Category Archives: “Tex: Vampire Hunter”
“Tex” Accepted for Competition: BIFF
I received the following short but exciting message: Dear Lautaro, Congratulations, your film was accepted into competition for the 2010 Beloit International Film Festival. More info to follow! Rod Beaudoin Executive Director A little research shows that BIFF, which takes place in February, has already earned a place as an important film festival. It’s compared [...]
Exclusive Premiere at Jewel Box Theatre
Last Saturday Tex played at the end of a film and animation showcase. It was intended mainly for cast and crew to see the final product, but so many people showed up that some had to be turned away. Fortunately we were able to do a second showing immediately afterward, and everyone got to see [...]
Legitimacy
Tex: Vampire Hunter has been added to IMDB. This shit just got real. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1510867
“Tex: Vampire Hunter” is finished.
I had to wait a couple of days before posting this, because after working on this film for so long, it hasn’t really sunk in yet. But yes, Tex is finished, done, complete. I’ve sent it off to a couple film festivals already. A screening for cast and crew is in the works.
Editing
It’s been a while since my last post. My apologies, dear reader. Post-production is probably the least understood part of the filmmaking process. There are no bright lights and glamour, no beautiful actors, no thrill of shooting, and no sleep. It’s just a couple guys in a room, slaving away on computers.
Final day of production: dead priest, stabbed corset, blood everywhere
And so we come to the end of our show. We shot pickups and leftovers from other scenes and a closeup effects shot.
Today I watched someone willingly jump through a tempered glass window.
We spent several hours setting up this shot, and got it in one take. We shot at 48fps, so it’ll come out as a half-speed slow motion. Will Carson is our stunt man. He is truly dedicated to his craft, which is another way of saying he’s fucking insane. Even with all of the safety [...]