horror

The Dreamtime

thought_arcade — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:23:24 +0000

Hi everyone! I jus thought I'd post this. It's a rough edit (lots of it is still incomplete) from my latest film "The Dreamtime".

It's like Souvenirs, only completely different :)

Again, I stress this is NOT finished, and as usual it looks WAY better in HD then compressed on the web. I was trying to make a kinda cerebral psych-thriller with elements of horror. I always wanted it to be more of a drama than a horror per se.

The score is not yet finished, as are the opening titles, credits, etc. I was plagued by problems on this shoot (it was shot in 2 days.... actually a day and a half because we lost half a day given the previous soundstage user left all their sets intact and I had to take them apart).

Enjoy!

Damian

Making Progress - Production Update and More

frightymcgee — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:12:29 +0000

This is a good day, a very good day.

The pre-production meeting I had Sunday went well
enough. We got to work with the actors on wardrobe, FX, and some other
important details. We made some more changes to the screenplay which
should pump up the tension a bit and lead to a final shooting script!

Today was even better for me in a way because I finally secured the bulk of the budget and was able to purchase the HARPER'S UNION COLLEGE GEAR
for the movie. We will have some clothing show up as well as items like
clocks, mugs, books, bags, etc. Little details like that will really
make the movie better. People who would like a piece of the movie can
purchase these props too: http://www.cafepress.com/revelationmovie

Having
worked out the things we did with the principle cast makes me feel a
lot more at ease. We still have a couple things to iron out but that
will take time as the make-up crew gets put together and works out the
FX needed and how to pull them off. We have to follow that up with
working with the FX people and the actors to make sure everyone is
comfortable and safe.

We have pretty much all the props needed
for the movie from things purchased from previous movies and other
things we've collected over time. This will really cut down on the
budget. We'll still have a couple items to pick up like axes to grind
down and other little things to pull off some of the shots and the FX
stuff. The more I save on budget though, the more I find myself
changing where the freed up money will go.

Anyway, I think we
are all pretty pleased with how things are going at this point. We're
just over a month away from the production and I think we're on track
for being prepared. The only things standing out right now are a couple
locations which won't be hard to lock down and the Art Director needs
to see the main locations that she'll be working with.

Also,
things are going well moving into the COLUMBUS INDIECLUB SUMMER
GATHERING on SUNDAY JULY 13TH from 10AM - 4PM. I'm hoping to see a lot
of people there, this year there are some very cool things going on
like a little activity working with actual film stock and film cameras
generously brought to us by Sean McHenry. There's lots to do and it's a
family friendly event and you can bring pets - THEY MUST BE ON A LEASH!!! Also, unfortunately ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL. Other than that bring yourself a picnic or something to grill and live it up with some cool people.

The
Mid-Ohio Comic Con Film Festival thing is going well. We have a real
and true local celebrity judge for the event and I'm hoping to lock
down a couple more here by tomorrow. I have a good team of people
helping to volunteer for working the event and managing the IndieClub
booth.

Things
are going well again so I'm in a much better place. Still dealing with
personal stuff with family so that's a little rough but I'm dealing and
time kind of got me used to how things are at the moment. There's not
anything I can do to change how things are and I need to just trust in
God that it's all going to work out the way it's supposed to.

Till next update,

Ribs Anyone?

cpparker — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:35:52 +0000

So this is what I did last weekend, last zombie shoot for my movie Fistful of Brains. This is some of the rough footage we shot of a guy getting his guts torn out, and his ribs. Yum!

Hellion Teaser 2

veenotph — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:56:42 +0000

Here is another teaser for Hellion, this is a prolog. The delightful Elisabeth Carlton was excellent, and really into the idea. Great scream.

IT is just a little rough right now. And yes the title is done like that as an hommage to the cheesey horror films of the1970's

Getting a Head in the Movie Biz - FINISHED

cpparker — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:59:00 +0000

Here it is guys the whole enchilada. Hope you enjoy it. We definitely had a blast making it!

1st half of Getting a Head in the Movie Biz

cpparker — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:15:24 +0000

Well I hope this works. I had to upload it to my own site because Revver is down, Metacafe won't take it because of copyright infringement (?), and it's too long for YouTube.

Let me know what you guys think. I'll have the second half done next weekend but wanted to get some input from you guys on this. I know I need to make some color adjustments in a couple of places too.

If the url doesn't work you can go to it here:

http://www.fistfulofbrains.com/1stha...

I'll get it up on Revver as soon as they get it back up.

My Worst Critic

cpparker — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:40:20 +0000

I just wanted to share with you guys the worst review I've ever gotten for my first feature The Forever Dead. I have to admire the amount of work that went into this. The person took the time to get screen captures, put in video clips from the movie and made some pretty valid points as well as a few completely erroneous and assanine ones. It's fun for a laugh though. Check it out.

http://vardulon.blogspot.com/2008/03/forever-dead-is-horrible-while-p2-is.html

FableForge's Foundlings #9: When Dramatic Reenactments Go Wrong

FableForge — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:43:19 +0000

How much do I love CRACKED.COM?

THIS MUCH:
http://www.cracked.com/video_16221_when-dramatic-reenactments-go-wrong.h...

These guys are genius. In keeping with my mission of providing relevant and on-point advice and education to our budding community of filmmakers, I'm simply delighted to offer the latest lesson in how not to make dramatic re-enactments for a documentary.

Pure gold, peoples.

Outtakes from Getting a Head in the Movie Biz

cpparker — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:33:15 +0000

This past weekend we shot our movie for VOAT Getting a Head in the Movie Biz. I'm editing it together now but I thought you guys might enjoy seeing some of the outtakes.

Tempered Zealot Productions New Horror/Thriller

frightymcgee — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:25:32 +0000

This isn't as much of a casting notice for this site as it is just me being happy to be back in the saddle off on a new adventure. It's been a while since I sat in the head chair on a project and the last time went really well and has been one heck of a roller coaster ride. I'm extremely excited to move into something new. Being part of Tempered Zealot's 'Dream Thirteen' project was cool, it gave me something to do and I got to direct and do nothing else which was nice. But I really want to get back into making stories that I have a deep connection to and try to show the world that you can make horror/thriller movies that are driven by story and character relationship developement.

Another thing I'll enjoy with this is getting back into the promotion aspect of getting the word out that we are doing something, and then pushing it out to every place we can get some attention for it.

There are definite challenges along the way and I've already encountered a couple big ones. It's cool though, I stressed out about it for a day and now I'm ready to put my feet forward and press on. It won't be a smooth ride but it should be fun when it's all said and done. I'm looking to keep up and improve on the production quality we've delivered previously. I want to really deliver on all fronts, not just with the movie but with the hype as well. I've begun work on a myspace page and an official movie page. I have a teaser poster all done up and I'll be working on graphic ads and banners to help promote the movie.

I'm just really ready to do something else. I've been working on group stuff and community stuff and other people's stuff for the past year and I'm totally in need of some me time. With the new relationships I've cultivated locally and online I'm hoping to get a lot of support for the project and I'd really like to get some outside involvement in a few aspects of the production. This of course comes with experience that you just want to "up your game" each time out and you hope beyond hope that the people you have met will help out even in the smallest way.

This project means a lot to me and I can't express enough how much I just want to get going and not have those little road bumps along the way. The stress from just the first round of those really got to me and that was bad. I should know better, but I guess I've been idle too long from my own work that it just took a minute for me to remember that it's the story that is important and not the things that don't go well like people you want to cast not being available or locations not coming through. In the end if I press on it will all work out.

At the same time I'm scared because I want it to be better than my last project in every way, but I'm unsure if I can pull it off again since the last project was really freakin' good. I just need to get the right people in the right places. It's like playing a high stakes chess game and you can't really settle for less than a win.

Anyway, if anyone is interested full info is available on our site http://www.temperedzealot.com

The new official page is at http://www.temperedzealot.com/films/...

Not done messing with the stupid myspace page but when I get it done I'll pass the link around.

And yeah, there's not much info out there yet because I'm doing my thing where I "pull an Abrams" with the movie info.

Peace out my KC friends!