Update #5: A Cold Winter's Night

We have finished shooting the film and it is now in post-production. I'm very thrilled with the way this turned out and can't wait to see the final version especially with the original score that is being created by Darren Wonnacott in London. A Cold Winter's Night will either be released this September or October. Details to come as things move along.

10 Minute Movie Contest

Please support and vote for our film Night of the Vampire in the 10 Minute Movie Contest. You'll have to register a user name to vote. There's only 2 days left for us to make it into round 2. Our film is match up #6 which at the time of this post is tied. DeadFi needs YOU! Go and vote here at the site. Thank you!

UPDATE: Thank you for voting! Night of the Vampire made it into round 2 so now you can vote in the latest round to keep us going. It is now match up #3.

Update #4: A Cold Winter's Night

We are now about half way done with shooting the film and it's turning out great. We begin shooting again this weekend and then next weekend we'll need one more night and then we should be done and ready for full post. As usual, it's been a real challenge but the effort really shows. Can't wait to see this as a finished project.

Update #3: A Cold Winter's Night

We have finally wrapped up casting and we begin shooting next weekend January 28th. So here is the full cast: Ben Tolosa, Amanda Petry, and Colleen Alexander. We already have one of the shots for the film done which is a great shot of the full moon. The shoot should only take two weekends if all goes well and then we can move right into editing. I've also decided to shoot this film in color rather than the original plan of black & white. The release of the film is unknown at this time but we may wait until October since I've found that's the best time to release horror or supernatural shorts to coincide with Halloween. We're still accepting donations if you would like your name in the credits and this helps us cover the budget.

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Open Casting Call

We are casting a role in our next upcoming short film A Cold Winter's Night, which is a supernatural ghost film based on an urban legend. You only have to show up for one of these dates to be considered...

Sunday, January 15th 2-3pm
VCAM (Vermont Community Access Media) 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington

Wednesday January 18th 6-7pm
VCAM (Vermont Community Access Media) 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington

Seeking a female for a supporting role, ideal age is 17-26 that can play an innocent, down to earth type. No acting experience necessary. Shooting is in Burlington/Hinesburg. Commitment is about three evenings on the weekends late January and early February. We offer credit, copy, meals, payment ($10), and transportation (if needed).

Update #2: A Cold Winter's Night

I've been extremely busy working on my upcoming short A Cold Winter's Night and we're very close to shooting. The very first shots will be January 8th-10th for some random moon shots and then later in the month we should be able to begin the rest of the shooting with the actors. We just finished doing a cast and crew meeting and also a tech night to test stuff out. This short has ended up being more complicated then I first realized but that happens on every short I do. Anyway, I came up with a recipe for fake frost that I'm going to use on the edges of the car windows to help enhance the cold atmosphere feeling. It's all in the details! Now if we could get some snow here in Vermont, usually that's not a problem. Sooner or later it will come and it's going to look awesome in this film. Overall, we're going for an old black and white look, which I think fits this tale perfectly.

Read Update #1 in case you missed it.

On the Art of Film Music

I recently read a great interview with film composer Kurt Oldman on the website Constructing Horror, about composing music for horror films. My next short film A Cold Winter's Night will be my first film to have a composer and so I thought this interview might help me understand the process. It definitively gave me a lot of ideas and also clarified what a 'spotting session' is, among other things. A Cold Winter's Night is the perfect kind of film for this and I can see the musical layer really bringing this film to life on a whole new level. I can barley contain my excitement about working with a talented composer like Darren Wonnacott on this upcoming supernatural film.