Photos by Damien Magee.
Tim Stiles brings us another behind the scenes video, from Day 9 of our shoot. This day was our overnight shoot with our large zombie extra hoarde, and included intricate stunt sequences and action moments. It was a grueling night, with us wrapping just before the sun rose. Watch below and don’t forget to follow him on twitter here: @bigtimstiles
Jaylene will finish a Diploma in Specialised Makeup in early 2012. She is the owner and operator of Glamour Creations by Jaylene Harris. You can find her on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GlamourCreationsbyJayleneHarris or on her website: http://www.glamourcreations.net/
“Hi, I’m Jaylene J. Together with Amanda Reid – Makeup Assistant, James Moudakis – Special FX and Head Makeup Artist, Kirstin Pawlicki, together we form the Makeup Department for Theatre of the Dead. We spend most of our time in the makeup and dressing rooms as well as on set making the main characters look great and making the zombies look oh so gruesome!
It’s day 8 today and we will be working through to the early hours of the morning. One would think it’s a tedious task to ask of someone but everyone on set from the talented cast and crew has been fantastic; keeping up high spirits and positive attitudes making working together such a positive and great experience.
When on set, I have been checking makeup in between takes seeing what it looks like in real life and how it looks via the video cameras and equipment used to film this great production. The hardest issue to deal with I find is continuity! As the scenes for the film are not being shot in order, one of your characters may have normal makeup, then require a more sickly makeup and go back to normal makeup. Our job is to make sure the makeup always looks right for the desired scene that is shot. It’s not always an easy task but a challenging and rewarding one.
Normally I am used to doing makeup for photo-shoots, weddings and special occasions, but I am so glad I was given this opportunity to work of Theatre of the Dead. I have gained some great experience and insight about the film industry, as well as the opportunity to develop my special FX makeup artistry further, which is an area I am extremely interested in will be pursuing in the near future.
I cannot wait till see the result of everyone’s hard work down the track and eagerly wait the release of this fantastic feature length production that is Theatre of the Dead.”
Patrick 'Miguel' Gallagher
Patrick Gallagher is the Director of Photography on Theatre of the Dead. He shares his name with our writer and director, Patrick J Gallagher, so on set he is called “P2″ or “Miguel”. He is a seasoned cameraman and DOP with many years of industry experience. “Miguel” [P2] has worked with Patrick [P1] for numerous years on short film projects and too confuse everyone more, they even have desks next to each other at their day job working in the Parliamentary Broadcasting Services.
“Wow, what a roller coaster ride, It’s 1am and we have just finished
shooting day 6 of Theatre of the Dead. We have covered an amazing amount
of ground. I always knew that shooting a feature film in 17 days was going
to be a monumental task but I didn’t realise the pace would be so
frenetic. Earlier today we passed the 700 slate mark and a lot of that is
because Crick [1st AD, Christian Doran] is riding hard to get this film made on time but no-ones cares because he does it in a loveable way with a smile.
As Director of Photography I have been really pleased to see that despite
the mad rush we are shooting at we are still be getting beautiful pictures
to tell the story with. I think that the way the camera crew seemed to
gel and come together in a way I would have expected to take so much
longer has been really fantastic and they should be applauded for it. They
have been working at a breakneck pace and I haven’t heard any of them so
much as hint at being tired or upset.
Looking at the rushes, everything seems to be coming together so well. On
screen Josh’s sets are outstanding, Warren’s stunts look awesome and the
actors and extras look amazing all done up.
It looks like Dan, John and Pat are going to pull off an amazing feat.
Well done everyone.”
Patrick ‘Miguel’ Gallagher
With production in full swing, Tim Stiles who plays Jake, produced a vlog of Day #4, to give a little insight into what occurs off set. In the video he visits the cast in the Cast Lounge and pops up to the make up and wardrobe department.
View the video below, and you can read Tim’s blog here: http://bigtimstiles.blogspot.com/2012/01/theatre-of-dead-day-4-shoot.html?spref=fb
Thierry of Nomad Photography (http://www.nomadphotography.com.au) visited our set and photographed these brilliant behind the scenes images.
We did it!
We reached our target of $15,000, but then we already exceed it with $16,000 now raised on the IndieGoGo site! Thank you so much to our contributors for your generosity, and for the energy spent sharing and talking about our project!
The trivia night was also a great success with $2,264 raised directly to fund the film. This means that at present the community has raised over 18 grand to make this film happen! THANK YOU!
But this is still not the time to sit back and relax – we still have around 40 hours of time left on the IndieGoGo countdown! Any more contributions we can find before the time reaches zero will benefit Theatre of the Dead in many ways.
Can we hit $17,000? or even more!
So please keep sharing our IndieGogo page for the next 40 hours: http://www.indiegogo/theatre-of-the-dead
and lets see how far we can exceed our target!
Thank again for your support!
The Canberra Feature Film Coalition and Theatre of the Dead present to you, the Movie Trivia Fundraising Night! We are hoping to continue our fundraising campaign with this fun night of brain teasing trivia!
The Trivia Night will have four rounds; Comedy, Horror, Action as well as a Movie Clip Round. You will be able to have the opportunity to have your photo taken with some of the Theatre of the Dead Zombies, as well as win some fabulous prizes and Theatre of the Dead Merchandise! You will be able to meet the cast and crew of the film, and hopefully pick their brains about the film. (pun intended)
Dinner will be available for purchase on the night, with a wide range of cafe style food on offer! There will be a licensed bar from 5:30pm till Late!
When: 7 January, 2012
Where: The Canberra Club, 45 West Row, Canberra City, ACT
When: Doors open from5:30pm, Dinner from 6pm, Trivia from 7:30pm until late!
Cost: Tickets are $10/person, or $100/table of 10.
Tickets can be purchased online via http://theatreofthedead.com.au/movie-trivia-fundraising-night/, or by calling Sarah on 04 2153 2005!
Bookings are essential! Unsold tickets are available at the door on the night.
We have broken the $10k barrier! We can only say thank you a hundred times, perhaps even ten thousand times!
But this does not mean we are stopping here! We are still $5000 short from our goal, and with 32 days still left, can we work our way to $20,000? Help us make this a possibility by continuing to share the ever important indieGoGo link: http://www.indiegogo.com/Theatre-of-the-Dead and encouraging friends, family and work colleagues to support the film by contributing to the campaign!
If you have already contributed, would you consider a further contribution? If you have made multiple contributions, we will contact you at the end of the campaign and ensure you receive the upgraded reward that equals the full amount! Or you can elect to receive rewards from each of the levels you contributed to! In the end, we just want to thank you so much for support!
In the coming week we shall have some of the key art images for display for contributors to pick which images they would like to receive!
AND FINALLY! Don’t forget only IndieGoGo contributors are eligible to register for Zombie Extras to appear in the movie, and can do so exclusively until Dec 20th only! Contributors with higher contributions may receive favor in placement to camera. You can register here: http://theatreofthedead.com.au/zombie-registrat…
Zombie Extra registration is now open!
If you would like the opportunity to be a zombie in Theatre of the Dead, this is your chance! Round 1 of registration is open to all our indieGoGo contributors.
If you have not contributed, then do not fret! You can make a contribution at any time during the registration period. A $10 minimum contribution is required to be eligible, and we will be looking to favour those who gave higher contributions in where you may appear on camera. Of course, if you become a $500 contributor, you will receive an exclusive Wine and Nibbles film set tour during your Zombie Extra experience!
To contribute to the campaign, head over to our IndieGoGo page: http://www.indiegogo.com/Theatre-of-the-Dead
And to register click here: ZOMBIE REGISTRATION
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