Meanwhile, in Rochester, two of my films will be playing as part of The Little Theatre’s 25 Hour Horror Feast. The event starts Halloween Eve with a zombie walk, followed by a marathon of horror movies that continues through Halloween. A special horror-themed edition of Rochester’s Emerging Filmmakers Series will play that Saturday afternoon at 1:00 pm.
Kicking off the EFS is the premiere of Skeletal Remains, which acts as both a tribute to classic horror movies and as a music video for 1970s rock group Aviary. (It was Matt Guarnere, a friend of Aviary’s Brad Love, who first suggested I try such a film.)
Someday I’d like to work some animation into Skeletal Remains, but I’ve had friends tell me the current live action cut plays pretty well. My approach was to borrow (steal) scenes from public domain movies like The House on Haunted Hill, The Last Man on Earth, and The Screaming Skull, then remix them to depict a fun little horror story. Now I get to brag that my film stars Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, and Vincent Price!
Later on in the show is Mike Russo’s Virgin Fang, which starred me(!) as Draculess, king nerd of vampires. Mike threw this at me back in August, when many of us Rochester Movie Makers were in the midst of multiple other summer short projects. He invited me to play the lead in this silent horror-comedy, and I was too flattered to refuse.
It was a challenge for me to “act,” even if it was only hamming it up pantomime style. I helped Mike by knocking out some storyboards, then editing the piece in Final Cut Pro at Animatus.
Virgin Fang also stars the beautiful Becky Herber, with camera duties performed by RMM head honcho Stan Main.
Come out October 31st to The Little, 240 East Avenue, Rochester! For a complete run-down of the event, click here.
Here’s a 30 second piece I put together for the 2007 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. I won’t be attending this year, but I’ll be represented by this piece, which will most likely play before a screening or two.
The morph animation was done pen and ink. The room construction and camera moves were done in After Effects. Music is by Mars of deadhousemusic.com
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival Promo 2007 from Mike Boas on Vimeo.
I’m pleased to announce H.P. Lovecraft’s The Other Gods will be screening at the 2007 Eerie Horror Film Festival. Come out to the Erie Playhouse October 11 at 6:30 PM, when The Other Gods will play ahead of the new Lovecraft inspired feature, Cthulhu.
For more a complete list of films playing, visit http://www.eeriehorrorfilmfestival.com
To see a trailer of Cthulhu, visit http://www.cthulhuthemovie.com/
This past weekend in H.P. Lovecraft’s hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, a new festival dedicated to literary and film fandom took place. The Other Gods screened during PULP UNCOVERED’s “Afternoon of Lovecraft” at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Along with The Other Gods, the following subjects also played, courtesy of Lurker Films
- The Music of Eric Zann by John Strysik (1980, 17 minutes)
- Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft by Raymond Saint-Jean (1998, 56 min)
- The Call of Cthulhu by Andrew Leman & Sean Branney (2005, 47 min, silent film)
This is one festival I wish I could have attended, but my work schedule made it impossible. Hopefully, I’ll get another opportunity next year!
I want to extend a hearty thanks to everyone who braved the cold weather for Monday night’s Emerging Filmmakers series. It meant a lot to have family and friends there for The Other Gods’ first local theatrical screening. I had a great time talking movies and seeing what other indie artists had to show.
For those who missed it, don’t fret! I now have the entire short online for you to watch and share with your friends. Visit http://www.maddogmovies.com/theothergods/video.html
-Mike