Special thanks to the folks that came out on Saturday for our final foley session. We recorded the misc background sounds from several scenes (crowd voices) and some zombie sounds to lay in on a couple of scenes.
Damon Crump and David Feagan immediately retreated to the studio to lay these new audio tracks in place pushing us ever closer to being 100% done. We're sooooooo close now.
Just a quick update to note the music is in now and foley (sound effects) is progressing.
The DVD artwork is now online on the media page or linked here. Artwork is by Brian Level, our DVD box art contest winner!
We have 100% edited picture! Does that mean we're done? Unfortunately not. There is more to do, it's in the hands of our highly capable audio team. Adding sound effects, music, etc. With luck, in a couple more months we'll have a 100% complete and ready to watch movie.
Having seen the fully edited picture, I'm honestly amazed how well it came out. There were a few scenes that on location I was afraid weren't coming out well but on screen, man they really came together. All hail the mighty Damon Crump :).
The good news is it's officially final-We will not have to have any more reshoots. We got everything we need. A huge load off of a producer's mind. Thanks to everyone who has been so patient through this process, I promise, once it's all done it'll be worth it!
Some general updates for the undead seeking an update. The picture part of the edit is almost complete (final scene being edited now) and audio postproduction (foley and music) is underway on the first 1/3 of the movie. Damon tells me that our runtime is looking perfect at 90 minutes and from the early edits I've seen, I can honestly say it looks even better than I ever hoped for. Damon's directing and editing skill are to be commended strongly! It was definately worth the wait for the level of quality.
The box art contest winner has been selected and notified. Damon needed some changes made to the box prior to a public posting. As soon as these changes are made, we'll make a public annoucement along with the winning entry.
Hope to announce a winner of the box art contest soon. Need to get a general consensus of the stakeholders, can take more time than you might expect ;)
Wow! The quality of the entires in the box art contest made it quite difficult to whittle the list down to a top five.
I'm pleased to announce the Risen Box Art Contest! For details on rules and how to enter, check out this thread in the official forums.
First prize is a signed DVD and script before the DVD is generally available! Since we are still in postproduction, I can't put a hard date on when precisely that will be but you will get it before it is available on store shelves.
Quick update, it looks like we will continue to be in postproduction until March 2006 at the earliest and the release will be some point after that. Quality, not speed!
Ladies and Gentleman, I'm pleased to announce that the trailer has been posted online on our media page. Check it out! Send it to a friend!
For those of you who host web sites, feel free to host a copy of the trailer at your website, permission granted.Just wanted to let everyone know that the trailer has been cut, scored, etc and will be posted online very soon... keep checking back!
I know it's a little late (They posted it a while ago), but here it is: Read the Interview!
A number of Waco area cast and crew are planning on getting together to see the premiere of the godfather of zombies fourth movie, "LAND OF THE DEAD". If interested, corrdinate with the rest of the group in the forums.
Bad news folks. This just hit my email inbox...
Director Damon Crump is hard at work on cutting together a 4 minute piece for our media kit. As soon as the media kit is done, the primary edit for the film will get underway. We're all waiting with baited breath Damon!
Christian Cisneros (1st AD) is working his butt off trying to get imdb corrected but unfortunately it takes time. There are a number of problems such as :
- People that never worked on the film listed.
- Some people listed multiple times, even for the same role or function.
- People listed in the wrong section.
- Names spelled incorrectly.
A month after our final shot was in the can, we finally had our wrap party. Why the Delay? Production ran long and everyone was way overdue to get back to X,Y, and Z they needed to get back to. Therefore we were unable to have it the day after we shot the grocery store scene.
We held the wrap party at Lake Brazos Steakhosue on the Brazos Riverfront. It was a beautiful location, unfortunately there was some type of mis-communication... we were supposed to have the place past midnight but were shown the door at 10pm when the resturant normally closes. Rather unfortunate.
It was really great to see everyone again, almost brought a tear to my eye with nostalgia. Making a movie is like stepping into an alternate universe. Your normal family/friends fade into the background and your cast and crew become your family. You see them every day, share bathrooms, have tiffs with them and of course love them. When Christian shouted, "That's a wrap on RISEN!" we were all ready for it to be over and get back to our normal family/friends/work. At the same time the break in time between the final scene and the wrap party gave us all a chance to reset and love each other like family again.
Ok, that's enough of a wordy gush.
After being kicked out of the Lake Brazos Steakhouse, we caravaned back to the Mills House where we had spent so much time and watched Richard Watson's behind the scenes documentry (Work in Progress edition, not the mini-preview documentry on this site). Richard blew everyone's doors off. The documentry will definately be worth watching on the DVD. After Richard's documentry was over we watched the first half of Joe Barbarisi's "Dragging My Leg Across Texas" self-made narrative of his experiences flying from NY to Texas to become the beloved Zombie Joe. For those not familiar with Joe, when you see Risen he will be one of the most memorable undead. I still get shivers when I remember how good Joe looked struggling through the door. Unfortunately we were unable to screen the whole thing as part of the AV equipment had to go home.
We then sat up all night until about 6am getting sloshed. Andrea Van Epps (Coked Up Zombie) brought a camcorder and caught some footage that will likely end up on an "E! True Hollywood Story" one day.
RISEN is now officially on IMDB. Some corrections to the credits need to be made but here it is:
Frame By Frame and Red Trac Productions, in association with Jackalope Entertainment, today announced the completion of filming for their newest picture entitled Risen. The film’s synopsis features a couple in the fight to save their young daughter in a city of the undead. The tagline reads ‘When the dead have risen, some things are more important than survival.’
Risen was filmed at various locations in Waco, Bellmead, Woodway, Lacy Lakeview and Hewitt Texas, including the Bellmead Civic Center, Bonner's Bellmead Speedway, IGA Grocery, Fast Time Gas Station, and other locations. Casting for Risen consists of GiGi Erneta, Joseph Thackery, Jason Harper, and Steven Lee. Besides a talented cast, the film has several other noticeable advantages to other horror films. The film is shot in HD on the Sony CineAlta HD 900 and will be color treated, scored, audio sweetened, and mastered in High Definition (1080/48i) in its post-production phase. “We’ll have a trailer out by the end of May or early April that will knock your socks off.” commented Director Damon Crump
“We are the #3 most anticipated zombie movie over at Moviesonline.ca's list of top 10 zombie movies,” comments Jessica Hall, press relations of Risen. “We're behind Land Of The Dead and Resident Evil 3 and ahead of Day of the Dead 2: Contagium, both of the Return of the Living Dead sequels, and more. Risen is turning out to be huge already!”
“Every scene turned out so much bigger and better than I ever hoped for. Simple drive up scenes turned into huge paths of destruction with overturned cars on fire, scores of zombies, and more.” noted writer/producer David Talbot.
Risen is set to be released in either September or October of 2005. All rights are currently available as Risen is in talks with multiple distributors.
Risen is a product of Frame By Frame and Red Trac Productions, in association with Jackalope Entertainment. Film production staff includes producer David Talbot, director Damon Crump, director of photography John Franklin, and music directors Jamie Matthews and Joel Adamson. Risen will continue post-production editing in Waco, Texas.
Tuesday April 12 we will be shooting the missing scenes from the Quarentine. We were so close to getting it done but the forces of nature had other plans. Thanks to everyone that came out and I'm deeply sorry you got into makeup only to have to flee the wrath of god falling from the sky. Tuesday April 12th at nightfall we're going to give it another go. If you can make it, email christian@risenthemovie.com. Christian is our 1st AD and he'll be doing his best to move heaven and earth to get this scene done. This will be our third attempt and come hell or high water we'll get this scene done with your support!
We are the #3 most anticipated zombie movie over at Moviesonline.ca's list of top 10 zombie movies! We're behind Land Of The Dead and Resident Evil 3 and ahead of Day of the Dead 2: Contagium, both of the Return of the Living Dead sequels and more. Risen is turning out to be huge already!
April 9th-13th Risen will be shooting its final scenes that didn't get shot during the March 5th-26th. This includes: Quarentine, Exterior Civic Center exit scene, Party, Man Driving Van, Grocery, and Gas Station scenes. We'll need extras for zombies and other things! Email alex@risenthemovie.com !
Also, check out our page and galleries over at moviesonline!
Production is still underway, but we've got new photos! Hit the media page for the latest production stills including some incrediable shots of the zombie carnage taken during the last week of production. Two more weeks of production remain.
Quick Fact Sheet on RISEN:- Shot in HD on the Sony CineAlta HD 900.
- Will be color treated, scored, audio sweetened and mastered in High Definition (1080/48i) in post.
- All rights currently available, in talks with multiple distributors. Our goal is to be ready for an September or October 2005 release. To inquire about rights, contact producer@risenthemovie.com.
- Title of the movie is "RISEN" not "THE RISEN".
Someone apparently got a cell phone camera on the set and posted a god awful picture of the "Coked Up Zombie" to the fangoria web forums yesterday. We'll figure out who did it and deal with them appropriately, I'm sure their heart was in the right place but this is unacceptable. In the meantime, enjoy the proper "Coked Up Zombie" picture. Backstory: This isn't a zombie on drugs, its a girl whom Sam believes is a drugged up girl but in reality is a zombie; thus the name "Coked Up Zombie".
I've posted a log of the weekend's shooting over at the official Risen forums. We considered posting photos of the Coked Up Zombie but decided against it. She looked *AMAZING*, got to hold back some things for you to see the first time you see the movie!
Very Late. Very tired. First Production Stills:
- Director holding offical risen clapboard.
- DP and camera assistant setting up the camera.
- Duct tape, is there anything it can't do?
- Nick with Brittney
- Jenny and Sam in bed awaiting a take.
- Bedroom scene, non camera crew crowded in the upstairs hallway, a little tight!
- Jenny and Sam fight in the bedroom.
MoviesOnline.ca has a new interview with screenwriter David Talbot. Read the interview at MoviesOnline.ca
Also, keep checking back. MoviesOnline.ca has also scheduled an interview with director Damon Crump they'll have up in the next few weeks.
Alex Jacobson and Carmen Alviso are working dilligently through the recent flood of email requests to be extras. Please give them a few days to procss you and get you into the spreadsheet. This email flood is a direct result of the articles recently run on Fangoria, MoviesOnline.ca, All Things Zombie, and the Waco Tribune Herald. We're happy to have all of you! As fans of the genre know the number of zombies is crtical to providing the kind of scale of carnage really needed to make a zombie movie truly great!
I'm very excited to announce the stars of Risen! For more details, see the updates to the casting page.
Wow! We've received over 200 headshots and actors resumes for our leading roles. I pity our casting director and her commitment to view every head shot and resume. If you're interested and haven't submitted yet email producer@risenthemovie.com and your email will be forwarded.
To those who have submitted already:
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I want to thank everyone who took the time to submit and I promise every headshot will be reviewed and every resume read. Even if you're not called for an audition, you will receive an email notifying you. I know what it's like to submit for something and hear nothing back. Regardless, everyone is welcome as an extra if you desire to be involved. So far the willingness of so many people has really propelled this project into something I know we'll all be proud of! So for the moment, please be patient and give us time to give everyone fair consideration. |
Damon Crump of Jackalope Entertainment will be directing Risen! Damon has worked in various capacities on Hollywood blockbusters, indie films, and has over 18 years of experience in Commercials. We're excited to have him on board! His imdb entry unfortunately doesn't list even a fraction of the projects he's worked on in the past.
John Franklin has been selected as the Director Of Photography. John has worked on a number of indie projects and has done 2nd unit work on a few larger budget pictures.
Damon and John really bring a high level of talent, professionalism, and experience that will make Risen a great movie!
At this point we've filled the key crew positions. We're working to get all of the contracts signed to make things official, but in short, we've got a director who has substantial commerical experience (national spots) and a couple of shorts. This will be his first feature but he's got a ton of experience in the industry. We've signed up a great practical SFX company out of California that has done some great tests that I just can't wait to post.
I hope to be able to start making annoucements with names and pictures as soon as we get the contracts signed in Jan.
Also, most of the key roles are still uncast. We'll be holding an open call in Jan, or you can email a headshot to the "Join Us" link above.
The emails I've gotten over the last few weeks range from the highly professional to sheer lunacy. Below is the winner in my mind for both professionalism and Lunacy. (He will be indeed working on the project, posted online with permission of the sender).
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Like many others, I read the news item on Fangoria.com indicating possible opportunities to contribute to your production. I've enclosed a resume and cover letter (both of which I can resend in the body of an email or fax if attachments are unwanted). You'll notice that children's television is my world, but I'd love to take a little time off from the world of rainbows and puppets to visit a world of dismemberment and gore. Thank you for your time, |
An article in Fangoria a few days ago has generated a tremendous amount of interest in the movie. I have received over 100 emails in the last 24 hours. If you have sent an email and have not gotten a reply, feel free to resend. At this point I think I'm caught up on the emails and don't think I've missed anything but if you haven't gotten a reply, please resend.
The good news for the fans out there is we've gotten some great leads of some very talented people that are interested in making this project a success! Actors, directors, directors of photography, visual FX people, etc. Will post more soon!