Had a good Thanksgiving. Lots of be thankful for.
I've decided that I'm not going to the Fanogria Weekend of Horrors in San Jose in Janaury. It's just not good timing right now for a number of reasons. I do plan to try for the Burbank Fango Con in June. We'll see...
Watched a movie called ANGEL BLADE the other day which featured Heather Storm in a tiny role of a prostitute who gets murdered. Heather was in my movie UNDERBELLY and I recently found out she's featured in NATIONAL LAMPOON'S DORM DAZE 2.
DR. PUDDING'S MONSTER FILES: Tom Shaffer plans to start shooting the "TreeSpirit" segment this coming weekend.
DRACULA'S ACCOUNTANT: I actually wrote up about 3 pages of this the other day. Crazy!
DO-OVERS: I'm working on a couple of re-edits of some of my old movies for a possible re-packaging kind of thing. Shooting of some new or replacement footage is going to be necessary. To that end I spent Sunday afternoon with Tom Shaffer and Dee Alsman shooting some scenes. Both are troopers, gave great performances and I think we all had a fine time. Details when the time is right.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Everybody's Working for the Weekend
DR. PUDDING'S MONSTER FILES: Tom Shaffer called and let me know that Crystal Boboluchii (pictured below) is lined up for the lead in the "TreeSpirit" segment. Sweet.
Lining up a couple shoots in the next few weeks - basically reshoot/pick-up kind of stuff for a couple of projects I'm not quite ready to talk about yet.
Hope to get a ton of stuff done this weekend. Fingers crossed!
Lining up a couple shoots in the next few weeks - basically reshoot/pick-up kind of stuff for a couple of projects I'm not quite ready to talk about yet.
Hope to get a ton of stuff done this weekend. Fingers crossed!
Dracula's Accountant
In the "I can't help myself" department, I had an idea for a new script the other night and started jotting notes down about it. Here's the title: DRACULA'S ACCOUNTANT. Man, I'm nuts!
I got DORM DAZE 2 last night from Netflix and started watching it. Heather Storm is actually in it quite a bit, although she appears to have no lines. Still odd to see someone I worked with (in UNDERBELLY) in a "real" movie!
TWISTED FATES: Made a nifty theme in Garage Band for the "New Neighbor" segment. Still more music to put together.
DR. PUDDING'S MONSTER FILES: Just about done writing the segment about the guy who turns into a bug monster on a blind date. Was planning to work in a zillion bug-themed phrases like "ants int he pants" and "bugging out" and such, and I did get a handful worked in, but it would seem a bit too goofy to cram in anny more than I have. Next up is finishing this script and working on a mask. I've got the concept in my head, just need to do some sketches and start building it.
DR. PUDDING'S MONSTER FILES: Talked to Tom Shaffer yesterday and he's already got someone lined up to play the "Treespirit" monster - someone about 7 feet tall! He's also got call in to three other people for the cast, so things are moving along!
Dare I say I feel a bit of momentum on these various projects, so I hope I can keep it up.
I got DORM DAZE 2 last night from Netflix and started watching it. Heather Storm is actually in it quite a bit, although she appears to have no lines. Still odd to see someone I worked with (in UNDERBELLY) in a "real" movie!
TWISTED FATES: Made a nifty theme in Garage Band for the "New Neighbor" segment. Still more music to put together.
DR. PUDDING'S MONSTER FILES: Just about done writing the segment about the guy who turns into a bug monster on a blind date. Was planning to work in a zillion bug-themed phrases like "ants int he pants" and "bugging out" and such, and I did get a handful worked in, but it would seem a bit too goofy to cram in anny more than I have. Next up is finishing this script and working on a mask. I've got the concept in my head, just need to do some sketches and start building it.
DR. PUDDING'S MONSTER FILES: Talked to Tom Shaffer yesterday and he's already got someone lined up to play the "Treespirit" monster - someone about 7 feet tall! He's also got call in to three other people for the cast, so things are moving along!
Dare I say I feel a bit of momentum on these various projects, so I hope I can keep it up.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Heather Storm
Thanks to a tip-off from my buddy John Bowker, I just found out that Heather Storm, one of the actresses from my flick UNDERBELLY, is in NATIONAL LAMPOON'S DORM DAZE 2! Just a few years back she was a college student acting in a shot-on-video b-movie in some guy's mother-in-law's house, and now look at her!
You can pick up UNDERBELLY on DVD from me at THE STORE or WATCH IT RIGHT NOW VIA VIDEO ON DEMAND.
UPDATE: Heather Storm is also the new co-host of GARAGE SQUAD on the VELOCITY channel!
Underbelly from Joe Sherlock on Vimeo.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Bit o' Script Work
Finished the rewrite on the TREESPIRIT segment of DR. PUDDING'S MONSTER FILES and sent it over to Tom Shaffer. While I still have several proejcts to edit before I'd even get to that one, it feels good to have it back in Tom's court.
I also worked more on a script for a segment about a guy who turns into a fly monster while on a blind date. Thinking this will go in instead of the vampire story. Have talked to an actor and actress about it and they we interested, but need to get the script finished to follow-up.
Saw a local theatrical production of Dracula tonight. Frequent F&C actor and effect man Rob Merickel did the make-up and special effects. It was way cool including some hot Dracula's brides and a great-looking cross that bursts into flame.
Back to the grind tomorrow...
I also worked more on a script for a segment about a guy who turns into a fly monster while on a blind date. Thinking this will go in instead of the vampire story. Have talked to an actor and actress about it and they we interested, but need to get the script finished to follow-up.
Saw a local theatrical production of Dracula tonight. Frequent F&C actor and effect man Rob Merickel did the make-up and special effects. It was way cool including some hot Dracula's brides and a great-looking cross that bursts into flame.
Back to the grind tomorrow...
On to music
Finished editing and "The New Neighbor" clocks in at 15:38. Have dropped in some music I'd made in Garage Band for the DEADLY PREMONITIONS trailer, but need to create some more specifically for this.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
I'm Back.
I'm back. The Dr. Squid site is back up. There are still a few pages that need work and there are a few sections I hope to add in the future, but for now, I'm back on the web.
Here are a few updates:
TWISTED FATES: I'm just a few minutes' worth of running time away from finishing the initial edit on the "New Neighbor" segment. Next up will be sound effects and music.
Robert J. Olin, who has acted in a number of f&c Productions like Underbelly and Bloodsucking Redneck Vampires, is set to direct the "Welcome Sister" segment in the spring of 2007. Robert reports that he already has three of the needed five actresses committed.
Judging from the near-15-minute runing time of "New Neighbor" and looking at the script length of my other segments, I may need to add one morre story. I have the plot worked out and will be working on the script in the coming months. I would likely be next summer before I'd be able to shoot it.
DEADLY PREMONITIONS: I cut a trailer together a few weeks back for Tough Tom Stedham to show at an event in Alabama. Speaking of Tom, check him out at http://www.myspace.com/tomstedham
DR. PUDDING'S MONSTER FILES: I'm just about done with a rewrite on the Treespirit script for Tom Shaffer to shoot. The vampire segment I'd hired someone to shoot fell apart in ways I could never have imagined (the girl I hired to direct it and play the "hot vampire chick" didn't do a thing with it for six months. Oh, and she also decided she wanted to live as a man. I'm not kidding) and frankly, I'm thinking that vampires are just not monsterous enough to include in the project anyway.
STILL AVAILABLE: Don't forget - Trailer Park Double Wide Trilogy of Terror - Six Schlocky Tales of Terror is available on DVD-R from www.drsquid.net.
NETFLIX: You can currently rent BLOODSUCKING REDNECK VAMPIRES there as well as these flix that I shot for writer/director John Bowker: ABOMINATION: THE EVILMAKER 2, THE SEEKERS, HOUSEBOUND and TWISTED ILLUSIONS 2.
More updates soon.
Here are a few updates:
TWISTED FATES: I'm just a few minutes' worth of running time away from finishing the initial edit on the "New Neighbor" segment. Next up will be sound effects and music.
Robert J. Olin, who has acted in a number of f&c Productions like Underbelly and Bloodsucking Redneck Vampires, is set to direct the "Welcome Sister" segment in the spring of 2007. Robert reports that he already has three of the needed five actresses committed.
Judging from the near-15-minute runing time of "New Neighbor" and looking at the script length of my other segments, I may need to add one morre story. I have the plot worked out and will be working on the script in the coming months. I would likely be next summer before I'd be able to shoot it.
DEADLY PREMONITIONS: I cut a trailer together a few weeks back for Tough Tom Stedham to show at an event in Alabama. Speaking of Tom, check him out at http://www.myspace.com/tomstedham
DR. PUDDING'S MONSTER FILES: I'm just about done with a rewrite on the Treespirit script for Tom Shaffer to shoot. The vampire segment I'd hired someone to shoot fell apart in ways I could never have imagined (the girl I hired to direct it and play the "hot vampire chick" didn't do a thing with it for six months. Oh, and she also decided she wanted to live as a man. I'm not kidding) and frankly, I'm thinking that vampires are just not monsterous enough to include in the project anyway.
STILL AVAILABLE: Don't forget - Trailer Park Double Wide Trilogy of Terror - Six Schlocky Tales of Terror is available on DVD-R from www.drsquid.net.
NETFLIX: You can currently rent BLOODSUCKING REDNECK VAMPIRES there as well as these flix that I shot for writer/director John Bowker: ABOMINATION: THE EVILMAKER 2, THE SEEKERS, HOUSEBOUND and TWISTED ILLUSIONS 2.
More updates soon.
Friday, November 10, 2006
Coming Soon...
A whole lotta crap has been going on since the end of July, but I am coming back shortly. Thanks to those who have been concerned. The new and improved Dr. Squid site goes live in a few days. Stay tuned...
Monday, September 04, 2006
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Friday, July 21, 2006
10-4, Good Buddy
I'm just about at 10 minutes on the NEW NEIGHBOR segment for TWISTED FATES. I'm at 9:59:02.
Talked to my wife about my concept for making a mummy costume. She seems to think it will work and will sew the underlying bodysuit in the next few weeks.
Fangoria Weekend of Horrors - San Jose, California, January 5-7. I'm going to try and go.
The editor who has had the footage for ALWAYS MIDNIGHT, including my TAINTED BLOOD short, for about a year, finally has given up on it. This after stalling the producer for about a year with all kinds of excuses, and now the guy is boasting about how during this time, he was really working on other projects that were "more worthy" of his efforts and how he made $10,000 working on a "real" movie. If the guy felt this project was so far beneath him and was doing other "worthy" projects anyway, I'm not sure why it took him so long to step aside. In any case, they producers are working on finding a new team to put the thing together. Once I have official news to report, I'll do so.
Talked to my wife about my concept for making a mummy costume. She seems to think it will work and will sew the underlying bodysuit in the next few weeks.
Fangoria Weekend of Horrors - San Jose, California, January 5-7. I'm going to try and go.
The editor who has had the footage for ALWAYS MIDNIGHT, including my TAINTED BLOOD short, for about a year, finally has given up on it. This after stalling the producer for about a year with all kinds of excuses, and now the guy is boasting about how during this time, he was really working on other projects that were "more worthy" of his efforts and how he made $10,000 working on a "real" movie. If the guy felt this project was so far beneath him and was doing other "worthy" projects anyway, I'm not sure why it took him so long to step aside. In any case, they producers are working on finding a new team to put the thing together. Once I have official news to report, I'll do so.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Eight is Great
Just passed 8 minutes of footage edited for the NEW NEIGHBOR segment of TWISTED FATES.
Hoping to get some work in on a couple of monster costumes on Monday.
Hoping to get some work in on a couple of monster costumes on Monday.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
3 Minutes and Counting...
I have just about 3 minutes of the NEW NEIGHBOR segment for TWISTED FATES edited together. One step at a time...
Monday, July 10, 2006
FEED ME!!!!
Thanks to my buddy Victor (http://journals.aol.com/vixaudioshow/vix) I've gotten the ol' blog set up with an RSS feed and an Atom feed. I'm still a bit wobbly on all the terminology, but now those who want to subscribe to this humble blog may do so. Let the feeding begin!
Speaking of which I've been on vacation for a week or so and have been eating like a pig! In particular, I devoured a XXX burger and XXX root beer at XXX Root Beer in Issaquah, Washington (http://issaquahhistory.org/sites/xxxdrivein.htm). Mmmmmmmmm... Due to all the travelling and eating, movie work has been slim, but I'm gearing back up to make some headway on all of the various projects I'm juggling. Why just last night I added some broken valentine's candy teeth to the mummy head for DR PUDDING'S MONSTER FILES.
More soon...
Speaking of which I've been on vacation for a week or so and have been eating like a pig! In particular, I devoured a XXX burger and XXX root beer at XXX Root Beer in Issaquah, Washington (http://issaquahhistory.org/sites/xxxdrivein.htm). Mmmmmmmmm... Due to all the travelling and eating, movie work has been slim, but I'm gearing back up to make some headway on all of the various projects I'm juggling. Why just last night I added some broken valentine's candy teeth to the mummy head for DR PUDDING'S MONSTER FILES.
More soon...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Happy Birthday to Me...and Eric Spudic!
OK, I turned 39 yesterday so I have one year left to plan my mid-life crisis!
Got a free ice cream sundae at lunch thanks to my boss, my wife made me a dinner of lasagna and chocolate cake, I rocked out to some KISS cds and my son and I watched a b-movie about giant ants!
Life could be worse.
I share my birthday with Captain Kangaroo, Tobey Maquire, Hellen Keller, H. Ross Perot and Eric Spudic (http://www.ericspudic.com)!
Got a free ice cream sundae at lunch thanks to my boss, my wife made me a dinner of lasagna and chocolate cake, I rocked out to some KISS cds and my son and I watched a b-movie about giant ants!
Life could be worse.
I share my birthday with Captain Kangaroo, Tobey Maquire, Hellen Keller, H. Ross Perot and Eric Spudic (http://www.ericspudic.com)!
Friday, June 23, 2006
NACHO LIBRE!!!
Saw NACHO LIBRE the other night with my son and we laughed and laughed and laughed.
Got some stamps, stamped the Dr. Squid mailers mailed 100 of them out on Wednesday. Hope it generates some funding for a deal I'm trying to make.
Going to send a new master of TAINTED BLOOD to the editor for the ALWAYS MIDNIGHT anthology. He said the timing is good as he's hoping to get it wrapped up by the end of the summer.
SASQUATCH HORROR COLLECTION DVD was GREAT!
Got Brett Kelly's new address so I could send off the check for the Dr. Squid ad in his upcoming BONESETTER comic book.
Have all of the NEW NEIGHBOR footage imported into the iMac. Have started trimming down to good takes and have first two shots dropped in to the timeline. Baby steps...
Created a photo collage web graphic for John (Pipedreams Entertainment) Bowker last night. Waiting to hear if he likes it.
Been a bit of delay in getting the news graphics put over the Link Masters footage, but should be ready in a few weeks.
Have gotten myself involved with a zine cooperative thing called SPAZ. Have to get 4 pages together to contribute, then a central guy assembles everyone's contributions, prints it up as a magazine and sends it out to everyone. Kind of like an APA I guess, but I'm woefully unfamiliar with a lot of zine terminology and history - I just make make 'em. My buddies Mike Hegg and Robert Sumner are the men behind it so I had to take them up on their invitation. I see it as a way to ease into getting a full issue of Dr. Squid published by the end of the year.
More later...
Got some stamps, stamped the Dr. Squid mailers mailed 100 of them out on Wednesday. Hope it generates some funding for a deal I'm trying to make.
Going to send a new master of TAINTED BLOOD to the editor for the ALWAYS MIDNIGHT anthology. He said the timing is good as he's hoping to get it wrapped up by the end of the summer.
SASQUATCH HORROR COLLECTION DVD was GREAT!
Got Brett Kelly's new address so I could send off the check for the Dr. Squid ad in his upcoming BONESETTER comic book.
Have all of the NEW NEIGHBOR footage imported into the iMac. Have started trimming down to good takes and have first two shots dropped in to the timeline. Baby steps...
Created a photo collage web graphic for John (Pipedreams Entertainment) Bowker last night. Waiting to hear if he likes it.
Been a bit of delay in getting the news graphics put over the Link Masters footage, but should be ready in a few weeks.
Have gotten myself involved with a zine cooperative thing called SPAZ. Have to get 4 pages together to contribute, then a central guy assembles everyone's contributions, prints it up as a magazine and sends it out to everyone. Kind of like an APA I guess, but I'm woefully unfamiliar with a lot of zine terminology and history - I just make make 'em. My buddies Mike Hegg and Robert Sumner are the men behind it so I had to take them up on their invitation. I see it as a way to ease into getting a full issue of Dr. Squid published by the end of the year.
More later...
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Time Flies
Wow - it's been a couple of weeks since my last post.
Never did get back to the mummy outfit. Hope springs eternal - there's always this weekend!
Finally got that Dr. Squid mailer printed up, then folded. Distilled my mailing list down, printed labels and labelled the mailers. Now I need to get some stamps and get 'em off in the mail.
Got a back-up mater of TAINTED BLOOD made, trashed the files from my computer and just finished importing all of Ron Ford's footage for the "new neighbor" segment of TWISTED FATES. Going to get that cut, exported to master & back-up tapes, then move on to DEADLY PREMONITIONS.
Never managed to get going on the 14-day screenplay contest, however, I did talk to my wife about one sci-fi movie idea I'd had rolling around in my head for a while, but had trouble getting from the big plot twist to the ending I wanted. As usual, she made the perfect suggestion which then made the path to the ending logical and smooth and now I can't wait to start writing it!!
Ordered SASQUATCH HORROR COLLECTION the other day and told my wife that can be her birthday present to me. I'll post more about why I ordered it later...
Gotta run.
Never did get back to the mummy outfit. Hope springs eternal - there's always this weekend!
Finally got that Dr. Squid mailer printed up, then folded. Distilled my mailing list down, printed labels and labelled the mailers. Now I need to get some stamps and get 'em off in the mail.
Got a back-up mater of TAINTED BLOOD made, trashed the files from my computer and just finished importing all of Ron Ford's footage for the "new neighbor" segment of TWISTED FATES. Going to get that cut, exported to master & back-up tapes, then move on to DEADLY PREMONITIONS.
Never managed to get going on the 14-day screenplay contest, however, I did talk to my wife about one sci-fi movie idea I'd had rolling around in my head for a while, but had trouble getting from the big plot twist to the ending I wanted. As usual, she made the perfect suggestion which then made the path to the ending logical and smooth and now I can't wait to start writing it!!
Ordered SASQUATCH HORROR COLLECTION the other day and told my wife that can be her birthday present to me. I'll post more about why I ordered it later...
Gotta run.
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