Crimson Eye

Crimson Eye is the fourth official episode of Tempest Films, uploaded on October 13, 2018. The film was made by

## Crimson Eye

### Director

Aidan Chick

Aidan Chick and Mathew Cherfane, featuring Jack Heffelfinger. The film follows the story of a government agent, brainwashed by a device to murder the CEO of Viacorp against his will.

## Plot

On April 5, 1990, a young man named Ethan is deployed in a suburban neighborhood to assassinate the CEO of Viacorp, Cole Murray. Ethan was a criminal vigilante kidnapped by the government, trained, and brainwashed using a small device. This device can be controlled by a pilot. After being deployed, Ethan, codenamed Agent Crimson, finds a gun and proceeds to wander the surrounding suburbia. After sulking around for some time, Ethan begins to feel powerless to do anything. He eventually attempts to commit suicide; however, his pilot prevents this and as punishment, forces Ethan to kill an innocent civilian. At this point, Ethan tries once more to kill himself, but is quickly taken over by his pilot. Ethan then arrives at Cole Murray's house, where a Channel 7 broadcast is playing. At last, Ethan finally encounters Cole Murray. Mr. Murray tells Ethan about the Order of the Tempest, though Ethan is powerless to do anything as he is forced to fire his gun, killing Cole Murray. Realizing that he is a threat to the world, he then kills himself.

## Cast and Crew

* Aidan Chick - Director/Producer, plays Cole Murray
* Mathew Cherfane - Actor, plays Agent Crimson
* Jack Heffelfinger - 1st AD, plays civilian

## Production

Production began sometime in September of 2018 and lasted only 2 days. The first day of filming covered the first scene in the cellar and Agent Crimson's death scene. The tight space of the cellar made filming particularly difficult. However, most of the production was done on the second day. All of the behind the scenes footage was recorded on this day. Filming took place at a local lake. Due to the rainy weather, the location was relatively quiet in terms of pedestrians. The shots that took place in the middle of the road were difficult to film due to infrequent but noticeable traffic. Finally, the scene with Cole Murray was reshot due to audio issues. In post-production, the red light on Agent Crimson's device had to be implemented digitally.

## Reception

Audience reception of the film was generally positive. However, some viewers felt that the casting for Cole Murray was inappropriate considering his supposed age. In addition, other viewers saw Agent Crimson's suicide as laughable and the pacing slow and poor. Aidan has stated that the pacing was done on purpose to elicit a more introspective theme of the film.

## Marketing

In comparison to the previous 2 films, Crimson Eye had a relatively poor marketing campaign. A poster was revealed about a month before release both on Instagram and Twitter. On release day, only a short clip and the thumbnail were used to advertise.

## Trivia

* The style and theme of the film was inspired by James Bond and Mission Impossible. The goal was to make it the complete opposite, being slow paced and introspective.
* The 'i' in the logo is crimson, a visual metaphor for the name itself.
* A Channel 7 video can be seen in the background.
* In the aforementioned Channel 7 video, the news reporter states that the killer of Cole Murray had never been found, despite his body being in the house. This is intentional, as it is a cover-up by the Order of the Tempest to conceal the truth from the public.
* In one shot, the red light on the device was accidentally left out.