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An empty road curving through bare trees in a blue-green fog

Short Film · 2026

The Long Way Round

A night drive through fog, and the one car that keeps following.

Shot over [four] nights on a single stretch of road, lit only by headlights, one practical lamp and the fog itself. Most scenes are a single take.

Format
Short film
Role
Writer, director, DP
Year
2026
Runtime
[14] min
Camera
[Camera and lenses]
Aspect
2.39 : 1

From Log to Grade

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The final graded frame: the road in blue-green fog
The same frame as it came off the camera, flat and grey
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Frames

Six stills, with their timecode

  • An empty road curving through bare trees in a blue-green fog
  • A traffic signal on a pole, glowing green in heavy mint-colored fog
  • A silhouette walking down a long tiled tunnel lit in cold green
  • A figure seen from behind, facing a city skyline across dark water at dusk
  • A train blurring through a lit station at the end of an arched tunnel
  • Sheer dark cliffs dropping into a grey sea, their tops lost in haze

Behind the Frame

  • Light

    No film lights on the road scenes. The cars’ own headlights, dimmed with tape, and the fog doing the rest.

  • Lens

    [Lens set], shot wide open so the fog falls off fast behind the actors.

  • Grade

    Cool shadows and a little green in the fog, so the headlights feel warm by comparison.

Credits

  • Written & Directed byDax Moreau
  • Director of PhotographyDax Moreau
  • Cast[Name] · [Name]
  • Producer[Name]
  • Editor[Name]
  • Colorist[Name]
  • Sound[Name]
  • Music[Name]

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