http://talesfromthecellar.com The craft, obsession, anguish, and joy of low-budget filmmaking. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:52:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At last the teaser is finished and posted on YouTube. Sealed Fates: A Trilogy of Claustrophobic Terror is Timewarp's latest feature. The film is currently in post production and should be in the can this summer. Stay tuned for a post on the making of the trailer. I got to use ... http://talesfromthecellar.com/2009/03/29/sealed-fates-teaser-now-online/ The venerable horror host Count Gore De Vol has posted an interview with me conducted by veteran Timewarp actress Leanna Chamish. It was conducted at Horrorfind this summer. Take a look at the video, then go over to Count Gore's unique Web site, Meet Effects Artist Mitch Klein from Gore De ... http://talesfromthecellar.com/2009/01/11/count-gore-put-me-on-the-rack/ From John at videokitchen.tv: We are proud to announce that videokitchen.tv has signed with Troma Entertainment, Inc. to distribute Blood, Boobs & Beast on DVD. The DVD is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com and will be officially released on February 24, 2009. The DVD will come as a 2-disc Double Feature and will include ... http://talesfromthecellar.com/2008/11/10/blood-boobs-beast-dvd-release/ The latest Lightwave newsletter mentions a plugin that allows the import of Blender fluids. Blender's simulator is very cool, and Blender is completely free, of course. Once in Lightwave, you can texture using Lightwave's awesome surfacing system and render engine. I haven't tried it yet, but it looks great. You can ... http://talesfromthecellar.com/2008/11/09/import-blender-fluid-simulation-into-lightwave/ [caption id="attachment_115" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Shooting on location with the GL1"][/caption] Since today's shoot was canceled due to hurricane Hanna sweeping through our area, it's a good time to post a bit about how we're shooting our latest feature. There were several choices to make before the cameras rolled on the first day. ... http://talesfromthecellar.com/2008/09/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-sealed-fates-cinematography/ Thanks to my buddy Stewie, upgrading to 2.6 was a breeze. He suggested installing the automatic upgrade plugin, and it didn't disappoint. The process couldn't have been easier.  On the upgrade page, just click through each step, and after about 5 clicks (and two downloads--the site and database backups), you're ... http://talesfromthecellar.com/2008/08/19/finally-upgraded-wordpress/ Don't miss Horrorfind Weekend 10 Aug 15-17 at the UMUC Marriott Inn & Conference Center Adelphi, MD. There are some cool, first-time guests: Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens), Chris Sarandon (Princess Bride, Fright Night), and William Forsythe (Devil's Rejects). Plus, many returning favorites like Tony Todd and, Tom Savini, and ... http://talesfromthecellar.com/2008/08/14/timewarp-at-horrorfind-this-weekend/ trueSpace was one of the first 3D applications I tried, way back in 2000. It was version 4 back then, and while its interface was a little different and it didn't have all of the state-of-the-art features, it was quite capable and got me through a few projects. Now on version ... http://talesfromthecellar.com/2008/07/28/free-3d-adds-another-contender-truespace/ We've been chomping at the bit to film a new feature for over a year now. We're finally getting our chance this summer. The cast is set, the locations (sort of) secured -- any micro-budget company knows what I mean -- and the shooting schedule is done (for the next ... http://talesfromthecellar.com/2008/07/10/sealed-fates-begins-shooting/ For months I've been trying to figure out why all of my state-of-the-art Adobe products -- Premiere, After Effects, Encore, and Photoshop -- have been, for lack of a better term, twitching. The screen would shake and redraw, menus would disappear, and only show when I moused over them. ... http://talesfromthecellar.com/2008/06/28/if-adobe-products-have-a-twitchy-interface-remove-intellipoint-6/