LET'S DO THIS!

Let's make 2013 absolutely amazing!

REDD GREEN

Striving to get as much of this movie done as humanly possible. Ya know, before the year wraps up. I'm fully aware we'll still need to get some shooting done in January, but I'm using New Years as a deadline to get this as close to done as humanly possible.

Alot of editing, learning the ins and outs of Vegas Pro 12 as well as the amazingness of Hitfilm 2 Ultimate. Also been doing alot of shooting in front of our portable green screen.

More talk about that as well as where we are at production wise in the following video.

We're in the last 24 days of our INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN.  We're approaching $500 and we've got a ways to go. I'm confident we can at least get close to our goal.  I really need to keep up with the updates and video updates which is what I plan on doing this week.

I've been working with the new FX software Hitfilm 2 Ultimate. It's a pretty amazing software that now allows the use of 3d Models.  I downloaded a 3D model of a car and attempted to do an effect of a car exploding and flipping over. The physics are all wrong and it was a very rushed job, mainly because I was excited to get it rendered to see what it would look like. All in all I think it looks alright for an hour job. I definitely see the strong potential of this software and can't wait to test it's limits.

So here's my plan for this week. I have a reel for a client that I need to upload which I'm actually doing now. Also this week I need to upload a Hitfilm 2 tutorial since a few people have asked. I'd like to edit at least 2 to 3 more video updates for our IndieGoGo as well as for our Kickstarter peoples and just for our REDD audience in general. 

Really need to push this IndieGoGo. Gotta get some of this money in. The more we get the faster we can get REDD finished. So please, if you can, spread the word and or pledge to us.  You'll get rewards for pledging like these amazing Limited Edition Postcards.

We Love You Dian!

On behalf of the cast and crew of REDD we give our condolences to our lead actress April Crum and her family. Her mother Dian Crum has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Dian was sweet and wonderful and extremely supportive of April and this little movie we've been working on. She didn't hesitate to lend a hand behind and sometimes in front of the camera. She was an amazing and lovely person and she will be greatly missed.

Please send your condolences here: http://www.resthavenfuneral.com/Obituaries/obituaries-detail.cfm?method=2&id=1996

Honestly. This is rather heartbreaking. There have been many ups and downs in making this movie. At the start of this production I had lost a friend in a car wreck and then later my brother Robert passed away. It's hard not to think of the people you've lost in your own life when someone else passes away. My heart is with April, her sister Crystal, and their Dad, Bill Crum, as well as all of the immediate family. It's an awful time right now that only adds to my own pain from my own loss.

But somehow you have to find the strength to move forward. You have to. I promised my brother I would finish this movie and now I do so with Dian in mind as well.

So we will indeed finish this.

Who is REDD?

Who is REDD? Take a quick look at what a REDD Agent is and peek into the personality of REDD herself.

Please support our IndieGoGo. This movie is nearly finished and we need your help to get this movie out to the masses. http://www.indiegogo.com/reddmovie

Also, special thanks to Theo Hearst and Michael Baumeister for being our newest pledgers to receive their Associate Producer credit. And remember, this is a flexible funding campaign, meaning whatever you pay for you are guaranteed to get. If you pledge to get a T-shirt package, you will be getting that T-shirt package regardless of whether we reach our goal. So feel free to pledge to get some of our nifty perks.

REDD PROD. UPDATE / VFX Breakdowns November 2012

Coming Down The Line

We're in the middle of finishing up the rest of shooting. Inching along. I swear this thing is so close to getting done. Of course we are behind thanks to the usual delays (scheduling and weather) so shooting is going to go into November. We're editing as we go. Scoring and VFX work has been coming along nicely as well.

Check out some pics from the set.

KICKSTARTER Update #15

Cross posted from Kickstarter

What's been going on!?

A few of you requested an update so an updating I shall go.

First off still dealing with casting schedules for those last few scenes. Some of this is due to some of our cast and crew settling in with that first month of returning to college. Another part of it is some of our cast is getting quite popular and in demand, I'm happy to say. But we'll be knocking out those scenes this month and into October.

Of course this delays us. This means you lovely Kickstarter folks will get to see this movie in November.

The good news is the first full hour of this movie is pretty much complete. Still some sound mixing to do and we have to re-record some dialogue, but all in all this movie is looking pretty bad ass.

Could there quite possibly be a sneak peak at a scene or two. You bet your ass?

BUT WHEN PATRICK?!

I respond with a cryptic "soon".

It'll be a surprise but there are a couple of different scenes I can't wait to show you.

Heck I can't wait for you guys to see the full movie in it's entirety.

More soon.

Until then, check out some freeze frames from the movie.

Redd (April Crum) points to the sky indicating that she does indeed have her own space ship.

Rick (Eve Butler) looks over the "particle generator" an object of great importance to this particular plot.

Jennifer Russoli is OFFICER CARTER. Here she argues with Ron Rice who plays DARYL. Some heated words are exchanged in regards to the Grimm Corporation trying to "take over" the U.S. Military.

Brooke Hammrick plays ANNIE. One of the inhabitants of Magic Valley trying to make sense of all the strangeness happening around her home town.

SMITH (Chris Plouffe) looks over the particle generator hoping to that fixing it will help them fight the oncoming evil.

Redd holding the long cannon and being entirely too happy about it.

More soon.

Horror Talk TV

The fine folks over at Horror Talk TV gave us some time on their newest episode to plug REDD. They showed off a bit of the trailer and we even put together a little intro where in I (Patrick) can be seen disposing of a dead body (Amanda Elizabeth).

Special thanks to Steve Pattee (AlienRedRum) for hooking us up.

Watch the whole episode to see horror awesomeness or you can check out the REDD portion at the 15:49 mark.

Be sure to check out HorrorTalk.com

Kickstarter Project Update #14

Cross Posted from the Kickstarter Updates.

Project Update #14: August REDD Update

So here's what's going down.

1) We've got the majority of footage shot but there are still some key scenes to shoot. Currently working out scheduling with cast to get those shots finished.

2) We are in post production editing what we've got. You can actually see a full movie on the horizon. Working on both the first round of sound editing and the majority of the Visual FX shots. Also scoring each scene as they are fleshed out.

3) Because of the extended visual fx editing and scheduling delays with some of the cast. You won't get to see the movie til after October. You can also blame my perfectionism influencing the score and the fact that I'm really trying to nail that sound mix.

4) Some of you have already been contacted concerning the details that we need to get from you for your backers rewards. Soon we'll be contacting those that wanted to submit they're picture for use in the movie. Time for us to determine where to place all your lovely faces. Before the movie is completed we will be asking those of you getting credits how you want to be credited and exactly how you want your names spelt.

5) And just because I love to plug our stuff, feel free to check out WTWMOVIECOMPANY.COM and watch our new short but lovely demo reel which does feature some short cuts from REDD.

I hope all of you are doing amazingly well.

Patrick

EDITING!!!

There are still some key scenes to shoot, but we are trying to work out everyone's schedule to get those scenes shot. But for the most part this movie is deep into Editing and VFX Editing. And boy this is ALOT of work.  There may be a delay in getting this movie out, but it'll be out this year that's for sure.

More of an update later, but right now here are some pics and stills from recent shoots and stills from the editing bay.  You can see all these updates on our Facebook page. Join us won't you?

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VFX shot. The Grimm ship fires on The Red Raven.

Eve Butler is RICK

Rick on board The Red Raven

REDD firing the long canon.

Brooke Hamrick is Annie.

Rebecca Morris is Shannon.

April Crum cooling off.

Standing on the porch with Grand Ma (Kelly Emerson).

Chris Plouffe is Smith,

Amanda Elizabeth is Beth.

Talking over a disagreement with guns.

REDD about to give you both barrels.

What if the shark worked?

First off Happy belated 4th of July.

I'm celebrating my freedom by working on my movie.

I am looking over the footage we have for the final battle in REDD. Part of the final battle is when Smith (Chris Plouffe) faces off against Chapel (Richard Gaither). Chapel gets bit by a Werewolf and ends up turning into one. We've only shot about 5 minutes of this scene, and now the problem is that Richard is in Maine and may not be back in time for us to get the rest of his shots. So some creative problem solving is in order. But hey, that's pretty much all moviemaking is isn't it? Creative problem solving.

I've come to expect and almost love when we run into problems like this.  It's the blocks, the delays, the unexpected problems that are always great opportunities to come up with creative solutions and usually bring you to a solution that ends up being better than what you originally intended. This has happened to me quite a bit. Now I just get excited about what we can come up with. Not to say I don't get frustrated when things go wrong, you almost have to. It's just gotten easier to recognize the opportunity to turn negatives in to positives.

I always look to Jaws as an example.

If you're a fan of the movie Jaws as I am, you're familiar with the stories about how the mechanical shark never worked.  You've probably heard all the nightmare stories about shooting the movie, and what a pain in the ass it was to not have the shark functioning a good portion of the time. But it was their creative solutions that made the movie what it was.

Eventually they did get the shark to work, enough to get some key scenes, but I always figured if the shark did work the way it was supposed to, then perhaps Jaws wouldn't have turned out as great as it did. Many of my favorite scenes were minus the shark.

Some exciting news for REDD. Popular Author John M. Davis has agreed to work on the novelization of the screenplay for REDD. The novel will detail the entire story of the movie and give you more background and insight into the characters and the world of REDD. The novel will be available when the movie is released. You'll be able to get it as an E-Book as well as on paperback.  Check out the books of John M. Davis and his very popular Gunship stories.

You may notice on some of his book covers and art the image of our very own Amanda Elizabeth. She's done some modeling for a few of his book covers. Ain't she talented? Check out her site here.

I'm still making some casting decisions for REDD. Hopefully we can clear all that up and get to shooting in the next few weeks.

Now, if there was just some creative solution for beating this heat so we can shoot exteriors.

Circle of Influence

Working on the newer Werewolves for REDD. It should be noted there are a number of obstacles in my way right now. When you’re making a movie (or making anything for that matter) it can be very easy to look at your circle of concern rather than your circle of influence.

The Circle of Concern is everything you can’t control. Aka The Circle of Worry. For me right now that would be the Weather and cast and crew scheduling.  For the most part it’s either out of my hands or it’s something that I have to wait on to clear up.

My Circle of Influence is everything that I CAN control. What happens when the whether clears up and schedules get straightened out? Are we ready to go with everything? Is there anything I can be working on right now?

It can be very easy to get knocked down and then stay down as you bitch about what you can’t do. Concentrating on your Circle of Influence means working on what you can do.

So right now, that means preparing each costume, prop, and planning each FX shot.  Right now it’s all about the Werewolves.

We’ll be showcasing a couple different kinds of Werewolves, but it’s the Giant Werewolf beasts that get much of the action. The one I’m working on now is based on the same design as the Werewolves from the original short we made last year.

With minor differences like the shape of the Wolf’s head and this time I’m making the eyes glow green as opposed to red. Also I’m aiming to make the head much lighter as the original one could easily wear someone’s neck out. Here I’ve used less cardboard and duct tape and used light water foam for parts of the head, making it much lighter.

Next up I give it a paint job, get to work on the torso, and then I start the build on  a giant robot.

Hopefully in the next few weeks we’ll have all our locations secured, schedules cleared up, and maybe, just maybe the heat will let up a little.

Casting Call

CASTING CALL:
Looking to fill the following roles for the feature film REDD. 

- We need to fill the role of Grand Pa. This needs to be an older gentleman late 50's on. Must have the ability to sit in a rocking chair and stare at nothing. Grand Pa must have a beautiful smile.

- We need men to play Werewolves and Grimm Soldiers. You'll be in make up and or in full tactical gear and we'll require you to do alot of running around, falling over, shooting at things, getting shot, blown up, clawing at things and or clawed to death.

- We are looking for women to play Vampire Extras. Sexy, creepy, Vampires that will eventually die gruesome deaths. 18 years and up. Some Vampires may be used for extended fight scenes and or death scenes.

- We also need men and women to play Tech Officer Extras, this will require you to wear black, pretend to do office work, and then die most likely by gunfire. There seems to be alot of dying in this movie.

- We also need extras to play townsfolk. Refreshingly, none of these people die.

We're shooting in and around Winston Salem, NC. We'll be shooting in July and August, but many of these roles will only require you to be on set for one or two days. If you're interested please send info, headshots, resumes, and any links to reels or video samples to reddghost@rocketmail.com

Kickstarted

Thank you to all who supported us and all who pledged. We're gonna wrap this one up in the next few months.

Enjoy our little celebration video:

Amanda Wants To Be A Vampire

Horror Talk Interview with Patrick

Steve Pattee was nice enough to interview me over at Horror Talk.

Check out the interview here: http://www.horrortalk.com/features/2369-interview-patrick-prejusa.html

I talk about REDD, Monster Cops, and raising money for Cancer Charities.

Quick Kickstarter Update Video

Addy Miller joins the cast of REDD

We're happy to announce that we've added Addy Miller to the cast of REDD.

Addy has appeared in The Secret Life of Bees starring Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifah, Blood Done Sign my Name with Michael Rooker and Rick Schroder, and the upcoming Bad Blood with Christian Slater and Jeff Fahey.

Addy's most recognized work is on AMC's 2010 new original series "The Walking Dead," cast as the "Little Girl Zombie" in the pivotal opening scene that set the tone for the entire show.

Check out the Youtube Vid below if you're not familiar.

Since her appearance on The Walking Dead she's become a fan favorite at Horror and Comicbook conventions all over the U.S.

We're very happy to have her on board in an extremely important and pivotal role for our movie.

So excited to shoot her scenes.


See our latest trailer if you haven't yet.

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And if you haven't yet. Checkout our Kickstarter Video.

And checkout our latest behind the scenes video on some of our Visual FX.

It's Kickstarter Time!

Here we go! We're going for it. Fingers crossed let's make this happen. We're so close. Please check out our Kickstarter, watch the video, and please consider pledging. We've got some great incentives including a chance for you to see and even own a copy of the movie.  Pledge and help us reach our goal.

REDD Official Trailer A

Whoa! I guess I should update the Blog.

I certainly hope that if you're keeping track of this movie, that you're doing more than just keeping an eye on this Blog.

Although this blog hasn't been updated since last year (gasp!), we certainly have been working our asses off, as well as continually updating Twitter and Facebook.



As far as shooting goes we're a little more than half way past shooting the movie.  The plan is to get to a final cut by Summer and start screenings in select venues late Summer, then festivals and a DVD release Fall into Winter 2012.

But anything can happen especially when you're working on a high concept, no budget, sci-fi, action,  horror epic.

From December to February we've continued shooting exteriors out in the forests and out back behind Northwoods Stables. As you may have seen most of the movie takes place in the forest.

We've shot outdoors throughout the year meaning much of the exteriors change season, but thankfully I've planned for that and actually wrote that into the script. The forest in the movie is cursed and is actually changing seasons every moment, so it all works out.

Shooting outside started taking it's toll on us. Sometimes it became bitterly cold and the wind would prevent us from getting proper sound. I knew eventually we'd need to move into a studio, so I went off in search of one.

From February through March we've been able to set up shop in a small warehouse, put up a huge green screen and knock out alot of footage.

We've shot much of the Vampire footage with some of our gorgeous actresses. We've also been able to work on much of the Visual FX shots, especially shots featuring REDD's Ship "The Redd Raven"

I'm trying to apply alot of old school sci-fi visual fx techniques to this film. I'm very much inspired by the early days of ILM working on Star Wars. I've built all the Space Ship models myself and am making them fly by shooting them in front of a green screen and moving the camera. Nowadays the ship would've been built in the computer, but since I don't have the expensive software to make this happen, I figured I'd go old school and build it myself. A full Vlog is on it's way specifically about these Ship FX we're working on.

We've got alot more to do, but I'm proud to say that everyday that passes we're able to achieve more and more. Shooting is a huge undertaking, of course, and the Visual FX and the Editing are a journey all on it's own but I'm getting through it.

It's been an adventure getting this done and so much fun working with some amazing people. I'm so grateful to have so many people willing to help make this no-budget vision happen. I'm truly amazed at the support.

Check out some of these pics of the adventures we've had in the past few months, and be sure to check out our Facebook to see more photos as well as our Photo Page.

 

 

 

And if you haven't yet, check out our last production vlog. The fourth one will be coming along soon.