tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67459016571053300452023-11-16T05:34:04.039-08:00Twilight Of The Dogs: The MovieTwilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-36004981603194971552022-08-26T04:00:00.021-07:002022-08-26T15:49:21.752-07:00Post #17 - We Are BACK!!!<p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJ5xRf2ai5aYpXz4NNONVEtK3mjL25_k_XjVq4jguH2VpO1mjT3xz8FDnofH7wrUIdfXGB_OiVnknzZnd6ShCeShyk1hFnKqvP3xnyEl81pMGuaUTjd67sfWx66bSbJdwjwUkSYPaNk_Xafmc7WbRcTpUrW3MbcezN0m2FDd1Z4vYs5bG9h7nCMMwYg/s1658/TOTD-Prints002-FIX-LOGO-NEW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1658" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJ5xRf2ai5aYpXz4NNONVEtK3mjL25_k_XjVq4jguH2VpO1mjT3xz8FDnofH7wrUIdfXGB_OiVnknzZnd6ShCeShyk1hFnKqvP3xnyEl81pMGuaUTjd67sfWx66bSbJdwjwUkSYPaNk_Xafmc7WbRcTpUrW3MbcezN0m2FDd1Z4vYs5bG9h7nCMMwYg/w400-h225/TOTD-Prints002-FIX-LOGO-NEW.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> </b></div></b><div style="text-align: left;"><h2><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"The best laid plans..."</b></div></b></h2></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Here
we are 5 months since my last post...Linda had the hip revision surgery
at the end of March,, which has stopped the dislocations, but at the
same time let bad infection in requiring a 3rd operation (at the end of
April) to clean it from the hip replacement, but then nearly 2 months of
heavy-duty antibiotics infusions every 8 hours, day and night, as the
infection spread throughout her entire body. She has to have multiple
heavy-duty oral antibiotics three times a day for the rest of her life,
or the microbes that are hiding in her body will try to come back and
kill her. SO all along I've had to take care of her, dozens of animals
and all domestic shores, leaving no time or energy to work on Twilight
Of The Dogs.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hQQrpUzoLUMIaYMNLsCZ941LnwaivSF2C12bLuqcfnb6b7v791bARpnuy-Te0wbYZ6eWQtv4HzGZuhaBxatX2twjJwRo1G54erbPIEjGhP5b4_uKfE7_UYVTf-rKegwn6b4mK9WAQsRDjjWlTh_sOxaT2N2C8XxU3At0HUdFmsKJZycpK6oMJwh63Q/s3104/TOTD-Slides-9_15-004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="3104" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hQQrpUzoLUMIaYMNLsCZ941LnwaivSF2C12bLuqcfnb6b7v791bARpnuy-Te0wbYZ6eWQtv4HzGZuhaBxatX2twjJwRo1G54erbPIEjGhP5b4_uKfE7_UYVTf-rKegwn6b4mK9WAQsRDjjWlTh_sOxaT2N2C8XxU3At0HUdFmsKJZycpK6oMJwh63Q/w400-h263/TOTD-Slides-9_15-004.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><br /><div><p>I've continued to work on the film, though in "dribs and drabs", counting on a few friends to help in their own ways and own free time: Tim Sullivan, Kent Burton, Ron Miller, Mike McFee, Tim Pace, Peter Andrew Montgomery, Bill Dempsey, Paul Foster (CineSolutions), Marc Wielage (Chroma Hollywood), and Laura Barltrop among others. Linda is basically now about back where she was when she broke her hip last November, freeing up my time and energy. I'm just now having time to go back into full-blast mode on finishing restoring the film and wrapping up the documentaries and extras for the BluRay and DVDs.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv86up64VGaoKUsy8GJAO1l8la6qdvJZOGw3L3s-Jpe8hSaotKF5kgzvhl8dX-9Y4bczrWYqKSo5qJvJqXaKT6ZKeKD-RV8mzuLilITlxx19j8gfgVK50ZsabkYfw7krJxfEbFRO2XCXR9rMjT-Zum3zjFtEZsD4o1HlOMAWYh8uLt1kbzafIxr7JEQ/s1920/Beams.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv86up64VGaoKUsy8GJAO1l8la6qdvJZOGw3L3s-Jpe8hSaotKF5kgzvhl8dX-9Y4bczrWYqKSo5qJvJqXaKT6ZKeKD-RV8mzuLilITlxx19j8gfgVK50ZsabkYfw7krJxfEbFRO2XCXR9rMjT-Zum3zjFtEZsD4o1HlOMAWYh8uLt1kbzafIxr7JEQ/w400-h225/Beams.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Just to make it clear, Twilight Of The Dogs is back on track!</p><p>Stay tuned for more details! <br /></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2uWwpqmwqO280_3Fev7mM4oY98qvoszG0Xpa3ntLrLqzRU8HZ5sm1WYNfdoGzj14Sgdq28XwLBGjrtFilluJ5I1_YmoWnL3ijOwTW49UvOOagikGchLqyh1auB331uoY9Fz6ZALIF1mgQeOK9WCB1GNhyxl895rCMUJFJCXiJYjjVYOGXEUtPVaDVg/s845/JRE-TOTD-%5E-22-93-%2327%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="845" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2uWwpqmwqO280_3Fev7mM4oY98qvoszG0Xpa3ntLrLqzRU8HZ5sm1WYNfdoGzj14Sgdq28XwLBGjrtFilluJ5I1_YmoWnL3ijOwTW49UvOOagikGchLqyh1auB331uoY9Fz6ZALIF1mgQeOK9WCB1GNhyxl895rCMUJFJCXiJYjjVYOGXEUtPVaDVg/w400-h263/JRE-TOTD-%5E-22-93-%2327%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">John Ellis<br />Hollywood, Californis<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">#twilightdogs #longlostfilm</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div id="mc_embed_signup"><form action="https://blogspot.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=a4e1ff253167f3f96fc4cfd62&id=b52fce6705" class="validate" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" method="post" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" novalidate="" target="_blank"><div id="mc_embed_signup_scroll"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span><i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is coming to BluRay and DVD!<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></span></span></b></div><div id="mc_embed_signup_scroll"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span class="Apple-converted-space">Winter </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>2022</span></span>!</span></b><br /></span><h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">To avoid missing any new posts, <br />sign up below to SUBSCRIBE to the<i> <br />Twilight Of The Dogs</i> Blog! 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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">(Please NOTE that some reporting in this newspaper article from 1993 isn’t exactly accurate,<br /> but most of it is. Also the pictures were reproduced poorly (and in black & white) and I have replaced them with nice color versions of the original photos. Hope you enjoy the article!)<br /></span> <br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;">Prince George's County Goes Hollywood!<br /><br /></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;"><i>‘Twilight of the Dogs’</i> Filmed In <br />Upper
Marlboro</span></span></b></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;">By Carol Mahoney </span></b></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The Enquirer-Gazette Staff</i></span><br /> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;">Photos by Richard Latoff, courtesy of The VERY
BIG Motion Picture Corporation Of America.</span></span></b></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">In February, the apocalyptic adventure film
<i>Twilight of the Dogs</i> will be ready for release in theaters.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;">Tim Sullivan as Sam Asgarde and Gage
Sheridan as Karuy portray star-crossed lovers in the soon-to-be-released movie
Twilight of the Dogs.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">The film, shot on location in two tobacco
warehouses in Upper Marlboro and a sand and gravel pit in Laurel, discusses a
number of heady issues including religious cults, plagues, curing epidemics,
love, and reason.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">It is the work of Arlington, Virginia,
producer and director, John R. Ellis.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Recently Ellis sat at a huge flatbed editing
table in his austere apartment, cleared of all non-essential items, save those
connected with the film. Amid bunches of short strips a film already edited out
and even more still to be edited in, Ellis discussed his filmmaking.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“ The idea when you shoot a film is to get
enough coverage, enough different angles, that it gets you enough choices in
editing to make the best possible film.“ Most of the shooting was finished in
July with a few retakes here and there over the following few months.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“A lot of the time you get into the editing
and you say, ‘how can we make this work? You can't always go back and reshoot,“
he said. " Especially when you have like a 100 extras on a given day, had
a stuntman on fire and people doing other stunts and a lot of money is being
spent.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“This is a pretty big film,” Ellis said. He
said it is his third film as producer but his first as a director of a feature
film. “This is the biggest production that we've done yet, Ellis said. “Just
the sheer number of people that were involved -- it was mind-boggling.“</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">He looked to everyone on the set for their
input and ideas too. "I delight in other people's contributions,“ Ella
said. " I can't think of anything more boring than watching a film that
was nothing but what I did.“</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">There are a lot of Ellis' beliefs about life
in the movie. He collaborated a great deal with the film’s screenwriter, Tim
Sullivan of Hollywood, California, who also plays the male lead.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“This film is about spiritual rebirth and
it's really about how people have to work together for the good of everyone,“
Ellis said.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;">Producer/Director John Ellis reflects in
front of a BMP-1 Soviet armored personnel carrier, one of the myriad props in
the motion picture Twilight of the Dogs.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">He is quick to point out it is not a message
film. “ I wanted to make a good, entertaining science fiction adventure film,"
he said. Some symbolism was snuck in along the way but it is definitely not a “preachy
film.“</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">He will not discuss the plot too much
because he does not want to give anything away.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Ellis feels he will never write his own
scripts; he likes to collaborate. But he adds he is a good writer - " I'm
a good storyteller; that's what movie making is about.“</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Ellis grew up on a farm in Ohio and “at an
early age, developed a love for comic books. He later worked in the comic book
industry as an illustrator but found it was not really what he wanted to do.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“I wanted to make films,“ Ella said. Even as
a teenager, he experimented with amateur filmmaking. And in the 1970s he
managed to break into the film industry as a production assistant. He finally
decided he would never really be able to afford to make his own professional
films.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“In the late seventies I sort of gave up on
it and then immediately found myself immersed in it," Ellis said. “Suddenly,
like within 2 weeks of saying,"well I might as well just stick with the artwork
[illustrating]“, I ended up being hired on a movie and working on that film for
a year."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">From The experience he made many contacts.
By the early 1980s, the local film industry was doing well with commercials and
television and Ellis was incredibly busy making many of them.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">In the late 1980s, Ellis made two films himself,
Star Quest and Invader (both are available in video stores around the country).
<i>Star Quest</i> was recently sold to the Sci-Fi Channel, and Viacom has just
purchased rights to run <i>Invader</i> on cable in the near future.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">At the End of 1992, Ellis decided to make
<i>Twilight of the Dogs</i>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGXrGanrcyUXKhizaJYFrg-Gdc_99jH3Uu0LQLi0bd1MqEiZjKqThRulvjk06lXv9gFSJg2EPot-0p7RYJgesd0MLwPUkok0IKM9MHmtwXUE-iqhhYoxf2_z_-ECY-T4nNxdWrrZAj-jUgAQPGyQviW43p1ObwNUb_qXLRI1JsdH93zq-ed95wYyevQ/s1532/Barry-John-Firing-TOTD03.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1532" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGXrGanrcyUXKhizaJYFrg-Gdc_99jH3Uu0LQLi0bd1MqEiZjKqThRulvjk06lXv9gFSJg2EPot-0p7RYJgesd0MLwPUkok0IKM9MHmtwXUE-iqhhYoxf2_z_-ECY-T4nNxdWrrZAj-jUgAQPGyQviW43p1ObwNUb_qXLRI1JsdH93zq-ed95wYyevQ/w400-h265/Barry-John-Firing-TOTD03.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The murderous Deacon Hill (actor Barry Sigismondi) gleefully guns down innocent "scavenger dogs".<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Shooting in Upper Marlboro was not exactly
easy. “It was so-o-o hot and the mosquitoes were terrible,“ Ellis said. The
bulk of the film was shot in 6 weeks fairly quickly by industry standards.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Some high-tech special effects to be added
in were later shot in California. All of the planning and much of the editing
takes place right in Ellis' apartment.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“Some of the really big films will take five
or six months, but smaller films go more quickly,” Ellis said. Most low budget
films will be shot in about a month some in 10 days. That's ridiculous; I can't
do that,“ he said. Actually filming for Twilight of the dogs took 34 days.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">A normal day of filming starts at about 6:00
a.m. . Ellis starts with looking over the days list of what will be shot. A
production meeting starts around 7:00 a.m. with the crew.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“We would try to be set up and shooting by
9:00 a.m.,“ he said. First a rehearsal will be done to check that the lighting
was correct. Filming will last throughout the day with a break for lunch and
filming isn't over until everything scheduled gets filmed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Night shoots are done just about the same
way, but with all the a.m.'s changed to p.m.'s.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">One concern during filming is always the
danger surrounding stunts. “It's scary sometimes with all the special effects
and stunts.“ but everybody applauds when a special stunt or an effect goes off
perfectly.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Ellis said this film went well with only
four minor injuries. “Usually it's me, “ he joked.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Holding up one hand he gestured to a rather
scarred thumb. “ I always hurt this thumb severely on films,“ Ellis said. In
<i>Twilight of the Dogs</i>, there is fire, firearms -- machine guns, a tank and
complicated stunts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">The film is being marketed for release in
foreign countries. “A great portion of the profits are from foreign
distribution,“ Ellis said. It is also being marketed for home video and
television sales worldwide.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“Hopefully the film will find a strong
domestic market too,” he said.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“The science fiction genre has become very
popular again due to current hits like the new <i>Star Trek</i> series”, Ellis said. And
it is popular not only here but all over the world.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;">Bambi, a registered Jersey cow from Richmond,
Virginia, plays Gertrude, a featured character in the movie.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Once <i>Twilight of the Dogs</i> is put to bed,
Ellis may start production of a political thriller sometime next year, assuming
the financing falls into place. It is a fictional story based on a presidential
impeachment. He also hopes to produce an old fashioned ghost story soon.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Ellis does not really hope to become the
next Steven Spielberg. "I would like to be able to do the kind of films I
want to make and have a reasonable amounts of money to make them with and make
a reasonable living."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">He feels he is getting to that point. But he
would like to spend more time for the creative aspects and not fight so hard to
get the films made.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">As a smaller producer/director, Ellis feels
he is luckier than some of the industry giants since he still gets to call all
the shots on the set. “On bigger films everybody wants to put their two cents
in,” he said.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Ellis also let his two children, Sara, 8,
and Jules, 4, get into the act. “They were paid extras and they had a blast,“ he
said. And it looks like Sara may follow in her father's footsteps one day,
unless she becomes an oceanographer.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">He has not decided whether or not he will
encourage her. Ellis said filmmaking is not for everybody. “It's not something
I recommend -- unless they can't help it.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">There is so much involved in being a
successful director, Ellis said. “You have to be a businessman, a psychologist,
and therapist for people, and a politician with the government. You have to be
an artist and a designer and a writer and just so many things.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“Usually by the time it's over, it's like ‘thank
God it's over with’. Then for a little while everyone is very depressed. It's a
bit like postpartum depression. Then gradually you get to the point of ‘what
now?’ It's a vicious cycle.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“The only way to become a successful filmmaker
is to let nothing stop you,” Ellis said. “That’s the bottom line.“</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">SIDEBAR</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;">THE MAKEUP ARTIST</span></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;">By Carol Mahoney </span></b></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;">The Enquirer-Gazette Staff</span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><br />On the movie set, there is one job that
seems like it should be too much fun to be a paid one.</span><br /></p><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Special effects makeup artist Tim Davis got
to do all the special makeup for <i>Twilight of the Dogs</i>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">David said he had a childhood fixation with
monsters and Halloween and dressing up. “Problem is I never grew out of it,
much to my parents chagrin,“ he laughed. He has always been a movie buff and
majored in art in school.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">The Virginia native played around with makeup
and trying to emulate the professionals. He and friends would ask questions of
working artists. "And they would say, “Practice, practice, practice!"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Soon he was getting work and making some
money on local films. He and a friend later started their own business. They
invested in a motor home and equipped it for location makeup. His partner did
the straight makeup while Davis created the monsters. They were the first to
have their own company in the metropolitan Washington area. They worked for
television and area theaters for three frenzied years.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">But just as they were about to break into
the Los Angeles market, illness struck. In 1990, Davis became very sick and
spent 3 months recovering.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Davis even created special effects for the
movie <i>New Jack City</i> from a hospital bed. But he continued to be plagued with
health problems and ultimately lost the business. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Now he is on the comeback trail.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“John [Ellis, the film's director] was very
kind and very generous to give me the job,“ Davis said. The two have known each
other for many years. “This is my first film back.“</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">David said he and Ellis discussed the
special effects makeup, sharing ideas and finally coming to an agreement. Davis
proudly added the burn makeup used in the film is his own special creation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">There was one scene where the evil Reverend,
played by Ralph Bluemke, had to be badly burned. Davis said it was complicated
because he had to make thousands of tiny latex blisters and stick them all over
Bluemke. There were close-ups of him so the makeup had to be detailed all the
way down to his fingers, Davis said.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzlEJVs7WYj6_fzIaoc39PaVsvqeptvJepJ0e7cdJkaekQcW0AqUbU-qYj9VHDm2_Wm1QxCUuemMd7sLal5IwvRPOBE15RhYradxie9QN9qtzLtSF051kWIvTHwQ6OWgwtf_SdIBSYWMCL3izHj2Wfi2WlA52oZrSQyWiGTtSWOsGKftnUQYRQ_Y0uA/s1483/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1483" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzlEJVs7WYj6_fzIaoc39PaVsvqeptvJepJ0e7cdJkaekQcW0AqUbU-qYj9VHDm2_Wm1QxCUuemMd7sLal5IwvRPOBE15RhYradxie9QN9qtzLtSF051kWIvTHwQ6OWgwtf_SdIBSYWMCL3izHj2Wfi2WlA52oZrSQyWiGTtSWOsGKftnUQYRQ_Y0uA/w400-h268/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;">Ralph Bluemke, as the evil religious cult
leader Reverend Zerk, shows off 6 1/2 hours of Effects Makeup Supervisor Tim
Davis’ handiwork.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Much of the work on the film included
providing continuity of cuts and bruises and progressive scabbing from one
scene to the next, Davis said.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Probably the strongest thing Ellis imparted
on Davis was that the film should be a family film, Davis said. Ellis did not
want a lot of blood and guts – “No <i>Friday The 13th</i> blood-fest,“ Davis said.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Much of the violence is implied but there
was some blood. Made from Karo syrup and dye, Davis went through about three or
four gallons that he would apply and reapply to the actors along the way.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“There were a few sticky moments as shooting
started,” Davis said. It was so hot that the blisters and scabs he applied to
the actors started melting. Davis had to go back and remake them out of latex
rubber.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">“The best part was the camaraderie on the
set,” Davis said. “But it was also hard work."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Davis already has two offers to do more
films, one right after <i>Twilight of the Dogs</i> and another next year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">For newcomers to the field, Davis says, “Don’t
limit yourself. Monster makeup is fun but learn the straight makeup too.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">-30-</span><br /><br /></p><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">So dear readers, the last post (which was promised twice) was a month ago and there are reasons for this. My domestic partner Linda broke her left hip in the driveway on November 29th, had hip replacement surgery the next day...and has had 3 dislocations since, and is having adjustment surgery this coming week, which will hopefully end the dislocating issues. <br /><br />So I've been preoccupied with domestic issues and more while still trying to finish work on <i>Twilight</i> as well as assembling materials for the documentaries and special features to go on the BluRay and DVD. So I'm RESCHEDULING the release until this summer (as opposed to late spring as previously announced. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i> IS COMING, promise! Remember what John Lennon said, "Life is what happens while you're making other plans."<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The post Tim Sullivan and I have been working on (concerning creativity, inspiration, and where ideas come from, and how it all relates to the storyline of <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i>) will HOPEFULLY be coming up next, fingers crossed. Hopefully in about two weeks.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wish us luck and see you then!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">John Ellis<br />Hollywood, Californis<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">#twilightdogs #longlostfilm</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div id="mc_embed_signup"><form action="https://blogspot.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=a4e1ff253167f3f96fc4cfd62&id=b52fce6705" class="validate" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" method="post" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" novalidate="" target="_blank"><div id="mc_embed_signup_scroll"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span><i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is coming to BluRay and DVD,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></b></div><div id="mc_embed_signup_scroll"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span class="Apple-converted-space">Summer </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>2022</span></span>!</span></b><br /></span><h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">To avoid missing any new posts, <br />sign up below to SUBSCRIBE to the<i> <br />Twilight Of The Dogs</i> Blog! </span></h2><h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Support our effort!!!</span></h2><h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">Please leave COMMENTS and <br />click "like" where possible!</span><br /></span></h2><h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Watch for new posts!</span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></h2></div></form></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
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Photo by Richard Latoff<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p> Watch for a new post next Friday, March 18th! See you then!<br /></p>Twilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-53475670671747092722022-02-25T18:55:00.005-08:002022-02-25T19:01:13.419-08:00Post #15 - TOTD on PG County Community Television 6-10-1993<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Twilight Of The Dogs news story on<br />Prince George's County Community Television<br />June 10, 1993</b></span></h3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="361" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fmG9PFDu3Ko" width="435" youtube-src-id="fmG9PFDu3Ko"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was the morning of Thursday June 10th 1993 when we were visited by PG County Community Television to do a news story on <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i>. It was our 9th day of shooting, there would be 30 more days to go after this (including 3 days in mid-May of 1994, to "pick-up" shots/sequences we missed). <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My friend, the Commissioner of Film for PG County, Gailyn Gwin, interviewed me and did the onscreen report when it aired. Another friend of mine, Paul Crosariol, was the cameraman.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although Gailyn reports <i>Invader</i> to be my first film, it was my second following <i>Star Quest: Beyond The Rising Moon</i>, <i>Twilight</i> being the third. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next day (after this was shot) we welcomed Hollywood's Alicia Craft as our new Directory of Photography (Cinematographer), who did an amazing job on the film.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gailyn also kindly provided us with all the footage they shot for the news story, a lot of it unique, which we will be using in parts of the documentaries which will be included on the BluRay and DVD release of <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i> in a few months.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See you in 2 weeks, and hope you enjoy the video!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">John Ellis<br />Hollywood, CA <br /><div style="text-align: center;">-30-<br /></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">(NOTE that if receiving this in email, to view the video you have to click on the link to visit the blog, and/or click on this YouTube link: https://youtu.be/fmG9PFDu3Ko <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">#twilightdogs #longlostfilm</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div id="mc_embed_signup"><form action="https://blogspot.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=a4e1ff253167f3f96fc4cfd62&id=b52fce6705" class="validate" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" method="post" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" novalidate="" target="_blank"><div id="mc_embed_signup_scroll"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is coming to BluRay and DVD,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spring 2022</span></span>!</span><br /></span><h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Subscribe below to the<i> <br />Twilight Of The Dogs</i> Blog! 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</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Twilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-17440687389611477592022-02-11T16:33:00.000-08:002022-02-11T16:33:01.999-08:00Post #14 - Monster Maker Journal, July 1995<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"> This article was written as a bit of a tongue-in-cheek promotional piece by Tim Sullivan, 27 years ago for Monster Maker Journal magazine, which appealed to fans of effects-makeup, monsters, and, well...gory makeup effects. So be prepared when you read article that some of it exaggerates: there is NO pus in the film, and also many of Tim's descriptions benefit from the reader's imaginations.<br />More after the articles...<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp_elUQG5Hm5NB2v7rWNxULolmS7gV-U6Ig90hqreYgAmjbrBAY7yS586GfVoFPKz4PEMCTjQb3rLB_s0fQRxpE8RZ1j5p7T3nPfyvHLbHSAspy9irucP-bzFzF_K8Lc_9q8q68SMnz_IcTOBC3bttIWSWSiET_NChtLBqtWgqAj6igYMic4ZLhKI1bw=s3210" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3210" data-original-width="2496" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp_elUQG5Hm5NB2v7rWNxULolmS7gV-U6Ig90hqreYgAmjbrBAY7yS586GfVoFPKz4PEMCTjQb3rLB_s0fQRxpE8RZ1j5p7T3nPfyvHLbHSAspy9irucP-bzFzF_K8Lc_9q8q68SMnz_IcTOBC3bttIWSWSiET_NChtLBqtWgqAj6igYMic4ZLhKI1bw=w498-h640" width="498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monster Maker Journal #2 - July 1995<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Monster Maker Journal film preview... </h3><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Twilight Time</span> </h1><p style="text-align: center;">by Tim Sullivan</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtXKm9cTIdYdN2BIpxxojG5L8g4Y0UYn2NMexFdJo79UPg4epMvdr5UlaAlJPBe8lLh43ig2mqus1rCa8vAXoxPw1eL4Ap1cfQoORd3il5JCx8WPioO8iH-MutfSjEHzy8nDYOixp1-EzxsUvg7KTJAADDPlMfJ4SZwaMDRj358-B3HHs1OkUVZNXmkA=s1563" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="1563" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtXKm9cTIdYdN2BIpxxojG5L8g4Y0UYn2NMexFdJo79UPg4epMvdr5UlaAlJPBe8lLh43ig2mqus1rCa8vAXoxPw1eL4Ap1cfQoORd3il5JCx8WPioO8iH-MutfSjEHzy8nDYOixp1-EzxsUvg7KTJAADDPlMfJ4SZwaMDRj358-B3HHs1OkUVZNXmkA=w400-h293" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cast, crew and cow of <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i>. There's a Russian tank in the picture somewhere.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">It is possible that Olympia Filmworks International / The Very Big Motion Picture Corporation of America is the most successful production company in the Mid-Atlantic States? Who knows for sure, but Olympia has stayed in business for nearly a decade under one name or another (Common Man Films was the original moniker). That's quite an accomplishment in the world of independent film-making. What's even more significant is the firm has made two films -- <i>Star Quest: Beyond The Rising Moon</i> and <i>Invader</i>, both released to home video by VidAmerica and TriMark, respectively. Producer/Director John Ellis is putting the finishing touches on <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i>, a science fiction epic shot skillfully on a shoestring budget in rural Maryland.<br /><br />Following the worldwide success of <i>Invader</i>, Ellis decided to do something a little different. He asked your humble servant to come up with a screenplay that would be more character-oriented than his previous efforts, while not skimping on the special effects and monsters.<br /><br />The adventures of Stealth pilot Sam Asgarde and the half alien woman Karuy, after the collapse of civilization, provided the eventful context. Their world, first seen from space over the opening titles, is a dusty overheated ruin inhabited by genetically engineered spiders the size of George Foreman. This unfortunate situation has been caused principally by the spread of a sexually transmitted disease that eats away human flesh. It's the custom to throw yourself down into a spider pit when you know you're rotting away from the plague, huge oozing sores being the telltale symptom.<br /><br />In one of the few habitable regions left after the major cities have been nuked in an unsuccessful attempt to contain the disease, a deranged ex televangelist has organized some survivors into a paramilitary church, where he exerts his will on the wandering bands of starved nomad “dogs” remaining after the agonizing holocaust. (Not to mention having his way with the nubile young chickies.) This is where Sam Asgarde comes in -- of course -- and he soon gets to first base with his gorgeous, if extraterrestrial, girlfriend, while reluctantly battling evil. Their clash with the good Reverend sparks the gory goings on. Aside from various explosions, bullet hits, dismemberments, etc., <i>Twilights</i> effects range from 27th degree burn victims to panoramas of ruined cities. But let's start with the fun stuff. The gore.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSJ1N4Kzhs8dxeF0rjVU4CsYZTbUEhxQjoJY_148UFMGIsaQzWVs4uepBTuL5i7xofmdDt6RhOuGr07twAQs4ae0hbQsgCohS85hUwx2EPELYfYduz3ZWTtP8ipbbVEiEWYnF4gCWwOdmB5bBBZOwwd6Fr3WvbPJbgvvspf27WdH1GtFWcdqoUSlyA_w=s1559" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="1559" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSJ1N4Kzhs8dxeF0rjVU4CsYZTbUEhxQjoJY_148UFMGIsaQzWVs4uepBTuL5i7xofmdDt6RhOuGr07twAQs4ae0hbQsgCohS85hUwx2EPELYfYduz3ZWTtP8ipbbVEiEWYnF4gCWwOdmB5bBBZOwwd6Fr3WvbPJbgvvspf27WdH1GtFWcdqoUSlyA_w=w400-h215" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: actor Ralph Bluemke shows off the unpainted burned flesh appliance
surrounded by the generic blister appliances. Right: the finished
makeup.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">The man responsible for the blood and pus is <i>Twilight's</i> makeup maestro Tim Davis (see sidebar). Tim is incredibly enough, also the editor of this magazine! Is there no end to this Renaissance man's talents? His film and TV credits include <i>New Jack City</i> (Warner Brothers), and <i>America's Most Wanted</i> (Fox). All seriousness aside for just one moment, Tim came up with some masterful appliances, displaying the rotting flesh and dangling eyeballs of plague infected zombies and radiation victims with panache. You'll love the shot where a guy pukes into his own open sore!<br /><br />Another cool shot shows a loser getting his brains blown out. In fact, that happens more than once in the picture, but Tim's piece de repugnance has to be at the film's climax when a dude is roasted alive. In closeups, you can see so much grizzly detail underneath the suppurating pustules that you might even hesitate to gnaw a kernel of popcorn for a nanosecond or two. I mean this guy is toasted! Add to that the odd crucifixion victim or mutilated corpse, and you can see that Mr. Davis was a busy man on the picture. Monster Maker Journal was probably behind schedule for a while as a result. Sorry.<br /><br />Stop motion was used to bring the giant black widow spiders to creeping life in the desolate world of the future. The arachnids were constructed and animated by Kent Burton, whose work can be seen in such mainstream productions as <i>Ed Wood</i> (Hollywood Pictures), <i>Naked Gun 33 1/3</i>: <i>The Final insult</i> (Paramount) and <i>Freaked</i> (20th Century Fox), as well as independent features like <i>Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor</i>. Kent used mattes as well as miniature sets to blend the spiders with live backgrounds and make them interact with humans and animals. The giant arachnids kill a dog and a number of humans. His animation, honed on MTV spots, music videos, and <i>Land Of The Lost</i> episodes, is as smooth as Ray Harryhausen. You know, that 50s and '60s monster guy who won a special Oscar a few years ago presented by no less a figure than Tom Hanks.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP0Vvh5rjOjeC8j8bXuaZCunFsatr8AdYI5Lef477bQYixofzuGaLLRMxNe8mXgIxtoEL-SoZOpPGVzO8tq3nOWzPJ6NEc1nt9sv5p0ArIt4Rddz7pPIC_Pgx00RXf8fwiSMAk1MgCenuV0k6XxToM4fK-4cKQ3-FWzrRcbOAb_8MU7y-avOrg3YZgSg=s1594" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="1594" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP0Vvh5rjOjeC8j8bXuaZCunFsatr8AdYI5Lef477bQYixofzuGaLLRMxNe8mXgIxtoEL-SoZOpPGVzO8tq3nOWzPJ6NEc1nt9sv5p0ArIt4Rddz7pPIC_Pgx00RXf8fwiSMAk1MgCenuV0k6XxToM4fK-4cKQ3-FWzrRcbOAb_8MU7y-avOrg3YZgSg=w400-h284" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Stop motion animator Kent Burton manipulates a 1/6 scale genetically
altered giant black widow spider in its “spider pit” lair. (note
animation gauges)</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">In fact, this is the first picture Kent's worked on in his own home FX shop, which he built in Southern California in 1994 and dubbed Hesperia Studios. Employing a beam-splitter, Kent's front projection technique is flawless. The final effect has had preview audiences jumping at test screenings. You know how it is when a deadly, poisonous, 150 lb spider comes down off the ceiling right at you? As Bob Hope said in <i>Ghostbreakers</i> (1940), reminds me of my hotel room in Scranton. Insect fear fans will eat it up with a spoon.<br /><br />The guy pulling all of the fun together is producer-director John Ellis, who performs miracles on extremely limited budgets. I've hung around plenty of movie locations but I've never had the pleasure of working with a man who can do so many things so well on a set. John has drawn storyboards, painted sets, designed effects sequences, blown up miniatures, painted and animated optical animation cels -- you name it -- as well as putting the actors through their paces. This is nothing new to him as he has been producing high quality special effects and live action work as an industry professional since 1979. John has created effects laden promos for just about everybody in television, and his designs helped kick off the fledgling MTV Network in the early 80s. Along the way John learned how to create opticals from scratch. For the energy bolts fired from Karuy’s dysjuncter gun, he used 35mm filmed live backgrounds, drew the bolts on tracing paper over the projected frames, painted cells by hand using the tracings as templates, and photographed the cels laid over the original action on an optical printer at the Bill Dempsey’s studio in Washington, DC, a suburban of North Arlington. The cels are lit with a blue gel to complete the process. Time consuming, but a terrific effect. Like I said this guy can do just about anything.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvtt_6Nv9Drelty7EmbCeqMM3k2E4B3fV5WD4O_vnX3UjRrf34Pa3LsoqdVXgHeVNG4GIEDrTfhbiuIhd-yYHVhNinEIaUmm9brWkhU5aimbRuN9HnMWstC7Zq1Vm7WcXCzbEQSJfKyj1hjRbq3qbCDlg7RHsGtUJl-2lbV3YV5OsNOnirJiTWAiTUxQ=s1510" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1510" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvtt_6Nv9Drelty7EmbCeqMM3k2E4B3fV5WD4O_vnX3UjRrf34Pa3LsoqdVXgHeVNG4GIEDrTfhbiuIhd-yYHVhNinEIaUmm9brWkhU5aimbRuN9HnMWstC7Zq1Vm7WcXCzbEQSJfKyj1hjRbq3qbCDlg7RHsGtUJl-2lbV3YV5OsNOnirJiTWAiTUxQ=w400-h241" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i> director John Ellis demands some Gatorade while waiting for the next setup.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">As a cast member, I can tell you that John is definitely an actor's director. He empathizes with the characters as if he were a thespian himself, comprehends actors problems, and gives the performer as many takes as he or she needs to get the scene across. This is pretty unusual in independent, action, SF and horror films, but John knocked himself out to supervise every aspect of the production, and to furnish Twilight with the highest quality inhumanly possible.<br /><br />And speaking of production values, that brings us to Ron Miller's matte paintings. Ron is a space artist whose work has been seen in <i>Dune</i> and <i>Total Recall.</i> His magnificent paintings for <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i> give a sense of scope to this futuristic horror tale. Excellent miniatures were built by Norman Gagnon, Lee Stringer and Mike McGee, only to be destroyed by Karuy’s dysjuncter gun in the film, a prop also built by Gagnon. Adding further realism is the flashy work of former Navy SEAL chief Walter “Boom Boom” Suarez (that's Mister “Boom” to you), pyrotechnics expert and armorer par excellence. Perhaps the most difficult explosion was the destruction of the Reverend's Soviet Armored Personnel Carrier, a Russian tank reportedly captured in Operation Desert Storm that seats 11 of his “deacons”, complete with firing turret Cannon and blazing AK-47s at the gun ports. In the course of shooting, Walter blew up what seemed to be half of the Maryland countryside.<br /><br />Local folks didn't mind a bit. Dozens of them came on the show as extras, and the Upper Marlboro Volunteer Fire Department provided invaluable assistance. A few miles from a vast gravel quarry in Laurel, sets were constructed in the old Marlboro tobacco refinery, where livestock used in the film were also housed. A black stallion (who's shot out from underneath Sam Asgarde during a skirmish with the titular “dogs”), assorted rats, and the spider-bitten canine TEX were owned and trained by wranglers Doug Sloane and his partner Billy “Butch” Frank, two cowpokes who’d worked on TNT's <i>Gettysburg</i> with Martin Sheen, Jeff Daniels, and the late Richard Jordan; on <i>Sommersby</i> with Jodie Foster and Richard Gere; and on the civil war feature <i>Glory</i> with Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, and Matthew Broderick.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifiyAh7zxnVuex7AHsf0WtXetO7Ur14ZZVEY7JUTK-whB5uiIDIKGomICR3Q0OyXJEeILreqVs8DAR38-fU3hUlnmK3m5WNHLRBKGi6sTE7flvBwJiCdc4Y94r8Bf0TkYboCiFGqbnLu43XOkO-nTQZm-eE5VYisHL62XhVuUjdxYjMhTKh8oQekrwtQ=s1122" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1116" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifiyAh7zxnVuex7AHsf0WtXetO7Ur14ZZVEY7JUTK-whB5uiIDIKGomICR3Q0OyXJEeILreqVs8DAR38-fU3hUlnmK3m5WNHLRBKGi6sTE7flvBwJiCdc4Y94r8Bf0TkYboCiFGqbnLu43XOkO-nTQZm-eE5VYisHL62XhVuUjdxYjMhTKh8oQekrwtQ=w398-h400" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Author and star of <i>Twilight Of The Dogs,</i> Tim Sullivan as the reluctant hero, Sam Asgarde.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">My own credits are somewhat more humble. Before writing the screenplay and co-starring with the beautiful Gage Sheridan in <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i>, I'd written seven science fiction novels including <i>The Parasite War</i>, <i>Destiny's End</i>, <i>The Martian Viking</i>, and <i>Lords Of Creation</i>, edited two horror anthologies (<i>Tropical Chills</i>, <i>Cold Shocks</i>), published 30 odd short stories and hundreds of articles, served as creative consultant on the Hemdale feature <i>In A Moment Of Passion</i>, starred in the horror film <i>The Laughing Dead</i>, and generally made a nuisance of myself for the past 15 years or so in the world of horror and SF. A project in current development is <i>Knucklebones</i>, based on my own 1988 short story, the story of a 12-year-old serial killer. Should be plenty of intestines in that one. Love them nurnies! That picture will be shot at Morro Bay, California, this fall, and it is slated to be directed by Richard Marks for Aspen Pictures.<br /><br />John Ellis and I came up with the original story for <i>Twilight</i>, which incorporates sci-fi and horror ideas in a future setting we were certain we could realize. Lacking a large budget, we were determined to make every dollar show on the screen, first with a strong story featuring genuine characters and then with the production values necessary to get it all across, with maximum impact. Principal photography in the mosquito-infested summer of 93 -- the hottest in 50 years -- was plagued with many problems, so it was necessary to return to our locations in the spring of ’94 to shoot pick-ups -- these went without a hitch, and post-production began, nearly a year ago as I write this.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpYqqzTmH6t01GY8dsFlm7LiehmBPftwGkFFUzEeD0vmdkiqp_iO5uhnY_jr2IF-Kb3nmG3ipTGMm6yMt6lwntNUNddLCmjfYPjnTi36ASPn7gIp8ISKcvUtV6Y25b5bZGyWxFULruhIv6d1lkTstu1qSk2iflgIor15pSYAFefikv52T7jZ5LDFb2yQ=s1546" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1546" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpYqqzTmH6t01GY8dsFlm7LiehmBPftwGkFFUzEeD0vmdkiqp_iO5uhnY_jr2IF-Kb3nmG3ipTGMm6yMt6lwntNUNddLCmjfYPjnTi36ASPn7gIp8ISKcvUtV6Y25b5bZGyWxFULruhIv6d1lkTstu1qSk2iflgIor15pSYAFefikv52T7jZ5LDFb2yQ=w400-h233" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the giant black widow spiders on the miniature desert set…</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">That's okay though. This may be independent, action-oriented, Horror/SF, but it ain't exploitation. The extra time we put into this picture should make it worthwhile viewing not just for typical mainstream audiences or blasé videophiles; creature fans in particular should have a good time. I know I did. I got to fight monsters, kill bad guy fanatics, kiss pretty girls, ride horses shoot off automatic weapons, and generally comport myself like a barbarian on Saturday night.<br /><br />Whether or not my enthusiasm comes across on the screen isn't for me to judge, of course, but the finished film came out great. Twilight isn't quite like anything you've seen, and it's quite a roller coaster ride. It's well directed, beautifully shot by Alicia Sehring (Star Trek The Next Generation), the violence is intense, and the effects top notch. And, present company excluded, I can vouch for the cast. Ralph Bluemke as the evil Reverend Zerk, is a standout, as is the superfine Gage Sheridan, as the gorgeous female alien warrior, Karuy. In supporting roles Ellen Hart and Barry Sigismondi are excellent. Tex the dog, Diablo the horse, and Gertrude the cow are expert scene stealers. Only the cow survives by the way. The indefatigable George Stover cameos as one of the reverend's more accommodating acolytes. As Sam Asgarde, Tim Sullivan sweats a lot. Ozone layer depletion, you see.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMNdMVcnQ0l7HbzYloQQo3n_GXsn_kJiWXXIhqmoefQZKaiheOV2GfulwbSFFcZaFtvPFeaxMUdkPchh676pQErKek06FTOpE5I9LUdYLtWXw7p4MCHK870NSHGaHRMpAWiRJJACNiae3tUvCMhn7mP1G5lRG7qa288g7pUspmpo019xEJIEsOo5nDkw=s801" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="704" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMNdMVcnQ0l7HbzYloQQo3n_GXsn_kJiWXXIhqmoefQZKaiheOV2GfulwbSFFcZaFtvPFeaxMUdkPchh676pQErKek06FTOpE5I9LUdYLtWXw7p4MCHK870NSHGaHRMpAWiRJJACNiae3tUvCMhn7mP1G5lRG7qa288g7pUspmpo019xEJIEsOo5nDkw=w351-h400" width="351" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stuntman Phil Hayes does a full burn while doubling for actor Ralph
Bluemke. Phil is a trained professional and all possible safety
precautions were taken on the set.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">Oh, and the director's hands are shown in one scene, gashing the leading lady with a knife, giving Tim Davis one more opportunity to get out the old blood tube for one last red spurt. But I refused to tell you anything more about Twilight Of The Dogs. I will guarantee you a good time, so go out and rent it. Your bucks will surely make Olympia Filmworks the most successful production company in the region, if it isn't already.<br /><br />Oh, I did mention the buckets of pus on the guy who's been torched, right? Right, I thought so...<br /><br />See you soon at the old Schlockbuster, fellow video monster lovers.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-7MjjTyzZM6x9wBDLzYtRvliiE4mGjY04BVLZes02BcQ-Hl4MZW6864LPgymmfRFbMhQh9DikUWzM0I474v3b5AWC-oP8XcZwGTzMyv2ETIOCvSi97vgxgTgngisRBckmIwYKIjrT7NHoJL5zBCM0N8DRFVFV7eLUXxPZ5yVUBkToWzmZ_bArNoe9RQ=s1442" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="1442" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-7MjjTyzZM6x9wBDLzYtRvliiE4mGjY04BVLZes02BcQ-Hl4MZW6864LPgymmfRFbMhQh9DikUWzM0I474v3b5AWC-oP8XcZwGTzMyv2ETIOCvSi97vgxgTgngisRBckmIwYKIjrT7NHoJL5zBCM0N8DRFVFV7eLUXxPZ5yVUBkToWzmZ_bArNoe9RQ=w400-h280" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Makeup artist and Monster Maker Journal editor Tim Davis applies cuts and bruises on actress Gage Sheridan.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">About My Work On Twilight Of The Dogs</h2><p style="text-align: center;">by Tim Davis<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6EXUyR0t5Axowb9iK38ZCISxPsEltyW6fIgMlywinle3q45rATDnYFcYwdCnIVUN9-FDRpeGDn4_5BRZPo62IHc4fUre_VfC0n3YHsnReL2MkedLBMW9q_DYiWUIX21QkYotImG1cCHLhFRO09kJwOltaZ6OMBKP5fp7qdv5xIPxsf7_2BZBlOmv6EQ=s701" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="659" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6EXUyR0t5Axowb9iK38ZCISxPsEltyW6fIgMlywinle3q45rATDnYFcYwdCnIVUN9-FDRpeGDn4_5BRZPo62IHc4fUre_VfC0n3YHsnReL2MkedLBMW9q_DYiWUIX21QkYotImG1cCHLhFRO09kJwOltaZ6OMBKP5fp7qdv5xIPxsf7_2BZBlOmv6EQ=w376-h400" width="376" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actress Ellen Hart had to get this heavy “dirt” makeup every day! <br />There's no soap in the future!</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Twilight Of The Dogs was an interesting shoot to say the least. The first stage in preparing the makeup effects starts with the script reading at the director's apartment with the heads of each department present. Once I had my script, I noted each scene that required special makeup and effects. The director made some special suggestions, then it was time to buy supplies. The time between the first script reading and being on the set and ready was only one week! The script really didn't require major prosthetics but it did need lots of diseased people so I picked Gel-Fex to create the ugly ulcerations needed. The problem with Gel-Fex is if it gets too hot, it melts. While shooting on location we experienced the hottest summer on record for the area plus shooting in a desert-like quarry didn't help either. I applied a huge mass of blisters on the stomach of MMJ reader and movie extra Jeff Prettyman and in the 90 plus degrees, it just melted right off him in less than 10 minutes.<br /><br />There were two makeups that required detailed prosthetics and with no lab time I turned to friend and expert effects artist Robert Beach (now living in California). He gave me a few foam appliances made for science fiction convention costume contests (he regularly won!) and I adapted and applied them on the set for the horribly burned Reverend Zerk and a nuclear fallout victim who shows off what he had for lunch. These makeups benefited from Robert's detailed sculpting and casting skills.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0R2PAWHhYzXo4E3pscdRRF1cLz4o3IhHgj1prSwfY4GfG6-sKFcuHp414CJGPBGH6T_Gmg9GpRcnk_T_EoEMpHPjVZH36fBoAhyMozBrsU1RrOp3bsUFO1CvbKpp9ar6PLXeE5EuqUPOQUJfN94TPcAFo6LFcShcPTp6NVL4ncfooUMs1VM-YTAUh_A=s1117" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="899" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0R2PAWHhYzXo4E3pscdRRF1cLz4o3IhHgj1prSwfY4GfG6-sKFcuHp414CJGPBGH6T_Gmg9GpRcnk_T_EoEMpHPjVZH36fBoAhyMozBrsU1RrOp3bsUFO1CvbKpp9ar6PLXeE5EuqUPOQUJfN94TPcAFo6LFcShcPTp6NVL4ncfooUMs1VM-YTAUh_A=w323-h400" width="323" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ted Woynicz as radiation victim, makeup by Tim Davis.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">The hordes of ragtag survivors (scavenger dogs) required lots of dirty faces and hands, and legs, and clothes, and feet… the straight makeup artist, Mary Lou Benzino and I went through at least six large jars of Texas Dirt (Max Factor) in two different shades over the 3 months of location shooting. One trick you may want to try with Texas Dirt, get your model to squint their eyes real tight then lightly brush the dirt powder over the crow's feet at the corner of their eyes. When the actor relaxes his eyes and cheeks you'll see the realistic dirty crow's feet look seen in hundreds of westerns.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6UFQa3odjMLrt-V75yTWWfOTepy4-nuXs8oo1Hmrd9xDU_z0YhC0jsSXX2XEMs-Z7UpuAjtk6IWU4pz4OS_AHhMXm2r2pAKJSYyLw-D36o3mY41FNs6zAQzAJWlJOK0Xt2hcFjLcVwU26wzPsx27GuhiDf4kdt9gPCuK6PW7h1X_XJbYsqxELFVAG2Q=s3175" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3175" data-original-width="2466" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6UFQa3odjMLrt-V75yTWWfOTepy4-nuXs8oo1Hmrd9xDU_z0YhC0jsSXX2XEMs-Z7UpuAjtk6IWU4pz4OS_AHhMXm2r2pAKJSYyLw-D36o3mY41FNs6zAQzAJWlJOK0Xt2hcFjLcVwU26wzPsx27GuhiDf4kdt9gPCuK6PW7h1X_XJbYsqxELFVAG2Q=w311-h400" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside back cover photo: Gage Sheridan as the alien Karuy from the film Twilight Of The Dogs.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">We also had to help the wardrobe department distress the dogs costumes and that included taking scissors to them and spraying them with theatrical black hairspray. A wardrobe department assistant cut a hole to over one extras cleavage, to distress her t-shirt. After a day in the blazing sun for her scene she discovered that after she washed the dirt powder off, she had a sunburned circle on her breast the exact shape of the hole. Tim Davis</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKcBvVq4bRQGWfPqVAQsb38YnB2dKK6ea0qk44gUaBLlLF1YtHKqS2Li3PLNPL8uP7AwYxLVz8FG8CmlJYOtIrMYIKaulIzl5jxz9awCsYEItiQPjiVsyg4brqs2efRNHxhr7Nyd0gQWXkkU3Qzo3agVL9edO9P2iVSQxTQtSWvhqCrtpy8q9PxNb82w=s3228" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3228" data-original-width="2490" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKcBvVq4bRQGWfPqVAQsb38YnB2dKK6ea0qk44gUaBLlLF1YtHKqS2Li3PLNPL8uP7AwYxLVz8FG8CmlJYOtIrMYIKaulIzl5jxz9awCsYEItiQPjiVsyg4brqs2efRNHxhr7Nyd0gQWXkkU3Qzo3agVL9edO9P2iVSQxTQtSWvhqCrtpy8q9PxNb82w=w309-h400" width="309" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back cover: actor Ralph Bluemke as the evil and toasted Rev. Zerk. Photo
by Richard Latoff. Photo copyright ©1994 by John Ellis and The Very Big Motion Picture
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<div aria-hidden="true" style="left: -5000px; position: absolute;"><input name="b_a4e1ff253167f3f96fc4cfd62_b52fce6705" tabindex="-1" type="text" value="" /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Twilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-49773868315783754782022-01-28T05:53:00.001-08:002022-02-07T14:07:17.620-08:00Post #13 - TOTD VFX Update<div><p> This is going to be a brief article...<br /><br />Work continues fixing various bits and pieces of effects shots that (as I've said here before) "have always bothered me." There are about a dozen shots left to finish at this point, and the work is being done by Peter Andrew Montgomery and myself.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTh6HxVf97JNmeF3PRRGOSZJnz4zN5ljGbbdhjI6jqg1VwnUCem9d9Yh4oWiR7eLAinLjaBLh-IKV8qHS2eUDO77mb6w_s-FG0rKCjGXxHsk56XPRycH2NSIwE7ZsLjhsj30mEGB4r8ap9BKAgosNO8eOzH6rDZOvvBpnTKfqoPzbHrzVjfhvAan_Adg=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="2048" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTh6HxVf97JNmeF3PRRGOSZJnz4zN5ljGbbdhjI6jqg1VwnUCem9d9Yh4oWiR7eLAinLjaBLh-IKV8qHS2eUDO77mb6w_s-FG0rKCjGXxHsk56XPRycH2NSIwE7ZsLjhsj30mEGB4r8ap9BKAgosNO8eOzH6rDZOvvBpnTKfqoPzbHrzVjfhvAan_Adg=w400-h374" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Progression of steps used by Peter Andrew Montgomery for a new optical effect (described below) <br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">Peter Andrew Montgomery explains his process:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />"</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Tech stuff in post for John Ellis movie <i>Twilight of the Dogs</i> that I'm finishing up effects enhancements for.</span> I took the original shot, reduced contrast to obtain a jet black background. I then tinted the subject green, and added colour balance, pulling red and blue to zero and boosting yet more green. After this. I added another contrast and flattened the green in the image. I now have a green subject on pure black. Now to add an inversion turning the image negative before setting to green only, this flipped the matte to a black subject and green background. After render, I took this plate and placed it on top of the original contrast reduced image of the subject, applied Keylight and removed the green screen signal, cropped the black matte and feathered. This left an outline of the woman, that outline was then blurred and turned blue in tone and leveled up to be brighter. That layer was then further rendered and placed with a super imposition back onto the woman. I finally added a light burst to create the beam effect and a further turbulent displacement to cause the beams to move. That's basically the image in non motion on black, for the composite onto the stars, the black matte with green keyed out is placed onto the back-plate image of space, and finally the woman superimposed on top of that before parenting the matte layer to her before motion was applied. John wanted a chemical look for this so no light wrap. The black rope was matted using a garbage matte of another black layer".</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">Here's some more examples of Peter's exceptional work: </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzefRCYudxalgTeDCocpVyaT3oqzhCidIKT_HC2_955yS1AgpNQvdKEmGMV64UdEPnlwjQEld8dLUCKBLIz1RbdTf8BOR7P_PGZ_UMX_GI1GKIB28qj0L2KiacrY0GS-9tYUciGdQoOUDyzl9ViFBIuuaI3bVbO-YnXJ8qQR9B2Z_RehG0i-HnXeO_1Q=s1866" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1866" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzefRCYudxalgTeDCocpVyaT3oqzhCidIKT_HC2_955yS1AgpNQvdKEmGMV64UdEPnlwjQEld8dLUCKBLIz1RbdTf8BOR7P_PGZ_UMX_GI1GKIB28qj0L2KiacrY0GS-9tYUciGdQoOUDyzl9ViFBIuuaI3bVbO-YnXJ8qQR9B2Z_RehG0i-HnXeO_1Q=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frame of the original effect from 1995<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWvaUArphZthSpWzQgZ6fSLijP1aFKSe5q-4_ujbTVsIFAgOpvzxC5sKJ6m-evatgyzadoG7Z6yodZ-1GBzNicjbM_e9_dnkEnwmXtJvQz-p9sR3qJf08U6LeKPqrSHsZI0ruOq9eB9CZCla1NBQ9abTgKeF-7WGEP13inHz05v6R_9PRnYPshCRbe6w=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWvaUArphZthSpWzQgZ6fSLijP1aFKSe5q-4_ujbTVsIFAgOpvzxC5sKJ6m-evatgyzadoG7Z6yodZ-1GBzNicjbM_e9_dnkEnwmXtJvQz-p9sR3qJf08U6LeKPqrSHsZI0ruOq9eB9CZCla1NBQ9abTgKeF-7WGEP13inHz05v6R_9PRnYPshCRbe6w=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter Andrew Montgomery's new VFX<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0B-SqWZeygDhfOa7BKotGWJWbqsG_Op-TvnB0Uc5OJcLgUvbVmE8lCuF_ysGgUyUXPv6IS8oKMZPcZX0t7QZlVMY0N9oSH3oS26t9PnXarNTva5iqri6DM6Dtzo_eYQw0907P-X1I--Zq2074eqxwpxXB_qwenfGL3-R4iUCKiumNnMZwrXwn9pqrWg=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0B-SqWZeygDhfOa7BKotGWJWbqsG_Op-TvnB0Uc5OJcLgUvbVmE8lCuF_ysGgUyUXPv6IS8oKMZPcZX0t7QZlVMY0N9oSH3oS26t9PnXarNTva5iqri6DM6Dtzo_eYQw0907P-X1I--Zq2074eqxwpxXB_qwenfGL3-R4iUCKiumNnMZwrXwn9pqrWg=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New optical effect by Peter Andrew Montgomery<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL73mKx9v4lB8zB0o6ODQ6plrtsQvEAWr_n7tNSnIVfnFlokhYUuvt_GBfooZdi3Yk9Mx1I2X9QKjmyTseW1mToidF1ndZaHqqM5Nnj-55D3EOwm7m2omlkiUsULR2hUYbjPaDmePVs0LC5W8pPePrjoJloU4oL0dagamsvj9bJKYDd3UozOn5mm8IuA=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL73mKx9v4lB8zB0o6ODQ6plrtsQvEAWr_n7tNSnIVfnFlokhYUuvt_GBfooZdi3Yk9Mx1I2X9QKjmyTseW1mToidF1ndZaHqqM5Nnj-55D3EOwm7m2omlkiUsULR2hUYbjPaDmePVs0LC5W8pPePrjoJloU4oL0dagamsvj9bJKYDd3UozOn5mm8IuA=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New optical effect by Peter Andrew Montgomery</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Matte Paintings by Ron Miller:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Famed astronomical artist Ron Miller has been involved with <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i> from the beginning, for which I am forever grateful. He did a few key matte paintings for us back in 1994, and recently did another we needed for half a dozen spider shots.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> <br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> <br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwlaQQ2Jd5ABJaS5WCUnJ7F10cJAS93-W0LlEDspSZSQGuBzOoB_hZ8cNhZxVIYyQPtiBRy8-22qWthFqiZCAm-BeQhiE0AKKSMnxytO5oTYhBppN6GKyI1t6Jwf1Q6poX9-kjCvkimLDYd5go2_FMwUVoPZl3ghdJw78YLBthaPW_uRnvA0KkV5dCAQ=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwlaQQ2Jd5ABJaS5WCUnJ7F10cJAS93-W0LlEDspSZSQGuBzOoB_hZ8cNhZxVIYyQPtiBRy8-22qWthFqiZCAm-BeQhiE0AKKSMnxytO5oTYhBppN6GKyI1t6Jwf1Q6poX9-kjCvkimLDYd5go2_FMwUVoPZl3ghdJw78YLBthaPW_uRnvA0KkV5dCAQ=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The burnt brush in the background is a new replacement matte painting for 'Twilight' by Ron Miller.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ron Miller's new painting was composited into multiple shots by Peter Andrew Montgomery. The miniature set,
spider model and stop-motion animation are by Kent Burton.<b></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a matte painting created for 'Twilight' by Ron Miller in 1994:<b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7OB_t94hPXPIUQID7AAUtIMj7q9xdtrqM_NJ6JUKeVqs_A0KZC3-ZqR0MiDoCb_QiIhBYBFpCuFLPvKh-qTPSfwViEzON7JY87fzhWuIUfqSO9imwX6Pn2Obh2ZUz9UtPqx1RE7ZQ-fTzXmYNMuVf_Tng8hO8Co_q7Vfe0iOhOVRwEpPXzI7ZvQRzFg=s640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="640" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7OB_t94hPXPIUQID7AAUtIMj7q9xdtrqM_NJ6JUKeVqs_A0KZC3-ZqR0MiDoCb_QiIhBYBFpCuFLPvKh-qTPSfwViEzON7JY87fzhWuIUfqSO9imwX6Pn2Obh2ZUz9UtPqx1RE7ZQ-fTzXmYNMuVf_Tng8hO8Co_q7Vfe0iOhOVRwEpPXzI7ZvQRzFg=w400-h296" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matte painting of disused nuclear weapons facility from <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i> by Ron Miller<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>I recently discovered several snapshots I took of Ron working on this paintings:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8E7PP3jlGUJARiY5QiWQ7pW4JuxGCHU65Y3HN3MlK_Kr-sHxZrIl-PBIr8viCVqgtXTCTiJew0UkBBlnKrIh2Iq_8wouQ63wI6npPr7RvPqcyNoKd9qt-PRvbw2ZP9BMxZ5nulhPXf0Ca7uCQgQ2xGwU7QTH0dy7SNUcK-i9ClA9-ye1C2OceWwy6Og=s3336" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="3336" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8E7PP3jlGUJARiY5QiWQ7pW4JuxGCHU65Y3HN3MlK_Kr-sHxZrIl-PBIr8viCVqgtXTCTiJew0UkBBlnKrIh2Iq_8wouQ63wI6npPr7RvPqcyNoKd9qt-PRvbw2ZP9BMxZ5nulhPXf0Ca7uCQgQ2xGwU7QTH0dy7SNUcK-i9ClA9-ye1C2OceWwy6Og=w400-h258" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ron Miller working on matte painting of disused nuclear weapons facility for <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEVGWaPUPFkejS6CzzR86CcS4iz-LVDb9eOjD1p0wfr3_yyCLAGyhy1g2LWsA9bVKjhE8YFWf9H3toitsJ7k9v_H1CpD3Pflfj5Maigajzkbs9IqXjkQUBA0eua5MfAhvX7k_30SDZ5JFoiF_3kmmKPbjk1xYSp_nNrVaKWHp6aU5Z9_mun3GVZmkCiA=s2074" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="2074" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEVGWaPUPFkejS6CzzR86CcS4iz-LVDb9eOjD1p0wfr3_yyCLAGyhy1g2LWsA9bVKjhE8YFWf9H3toitsJ7k9v_H1CpD3Pflfj5Maigajzkbs9IqXjkQUBA0eua5MfAhvX7k_30SDZ5JFoiF_3kmmKPbjk1xYSp_nNrVaKWHp6aU5Z9_mun3GVZmkCiA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matte painting for <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i> by Ron Miller in 1995<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>1995 Animation cels for 'Twilight'<br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div>In 1995 I animated several dozen optical effects shot for <i>Twilight of the Dogs</i>, consisting of hundreds of animation cels. They were painted black by assistants Laura Barltrop and Elizabeth Heyd, who also cut black construction paper to cover the rest of the cels, leaving clear areas for the light to pass through</div><div></div><div><br />I finally found ALL of the cels, which solved a number of problems, where I wanted to re-do some of those shots. The following pictures show a little of what's involved:<br /><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqZxzPOaZUqbqIZWKqiRnrcCwRcSYEelZVSnkdY3zpz3LHb4Na6bniaC15OMTN9K7ObFV0gtkqZ7Tn-vs7oJacQLzuvOBU0fzSSOPIQoINKYC-iXu54MfMYRF1IzdMUeMWnjbpZKZ1v2KGHBozYg-3_HAT7ZxZSqHma2Z-at9tUoHRBxVlRYR9-GwscQ=s3644" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3644" data-original-width="2922" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqZxzPOaZUqbqIZWKqiRnrcCwRcSYEelZVSnkdY3zpz3LHb4Na6bniaC15OMTN9K7ObFV0gtkqZ7Tn-vs7oJacQLzuvOBU0fzSSOPIQoINKYC-iXu54MfMYRF1IzdMUeMWnjbpZKZ1v2KGHBozYg-3_HAT7ZxZSqHma2Z-at9tUoHRBxVlRYR9-GwscQ=w321-h400" width="321" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Under-lit animation cels created in 1995<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiYsVnL9pbGEcnUaRBUIodP5HxK5jhyWFHKsib0y2XW92PErswvkDTRz7N9TqTfmTBGA0CdKvdc4p0BrNpPlQ8tbS7bfqzXx4Rhb9JpbFBJq3wv6dJQIHl9cL2MHuzyThQMn1LOHGNTaH1nkhkqpMjPcLBQbMEaOoxiFb_hI-H9503ufeF8m7F1d_dKg=s2888" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="2888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiYsVnL9pbGEcnUaRBUIodP5HxK5jhyWFHKsib0y2XW92PErswvkDTRz7N9TqTfmTBGA0CdKvdc4p0BrNpPlQ8tbS7bfqzXx4Rhb9JpbFBJq3wv6dJQIHl9cL2MHuzyThQMn1LOHGNTaH1nkhkqpMjPcLBQbMEaOoxiFb_hI-H9503ufeF8m7F1d_dKg=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellis' under-lit setup to re-photograph the animation cels in 2022, using a light-box and cell-phone.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlX07oIXcy8FY9K1Dj_lazn9wEYCfc1sdmxt9Z44bWj1lUjooCRgUkujO9vJW2wXffsMBkYu86Xhg8vR32xm8Zxj39tQUAE0d_ce6_kyclXp5hgASGhUpXOnkA2pWtI963Vx14EYzmaQE4GM9Hb53uWskWd3XXNV5mr8cTzxND6gRKds-ot3jh-XHWxw=s1840" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlX07oIXcy8FY9K1Dj_lazn9wEYCfc1sdmxt9Z44bWj1lUjooCRgUkujO9vJW2wXffsMBkYu86Xhg8vR32xm8Zxj39tQUAE0d_ce6_kyclXp5hgASGhUpXOnkA2pWtI963Vx14EYzmaQE4GM9Hb53uWskWd3XXNV5mr8cTzxND6gRKds-ot3jh-XHWxw=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unfinished test frame, one of the shots being re-done by me today<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div>There's a lot more to talk about BUT we don't want to give EVERYTHING away before 'Twilight' is released late this spring, but this is just a small part of all the work being done. Over the next few months will share processes we had to deal with in 1995, and NEW technology we've been using to update the film today, as well as MORE articles and news clips from when the film was in production in the '90s. <p style="text-align: left;">I've been re-posting a lot of the incredible media coverage we got at the time for the film. 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It was, he says, hideous. Not to mention hot, humid and mosquito-plagued. Horrible. And, nevertheless, pretty wonderful.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Ellis, 38, is sitting in a blue plastic chair, about three yards from his editing desk. Which makes it about four yards from his bedroom. The meticulously clean one-bedroom apartment serves as the Very Big Motion Picture of America office, as well as editing studio and screening room-and home for him and his significant other, Lou Benzino.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Benzino, 47, who also serves as Ellis's assistant and makeup artist, sits on the floor, making beaded earrings-"to earn some spending money," she says. She speaks rarely on this day, and almost always asks for permission before making a comment.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">"There's always an affair during shooting of the movie," Ellis is saying. "This time it was our director of photography and a tank driver."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>"And us," Benzino reminds him quietly.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitJtzOFpEuVW9j7ANsq_caHgapwygzQ7gHXSoZbycTDf5lDhB0J9YUIeQ8zjAxR-QOl-iAOACihi0ib0RiOOFFIujfyyc25HafpKTN5iE6wVJEthlkWj6rWTZxl_bapJVSbKI_0pWufwWY5DKFnC2mwiABr7OtObbq40TwdaxTI0YEzP4FSV_rJfApmg=s2524" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2524" data-original-width="2347" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitJtzOFpEuVW9j7ANsq_caHgapwygzQ7gHXSoZbycTDf5lDhB0J9YUIeQ8zjAxR-QOl-iAOACihi0ib0RiOOFFIujfyyc25HafpKTN5iE6wVJEthlkWj6rWTZxl_bapJVSbKI_0pWufwWY5DKFnC2mwiABr7OtObbq40TwdaxTI0YEzP4FSV_rJfApmg=w373-h400" width="373" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>The Sci-Fi Director</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Both romances started last summer, during the shooting of Ellis's third picture, '<i>The Twilight of the Dogs</i>," which should be available on home video or cable early next year. (The first two were "<i>Beyond the Rising Moon</i>" and "<i>Invader</i>," the latter of which begins airing on Cinemax tomorrow night at 9:30.) He shot it in an old tobacco house in Upper Marlboro. In fact, all of his pictures have been shot in this area.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">He explains:<br />"I live here, for one thing. And then, here I'm unusual," says Ellis, gesturing with his hand and revealing the Mickey Mouse watch on his wrist. "In Hollywood there'd be hundreds of other guys just like me, waiting in line to get the money." <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Not that it's such big money. Ellis's movies have all been shot on low budgets. "Twilight," the most expensive, is expected to come in for less than $500,000. ("But they look as if they cost millions," Ellis insists.) <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">He finds his investors mostly through personal contacts. They are doctors, lawyers, friends---in short, "people who have a few thousand dollars to play with." And a lot of people like to gamble, Ellis declares. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">"It's amazing," he says. ''You say to them, 'lt's very risky---you could lose it all,' and their eyes grow big. They say 'Oh, really?' "</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">But, he says, it's not really so risky---it's possible to predict pretty well what the revenues will be overseas. "And if [a movie] takes off, the sky's the limit," say Ellis. He has high hopes for "<i>Twilight.</i>" He will send it to the Cannes Film Festival. And, he says, maybe a major distribution company will pick it up for wider release. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Ellis, who was born in Ohio, says he got his first 8mm camera when he was 14. But he got hooked on films even earlier. "I grew up on the farm," he says. "I have this vivid memory of running in the fields that were taller than I was.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">...I remember that and I remember TV...Watching <i>'Alfred Hitchcock Presents,'</i> '<i>The Twilight Zone'</i> and some films that just scared me half to death."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">And there also were <i>"Rin-Tin-Tin"</i> and <i>'The Lone Ranger."</i> 'They show the difference between right and wrong," says Ellis. "A lot of what I'm trying to put into the films ... comes from that period ... I'm trying to set a good example."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Ellis gets his console ready for presentation of the first, incomplete version of <i>"Twilight of the Dogs."</i> He switches it on. Nothing happens--- the bulb has broken. Ellis the handyman dives under the console. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Finally the film starts to roll. There's still much to be done; special effects will be shot and added, the music hasn't been composed yet, and the sound seems rather artificial, but one can get some sense of what seems to be a rather eclectic story.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnshc18NrjRn2fn5A8DmuVgkNQu43BQDusRTRjw_WfxMigZUtn8r4osQxzOJb8pH1l4THOOZGE9i-3lb3xyfx14splQMljymgp6krcQVFI_jVoM5Owoz_Y3AfbqKQOCd4bboGyQQFqaoWYZQoHvgEJoVKkr45IsQy6SldGkmsbMMCeoXNMPujBjQBVbw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1475" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnshc18NrjRn2fn5A8DmuVgkNQu43BQDusRTRjw_WfxMigZUtn8r4osQxzOJb8pH1l4THOOZGE9i-3lb3xyfx14splQMljymgp6krcQVFI_jVoM5Owoz_Y3AfbqKQOCd4bboGyQQFqaoWYZQoHvgEJoVKkr45IsQy6SldGkmsbMMCeoXNMPujBjQBVbw=w461-h640" width="461" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Ellis stops the film. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">He says he makes science fiction movies because he has the right background for them. And he can create a lot of the special effects himself. "It's very easy to write in the script that you have a spaceship, and it lands, and people get out of it ... [But] how to do it, how to make it exciting and interesting ... I can bring that to films."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">And the science fiction market is strong now. "A year ago," he says, "if I'd called and said, 'I have a science fiction movie,' a lot of distribution companies would have said, 'Don't call us, we'll call you.' "He suspects it's partly due to a relaxation of the world political climate. "Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and other things, people are maybe looking more towards the future." <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Shooting "<i>Twilight</i>'' took 35 days last summer. "We had a heat wave," recalls Ellis with a shudder. 'The building wasn't air-conditioned." It was so bad, he says, the actors were fainting. And there was a plague of flies and mosquitoes. "We were covered with bites," he says. But then he turns to the bright side: "Nobody died. No one quit. No accidents to speak of ... Nobody really got hurt on the film. Well, a cow stepped on [lead actor) Tim Sullivan's foot. That's no fun."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">And what was fun? "I climbed to the top of a hill, to pick an angle to shoot from. And I ... saw all those people: the main actors, and all those extras and support people, a Russian tank and a trailer for the animals, all that stuff just stretching out-almost as far as I could see. I said, 'Oh my God ... I caused this to happen! That was quite a moment for me. But it was scary." <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Ellis hopes this movie will put him over the top. His previous one, "Invader," was a financial success---video sales worldwide totaled $6 million- and that has made a difference. 'I have more and more people come to me, saying, 'We will get the money, we want you to make the film.' Until just a few months ago this would never have happened." <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">If he ever makes it big, he says, he probably would move to California. His children live, there now with his ex-wife. But "even if I do go out there, it's more than likely I would still continue to make films here," he says. "It's better to be a big fish in small pond." <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">But even if '<i>Twilight</i>' isn't a hit, he says, "as long as I can work with nice people, have a relatively good time and have projects I relieve in---I'd be happy doing this. I try hard to make sure I don't take myself too seriously. It's· a business. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>And it consumes most of his time: editing, calling, dealing with film crews and various specialists. Meanwhile, Benzino works on her earrings and answers the phone. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">He works 12 hours a day, he says. At least, she interjects. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Isn't it difficult, spending so much time in this tiny apartment with dozens of strips of film hanging on the wall, with the console and the press cuttings and the posters? Doesn't it ever get claustrophobic? <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">For a while it seems they don't have an answer. They exchange glances, and then Ellis begins to speak about being a workaholic and not being able to imagine doing anything else, and points out that they don't stay indoors all the time---they can't shoot a picture there. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Then Benzino says she doesn't really need to go out, she feels okay at home. Finally she casts him another glance. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">"The things that are making us happy," 'she says, "are right here." </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">-30-</span></p><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;"><span>Originally published Saturday December 11, 1993 in STYLE (The Arts/Television/Leisure section of <i>The Washington Post</i>).</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Photographer Bill O'Leary was a friend, one of the members of the Washington film-making group <i>The Langley Punks</i>, and it was a surprise to see him and chance to catch up. Actually, one of the <i>Punks</i>, Pat Carroll, appears in my film <i>Invader</i>!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">To be honest, I really didn't like the article, my least-liked of all the press coverage over the years, but am presenting it for posterity. And though I wasn't fond of the article, many people at the time liked it and called me to congratulate me for its being in the Washington Post. So what do I know? Also note that Lou Benzino and I were close more than a decade before Twilight, and are still nearly 30 years later.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia-tdCSlYwPsoHqT2wl21PDR19h4i05OHJjulW9tkeqxMG1XqhsUNULESjUASH1fgGqwwkYxb5sr_BHY4Z34549J0dve8NWOMHhcQPW9erkCzdIplmRNLLUEiW4IJDTpwlt-qasclrFMbu9IIXZ0y_d71uFxj9cOJSxbEMBNAH6pIO6gL00klz8xFheQ=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="546" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia-tdCSlYwPsoHqT2wl21PDR19h4i05OHJjulW9tkeqxMG1XqhsUNULESjUASH1fgGqwwkYxb5sr_BHY4Z34549J0dve8NWOMHhcQPW9erkCzdIplmRNLLUEiW4IJDTpwlt-qasclrFMbu9IIXZ0y_d71uFxj9cOJSxbEMBNAH6pIO6gL00klz8xFheQ=w350-h640" width="350" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's an illustration of Lou Benzino I did in 1981, 12 years before <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i>! </span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm moving posts about Twilight to every other Friday morning, to give more time to deal with the movie restoration itself, and also, Linda dislocated her hip replacement a <i>second</i> time in a week, and this time it was brutal, and have even more to deal with for the moment. Hopefully Friday January 28th's post will finally see the Visual Effects update I've been promising for the last few weeks, some really cool stuff! See you then!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">John Ellis</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hollywood, California </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#twilightdogs #longlostfilm<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<!--End mc_embed_signup-->Twilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-53063897812307027552022-01-07T01:46:00.000-08:002022-01-07T01:46:01.312-08:00No New Post This Week<p>Due to circumstances beyond my control, there's no new post this week. My domestic partner dislocated her 5
week old emergency hip replacement yesterday. It got fixed without
surgery, but MANY hours later we are both worn out from the experience, so watch for a new post next Friday at the recular time!</p><p>John Ellis<br />Hollywood, California<br /></p>Twilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-21188187120587680322021-12-31T04:45:00.003-08:002021-12-31T05:38:59.554-08:00Post #11 - Science Fiction Age Magazine - May 1994<div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">(This article originally only had 3 pictures with it, one each for Star Quest, Invader and Twilight Of The Dogs. More pictures have been added (the ones with bold captions), and this article has been modified slightly for accuracy and transparency. See you next year!)</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">John Ellis and Tim Sullivan don't let a low budget stand in the way of making silver screen magic</span> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoy1lge-Y0uEdvhZ7kgDypPmnSlsjS_uLRpNfz_hCEXQtJxWEe1XuUP-JgeXpSibv4B7dmQaSw06Sw14_jErYMPclWP7DFGLpl_fUIftXbQSRzBomb_8ENIcxb5d8HZj7ZWmd1Sf_xFmTly3JtW2fozuzMFyJ3tUbt9YbiETTbTWdPznWM_WNVerKIEQ=s1337" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoy1lge-Y0uEdvhZ7kgDypPmnSlsjS_uLRpNfz_hCEXQtJxWEe1XuUP-JgeXpSibv4B7dmQaSw06Sw14_jErYMPclWP7DFGLpl_fUIftXbQSRzBomb_8ENIcxb5d8HZj7ZWmd1Sf_xFmTly3JtW2fozuzMFyJ3tUbt9YbiETTbTWdPznWM_WNVerKIEQ=w478-h640" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>May 1994.</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Movies by Mike Mayo</span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Successful low budget SF film-making is itself an act of science fiction. </span></h4><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The world of low-budget science fiction movies isn't an easy place to make a living. Filmmakers who choose to work in it spend much of their time trying to spin straw into gold, creating visual miracles on microscopic budgets. There's never quite enough money, and efforts to raise more are virtually constant.<br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1fTC57_LCXfvR74H15RYmvPy0sEWgNrWxHvUYvdsmBruRBZICU5BGU8rRN9KpplxIWJw_CzfjR8ahyIV0L2SvZglSTKYPwbXFwVfWIOy2oPL8oSaD-PudZYhl1NZ_EYYYXi4h1e9wrX86Sdxjz1FjriujieQh1NBzPnVVc4wdVDkhSSb5TlD0c7wEHg=s742" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="742" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1fTC57_LCXfvR74H15RYmvPy0sEWgNrWxHvUYvdsmBruRBZICU5BGU8rRN9KpplxIWJw_CzfjR8ahyIV0L2SvZglSTKYPwbXFwVfWIOy2oPL8oSaD-PudZYhl1NZ_EYYYXi4h1e9wrX86Sdxjz1FjriujieQh1NBzPnVVc4wdVDkhSSb5TlD0c7wEHg=w400-h259" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>John Ellis between shots on Twilight Of The Dogs.</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">With three films under his belt and a fourth in the planning stages, John Ellis is a low-budget veteran. When we sat down to talk about his work, he had just been sending out letters to investors in his most recent project, explaining what was happening. The fact that one of his backers had just gone into chapter 11 bankruptcy didn't make it any easier.<br /><br />But then, nothing had been easy for Ellis recently. Even getting to the interview was tricky. On the day we'd arranged, there were quakes and aftershocks in California where his kids live, and painful record cold in the Washington, D.C. area had killed his car's battery. Add in an ice storm, snow, and impassable roads and you've got the interview that was not meant to be.<br /><br />But we persevered and managed to find a restaurant we could both reach near the pentagon, an institution that Ellis had taken some liberties with in his most recent release, <i>Invader</i>.<br /><br />But that's getting ahead of the story. His interest in science fiction films had, he admitted, a curious beginning - <i>When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth</i>. When that venerable Hammer B-movie was first released (in 1970), he saw it five times in 5 days. But it wasn't the leather bikinis that caught his interest; it was Jim Danforth’s stop-motion special effects.<br /><br />Ellis went straight home and made a Tyrannosaurus rex out of metal and foam rubber. Today, he's 30-something, with long red hair and beard, and an earring dangling from his left lobe. And he still loves good special effects and science fiction.<br /><br />After his T-rex, he said, “I started as an illustrator, sold my first freelance piece of artwork in 1970, did a lot of <i>Science News Magazine</i> cover artwork. That led to work in commercial television in Washington, D.C.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZDpV9KwrJZZSisOSWh4irmbok2j36lp-BWLcX_euozRWcmLvflFww-OgJaY97E10IwqMoR6KUM_1ni7aRQgIeLGYLVh0UwQR5SeIom84Ui1U4jTIavBXLGjeKgfKb8xaKaMB701_CBIBW69ujKUZUoiparrzuAw7SnsZ0bqKd1KCJ-rsJnPA0I80zIQ=s601" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="455" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZDpV9KwrJZZSisOSWh4irmbok2j36lp-BWLcX_euozRWcmLvflFww-OgJaY97E10IwqMoR6KUM_1ni7aRQgIeLGYLVh0UwQR5SeIom84Ui1U4jTIavBXLGjeKgfKb8xaKaMB701_CBIBW69ujKUZUoiparrzuAw7SnsZ0bqKd1KCJ-rsJnPA0I80zIQ=w485-h640" width="485" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Science News Magazine cover by Ellis, September 22, 1979.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“I did stuff for armed forces, network tv, shoes and toothpaste commercials, vacuum cleaners, both at Broadcast Arts and Taylor Made Images, both defunct now, sometimes as a flunky, sometimes the driving force.” The work involved animation, special effects and live action, and it gave him the skills he needed to consider moving into feature-length projects.<br /><br />“When you're doing commercials, you get a sense of presentation because there is a product that is being sold - whether goods and services or a concept - and you learn to present it in a way that the audience identifies with it instantly. Sometimes you want somebody to say ‘What's that?’, but usually you want people to get it instantly.”<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKL2CLZp6dDYWIIFE7XHFwThUdiNF3GiDGE9-os-FasyMWQazujhNykiq4B0DG-NED3jzShcuxrtOXLP-iZttZ2tm61O4IYkO7VJ_q7oBpjDEaqdlqXpOi7BEXIT69w1P8pdQhWJDwwpsAuOk4bpe5QGF7r7l7C9hVUrDzKpnrJYGHSfzjqOQxS28TXA=s604" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="604" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKL2CLZp6dDYWIIFE7XHFwThUdiNF3GiDGE9-os-FasyMWQazujhNykiq4B0DG-NED3jzShcuxrtOXLP-iZttZ2tm61O4IYkO7VJ_q7oBpjDEaqdlqXpOi7BEXIT69w1P8pdQhWJDwwpsAuOk4bpe5QGF7r7l7C9hVUrDzKpnrJYGHSfzjqOQxS28TXA=w400-h268" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>John Ellis at Broadcast Arts, animating part of a TV commercial for Baltimore's WMAR radio in 1984.</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In 1982, he and his associate Phil Cook decided to take the plunge. In Baltimore, they'd seen and worked on the ultra-low budget films <i>Nightbeast</i> and <i>Galaxy Invader</i> for Don Dohler and thought they could do better. "We both knew that we had the raw talent to do it. As an illustrator I knew I could design and make any props.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglhfiP128WTyAKZjt8ubqYhVkN-EWRsniEXiOkgkTvfDWwUQZ9yCWhOTqje8HuRyzW6pf9ljZkCBw00RW5vJTOXu0WCmv4nIldATOwMvwiqpQcm4_lf2xYZH9T1NfRoInDvS6aAk2KtNNPykUp4DUw4m7BHCc4KnnCCBhSulMJ9n3FZaSnISxcLh4eug=s1396" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1396" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglhfiP128WTyAKZjt8ubqYhVkN-EWRsniEXiOkgkTvfDWwUQZ9yCWhOTqje8HuRyzW6pf9ljZkCBw00RW5vJTOXu0WCmv4nIldATOwMvwiqpQcm4_lf2xYZH9T1NfRoInDvS6aAk2KtNNPykUp4DUw4m7BHCc4KnnCCBhSulMJ9n3FZaSnISxcLh4eug=w400-h272" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>In </i>Star Quest: Beyond The Rising Moon<i>, this elaborate miniature set designed by John Poreda is an atmosphere processing station on the poisonous planet Inisfree.</i></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Their first effort together was <i>Star Quest</i> which Cook wrote and directed and Ellis produced. “There was a total envelope on that film,” he said. “The whole look of it was put together by Phil Cook, myself and John Poreda, who did the majority of the design work. That film was pretty much Phil's vision. It was his original story, but we were feeling our way.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjB8F36sGgzucu8ZyewJSjjhYy66eRdJqj6hxp7bZzkBw9HAUxIBZ52xaRqM7N2-FoHZ5yFM3_Q4_nnpt0mqKMe7Sz93tZAj8MY_QvWpggZhIw1oKi2TAzB4CMXS1s5MAsFaBf1OJnYiGTJbGVnh0OM9OLlPffOODGi6No8xHmBS_pRNl5aRMt6i_xRHw=s325" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="325" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjB8F36sGgzucu8ZyewJSjjhYy66eRdJqj6hxp7bZzkBw9HAUxIBZ52xaRqM7N2-FoHZ5yFM3_Q4_nnpt0mqKMe7Sz93tZAj8MY_QvWpggZhIw1oKi2TAzB4CMXS1s5MAsFaBf1OJnYiGTJbGVnh0OM9OLlPffOODGi6No8xHmBS_pRNl5aRMt6i_xRHw=w400-h279" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>One of the bigger sets on Star Quest.</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />“It was a combination of special effects to establish locations and clever lighting to interconnect our sets with the miniature effects. We tried to root it in reality. Whether we succeeded or not is not for me to say.”<br /><br />Actually, they did pretty well. Science fiction readers will catch the influences of Robert Heinlein's <i>Friday</i> and Frederick Pohl’s <i>Heechee</i> novels in the story of Pentan (Tracy Davis), a genetically engineered hit woman who rebels against her corporate owners and searches for the wreck of an alien spacecraft.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE6kFnzvkaT1pZYhrNgj2KpXFIfpIigmI0wRSsImPuds50KgBic2yzBjwaJ1Yt77C6tJmOxlYgWLoNqArgVENN7aLvXU2iugW3UcNZtQchwJY7fsjDbTFJCBk4TJqyr2qwOIyd5zNOWujPLT0qjSAdWW4p29z5vOXH-FpUv9eYlpXy6-EkuGmnIh5yRQ=s672" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE6kFnzvkaT1pZYhrNgj2KpXFIfpIigmI0wRSsImPuds50KgBic2yzBjwaJ1Yt77C6tJmOxlYgWLoNqArgVENN7aLvXU2iugW3UcNZtQchwJY7fsjDbTFJCBk4TJqyr2qwOIyd5zNOWujPLT0qjSAdWW4p29z5vOXH-FpUv9eYlpXy6-EkuGmnIh5yRQ=w486-h640" width="486" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Star Quest (originally titled Beyond The Rising Moon) early sales poster, art by John Poreda.</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The film was made in Northern Virginia. Live action scenes were done in a concrete tunnel at the Pentagon and on an interstate highway overpass. A barren field near the small town of Culpeper became the planet Elysium. But the most memorable moments were created in a 40-by-45-ft corner of a warehouse, where the sets were constructed and the special effects were photographed in Alexandria, Virginia.<br /><br />Ellis and Cook used every trick they could come up with to save money (on a $152,000 budget). They scavenged lumber from a nearby dumpster to build their sets, and since they shared the warehouse with a juice distributor, the place stank of fetid oranges.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkXsrceQ6gpuLRbHXjTVkxG38wZ36jv-Uz7Z7aIMl6orfzzTyDjhWwZ5e2qLfLt7GCCmoc27b44ogAYM1DBJR5hocmRqM8Na9mv9f4lLicNSyKYZopm4FYThRq83NxG9OntsG4XdkcnKFwkvD4lvQkRFXMTi5VfqSQ2nk7_td02g2ZLbX8Zj-DQcMvHg=s707" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="707" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkXsrceQ6gpuLRbHXjTVkxG38wZ36jv-Uz7Z7aIMl6orfzzTyDjhWwZ5e2qLfLt7GCCmoc27b44ogAYM1DBJR5hocmRqM8Na9mv9f4lLicNSyKYZopm4FYThRq83NxG9OntsG4XdkcnKFwkvD4lvQkRFXMTi5VfqSQ2nk7_td02g2ZLbX8Zj-DQcMvHg=w400-h301" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Star Quest in Japan (home video cover) 1989.</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Despite those handicaps, they got what they were after in visual terms. The interplanetary and aerial sequences look good. They move quickly without obvious trickery. The sound dubbing isn't as successful. Too often the voices sound like they come from a dubious Italian import.<br /><br />Still, <i>Star Quest</i> does enough things right that Ellis and Cook screened a 35mm print at the Cannes film festival. From that, they got a fair review in Variety and made a smattering of sales. The special effects work they did on the film was described in detail in the May 1990 issue of <i>Cinefantastique</i>, and in the September 1989 issue of <i>American Cinematographer</i>.<br /><br />More importantly, <i>Star Quest</i> also got them in touch with people working in the distribution end of the business. They put together another film package, but couldn't find studio backing for it.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p></p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4usqEKtqjh_W80fDWx6boLzhWXCp4yd7Db0qWJqAEwoywfdtxqsUtqoAHSAlHLFcWJMNI7RmIgEaiDGwnlaoddnZ0wxqCgltP23n8OBR9oHAdxiu60Hr0eFZUO3fGt2S1Ljep4O04j7wCEI7RMASnDOedn7X0zTrRYiG3RpQkuBgbOg-IoKTzKk16fw=s1516" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="1516" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4usqEKtqjh_W80fDWx6boLzhWXCp4yd7Db0qWJqAEwoywfdtxqsUtqoAHSAlHLFcWJMNI7RmIgEaiDGwnlaoddnZ0wxqCgltP23n8OBR9oHAdxiu60Hr0eFZUO3fGt2S1Ljep4O04j7wCEI7RMASnDOedn7X0zTrRYiG3RpQkuBgbOg-IoKTzKk16fw=w400-h250" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>In John Ellis's film, </i>Invader<i>, big Harvey is a 50 ft tall alien robot designed by John Poreda</i>.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Again, Ellis anAgain, Ellis and Cook decided to do it on their own. Though the project began with the title <i>The Killing Edge</i>, it finally became <i>Invader</i>. Reminiscent of a good 1950s B-movie, it's an imaginative story of UFOs and military cover-ups that's told with humor and some terrific stop-motion effects involving a robot called Big Harvey.<br /><br />But their money problems wouldn't go away. They lost an investor in the stock market crash, and it took a last- minute infusion of cash from legendary low-budget movie producer Menahem Golan to finish the film. Given the reality of the home video market, where <i>Invader</i> made its debut in this country, they had to approach it differently.<br /><br />“Phil and I wanted to make <i>Star Quest</i> entertaining but not offensive,” Ellis explained, “so it's pretty tame, PG or whatever. With <i>Invader</i>, the word came down that it was supposed to be R-rated. That would improve the money we made from it. So we put a lot of [strong] language in it. One guy gets shot in the Pentagon cafeteria and you actually see blood squirting out.”<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCwrThDXurAYOlda3kOX11VtK8AFEk9Rx6h6OTT1ORJBYpAB4fQLV_goRNOlP1IWOYealjkEBHfv1-Q18E2TZjq5PVe_3vMi79ICrIsnG_UhXBIpxJtS7rw6RTpi-fi1ROtC6aQi3tRx0Or9WG2TPHv-gOsSHYO-aNlbXIu_B2VMlDGdTqtRmRxxMn_A=s1516" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1516" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCwrThDXurAYOlda3kOX11VtK8AFEk9Rx6h6OTT1ORJBYpAB4fQLV_goRNOlP1IWOYealjkEBHfv1-Q18E2TZjq5PVe_3vMi79ICrIsnG_UhXBIpxJtS7rw6RTpi-fi1ROtC6aQi3tRx0Or9WG2TPHv-gOsSHYO-aNlbXIu_B2VMlDGdTqtRmRxxMn_A=w400-h254" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>John Cooke, Hans Bachmann and A. Thomas Smith Smith in <i>Invader.</i></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The language and violence still are mild compared to many contemporary videos, and the films restraint did nothing to hurt it in the marketplace. Ellis said that Vidmark “sold 32,000 cassettes right out of the gate when they'd been expecting a demand for something like 12,000 tapes.<br /><br />After <i>Invader</i>, Ellis and Cook thought it would be easier to get money to make another film, but once again found that was not the case. According to Ellis, the rules had been changing: “They say, now you have to make three films to be taken seriously in Hollywood.” So, they started out on their third film again spinning straw into gold from individual investors. But as they were beginning to put the film together, the industry's most famous bugaboo, “creative differences,” cropped up, and Ellis and Cook decided to work on separate projects. Ellis then found himself filling the role of both producer and director on <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i>.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHe8zkJPRPvoRD9nTH9poDw83pWShIgagiWFf2PDptHW9Xo_9yXkZ-yvc2v0kS2DwOjKcmIphzsBRMJBqK1Poy82DmCVJVZ5SVQbAchdFUHhjOHwNybPKpMUdzy25hqaVOcxtQBlfWEtF4Hlr8xrb4-sm-JbfuSy9EBE-vf1X-JvU5cAWbWD09UFMlyw=s648" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="648" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHe8zkJPRPvoRD9nTH9poDw83pWShIgagiWFf2PDptHW9Xo_9yXkZ-yvc2v0kS2DwOjKcmIphzsBRMJBqK1Poy82DmCVJVZ5SVQbAchdFUHhjOHwNybPKpMUdzy25hqaVOcxtQBlfWEtF4Hlr8xrb4-sm-JbfuSy9EBE-vf1X-JvU5cAWbWD09UFMlyw=w400-h293" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Line Producer Zaneta McGaha and Director Jhn Ellis going over production schedule for scenes coming up for the next few days</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The two jobs don't really compliment each other. “They’re two different hats,” Ellis said, “and they can conflict. The producer runs the show as far as money and setting it up until the director walks onto the set. The producer can be a bastard; the director can't be. When I yell at people on the set as director, they know I'm not mad. I'm just trying to get everything energized. The director can't afford to be a bad guy.”<br /><br />In both roles, “you've got to juggle the money and juggle the people to get the movie made.”<br /><br />In the world of low-budget film-making, those juggling acts are never easy. On the basic nuts-and-bolts level of daily work, Ellis expressed complete admiration for and dependence on the other people who do so much to make a movie happen but never get credit. The craft services person, for example, who makes sure that cold soft drinks and coffee are there when needed. And the first assistant director, who serves as a sort of Sergeant, making sure that things get done.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6ItLunb3_9UfFvQwtJQLI2a06SYkyRJuycBlE4nHLkeQZILlmmxDfCVbB_Up2LivAMUyPW0HPgYQMw8go5P34AvIUelDY-Rq9evv58BvmgAzoS8aLVgSyOcgY8BDMf6y9vVy4gDgxUdJCaI7tdvJNIwLyajjRO0WxBYQbhnRCoRFzM64AXPy9Xwl95w=s1516" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1516" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6ItLunb3_9UfFvQwtJQLI2a06SYkyRJuycBlE4nHLkeQZILlmmxDfCVbB_Up2LivAMUyPW0HPgYQMw8go5P34AvIUelDY-Rq9evv58BvmgAzoS8aLVgSyOcgY8BDMf6y9vVy4gDgxUdJCaI7tdvJNIwLyajjRO0WxBYQbhnRCoRFzM64AXPy9Xwl95w=w400-h254" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Switching hats to 1st Assistant Director, Zaneta McGaha on set after the dangerous "full-body burn" fire stunt was safely completed, with Phil Hayes who performed the stunt</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ellis stressed how important that job is. “The first assistant directors set the pace during the shooting. They need to control everybody and not let people know they’re controlling them. It's not about directing; it's about organization.”<br /><br />The hyphenated “producer-director” may sound impressive, but Ellis laughs at the stereotypes. “People think that the work involves posing and saying ‘action,’ then somebody's rolling the camera and somebody's putting the thing out there” - he makes the motion of a clapperboard with his hands- “and the actors say their lines and you paste it all together and people start wheelbarrowing money up to your front door. It's really not like that.”<br /><br />With <i>Twilight</i>, the process began with a script written by Tim Sullivan (who also stars} for a “science fiction allegory and post-apocalypse adventure” with references to AIDS and cult religions. Ellis then worked out the logistics and shooting schedule and started raising funds.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcl1UltfzQ6btWN-aYU578xjWeP2kcNNlQW7E2FwRUgUuMNF1N583kS7FZ9uo-WqHCzNf680cuftT2o0ku3y3SZNLRcpQRNmdggRfLCX4SVFA7KX1C5NHzxvj_WSUweFPCPj0Smoi6jWhoS_y3-N7sWJiG6vttCDOcX_paYW49G3idKGDOdgL6ODGALA=s648" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="648" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcl1UltfzQ6btWN-aYU578xjWeP2kcNNlQW7E2FwRUgUuMNF1N583kS7FZ9uo-WqHCzNf680cuftT2o0ku3y3SZNLRcpQRNmdggRfLCX4SVFA7KX1C5NHzxvj_WSUweFPCPj0Smoi6jWhoS_y3-N7sWJiG6vttCDOcX_paYW49G3idKGDOdgL6ODGALA=w400-h290" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Line Producer Zaneta McGaha, Production Nurse Joy Northam and Director John Ellis going over safety plans for the fire stunt and other fire sequences.</b><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The comparison Ellis makes is to a train. “Once the camera starts rolling on the first day, you're on a locomotive that's going someplace and you don't know where it's going to end up. Every day you're spending money. Inexorably, it's moving forward and after a certain point there's nothing you can do to stop it. You hope that the money's there and that the people are committed enough to you that they stay even if the money runs out.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“You have to shoot, and you have to shoot as fast as possible. You're spending money; you've got people with diverse points of view, weather, other variables. If you can plan everything down to the last little detail, that's great, but it's not always possible on low-budget science fiction. Obviously you have to have planned makeup, costumes, sets, etc., But there are certain things you just can't plan for, that you don't have the time and money to plan for.”<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Certain things like bugs.<br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXX6TtTwaL3c8Qj0YjS5Jsu40Fp8MZwCAtSpeNMvcysCcQmGs2nCxn0YVIIffoCCxZgF9a9nj4BqZV3Du3E_FCNi9KVckVJAVvCzMIy6UHEiR4XbR0AuCRymqQNGXxxDoUqOjxCnCrCAHJH0RqtPpEXZuRQdYYpn25zw52Z0VIbVnG5zsui4XF1WzWAA=s648" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="648" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXX6TtTwaL3c8Qj0YjS5Jsu40Fp8MZwCAtSpeNMvcysCcQmGs2nCxn0YVIIffoCCxZgF9a9nj4BqZV3Du3E_FCNi9KVckVJAVvCzMIy6UHEiR4XbR0AuCRymqQNGXxxDoUqOjxCnCrCAHJH0RqtPpEXZuRQdYYpn25zw52Z0VIbVnG5zsui4XF1WzWAA=w400-h290" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>1st Assistant Camera Gary Waxler (L) and actor Barry Sigismondi in the big sometimes mosquito-infested cathedral set.</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the buildings they filmed <i>Twilight</i> in turned out to be infested with mosquitoes and it almost crippled the production. “I’ve still got some scars on my legs,” Ellis said, “and so do others from the cast and crew. Swarms and swarms of mosquitoes would get into the building. Those bugs nearly drove us mad! You'd have tons of jungle juice on you and they were landing all over you. It was hideous.”<br /><br />That phase of production is over. By January, almost all of the photography had been done. Ellis was editing the film at his place in a upscale apartment complex behind a majestically frozen fountain. He lives with a minimal amount of furniture in rooms that are dominated by professional film equipment. One corner of the living room is filled with stacks of video cassettes and promotional material. VCRs and a laser disc player sit directly on the wall to wall carpet.<br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdhtwr9csEGbThlLK9c_Wf46TGntk-1va1WyNsPTqRTtRPshHM0HSUjyEpozVjN0vdPAcuAfc8B4gdQy0D147BXohaxfWD9zFRfNK7lzL3epPZLmZOMy_OKcctunlqbQqF9pxVv55KtMrg7WtrsXpyxCqJnD2x_i7B0SAbiRBrxIu6HBs5Se316k1p8g=s1648" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1648" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdhtwr9csEGbThlLK9c_Wf46TGntk-1va1WyNsPTqRTtRPshHM0HSUjyEpozVjN0vdPAcuAfc8B4gdQy0D147BXohaxfWD9zFRfNK7lzL3epPZLmZOMy_OKcctunlqbQqF9pxVv55KtMrg7WtrsXpyxCqJnD2x_i7B0SAbiRBrxIu6HBs5Se316k1p8g=w400-h260" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Assistant To Producer Liz Heyd in the office/editing area (Mid-1994).</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A wide editing table is set up in his den. Within easy reach behind it are an Apple computer and fax machine. They’re flanked by racks holding strips of film ready to be edited. On his left is a set of industrial metal shelves holding heavy reels of 16mm film and tape. That's where he's putting the film together, frame by frame, shot by shot.<br /><br />Maybe this isn't as bad as the mosquitoes, but it's just as tough. It's the real work, and after more than a year on the material, Ellis is so close to the story that he has no idea how good or bad it is. First he has to put together a rough cut about 2 hours long. That will be trimmed down to 100 minutes, and, he added, the special effects still have to be done.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzBX3SK3iMDi9SLWoo8BWI-dHPtIJJRMvT3ILp_wBQI63UPg44QOkMTiLZFLMPh-cpepkIIJ4Z1ulywu63IBAs_kjHmnqDv1K3U-0jwNxS1SJnZm-IJstETwwne_eojedg0GgQYQ7hMXwzGl28wM3dqkFcN7b-WWJBxXXQSoT6oGS2togXeghREQmgYw=s1656" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1656" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzBX3SK3iMDi9SLWoo8BWI-dHPtIJJRMvT3ILp_wBQI63UPg44QOkMTiLZFLMPh-cpepkIIJ4Z1ulywu63IBAs_kjHmnqDv1K3U-0jwNxS1SJnZm-IJstETwwne_eojedg0GgQYQ7hMXwzGl28wM3dqkFcN7b-WWJBxXXQSoT6oGS2togXeghREQmgYw=w400-h253" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>John Ellis editing <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i> (mid-1994).</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“For the first time, we'll be using computer technology for special effects from Silicon Graphics. We also have big spiders in the film. From leg tip to leg tip when standing, they’re are about 5 feet wide and 4 ft tall; black widows that are nasty. There stop - motion animation by Kent Burton who did Big Harvey.”<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGEt-iu7YAih_ftRpEYsiS0BVMAeiHAVuvJx4aph3Jp3kGEEsRW27JT1AHYve-Rr-kp2_M_mTA8uOLoFr8OxAwqoEpeTRVXZBx87OGIqX8tunPdTCgq0WsvaaXfiN1CiZvgUNWT4sPzspj0YRibB7CJz9NgrbgxUGkRibOus2H9SQr304RjWnrcSRNiQ=s960" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGEt-iu7YAih_ftRpEYsiS0BVMAeiHAVuvJx4aph3Jp3kGEEsRW27JT1AHYve-Rr-kp2_M_mTA8uOLoFr8OxAwqoEpeTRVXZBx87OGIqX8tunPdTCgq0WsvaaXfiN1CiZvgUNWT4sPzspj0YRibB7CJz9NgrbgxUGkRibOus2H9SQr304RjWnrcSRNiQ=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Liz Heyd doubles for lead actress Gage Sheridan, originally shot May 21 1994. Though it's taken 27 years, digital effects are finally being added to '<i>Twilight</i>' by Peter Andrew Montgomery.</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Despite the rocky road that <i>Twilight</i> has traveled so far, Ellis is optimistic about its future, certainly on home video and perhaps even theaters. “I’m hoping that we can get an art house situation at least and maybe a regional release on it. We shot in a widescreen format so it could go into theaters. If it's anything like I imagine it to be, I think it would have the potential for that. It's such an odd bird.<br /><br />“First and foremost, I wanted to make a good science fiction film, a film that people who read science fiction and people who watch science fiction on television and movies would look at and say, “This film has ideas. It has a different feel, a different psychology behind it.’ I like the mixture of the unknown and the nature of the universe and the nature of life and the eternal questions, why are we here, how are we here?<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi77W7gqNVsG6OxbdR7DCRxYp38QtnznPqZzuoXwqQ739Nf2fSqLOX7-JMQ4vzEBqSs2TGrOhxnssQGWdveR78xbEzoo1Ldllm86W_tK3NERGJt0T6SQK9-rf-F0J18_n0JUwTDvnAICHB4-2r1QqDfjpUa04mrf3cwgSrJezik3yKWIhAAZS6zLMFHfQ=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi77W7gqNVsG6OxbdR7DCRxYp38QtnznPqZzuoXwqQ739Nf2fSqLOX7-JMQ4vzEBqSs2TGrOhxnssQGWdveR78xbEzoo1Ldllm86W_tK3NERGJt0T6SQK9-rf-F0J18_n0JUwTDvnAICHB4-2r1QqDfjpUa04mrf3cwgSrJezik3yKWIhAAZS6zLMFHfQ=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“The best science fiction-and there isn't much-challenges you and makes you think. When it's done well, you go to a totally different place, sometimes a different time, and it's not boring. When it's done well.”<br /><br />And that's the catch-doing it well. Right now, <i>Twilight</i> is so rough and unfinished that it's impossible to say if it's done well. In it's finished form, it could be spun gold; it could be something less. But then, that's the risk that every filmmaker from Steven Spielberg to John Ellis runs with every movie.<br /><br />Viewers will let him know how he did.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">###<br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Sidebar:<br /></i></span><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-size: large;"><b>TIM SULLIVAN: SF WRITER AND MOVIE MOGUL</b></span></h1></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_p3hcFKagjN6PEsghQPKqpM4T4Ty6vHnMcB_bMcV5a8dbEY3mxR6Hb2GqPHHF-BOPgImV-TapWUUR9fCVqzV1i2t9WuvBnvv60ed-ru1S5wzOyIzpOE9Y0l6gLMhL13VkKQA7iQMQOQ6teZIe1yXqXH1gXKkuCoDdpgnXF6zXsG29aj7BqjaNukH9ew=s1548" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1548" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_p3hcFKagjN6PEsghQPKqpM4T4Ty6vHnMcB_bMcV5a8dbEY3mxR6Hb2GqPHHF-BOPgImV-TapWUUR9fCVqzV1i2t9WuvBnvv60ed-ru1S5wzOyIzpOE9Y0l6gLMhL13VkKQA7iQMQOQ6teZIe1yXqXH1gXKkuCoDdpgnXF6zXsG29aj7BqjaNukH9ew=w400-h264" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Author/actor Tim Sullivan decks Randall Shepherd in </i>Twilight Of The Dogs.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by Mike Mayo <br /></span></div><div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">TIM SULLIVAN LEADS A DOUBLE LIFE</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></h2><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Most </span>science fiction fans know him only as a writer and editor. This makes sense, for in his 15 years as a professional in the print genres, he has been a visible presence, turning out seven well-received novels, including <i>The Parasite War</i> and <i>Martian Viking</i>, 30 short stories, and such theme anthologies as <i>Tropical Chills</i> and <i>Cold Shocks</i>. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMvHrvM2PhGXllV1l6wnZntBauhwn3yC78Z1M4v92ycWfpwbVepbNsxQ9NkweZ4gvaatq4DvUIE_71rUP82sgmhmBKJiIPiO1oE6CyXQM09NhphgwuerCNtKM5qEQe8x_-ulkN-AmrJftwsqT_l5T5I9tiLVMkYLiCJ-j38QNGuOYYSvaY4I3lWLDjbg=s629" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="383" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMvHrvM2PhGXllV1l6wnZntBauhwn3yC78Z1M4v92ycWfpwbVepbNsxQ9NkweZ4gvaatq4DvUIE_71rUP82sgmhmBKJiIPiO1oE6CyXQM09NhphgwuerCNtKM5qEQe8x_-ulkN-AmrJftwsqT_l5T5I9tiLVMkYLiCJ-j38QNGuOYYSvaY4I3lWLDjbg=w390-h640" width="390" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Martian Viking by Tim Sullivan (1991).</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">But thanks to fellow SF writer S.P. Somtow, Sullivan has also found a second career as actor and screenwriter. Somtow, who himself has second careers as composer and filmmaker, put together a horror film titled <i>The Laughing Dead</i>. The movie, which featured Sullivan's acting debut as a maniacal priest, developed a cult following dueto the appearance of many SF luminaries. Aside from Sullivan, the film contained authors such as Ed Bryant, David Bischoff and Tim Powers whose characters were all fiendishly murdered. <br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiujs0bRryPlpbW-1AAdoZjfyiAmqfH_iEoR6VqyNOk__Vn6CY3GaKRQgt8DArpo63mPoNhqDga1w1rDVP9V24gffsswknn9ewD08-rKW2fKudmcjtotZBlXDrC6nroAvX4ih_z9XpPbV_7pZx9EYdABPuR2kf053qs-9LbnKj37sNfiU8XgF3PtFSBxQ=s1622" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1622" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiujs0bRryPlpbW-1AAdoZjfyiAmqfH_iEoR6VqyNOk__Vn6CY3GaKRQgt8DArpo63mPoNhqDga1w1rDVP9V24gffsswknn9ewD08-rKW2fKudmcjtotZBlXDrC6nroAvX4ih_z9XpPbV_7pZx9EYdABPuR2kf053qs-9LbnKj37sNfiU8XgF3PtFSBxQ=w400-h256" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tim Sullivan as Father O'Sullivan in The Laughing Dead (1990).</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />“I owe it all to Somtow in a way”, said Sullivan. “I’d done a little acting years ago. He called me up one day in ’88 or ’89 when I was living in Philadelphia. He said I want you to star in this movie. Somtow kept calling me. I thought he'd gone completely insane.” <br /><br />After his role in <i>The Laughing Dead</i>, Sullivan remained in California not only because he'd been bitten by the acting bug, but because “on the pay I got, I couldn't afford to come back east so I stayed out here. My next film was called <i>Angel Of Passion</i>. I played a wealthy geek, a stupid rich guy whose girlfriend runs off with a muscle man. This was in ’90 or ’91. It was not a very rewarding experience. I've never actually seen the whole film. It's got a lot of breasts in it. Not mine, though.<br /><br />“I then did a rewrite on a picture called <i>In A Moment Of Passion</i>, directed by the Zbigniev Kaminski. It was a suspense thriller and had Maxwell Caulfield, Jeff Conaway, and Martin Sheen's brother, Joe Estevez. Then I sold a script called <i>Without A Thought</i>. It's a suspense thriller about a woman torn between two guys, one of who's a good cop and one of who's a murderer. This was ’89. I never got paid. If any one of you readers would like to finance it.... <br /><br />“Then I was mucking about over at Disney, but it didn't work out. Most of my history in film is things that didn't work out. I tried to sell them a couple of different premises, one of which was based on my novel <i>The Parasite War</i>. There was some interest from Stuart Gordon on that, but not enough.”<br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqAk3fpzgQ939rIZNiduwkFujY2TmwVXlEPsAuA_w3gzlR1Z2uJCqJfzQSPOM4Ca6htTszT4df_kgN8PMxiW4w3ToVWZzKZMlal7DeVD1-uMG6WNgNeDo9MC6lx8RW0rdnzj2m-JfarNFqEcOaphioPUMQGsYoda1ctfgAWuaGrgnpRsgomhTtZ1ygsw=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqAk3fpzgQ939rIZNiduwkFujY2TmwVXlEPsAuA_w3gzlR1Z2uJCqJfzQSPOM4Ca6htTszT4df_kgN8PMxiW4w3ToVWZzKZMlal7DeVD1-uMG6WNgNeDo9MC6lx8RW0rdnzj2m-JfarNFqEcOaphioPUMQGsYoda1ctfgAWuaGrgnpRsgomhTtZ1ygsw=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tim Sullivan as Sam Asgarde in <i>Twilight Of The Dogs.</i></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sullivan's film career turned around when he ran into John Ellis, whom he knew from SF fandom from the days when he had lived in Washington DC. “He was kind of on the outs with his partner,” said Sullivan, “and we talked about doing something, and after many long phone conversations about <i>Mad Max</i>, David Koresh, mutated spiders and alien super-science, we actually ended up doing it! I'm not too interested in going to 20th Century Fox and going through all the horror shows you've heard about. I'd rather work on the independent level. I just did a low-budget production of <i>A Midsummer's Night Dream</i>, called <i>S.P. Somtow's "Ill Met By Moonlight</i>", It's got Timothy Bottoms in it. I play Oberon as sort of a homeless version of Dracula. There's a lot of gothic punk to it. The pair of lovers are not a pair of ancient Athenians, they're really LA street punks, and then these supernatural creatures show up, Oberon and Titania. They're sort of homeless people, but they have this mystical quality to them. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGsQ5rIj8mSIDQlQP7C1BYOA7fvWp7_K9gw1naVcJ6gX8yiAVljIbhtWawr3WhM-nlzsvPMy2ztFqygWi6pAI7DIMjnXRp7XbmMPjbnZpt3p7Ud1nWGmGOuswwZ1useBd4Uv6RPNdQDD3LiD_7wqvQRWznLZpzuZ0419oqIfBiGErDB6kwBmzEobfzzQ=s1516" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="964" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGsQ5rIj8mSIDQlQP7C1BYOA7fvWp7_K9gw1naVcJ6gX8yiAVljIbhtWawr3WhM-nlzsvPMy2ztFqygWi6pAI7DIMjnXRp7XbmMPjbnZpt3p7Ud1nWGmGOuswwZ1useBd4Uv6RPNdQDD3LiD_7wqvQRWznLZpzuZ0419oqIfBiGErDB6kwBmzEobfzzQ=w406-h640" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tim Sullivan as Oberon in <i>Ill Met By Moonlight</i> (1994).</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Even though <i>Twilight Of The Dogs</i> may mark Sullivan's big break he hasn't turned his back on fiction. I'm still writing prose. I had stories in the anthologies <i>The Ultimate Witch</i> and <i>The Ultimate Dracula</i>. I also had a novel out last year titled <i>The Lords Of Creation</i>, from AvoNova books. I did six books with them counting the two anthologies. "<br /><br />But John Ellis is making sure that Sullivan doesn't stray too far from the silver screen. Their next project, <i>Starfarer Jack</i>, a space opera with a psionic twist, set on spaceships and alien planets, is now in the planning stages.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;">-30-<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">(Originally
published in Science Fiction Age, May 1994.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you to author Mike Mayo for allowing us to reprint the article. Mike has been a big supporter of my work for many years and I thank him for it! - John Ellis<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#twilightdogs #longlostfilm<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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Woodward/The Washington Times<br /></div><div><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2IwVRTkzl2l8ydHSyWuU3dL1gSdwTaSppv0sJmyCaM320aCKpEhTnK3a0nHR61wqioVnyvekPF0A_1WtgsLZrhtZYRZBDA60l5jjtRiUXrnIu8LiBW-9mAUC_XRUzCGvJQUDSbfafaQqVlFLBppmABAoRAtxwAXWcSgdW8nafdgrYCOG5765zjzk7Ag=s1241" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1241" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2IwVRTkzl2l8ydHSyWuU3dL1gSdwTaSppv0sJmyCaM320aCKpEhTnK3a0nHR61wqioVnyvekPF0A_1WtgsLZrhtZYRZBDA60l5jjtRiUXrnIu8LiBW-9mAUC_XRUzCGvJQUDSbfafaQqVlFLBppmABAoRAtxwAXWcSgdW8nafdgrYCOG5765zjzk7Ag=w400-h279" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Shooting a scene at Upper Marlboro location.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Welcome to the Apocalypse. </div><div><br />The end of the world looks pretty desolate all rocks and dust but at least it's convenient - just 10 minutes off interstate 95 in Upper Marlboro.<br /> </div><div>That's the view through the lens on the set of “Twilight Of The Dogs a low-budget sci-fi adventure from director-producer John Ellis of Arlington. Mr Ellis is making his directing debut with a script by actor-writer Tim Sullivan of “The Laughing Dead” video fame.<br /> </div><div>The budget is “well under a million dollars”, Mr. Ellis says. In these days of astronomical movie costs, when the production numbers for “Jurassic Park” and “Last Action Hero” approach or even exceed the $100 million mark, it's instructive to see just what a few hundred grand will get you.<br /> </div><div>The “Twilight” set boasts a couple of light reflectors to catch the sun. There are no trailers for the cast or crew; the makeup room is a tent at the end of the parking lot. Cinematographer Alicia Craft doesn't even have a seat to mount her camera on. Instead she stands on a plastic crate and hovers over the actors as they deliver their lines.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdIrjuQLjridB_edl0_NC3v2efPEYIxfw0FHv1S6GOMuyyaYIxkzuy0Y0EWDqnuIlu0wnwLMsbOXjZxjsjX7_Kii44F1aAauZGO-GcsDdnFyb3OVoFZWxyf0poHV0wqSaArA5RZERmbSFLIZWdrhPc2x6X5afPcLHGfcNBIkGs_3BGwjxR4fZ_BbN7cA=s1196" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1196" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdIrjuQLjridB_edl0_NC3v2efPEYIxfw0FHv1S6GOMuyyaYIxkzuy0Y0EWDqnuIlu0wnwLMsbOXjZxjsjX7_Kii44F1aAauZGO-GcsDdnFyb3OVoFZWxyf0poHV0wqSaArA5RZERmbSFLIZWdrhPc2x6X5afPcLHGfcNBIkGs_3BGwjxR4fZ_BbN7cA=w400-h395" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cinematographer Alicia Craft takes a light reading on the set of the film Twilight of the dogs. </b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The cast and crew seem inured to these deprivations. Perhaps it's even helping them get in the right mood for their world. Ralph Bluemke, who portrays the evil Rev. Zurik, jokes that there are “no egos permitted.”<br /> </div><div>In this “Twilight” world, the end of society has come about not from a nuclear war but from the “total collapse of financial empire,” Mr Bluemke explains.<br /> </div><div>Zurik, a psychotic cult leader who wants to rule the world, bears a certain resemblance to David Koresh. But that's just a happy coincidence, the filmmakers say.<br />The serendipity of this was that I had the script in hand 2 weeks before the David Koresh thing was even mentioned, says Aloma Denise Albert, the film's public relations director.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf9ff7QJcki9KCe9SMiZH1OHnjkuAd5bA7Fm5MHp_RcLMa2DtsrPFvYqMMefNQwZJRghlxSIpiCBXYah3qYNGcbyOh5loUAQrrIeavkCZz2pIuWJPTRqYvM7dkq19tpGNHP3w87NldpP4W29Pf4f4TjbnzjCa05SiNxudSCIrr7Tvej9FxZbxta1js8g=s1448" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="908" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf9ff7QJcki9KCe9SMiZH1OHnjkuAd5bA7Fm5MHp_RcLMa2DtsrPFvYqMMefNQwZJRghlxSIpiCBXYah3qYNGcbyOh5loUAQrrIeavkCZz2pIuWJPTRqYvM7dkq19tpGNHP3w87NldpP4W29Pf4f4TjbnzjCa05SiNxudSCIrr7Tvej9FxZbxta1js8g=w251-h400" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Ralph Bluemke.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Besides this accidental topicality, the script also boasts “drama, symbolism and meaning,” Mr Ellis says. He calls “Twilight” a story of “spiritual rebirth,” one he hopes will receive a PG-13 rating so that younger children can view the film.<br /> </div><div>The scenario takes place in a post-apocalyptic society, where food is scarce and confusion great. A sexually transmitted disease terrorizes the population, and the only cure comes from the blood of Karuy, played by Alexandria's Gage Sheridan (of the local cable soap WASH, D.C.”). She's able to multiply the vaccine with the milk of the cow Bambi.<br /> </div><div>"This is a thinking person's science-fiction story,” Mr Ellis says, apparently without irony.</div><div><br />Right now, “Twilight” is a story of ennui. Beyond the “line of death,” a break in the rocks at the quarry, sit the “dogs.” These are the dirtied extras who wait, and wait, and wait some more for a chance at a spot, maybe even a line, in the film.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJa1fveem-f9RR4A2YRDXtZ9PO21c4_0IXCqR9Y_eHmEllKEchofj3Xonni5wyRuLN9ddnq6SsM0spQXwHFk9IR4QxeTAFC21aVeq1gKC4ntLyHN0Vva93axui6pNXLtgFGjHZIwsbTATYO0F_5NkUkh_QV40NYgRDH5LqjyUYt5P5uK3C-sRMyP2Vgg=s1242" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="903" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJa1fveem-f9RR4A2YRDXtZ9PO21c4_0IXCqR9Y_eHmEllKEchofj3Xonni5wyRuLN9ddnq6SsM0spQXwHFk9IR4QxeTAFC21aVeq1gKC4ntLyHN0Vva93axui6pNXLtgFGjHZIwsbTATYO0F_5NkUkh_QV40NYgRDH5LqjyUYt5P5uK3C-sRMyP2Vgg=w466-h640" width="466" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Lou Benzino Makes up Russ Greenberg on the set of "Twilight Of The Dogs.”</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The dogs are the common folk, manipulated by the powerful Zurik and saved by the sanctity of Sam Asgard (Mr. Sullivan) and Karuy. They laugh and refer to themselves by number. “Dog number... wait a minute, which number am I?”<br /> </div><div>“Quiet please. No walking, no talking, no breathing,” someone shouts out over a megaphone. That means another take. Everyone obediently freezes, except for a couple of heartily bored boys of 5 or 6. They kick around a couple of stones, and the sound is picked up by the microphones.</div><div><br />Another take. This time the boys are kept silent by the threat of exile to the waiting area back by the makeup ten. At least here they’re where the action is.<br /> </div><div>“And... Action.”<br /> </div><div>That's the cue for Miss Sheridan to deliver her line, for the umpteenth time. The cow will give you milk, she says. That's it. People can move again.<br /> </div><div>Despite the scrimping, Mr. Ellis is content with his “Twilight” life. He maintains that he doesn't need studio backing or production-company financing to turn out a successful film; instead, he raises his budget through private investment, much of it from local doctors and lawyers, he says.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4Tcs7INiH2y7K__qOVbX4tN6PE87EPxDB1fH2LcWeeCcvX6UfgDCnqHpVg_80abag07yelAKiyUVs_wuuRtmKe50b-UoY8MX98KiPkBxsg5FrYICJqfIDGlkuIB4MU2A0GM4UfLpren6zREYCf_EQtPN0DF8D1cuQDLewtr76XAd6YfVXcgD23ZhxiQ=s891" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="694" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4Tcs7INiH2y7K__qOVbX4tN6PE87EPxDB1fH2LcWeeCcvX6UfgDCnqHpVg_80abag07yelAKiyUVs_wuuRtmKe50b-UoY8MX98KiPkBxsg5FrYICJqfIDGlkuIB4MU2A0GM4UfLpren6zREYCf_EQtPN0DF8D1cuQDLewtr76XAd6YfVXcgD23ZhxiQ=w498-h640" width="498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>(They misspelled the character's name, should be "Zerk")</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>And while the filmmakers are still negotiating for a theatrical distribution deal for “Twilight of the Dogs,” Mr. Ellis has a reputation for getting his backers’ money back - according to Ms. Albert his last film, “Invader,” made $6 million internationally in the video market. <br /> </div><div>“I just couldn't believe the budget he was working on,” Video Vault owner Jim McCabe says of “Invader.” “It's amazing that they can get what they get with what they got. It looks like a big motion picture.”<br /> </div><div>It's not so inappropriate, then, for Mr. Ellis to name his film company The VERY BIG Motion Picture Corp. of America.<br /> </div><div>“We can do it the way we want to do it,” he says, “the right way.”<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-30-<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">(Originally
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</div>Twilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-8471304920541364802021-12-17T04:45:00.005-08:002021-12-22T00:12:18.155-08:00Post #9 - TOTD - Restoration/Release Update <p>Work proceeds on cleaning up and restoring TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS. Right now it is looking like late May for release on BluRay and DVD. More details soon! And now this:<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsWIAtp_zo3DAubk4GlLhL_ox1sHbcLKOkhK1OiZyhT6g4azugXAjwZtwzYReW0FXC-i4gLpCQxYtvIpL2McIHm1B7Pk2xAbKBiM72-2JexfwJyaicXY6iHbRRLJOLj_DtXTP_zduh3r3tRMFKvDy6H59nFWEVLgZ6LN8t3HsFIPBErAIFACq4roOtzQ=s1500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1164" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsWIAtp_zo3DAubk4GlLhL_ox1sHbcLKOkhK1OiZyhT6g4azugXAjwZtwzYReW0FXC-i4gLpCQxYtvIpL2McIHm1B7Pk2xAbKBiM72-2JexfwJyaicXY6iHbRRLJOLj_DtXTP_zduh3r3tRMFKvDy6H59nFWEVLgZ6LN8t3HsFIPBErAIFACq4roOtzQ=w496-h640" width="496" /></a></div><br /><p>Going through boxes in storage I came across a film can that I had
totally forgotten about. Paul Foster at CinesSolutions scanned the 35mm
negative for me to HD and I was pleasantly surprised...I had never seen this footage from my film before! It was never printed, only looked at by Colorlab's color-timer.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd83fJQ5imnl-CK2iggJruKqStpGpo4TYWZxWbYRq_lg1yip23itSWcXuD-7vRXunKgUPCdcQjbsxtXi-gSoA4CNcbhkjQWDPGJuBAS9KHlJLTkNOE4rhunMyDaI1vFvYxi_5NM492Bn9RnbDibJhGXKMPzOcCrtiyS4l90uUMWzc3k5I8yuu6WpZW0w=s3680" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1644" data-original-width="3680" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd83fJQ5imnl-CK2iggJruKqStpGpo4TYWZxWbYRq_lg1yip23itSWcXuD-7vRXunKgUPCdcQjbsxtXi-gSoA4CNcbhkjQWDPGJuBAS9KHlJLTkNOE4rhunMyDaI1vFvYxi_5NM492Bn9RnbDibJhGXKMPzOcCrtiyS4l90uUMWzc3k5I8yuu6WpZW0w=w400-h179" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So on May 18th 1994 we
shot several brief tests at Bill Dempsey's Arlington studio. We needed
to know if the two rolls of 35mm motion picture film (left over from
shooting 10 months earlier) was still viable: it was! <p></p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUJP1g_ngxrLXeblHVAQz3YymxjA_EJbh9cJB4GHc3CjUl7_BiRQ3AsGjxU1o7CSP8JOv75PRhJp6tt7phXETOQCGgh-ke-dh_ZSb2rtqaNXeZttL8KlYH40hbiaQ9AaiGXx8pGCdKHZKrzaT8rJnZOlfU1reiMWeMLQHb1dDwiiNMCEdyX4tY12HZyQ=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUJP1g_ngxrLXeblHVAQz3YymxjA_EJbh9cJB4GHc3CjUl7_BiRQ3AsGjxU1o7CSP8JOv75PRhJp6tt7phXETOQCGgh-ke-dh_ZSb2rtqaNXeZttL8KlYH40hbiaQ9AaiGXx8pGCdKHZKrzaT8rJnZOlfU1reiMWeMLQHb1dDwiiNMCEdyX4tY12HZyQ=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Liz Heyd</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Bill Dempsey shot them with his 35mm Mitchell BNC (blimp removed), a total of 33 seconds of silliness mostly, of me, star & screenwriter of TOTD Tim Sullivan and my assistant Liz Heyd. Liz was the best at remaining composed...at least on the first take (pictured).<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH6ynH0-p11UAsFGKU7okMhSySTg2JvFENXe5mVMQHXM6lyantsAUqsIRJDC-iCouk8ppHuX9V3I1j-9RysWaMC_hWpqNamPlzX2FwUZdZBEXnPcwQ_olr4uFf2jVeC3qgu3th3MiS5-fmfCjubscP6Fj9QH3Pnf4LcGVDJlIqjATUrPiTnKC3SwN9zw=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH6ynH0-p11UAsFGKU7okMhSySTg2JvFENXe5mVMQHXM6lyantsAUqsIRJDC-iCouk8ppHuX9V3I1j-9RysWaMC_hWpqNamPlzX2FwUZdZBEXnPcwQ_olr4uFf2jVeC3qgu3th3MiS5-fmfCjubscP6Fj9QH3Pnf4LcGVDJlIqjATUrPiTnKC3SwN9zw=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tim Sullivan</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Tim moved even less, mostly raising his eyebrows...and I just mugged. It's pretty amusing, and I'm saving it for the documentary. Man I love the quality of 35mm negative!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYyO6Cw4N8J8VCqZl2bGpjT6A3FWPN2laj8Ow3MrTVzwgQJeYomM1S0zEigaATFPhNYK_lrYwUDmWa0ve_i0jgPrsxCYA3tIT7iap17S5Kbo9uyXb5tL81HbK11YZORwEDfYvNkYjk1_RBoYUTh0AxH79Ch-XJEn60nOg3Zy1LCtWIm1KaHZC9nRpcQA=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYyO6Cw4N8J8VCqZl2bGpjT6A3FWPN2laj8Ow3MrTVzwgQJeYomM1S0zEigaATFPhNYK_lrYwUDmWa0ve_i0jgPrsxCYA3tIT7iap17S5Kbo9uyXb5tL81HbK11YZORwEDfYvNkYjk1_RBoYUTh0AxH79Ch-XJEn60nOg3Zy1LCtWIm1KaHZC9nRpcQA=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>John Ellis</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">Bill Dempsey wrote, "<span style="font-family: times;"><span style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Before we were in that studio space, it was rented out by a guy who ran a specialized photo darkroom. He stopped by one day many years ago and we spoke. It was fascinating. Turns out, my old studio location was the site where this guy actually ran a top secret photo lab for the CIA. According to him, the film from spy planes was developed in there and enlarged on a massive horizontal enlarger he built. He said my camera track resembled the device he once had. I was told it had a very special lens that allowed him to enlarge the secret negatives from the U2 to massive scales. The Cuban Missile crisis negatives were processed and enlarged in my old space according to him. The original owner of the building was also former military man, so I guess that’s how the guy may have ended up there. Interesting trivia."</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimewlFB1f8GBhO7zqk5GOydm5i9FcCBijQtsXaQiZ1rA0YgKApCnF1TochXN5ACal17oeoqxZC6Rw54IP_so5m0490NhaCP0H2-xFPdA-cXqZ6ZX3cgeMk74gdl7AyAp7Df1tSvE-N6q-4v3a-gbnOTXEL5IPteeOc4ecwuFqu_f22DCHE0mVzLR5qfQ=s2748" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="2748" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimewlFB1f8GBhO7zqk5GOydm5i9FcCBijQtsXaQiZ1rA0YgKApCnF1TochXN5ACal17oeoqxZC6Rw54IP_so5m0490NhaCP0H2-xFPdA-cXqZ6ZX3cgeMk74gdl7AyAp7Df1tSvE-N6q-4v3a-gbnOTXEL5IPteeOc4ecwuFqu_f22DCHE0mVzLR5qfQ=w400-h291" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Bill Dempsey in his Arlington Virginia VFX studio when we were working on a film FIRST ENCOUNTER in 1996. That's his camera track described in his comment above!</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">So about two thirds of the visual effects for TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS TOTD) were shot in the same space as where the Cuban Missile Crisis and U2 spy plane pictures were processed and printed! How cool is that? <br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> ###</p><p>I've had a problem for a while, that I need to get a bunch of 3/4" UMatic tapes digitized, and local companies want way too much to do it. I'd do it myself BUT both of my decks are DOA. Those decks are getting to be very rare now, but back in the 70's they were the mainstay of local TV stations.But once again my longtime friend Tim Pace is coming to the rescue shipping one he has to me!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjknjTZlYZSUcZS21aoA36KVzrvtCp8pZmDS-4Piy1SqiLx-9pr2PfaNPX5UHvJt71iggU5mHDAcNrBoNEBeysnsCSu7aPsJJ2L5ci9ipWKjRGWX4HZ-CfqYOmjSj0Jn2gxR_DjFk8kfGBRpoT97jX3gxw3jNfDcJGO4XLwpNCLACoZIeqygyHR9F44ag=s1516" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1516" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjknjTZlYZSUcZS21aoA36KVzrvtCp8pZmDS-4Piy1SqiLx-9pr2PfaNPX5UHvJt71iggU5mHDAcNrBoNEBeysnsCSu7aPsJJ2L5ci9ipWKjRGWX4HZ-CfqYOmjSj0Jn2gxR_DjFk8kfGBRpoT97jX3gxw3jNfDcJGO4XLwpNCLACoZIeqygyHR9F44ag=w400-h270" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Gaffer Tim Pace</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Tim was the Gaffer on TOTD, and actually gave me my first pro prop job building a futuristic mail-contest-drum for Dick Dyszel's "Captain 20" kids TV show on WDCA TV20 in Washington DC.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtBOgndblGfupB_peMP9FZU2lRCALHqQ_tyc3E0PZigNSk7LnXNEbK6RzOUqe0lhCw32zlbf6nWkq4QlCkoVnli5tgg32hN6oioNvCXZoC7Y9GfWdHq-8Oj1CO0aR45ZukjoWVpN0kbzK7WnR8bquu22vowYolkA6va0EyyNqBPe4bdqex54sV2RZp5g=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1500" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtBOgndblGfupB_peMP9FZU2lRCALHqQ_tyc3E0PZigNSk7LnXNEbK6RzOUqe0lhCw32zlbf6nWkq4QlCkoVnli5tgg32hN6oioNvCXZoC7Y9GfWdHq-8Oj1CO0aR45ZukjoWVpN0kbzK7WnR8bquu22vowYolkA6va0EyyNqBPe4bdqex54sV2RZp5g=w400-h255" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tim Pace, and I, at Channel 20, with our mail drum for Captain 20, February 1978</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Tim has helped many times over with TOTD, from loaning equipment, helping with sound effects and pro-video, and he is owed a debt of gratitude for his kindness and dedication to TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS!</p><p style="text-align: center;">### <br /></p><p>There WILL be a soundtrack CD, with the terrific score by Mac Squier and end titles song by Joan Burton. 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</div>Twilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-67543366994261761052021-12-10T04:00:00.138-08:002021-12-10T10:09:28.481-08:00Post #8 - In The Matter Of The 'RUST' Accidental Shooting<div><p>In June and July of 1993 I was producing and directing a movie, TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS, which had everything, trained animals, stunts, hundreds of extras...and guns...real guns, supplied by our armorer, Walter Suarez, from his local (Newport News) based PARK AVENUE ARMOURERS.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSROULBtnQf7Ps02Sq2mJwit64BGoev-E8xSOYLryzZIG_Nvq-jzAGs1OQTrHaN5vG1DY9JgOJQPLB8obu7Pjy1xLc5vHXJeanWtLRhAdVmHQS7CUayups1DjeVBeEoa4OYpgokzyQ-v9l0MwWJNxml3B5sxFr7P4E5nWvJc-_I67fXuIRYJQf7dRDLQ=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSROULBtnQf7Ps02Sq2mJwit64BGoev-E8xSOYLryzZIG_Nvq-jzAGs1OQTrHaN5vG1DY9JgOJQPLB8obu7Pjy1xLc5vHXJeanWtLRhAdVmHQS7CUayups1DjeVBeEoa4OYpgokzyQ-v9l0MwWJNxml3B5sxFr7P4E5nWvJc-_I67fXuIRYJQf7dRDLQ=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Actor John Brennan about to be "shot" with a blank by Ralph Bluemke on the set of TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>On Tuesday, June 8th 1993, we were shooting a scene for my film involving a pistol (loaded with a single blank round), and a bit of practical makeup effects magic where an actor (John Brennan) being shot from behind by actor Ralph Bluemke, but there was one problem: John Brennan was nervous and concerned to do the shot!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzem13sCJBCjjw3l6uncTFabyw7apbq2KbyzjFEb5NoO1_ScepBdDmErxBBeHpKxQ0XbGWsDvkp6R1PKyllYuqghGtPXhKyvzzInyeP2yJfuDPaxeTCLnYF1zqoxQbam0YQCKTPsa-d0l9Ye6_XA6_jWjGIIjHcmk52YEQ3eswoBjExxf7sa8PK5lzuQ=s1333" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzem13sCJBCjjw3l6uncTFabyw7apbq2KbyzjFEb5NoO1_ScepBdDmErxBBeHpKxQ0XbGWsDvkp6R1PKyllYuqghGtPXhKyvzzInyeP2yJfuDPaxeTCLnYF1zqoxQbam0YQCKTPsa-d0l9Ye6_XA6_jWjGIIjHcmk52YEQ3eswoBjExxf7sa8PK5lzuQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Brandon Lee</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>On Wednesday March 31st 1993, two months earlier, was the day a gun-accident on the set of THE CROW ended the life of actor Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee. A blank had killed him. A blank had also accidentally killed actor Jon-Erik Hexum on the set of the TV series COVER UP, in 1984. Hexum put a blank-loaded 44 Magnum to his head and pulled the trigger (as a practical joke)... the force of the blank killed him. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8dwbr6LczByB3rMNs-xVY9fhMPm9Zb-FR11XczUXL4UIx_RD-wQZzP00nMZurPHACVhajvPtA187fqAOnwasz-_Z4g4BYNCfLbpTy3iMfW3FKqZbvxMxuny0eJAnGhcuMgh7t6Q8hu-37uBaGMevXo6bYlIgP-C19nzg0xLk7kn2Rm7ftPJIHEA-y-g=w314-h400" width="314" /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b>Jon-Erik Hexum in the TV series Voyagers!</b><br /></p><p>The death of Brandon Lee was still very fresh in the minds of many when we came to shoot our scene.</p><p>I had been paying attention to what friends in the VFX industry had been reporting, and both Walter Suarez and I sat down with actor Brennan to explain EXACTLY what had happened to Brandon Lee, and why what we were doing was safe. That lead bullets (not cartridges (meaning no powder or charge of any kind) had been put in the cylinder of the gun to make it appear to be loaded (as seen by the camera). <br /><br />When the lead bullets were removed (apparently weeks earlier) and then blank rounds were inserted into the cylinder to fire with bright flash...but what happened was the prop man didn't notice that one of the lead bullets hadn't come out and had a blank inserted behind it. Blanks have typically more powder than a real cartridge, so when it went off it propelled the lead bullet right through Brandon Lee's stomach, lodging near his spine. Twelve hours of surgery later, Lee succumbed.<br /></p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsWnUE14rEuTvHwUuvp5_s-dfnqXj9DiUoExsQYfZJf_J42zhmXLsEBe-aOxAPm5ehwwGKaHEX5uMWX00CQrieO_KwNpcRBSYJF3RTo7IkiYjaFsxEPKUDBfL0cGP4GOC3mmVU9sDJXAw4YkJFcUNpYpSR51udnQeMmDVyhTYXLWG7ySVdcUysfu6HBw=s1548" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1548" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsWnUE14rEuTvHwUuvp5_s-dfnqXj9DiUoExsQYfZJf_J42zhmXLsEBe-aOxAPm5ehwwGKaHEX5uMWX00CQrieO_KwNpcRBSYJF3RTo7IkiYjaFsxEPKUDBfL0cGP4GOC3mmVU9sDJXAw4YkJFcUNpYpSR51udnQeMmDVyhTYXLWG7ySVdcUysfu6HBw=w400-h263" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Walter F. Suarez Jr., Park Avenue Armourers</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I then took John Brennan's place and let Ralph Bluemke shoot me with a blank, in exactly the same manner and distance, to prove it was all safe. Once Brennan (and everyone ) was convinced, we proceeded to shoot the real shot with no errors other than we had to shoot it twice due to a camera department error. My one regret is that we didn't get a shot of me on film or video, to use here or in the making of documentary, when I let Ralph shoot me to prove it was safe.</p><p>The fatal error (literally) on the film RUST occurred because whenever you have real or blank weapons being used on a film, you MUST have a fully-licensed weapons master on set, there are NO EXCEPTIONS! NONE! Assistant directors are here to move things along in a timely manner, not to inspect guns and declare them safe. Or hand them off to actors who assume they are safe. Alec Baldwin, although Producer, should have had more than one person on set to make sure there was a safety check on the gun (and anything else potentially dangerous). "Safety first" should always be a welcome cry on set, to avoid tragedies like this from happening. </p><p>I invite comments from our readers concerning this post (and on any other posts on our bog).<br /></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">As an addendum, in 2001 I was working on the movie EPOCH as on-set Visual Effects director, with director Matt Codd, Ryan O'Neal, Craig Wasson, the late Stephanie Niznik, David Keith and others, including an Asian actress I didn't know. At one point during shooting she turned her head a certain way, and I recognized her immediately. At the lunch break, I walked up to her and said, "You're Bruce Lee's daughter, aren't you?" It was Shannon Lee, who was friendly and kind and was flattered that I saw her dad in her. I am disappointed to report I have yet to find the polaroid taken of us that day, but hope it turns up eventually. A magical moment for me, and we remained friends for a few years until losing touch. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQMOprBidDKqhqNnmbVn7HGXZ51oOAh_7oIwJArcr7nyp5zJYETipG7Yty_UMxhYlYbpnS2B7mzWyoNPc7EjwLx3fBt0YsJ8UQ8YuR-rcT26vPCBDw7BO2n3brmopfWOSkdLSUa4ITwbzwfzVfQS4HuQ-KCyvH2plXg2nIzKPyQkveI5xs7eHOpUUG2g=s397" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="397" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQMOprBidDKqhqNnmbVn7HGXZ51oOAh_7oIwJArcr7nyp5zJYETipG7Yty_UMxhYlYbpnS2B7mzWyoNPc7EjwLx3fBt0YsJ8UQ8YuR-rcT26vPCBDw7BO2n3brmopfWOSkdLSUa4ITwbzwfzVfQS4HuQ-KCyvH2plXg2nIzKPyQkveI5xs7eHOpUUG2g=w400-h306" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Shannon Lee in EPOCH (2001)</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Thanks to Dennis Phelps for suggesting I write about my related experience here! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">-30- <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Next week</b> an UPDATE on the restoration of the widescreen/stereo version of TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS, including news about the soundtrack album, visual effects "sweetening" and more. 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Ellis shouts out for "smoke" and foggy haze and an unnatural stench fills the air.<br /><br />Gertrude listens for the lines delivered buy the alien Karuy, then edges past the extraterrestrial and fades behind a darkened wall.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9Vky6r1tQFFsGssBerK0WgiCxj4bpLtNetaw_hZMkqMukhiroEWE0cjD-e8j_dIXIxcCknt7R-doyFWOZVg4Hzlz13Y7V3Wuz7ANUiY9blnf49Hx407sNky-c4utT6pS3PgZOsZnlo6wHTFyMSDrou4LtSAHp5RksECwY_h6IhZezQHZzQPACKwKxzg=s1881" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1881" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9Vky6r1tQFFsGssBerK0WgiCxj4bpLtNetaw_hZMkqMukhiroEWE0cjD-e8j_dIXIxcCknt7R-doyFWOZVg4Hzlz13Y7V3Wuz7ANUiY9blnf49Hx407sNky-c4utT6pS3PgZOsZnlo6wHTFyMSDrou4LtSAHp5RksECwY_h6IhZezQHZzQPACKwKxzg=w400-h280" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Gertrude, one of the local cast members in the movie "Twilight of the Dogs,"takes a break.</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To an untrained eye, Gertrude appears to have given a remarkable performance --- especially for a novice thespian. Especially for a novice thespian who happens to be a cow.<br /><br />But Ellis, the man at the the helm of "Twilight of the Dogs," isn't satisfied. The 38-year-old Arlington, Va. resident orders everyone back to their spots for a retake. He has been fretting about Gertrude's weight problem and her seemingly listless manner; there is concern the bovine actress, due to deliver a calf next week, might not be able to finish filming her key role in the movie.<br /><br />On the other hand, she is not under an expensive contract. Gertrude --- that is her stage name; her real name is Bambi --- was noticed for her good looks, but landed the role mainly because she belonged to the next door neighbor of of the movie's stuntman, Doug Sloan.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWD0-l0SfpXF9d8DKQAQAO_3pK13veia7fLpV5_NkdzvdHRYz9nkwEKLZ5RqQyq7j7nuDVxsqdt3NeyCA4SdE4bL5AhE55UMn5aeyas9lbgxvDz-i4sMNNCLlX7EPAO3lAOh8ZIL5qgu-5qWAuscyjChMk8oVau84NukrKPYGi1jD9qSbB8P84oAllBg=s1884" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1341" data-original-width="1884" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWD0-l0SfpXF9d8DKQAQAO_3pK13veia7fLpV5_NkdzvdHRYz9nkwEKLZ5RqQyq7j7nuDVxsqdt3NeyCA4SdE4bL5AhE55UMn5aeyas9lbgxvDz-i4sMNNCLlX7EPAO3lAOh8ZIL5qgu-5qWAuscyjChMk8oVau84NukrKPYGi1jD9qSbB8P84oAllBg=w400-h285" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Acting debuts: Upper Marlboro's Charlyn Miller, left, and Fort Washington's Kelly Richards.</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>"Twilight of the Dogs" producers have used similar cost-cutting measures, which they say are necessary to transform Upper Marlboro into a post-apocalyptic world for well under $1 million. For example, they hired extras who responded to a job announcement made by a disc jockey at an Upper Marlboro pub, a much cheaper method than using agencies or newspaper ads.<br /><br />The producers said they have not decided if the film, a science fiction adventure about futuristic scavengers and religious fanatics, will be distributed to theaters or go straight to video stores.<br /><br />"Twilight" is Ellis's third film shot in Maryland, following "Star Quest" and "Invader." The latter, he says, earned $6 million in receipts.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt26MQf_B1O1gUPIMx4Lg5hMhvjgLiIbFeS5cfDkcv786QbZCiivz2TXY17Epxa_ZUCesddCRjOo_VVzitszsjgGWCgfkec-TCSdKztZqG-NMR6qwyXWZBU28lSV-J2rwNRxbcVyoxyIhj0gxX_4wx240pu4gcwJZEv8XDe0wCqCg_hE9YOrZiTnHNiw=s1870" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1870" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt26MQf_B1O1gUPIMx4Lg5hMhvjgLiIbFeS5cfDkcv786QbZCiivz2TXY17Epxa_ZUCesddCRjOo_VVzitszsjgGWCgfkec-TCSdKztZqG-NMR6qwyXWZBU28lSV-J2rwNRxbcVyoxyIhj0gxX_4wx240pu4gcwJZEv8XDe0wCqCg_hE9YOrZiTnHNiw=w400-h256" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Gage Sheridan aims and fires.</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p>"Twilight" revolves around a religious cult that is trying to rid the world, devastated by a bomb blast, of any survivors who do not share their beliefs.<br /><br />Helping them out is a deadly disease, AIDS II, that is wiping out everyone who didn't perish in the explosion that ended life as we know it. Hero Sam Asgarde, an ex-fighter pilot played by "Twilight" screenwriter Tim Sullivan, is struggling to overcome his wracking guilt over dropping the bomb. He discovers a cure for the disease, a compound drawn from the blood of the alien Karuy, played by Gage Sheridan of Alexandria, Va.<br /><br />To save the scavengers --- largely known as the "dogs," hence the film's title --- Asgarde proposes to feed Karuy's blood to the cow, whose milk will let the people drink their way back to health. But chasing after the cow is the evil cult leader Reverend Zerk, who views Gertrude as nothing more than a steak dinner.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8XnNrqlj64P36Wkf61-yNLdnFlLWQut7PPlFMH7UENM-yoIlBfyWQmGyzvsQ1NT64rSF0Ex89Cc5y_XSKaX-adrpiUJoHEMBPLdxNDGDxVaWUt8sJW1eFYg2oc2ybpMa2wMBS0yAXoyGsbTAjcvnXqPgaBKbg9ri9vrRK3ZOeDIFtn5j3QO4SABMpCg=s1299" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1299" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8XnNrqlj64P36Wkf61-yNLdnFlLWQut7PPlFMH7UENM-yoIlBfyWQmGyzvsQ1NT64rSF0Ex89Cc5y_XSKaX-adrpiUJoHEMBPLdxNDGDxVaWUt8sJW1eFYg2oc2ybpMa2wMBS0yAXoyGsbTAjcvnXqPgaBKbg9ri9vrRK3ZOeDIFtn5j3QO4SABMpCg=w400-h285" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Getting some pointers on how to do a scene by Arlington, Va., director John Ellis.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Moviegoers will have to see "Twilight of the Dogs" to find out the ending, but co-producer Andy Ross asserts the climax owes something to the legend of Johnny Appleseed.<br /><br />If this sounds a tad violent --- and a press release touts the use of a Russian tanks for battle scenes --- Ellis notes the producers are aiming for a PG-13 rating. The film has violence, "but not too excessive," and no sex, but "scenes of seduction and romance," he says.<br /><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSEdHt9N9Q0UvezhD035CBgh4YtZEgdTcSEnazcUFdyEegjNTYqwbbrnfBI5kDxODGtsLydoxOUfE4VMVYR6hfMqPs4ctXpuxd0yxmfQFFxqLfUq1mKA048m9cdLHHh9XC-2QsXDvU4S8HDNy0S7D2mDVVv22pyykkIFV3nMR4Td9wlml_bSJKjxm39w=s787" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="787" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSEdHt9N9Q0UvezhD035CBgh4YtZEgdTcSEnazcUFdyEegjNTYqwbbrnfBI5kDxODGtsLydoxOUfE4VMVYR6hfMqPs4ctXpuxd0yxmfQFFxqLfUq1mKA048m9cdLHHh9XC-2QsXDvU4S8HDNy0S7D2mDVVv22pyykkIFV3nMR4Td9wlml_bSJKjxm39w=w400-h249" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Being in a movie isn't always glamorous. Here extras, who play the killer bad guys, take a break between, literally, shooting scenes. Extras were found for the movie through an announcement made by a disc jockey at an Upper Marlboro pub in an effort to keep costs down.</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ralph Bluemke, 52, of Los Angeles, plays the demented Zerk, who is described as a "TV hustler before the earth collapsed." Bluemke says he prepared for the role by watching and reading everything he could about the late Branch Davidian leader David Koresh.<br /><br />But he insists that neither his character or the movie is based on the fiery end of the Koresh cult near Waco, Texas, but a collage of familiar themes placed in an unfamiliar setting.<br /><br />"The whole movie is about spiritual rebirth," Bluemke says. "We're talking about current problems --- collapse of an empire, disease, greenhouse effect --- things that if left unchecked could really evolve."<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">-30-</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Originally published in The Prince George's Journal, Thursday June 17th, 1993. The "Making A Moo-Vie" logo is from the Alexandria Journal published the next day, on Friday June 18th. It ran in various Journal newspapers at the time, and if you have one we don't have, we'd appreciate knowing about it!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Photos by Lou Slepicka/Journal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#twilightdogs #longlostfilm<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div>Twilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-37733307033072616372021-11-26T04:00:00.007-08:002021-12-03T13:16:58.118-08:00Post #6 - WHY it's taken 26 YEARS to see a release of TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS?<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Concert One;"> <b><span style="font-family: times;">WHY it's taken 26 YEARS to see a release of TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS?</span></b></span></span><br /></p><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_3h0" style="font-family: inherit; padding: 4px 16px 16px;"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfj7FIlOoMEv6kADkuAWCATC2OhrcKEMxGRrbh12KhVlrSuhpcua8R2NusiIBW5ppHocIDOMIF0k919KAdj7C2HcKTPGVJuZ9GcJyhGaScONiMma1hxx7n6-waHpQSBzFCQhhGzXBGESpvkKhgfOOklFA6xHqYEuIqr26BJcCgHT3JdxW_W9uMbgMV3Q=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfj7FIlOoMEv6kADkuAWCATC2OhrcKEMxGRrbh12KhVlrSuhpcua8R2NusiIBW5ppHocIDOMIF0k919KAdj7C2HcKTPGVJuZ9GcJyhGaScONiMma1hxx7n6-waHpQSBzFCQhhGzXBGESpvkKhgfOOklFA6xHqYEuIqr26BJcCgHT3JdxW_W9uMbgMV3Q=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By John Ellis<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <span style="font-size: small;">Hello everyone! This post is concerning TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS, the never-before-released film I produced and directed in the mid-1990’s. Title this "things I've never shared"...</span></div></div></span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3ib6J74dZ_8w_QGRGTPF8dzy5J-nn53OKj6qWyHc6KQAMZeyQH-MTLst75z9x7NV7nnLq5mBI0oj2yE19Bq7kq-UFU2EhQLkbfEEvPIe87DZOR8Ub75gc2vxaye2uLrgb7l8gToDpnh2//" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="474" data-original-width="648" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3ib6J74dZ_8w_QGRGTPF8dzy5J-nn53OKj6qWyHc6KQAMZeyQH-MTLst75z9x7NV7nnLq5mBI0oj2yE19Bq7kq-UFU2EhQLkbfEEvPIe87DZOR8Ub75gc2vxaye2uLrgb7l8gToDpnh2/w400-h293/PG-CO-TV+Program+clapstick+fix.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ninth Day of shooting.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;">It’s a near-future science fiction film about the human spirit in the future, during a pandemic (!) that's threatening to wipe out humanity, and an evil opportunistic ruler who used to be a reality-TV star (!). This surprisingly prescient story, written in 1993 by author/actor Tim Sullivan (from a story by the both of us), is going to be released to BluRay and DVD by my MCE Releasing Group in about six months (“street-date” to be announced).</span></div></div></span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyKy5I-vJBe3e3BqUm76bhQzwFMhdHGHtTWqqMnNML7TPXKSCwTfB6XZj_p3ncauJyusXbWHrxvkMuZhXi-vYQn5pVRB3ABrW6h6K2oJzGSb_j74S2emRO29HDGmA71GsesR1R7tJan8cFdeE4I0m9v32y1bXLfzZd25QTe_K-WEW3XRO19L6YRmoGYw=s1011" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="627" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyKy5I-vJBe3e3BqUm76bhQzwFMhdHGHtTWqqMnNML7TPXKSCwTfB6XZj_p3ncauJyusXbWHrxvkMuZhXi-vYQn5pVRB3ABrW6h6K2oJzGSb_j74S2emRO29HDGmA71GsesR1R7tJan8cFdeE4I0m9v32y1bXLfzZd25QTe_K-WEW3XRO19L6YRmoGYw=w396-h640" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Destiny's End novel by Co-star Time Sullivan, published January 1, 1988<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why was it never released? It was shot on film (by a Star Trek camera crew member), is loaded with special effects and action and a central love story featuring a brilliant and lovely actress (named Gage Sheridan), and had everything going for it. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipz0T5PAgs8c6opUwfZtCmouzvNE8nmRW4mtwXkLqWbF7nsIyOAOtS6zUAOW9n5ELuaO6-dXCgG2Jw-aAmiNKorxE33Cxce6XZ8b205r6HkS75Mlv3lMJhZXle9kiGTLaKLKAeCpATnWqKQhgFMwXAsSmh_9J49wIpKLsKf_-kqrBG2J-pvST2SnoFHQ=s1770" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1770" data-original-width="1104" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipz0T5PAgs8c6opUwfZtCmouzvNE8nmRW4mtwXkLqWbF7nsIyOAOtS6zUAOW9n5ELuaO6-dXCgG2Jw-aAmiNKorxE33Cxce6XZ8b205r6HkS75Mlv3lMJhZXle9kiGTLaKLKAeCpATnWqKQhgFMwXAsSmh_9J49wIpKLsKf_-kqrBG2J-pvST2SnoFHQ=w400-h640" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Co-star Gage Sheridan in partial costume test, end of May 1993<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;">But I hadn’t counted on one thing: sabotage from within, from day one, before, during and after (long after, even) it was finished (the best I could do given the problems that were "created"). Halfway through the shoot (when the money was running out) I gave everyone a chance to leave: they all stayed. Most cast and crew only got half of their money (due to my principal investor pulling out due to the sabotage).</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqQOdgKtvYwEYfwYW6RjmnFzlRQaz6M7tqoqX3JugRsjKrgDVGTH8Uc0V4xW1Z5xoCT9ynpeRm-OA-hd7Kgkq_-yeE-YqGRjZrdq0dOkPSo1LCtAicbLezpTI9r6W_1Y84jA3NMhTVhg7WUWehdpMIA3_6Z0mTsnkGZhaJJrdCI1rCn6FAdN6ka_zxZA=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1427" data-original-width="2048" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqQOdgKtvYwEYfwYW6RjmnFzlRQaz6M7tqoqX3JugRsjKrgDVGTH8Uc0V4xW1Z5xoCT9ynpeRm-OA-hd7Kgkq_-yeE-YqGRjZrdq0dOkPSo1LCtAicbLezpTI9r6W_1Y84jA3NMhTVhg7WUWehdpMIA3_6Z0mTsnkGZhaJJrdCI1rCn6FAdN6ka_zxZA=w400-h279" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other star of the picture, the Russian BMP1 armored personnel carrier<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I finished it well enough to get a distributor, and get sales money to pay everyone, but somebody had warned them away, several admitted the fact to my face, and one was even warned nearly right in from of me during shooting! I ended up signing with a shitty little sales-agency (who never actually released the film OR returned even a dime to us) who tied up the film’s rights for.ten.years. I had moved from Washington DC to LA to be close to them (and my kids), and they (the agents) promptly moved to Connecticut!!! I couldn’t touch the film for TEN.YEARS. <br /></span></div></div></span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRCAolwG-wjk6Wmi2IMgjJTRj9WNCUe8lNq_D4sHnx9nPuShLUVar6vFJ8FGmxzJic_SxX7APCVqbfiJnmCqbxCgjcmi0H8sao6DBBPidv2GJvdMBHXfst8UGxw0_IZ1FdZolk82Xgb5ueJ3UVrSKP34J6ytB0BGWzqxPNLCWf9dCoXfCoaXLK6Gd8hA=s1758" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1758" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRCAolwG-wjk6Wmi2IMgjJTRj9WNCUe8lNq_D4sHnx9nPuShLUVar6vFJ8FGmxzJic_SxX7APCVqbfiJnmCqbxCgjcmi0H8sao6DBBPidv2GJvdMBHXfst8UGxw0_IZ1FdZolk82Xgb5ueJ3UVrSKP34J6ytB0BGWzqxPNLCWf9dCoXfCoaXLK6Gd8hA=w400-h260" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me shooting an effects insert for the movie EPOCH at Western Stages in 2001. Photo by Mike McGee<br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then the depression came. I put one foot in front of the other for that ten year period, doing special effects for mostly shitty little (and shitty major) studios. The film had been made as a result of a divorce I didn’t want, which in itself caused a lot of damage. I fell deeply in love again during the making of the film but unforeseen circumstances (some caused by the sabotage) drove us apart. Grieving is the price we pay for love. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUa3ApkJY69Qarvd3tyRPuFB8JJfGzugUsVcfpD_wu9ekYzWYufiI3MeuoBc3g_L9hy8d-hD7FbcjEyLkfepoIjZbguShp9-iiZlXgt1ZuMG6EmHVhCKjGWYWLy2MQD0xTHhWZpx95mmkypYKl62sPR4vI7HTOnl471qB8fZ8wnVG7Xf-nKWrQhLCr5g=s1433" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1433" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUa3ApkJY69Qarvd3tyRPuFB8JJfGzugUsVcfpD_wu9ekYzWYufiI3MeuoBc3g_L9hy8d-hD7FbcjEyLkfepoIjZbguShp9-iiZlXgt1ZuMG6EmHVhCKjGWYWLy2MQD0xTHhWZpx95mmkypYKl62sPR4vI7HTOnl471qB8fZ8wnVG7Xf-nKWrQhLCr5g=w400-h278" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Depression set in, in 1996. Photo by Rosemary Carr Shad<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;">The depression has lasted for two decades, until last year, when it suddenly clearly became possible (due to some good and talented Industry friends) to actually restore and finish the film in a manner I could be proud of. AND release it myself. I believe my guardian angel (my mother) and other guardian angels at play kept me recently from making a shitty deal that would keep me from getting enough money to pay those that are owed. I believe me being forced to fully restore and release the Steve Canyon TV series, and learning all I had to learn to do so, makes my own release possible (through my MCE RELEASING).</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk27CIQZ7e_SJWMdVt4Rt-4ZbJqhD5dR-KdjF2W76_sVXX09hPyQyNj685fuxwyclydx35BEhRob9rCaO6JuHLwJ74GrtzAKFbsDSowqeL_K6ZnS5-aVDdvv2FKPQG3cU9m6L1Ne2Qdr-kyaya1yq4R3x4MzTtXk11Y2kjoecL36YdQ4PRHtIpaqpbcg=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1500" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk27CIQZ7e_SJWMdVt4Rt-4ZbJqhD5dR-KdjF2W76_sVXX09hPyQyNj685fuxwyclydx35BEhRob9rCaO6JuHLwJ74GrtzAKFbsDSowqeL_K6ZnS5-aVDdvv2FKPQG3cU9m6L1Ne2Qdr-kyaya1yq4R3x4MzTtXk11Y2kjoecL36YdQ4PRHtIpaqpbcg=w400-h264" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of our main cast and crew June 16, 1993. Photo by Richard Latoff<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;">The film needs to be out there, and seen (and owned on disc) by the 350+ people that were involved in making the film…the time is right, before problems with my hands and eyes make it impossible forever. The saboteur didn’t give a DAMN about the cast and crew’s livelihoods, and 10 year best friend and business partner, only about ego, telling people that “I didn’t know what I was doing”, and even though not true, that would make it so by sabotage (which is documented).</span></div></div></span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjv9FHrCMfx5x3vEwIJVjc9Kwc6y-kJ23LF68pYWZll0aE92FOcY10IzlXyEXVcm05NwzNNNPwAHCARh86mgtW0m45y_tPtL4TCk1SPlLN9B3YQFYO7j_IY1o2YimzAAC0-r6P03EglOiQltdPKJlFYo4SI-GRZQkLJa199mXY1YR72eICvty2YBkjSQ=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="1500" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjv9FHrCMfx5x3vEwIJVjc9Kwc6y-kJ23LF68pYWZll0aE92FOcY10IzlXyEXVcm05NwzNNNPwAHCARh86mgtW0m45y_tPtL4TCk1SPlLN9B3YQFYO7j_IY1o2YimzAAC0-r6P03EglOiQltdPKJlFYo4SI-GRZQkLJa199mXY1YR72eICvty2YBkjSQ=w400-h270" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ralph Bluemke and I working out a problem on set, June 1993. Photo bu Richard Latoff<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;">So there you have a tiny bit of the story of what happened. I had to get it off my chest. I hope when it comes out, there will be enough sales to straighten out what is owed, and free me from this yoke of oppression which has lasted over two decades.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKmYs6pJzP-7qa9vSRBZcz-iacFWPCC1I_L6IwAWlmRB6nl34deJntLhzpi1EPf0EAdcphaJG5mz2N2Dr4iDrU0l69Ty__5KGqlBl1G8dFNcVrXFi1q0fOtRVzBT0Gj3ds9fSlYMJoijHeK9Cqqg3HTMv4Az5gFex94JQVgwNbwUMJTUxsXGCyXJFXsQ=s1548" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="964" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKmYs6pJzP-7qa9vSRBZcz-iacFWPCC1I_L6IwAWlmRB6nl34deJntLhzpi1EPf0EAdcphaJG5mz2N2Dr4iDrU0l69Ty__5KGqlBl1G8dFNcVrXFi1q0fOtRVzBT0Gj3ds9fSlYMJoijHeK9Cqqg3HTMv4Az5gFex94JQVgwNbwUMJTUxsXGCyXJFXsQ=w398-h640" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gage Sheridan gets a full costume fitting from Wardrobe Designer Nancy Handwork, end of May, 1993. Photo by Richard Latoff<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;">And thank you to all those who have stood by me over the years and for your patience.<br />I am confident that it’s a fun and interesting movie! 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Twilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-40439428584036249392021-11-25T13:09:00.002-08:002021-12-03T13:16:27.456-08:00Post #5 - Happy Thanksgiving 2021<p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjIQHJESMqYyK_9bNmBjykj7EEIgw5PRORAc8MPeJNmevlRfT_zMQFGDjMsi8ZXUbtJVd4RUHdEfkebigkmfZ8BDRwuZqeottvJXSmYDGUsbH2iBnZrf-rkJlsiDFPGr6gqQff-5Dd8ZnG1_-PrcJ1f8RsuthoJ_aqrC63RE_agqQGbl9Hnqif1riLQA=s1581" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1581" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjIQHJESMqYyK_9bNmBjykj7EEIgw5PRORAc8MPeJNmevlRfT_zMQFGDjMsi8ZXUbtJVd4RUHdEfkebigkmfZ8BDRwuZqeottvJXSmYDGUsbH2iBnZrf-rkJlsiDFPGr6gqQff-5Dd8ZnG1_-PrcJ1f8RsuthoJ_aqrC63RE_agqQGbl9Hnqif1riLQA=w400-h275" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May 1994 at finish of photography celebration. <div dir="auto" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">From left, Wardrobe Designer/creator Nancy Handwork (sitting), actress Ellen McInstrie, Co-star /scripter Tim Sullivan, Co-Star Gage Sheridan, Production Designer Meryl Kanegis.</div></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy Thanksgiving 2021</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>from the cast & crew of</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS!</b></span><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK5cfnAp5LKr7GlBuVN_Jd5QlnN-4XT-gD71NWk3iy9tgU-RNWau3ks9vdZoVhyw1uZ2yID0JOpDR7GcYH8U-5CijTAc4_wwUnRyjfsnlOWYA0U8tZWZVjm8G4yb9QSRgNc-iMY2UjqoHyTiBq2kEMofUDvy2K6JGIf9LRllgKtQ-pxvFjox2KCEVwHw=s1379" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="1379" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK5cfnAp5LKr7GlBuVN_Jd5QlnN-4XT-gD71NWk3iy9tgU-RNWau3ks9vdZoVhyw1uZ2yID0JOpDR7GcYH8U-5CijTAc4_wwUnRyjfsnlOWYA0U8tZWZVjm8G4yb9QSRgNc-iMY2UjqoHyTiBq2kEMofUDvy2K6JGIf9LRllgKtQ-pxvFjox2KCEVwHw=w400-h295" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May 1994 Laurel MD Sand & Gravel, lunch break! Assistant Cameraman Mike Cormier and Producer/Director John Ellis<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">-30-<br />
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Twilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-90943167393019062012021-11-19T04:00:00.023-08:002021-12-03T13:15:51.622-08:00Post #4 - Visual FX Update and a Classic TOTD TV Interview!<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">So due to some circumstances, the article/post originally scheduled for today will not be seen. In it's place is the following special presentation...</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4wKtXApEoQWynJCmmSBiJvRvuhaKZPyANcukXQofDDVImbQvov1jgQerzlcmVr9n-6liXq4fCRJTdAz5eyVIQoXFpgFEJyYGI5QBnOimZQd9yp78zWTDKdlpCrRHGXWmHQdVXRl3GEIenRjTD_ECSIoD0CA0-SH43R9f3YPTemvCnSBSBvAWiXOHxWA=s488" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="388" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4wKtXApEoQWynJCmmSBiJvRvuhaKZPyANcukXQofDDVImbQvov1jgQerzlcmVr9n-6liXq4fCRJTdAz5eyVIQoXFpgFEJyYGI5QBnOimZQd9yp78zWTDKdlpCrRHGXWmHQdVXRl3GEIenRjTD_ECSIoD0CA0-SH43R9f3YPTemvCnSBSBvAWiXOHxWA=w318-h400" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See, I <i>can</i> smile!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Work proceeding apace on repairing, fixing, restoring bits of TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS that either need to be done, or have just upset me for years. Those are about 75% done through the able assistance of my pal <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5872232/?ref_=tt_rv" target="_blank">Peter Montgomery</a>, Scottish filmmaker and Visual Effects Artist extraordinaire. His amazing Victorian era movie DARK EARTH is phenomenal, especially for a film being shot/completed one sequence (sometimes one shot) at a time. Check the link <a href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/helensburgh-film-maker-pulls-together-hollywood-4699832">here</a> to an article from the UK Daily Record in 2014. Peter is Director, actor and VFX Director, is good at all three, a real triple threat!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY6fclcKAnMLaffubMA8iwt_Bv5c2xkFXP-YZ9lB24KKxitNb7iuksqWDFA4Iu4y1XaDofRLDYal1fpQ69dGgeCRKjmeVuZtsbNTSm2UKquuQl_tsnaB3UZZPxV5JDOex_2oZV18WOmmwgQ1fOXHI8lR_7CenOh8lRgIsTI9nERH3Z5urtNc9crw_QbQ=s960" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY6fclcKAnMLaffubMA8iwt_Bv5c2xkFXP-YZ9lB24KKxitNb7iuksqWDFA4Iu4y1XaDofRLDYal1fpQ69dGgeCRKjmeVuZtsbNTSm2UKquuQl_tsnaB3UZZPxV5JDOex_2oZV18WOmmwgQ1fOXHI8lR_7CenOh8lRgIsTI9nERH3Z5urtNc9crw_QbQ=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Director, Actor, Visual Effects Creator <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5872232/?ref_=tt_rv" target="_blank">Peter Montgomery</a>, right,in a scene from his film DARK EARTH</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's some frames from recently "sweetened" VFX shots from the new widescreen version of the film (which it was always intended to be)...just took 26 years to get there! :</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7iK1EgYkh3mDMm-dvU_r25Csj-jBTrRevX3GRJsMnT9UofwxKw0-BAGycnORpzPl6lWZk-TqhmxP34Rs0qlYJmqFvnuukGivA3CAI6uWnTjroTtrQrCJizXGJJ3kJYcUl_KrFxpWxwEn4-bHOAx2D8SrdU0k-t1yT-0tOq1jtEo7PenUo1UU6FMjbXw=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7iK1EgYkh3mDMm-dvU_r25Csj-jBTrRevX3GRJsMnT9UofwxKw0-BAGycnORpzPl6lWZk-TqhmxP34Rs0qlYJmqFvnuukGivA3CAI6uWnTjroTtrQrCJizXGJJ3kJYcUl_KrFxpWxwEn4-bHOAx2D8SrdU0k-t1yT-0tOq1jtEo7PenUo1UU6FMjbXw=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgskqDq3ovPsjpDWMqX45cDBInEAf17MLULA_sOx2AKuLE6PvOLRkZGfsIsx66eWUL5yhy35mQulc4zWYgRktOaCNRoJPZ83USa98kUaGUpuul8z0BikuTfgFCtLDE02KG8A_J9_64dyYmgrKwbXLSdSgDjEohCK6qDsbmDSIY4MqembH2St8cByNCLTA=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgskqDq3ovPsjpDWMqX45cDBInEAf17MLULA_sOx2AKuLE6PvOLRkZGfsIsx66eWUL5yhy35mQulc4zWYgRktOaCNRoJPZ83USa98kUaGUpuul8z0BikuTfgFCtLDE02KG8A_J9_64dyYmgrKwbXLSdSgDjEohCK6qDsbmDSIY4MqembH2St8cByNCLTA=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks Peter for your continuing exemplary work and support helping to bring TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS into the 21st Century!</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHQA6FA_7NmPkwo496fPOwQU1YAJ0MGDqmplx1xB8IepM_wPKBacT_h4ZiiP_yyaqahCTY1QoKYVs3ldvsoFh4XNDPjiv27fCvcVuq374Rehj0ScaBJgwdfwBK0u6dNZtez3Ym07Mw3OCoUwi96P6idrJ8VBGBkMXQjn_ax-DYNEUZ4YauWb17zJNmcA=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHQA6FA_7NmPkwo496fPOwQU1YAJ0MGDqmplx1xB8IepM_wPKBacT_h4ZiiP_yyaqahCTY1QoKYVs3ldvsoFh4XNDPjiv27fCvcVuq374Rehj0ScaBJgwdfwBK0u6dNZtez3Ym07Mw3OCoUwi96P6idrJ8VBGBkMXQjn_ax-DYNEUZ4YauWb17zJNmcA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assistant Director <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12807791/?ref_=tt_rv" target="_blank">Julie Lucas</a> & <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792167/?ref_=tt_rv_t2" target="_blank">Gage Sheridan</a> shooting a 35mm background plate for later VFX. 7/93<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">...and now this:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/33jMrnlAM-c" title="YouTube video player" width="448"></iframe> </div> <br /></div><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BROADCAST HOUSE LIVE - CBS Channel 9 in Washington DC, Tuesday March 22, 1974 - Co-Hosts Robin Young and John Curley.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was a "real" interview show...not a cheap budget show (like many I've been on over the years), first and last one I ever did. I had my own makeup artist and dresser (who ironed my clothes!) and they both made me look good! All this made this such an easy one to do. Why? </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because you aren't worrying about your clothes or if your face is shiny or your hair is amiss. They even provided transportation (see the end credits). 15 months later (7-26-95) the show was cancelled. That was a shame because this was a class act through and through.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The hour-long show debuted September 1993 and was a return for a first-class morning variety program in the Nation's Capitol, but it couldn't compete with Good Morning America and the other top network shows so it lasted less than two years.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO-5NrwhsMTKiKH7HN4G8SZK8R8aWB8-ipiOn0Z30uTa8rExz4aOU6Okalq0k-YVfNCroFOWg46Zje9E0X846iMdZwvxQ25VSy4hpuz4YfoTz4A2mt61EGDKtUDfLEQZgSqfoIb_b61Bu7IFHv4-dkwcZcMvtM2U3WidWFSsGsFKN-WEqhlidY4-TXxA=s1609" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="1255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO-5NrwhsMTKiKH7HN4G8SZK8R8aWB8-ipiOn0Z30uTa8rExz4aOU6Okalq0k-YVfNCroFOWg46Zje9E0X846iMdZwvxQ25VSy4hpuz4YfoTz4A2mt61EGDKtUDfLEQZgSqfoIb_b61Bu7IFHv4-dkwcZcMvtM2U3WidWFSsGsFKN-WEqhlidY4-TXxA=w501-h640" width="501" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notes prepared for the hosts Robin & John by Broadcast House Live staff<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7159022/?ref_=tt_rv" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/aloma.alber.9?__cft__[0]=AZWKXwWjrLp_NycAdwag0zT990WjVTK-IauPISuJW4y4yoHArNQhbD_2aByJnPfdns8xwAPLZ5QNsaNCBp2sbkBaHlNp7eyNVjs7cZtaJcy0uG23h1AA3pN4gC_SznVuhkY&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 400; list-style: outside none none; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Aloma Denise Alber</span></span></a></span> (Publicist for our film TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS) for booking me on the show.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Also, though this was taped March 14, it did not go out over the air that day, they finally aired it March 22 while I was away in Hollywood, and my "Assistant To The Producer" <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12900896/?ref_=tt_rv" target="_blank">Liz Heyd</a> taped it (though she joked, "If I remember"). So not quite "live", but hey, stuff happens.). </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For more about TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS' spring 2022 FIRST-TIME-EVER release (on BluRay) visit our blog (link is on the Youtube page for this video).</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(And DON'T forget to subscribe while there so as to NOT miss updates and further COOL documentation of our unusual film!</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> <br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht5Kjk4gg5XcQsKKBpfYCEp0uOfFVi-kQl3jUveq2g8l5wKkbdfamnHyoC7yJHy0iLnMFeHszDxE5za48b4Kw_eDkOc2LtsxdXtdFrIPMA_SwAkscdJ7EUldozzF6DzmaJ56ukizyZeWuLL-yNGkAv5Nlp7Uv-fOHi8eFjY37mJ4gyoGQlVVrh6Xy3OQ=s1806" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="1641" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht5Kjk4gg5XcQsKKBpfYCEp0uOfFVi-kQl3jUveq2g8l5wKkbdfamnHyoC7yJHy0iLnMFeHszDxE5za48b4Kw_eDkOc2LtsxdXtdFrIPMA_SwAkscdJ7EUldozzF6DzmaJ56ukizyZeWuLL-yNGkAv5Nlp7Uv-fOHi8eFjY37mJ4gyoGQlVVrh6Xy3OQ=w364-h400" width="364" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0290852/?ref_=tt_rv" target="_blank">Billy "Butch" Frank</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12166375/?ref_=tt_rv_t26" target="_blank">Marc Sehring</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6786492/?ref_=tt_rv_t20" target="_blank">Charlyn Miller</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1634745/?ref_=tt_rv" target="_blank">Joe Rowe</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185684/?ref_=tt_rv" target="_blank">Alicia Craft</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1033573/?ref_=tt_rv" target="_blank">Gary Waxler</a>, unknown, preparing for the BIG group picture (on the Russian tank! Photo by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13138873/?ref_=tt_rv_t30" target="_blank">Paula Sussman</a>.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-30- <br /></div>
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</div>Twilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-69959694524649359642021-11-12T04:00:00.221-08:002022-05-22T18:18:16.496-07:00Post #3 - Making "Twilight Of The Dogs" or "Where Art Meets Anxiety"<div><p><span style="font-family: times;">(This article was written in mid 1994, but not published until early 1997. where it found a home on our promotional webpage on the fledgling internet service AOL. )<br /></span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>MAKING "TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS"</b></span></h1><h2 align="Center" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b>or</b></span></span></span></h2><h2 align="Center" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>"WHERE ART MEETS ANXIETY"</b></span></span></span></h2><h2 align="Center" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3_SaqSscerAzfGdOY5JQi-nScvvZ7wFib78Vbi00t7CkWyjeG1k2idGQrB-1FMp7668n9MSPrAJH85tP9G7FTG1KnrqXVdqaPJd6nvMlENS7YeDsQo08bee2GHJaqj1HDeKBJlZ-BCcfpNxfIFZrPhL-C7O-Xjb_YNZcZWGSaf7D5sn7vQAf_UF4h2w=s200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3_SaqSscerAzfGdOY5JQi-nScvvZ7wFib78Vbi00t7CkWyjeG1k2idGQrB-1FMp7668n9MSPrAJH85tP9G7FTG1KnrqXVdqaPJd6nvMlENS7YeDsQo08bee2GHJaqj1HDeKBJlZ-BCcfpNxfIFZrPhL-C7O-Xjb_YNZcZWGSaf7D5sn7vQAf_UF4h2w=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div></b></span></span></span></h2><p align="Center" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">by Elizabeth Heyd<br /></span></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Director John Ellis is doing what most filmmakers dread doing: slicing chunks of frames out of the rough cut of his newest film, " Twilight of the Dogs," and trying to whittle it down to a running time of under two hours. Only a fraction of the feature's 42,000 feet (or 20 hours), of raw footage remains to be edited. "Twilight" is Ellis's debut as a director, and from his office space in Arlington, Virginia, he's not only finishing the work print but overseeing special visual effects being created here and in California, as well as the final sound mix, and is anxious to wrap up what he calls his "little picture."</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip7ca8VVAAOCtWMTRJvGdSkfAIqvH2wfcxe9YP3igDg1k7j6PTsVAQB74Y6qJibqgQ0ZfOpnGnJn-r35Z8YCe-NPF7RWso--uJ8DhScTnxV43dt8Ov1N1zzC0S-99pojg4VKj3-C-3tpAbWQhfs_0Z0P_76DQrWasfi97S9ubs05CYVi3nf6rIv6Zfpg=s1660" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1660" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip7ca8VVAAOCtWMTRJvGdSkfAIqvH2wfcxe9YP3igDg1k7j6PTsVAQB74Y6qJibqgQ0ZfOpnGnJn-r35Z8YCe-NPF7RWso--uJ8DhScTnxV43dt8Ov1N1zzC0S-99pojg4VKj3-C-3tpAbWQhfs_0Z0P_76DQrWasfi97S9ubs05CYVi3nf6rIv6Zfpg=w400-h251" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellis editing Twilight Of The Dogs, November 1994. Photo by the Elizabeth Heyd.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><p></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Ellis is nocturnal, his tidy apartment pretty much bare with the exception of movie artifact-decor and just enough nourishment in the kitchen to get him through one edit session. Sitting in the dark at his Steenbeck editing table, mug of coffee behind him (a fixture), figuring out his next move, whether it's how to "edit", or "kill" a scene and accommodate special effects which exist now only on storyboards or in his imagination. He says when he's got editor's block and can't make a decision about how to cut a scene, it comes down to knocking out any footage that stymies the story-line. </span></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipaDUeNnlnZ1d4rAZq0x5Ni4igfyz8TMQ9xlv6My5CWmYy_RFum35UoFHKi_A_jxNRH5JB4kAMYOUNsG2f1aYlY63CXVmNPDFHXNw62pT0NYdGKgev9IxLCfyqC04MVqbndwKEMajpfLVfde52ciSflPx8zUoyfyYbHWmOpYx1H1ZAtwyZNS9DnZ-VGQ=s1667" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="1235" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipaDUeNnlnZ1d4rAZq0x5Ni4igfyz8TMQ9xlv6My5CWmYy_RFum35UoFHKi_A_jxNRH5JB4kAMYOUNsG2f1aYlY63CXVmNPDFHXNw62pT0NYdGKgev9IxLCfyqC04MVqbndwKEMajpfLVfde52ciSflPx8zUoyfyYbHWmOpYx1H1ZAtwyZNS9DnZ-VGQ=w474-h640" width="474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Author and co-star Tim Sullivan 1991. Photo by Abe Perlstein.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times;"> </span><p></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">"Twilight" is an action adventure film with intertwining story-lines, written by science-fiction writer Tim Sullivan from California, and for years their plan for a movie. Now he's in editing-in the third year of production--and he's been scrutinizing the live-action scenes looking for his ideal sequence. He has two more scenes to cut and the film is over two hours long, so he's pruning into marketable length to make a Christmas 1996 deadline and premiere the film to the American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles in February. Ellis expects "Twilight" to be as well-received on the video market as the first two films he made, "Invader" (1992) and "Star Quest: Beyond The Rising Moon" (1988). "Invader" was seen on Cinemax and HBO last summer, and "Star Quest" had top ratings when it debuted on the Sci Fi Channel.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAwPFKCtB9rvMRdbxtRx4EhiJQUuoArIL1wkysaJH3_f15KZdBwxKWLFj5ZJxvBtDaebM1u0od351MJ2l3D_-_Aakm9lkKMiASGnMowA32FgmdQH_WWP_A1YO1CAeAVSbMA_ZCJu7-9AolNzBgDEHD7EvuaoLGu4vQe7jsSxVAKGTqLLG2gwvjPEAYcA=s1565" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="1565" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAwPFKCtB9rvMRdbxtRx4EhiJQUuoArIL1wkysaJH3_f15KZdBwxKWLFj5ZJxvBtDaebM1u0od351MJ2l3D_-_Aakm9lkKMiASGnMowA32FgmdQH_WWP_A1YO1CAeAVSbMA_ZCJu7-9AolNzBgDEHD7EvuaoLGu4vQe7jsSxVAKGTqLLG2gwvjPEAYcA=w400-h396" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Storyboard art by Ellis.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><p></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Ellis is more than editor and visual effects director. The scribbled-on scripts and other paper trails, promo posters for "Invader" and "Metamorphosis," and piles of videotapes and books about movie making are suggestive of more than a passing interest in fiction and fantasy films. Talk with him and you're talking with The Very Big Motion Picture Corporation of America. He's director/producer, coordinator, editor and CEO. He works alone well into the morning hours to finish this project, watching reel after reel of footage, some of it for the first time since it was shot last in July, 1993 and this past May. "Filming in the summer of '93 was horrendous", he says. Money ran out in the middle of shooting and cast and crew were weary from the heat and mosquito attacks. </span></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiih05FJtUA6F2BSLASmqritVQ7xpDr42bWTob8pZKWM768Mf3YpBvEpEEbigv8zhwEhBre4ZCI-QgWDkhZ4ajIVoYSPd1bjx8aoenaMDZY2dEl9M0KU7Ru8Bcp8VaIdxWy6vrwkO9UWN4S1xoFsIrBTURGdGITWKXxvc-iCGMUxh-6b5-7pauLlCkK4Q=s273" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="273" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiih05FJtUA6F2BSLASmqritVQ7xpDr42bWTob8pZKWM768Mf3YpBvEpEEbigv8zhwEhBre4ZCI-QgWDkhZ4ajIVoYSPd1bjx8aoenaMDZY2dEl9M0KU7Ru8Bcp8VaIdxWy6vrwkO9UWN4S1xoFsIrBTURGdGITWKXxvc-iCGMUxh-6b5-7pauLlCkK4Q=w400-h316" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screenwriter and co-star Tim Sullivan (left) in famed flight-suit, with Director John Ellis during sweltering summer '93 shoot. Note "plague" makeup on Tim's cheek. Photo by Richard Latoff (1993).</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></div><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Second unit shooting in May '94 functioned with a skeleton cast and crew to complete several critical scenes in the film, and some of the most creative. He was concerned that his lead actor, Tim Sullivan as Sam Asgarde, had gained a few pounds over the year, but much to everyone's amusement he still fit into his flight suit.</span></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7zSmyvwtx7hAQnhjaBsFqQcXoufcmMPOwsxUjzNdyrqmFtIO_lfRvvMQM1rBmsnjP9dVjr1UddV0vyi8AtnuuJOmPe70dF0mWIu-PJT4TGzKiMq_GJge4OE8_Ei4G1DiqgPqnfqRvx3kq6WMkjJUj0bQEkWLnUhgkhRaOBNGmv7p1ahwuVvsQD05gDg=s1469" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="1469" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7zSmyvwtx7hAQnhjaBsFqQcXoufcmMPOwsxUjzNdyrqmFtIO_lfRvvMQM1rBmsnjP9dVjr1UddV0vyi8AtnuuJOmPe70dF0mWIu-PJT4TGzKiMq_GJge4OE8_Ei4G1DiqgPqnfqRvx3kq6WMkjJUj0bQEkWLnUhgkhRaOBNGmv7p1ahwuVvsQD05gDg=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Director of Photography Alicia Craft, Assistant to the Director Elizabeth Heyd, <br />and Director John Ellis, TOTD pickup shots, May 1994<br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">The local low-budget effects were drummed up with amazing efficiency and creativity by well-known names in the genre: makeup whiz Tim Davis created a dummy to replicate Sam's torso when he gushes blood (during a stigmatic episode), and turned actors into radiation victims who coughed up a horrendous concoction (strawberry yogurt and salsa). Still other characters had to feign attack by man-sized spiders which would be brought to life later in California by Kent Burton.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiteqLaGbX4NZuSK0y5d934ZNldQlMDvSR8GnR9gOiufsvvAX9UF-lWc2Br3dvTyYlWYeC7CGAQ_6UXWFTwLIaAZClh7EAXmpG9wPX4j_RG75Wan61xTUUPJUDsyCxUZYnBThu5LwE3GVqszodIilX241F8xLn1Ti2P0TxIcVUjILTeLyyp4bQZUjc5Q=w400-h225" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giant mutant black widow spider attacks! Set, spider and animation by Kent Burton, Matte Painting by Ron Miller and compositing by Peter Montgomery.<span style="font-family: times;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"> You
would think that watching special effects in movies would be like
watching another magician's stage show, but Ellis says "most everybody
shares secrets these days" and he doesn't mind revealing a few of his
own. Frequently he does learn new techniques, and continues to figure
out ways to get out of</span><span style="font-family: times;"> technical binds.</span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>Early Career trail:</b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi026I94Jj58kBkgmco7pTnkRXNoImUS9vyX8edWvFBebnvX1h9S8AS-5PxgeQ3m3N1PSQeVzOitoiDlwaLp73NVBavNeXHihbv9E4sc9CU3Ojd1awI4ueOMGgBhPU5KHTGLINfPOMkTV6sYnbj5v_CmbgdGpy41vUwJeuxgrK1EN38XRF_k5gVrViVTw=s986" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi026I94Jj58kBkgmco7pTnkRXNoImUS9vyX8edWvFBebnvX1h9S8AS-5PxgeQ3m3N1PSQeVzOitoiDlwaLp73NVBavNeXHihbv9E4sc9CU3Ojd1awI4ueOMGgBhPU5KHTGLINfPOMkTV6sYnbj5v_CmbgdGpy41vUwJeuxgrK1EN38XRF_k5gVrViVTw=w510-h640" width="510" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early comic art by Ellis<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Ellis started in the early 70's as a freelance illustrator, having been tutored by long time friend and mentor C.C. Beck (Chief Artist and creator of "Captain Marvel" in the early 1940's). He worked briefly for "El Terror", a Spanish-language comic book in 1972 (when he was 17), but admits that he was "too young, too slow, and preoccupied with myself" to have any success drawing for comics. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi8-MwwfkXA-a8ShQJJQw_mLsS5GlSBJXhA--r0DlB5nKfBAdYmlVOkVdSlru-eGBLpWjYrh1GYFKJHrT9DXgyX3JU4FDY6iy3yq6Qw0eHyC5_5QwGGk0PyHmq3II7_ICbRFhUrV202NKvsadh6e0zEGJpX8_UIq4z9V2c6zdw9C0ZC3ac-5cK9FJdvA=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi8-MwwfkXA-a8ShQJJQw_mLsS5GlSBJXhA--r0DlB5nKfBAdYmlVOkVdSlru-eGBLpWjYrh1GYFKJHrT9DXgyX3JU4FDY6iy3yq6Qw0eHyC5_5QwGGk0PyHmq3II7_ICbRFhUrV202NKvsadh6e0zEGJpX8_UIq4z9V2c6zdw9C0ZC3ac-5cK9FJdvA=w500-h640" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">C.C. Beck, co-creator of the Original Captain Marvel, and John Ellis, March 1973. Dig the white belt!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">He started making his own 8mm movies while in junior high school, using a home-made animation stand. He says, " I built models, shot live-action, stop-motion animation, animation on cels, painting and drawing directly on film, all kinds of experimental stuff." While still in high school, after he'd made a short black and white film "Air Fighters"with elaborate special effects and stunts, he showed the film to famed stuntman Dave Sharpe at a Houston nostalgia convention and was told by Sharpe that he had a knack for film making.</span><br /><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidyl9_0DYVowlY4flhO-a5yx_bWDRxMlXrTJ0hFgtgNYUm6-_ea7gZJ1ZxsOQWyQ6uQdTtGJo-nJp__avCCBVKqzIhk9GTIQs-fBhGMF7mbF2qtOFzwtFTT6DECLiomPx628DU8cGZeGsjEwJKEw5EMb7x8dr6sVPL7lPRg4Q5AOzOtdpEFIN5b_6LSQ=s1674" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1674" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidyl9_0DYVowlY4flhO-a5yx_bWDRxMlXrTJ0hFgtgNYUm6-_ea7gZJ1ZxsOQWyQ6uQdTtGJo-nJp__avCCBVKqzIhk9GTIQs-fBhGMF7mbF2qtOFzwtFTT6DECLiomPx628DU8cGZeGsjEwJKEw5EMb7x8dr6sVPL7lPRg4Q5AOzOtdpEFIN5b_6LSQ=w400-h258" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;">John Ellis in </span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;">recently found </span>footage from AIR FIGHTERS (1972)</span></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></div><p></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">That black and white film met with an early demise (it was destroyed by an irate roommate in 1978) but Ellis continued to dabble with other wannabe filmmakers on other projects that never got finished, and that's when he says he "gave up" trying to make movies on his own. Two weeks later he got hired as stop motion animation camera operator for "I Go Pogo" with the Chiodo brothers, Kent Burton and Steve Oakes (who would later found Broadcast Arts), who did many funky animated logos for the fledgling MTV and later produced "Pee Wee's Playhouse". "I Go Pogo" led to work with Consolidated Visual Center, then Taylor Made Images, and Broadcast Arts. At Broadcast Arts he worked on animated spots including the early I.D.s for MTV. </span></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQpoCAAWxb6JtiQdA_gHiQc7O9AzxPPkquczraac2Ydgfk66Hue7IuHC88jSPL6ShGpRs80fHCo58GomjZzXwSXmZgiysqLzN-k0dieG0tKkcv-SZG1D_Hcvdnpsl9q3WyvZnoDQtzV0D2kRQlgLMhfMX76r_U-ja_VebXpS8BnyzwI9WWUTBhqPBw_g=s631" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="631" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQpoCAAWxb6JtiQdA_gHiQc7O9AzxPPkquczraac2Ydgfk66Hue7IuHC88jSPL6ShGpRs80fHCo58GomjZzXwSXmZgiysqLzN-k0dieG0tKkcv-SZG1D_Hcvdnpsl9q3WyvZnoDQtzV0D2kRQlgLMhfMX76r_U-ja_VebXpS8BnyzwI9WWUTBhqPBw_g=w400-h301" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;">Ellis on MTV's "Liner Notes" April 13, 1984, talking about animating<span style="font-family: times;"> at </span></span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;">Broadcast Arts </span></span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;">on the Alan </span></span></span>Parsons Project "Don't Answer Me" rock video. </span></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">He, Kent Burton, and a "promising young filmmaker" Ellis says was still in high school, Phil Cook, had done work on their own and saw other independent successes, and decided to collaborate themselves. Ellis and Cook got together to work on "Star Quest" and then "Invader", both directed and written by Cook. In those features, spaceship models were fashioned from soda bottles and L'Eggs pantyhose cartons, and full-sized sets were cobbled together from things scrounged from the alleys and commercial dumpsters. Ellis laughs, "I used to go on foraging missions. I would disappear for a while and come back saying, 'look what I found. This is so cool!' I always felt guilty yet excited climbing into those dumpsters. I still want to stop and go dumpster diving when I see one."</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkTAxQSlllM16J9L3qqQdit0wHBivT6MRINNS6NGNb9sJJFKmbKbyjyBF2l5YceKrjWXXYRuAVS4jr9loPXXXZmLxi4WNM2bcgxJvVOf-rtgX0K3Y4vYrl5fvItVsUMjoYbkX4-J8zLt4KD8nWxYa7L9lSF_kUkJFdKl7GoIbeMvVjMws0b9z6DtJXKw=s1030" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1030" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkTAxQSlllM16J9L3qqQdit0wHBivT6MRINNS6NGNb9sJJFKmbKbyjyBF2l5YceKrjWXXYRuAVS4jr9loPXXXZmLxi4WNM2bcgxJvVOf-rtgX0K3Y4vYrl5fvItVsUMjoYbkX4-J8zLt4KD8nWxYa7L9lSF_kUkJFdKl7GoIbeMvVjMws0b9z6DtJXKw=w400-h265" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Ellis as camera operator on I GO POGO: THE MOVIE (1980). Photo by Bob Starbird.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><p></p><h3 align="Center" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>Back to the present:</b></span></h3><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Knowing top-notch inventive people has helped Ellis cut post-production costs. He "borrowed" the studio of commercial photographer/special effects wizard Bill Dempsey to create special optical effects for Twilight. There he used a 35mm Oxberry aerial image optical printer and a bolex camera to rotoscope and create spectacular opticals "the old fashioned way". During that same time in Hesperia California, Kent Burton (an Emmy-winner for animation on Pee Wee's Playhouse), was animating two dozen "giant" black-widow-spider shots for the production. Ellis has made several trips out to "the high desert" to help build the sets and plan the stop-motion animation with Kent, and has had a great time working with his long time friend. Kent just loves making the grotesque spiders come to life!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5UFn9CNN9dpoGV2qTWbKFqPGJAzc12A_E44DH5iZ45axoXWb6BjugPxSKjNlXZUOgAqtf6KyrI2KT_E33t476-Upw6keorywVVX7b-BBOeQjwz63HRO2i2Hw9pb4H6TM9rFG9DYjY4O5noUS4YvE35Xm8ExGBEEVwPJXgLNIi5dsPuNXKKNL4DbS44g=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="1500" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5UFn9CNN9dpoGV2qTWbKFqPGJAzc12A_E44DH5iZ45axoXWb6BjugPxSKjNlXZUOgAqtf6KyrI2KT_E33t476-Upw6keorywVVX7b-BBOeQjwz63HRO2i2Hw9pb4H6TM9rFG9DYjY4O5noUS4YvE35Xm8ExGBEEVwPJXgLNIi5dsPuNXKKNL4DbS44g=w400-h263" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Kent Burton built the se and the spider puppet, painted the backdrop, lit the set </span></div><span style="font-family: times;">and set the camera, and animated the spider emerging from it's lair. Amazing!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></div></div><div><p></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">The screenwriter and lead actor is his partner, Timothy Sullivan, with whom he's been able to work out fine details on the script. Sullivan, a science fiction writer in California, is also an accomplished actor who has decent roles in over half a dozen pictures. The two have collaborated to tell the story of "Twilight", a cautionary and futuristic adventure about survival in a post- apocalyptic world. In it, former military pilot Sam Asgarde, an alien woman named Karuy (pronounced "Kuh-roo-ee") and scavenger people elude a power-hungry religious fanatic named Reverend Zerk. When Ellis was interviewed in March of this year on Channel 9 TV' s Broadcast House in Washington, he described the film as "Mad Max meets David Koresh." </span></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Op3xI0mFh9F_1mG_UDX_ePlhSmpRBETzlDqgMct-mK2BAHLDr2Ry0qn8yL2Mm9Kx3KCVLcYcvmhN8wTtcTN_UpcsDDtLO-3faaibsh5bIC2ctAhkbDrD3UZDLluoNXUJUw7iA4Nqp5LCecoLwjRXzvbnrNExj0aNq8CiVdpdSOFKC3LAH3-JqiuBAA=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Op3xI0mFh9F_1mG_UDX_ePlhSmpRBETzlDqgMct-mK2BAHLDr2Ry0qn8yL2Mm9Kx3KCVLcYcvmhN8wTtcTN_UpcsDDtLO-3faaibsh5bIC2ctAhkbDrD3UZDLluoNXUJUw7iA4Nqp5LCecoLwjRXzvbnrNExj0aNq8CiVdpdSOFKC3LAH3-JqiuBAA=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zerk and his murderous deacons up to no good.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"> Ellis isn't interested in making slashers or films with violence for the sake of the violence. He and Sullivan are telling a story about human nature, spiritual rebirth, and looking into the not-so-distant future of man's state of being on planet earth. At the time it was written, the David Koresh/Waco, Texas event hadn't occurred, and the "Twilight" story was closer to the truth than either Sullivan or Ellis could have predicted. A friend of Sullivan's, in fact, was David Thibbideau Sr.' whose son was one of the nine Koresh followers who escaped the standoff and fiery end.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"> <br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLGZvAyZnihtWNxX1RJKBg9sliAi5xnepFdEE2EcUw-yJ_DPBP79E0GufjoAOU-ogUEpd77usDkPk5tH7-Dk8Ys4BSn7rKduWHxrFNafBS89Z6h7-0Ycp5Tdzg3uO1kep-SFAp3jzAJUt91obxLx76Wk9F9Dds9ceKDj1SE90aotzXPMp-aYdTzb5qtA=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLGZvAyZnihtWNxX1RJKBg9sliAi5xnepFdEE2EcUw-yJ_DPBP79E0GufjoAOU-ogUEpd77usDkPk5tH7-Dk8Ys4BSn7rKduWHxrFNafBS89Z6h7-0Ycp5Tdzg3uO1kep-SFAp3jzAJUt91obxLx76Wk9F9Dds9ceKDj1SE90aotzXPMp-aYdTzb5qtA=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;">Gage Sheridan, Barry </span></span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Sigismondi</span> and Ralph Bluemke.</span> Actress and co-star Gage Sheridan brings to life our story of love and the human spirit.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span> With the exception of Director of Photography Alicia Craft, special effects artist Kent Burton, and screenwriter/actor Tim Sullivan, most of all the other crew and talent (animal and human) are from Virginia and Maryland. Walter Suarez, pyrotechnics experts and armourer, brought along authentic AK-47's, M-16's, Ingram MAC-11s and assorted shotguns, pistols and even an old Springfield rifle. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxZ1M8J8AZn0kqDycop7ogqRGaFOKz3D8lNlY7THebiJ6YO7avO6CRo6doZA4_pu6YNHHzXOXVBRyFqeJBdFygMDDpNaOavHCUaxJGfQERfEd8h1KRJODRd7cKgw_cbJJTJ2N8oKTlJN4Rf_7yZAP6lxUaQVzmnpVfboToaIaHbI7nOY_jRNIv8_TVfw=s1664" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1664" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxZ1M8J8AZn0kqDycop7ogqRGaFOKz3D8lNlY7THebiJ6YO7avO6CRo6doZA4_pu6YNHHzXOXVBRyFqeJBdFygMDDpNaOavHCUaxJGfQERfEd8h1KRJODRd7cKgw_cbJJTJ2N8oKTlJN4Rf_7yZAP6lxUaQVzmnpVfboToaIaHbI7nOY_jRNIv8_TVfw=w400-h256" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div>Scott
Mellard (left) about to be shot in the back with a squib during the big
tank attack. Les Wilmer holding the boom mike, DP Alicia Craft with the
white visor, 1st AC Gary Waxler, 2nd AC Mike Cormier and Clapper/Loader
Teresa Kelly are in the gaggle with the camera, and Ellis directing. <br />Photo by Matthew Grove<br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>Makeup effects man Tim Davis created prosthetic third-degree burns and stigmata. Wrangler's Doug Sloan and Billy "Butch" Frank from Virginia brought Tex, the dog that was featured in "Sommersby, starring Jodie Foster and Richard Gere. Production Design was by Meryl Kanegis. Sound man Len Schmidt made sure the sounds were all there. Joan Clark handled the casting. Nancy Handwork and Johann Mitchell designed and created all the MANY custom costumes for the film. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZpcy853nM9l2oCVC0aDpkDLx-t3hJ7c1jgRHDXB3guI0VCKuUe-zhw5vnkEAncZbieSVx7fP-REKweMSHnaNrGCqtMYX_sUnrKgbU5W1z5zeVlpYTuH05Onhnks4mXpFPJgc3-dVndczw9Qt-noj35w5ZRFVKKRFNj6j4RuTqPBROwTm5DDDHe6kWRg=s1490" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="1179" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZpcy853nM9l2oCVC0aDpkDLx-t3hJ7c1jgRHDXB3guI0VCKuUe-zhw5vnkEAncZbieSVx7fP-REKweMSHnaNrGCqtMYX_sUnrKgbU5W1z5zeVlpYTuH05Onhnks4mXpFPJgc3-dVndczw9Qt-noj35w5ZRFVKKRFNj6j4RuTqPBROwTm5DDDHe6kWRg=w316-h400" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Art Director Jan Sanders (left) and Production Designer Meryl Kanegis.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Director of Photography Philip Cook, for personal reasons, had to depart nine days into the filming of "Twilight", leaving Ellis in the unenviable position of finding a replacement on literally a day's notice. Luckily for Ellis (and film continuity), his friend Director of Photography Alicia Craft, who Ellis says is "Simply the best cinematographer around", was on the set in Upper Marlboro, Maryland the next day from California for the balance of the 37 day shooting schedule. Mac Squier did the rousing and totally credible symphonic score with midi sampling and a Macintosh computer system. Joan Burton performs the rocking "A New World" song for the end credits.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"></span><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0FYVgw1KCisIJbTygIKXbnZ6sqFsw48_tZHUkAMuwjMfXDRmVCV9GtQ4Jk-Ui0696fnK6y7QabLBEBGP_uFaeUMO_T_hZEHOC1fd6wsAunGuk8J1VociANyJ0w6HAQw7XQnMdeeUzwCwZpsp_w4jMAlRqD0kQFRNsMKcQ9Uq1EjDntMEVxwIphAQqmQ=s1584" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1584" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0FYVgw1KCisIJbTygIKXbnZ6sqFsw48_tZHUkAMuwjMfXDRmVCV9GtQ4Jk-Ui0696fnK6y7QabLBEBGP_uFaeUMO_T_hZEHOC1fd6wsAunGuk8J1VociANyJ0w6HAQw7XQnMdeeUzwCwZpsp_w4jMAlRqD0kQFRNsMKcQ9Uq1EjDntMEVxwIphAQqmQ=w400-h269" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Director Of Photography Alicia Craft with the Aaton on the fluid-head tripod. Photo by Richard Latoff.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></div><p></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Alicia's main unit camera was an Aaton Super 16 and daylight live action was shot on Kodak ECN 7293. They chose Kodak ECN 7296 high speed stock for nighttime filming. Second unit filming used an Arriflex SR Super 16 camera as the primary, and a Bolex H-16 Rex 5, a Beaulieu Standard 16 and a Mitchell High Speed reflex 35 mm for special effects background plate photography. Second unit night time photography took advantage of Kodak's new ECN 7298 Super high-speed stock, which meant we didn't have to use as many lights, which saved time and money. For the money, in Ellis's $275,000 total budget, he says the right stock choices for those applications saved us money and made the film look better with less finessing.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXSw8k4Ok7pQlxQmqZEtXTVvS4KlkLULqj2kfi3BZQZ1-hCFeL4QN9lNINX1Z0s7MSMOEpcdk-iS63zB9lnW5LoRyRdYxgYcvj4jMN5pIcJJRnI8PMppaCD4TzYahUhhWSBZgvUZxrGGaeGIPWhpW9n9wFkhnfkYHcBOwP51YHG5wSFK9yURp8S1t1rw=s1651" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1651" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXSw8k4Ok7pQlxQmqZEtXTVvS4KlkLULqj2kfi3BZQZ1-hCFeL4QN9lNINX1Z0s7MSMOEpcdk-iS63zB9lnW5LoRyRdYxgYcvj4jMN5pIcJJRnI8PMppaCD4TzYahUhhWSBZgvUZxrGGaeGIPWhpW9n9wFkhnfkYHcBOwP51YHG5wSFK9yURp8S1t1rw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left: Lenny Schmitz (sound); Gary Waxler (camera); Phil Cook (camera); John Ellis (director); Mike Cormier (camera); and Zaneta McGaha (assistant director).<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">For "Twilight", as with his earlier productions, Ellis is recording and creating the sound effects himself, and is designing the tracks and laying in the sounds. All of them. Thousands of them. "The learning curve kicked in years ago," he laughs. "Six reels of picture, approximately 19 minutes per reel, and approximately 16 tracks of sound per reel. Plus accompanying cue sheets (paper work). "it boggles the mind...It can make you crazy if you let it!" he says (in his best Peter Lorre voice). Doing or designing the effects himself keeps them "better and more easily integrated." They work better because I know every one of them and how they need to fit, . </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGiM0D5JIrZy6IT-frug-Ym9WjqU0O98RlXPFPPUM-XUiXTB6u0-5smFBr7K9eCMtSXmGqewBfegfknv11TlM0_NfS9NOF6DN1TC8ROxXb1J3vVLZuy7b2fn45Ov37uYpFQQJz7PP8W3cxj6A_bp_oUFcTsD3KX0_ci71NvYCmReqLbT7Ry_NfzYTGSg=s1516" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="964" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGiM0D5JIrZy6IT-frug-Ym9WjqU0O98RlXPFPPUM-XUiXTB6u0-5smFBr7K9eCMtSXmGqewBfegfknv11TlM0_NfS9NOF6DN1TC8ROxXb1J3vVLZuy7b2fn45Ov37uYpFQQJz7PP8W3cxj6A_bp_oUFcTsD3KX0_ci71NvYCmReqLbT7Ry_NfzYTGSg=w406-h640" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st Assistant Camera Gary Waxler kept us laughing.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Living low-on-the-hog forces him to seek ingenious, top-quality but low cost solutions to sound and picture problems, a job that he wouldn't give up for anything. "Money isn't everything, but when you have it, you aren't so hungry and you aren't as creative...or so I hear!", says Ellis. "I'd like to try it with money sometime...just for the experience, you understand?" he says with a deadpan expression.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwtzqcYFlvPsjguRiPxCwFsW-mtDFFt9G41BzhgWIlo0MjlQ-KVUBOIpLhSDyudOWoKv1A9meToivy7ijgxOJU-FMI0KaNBdV5MSeaRE7s04k5Aj0-sOGzxgawCaR3fovBroz7DfgJiNda9GBNgQo0di1rnAgYwnulYzB99NIWBSPIK5f2mjHDb2iO5A=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwtzqcYFlvPsjguRiPxCwFsW-mtDFFt9G41BzhgWIlo0MjlQ-KVUBOIpLhSDyudOWoKv1A9meToivy7ijgxOJU-FMI0KaNBdV5MSeaRE7s04k5Aj0-sOGzxgawCaR3fovBroz7DfgJiNda9GBNgQo0di1rnAgYwnulYzB99NIWBSPIK5f2mjHDb2iO5A=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tex, Tim Sullivan, Diablo and Bambi.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="Left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">As editor Ellis wraps up the last minute trimming, producer Ellis is looking to wrap up the sound mix, and he's hoping to have his film in the can by Christmas and on the way to video store shelves soon after. Then he'll anxiously await another one of the many scripted projects he'd like to get off the ground. "Twilight" and its director and screenwriter are popular fare in this corner of the nation with adventure/science fiction buffs, and with the media, for being able to create movies about alien beings, supernatural forces and space travel in Maryland tobacco and fruit warehouses, unlikely settings to say the least. But being one of very few filmmakers in this region, and loving the area, Ellis is quite at home making his movies here, especially when he doesn't have to "wait on line for money with all the other guys in Hollywood", he says. "I'm the guy who makes weird movies here...or is it the weird guy who makes movies here?...well, it's way better than flippin' burgers!".</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFQbyrLhf5buAc73XD7-y6JR1_k5pxN0uqDY1fLoiGRTHmiOlcJI0ibh8oiYkivQnnNIFjWgkiL9GVmSQvcVwqZTZAFkw_sLDfH3opL12b4Z2tWktAnAozIrIhvKtXx-OVrICAekw-QoYDHsc3VEU7m2TEaaGuD4xTE2QbvXlXyGZvx4759Sgb4gbYYA=s669"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="669" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFQbyrLhf5buAc73XD7-y6JR1_k5pxN0uqDY1fLoiGRTHmiOlcJI0ibh8oiYkivQnnNIFjWgkiL9GVmSQvcVwqZTZAFkw_sLDfH3opL12b4Z2tWktAnAozIrIhvKtXx-OVrICAekw-QoYDHsc3VEU7m2TEaaGuD4xTE2QbvXlXyGZvx4759Sgb4gbYYA=w400-h153" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></div><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="-webkit-standard" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">150 extras, 35 crew, numerous visitors (including the press), one of the hottest, muggiest days of the year...explosions, animals, kids, tents, sunburns, windburns, sweat, mud, smoke, dirt, grime, mosquitos, gravel, porto potties, caterer underestimated numbers, hundreds of blanks (ammo) at Laurel (MD) Sand and Gravel...what fun! "Scavenger dogs" scatter as tank attacks from THE TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS (1998). Photo by Richard Latoff (1993).</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="-webkit-standard" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>- 30 -</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="-webkit-standard" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzuQJOsrTtnrHLQY4IzJaZGJ2B9obHeC7h_ZSlusIEJIiPoyEL7cVMGaQFOdHES7-Fi9lv5aRGD7ijETJsrgdi8JFNWC19GbyxPOW_txiHVwngfy590SmOvCn1Ag7HYdHZnP-bpolesnZ5WzLO8nvSw9I_y3pLh1AiZutEUMFGbnLe4Ca7Y6vbTA1VSg=s1640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1640" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzuQJOsrTtnrHLQY4IzJaZGJ2B9obHeC7h_ZSlusIEJIiPoyEL7cVMGaQFOdHES7-Fi9lv5aRGD7ijETJsrgdi8JFNWC19GbyxPOW_txiHVwngfy590SmOvCn1Ag7HYdHZnP-bpolesnZ5WzLO8nvSw9I_y3pLh1AiZutEUMFGbnLe4Ca7Y6vbTA1VSg=w400-h254" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth Heyd in the production office, November 1994, photo by Ellis.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="-webkit-standard" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><p></p><p></p><p class="pv-entity__secondary-title t-14 t-black--light t-normal" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.4rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.42857; background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--color-text-low-emphasis); display: inline; font-weight: var(--artdeco-reset-typography-font-weight-normal); line-height: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getLineHeight); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;">Elizabeth Heyd attended Ohio Wesleyan University from 1984 to 1988, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs. She trained in writing for newspapers, television and radio, and all phases of television production, including writing, shooting, editing and onscreen reporting.<span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px none; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block; height: 1px; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;"> </span><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px none; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block; height: 1px; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;"> </span><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px none; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block; height: 1px; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;"> </span><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px none; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block; height: 1px; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;"> </span><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px none; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block; height: 1px; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;"> </span><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px none; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block; height: 1px; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;"> </span><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px none; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block; height: 1px; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;"> </span><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px none; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block; height: 1px; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">s attended or expected gradua</span><span class="activities-societies" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"> </span></span></span></p></div><div><p class="pv-entity__secondary-title t-14 t-black--light t-normal" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.4rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.42857; background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--color-text-low-emphasis); display: inline; font-weight: var(--artdeco-reset-typography-font-weight-normal); line-height: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getLineHeight); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="activities-societies" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"> </span></span></span></p></div><div><p class="pv-entity__secondary-title t-14 t-black--light t-normal" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.4rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.42857; background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--color-text-low-emphasis); display: inline; font-weight: var(--artdeco-reset-typography-font-weight-normal); line-height: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getLineHeight); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="activities-societies" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">In
late June - early July of 1993 she saw our press release and showed up
during the last few weeks of the shoot for Twilight Of The Dogs, and
helped as a general assistant. She stayed in touch with the director and
in February of '94 became part-time <b><i>Assistant To The Producer</i></b>, and she
and Ellis planned the last 3 days of shooting pickups which were shot
that May 1994. </span></span></span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="activities-societies" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">She lent her voice to the film in various spots, most notable
crying out "oh no" when Karuy gets shot, and singing "Ring Around The Rosie" with
Laura Barltrop and the late Holly LaHart near the end of the film. She
worked off and on during post production through the finish of the film
in late 1995. She was the best personal assistant I ever had, and the coming BluRay release of the film would not be possible without the work she did on the film -</span></span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="activities-societies" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="activities-societies" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">-- John
Ellis, Producer/Director<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="activities-societies" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="activities-societies" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdpAtIjJKsiDHDs0Ls9BjPYFEFtQx3DF132q1pC5L5I_rh_9w2hf78wJkk67L3fi8b-ByoHEvMSH1P6OpO83zGqz9M0yTo1rIXeBJeZkvXUL9P5lidkxkeW-12ZWLqnQ8_ItGCsQQGZ0p3hh54in-TZi5AXiebY1EbRAmOYlijqRYPv2uH4kijlOvtkw=s702"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="702" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdpAtIjJKsiDHDs0Ls9BjPYFEFtQx3DF132q1pC5L5I_rh_9w2hf78wJkk67L3fi8b-ByoHEvMSH1P6OpO83zGqz9M0yTo1rIXeBJeZkvXUL9P5lidkxkeW-12ZWLqnQ8_ItGCsQQGZ0p3hh54in-TZi5AXiebY1EbRAmOYlijqRYPv2uH4kijlOvtkw=w400-h270" width="400" /></a></div><p></p></div>
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Twilight Of The Dogs: The Moviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578443855332701894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745901657105330045.post-65734017058067296992021-11-04T01:20:00.027-07:002021-12-13T13:48:09.107-08:00Post #2 - Interview with Director John Ellis (2014)<div><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD2PK-w11xDqFPjAzpbOTIjH-FBgOTxAKcqLGP4vr1tOpYr0UWA7nhKIiZ86xdOW1FNlg4renQgLZD2UMHWZ2CyFkrq8FdICgCnU0hHSFLOek2SMF8tW5ZcGvb8WHzsz5SrzJ5aq09w7ByJF7EhSHLVAIq6xLyeCD3oOLIrHqsNQdULN1GMrvP8ld44Q=w400-h225" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Gage Sheridan and her "alien SuperScience" dysjuncter pistol" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gage Sheridan<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This first appeared in the book <b>"World Gone Wild: A Survivor's Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Movies"</b> released April 28th, 2014 by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. A beautiful "coffee-table" book, with 10 full-color pictures spread over 5 pages. Reprinted here by permission of the author.<br /><br />What david j. says in his interview is a big part of the impetus to release the film through my MCE Releasing International company on BluRay myself. coming this spring. I basically learned how to do it after being forced to "do it myself" for The Steve Canyon TV series DVD releases.<br /><br />Many of the pictures originally appearing with the interview in his book (on pages 342 through 346) have been replaced here with actual frames from the upcoming widescreen release. <br /><br />Now ONWARD with revelations about the <u><i>Alien SuperScience</i></u> movie you've never seen, which predicted the pandemic, global warming, and big trouble/bad doin's from that fascist, well... that guy.<br /></span></span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxgKnli073c5vgxAUw1TSC-MykUg5jRXzD-9761sX9JCgzTGya9z1p0sKQHlDLin94HQdh_Y4vvR6mZCharZpB1mKdvfEeJFihnr8RbgmWaAmrC-c-KSa9oZAdSbyXcaAOO5_RYwnrLRGtomOL3x84qD_FlkNhHwKYNDlL7_n98qNKGbDWknRhZJEC3w=s1500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1165" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxgKnli073c5vgxAUw1TSC-MykUg5jRXzD-9761sX9JCgzTGya9z1p0sKQHlDLin94HQdh_Y4vvR6mZCharZpB1mKdvfEeJFihnr8RbgmWaAmrC-c-KSa9oZAdSbyXcaAOO5_RYwnrLRGtomOL3x84qD_FlkNhHwKYNDlL7_n98qNKGbDWknRhZJEC3w=w498-h640" width="498" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="ydp8fa8b96ayahoo-style-wrap" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><div><h1 class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span>INTERVIEW:</span></b></span></h1><h3 class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> </span>by david j. moore</b></h3><h2 class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> with</h2><h4 class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 22pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">John Ellis</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> - Producer/Director of</span></span></span></b></h4><h4 class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 22pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Twilight Of The Dogs</span> <br /></span></span></b></h4><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 22pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Shot in 1993, and barely released onto VHS in 1997 by the fledgling distribution company Raven Pictures International, John Ellis’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>Twilight of the Dogs<i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is a fairly strong and competent effort in the post-apocalyptic genre. I’d compare it to Steve Barkett’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>The Aftermath<i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>because of its homegrown, independent sensibilities and stalwart themes of a man surviving after a nuclear holocaust. The film is notable for giving the hero a bovine sidekick and an alien love interest. Unfortunately, an official copy of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>Twilight of the Dogs<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>is nearly impossible to track down, but it has been bootlegged in several countries, most notably in Germany, where the English language track has been dubbed over. Ellis, a veteran of special-effects work in films, promises to restore the film and release it onto DVD and Blu-Ray sometime in the near future.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span> </span></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-5i44GJrcQLrNNC-2FKqvzN20rATodCD6DmYHw-UkHB_lRi-ehxFP5iTyv2cbXtbentADMX56nOlWmzStvlsxZT8oWYo4DQeseKh8oo2LflM7Z7edMDhtOI7LuxQwzepCoGk33STaRZJTwV4paog3rGDC5gchxcKDr6CA_zrNMOpI3yZOvSWdR1iaug=s881" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-5i44GJrcQLrNNC-2FKqvzN20rATodCD6DmYHw-UkHB_lRi-ehxFP5iTyv2cbXtbentADMX56nOlWmzStvlsxZT8oWYo4DQeseKh8oo2LflM7Z7edMDhtOI7LuxQwzepCoGk33STaRZJTwV4paog3rGDC5gchxcKDr6CA_zrNMOpI3yZOvSWdR1iaug=w429-h640" title="Gary Waxler and John "Ol' Droopy Drawers" Ellis" width="429" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Director John Ellis<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span></span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Twilight of the Dogs<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>is such a rare film. The first time I saw it was when I got ahold of a German-dubbed bootleg of it. Why has the distribution for this movie been so spotty?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>I had initially made a deal with a friend to release it. He had a one-man distribution company, and he was going to release the film. He really wasn’t able to do much with it, and he transferred it to Raven Pictures International. They apparently carried the film, and I say “apparently” because they really didn’t do anything with it for ten years. The rights were tied up with them until recently. I got the film back. Apparently, they made deals in foreign countries that they didn’t tell us about. That’s why you were able to find a copy from Germany. I have yet to track down who these people are that bought the film in these other countries. I know the people who were involved with Raven Pictures. What goes on with independent films is that they just don’t report what their sales are. The only way I hear about some of these things is if people track me down and tell me they saw the film in another country, or if someone wants me to autograph a copy of the video. Then you find out, sometimes years later.</span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8kty8ue07TLnxVRGdtiBV6iP5wyR7WbhsNMWg6ric-6KcOo8TEn_krzjY2bsppOWcIRBDuwyHQkWsPhbP5SkneSGKWsKUFkMerAIB1OJO4FMIw29CfXWezwbqfNkySSu5yjU6HvkeSSzHX_LFL1nwNTMEqmiFrta_4_NFDxYFvyUmlth0Owjizbjcfw=s1772" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8kty8ue07TLnxVRGdtiBV6iP5wyR7WbhsNMWg6ric-6KcOo8TEn_krzjY2bsppOWcIRBDuwyHQkWsPhbP5SkneSGKWsKUFkMerAIB1OJO4FMIw29CfXWezwbqfNkySSu5yjU6HvkeSSzHX_LFL1nwNTMEqmiFrta_4_NFDxYFvyUmlth0Owjizbjcfw=w434-h640" title="First failed distribution attempt 1997" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim Sullivan and Ted Chalmers<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Has<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Twilight of the Dogs</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>ever been officially publicly screened or made available in the United States?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>We did screenings in the Washington D.C. area where we made the film. This was in the winter of 1996. We also screened the film at some Science Fiction Conventions. We shot the film in 16mm, but some of the effects shots were shot in 35mm.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>So, basically, this is a lost film.</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>Yeah, basically. Although, I intend to polish and release it sometime down the road, as soon as I can make the proper deal.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOjs0PzOcJsXkXFf3sroVJpxMnqL1VRFwPpBl7G3GiBxawRD-ReHwi79yFe6UhFTsYF4nwch6DZhHPX7UKV7Rn8sOG7vBtEvwgOGL7hydzElcl2p6kBhOvL41p0BJYSrXDK4_TGn9LITYLt-lo_c443pB3iCcHm_njk7RgjuzahKMGE4WhPc9n5Jwo0w=s1632" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOjs0PzOcJsXkXFf3sroVJpxMnqL1VRFwPpBl7G3GiBxawRD-ReHwi79yFe6UhFTsYF4nwch6DZhHPX7UKV7Rn8sOG7vBtEvwgOGL7hydzElcl2p6kBhOvL41p0BJYSrXDK4_TGn9LITYLt-lo_c443pB3iCcHm_njk7RgjuzahKMGE4WhPc9n5Jwo0w=w400-h300" title="35mm VFX live "backround plates "footage: found!" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">35mm Visual effects footage<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The first time we spoke you mentioned to me that you screened it for Roger Corman and that he had an issue with the fact that the hero of the movie has a sidekick that happens to be a cow. Tell that story.</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>Actually, it was Menahem Golan. I screened a section of the film, about 40 minutes of the film for him. We had been partners with him on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Invader</i>, which was a 21<sup>st</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Century film. I brought the film for him and showed him a portion, and he didn’t understand what the cow was doing in the film, and he said that it was comical. He didn’t get it, which just goes to show you that just because people make films, sometimes make films all their lives, anybody that says, “Just show me the section of film you brought, don’t worry – I’ll get it. It doesn’t matter that it’s not the whole film, I’ve seen unfinished films before.” Yeah, well, they don’t get it. It doesn’t matter who they are, if things are missing, if music is missing, if dialogue is missing, they still see it as an unfinished film.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixI6nLRXizjy4FeofMjY2Mww8TDe6p98CA3cLZQvGc-Kr_XiMyzliZrsrpoJo5oexZvYcSk5OxCATpAzGPx0ebhw9CVMqgi1oyfJZ4jMXMCxNmBscXyYBN2GloWaIfTmfPC3lBIBxMBvAPD5AlmKKbDpuNaxOVESte9bdf-Pb_qFgYkKgz3qMPvEZ5dA=s1960" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="1960" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixI6nLRXizjy4FeofMjY2Mww8TDe6p98CA3cLZQvGc-Kr_XiMyzliZrsrpoJo5oexZvYcSk5OxCATpAzGPx0ebhw9CVMqgi1oyfJZ4jMXMCxNmBscXyYBN2GloWaIfTmfPC3lBIBxMBvAPD5AlmKKbDpuNaxOVESte9bdf-Pb_qFgYkKgz3qMPvEZ5dA=w400-h224" title="Tim Sullivan, Gage Sheridan, Donna Abrahms, Bambi the cow & a horde of scavenger dogs" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim Sullivan, Gage Sheridan, Donna Abrahms & Bambi the cow<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>You’ve had a long career in special effects, but<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Twilight of the Dogs<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>is the only film you’re credited for as a director. Is that correct?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>Yes. Although, I’ve directed a lot of TV spots over the years. Most of those are animated.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>Tell me a little bit about how you came to direct this film.</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>Tim Sullivan, the science fiction author, and I made the film. He has appeared in other films and has written and directed other films. After I worked on the film<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Invader</i>, that film sort of languished. I was going through a divorce, and I lived in northern Virginia. I wanted to get something going, and Tim and I talked about making what we called “a real science fiction movie.” Something that was about ideas. There’s a little bit of conceit there to think that we could actually pull that off. </span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">So we said, “Let’s do it.” I pulled some investors together, and so that was how the film came about. In a period of a week, I had seen<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>The Day the Earth Stood Still</i>, which is one of my favorite movies, and an episode of the TV series<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Combat!</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>where Dennis Weaver was trying to save a cow from being killed from the platoon there in France, and the other movie I saw that week was<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Sahara</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>with Humphrey Bogart. </span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tim and I just started talking and started working on the story, and Tim began working on the treatment of the story. It escalated from there. It revolved around a cow and a plague in the future. You have to understand at that time there was a flesh-eating virus going on in the news, also AIDS, and also David Koresh. One of Tim’s friends was the father of one of the people in Koresh’s compound in Waco.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgneC5eeEjK34y9NRMOSFvePrX0wmK43HuFpxUPnObgNX7xIL0cZ_kzQip1MrfTlV05fjTJvkEV4AB-PdCWP1Tmxfhmv6e3xrLwL0FX8g_k3H28FBl_IiQ6Pdbs8tUpMoBprcDNP6CTAGPo9Xpe6zRPK3FuXKYskmg8_jdT5c9kPuPXGddd3gai6-8FFQ=s1709" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="1023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgneC5eeEjK34y9NRMOSFvePrX0wmK43HuFpxUPnObgNX7xIL0cZ_kzQip1MrfTlV05fjTJvkEV4AB-PdCWP1Tmxfhmv6e3xrLwL0FX8g_k3H28FBl_IiQ6Pdbs8tUpMoBprcDNP6CTAGPo9Xpe6zRPK3FuXKYskmg8_jdT5c9kPuPXGddd3gai6-8FFQ=w383-h640" width="383" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Did you have any cinematic references while you were making this film?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>When we were making it, we watched<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>The Omega Man, Redneck Zombies</i>, and other films with apocalyptic things, and we would discuss them. Part of the reason Sam is in that blue flight suit is because of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>The Omega Man.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>Also, many of Mario Bava’s films. I tried to channel Bava in my own way.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>How difficult was it to make this film happen?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>We did the best we could at the time, but unfortunately, I was fighting battles on various fronts at the same time. We had an investor that promised to give us essentially the money to make the film, and he told us to go ahead and start shooting, and he disappeared. I was raising money while I was shooting the film. I ended up producing<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>directing the film which is really not the thing to do on something as complicated as<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Twilight of the Dogs</i>. The film had children, animals, firearms, explosives, stunts … everything you don’t want to have on a film you’re producing<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>directing for the first time.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHtUn5GHlojLCLlD5Rwrae27VYHigeH4C_oADhwQslMg1i-PMk6Q3kLhW7G16wYG3k_fwWaQ5tjNHUIxKVKZVDf--YriCw-mzzVE8gr9CgFv8yjABCqZ-d0Scfce_M0aPrWlg5iq1XAtACMkGSYT9SOHnOKP1zK_IVpXMuU9YfF6yekqg7lO1qOrmaKA=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="2048" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHtUn5GHlojLCLlD5Rwrae27VYHigeH4C_oADhwQslMg1i-PMk6Q3kLhW7G16wYG3k_fwWaQ5tjNHUIxKVKZVDf--YriCw-mzzVE8gr9CgFv8yjABCqZ-d0Scfce_M0aPrWlg5iq1XAtACMkGSYT9SOHnOKP1zK_IVpXMuU9YfF6yekqg7lO1qOrmaKA=w400-h264" title="Billy "Butch" Frank" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Billy "Butch" Frank doing a stunt in the film<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Well, I’ve seen a lot of post-apocalyptic movies, and yours is the only one with a sidekick cow. It’s amazing.</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We thought it was unusual.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>You had a working tank in the film. Where did you guys get it?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>The number one question! There was a place in Virginia that rented out military vehicles. I wanted to have a real tank instead of a miniature. They’d just gotten a BMP1, a Soviet tank. It was phenomenal. This place had provided tanks for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Mars Attacks!</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Every time we wanted to use it at a different location, it cost $250 because it had to be put on this truck and moved.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL1gJstZ7KEwYBjg4FwkED-jg8RPslzDjaplQnn8ifDCJUTN6YkAEJG0eh97DKp-rzQIn598I-fw068fhfTP4h8dL9INCPtpvyKW6y3jtGvNf_9-ULt2VY4NfvvI6C6iDd0WEHvKMNgaGqSKs8V9Oww4WgbLl_IFniMsmGOprG8tGesV7TVAiLncM0Hw=s1600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL1gJstZ7KEwYBjg4FwkED-jg8RPslzDjaplQnn8ifDCJUTN6YkAEJG0eh97DKp-rzQIn598I-fw068fhfTP4h8dL9INCPtpvyKW6y3jtGvNf_9-ULt2VY4NfvvI6C6iDd0WEHvKMNgaGqSKs8V9Oww4WgbLl_IFniMsmGOprG8tGesV7TVAiLncM0Hw=w400-h225" title="John Ellis , Billy "Butch" Frank and Mark Sehring and Soviet BMP1 Armored personnell carrier" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Ellis directing the Soviet BMP1 armored personnel carrier<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /> </b></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>This movie has some interesting special effects. There’s even some stop-motion effects, which is really radical considering that stop-motion had seen its last day in the early 1980’s.</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3ueUx_fEVZT71w8MsHwsMNsSwT5GQs5pqNg7yZ3sGZtplmmnHqUU3lbKhCyybsi9hILqPlJ3zbKXIjw2d8qLAbiAaUhW3f_fPCO_E5gU0xJlIvbKy1CqkCeOHBq73j5c5PDkSyFUqUTCnTz5GREf2pGeT-E_9Mlmr3mtZ1QIcF7WMnGFoMMGf6d39Ag=s1536" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1536" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3ueUx_fEVZT71w8MsHwsMNsSwT5GQs5pqNg7yZ3sGZtplmmnHqUU3lbKhCyybsi9hILqPlJ3zbKXIjw2d8qLAbiAaUhW3f_fPCO_E5gU0xJlIvbKy1CqkCeOHBq73j5c5PDkSyFUqUTCnTz5GREf2pGeT-E_9Mlmr3mtZ1QIcF7WMnGFoMMGf6d39Ag=w400-h266" title="Kent Burton animating giant spiders" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kent Burton animating a giant black-widow spider<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hear what you’re saying. Some of the people who saw it at the screenings told me that the film felt like it had been made in the 1960’s. They weren’t being derogatory about it in their comments, they were saying that it was kind of neat. My business partner and I split, and he was supposed to do the film, and we had had a disagreement that ended with him quitting in a huff. Therefore, I didn’t have the benefit of the partnership that I’d had on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Invader<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Beyond the Rising Moon</i>.</span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Using my resources and doing so many things at the same time, it made things very difficult. Some of the things we were trying to do with special effects were very difficult. We had to use an optical printer, and with 16mm that’s not always the best solution. So, I brought in Kent Burton to animate the giant spiders, and we shot all of that in his studios in Hesperia, California. He used traditional stop-motion techniques. He went on to be one of the animators on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Coraline, James and the Giant Peach,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>He’s one of the best stop motion animators there ever was. We’ve been friends ever since I Go Pogo: The Movie in 1979. I brought in Ron Miller, who painted some matte shots fore us. Bill Dempsey did some animation of the nuclear detonation.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>Tim Sullivan, who co-wrote the film with you, also stars as the hero, Sam Asgarde. How do you think he fares in the film?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Well, it depends on when you ask me. Many times, I think he did a good job, and other times, I cringe. I feel the same way about other films I’ve worked on. It just depends on what side of the bed I wake up on.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBrqcK2NlsqDHb-S6Yqw9L8DHcR2kJ53Yt_TR-VrCO7I5bYpwQUEA1BD3g0ptPgEYIMQNZVYf4yd33sWnTMOG8h5EfENT3OoWWJrj2AA0AGbYdKx-NCD0t2keICiPqxtnaIv8oMZZZaaK0cEZBkQLZvptz4wsmUVt8spJw2QTPmRyF1umvTZTcP1qEbA=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBrqcK2NlsqDHb-S6Yqw9L8DHcR2kJ53Yt_TR-VrCO7I5bYpwQUEA1BD3g0ptPgEYIMQNZVYf4yd33sWnTMOG8h5EfENT3OoWWJrj2AA0AGbYdKx-NCD0t2keICiPqxtnaIv8oMZZZaaK0cEZBkQLZvptz4wsmUVt8spJw2QTPmRyF1umvTZTcP1qEbA=w400-h225" title="Gage and Tim" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gage Sheridan and Tim Sullivan<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I thought Gage Sheridan, who played the female alien Karuy, did a nice job. She outclassed your lead actor.</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>Yes. Tim played the part well. He did his job. He wasn’t supposed to be Rambo. Yes, Gage was a gift to us. As far as I’m concerned, she fell from the sky. She helped make it a better film. I could never see anyone else in that part.</span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilb8RVtTKBXjPoBFakRxp48zzcKWmKzVux_E7r1NYVuY5kGGwvRKyWQeMt5Maw-h5M8gVibnHTCKyL14mffW_d-d5NcO9pBmOQbiwA6z21P4KnIzVr4cTZputVFLiqhA-9O5i3wFN4_5s6tNXSkOdot8YZlS0wA4oqte2yBHY2p8z_NqmaloKD1ROwrw=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilb8RVtTKBXjPoBFakRxp48zzcKWmKzVux_E7r1NYVuY5kGGwvRKyWQeMt5Maw-h5M8gVibnHTCKyL14mffW_d-d5NcO9pBmOQbiwA6z21P4KnIzVr4cTZputVFLiqhA-9O5i3wFN4_5s6tNXSkOdot8YZlS0wA4oqte2yBHY2p8z_NqmaloKD1ROwrw=w400-h225" title="The angels sent her to us <3" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gage Sheridan<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>How about Ralph Bluemke as the evil Reverend Zerk?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">He and I have been friends since 1972. He was a filmmaker that I’d read about in magazines. We met by chance in Florida, and we became lifelong friends. He acted in his own films in those days. He was a terrific filmmaker, and I’d really wanted to work with him. He played a role in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Invader</i>. I brought him in to play the role of Zerk. It was just another part for him. He had no problem playing that role. Zerk and Asgarde are two sides of the same coin. We were trying to play them that way.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi93fgpAOrGKtoKjtMguf3Lza8CNoPtotp0OtskS2_b-saCUVvkH8lV29A1y07lJIb_E8l3ih9Sp27pt4UGuO8xejEv8CsnNAmkLZwBkhhpcftKaC9SWR0-4zefbdxsSfMB_GI16e-hUpzQ3cKTC0UwplaTjPwW_nfke4rXbL9ZChTOozy8ZuTse8fC5g=s1548" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1548" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi93fgpAOrGKtoKjtMguf3Lza8CNoPtotp0OtskS2_b-saCUVvkH8lV29A1y07lJIb_E8l3ih9Sp27pt4UGuO8xejEv8CsnNAmkLZwBkhhpcftKaC9SWR0-4zefbdxsSfMB_GI16e-hUpzQ3cKTC0UwplaTjPwW_nfke4rXbL9ZChTOozy8ZuTse8fC5g=w400-h263" title="Ralph and me a'pondering" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ralph Bluemke and John Ellis<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Talk a little bit about Zerk’s character. How does he measure up to any other villain or warlord in any number of other post-apocalyptic films?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I believed he was successful as a character in our film. He’s not as iconic as Lord Humungous, say, but Humungous is a hard act to follow. The thing with Zerk is that you know he’s full of himself. He’s a liar. He doesn’t follow his own doctrine. He takes everything he can get. When he’s acting like he’s getting a spiritual message, you know by the look on his face that he’s making it up. We wanted to have a moment where Zerk passes the point of no return. That scene is where he shoots the deacon. That was one of my favorite scenes to shoot.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlrzfkEp9xYvpciivA_fiJUy8DRctO7ppT_Y8WoYZAqP3RzSVt_vuhWmO1ccFJxdKW0zOeuimjU8DiHDX_iu0tnYcBzAz_MDVTeJdTTIcE7yHH-cvH001PD3_-Jxjml9h6c5j9TfUtYAklX0UqoMiEgJ7tCuxI25QAJnL5FgvAzOqkXMq6Rx_Pz2aWOg=s1481" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlrzfkEp9xYvpciivA_fiJUy8DRctO7ppT_Y8WoYZAqP3RzSVt_vuhWmO1ccFJxdKW0zOeuimjU8DiHDX_iu0tnYcBzAz_MDVTeJdTTIcE7yHH-cvH001PD3_-Jxjml9h6c5j9TfUtYAklX0UqoMiEgJ7tCuxI25QAJnL5FgvAzOqkXMq6Rx_Pz2aWOg=w432-h640" title="Charlyn Miller, Ralph Bleumke and Billy "Butch" Frank" width="432" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charlyn Miller and Ralph Bluemke<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The theme of cannibalasm is prevalent in your film. Do you have any comments about that?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Well, one of the things that bugged me that in the effort to try to finish the film, some things fell by the wayside. If I ever get around to polishing the film, I want to explain better that most of the edible plant life died, and what was left was poisoned, and therefore, even though there’s a lot of greenery around, it doesn’t matter. It’s hard to find anything really edible that’s not buried in cans. So the food that’s around is just not in abundance. Therefore, these guys have stooped to the lowest level. I wanted the film to be a little shocking. Were you surprised by it?</span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I was surprised, but pleasantly surprised. I wasn’t shocked, though.</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>I wanted the butchers to not be skinny.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"> <br /></span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Talk about the title. It’s a cool title. The Dogs of the title, I assume, are the plague-ridden people living in the wasteland. Tell me how you came up with the title.</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I came up with the title. I actually thought it was an original title. Someone later reminded me that a Richard Corben comic book had the same title. It was probably bouncing around my subconscious. The “dogs” were the scavenger people in the wasteland.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFVxSg2UcQeNWSf1w_otA3cwnOw3JHGpS6tLJl67bRIE_w_hCE5FloDNCkmRaD4jbhKzK-zFWKqwVoIhR937Oxje2lpLjk8zcBEy3bZYKYVcG4lpi8QsXCPw2t1MdBSYehjg7p_2jV5xVFLUSZtMjkdfenzi6D57rTfW6LGCvwIF2sTozhUyUpCY6qbA=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFVxSg2UcQeNWSf1w_otA3cwnOw3JHGpS6tLJl67bRIE_w_hCE5FloDNCkmRaD4jbhKzK-zFWKqwVoIhR937Oxje2lpLjk8zcBEy3bZYKYVcG4lpi8QsXCPw2t1MdBSYehjg7p_2jV5xVFLUSZtMjkdfenzi6D57rTfW6LGCvwIF2sTozhUyUpCY6qbA=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Scavenger Dogs<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>What was the final budget for the film?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>It ended up costing around $180,000. We were short $95,000 because of...treachery. With all of the locations, the extras, and the tank, it cost a lot to make it. We shot for 35 days in the summer of 1993. We did three pick-up days in 1994. We literally ran out of film in July of '93 and had to just stop until May of '94.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> There was literally no money to finish it.<br /></span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTnS_TY4Qkfp7yckRbKAfsOh4JxK7C1fVKMCxl7NZQrcUefMJ4f9SOdzgo_aauKz1kBDTDf09ZK5heQHvSEfw_RmsaiPHS_gn35cp5dLtxapRnozbNc4ZpyWo7tW0FomvALkvqcBYxASFCLBSUCCwzQ7g6cT4Ypc_IqUemxMBkO26qKPlfg_YIlRucUQ=s1516" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="996" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTnS_TY4Qkfp7yckRbKAfsOh4JxK7C1fVKMCxl7NZQrcUefMJ4f9SOdzgo_aauKz1kBDTDf09ZK5heQHvSEfw_RmsaiPHS_gn35cp5dLtxapRnozbNc4ZpyWo7tW0FomvALkvqcBYxASFCLBSUCCwzQ7g6cT4Ypc_IqUemxMBkO26qKPlfg_YIlRucUQ=w420-h640" width="420" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>There’s an interesting moment in the film where Karuy, the alien, taps Asgarde into some kind of a device that allows him to see certain moments in the past, and one thing he witnesses is Christ’s crucifixion, which in the context of the scene is meant to signify that Jesus was an alien. Would you like to comment about this scene?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Right. The idea was that a lot of leaders, primarily religious leaders in the past who were trying to shape the path of humanity on our planet were from alien stock and they had a purpose for being here, and many of them had their memories stored in this device. That’s why she updates it at the end with her own memories. There was a scene in the script of Buddha and a number of others too, but I had to let them go because of the budget.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcp-eFW_rEwhlBm9bR5UdGvsylLSp5M_KA1O9MCPtsoDTaGVEaBNq2-ImIDrKI0E_catATBi5VjdGmqCVesCZCRC0VS73S9OGzUhWlvUBUJWv4wW4gsGDz-f1ltKxJh8uynCCYLYD6UkeKY85a2WXAqw2dGrcBRxeC6PIUSx6evBx9tffbtt64dG1G7g=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1500" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcp-eFW_rEwhlBm9bR5UdGvsylLSp5M_KA1O9MCPtsoDTaGVEaBNq2-ImIDrKI0E_catATBi5VjdGmqCVesCZCRC0VS73S9OGzUhWlvUBUJWv4wW4gsGDz-f1ltKxJh8uynCCYLYD6UkeKY85a2WXAqw2dGrcBRxeC6PIUSx6evBx9tffbtt64dG1G7g=w400-h264" title="Somewhere under there is a tank!" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cast & crew of TWILIGHT OF THE DOGS<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>You ended the movie with Karuy coming back to life. Why bring her back to life?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Well, yeah. If you’re a fan of anime, they would do that sort of thing. I had actually intended for her to be transparent, but we just decided to let her be the way she was. I just wanted that to sort of be enigmatic. In the German-dubbed pirated version, they completely dropped the song with the children singing “Ring Around the Rosie.” That was there for a reason. </span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">That song is from the black-plague era. The “ring around the rosie” is the sores on people’s faces, and “pocket full of posies” is for when they would put flowers in their pockets when they started smelling bad from all the death. “Ashes, ashes,” is because they would burn people, and “we all fall down,” is because everybody died. I gotta tell you that we recorded that song in my living room. I had three lady friends sing it as if they were children. So the thieving German’s didn’t leave the song in there.</span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK10NodDB7ABYTOnabZH3ZWd7JM_q1A8h07dkDT2DtubY_c0HJQY5K1FLKh9wV6huSY7jzUw-Vc6cJDkHLjRFtdFmnXgWuwNnLBOUQ9c98zlTXZkoUyIu9nH41WLOcUaQJ3EGPJQkooLbGZMrKOElImxRQN0obuX-xw89A0riZ4QT0SPY2iCbp_EvViw=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK10NodDB7ABYTOnabZH3ZWd7JM_q1A8h07dkDT2DtubY_c0HJQY5K1FLKh9wV6huSY7jzUw-Vc6cJDkHLjRFtdFmnXgWuwNnLBOUQ9c98zlTXZkoUyIu9nH41WLOcUaQJ3EGPJQkooLbGZMrKOElImxRQN0obuX-xw89A0riZ4QT0SPY2iCbp_EvViw=w400-h225" title="Ellen Hart & Andrew Martineau" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellen Hart and Andrew Martineau <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I think this movie would have an audience if it’s only made available to see or purchase. Who do you think the audience for this movie is?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I would like to think that’s true. The audience for this movie is an older audience rather than a younger audience. People that grew up in the 1960’s and 1970’s like me. Those who have the same sensibilities as I do.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIRD__3oHQ0atu4WphLjLN4XYt24PLzTpMaMLplfA-nFsK9Q0LnYI3FbjH4su_K2T0aa8kBJMzzyUDUh0MoIkJKNK6JmFHf7M_Q5DuaqztkajK8k29OqzLmYo_bt7Cve1my7L3Lyg9soFLqvOYfQVTYSh9JNc_l4wqASix_W1FbE2E1WM-jGCNJ-HZ8Q=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIRD__3oHQ0atu4WphLjLN4XYt24PLzTpMaMLplfA-nFsK9Q0LnYI3FbjH4su_K2T0aa8kBJMzzyUDUh0MoIkJKNK6JmFHf7M_Q5DuaqztkajK8k29OqzLmYo_bt7Cve1my7L3Lyg9soFLqvOYfQVTYSh9JNc_l4wqASix_W1FbE2E1WM-jGCNJ-HZ8Q=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim Sullivan<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>People are going to read my review for your movie, and they’re going to want to know how to find your movie. What advice do you have for them?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>I will be personally offering the film for sale at some point.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFFhlUn-bukenWCS8SigKbCfYqGyUYqtnNnj2Tx32S1zKcUlnUyIyRKCw_IFvYEi1W3V7eVEz7Hbi0z-O7EovLjtwqZgcgJbmfhpXooGvGofAEW7dBYgGSleGmr8iKgSf5YaV9Lx2_KRSWcvAoYkkvIbJia70--bOniISW4KR3lQPHv6WKXNzTrrdbqA=s1746" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1746" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFFhlUn-bukenWCS8SigKbCfYqGyUYqtnNnj2Tx32S1zKcUlnUyIyRKCw_IFvYEi1W3V7eVEz7Hbi0z-O7EovLjtwqZgcgJbmfhpXooGvGofAEW7dBYgGSleGmr8iKgSf5YaV9Lx2_KRSWcvAoYkkvIbJia70--bOniISW4KR3lQPHv6WKXNzTrrdbqA=w400-h270" title="See, I get no respect..." width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>John, if the world were to end as it does in the film you made, and you happened to be a survivor in that world, do you think you’d last long in that environment?</b></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>I’d like to think so. I sort of put myself in that place when I made the movie. Making a movie is as far from reality as you can get sometimes. You’re trying to solve problems all the time. It’s all about making something that people can understand. Frequently, it has nothing to do with reality. </span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I came from the 1960’s, and I’d been concerned that we were going to have a nuclear holocaust at the time. I still don’t doubt that something will happen eventually. I’d read a civil defense book that I had gotten when I was a teenager. I read it cover to cover. It was about the theory of surviving, which is pretty much just a theory. If that’s gonna happen, it’s gonna wipe out pretty much everybody. I would like to think that I would be smart enough to survive.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHdDEfQ6z9k6khocWp4lVRHNA8mEZfbBo4yhT1YTBX60hoWLaUkyQQGFg22nq8GYXzhhRr7PkupJXHIWVt3teLEKTTDB86UMLSuNk1A5ec3_clR-bwKf1jRBb0lJd23MFGD3ifxdd2JfBsMzonhFFMCyRNC_YgQhoooquqhcnXk_Y6dyXAed9Bg9w_dQ=s840" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="840" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHdDEfQ6z9k6khocWp4lVRHNA8mEZfbBo4yhT1YTBX60hoWLaUkyQQGFg22nq8GYXzhhRr7PkupJXHIWVt3teLEKTTDB86UMLSuNk1A5ec3_clR-bwKf1jRBb0lJd23MFGD3ifxdd2JfBsMzonhFFMCyRNC_YgQhoooquqhcnXk_Y6dyXAed9Bg9w_dQ=w400-h268" title="Beauty & the beast...do I look tired?" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gage Sheridan and John Ellis</span><b></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></div><p class="ydp2046db76MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beauty and the Beast...do I look tired? 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