signal , architecture 101 ) are go ara ( reply 1994 , joseon magician ) , kim sung kyun ( reply 1994 , reply 1988 ) and park geun hyung ( angry mum , marrying the mafia ) . surely , many people will be anticipating to see if pd jo sung hee can replicate his success in “werewolf boy” , and he’s got big shoes to fill .
a cinematic mongrel that defies genre conventions , “a werewolf boy” leaps from one conceptual plane to another . starting with the discovery and domestication of a feral boy in the woods , it develops into a coming - of - age romance , then into a sci - fi thriller and supernatural fantasy , resulting in a strange but undeniably imaginative blend of fey sweetness , psychosexual nuance and dark allegory informed by contempo korean history . asian tween auds will be enchanted by helmer - scribe jo sung - hee’s storybook visuals and whimsical incorporation of elements from “twilight” and “hanna . ” crix and fest programmers will be either intrigued or bemused .
while the family gets acclimated to their new surroundings , the older daughter makes a remarkable discovery . within a locked room in the barn lives a wild boy ( song joong - ki ) . the family takes him in believing he is just an orphan with little social skills . the boy with little social skills begins to take an interest in the oldest daughter . meanwhile , ji - tae has his own plans in marrying the oldest daughter . what ' s the secret behind the wild boy ?
a werewolf boy
( aka
neuk - dae - so - nyeon
) turned out to be a much more entertaining movie than i had hoped for . i must admit that i was genuinely interested in this movie , given the synopsis and also because it is a south korean movie - and they usually put out some really great movies . i will say that
a werewolf boy
turned out to be more than just entertaining , it was also a beautiful story and visually a beautiful movie . visually , i don ' t mean cgi beautiful , but a really nicely shot movie . the story is about an elderly woman who receives a phone call and is brought back to her memories of a strange boy that she had come to know 47 years earlier . the family had just moved to a remote rural house , where they found a mute and somewhat feral - looking boy was living by himself . the family takes him in and starts to help him become more civilized . i will not go into further details about the movie , at the risk of giving away spoilers . but i will say that this is definitely a movie that has to be seen to be wholly experienced . director sung - hee jo really managed to put together a memorable and touching movie that is wholly entertaining from the start and right up to the end . and you might actually want to have some tissue at hand towards the end of the movie - just a heads up . the acting in the movie was really good , and people were doing fantastic jobs with their given roles and characters . and the characters portrayed in the movie were vivid , well - detailed and brought to life so nicely on the screen , and they really complimented the movie quite nicely .
a werewolf boy
is a great addition to the south korean cinema vault , because it is a movie unlike most others . you don ' t want to miss out on this experience . i am rating
a werewolf boy
a solid seven out of ten stars .
when her family moved to a small rural village , suni discovered a “wolf boy” hiding behind a bush . the girl , now an old woman , has never been able to purge the images of his wild eyes and animal - like behavior from her mind . she recalls teaching the boy how to wait patiently before a meal , to wear clothes , to speak , to write and to behave like other humans so that he could one day live like a normal man . she opened her heart to the innocent boy and he fell in love with the gir . . .
“a werewolf boy” tells a lot about the director and his life . jo majored in industrial design at seoul national university , and worked for a children’s animation company before attending kafa . he’s also had countless pets , including dogs , cats , birds , and even frogs . he’s been living with his current dog , a boston terrier , for the past eight years . just like suni in the film , jo trained a number of his dogs on his own .
jo sung - hee ' s commercial debut , a werewolf boy , is a love story about a dangerous werewolf and a girl who has shut herself off from the world . jo won the best picture award at seoul ' s mise - en - scene short film festival for his don ' t step out of the house and a third - place prize at cannes ' cinefondation . his graduation project , end of animal , which he made in his final year at the korean academy of film arts , was invited to the dragons and tigers section of the vancouver international film festival as well as a non - competition section of the international film festival rotterdam .
i also hope this role doesn ' t typecast or derail sjk ' s movie career after this , since everyone ' s gonna be saying
oh look , there ' s werewolf boy !
in his next feature ( s ) . but is that such a flaw to have on one ' s resume ? : d
local romance movie
a werewolf boy
drew more than 3 million moviegoers last week , a rare feat for its genre , the korean film council said sunday . the film about a werewolf boy and his love interest who has a lung disease , starring song joong - ki and park bo - young , was watched by 537 , 948 audience members on saturday alone , bringing the total to 3 , 067 , 651 , according to the council . a daily number of over 500 , 000 is remarkably high for a movie of any genre shown in november , a slow season for moviegoing . the 3 million feat was achieved in 11 days after its release on oct . 31 . it was quicker than
architecture 101
, a film about a first love at college , which hit the 3 million level in 27 days before drawing 4 . 1 million viewers . the figure is a record for a korean romance film . distributor cj entertainment said it expects the movie to draw a record number of viewers for a locally - made romance film . ( yonhap )
the werewolf isn ' t the only character who benefits from the art team ' s care . pope and company enhance the characterization through a thoughtful exploration in body language . velma looks intently at clues . shaggy quivers as the werewolf stalks closer . scooby exhibits a determined , courageous look on his face . daphne perches her chin on her arms folded to the top of the chair as she grills a suspect . [ 1 ]
nonetheless , a werewolf boy was not without its plot holes . so many unanswered questions : since when were werewolves immortal ? why didn ' t he age ? how did he learn how to talk without anyone there to teach him ? but most importantly , why didn ' t she go back for him ! ? > _ <
when her family moved to a small rural village , suni discovered a “wolf boy” hiding behind a bush . the girl , now an old woman , has never been able to purge the images of his wild eyes and animal - like behavior from her mind . she recalls teaching the boy how to wait patiently before a meal , to wear clothes , to speak , to write and to behave like other humans so that he could one day live like a normal man . she opened her heart to the innocent boy and he fell in love with the girl , the only person to ever show him affection . however , when threatened , the “wolf boy” let loose his bestial instincts and became the subject of the villagers’ fears . in order to save the life of the boy who risked his to be by her side , she left him with a promise : “wait for me . i’ll come back for you . ”
however , when ji - tae tries to rape suni , cheol - soo shows his previously hidden wild nature as a killer werewolf . the disintegration of the relationship between suni and cheol - soo is a tragedy full of profound pathos .
remembers a boy she knew half a century before . moving to a peaceful village when she was a girl she discovered a
wolf boy
, hiding his large , contorted body in the darkness . the girl , now a woman , has never been able to purge the images of his wild eyes and animal - like behavior from her mind . she recalls teaching the boy how to wait patiently before a meal , how to wear clothes , how to speak , how to write and other human behaviors so that he could one day live like a normal man . she opened her heart to the innocent boy and he fell in love with the girl , the only person to ever show him affection . however when threatened , he let loose his bestial instincts and became the subject of the villagers ' fears . in order to save the life of the boy who risked his to be by her side , she left him with a promise :
wait for me . i ' ll come back for you
. ( c ) cjentertainment
lest we think that the title is an allegory or that our hero is just wolf - like , rest assured—it’s pretty literal , in that he’s an actual werewolf . what’s most rewarding about this experience , however , is how the story deals with him as a boy / man caught between two worlds , while seemingly belonging in none .
john rozum contributes a fair play foray in
the boy who cried werewolf
. pay attention to the clues , and you can solve the puzzle before the gang . as always , rozum isn ' t afraid to evolve the characters beyond formula . that ' s why shaggy and scooby in this particular tale come off as being very brave .
in terms of adult content and gore the curse of the werewolf was far more graphic than earlier american horror films had been . there is plenty of blood and sex . in addition to the rape of the mute girl by the beast - like beggar , leon later visits a brothel where his sexual desire brings forth his inner werewolf . he goes on a murderous rampage . the one aspect of the movie that seems horribly dated is his method of killing . like in the old universal movies , the werewolf strangles his victims rather than ripping them apart with his claws .
can ' t stop crying : ' ( sad movie . . . . . . . . . and the wolf boy is handsome : )
feral behavior , suni teaches the boy to wait patiently before a meal , put on clothes , and read and write the alphabet so that he can one day live like other human beings . slowly , the boy begins to develop feelings for suni , the first person to ever show him affection . then one day an unexpected threat exposes the boy’s deadly bestial instincts , and in an instant , he becomes the subject of the villagers’ fears . desperate to save the life of the boy who risked his own to be by her side , suni leaves him with a promise : ‘wait for me . i’ll come back for you . ’ ( source : cj entertainment )
this movie , and the role of the wolf boy , relied a lot on what was unspoken . perhaps that is why the movie was so moving or me . i think it takes a skilled actor to deliver that performance .
until now , films that cj e & m released directly in either of the countries starred a huge korean wave star or were big - budget blockbusters . it was the case with masquerade starring lee byung - hun and the film may also be directly released in japan next february . the reason for the possible direct release of a werewolf boy is seen as song joong - ki ' s increasing popularity as a k - wave star .
a werewolf boy
broke - even after 1 . 8 million people paid to see it , one week after its release on oct . 31 . there is speculation as to whether the film will break the record of
architecture 101
( 2012 ) , the biggest korean romantic movie box office success which drew an audience of above 4 million .
local box office hit a werewolf boy continued to perform well during its third and fourth weeks on release , earning almost exactly as much as hollywood film the twilight saga : breaking dawn - part 2 did in its first and second weeks . with another 2 , 142 , 392 tickets added to its tally ( compared to 2 , 126 , 503 for breaking dawn ) , a werewolf boy has now passed the 6 . 2 million admissions mark . it currently ranks as the third best selling korean film of the year , after the thieves and masquerade , and it should soon pass the dark knight rises ' s total of 6 . 4 million admissions to become the fourth best selling film of the year overall .
the film also has the distinction of setting a new box office record for
suneung day , ” the date on which high school seniors take their university entrance exams . each year large numbers of students book tickets for films in the evening after the exam has finished , but a werewolf boy ’s one - day score of 340 , 000 tickets outpaced the totals of any film in previous years .
despite this being a sophomore effort by director jo sung - hee —who netted himself an award for best new director at the 49th baeksang arts awards — a werewolf boy set box office records , becoming the most successful korean melodrama of all time as well as the third highest - grossing domestic film of 2012 , second only to crime caper the thieves and the aforementioned gwanghae ( internationally known as masquerade ) .
bottom line , i just wanted to see him happy . so that ending turned it into a bit of a tragedy for me . yet it’s not , as you said , because chul soo is like “the giving tree” he’s forever giving to her and loyal . it’s a “werewolf boy” so to me , he’s also still like a pet in many ways . at least the loyalty aspect . i think that now that soon yi finally visited , he created that snowman for the first time .
the influence of film genres can be clearly felt in contemporary korean cinema , but every so often a film emerges that , although it contains many recognizable genre conventions , on the whole is hard to classify . a werewolf boy is such a film . at times it feels like a rural drama set in the 1960s , at times like a youth melodrama , and at times like a fantasy thriller . at its recent premiere in the contemporary world cinema section of the toronto international film festival , the film enchanted some critics and turned off others , but all could agree that the work displays a high degree of originality .
there’s also a main teaser just released today that contains a few more new scenes .
soon yi realizes that she can train chul soo using a dog owner’s manual , and she reinforces good habits in him with pats on the head . a pat when he puts away the laundry , a pat when he brushes his teeth or ties his shoelaces , a pat when he eats like a normal person . chul soo realizes he likes these pats , and so it makes him love soon yi even more . and she cares for him more too , teaching him how to write and read and encouraging him to speak . but all happy things must end , because ji tae makes chul soo into enemy no . 1 for the small neighborhood , and plots to kill chul soo . it doesn’t help that chul soo isn’t a mere werewolf - boy , but actually turns into a werewolf .
summoned by an unexpected phone call , an elderly woman visits the country cottage she lived in as a child . memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her .
no matter which ending , i absolutely loved it . it really touched my heart . i could have done without the actual turning into a werewolf , but that did not deter my love for sjk and this movie !
a radio dj / entertainer in his 30s suddenly learns he may be a grandfather , thanks to a young girl who has a baby son and claims to be his daughter .
i just saw a werewolf boy a few months back , and i absolutely loved it . song joong ki delivered such an amazing performance . i too was captivated when he was on screen and completely pulled in by him . all the emotion he communicated through just his facial expressions and body language was truly impressive . it says so much about his talent in that he could give such a moving performance with only a couple lines in the whole movie . and yep , i most certainly cried during that ending !
the bottom line : a werewolf boy is an intensely moving and fantastical love story that’s earned its spot high on the shelf of mainstream acceptance , all while managing to separate itself from the pack by relying on pure and understated emotion , rather than slick tricks or commercial appeal , to drive the narrative forward . a worthy watch and then some , even if only for song joong - ki’s standout performance . 8 / 10 .
this is where the stage is set , since a werewolf boy opens with our heroine , forty - seven years after the events that take place in the movie proper , returning from the united states to the home that filled her days with wonder . she comes from a household filled with her children and grandchildren , and comes to meet another granddaughter when she returns to korea to sell the house that’s more or less stayed in her family all these years . the sight of the house again after so long spurs her into a flashback of her teenage years that lasts nearly the entire runtime , where her love story with the film’s titular werewolf begins .
this really was such a beautiful movie . it’s taken me way to long to get around to watching this . i don’t watch a lot of movies because i usually need more time to really get connected with the characters and like to get deeper into the plot and relationships . two hours isn’t enough time for me to get invested most of the time . but their are exceptions with really excellent films , and i consider a werewolf boy to be one of those exceptions .
a talented but obese girl , who ghost - sings for a not - so - talented pop star , undergoes extensive plastic surgery to become a slender beauty with a new identity .
there was definitely a blurry line in their relationship . in most ways it was that of a master and a faithful pet , but chul soo was a boy , and sometimes i could feel the deeper connection between the two . but i wouldn’t worry about trying to define their relationship , just enjoy it for what it is . beautiful .
though he has just stepped into the world of commercial cinema , jo has already won a number of awards for his previous indie works . “don’t step out of the house , ” which was also his graduation project at korean academy of film arts , won prizes at cannes international film festival , jeonju international film festival and seoul independent film festival . “a werewolf boy” was featured at toronto international film festival in september prior to its release .
the asian film market continues to deliver the most diverse films around with more actually working than not . they seem to take a lot more chances with storytelling and visuals than any other market . the latest a werewolf boy comes from korea and offers a unique love story but does it work to tell the strange tale that it hopes too or is it one of those so far out there that it misses the mark and only speaks to certain audiences ? a werewolf boy follows an elderly woman called back to a cottage that she used to live in when she was a girl . there she had encountered a young
wolf boy
living in the shed . what started out as a terrifying encounter turned into a love / friendship as she uses dog training tactics to teach the boy how to live in the real world that will change her life forever . this is one of those fantasy stories that sounds a bit boring and probably shouldn ' t work , but surprisingly delivers . let ' s be clear , there are no actual werewolves in this film , but instead more of a feral young boy . the performances are really well done , especially from joong - ki song who plays the wolf - boy . he really plays up the dog behaviors making the character that much more believable without making it silly to watch . the film moves at a fairly slow pace with a few moments that could have been chipped to help it flow a bit better , but most of it is necessary for the overall story . there are some aspects that are a bit predictable for where this story is headed , but it never really continues on the standard path . there is no action or horror here , but instead a heartwarming fantasy story of two people finding their own path in the world . the film begins in the present , before jumping to the past for most of the film , but the finale back in the present offers a tearjerker type ending that is sure to please and makes the film even better than it already was . this isn ' t a film for everyone as it is character and dialogue based , but works well to tell this beautiful story .
it doesn’t clarify our resident werewolf’s origin story , for one thing . it does allude to it , a little bit , but it’s mostly left unexplained . the backstories of our other characters are also left largely unexplained , although a few details get filled in as we go .
director jo sung - hee ' s a werewolf boy is set to be released in the u . s . and japan . cj e & m , the film ' s investor and distributor , said on november 28th that the company is pursuing various channels for it to be directly released in the u . s . and japan , adding that an alternative ending will be unveiled in december .
i would love to see a prequel – if song joong ki would make it ^ ^ he’s really so good , always morphing into the role , whatever it requires . although i’m rather tickled at the possibility of a werewolf girl , there’s a part of my brain that says that chul soo would be a hard sell , where she’s concerned . after all , he’s already chosen his lifelong companion , even though she’s no longer present . so even if a werewolf girl appears in his orbit , i don’t see him taking to her the way he took to song yi . ( poor chul soo ! )
i can’t emphasize more how heartwarming and emotional this movie is , and neither can the movie itself with its warm color tones and light music . the director’s intent to make this movie a supernatural fairy - tale really comes through , because even with the supernatural aspect and the dark villains a werewolf boy maintains its innocence and whimsy . it’s a romantic movie , but in the most platonic sense . you know that soon yi and chul soo care for each other deeply , and it’s a love that transcends words and physicality . if the movie were one of a human and a real dog , it would probably still be as beautiful .
i agree . juat watched it right now . i think i’m having a mental breakdown . the ending was the only complaint that i had too . i felt so much anger that she left him just like after reuniting after more than 50 yrs . it was so unfair . okay she didnt sell the land but she didnt even give the guy a proper goodbye . but i guess , “the more you know , the more you become a coward . ” - towards the ending scene of a werewolf boy * tears * i need more tissue .
i saw many parallels between wb and edward scissorhands . both are about an isolated human - like creation , living in solitude after the death of creator , unsocialized . by chance , a mother discovers the boy and takes him in . the young girl of the family is key to taming / socializing the “boy” . the local “rich” bully likes the pretty daughter of the average family , and does what he can to discredit / frame the “boy” with the end result being the “boy” realizes the danger he presents . the key difference in the movies is that in wb , the mother abandons chul soo to a life of solitude , but safety , while in es , edward retreats to provide safety to his love . both films end with the boys playing with snow .
when a widowed mother and two daughters move to a home in the countryside , they meet a strange boy who changes their lives forever . after losing her husband , the mother ( jang young nam ) and the two daughters , soon yi ( park bo young ) and soon ja ( kim hyang gi ) , live at the mercy of ji tae ( yoo yeon seok ) , the son of her deceased husband’s business partner . when doctors advise sun yi to move out to the countryside because of a lung ailment , ji tae provides a home in the country for the family . but after they move in , sun yi makes a shocking discovery – a wild boy who acts like a beast living on the property . sun yi’s kind - hearted mother takes the boy in , believing he is an orphan of the korean war , and names him chul soo ( song joong ki ) . as sun yi tries to teach chul soo basic manners , like how to behave like a human , wear clothes and speak , the two grow close , causing jealousy in ji tae , who had his eyes set on sun yi . but when the villagers start to turn on chul soo , can sun yi and her family protect him ? “a werewolf boy” is a 2012 south korean film written and directed by jo sung hee . the movie became the biggest hit melodrama in korean cinematic history .


rotor dr1 is a 2015 science fiction film directed by chad kapper , who also served as executive producer .

the film stars christian kapper as a teenager looking for his missing father in a post-apocalyptic world where autonomous drones roam the skies .

rotor dr1 is a film-length cut of a 10-episode web series .

kapper and his team produced the series with the support of an online community that provided feedback before production and after each episode 's release .

filming started in mid-2014 and took place mostly in canton , ohio .

the team partnered with cinema libre studio to edit a film from the series .

the film was released on dvd and blu-ray and via video on demand on october 20 , 2015 .

rotor dr1

click past the break for more information , and to check out the rotor dr1 trailer .
we were fortunate enough to get our hands on a replica body from the movie production rotor dr1 . the original plan was to create rotor dr1 , fly it around and make a basic build video and share . however , while jared was building the tricopter to house dr1 , a mesarc short film involving the same basic storyline of the actual rotor dr1 production should be put in to place . first was rotor dr1 and its build , jared took up that responsibility and he did a great job .
a longer article about the making of rotor dr1 will appear in the spring 2016 issue of moviemaker . rotor dr1 is available on dvd , blu - ray and vod starting october 20 , 2015 , courtesy of cinema libre studios .
play streaming rotor dr1 in a post - apocalyptic world where half the population is dead or missing and the sky is full of autonomous drones , a 16 - year - old boy named kitch sets out to find his father , joined by dr1 , his drone companion . full rotor dr1 for free
rotor dr1 comes out in the u . s . on october 20 on dvd , blu - ray and on demand .
rotor dr1 released the film in segments on youtube , releasing and shaping each successive segment based on community input . not only is rotor dr1 taking their content seriously , their primary function is to serve their audience and build the story the way the community wants .
flite test’s community has grown to nearly 370 , 000 youtube subscribers , a legion that served as the backbone of rotor dr1 ’s community collaboration .
rotor dr1 was acquired by burbank - based distributor cinema libre studio in may , and will be the first drone community collaborated film released commercially in north america on october 20 . for more information on rotor dr1 , visit urltoken . for more information on cinema libre studio , visit urltoken .
our approach on rotor dr1 was to develop a filmmaking technique using global community collaboration ,
said kapper , director and executive producer of rotor dr1 .
we proved the concept when we started flite test in 2010 and watched the online community heavily influence the youtube channel and help build the company .
the rotor dr1 community contributed ideas that vastly improved the web series and film . they invented characters that added depth to the story . they cast the perfect people to play the leads . they wrote voiceover for the main character that affected his arc and how the audience perceived him . they made rotor dr1 great .
spherical flight vehicle ( flying ball , sphere drone , single rotor , vtol . . . )
rotor dr1 is a web series and feature film that incorporates audience input and feedback into the content as it is created and developed . community collaborators give feedback on story elements , characters , props , wardrobe , locations , casting and all other aspects of production , helping the production team make decisions and engaging the audience in the creative process . rotor dr1 is the first web series / film developed as community collaborated entertainment , and was meant to pioneer innovative methods of creative development . during preproduction , the rotor dr1 team provided a basic story concept to the community , then used the community’s insight to build the dr1 universe . rotor dr1’s goal was to use the global community feedback to influence all aspects of production , creating truly collaborative entertainment with an audience that is involved from the ground up .
we knew we needed to give dr1 a personality ,
continued kapper .
we discovered that even the smallest mannerisms helped transform dr1 from a machine into a relatable character . for example , we had dr1 ' s camera follow other characters while they talked as if the camera were dr1 ' s eyes .
i introduced that i am active in the rc airplanes and quad copters and tricopters in netherlands . after having heard i ' m about rotor dr1 immediately joined the community . i ' m excited to see what cool series rotor dr1 has become . and the film will definitely be better . if you have not seen the series , you must certainly do this . it ' s also nice to see that there is such a large group of people who think along . and sees that it appreciated by seeing things back where you ' ve thought about it . i hope in the future to see more of rotor dr1 . and receives more attention in the media . proud to be a part of rotor dr1 . greetz from netherlands .
words can & # 8217 ; t express how excited we are for rotor dr1 . with your help and input , we believe we can use this project to take new media to new heights !
the producers of rotor dr1 used facebook to glean input on the film’s plot , cast and details , with similar efforts also taking place on twitter , google docs , youtube and a custom - built forum .
the producers of rotor dr1 used facebook to glean input on the film’s plot , cast and details , with similar efforts also taking place on twitter , google docs , youtube and a custom - built forum .
after jared completed the build and test flown , we gave dr1 a paint job based on our take of the movie . this wasnt the actual dr1 , we made ours more angle like , seen here .
“rotor dr1” is an original look at the world of drones and their positive roles in a world destroyed by disease and left to the devices of those survivors who would profit from the world they have inherited , and those who would seek to find more positive solutions .
executive produced and directed by chad kapper , rotor dr1 grew out of the flite test community ( see urltoken and urltoken ) , which chad founded in 2010 and which has evolved to become the world’s premier online community for drone enthusiasts with over 400 , 000 members .
that’s the hook for rotor dr1 , a web series currently in production . rotor dr1 isn’t a big budget movie , but an independent series created by [ chad kapper ] . [ chad ] isn’t new to film or drones , his previous project was flite test , which has become one of the top youtube channels for drones and radio controlled aircraft in general . with the recent sale of flite test to lauren international , [ chad ] has found himself with the time to move forward on a project he’s been talking about for years .
rotor dr1 doesn’t just take suggestions for the sake of appearing transparent . it empowers its community to create and collaborate . this crowdsourcing of creativity brings ideas that the production team may never have discovered on their own . and what’s more , it makes the final result better .
too much fun ! thank you to rotor dr1 director chad kapper for allowing us to carry on a story and use footage , for flitetest for sending the body out to us , and special thanks for all of you for watching and supporting us over this school year .
as audiences watch the film , they see dr1 mature from an autonomous tricopter into a boy ' s best friend . like kitch , dr1 ' s personality develops based on their shared experiences . although dr1 is a machine , all of his reactions feel natural on screen , largely thanks to kapper ' s decision to use real radio - controlled drones instead of cgi .
the film focuses on a young man named kitch , and his attempts to track down his father in a post - apocalyptic world . allusions to a massive conspiracy , drone racing , giant anti - drone guns , and surprisingly decent production value : rotor dr1 has all of these .
when rotor dr1 began , all we had was a concept and an experimental development process : community collaboration . we knew that before we could begin production , we needed to create the universe in which our characters lived . and we were going to build it together with our community .
one of the most interesting aspects of rotor dr1 is how it’s being produced . [ chad ] is going with a collaborative development model . nearly every aspect of the series is open for fan input on the rotor dr1 website and facebook page . from the appearance of future drone power cells to the name of the female lead , every detail and plot point is open for discussion and debate . the team is even running global auditions for reaction videos taken during the fictional viral epidemic . check out the trailer below , and help shape the future of this series !
every drone seen in rotor dr1 was a functioning copter flown by experienced pilots ,
said kapper .
my expertise in radio - controlled aviation gave us the opportunity to use real drones flown by real pilots , which made the actors ' interactions with the drones authentic .
what if a bunch of facebook users teamed up to create a movie ? that’s not quite what happened , but the social network was a large part of the community collaboration efforts behind rotor dr1 , which will be released on dvd , blu - ray and video - on - demand oct . 20 .
los angeles , ca ( september 23 , 2015 ) cinema libre studio has acquired rotor dr1 , a post - apocalyptic sci - fi feature film developed and produced by a community of drone enthusiasts and will be releasing it on dvd , blu - ray and video on demand as of october 20 , 2015 .
the story of rotor dr1 came true , a worldwide viral outbreak leaving much of the population dead or missing . the sky became full of autonomous drones . after being stranded and promised that another rescue party would come , jared , tucker , and lauden try to survive in the wait . getting scarce on food , and drone hunters moving in on the area due to the drones rerouting themselves , a tough decision on the group was to leave or stay . to their surprise , a rotor dr1 was created due to the lack of transportation and unrest in the region and sent to the area in hopes to relay the message to follow dr1 to the nearest safe house . the hope was that the area survivors would recognize dr1 as a
safe drone
and follow it . it worked , however , drone hunters also knew its value too and sought after the drone for their power supply .
there are plenty of hacks involved in creating an independent series , and rotor dr1 is no exception . drones play a huge role , both in front of and behind the camera . dr1 itself is a modified tricopter . while multirotors can carry quite a bit of weight , adding things like fairings and nacelles directly in their propwash can cause major issues . [ chad ] and his team have relied on experts like [ eric monroe ] to build and pilot the craft .
rotor dr1 , coming out on dvd october 20th , is a true community effort . the idea was formed on a drone - focused forum , and soon a group of drone fiends was collaborating via google docs to create a ten - episode web series . the group of collaborators then partnered with cinema libre studio to edit the installments into one feature - length film .
here & # 8217 ; s our plan : we & # 8217 ; re going to release rotor dr1 in segments , starting with a concept trailer . we & # 8217 ; d like to see what you think about each of the elements represented in the trailer , then create the first episode based on your feedback . our goal is for rotor dr - 1 to be an example of what new media could look like , with an audience that is involved from the ground up . we want to make something together , something that results in a truly collaborative series .
i must admit that i hadn ' t seen the original web series from which the film has been edited from . this could be an advantage in parts as it means i have no frame of context that may influence my opinion of what has been produced here - because for the most part , rotor dr1 is a thoroughly enjoyable example of intelligent post - apocalyptic movie making .
chad kapper has approached his material from a place of good intention to deliver a tale that is well made , often beautifully shot , and creates an atmosphere free of dystopian terror to focus on the human relationships . “rotor dr1” is a worthy story that will hopefully open the gates to more films on the subject of drones and their place in the world . well worth your time .
the most important part of rotor dr1 is our community . their input built our world , developed our characters , drove our story line forward and created the centerpiece drone race for the film months before drone races were even on the public radar . it was like having a global virtual writers’ room . we listened , processed their feedback and made decisions based on the influence of this feedback .
after getting permission from chad kapper to use footage and to create a short film , we began shooting during the lunches . 6th and 8th graders shot the film , trying to capture the best possible angles , the production team got all necessary footage from rotor dr1 youtube episodes , and there ya go , a cool short film involving all kinds of learning aspects , and it was a lot of fun !
[ david windestål ] is back in the usa , and this time he’s armed and dangerous ! he’s built an incredible rf cannon prop ( youtube link ) as part of his drone hunter wardrobe for the rotor dr1 series . [ david ] is no stranger to hackaday . we’ve previously seen him gliding r / c planes from the edge of space and building afterburners as part of the flite test crew .
but when a 16 - year - old boy named kitch stumbles upon a peculiar drone named dr1 , clues about his long - lost father begin to surface . as kitch defends his new drone from a local crime syndicate , he befriends one of its members , a young woman named maya . with maya’s encouragement and dr1 leading the way , the three travelers set out on a journey to find kitch’s father . potential enemies lurk around every corner and kitch , maya and dr1 must work together to navigate the unknown and find the answers they seek .
these days , though , with social media allowing filmgoers to voice opinions directly to filmmakers , and crowdfunding turning movie fans into micro - producers , the paradigm is already shifting . but never before to the degree of rotor dr1 , a post - apocalyptic sci - fi film directed and executive produced by ohio - based kapper that premieres on dvd , blu - ray , and vod on october 20 via cinema libre studio .
but when a 16 - year - old boy named kitch stumbles on a peculiar drone named dr1 , clues about his long - lost father begin to surface . as kitch defends his new drone from a local crime syndicate , he befriends one of its members , a young woman named maya . with maya’s encouragement and dr1 leading the way , the three travelers set out on a journey to find kitch’s father . potential enemies lurk around every corner , and kitch , maya and dr1 must work together to navigate the unknown and find the answers they seek .
rotor dr1 provides a rather nice slice of post - apocalyptic adventure and in many ways does the hobby drone , and it ' s passionate community justice to give us an intelligent , considered and enjoyable film . highly recommended if you like to think about what you are seeing . on the other hand , if you want mindless exploding pap that has the intelligence factor of a brick , then you could always stick to watching transformers .
we & # 8217 ; re embarking on an exciting new project , a sci - fi series called rotor dr1 . and with this project , we & # 8217 ; re trying something completely different : shaping the story based on audience feedback . new media makes this kind of interaction possible , and we & # 8217 ; re pumped to test this unique audience engagement as a tool to create an intriguing , one - of - a - kind web series .
in a post - apocalyptic world where half the world is dead or missing and drones fill the sky , a 16 - year old boy sets out to find his father with his dr1 drone companion .
the dr1 test model shown below was created with light plastic sheet from a local craft store . it has the look the team is going for and retains power and control to fly safely around human cast mates .
recently , we & # 8217 ; ve been working on the general premise for the story . rotor dr1 will take place in the future , after some cataclysmic event has occurred . there is no government , half the world & # 8217 ; s people are dead or missing and the sky is full of autonomous drones . the story will focus on our hero ( a 16 year old boy ) trying to survive who , after learning that his father is alive , sets out to find him .
the production presented its share of atypical problems as well , such as getting dr1 to hit specific marks . that proved difficult despite the skill of eric monroe , whom kapper says is among the best drone pilots he’s seen .
with dr1 completed , we began creating the storyline , this involved some of the students that didn ' t get that much face time during the year . the mesarc productions team was involved too , below was our story line ;
in a post - apocalyptic world where half the population is dead or missing and the sky is full of autonomous drones , a 16 - year - old boy named kitch sets out to find his father , joined by dr1 , his drone companion .
after a viral epidemic eliminates 90 % of the world’s population , the survivors struggle to rebuild and reconnect with the world they’ve lost . autonomous drones , originally meant to deliver vaccinations for the deadly disease , now fly aimlessly through the sky and are hunted for their parts and power sources . but when a 16 - year - old boy named kitch stumbles upon a peculiar drone named dr1 , clues about his long - lost father begin to surface . as kitch defends his new drone from a local crime syndicate , he befriends one of its members , a young woman named maya . with maya’s encouragement and dr1 leading the way , the three travelers set out on a journey to find kitch’s father . potential enemies lurk around every corner and kitch , maya and dr1 must work together to navigate the unknown and find the answers they seek .
posting this idea to online forums for drone enthusiasts , chad soon had input from thousands of engaged community members about creating a community - collaborated web series and feature film . using forums , googledocs , facebook and youtube–and without a script–the group embarked on developing a ten episode online series over twelve weeks in late 2014 , with each episode shared with the rotor dr1 community for feedback and further development . decisions on casting , wardrobe , props , dialogue , action scenes , episodic arcs , general storyline , and the backstory of the cataclysmic virus , were made in collaboration . community members , including top drone racers ( rc explorer ) , were even able to participate in the film’s innovative drone race , where real drones and no cgi were used .
collaborating with a drone community reinforced kapper ' s desire to portray drones as technology that improves human lives . throughout the film , audiences see drones delivering a vaccine to combat a deadly virus , as well as the growing relationship between protagonist kitch , and his drone mentor , dr1 . however , casting a drone as a main character is not without challenges .
the film , shot in and around canton , ohio , follows the adventures of a 16 - year - old boy named kitch ( christian kapper , chad’s son ) and his autonomous drone , dr1 , as they traverse the rust belt wasteland in search of the boy’s father . a deadly epidemic has extinguished most of the world’s population , and drones , originally programmed to provide medical aid , are now hunted for their parts and power sources .
“synopsis : after a viral epidemic eliminated 90 % of the world’s population , survivors struggle to rebuild and reconnect with the world they’ve lost . autonomous drones , originally meant to deliver vaccinations for the deadly disease , now wander aimlessly through the sky and are hunted for their parts and power sources . but when a 16 - year - old boy named kitch stumbles on a peculiar drone named dr1 , clues about his lost father begin to surface and lead him on an incredible journey” .
“that was probably the biggest hassle , ” said cinematographer tyler clark , who shot the film with a canon c300 and a collection of zeiss and canon dslr stills lenses . “on the first day of shooting , we blocked off a street ; there was a shot where kitch was walking in the background of the frame and in the foreground dr1 was supposed to come up into frame and hover as if he was watching kitch . ” clark laughs . “and that just didn’t happen . ”
after a viral epidemic eliminated 90 % of the world ' s population , survivors struggle to rebuild and reconnect with the world they ' ve lost . autonomous drones , originally meant to deliver vaccinations for the deadly disease , now wander aimlessly through the sky and are hunted for their parts and power sources . but when a 16 - year - old boy named kitch stumbles on a peculiar drone named dr1 , clues about his lost father begin to surface and lead him on an incredible journey .
it’s refreshing not to see a monster - ridden land , seeing as most virus films these days seem full of zombies . instead it is an empty city and countryside in which the currency of the day is the batteries from drones . there are aspects of teen angst , gangs that feed on the wreckage of what’s left of the world , plus a coming of age story that works well . the dr1 drone of the title provides an engaging character all of its own , leading our heroes on a journey with an initially uncertain resolution .
[ david ] added a few more accessories to the gun , including switches , an old heat sink , some wires , and the all - important arcanum reactor . we seriously love his rf shielded glove , which keeps the hunter’s barrel hand from getting fried . [ david ] added a layer of copper mesh to a thick chemical resistant glove . he soldered the copper together and added a wire to connect glove and gun . [ david ] then enlisted the help of dr1 director [ chad kapper ] to paint and weather the gun and shield glove . the results are simply stunning .
the two central performances from christian kapper and natalie welch are excellent in their natural and under emphasised way with kapper ' s measured narration the constant backbone of the story . i must admit that before i watched it i had a nagging fear that , as result of the need to make it a central theme and character , the drone was going to be some sort disney - esque personality with cutesy flashing mannerisms and being noises to help the hapless kids on their way . thankfully this turned out to be nothing of the sort , and while one cannot help but anthropomorphise dr1 , it ' s part isn ' t overly saccharine at all .
despite their popularity , hobby drones have been experiencing some backlash lately for invading privacy , stressing out wildlife and interfering with firefighters in california . now , drone enthusiasts have created a sci - fi adventure film to portray their passion in a more positive light .
as suas news reports ,
decisions on casting , wardrobe , props , dialogue , action scenes , episodic arcs , general storyline , and the backstory of the cataclysmic virus , were made in collaboration . community members . . . were even able to participate in the film ' s innovative drone race , where real drones and no cgi were used .
there may also be some unintentionally hilarious dialogue .
why won ' t anyone take me seriously ? i ' ve got a gun !
come on , guys : show , don ' t tell .
during the first month of community collaboration , we presented our seed community with three ideas as the foundation for building the world : a cataclysmic event had removed one - half of the world’s population , the skies were filled with autonomous drones and the drone that would become the main character’s companion was different than the other drones .
from those parameters , we developed the rotorverse together . we created the landscape sparsely populated with humans yet densely populated with drones . we invented the social hierarchy of the survivors , with those that successfully hoarded supplies and power at the top , and the outcasts of society ( called fringers ) at the bottom . we developed the potent power source of arcanum pellets , which power the drones delivering vaccines . these “arc pellets” became the standard currency used by the survivors . we designed the apocalyptic virus that devastated humanity , and the company , sky medix , that used drones to try to stop the virus .
after a viral epidemic eliminates 90 percent of the world’s population , the survivors struggle to rebuild and reconnect with the world they’ve lost . autonomous drones , originally meant to deliver vaccinations for the deadly disease , now fly aimlessly through the sky and are hunted for their parts and power sources .
moviemaker chad kapper sees the future of filmmaking as a new paradigm , where entertainment is created through a collaboration between artist and audience .
when the auteur theory was popularized in the early 1960s , the film director was elevated to a sacrosanct position . any interference to a director’s vision—be it studio notes or test audience cards—was treated by auteurists as a betrayal of a work’s artistic soul .
kapper first delved into the idea of community - collaborated entertainment in 2010 when he fused his two passions—moviemaking ( he already ran a successful video production company ) and radio - controlled aircraft—into a youtube channel named flite test .
“i knew the type of content i wanted to see , but i also knew that i wasn’t going to be successful unless i made something other people wanted to see , ” kapper said . “on a forum called rc groups , i said , ‘hey guys , i have a production company and i want to make a show about our hobby . what would you guys like to see ? ’ immediately , conversation started . ”
kapper and his team developed a beat sheet to structure the story , shot a concept trailer , and then presented them to the flite test community . the feedback was incorporated into everything from costumes and props to casting and dialogue .
“i was pretty militant about sticking to the story beats , but there was a lot of flexibility within that , ” kapper said . “for example , it was important that our protagonist show an ability we didn’t know he had by a certain point in the story , but what exactly that ability would be was very flexible . ”
community feedback resulted in the addition of entire scenes and characters to the project , which began as a 10 - episode web series that rolled out over 12 weeks beginning in the summer of 2014 .
the project’s budget of roughly $ 300 , 000 necessitated typical indie film thriftiness . one of the sets was built in kapper’s basement . the titular drone was made in part with plastic fillable christmas ornaments from a craft shop . most scenes were shot with available light , much of the dialogue was improvised , and many of the supporting roles were filled out by crew members .
adding new community feedback on a weekly basis between episodes also engendered a certain level of chaos , as new ideas were sometimes implemented literally right before action commenced .
“we were writing and re - writing up until the minute of shooting , ” kapper said . “ [ co - writer ] megan ryberg , whom i consider our social ambassador , would be on facebook while we were shooting , asking for feedback . ”
the shoot’s spontaneity meant that , at a moment’s notice , the team could find itself en route to an abandoned mall in akron and in need of a new scene for the unplanned location . or it might have to stage a logistically complicated drone race at the behest of the community , only to have a camera vehicle run over one of the hero drones . collaboration on such a scale certainly won’t be for every moviemaker , but in kapper’s case , it seems to have paid off eventually . mm
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( 2015 ) . the flite test gremlin can be seen on the strap to kitch ' s camera , and the mall guard is watching flite test fowl flyer on his tv .
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director and drone enthusiast chad kapper’s effective low - budget , post - apocalyptic science fiction tale aims to present drone technology in a positive manner in a time in which most of the world only knows of their military use . making good use of locations , and using a largely inexperienced cast , kapper presents a simple tale of a youth searching for his father in a society barely surviving after the majority of the population has been wiped out by a deadly virus . was the long absent doctor / father responsible ? is he really the true monster that the son has come to see him as ?
director kapper makes great use of limited resources to deliver a fascinating view of a future world in which the drones continue their daily work , seemingly unaware that the society that set them on their missions no longer exists . the cast work hard and provide a sympathetic collective of people who have lost their parents and role models and must now simply survive .
“as a drone enthusiast turned professional drone guy , i wanted to show drones in a positive light” says kapper . “creating a movie was the perfect opportunity to show drones as technology that improved human lives , rather than antagonistic militarized drones that have been popularized lately . ”
after partnering with cinema libre studio , the episodes were edited together to make a cohesive and compelling feature film , which marks a milestone in the emergence of community driven media .
“the future of community collaborated entertainment is at the forefront of hollywood’s mind , ” says rich castro , v . p . of distribution and acquisitions at cinema libre studio . “we believe this is the first high - quality , community - collaborated , narrative feature film to be released commercially in the u . s . ”
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glad to know this film offers a different take on dystopia other than the typical zombie or infected monsters scenarios . the drone angle sounds refreshingly original as well . this is what makes independent films so necessary – filmmakers are more free to explore more original concepts and themes . thanks for the review .
happy to say that i was in on this project from the very start , and delighted that it came off so well , especially with the cast being composed of mainly non actors . was a great idea to get people thinking up ideas for it . props to chad “the chad™” kapper for the chance to get involved with it , , , thanks mate !
this film has a real in depth honest feel to it . simple yet refreshing with a moral base that is lost in other sci - fi movies . all in all it was cool to fallow each segment as they where released . i could not wait to see each release . the full movie is even better . hands down awesome job by the cast and crew .
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another day , another blog article . . . . and another apocalypse . however don ' t get me wrong , i ' m not yet suffering from apocalypse - fatigue , at least not yet . it helps that the film that i ' m going to be musing about in this article is perhaps one of the more unique approaches to film making and production that i ' ve seen in quite some time .
a few days ago i received an email from a los angeles based production studio , cinema libra studios , stating that they had acquired the rights to distribute this particular film . the email had started by them mentioning that they had read my blog and very much enjoyed it . now , hopefully that is true , but quite frankly i don ' t really care - flattery will get anybody anywhere when it comes to finding my attention . the email then went on to say that they wanted to reach out in the hope that a story on their upcoming film release might be of interest to my blog , as it offers a unique perspective on modern film making .
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i said to no one in particular . . . . . well i suppose that my dog jasper was in the room , but he doesn ' t count as he ' s made it abundantly clear in the past that he couldn ' t give a toss about my blog .
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) community . i must admit that that i didn ' t have a scooby doo what the heck the flite test community was , thankfully i was soon to be enlightened . apparently it is a 400 , 000 member strong online community for drone enthusiasts that director / producer chad kapper founded in 2010 . after posting the idea of creating a community - collaborated web series to the forum , he soon had input from 7000 people . using forums , googledocs , facebook and youtube - - and without a script - - the group embarked on developing a ten episode series over twelve weeks in late 2014 , with each episode shared with the
blimey , sounds like movie making anarchy to me ! no studio control , no film studio focus groups deciding what the movie going audience wants by simply pandering to the lowest common creative denominator . no none of that , because here decisions on casting , wardrobe , props , dialogue , action scenes , the episodic arc and the back story of the virus that wipes out civilisation , were all made in collaboration . while this may not work for huge studio films , this 350k indie was able to engage the community they built and give them the exact product that they were asking for . chad kapper believes this could become a bigger part of the entertainment field in the future as companies grow wearier of risk taking . do you know something ? he may be right .
so it came to be that after partnering with cinema libre studio , the episodes were edited together to produce a feature film .
after a viral epidemic eliminates 90 % of the world’s population , the survivors struggle to rebuild and reconnect with the world they’ve lost . autonomous drones , originally meant to deliver vaccinations for the deadly disease , now fly aimlessly through the sky and are hunted for their parts and power sources .
on the one hand i am very well versed with post - apocalyptic films , on the other i ' m not particularly au fait with drones or the passionate community behind them . in fact , my main exposure to hobby drones has been the result of some of the negative publicity that they have garnered in relation to the debate about public safety and privacy . hopefully films such as this might begin to redress the balance .
for a start the film looks great with the ohio locations providing a nicely authentic look of a place ravaged by the effects of human disintegration . this is something which is perfectly personified with the regular aeriel scenes from the drone which serve to portray the vastness of the landscape which serves also to magnify the apparent hopelessness that the survivors face . it does have to be said that the film at times meanders slightly and occasionally seems to lose it ' s way , whether this is due to the editing adaptation from the web series is difficult to say . nonetheless , some episodes in the plot could have been tightened up a little more in post - production .
if you are in the mood for an in - you - face adrenaline fuelled mad max - esque tale of apocalyptic woe - then do not look the way of this feature . this isn ' t though a criticism of the film in any way , because there ' s always a place for a slow and measured paced movie - not everything has to include mindless , pointless and endless high octane set pieces to be effective . yes transformers , i ' m talking to you . the result here is instead a brooding and thoughtful atmospheric treatment that slowly enfolds you .
while the two main characters are well played , unfortunately some of the supporting roles are less effective . this is often the case it seems with independent productions and while one or two of the less convincing performances don ' t overly detract from the final production they are nonetheless noticeable .
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the near future , midwest america , after an airborne viral outbreak . the remaining population is sparse , and many places now have more abandoned structures than people . consumer goods are abundant , but resources are scarce .
after the viral outbreak , delivery drones were modified to deliver the vaccine to as many people as possible . a high capacity drone power source was developed for these extended missions . these power sources are scarce and incredibly valuable . some of the remaining population congregates in urban areas . others , such as kitch , are living in isolation on the outskirts . these people are called fringers .
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a disease wipes out most of civilization . drones are still operating and their power supplies are wanted by the remaining people .
at first i thought this concept was pretty neat but then christian kapper ( who is the lead ) begins to meet others and this is where the movie falters as the acting and script are not very good .
i actually enjoyed christian kapper ( who reminded me of an older wiley wiggins from dazed and confused . ) .
some decent drone footage , but i really struggled with the society that sprung up in this flick .
it seemed better than it is . the director somehow made drons and apocalyptic scenery boring . dialogues were dull and the kitch ' s narrative voice was lethargic , just like his persona .
eh . not sure why the entire world cares so much about tiny drones after an apocalypse . or how there were enough to use the batteries as currency . plot holes ?
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then assemble the electronics for test flight . we used the ft electrahub as the center fuselage plate , the ft tough tilt for the yaw mech in the back , a kk2 board , basic motors and escs .
very cool to see how the students set challenges and meet or exceed them . clear skies , calm winds . cheers ! log in to reply
in a post apocalyptic world ravaged by the effects of a virus , a young man searches for his father . he forms a friendship with a young woman and a delivery drone that seems oddly sentient . together they have to fight through abandoned buildings , and past gangs of thugs , to find…