Try as they might…

Despite their good cheer and heartfelt seance, the Harrisons could not bring their turkey back from beyond the veil.

So they dined upon its flesh.

Happy Thanksgiving, folks. Consume mass quantities, imbibe in spirits and get your merrymaking on!!!

brick by brick

As Red Brick Films slowly builds its filmmaking foundation, we continue adding new faces to the TSD Team even though we’re not sure where this screenplay is headed — into production? — and uncertain what is in store for us next. Still, it’s best to try and move forward even the slightest bit.

Sean Petrilak, another brilliant illustrator, will be adding his spin on some concept art for a few key scenes as well as thinking about a short graphic novel for promotional purposes.  See some of his work here.

Jessica Marshall-Gardiner, a talented actress in Hollywood, will be stepping into the role of our heroine Charlotte and Shal’duntuk the Maknaki Demon Warrior. If we can swing the green screen studio space and costumes, this will be a fun shoot.

Funding (whether self-financed or from elsewhere) must present itself before moving ahead with much of this, but for now, we’ll do what we can with what we have.

Shawn and I are still batting ideas back and forth for the new 60 second TSD teaser. We both want it to be just right before unleashing its raw power onto our worldwide audience.

Stay tuned…

Jeff

New TSD Teaser… coming soon

The wheels are in motion. The momentum is mounting. The time is upon us.

While we devise a plan for shooting new footage, I thought it was time to blast out another teaser clip (this one much shorter) with the material we already have — give or take few shots.

The spectacular Shawn P. Russell is now holed up in his lair, scoring new music and drumming up all types of sounds. Me thinks we’re in for a treat. If the stars are right, we’ll make the November 30th deadline for this year’s Trailer Festival. They aren’t screening clips until April and maybe we’ll have a big deal by then (imagine!) but in case we don’t – best to have some work out there working for us, eh?

Stay tuned for more updates on some new TSD Team Members… there’s lots of groovy stuff happening!

~ Jeff

Rhodywood Schwag

“My teaser screened at the Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House and all I got was a picture of this lousy Rhodywood tee shirt and baseball hat.”

I jest.

Shawn P. Russell attended the TSD screening in Providence last week and the proprietor Tony was kind enough to offer our composer a sporty tee shirt and a spiffy baseball donned with the Rhodywood insignia. How cool! Thanks for the picture, Shawn, and thanks again Tony for playing host to our work in progress. We’ll be back someday with more footage.

Stay tuned for more screenings!

~ Jeff

Drive-by Demon

We got the new MAZIMUS billboard up over the weekend. It took a while to hang  (just me and Rebecca) but we managed without incident. Take a look here:

Let me know if you see it on your way to work!

Encore screening of TSD at Killer Film Fest

There will be a 2nd screening of the TSD teaser at the Killer Film Festival tonight. I’m not sure when it will roll, but I’m thrilled that it will be available for more people to see.

Details below or click here: http://www.killerfilmfest.com/

Thanks for the support, Michael!

MAZIMUS (hearts) your soul.

After seeing the poster for James Cameron’s AVATAR, I thought I’d have some fun and design a few mock-ups for TSD Part II, since Part I was all behind us now. (I’m kidding…) Just playing around with a few taglines. If you can think of any variations, go ahead and post ‘em in the comments section, or just vote on the ones here. Thanks!

Mazimus art by Mike Nash.

Mazimus.com

4 Free Passes to Killer Film Fest

If you live in the Foxboro, Mass. area and would like to attend the Killer Film Festival this weekend, just mention my name at the ticket booth and the 4 Free Passes are yours. First come, first serve! Just be sure to post here on the blog.

I’d love to attend… but I’m all the way over here in Killafornia ;)

~ Jeff

Symposium Books ~ Nov. newsletter

Terri at Symposium Books in Providence, RI was kind enough to add some information about tomorrow night’s screening of the TSD teaser at Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House in their November newsletter. Screen grab here…

I’m thinking/hoping the turnout will be decent, but you never know… there might be a Tom Jones concert or a World Series game to compete with?? At any rate, if you do attend, thanks in advance and be sure to grill Shawn with all sorts of questions!

Best,

Jeff

Finalist ~ Movie Script Contest

Congratulations to the 2009 Finalists in each of the three genre categories. Thanks to all who entered. Winners will be announced on 11/20/2009.

Atom Smashers by Phil Ferriere
Black Sun by Robert Narholz
Borderland by J.R. Taylor
Caretaker by David Landau
Headhunter by Melissa Goetz
Identity Theft by Jeff Travers
Just Kill Me Now by Marjory Kaptanoglu
Man with the Handlebar Mustache by Rob Rex
Minus Men by J.R. Taylor
Out of the Blue by Trudy Happ-Hubermann
Roadside Assistance by David J. Sakmyster
Sense of Self by Craig Cambria
Shakedown by Stephen Leach
Souls of the Dark Ride by Mark McLaughlin
The Experience Machine by George Varotsis
The Sleeping Deep by Jeffrey Blake Palmer
The Svengali Effect by Jeremy Shipp

Link HERE

I think this is as far as TSD goes on this road… but one can never tell.