Over a couple weeks during the summer I worked on a short film in Mississippi about zombies and a farmhouse safe haven. I did not write or direct it but I was the producer. I met a lot of cool people, such as Juliet Reeves, who starred in ‘Automaton Transfusion,’ and Brandon Murphree, a really talented make-up effects artist who has worked on films like ‘Staunton Hill’ and ‘It’s my party and I’ll die if I want to,’ in addition to having worked with Tom Savini. I also talked to one of the stunt coordinators from ’24′ for stunt consultation involving flipping an SUV off the road with a “kicker.”
Brandon Murphree applying the MFX
The farmhouse that I scouted and secured for the shooting location was actually a fish hatchery that has been featured on NatGEO, but no other films have been shot there.
Fish Hatchery
To help keep the production synced and organized, Searing Cinema’s OPS was utilized to host the film’s production files and documents.
8:24 – One Line Schedule and Breakdown Sheets
The 8:24 Short Film required a micro-version of OPS
Update:
Charity Smith – RIP
One of the actresses that I met at the audition for the short film died friday night, 10-7-11, in a car accident.
WTVA – Teen killed in Pontotoc Co. wreck
“Every shooting star reminds when Hollywood lost the brightest / That shine, that spark, / The sun set too soon that night”
