Hunting Grounds - A Predator's Tale


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Hunting Grounds - A Predator's Tale

Faneditor: The Scribbling Man  
Fanedit Type: Shorts
Fanedit Release Date: 26th October 2024
Fanedit Runtime: 0h:11m:0s
Time Cut: 1h:29m:0s
Time Added: 0h:0m:0s
Franchise: Predator
Genre: ActionHistoricalHorrorSci-FiWestern
Original Title: Prey (2022)   
Original Release Date: 16th July 2022
Original Runtime: 1h:40m:0s
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Certificate: 18
Source: Blu-Ray
Resolution: 1080p
Sound Mix: Stereo
Language: English
Subtitles: No
 

Synopsis:

On a distant planet rife with life, a Predator hunts for a worthy opponent . . . Careful what you wish for.


Intentions:

As much as I found the early Predator sequences holding Prey back, in isolation they have merit. In particular I liked the Predator vs wolf scene quite a lot, in spite of janky CGI, and was sad to leave it on the cutting room floor when making my 'Implicit Cut'. It got me wondering if I could utilise the cut footage to create something unique… this, then, is a short fan-mix designed to keep almost entirely from the Predator’s perspective. Our alien fiend is now the main character, landing on a distant planet and hunting the local game, only to find an unexpected challenge among the inhabitants. I didn’t want to just create “Prey: short version”, so I tried to get creative with the narrative and have things play out differently. The result might be a bit marmite but I had a lot of fun with it, and I hope you do too.


Change List:

I challenged myself a bit with this one, but it’s new territory for me in some ways. Masking, colour grading, and AI-assisted tools were used to help in reshaping the narrative. Some light rescoring/remixing as well (from the same source) to aid the atmosphere I wanted to convey in a given scene. It's a short with liberal cuts, so I won't go into too much detail. A few small notes: - I chose not to use the snake/rat scene (it just doesn't look good to me) - The wolf scene is retained, but re-edited (the wolf does not score a mark on the Predator, and trims are made to focus on the better FX shots) - Generally, I was pulling in shots from throughout the film to help sell the new direction I took scenes.


Additional Notes:

Aside from some French, this is entirely devoid of dialogue, so no subtitles. Surround sound is available.


Other Sources:

Some stock FX samples were utilised.


Special Thanks:

- To Ray Danger, for preview and feedback. The edit definitely improved as a result and challenged me to think outside the box. - My sister, for advice on the poster.


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