Well it's been some time now since we filmed Down The Road. It's been
one hell of a ride. A journey. A great time. This movie has made me
travel to LA. Where the wonderful Heather Wixson invited us out for a
first video interview for one of the biggest horror websites out there,
Dread Central. I got to do an interview at the Kodak Theater where the
Oscars were being held the next day. It's been wild. This was all during
the films post production.
We screened the movie on October 20th,
2011. A home town screening. Got 350 out of the 400 seat theater
filled. It was a great time and it was amazing to see everyones
reactions. It was amazing. Next was the film festival route. Down The
Road has been a part of numerous amount of festivals. The flick, I don't
feel, is really a festival type film though. I just thought it'd be a
great way to get the word out on the movie. First stop...Ohio.
HorrorHound Magazine/Convention invited us out for the East Coast
premier of the movie. Coming to a town where we don't know a soul. We
managed to pack the 3-400 seat theater. It was great. Minus the fact
that I got ragged on on some forums cause I was a little drunk doing a
QnA - oh well. The movie played successful and we left smiling.
(Doing an interview on the red carpet at ShockFest)
Next
was our second time out to LA. All for the ShockFest Film Festival. Now
this was an amazing trip. Minus me being sick the whole time. There
wasn't a lot of people at our screening. Actually come to think of it,
there wasn't a lot of people at any of the screenings until the movie
that played before Cabin Fever. Plus Eli Roth was present. It was great
meeting: Derek Mears, Tyler Mane, and Eli Roth. It was pretty cool. Now
right before we went out to the screening of our movie, we were at In n'
Out burger chomping down on a double double animal style! We got word
that I won Best Director at HorrorQuest Film Festival in Atlanta. Then
found out that actor, Brian Gallagher, won Best Actor at the same
festival. It was pretty cool feeling. Out in LA, winning awards for my
flick. Good times. Off to the Cabin Fever screening. Clint Howard
accepts an award and we head out to the award ceremony/party. This was
fun. Hanging with James Gunn and Danielle Harris. Chatting, drinking.
Good times. As the night comes to a close and Best Feature is announced.
We fucking won! That was also awesome! Amazing...3 awards under our
small belts. Mine being a big belt. (Fat kid problems).
(Derek Mears (Jason Voorhees), Eli Roth (director or Bear Jew), Tyler Mane (Michael Myers)
We come
home and finish off the movie and send the movie out to more festivals
and more critics. The movie never really got a really bad review. I
mean, c'mon, it's an homage flick. If you like Friday The 13th,
Halloween, The Prowler, Sleepaway Camp...why not like this movie? I send
the movie out to World Horror Convention and that was the last award to
receive on the film festival route...another Best Feature award.
Amazing.
(James Gunn and I showing off our awards)
(Danielle Harris and us at the award ceremony/after party)
We then recently hand the movie over to a sales
representation company. Imagination Worldwide. They're a pretty decent
company for the level we're at. Now this brings us to all these
announcements. No the movie has not sold, yet. The company has advised
us to change the title of the movie. Now the movie has been titled Down
The Road to me since I was 17 years old writing the script. Now being 24
years old...I guess give up the name. Lets broaden our audience a
little bit. We at first had the right to have the movie foreign be -
Punishment...and US be Down The Road. Now that just confuses me. We're
not a huge movie that is going to have all this crazy promotion. I don't
want to have two titles. It just confuses myself and I'm sure everyone
else. So here to announce the official change to PUNISHMENT. Jeeze. It
took me forever to actually crack and just go with it but whatever. I
talked to Victor Miller (writer of original Friday The 13th) and he gave
great advice and told me a pretty cool story I never knew about F13 as
well. Talked to a few critics...got opinions...so here we are! We do
have awards under the Down The Road title, the shirts, the
posters...well keep em. Maybe they'll be worth something some day? New
shirts will be printed up...we have a great team behind the new poster
that is being made. The same company that made: The Da Vinci Code, Kick
Ass, Drive Angry, posters are working on ours! PUNISHMENT! I'm pretty
excited about this. That will be posted in a few weeks when we get them.
Punishment will be marketed at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival next
month. Pretty excited about that. This is another chapter in this
ridiculous journey. Thankful for everything so far!
(Myself and the sweet Tiffany Caprice at ShockFest)
(2011 Best Feature ShockFest)
Well there it
is, PUNISHMENT. It's no longer known as Down The Road...what's down the
road? Womp. So spread the word! The Facebook page and Twitter page are
all being changed by the end of today. Now everyone...please view the
official trailer for - PUNISHMENT.
I went and did some grocery shopping today. Made pizza for lunch and that salad for dinner. Both amazing. Went to a fellow friend's house and in his bar area he has the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Arcade game. Great. But the best was how you have to turn it on...the statue to the left opens up and there's a button. Some Batman high tech for you.
Today consists of writing more of the new script. I need a large cup o' joe. I need to buy a few new movies too. For now I continuously watch what is seen below. Bonus features to the finest.
I figure I should maybe start blogging. They're fun, they're mysterious, but most of all...I don't know.
I'll probably post more pictures than anything. But follow up on the post-production of the upcoming horror film, Down The Road. If that doesn't excite you than follow up on where I'll start from now and so on for the next film. Helpful for some filmmakers trying to make films. The steps, the processes, the headaches. Well I guess I'll go back to writing the new script. Nothing revealed yet!