Under Surveillance (2006)

Director:

Dave Campfield

Writer:

Dave Campfield (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Four Apartments, Seven Residents... One Killer

Plot:

After ten years, Justin Besler has moved back with his father. But his father's house isn't as Justin remembered...

Plot Keywords:

Surveillance Camera | Stalker | Immigrant | Pyromania | Wicca

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Eric Conley	...	Justin Besler
Felissa Rose	...	Heidi Broonen
Mark Love	...	Vincent Calabrese
Dave Campfield	...	Rick Varlin
Brenda Abbandandolo	...	Sonja Broonen
Fred DeReau	...	Scott Lessing
Chris Cooke	...	Robert Krol
Alexandra Eitel	...	Kayla
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sara Baker Bahr	...	Larisa Calabrese
Sierra Brandt	...	Mrs. Krol
Raine Brown	...	Tracy
Russ Camarda	...	Tom Hasset
Dino Castelli	...	Partygoer
Julie Goff	...	Lucky
Desiree Gould	...	Norma
Jason Kirsch
Roger Langan	...	First Cult Victim
David H. Rigg	...	Kurt Besler
Peter Scanavino	...	Cult Leader
Keith Sontag	...	Partygoer
Ethan Wiley	...	Banker

Directed by
Dave Campfield

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dave Campfield		writer

Produced by
Dave Campfield	....	producer
Evan Evans	....	executive producer
Christopher Penney	....	associate producer
Michael Raso	....	associate producer
Andrew Seltz	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Joseph Bauer
Evan Evans

Cinematography by
Xavier Rodriguez
Andrew Seltz

Film Editing by
Christopher Penney

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christine Deluca	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Tom Gambale	....	sound designer
Hans ten Broeke	....	additional sound designer
Joe White	....	on-location sound

Special Effects by
Jeremy Selenfriend	....	special effects props: broken hand, additional footage

Camera and Electrical Department
Luis Colon	....	electrician
Adrian Sandor	....	focus puller
Michael Yetter	....	gaffer

Music Department
Evan Evans	....	composer: main theme
Evan Evans	....	score supervisor

Other crew
Dino Castelli	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Fourth Horizon Cinema

Distributors

• Pop Cinema
• Shock-O-Rama Cinema (2007) (worldwide) (all media)

Also Known As:

Dark Chamber (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violence.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Northport, Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

Fourth Horizon Cinema

Trivia:

The cult featured in the film, the Black Circle, was based on an actual group. In 1984, in Northport, Long Island, a few High School dropouts formed a cult named the Knights of the Black Circle. Two of its members, who were both heavily involved in drugs, brutally murdered one of their friends when he refused to profess allegiance to Satan. Their story became the basis of the book, "Say You Love Satan". Incidentally, the exteriors of the Besler house were shot in Northport, only one block away from the crime scene itself.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Something to Scream About (2003) (V)

Triple Threat

"Under Surveillance" is well cast and well acted by virtual unknowns. Director / Writer, Dave Campfield manages to maintain a constant sense of tension throughout the movie, reminiscent of many Hitchcock works.

Considering the film's meager budget of less than $30,000, the technical merit is most impressive. In this case, the fiscal restraints actually worked to the Director's advantage, as the film relies completely on raw talent, character development and story line, rather than being carried by special effects and over production.

What also struck me about this piece was the Mr. Campfield's ability to plausibly tie in such multi-faceted characters by the end of the film.

Special mention should be given to the outstanding score throughout the movie, originally written by Evan Evans and finalized by Joseph Bauer. Sound levels were right on the money and the music itself was more appropriate to the film's theme than most major motion picture scores.

Everyone associated with this film should feel comfortable in considering it a very positive addition to their professional resumes.

Dave Campfield poses a triple threat as Director / Writer / Actor of "Under Surveillance", satisfying all three capacities remarkably well. I look forward to viewing his next project.