Harbinger Down

[ScheichHabib]

Auf Kickstarter wird mal wieder geschnorrt. Der arme Schlucker ist Alec Gillis (TREMORS, ALIENS etc.).

In the spirit of sci-fi/horror classics, Alien and The Thing, Harbinger Down is a tense, claustrophobic full-length creature film that will feature only practical Animatronic and Makeup Effects.

If you're a fan of the art of Animatronics and Makeup FX, you know that this technique is overlooked by the big studios. I'm hoping that you will help us change that by supporting this labor of love. I will write and direct and ADI co-founder Tom Woodruff, Jr. will produce.

Our company, Amalgamated Dynamics, will create the kind of Oscar caliber Creature Effects for which we are known.

Der beste Effekt im Video ist übrigens Lance Henriksen, den erkennt man unter der Maske ja gar nicht wieder.

[Mr. Vincent Vega]

Kickstarter für den Erhalt einer bedrohten Kunst - und nicht für angeblich unabhängige schnulzige Rich-Kid-Dramödien.

Like.

[Munin]

Ich wünschte mir, das bekäme die Millionen und nicht die Indie-Hipster-Trottel.

[ScheichHabib]

Kohle ist da, Film kommt.

Interview mit Alec Gillis

Shock: With the Veronica Mars and Zach Braff projects, Kickstarter has been a hotly debated topic recently. You guys have worked with on large projects for big studios, and some have opined that cash-strapped filmmakers can't compete with people who have existing Hollywood connections. What's your take on that?

Gillis: I have mixed feelings. On one hand Mr. Braff and Veronica got funded, so the people have spoken. On the other hand, did those filmmakers divert fan money from other worthy projects when they could have gotten the funds through more traditional means? I don't know the answer. I think we're in a different category than them. Despite our credits, we are not personally wealthy. Harbinger Down's budget is just enough to pay for the nuts and bolts of the film. Tom and I expect to pay for the creature FX ourselves through sweat equity, our studio's assets, and plain old free work. The kinds of budgets Veronica Mars and Mr. Braff got will enable them to all get paid. Not so with us. It's a labor of love. The biggest difference is that we are answering a call. Fans of Practical creature FX have been begging for someone to step up and represent them. I think we're the right guys to fill that role.

Was derzeit mit Animatronics möglich ist:

[Savior]

Nur blöd, wenn man – wie im Falle von The Thing (2011) – nochmal komplett mit dem PC drüberwischt...

[ScheichHabib]

Deswegen ja dieses Projekt.

[diceman]

Komisch, hieß das neulich nicht noch "peinliches Ranschmeißen an die Nerd-Fraktion"? Weil "Oldschool" und so?
Just sayin'.

[ScheichHabib]

Ich sprach vom Film, nicht von den FX. Die waren nachweislich auch im ersten HATCHET gut, leider auch mies inszeniert.

[Savior]

Deswegen ja dieses Projekt.

Wollen wir mal sehen, was am Ende dabei 'rumkommt... bei The Thing sollte das zuerst auch anders aussehen.

[ScheichHabib]

Da hatte Gillis doch nichts mit zu tun. Film kann natürlich trotzdem scheiße werden, klar.