Death Walks Official Trailer

Death Walks Official Trailer

I have been working on this trailer for a while now for the movie 'Death Walks', and finally have it completed. It is promoted on the Death Walks Facebook page and has numerous articles showcasing the trailer to promote the film: Horror Society, Realm of Horror, Zombiepedia, Following The Nerd and Barker Podcasts
to name just a few that have covered the progress of the film.

The trailer has also received nationwide recognition and some select Odeon and Vue cinemas  played the trailer and had it premiere on Halloween:

I am the main editor for the movie trailer, and also for the future edit of the feature film, and work alongside Tom Wolfe (Polysonic) who scores the original music.

While working on this movie, all aspects, I have realised completely my interests and where I want to go with my career. I think I made quite a lot of progress since beginning the FdA course (Animation and Creative Video Production) in 2010, and my discipline is now far from that that I intended at the start of the course.

Proposal for NEW HORIZONS in ANIMATION

 

 

 

Ray Harryhausen - godfather of movie special effects

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

I found some interesting interviews while researching CGI and reading through some Ray Harryhausen text. There is a movie called Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan that interviews well know directors and special effects giants in the film industry such as Peter Jackson, James Cameron and John Landis to name a few. I will be  looking to get a copy of this DVD and will post more when i have seen it. 

'This is the definitive documentary about Ray Harryhausen. Aside from interviews with the great man himself, shot over five years, there are also interviews and tributes from Vanessa Harryhausen, Tony Dalton, Randy Cook, Peter Jackson, Nick Park, Phil Tippet, Peter Lord, Terry Gilliam, Dennis Muren, Rick Baker, John Landis, Ken Ralston, Guillermo Del Toro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Robert Zemeckis, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg and many more. For the first time Ray and the Foundation have provided unprecedented access to film all aspects of the collection including models, artwork and miniatures as well as Ray's private study, where he designed most of his creations, and his workshop where he built them. In addition the documentary will use unseen footage of tests and experiments found during the clearance of the LA garage. Never before has so much visual material been used in any previous documentary about Ray. This definitive production will not only display a huge part of the unique collection but will illustrate the influence that Ray's work has had on film makers during the past fifty or so years. Written by The Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation'

Ray Harryhausen: The Godfather of Movie Special Effects

I watched an interview on the BBC website. It was made in 2010 and Ray Harryhausen was being interviewed by Will Gompertz.

When discussing the era when he began stop motion special effects and comparing to todays CGI special effects regarding audience and film makers, he says that he realises "It's very hard for people today to go back to that period and I can understand why they're not that fascinated with those type of pictures anymore".

When talking about how he feels with today's CGI technology and how special effects has moved on he explains that he thinks it is a 'wonderful tool, but only a tool".  He goes on to use a simple yoyo as a metaphor for explaining how CGI should be used when necessary and not unnecessarily. "If you can entertain with a yoyo, then why not do it?". Enforcing the view that the CGI should be used to enhance a story and maybe not to take over and try to BE the story.