Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Halloween Print from Jason Edmiston
For those who can’t make it Pasadena for this weekend’s Halloween: 45 Years of Terror convention, Jason Edmiston is bringing some of the celebration to you. The artist’s Halloween 36×24 timed edition screen print is available online for $75 until Monday, October 2, at 12pm Est.
No One Will Save You Vinyl Soundtrack from Waxwork Records
Everyone from Stephen King to Guillermo del Toro has been praising Brian Duffield’s No One Will Save You since it debuted on Hulu last week. Now the film’s original soundtrack is invading vinyl from Waxwork Records.
Composed by Joseph Trapanese, the score is pressed on 180-gram “Invasion” (midnight blue and white swirl) colored vinyl.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Halloween Print from Jason Edmiston
For those who can’t make it Pasadena for this weekend’s Halloween: 45 Years of Terror convention, Jason Edmiston is bringing some of the celebration to you. The artist’s Halloween 36×24 timed edition screen print is available online for $75 until Monday, October 2, at 12pm Est.
No One Will Save You Vinyl Soundtrack from Waxwork Records
Everyone from Stephen King to Guillermo del Toro has been praising Brian Duffield’s No One Will Save You since it debuted on Hulu last week. Now the film’s original soundtrack is invading vinyl from Waxwork Records.
Composed by Joseph Trapanese, the score is pressed on 180-gram “Invasion” (midnight blue and white swirl) colored vinyl.
- 9/29/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
In today's Horror Highlights, we have an exclusive preview of Ithaqa #3, an announcement of the virtual edition of the Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival, a Troma double feature at the drive-in, and the return of Servant!
Exclusive Preview of Ithaqa #3: "In issue #3 of Ithaqa, the consequences of Mookie and Ruth's night of drinking turn deadly. Rosie offers Harvey answers, but at a great cost, while Margaret and Hazel come face to face with the "spirits" they have been investigating."
Writer: Michael Watson
Artist/Cover Artist: Theresa Chiechi
Letters: Lucas Gattoni
Editor: Lisa VillaMil
To pick up a copy of Ithaqa #3 for yourself, visit:
ComiXology link: https://www.comixology.com/Ithaqa-03/digital-comic/895352?ref=Y29taWMvdmlldy9kZXNrdG9wL3NsaWRlckxpc3Qvc2VyaWVz Print copy link: https://www.ithaqacomic.com/buy-the-comic/ithaqa-issue-3-the-high-priestess-physical-copy
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Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival Announces Virtual Edition: "Having made its amazing debut last October in the cradle of...
Exclusive Preview of Ithaqa #3: "In issue #3 of Ithaqa, the consequences of Mookie and Ruth's night of drinking turn deadly. Rosie offers Harvey answers, but at a great cost, while Margaret and Hazel come face to face with the "spirits" they have been investigating."
Writer: Michael Watson
Artist/Cover Artist: Theresa Chiechi
Letters: Lucas Gattoni
Editor: Lisa VillaMil
To pick up a copy of Ithaqa #3 for yourself, visit:
ComiXology link: https://www.comixology.com/Ithaqa-03/digital-comic/895352?ref=Y29taWMvdmlldy9kZXNrdG9wL3NsaWRlckxpc3Qvc2VyaWVz Print copy link: https://www.ithaqacomic.com/buy-the-comic/ithaqa-issue-3-the-high-priestess-physical-copy
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Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival Announces Virtual Edition: "Having made its amazing debut last October in the cradle of...
- 10/22/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Like some of the best illustrations that graced the covers of fantasy novels and heavy metal albums in the ’70s and ’80s, Arik Roper's artwork is a portal to another world brimming with adventure and endless possibilities. Ahead of his appearance as a featured artist at MondoCon 2016 this weekend in Austin, TX, we caught up with Roper for a special "Meet the Artist" Q&A feature, and we also have a look at some of the eye-popping artwork he'll be bringing to this year's MondoCon.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Arik. What sparked your initial interest in being an artist?
Arik Roper: It was a natural path for me, being an artist. Both my parents were artists. I was surrounded by it and I instinctively was drawn toward it, and received a lot of encouragement.
Your art often transports people deep into the realms of fantasy and horror.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Arik. What sparked your initial interest in being an artist?
Arik Roper: It was a natural path for me, being an artist. Both my parents were artists. I was surrounded by it and I instinctively was drawn toward it, and received a lot of encouragement.
Your art often transports people deep into the realms of fantasy and horror.
- 10/21/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Cavity Colors' new Halloween-themed T-Shirt and sweatshirt as well as their very first soy candle will become available tomorrow, September 22nd at 5:00pm Et. Also in today's Horror Highlights: we have lineup details for MondoCon 2016 and the London Horror Film Festival, trailer / premiere details for Twenty Twenty-Four, and details on the 10th Anniversary re-release of Die and Let Live.
Check Out Cavity Colors' Halloween Shirt and Candle: From Cavity Colors: "We live for this. Coming Thursday at 5 p.m. (Edt) - Our very first Soy Candle, alongside a brand new T-shirt & Sweatshirt! - Set your reminders! Only 100 candles were individually produced w/ hand poured soy wax for this release, and they smell Amazing. We've captured the essence of Halloween nostalgia in a jar for this candle, and we can't wait to share them with you!
Check our blog to get the scoop!"
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MondoCon 2016 Lineup Unveiled: Press Release: "Austin,...
Check Out Cavity Colors' Halloween Shirt and Candle: From Cavity Colors: "We live for this. Coming Thursday at 5 p.m. (Edt) - Our very first Soy Candle, alongside a brand new T-shirt & Sweatshirt! - Set your reminders! Only 100 candles were individually produced w/ hand poured soy wax for this release, and they smell Amazing. We've captured the essence of Halloween nostalgia in a jar for this candle, and we can't wait to share them with you!
Check our blog to get the scoop!"
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MondoCon 2016 Lineup Unveiled: Press Release: "Austin,...
- 9/21/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
It’s the holiday season where most are thinking egg nog, fluffy snow, decorating cookies and Santa Claus. But if director Michael Dougherty has anything to say about it with his latest film Krampus, this festive time of year will include a darker Christmas legend whose shadow over pop culture is growing.
Ancient folklore warns of Krampus, a myth that has been traced back centuries throughout European cultures. Santa rewards the nice; Krampus punishes the naughty. Santa brings laughter and joy; Krampus unleashes darkness and mayhem. Santa gives presents; Krampus takes souls.
Dougherty says, “The same way that Americans send out Christmas cards, Europeans have this rich tradition of sending out Krampus cards. I was shown these beautiful illustrations of this creature called Krampus, who stole children, and images of people cowering in fear. Still, they had such a fun, mischievous quality, similar to our Halloween. I found that appealing...
Ancient folklore warns of Krampus, a myth that has been traced back centuries throughout European cultures. Santa rewards the nice; Krampus punishes the naughty. Santa brings laughter and joy; Krampus unleashes darkness and mayhem. Santa gives presents; Krampus takes souls.
Dougherty says, “The same way that Americans send out Christmas cards, Europeans have this rich tradition of sending out Krampus cards. I was shown these beautiful illustrations of this creature called Krampus, who stole children, and images of people cowering in fear. Still, they had such a fun, mischievous quality, similar to our Halloween. I found that appealing...
- 12/5/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I took a break from Fantastic Fest on Sunday to visit MondoCon at the Marchesa Theater. The crowds had thinned out a bit from Saturday's opening day, but the impact of the overwhelming response to the first-ever MondoCon was evident from the sold-out Mondo Beer and food-truck menu items.
I was quite impressed with the use of space for the event: two rooms full of artists and dealers, a pleasantly diverse assortment of food trucks, a special tent with Mondo posters and vinyl available for purchase, and a Shaun of the Dead record-tossing game booth, as seen above. I gave it a try and won a beer-colored variant of the Shaun of the Dead score.
The theater auditorium itself held panels and screenings throughout the weekend. I was sorry to miss local film composer Brian Satterwhite's Saturday panel "2001: A Lost Score", which featured a live presentation of several...
I was quite impressed with the use of space for the event: two rooms full of artists and dealers, a pleasantly diverse assortment of food trucks, a special tent with Mondo posters and vinyl available for purchase, and a Shaun of the Dead record-tossing game booth, as seen above. I gave it a try and won a beer-colored variant of the Shaun of the Dead score.
The theater auditorium itself held panels and screenings throughout the weekend. I was sorry to miss local film composer Brian Satterwhite's Saturday panel "2001: A Lost Score", which featured a live presentation of several...
- 9/24/2014
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
None of us are the same.
You’ll never have to worry about competing with John Williams. I know what you are thinking: “No kidding, dude!”
No, I mean it. John Williams will never sound like you can. He’ll never sound like me. He’s not able. You might say, “Um, Deane, excuse me, but John Williams is arguably the single greatest composer living today. He can do anything.” To which I would respond, “Yes he is… and no he cannot.”
John Williams can never be Deane Ogden, or James Newton Howard, , or John Debney, or Brian Ralston, or Alexandre Desplat, or Sharon Farber, or Chris Young, or Adrian Ellis, or Hans Zimmer, or Brian Satterwhite, or Richard Bellis, or Tim Montijo, or Alan Silvestri. As long as he has written for the screen, as hard as he might try, as much as he may study, he’ll never get there.
You’ll never have to worry about competing with John Williams. I know what you are thinking: “No kidding, dude!”
No, I mean it. John Williams will never sound like you can. He’ll never sound like me. He’s not able. You might say, “Um, Deane, excuse me, but John Williams is arguably the single greatest composer living today. He can do anything.” To which I would respond, “Yes he is… and no he cannot.”
John Williams can never be Deane Ogden, or James Newton Howard, , or John Debney, or Brian Ralston, or Alexandre Desplat, or Sharon Farber, or Chris Young, or Adrian Ellis, or Hans Zimmer, or Brian Satterwhite, or Richard Bellis, or Tim Montijo, or Alan Silvestri. As long as he has written for the screen, as hard as he might try, as much as he may study, he’ll never get there.
- 6/9/2014
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Last month Mondo announced a new venture into soundtracks produced on vinyl, starting with the limited edition release on black 180-gram vinyl, and randomly-inserted milky yellow/clear vinyl of the score created by "Chucky Namanera" for the science fiction thriller Timecrimes. This film about an ordinary man whose life is changed -- repeatedly -- by the consequences of traveling back in time by just one hour debuted at Fantastic Fest 2007 and found U.S. distribution shortly afterward.
Austin composer and writer Brian Satterwhite collaborated with Mondo on the project for this previously unreleased soundtrack, and hosted a special screening and Q&A of Timecrimes during this year's Fantastic Fest at the new Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline. A limited number of the LPs with artwork (pictured at right) including the cover by Australian artist and commercial illustration studio We Buy Your Kids was available for sale at the screening and online.
Namanera...
Austin composer and writer Brian Satterwhite collaborated with Mondo on the project for this previously unreleased soundtrack, and hosted a special screening and Q&A of Timecrimes during this year's Fantastic Fest at the new Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline. A limited number of the LPs with artwork (pictured at right) including the cover by Australian artist and commercial illustration studio We Buy Your Kids was available for sale at the screening and online.
Namanera...
- 10/9/2013
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
By Lishann Johnson
The main reason I was excited to go to Alamo Drafthouse's recent screening of The Incredibles, aside for my love for the movie, was the chance to meet and participate in the Q&A with composer Michael Giacchino (jee-a-kee-no). It was a great experience to listen to Giacchino talk. The Q&A, moderated by Austin composer Brian Satterwhite, happened before the movie, which I really enjoyed. In my opinion, having to wait until the end of the film to talk to the guest is not necessary when the movie is as popular and memorable as The Incredibles.
This was Giacchino's first feature film, before he started composing for video games (the Call Of Duty and Medal of Honor series) and television (Alias and Lost). I would say he hit a home run on his first feature score.
Giacchino told the audience how he came to work on...
The main reason I was excited to go to Alamo Drafthouse's recent screening of The Incredibles, aside for my love for the movie, was the chance to meet and participate in the Q&A with composer Michael Giacchino (jee-a-kee-no). It was a great experience to listen to Giacchino talk. The Q&A, moderated by Austin composer Brian Satterwhite, happened before the movie, which I really enjoyed. In my opinion, having to wait until the end of the film to talk to the guest is not necessary when the movie is as popular and memorable as The Incredibles.
This was Giacchino's first feature film, before he started composing for video games (the Call Of Duty and Medal of Honor series) and television (Alias and Lost). I would say he hit a home run on his first feature score.
Giacchino told the audience how he came to work on...
- 9/13/2012
- by Contributors
- Slackerwood
Here's the latest in Austin and Texas film news.
Austin-based film composer Brian Satterwhite has been commissioned by the Dallas Chamber Symphony to compose scores for two silent films, including A Sailor-Made Man, a Harold Lloyd film about a boy who accidentally enlists in the Navy to impress a girl, according to Satterwhite's blog. The scores will be performed live during the entire second half of the screenings on Nov. 13 and and Feb. 26 at the new Dallas City Performance Hall.IndieWire reported that University of Texas alumnus Todd Berger's film It's a Disaster, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival, has been picked up by Oscilloscope for North American distribution. The ensemble comedy, starring America Ferrera and Julia Stiles, is about a group of friends who experience an apocalyptic bomb explosion during brunch. Speaking of films with local ties that premiered at Laff ... the Austin-shot movie Saturday Morning Massacre...
Austin-based film composer Brian Satterwhite has been commissioned by the Dallas Chamber Symphony to compose scores for two silent films, including A Sailor-Made Man, a Harold Lloyd film about a boy who accidentally enlists in the Navy to impress a girl, according to Satterwhite's blog. The scores will be performed live during the entire second half of the screenings on Nov. 13 and and Feb. 26 at the new Dallas City Performance Hall.IndieWire reported that University of Texas alumnus Todd Berger's film It's a Disaster, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival, has been picked up by Oscilloscope for North American distribution. The ensemble comedy, starring America Ferrera and Julia Stiles, is about a group of friends who experience an apocalyptic bomb explosion during brunch. Speaking of films with local ties that premiered at Laff ... the Austin-shot movie Saturday Morning Massacre...
- 8/27/2012
- by Jordan Gass-Poore'
- Slackerwood
Their Holiday Favorites is a series in which members of the Austin film community tell us about movies they enjoy watching during the holiday season. Today's selection is from film composer Brian Satterwhite (Artois the Goat) whose work on the local project "Cell: The Web Series" was nominated for Best Original Score in this year's Iawtv Awards (honoring web programming). Satterwhite's "Cell" compositions really set the tone and engaged me emotionally. Don't miss the brilliant and compelling score he created for Man on a Mission, which is scheduled to be released in theaters and VOD on January 13, 2012. Here are his thoughts on a certain Tim Burton movie:
One of my favorite holiday movies is Edward Scissorhands (1990). Aside from being the film (and the score) that made me want to become a film composer, this modern-day fairy tale evokes many of the emotions, sounds and images I crave at Christmastime.
What...
One of my favorite holiday movies is Edward Scissorhands (1990). Aside from being the film (and the score) that made me want to become a film composer, this modern-day fairy tale evokes many of the emotions, sounds and images I crave at Christmastime.
What...
- 12/23/2011
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Here's the latest Austin movie news.
The Austin/Texas films at Los Angeles Film Festival are gathering plenty of attention and critical acclaim. The opening-night film on Thursday was Richard Linklater's latest feature, Bernie, starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey, and based on a Texas Monthly article. Austin Movie Blog has a good roundup of reviews and responses, plus photos.Also at Laff, former Austinite Steve Collins' film You Hurt My Feelings premiered over the weekend. The cast includes Collins regulars John Merriman, Courtney Davis and Macon Blair. IndieWIRE has an email interview with Collins about the movie. Check out Paul Sbrizzi's thoughtful review at Hammer to Nail.And last night, Laff screened An Ordinary Family, from local filmmaker Mike Akel (Chalk), which has a local cast/crew including a brief appearance from Merriman. It's still early for reactions, but Moving Pictures Network has a review.
The Austin/Texas films at Los Angeles Film Festival are gathering plenty of attention and critical acclaim. The opening-night film on Thursday was Richard Linklater's latest feature, Bernie, starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey, and based on a Texas Monthly article. Austin Movie Blog has a good roundup of reviews and responses, plus photos.Also at Laff, former Austinite Steve Collins' film You Hurt My Feelings premiered over the weekend. The cast includes Collins regulars John Merriman, Courtney Davis and Macon Blair. IndieWIRE has an email interview with Collins about the movie. Check out Paul Sbrizzi's thoughtful review at Hammer to Nail.And last night, Laff screened An Ordinary Family, from local filmmaker Mike Akel (Chalk), which has a local cast/crew including a brief appearance from Merriman. It's still early for reactions, but Moving Pictures Network has a review.
- 6/20/2011
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
There are few musical figures more familiar to film fans than the famous five note Close Encounters motif. It has the simplicity of genius, yet it immediately places us within a world of new possibilities where something so astounding can happen. John Williams is the master of such epic and magical film music.
In our next installment of Film Score Focus, our host Brian Satterwhite will break down the score for you and explain why it works, and why it works so well. Through musical examples, he’ll spell out the complex language of a film score and why it is such an essential component of a film’s effectiveness. For us laymen who love film music but don’t know much about it, it’s a look under the hood at the inner workings of an essential dimension of moviemaking.
After Brian’s presentation, we turn down the lights,...
In our next installment of Film Score Focus, our host Brian Satterwhite will break down the score for you and explain why it works, and why it works so well. Through musical examples, he’ll spell out the complex language of a film score and why it is such an essential component of a film’s effectiveness. For us laymen who love film music but don’t know much about it, it’s a look under the hood at the inner workings of an essential dimension of moviemaking.
After Brian’s presentation, we turn down the lights,...
- 2/2/2011
- by Lars Nilsen
- OriginalAlamo.com
“How much money will I make as a film composer?”
That’s the six million dollar question, isn’t it? I get this question from aspiring composers more than any other, and I never know what to say. As much as I try to come up with a cool, suave answer to their query, all I can usually muster is something like “Whatever you can!”
Lame and disappointing? Yes. Honest and truthful? Absolutely.
The bigger question — and the one I want to tackle here — is “How much money do live players eat up during a film score’s production and how do you plan for the bloodshed?” The answer to that questions is… “I wish there was an answer.” The fact is that it really depends on a load of different variables, but I’ll try to define some of them here for you to help get you thinking about...
That’s the six million dollar question, isn’t it? I get this question from aspiring composers more than any other, and I never know what to say. As much as I try to come up with a cool, suave answer to their query, all I can usually muster is something like “Whatever you can!”
Lame and disappointing? Yes. Honest and truthful? Absolutely.
The bigger question — and the one I want to tackle here — is “How much money do live players eat up during a film score’s production and how do you plan for the bloodshed?” The answer to that questions is… “I wish there was an answer.” The fact is that it really depends on a load of different variables, but I’ll try to define some of them here for you to help get you thinking about...
- 9/7/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Time to catch up on Austin film news after the Labor Day weekend. Here's what we've got -- heavy on Fantastic Fest, but it's a little more than two weeks away at this point:
Fantastic Fest announced its shorts lineup for 2010. Amid the list of animated and genre shorts, I immediately noticed one from local filmmakers: Nathan and David Zellner are premiering Sasquatch Birth Journal 2 to the fest. I can't wait. If you know of any other local filmmakers whose shorts (or features) are playing the fest, please let us know in the comments.If you weren't lucky enough to get a film into Fantastic Fest, you've got another chance -- the fest hs opened up its 2010 bumper competition. Fifteen seconds, must contain the word "Fantastic," and must adhere to this year's theme: "Inappropriate." I'm a bit afraid of what we'll see. Someday I'm going to find the time and...
Fantastic Fest announced its shorts lineup for 2010. Amid the list of animated and genre shorts, I immediately noticed one from local filmmakers: Nathan and David Zellner are premiering Sasquatch Birth Journal 2 to the fest. I can't wait. If you know of any other local filmmakers whose shorts (or features) are playing the fest, please let us know in the comments.If you weren't lucky enough to get a film into Fantastic Fest, you've got another chance -- the fest hs opened up its 2010 bumper competition. Fifteen seconds, must contain the word "Fantastic," and must adhere to this year's theme: "Inappropriate." I'm a bit afraid of what we'll see. Someday I'm going to find the time and...
- 9/7/2010
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
It doesn't seem that long since my SXSW Film 2010 wrap-up, but SXSW staff are already preparing for 2011. The SXSW PanelPicker went live today, and you can add your ideas here for next year's Film, Interactive and Music conferences.
Per the PanelPicker press release, the SXSW Film Conference is "most interested in proposals geared towards creating, marketing, and finding audiences for films in this new digital age, as well as hands-on workshop ideas."
I really enjoyed this year's "How to Rawk SXSW Film," moderated by Agnes Varnum of Austin Film Society. Questions from the audience included where attendees could find screenwriting tips -- not in panels, but mentor sessions are good places -- to how and where to meet with Interactive Conference attendees. I recommended the "crossover" panels and special events as good locations to intermingle.
SXSW welcomes crossover panels, which focus on the areas where film, music, and interactive meet.
Per the PanelPicker press release, the SXSW Film Conference is "most interested in proposals geared towards creating, marketing, and finding audiences for films in this new digital age, as well as hands-on workshop ideas."
I really enjoyed this year's "How to Rawk SXSW Film," moderated by Agnes Varnum of Austin Film Society. Questions from the audience included where attendees could find screenwriting tips -- not in panels, but mentor sessions are good places -- to how and where to meet with Interactive Conference attendees. I recommended the "crossover" panels and special events as good locations to intermingle.
SXSW welcomes crossover panels, which focus on the areas where film, music, and interactive meet.
- 6/15/2010
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
A few months ago I composed the score for my first film, a documentary called To Be One. This was a small project with a tiny budget, a flexible schedule, and an easygoing independent director. This suited me fine though, because I didn’t really have much of an idea of how to proceed. But SCOREcast's Deane Ogden, Lee Sanders, and Brian Satterwhite helped me along the journey.
More of the experience, and a tool to share... after the jump!
The film was divided into three segments, each with a different composer. I wrote about 20 minutes of music for my 20-minute segment. Yes, wall-to-wall music. My director was in California and I’m in Texas, so we spent plenty of time on Skype. I hooked up my system to funnel the main audio out from my equipment into Skype, which allowed us to collaborate easily, as if he were in the chair next to me.
More of the experience, and a tool to share... after the jump!
The film was divided into three segments, each with a different composer. I wrote about 20 minutes of music for my 20-minute segment. Yes, wall-to-wall music. My director was in California and I’m in Texas, so we spent plenty of time on Skype. I hooked up my system to funnel the main audio out from my equipment into Skype, which allowed us to collaborate easily, as if he were in the chair next to me.
- 3/8/2010
- by info@jamesomusic.com (James Olszewski)
- SCOREcastOnline.com
As an emerging film composer, there are plenty of pitfalls, lessons to learn, and things to do just to get to the point where you can write music for any type of media. The fact that you’re a composer doesn’t mean that you’re by default ready or able to be a film composer. Trust me; I’m applying this to myself too! In this edition of Diy Studio, I’m listing some topics I’ve discovered as I’ve moved from “composing-for-whatever-reason” to “composing-for-media”. I’m sure I’ll discover more as time goes on, but for now, here are a few lessons from a n00b.
You’Re Working For Someone Else: It’s been a couple years since I first met my friend, fellow Austinite, and fellow SCOREcaster Brian Satterwhite. At the time I was just deciding to jump into film scoring, so I contacted him as a first step,...
You’Re Working For Someone Else: It’s been a couple years since I first met my friend, fellow Austinite, and fellow SCOREcaster Brian Satterwhite. At the time I was just deciding to jump into film scoring, so I contacted him as a first step,...
- 1/11/2010
- by info@jamesomusic.com (James Olszewski)
- SCOREcastOnline.com
It's a new year and already the Austin film news is pouring in! This morning we have some news about Austin films, film series and websites as well as a few end-of-decade retrospectives we found and want to share.
Austinites finally have another chance to check out Bob Byington's latest film, Harmony and Me (my review). The locally shot feature played a number of film fests around the country before hitting Austin Film Festival for one showing in October, and now it's back for a five-night run at Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar. Byington will be there on Sunday, Jan. 10, but you can catch the movie nightly through Jan. 14.Good news for another Austin filmmaker: Emily Hagins's new horror movie The Retelling (pictured at right) will have its world premiere in February in Dallas, at the Pretty Scary Blood Bath Film Festival. Hagins, who is in high school...
Austinites finally have another chance to check out Bob Byington's latest film, Harmony and Me (my review). The locally shot feature played a number of film fests around the country before hitting Austin Film Festival for one showing in October, and now it's back for a five-night run at Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar. Byington will be there on Sunday, Jan. 10, but you can catch the movie nightly through Jan. 14.Good news for another Austin filmmaker: Emily Hagins's new horror movie The Retelling (pictured at right) will have its world premiere in February in Dallas, at the Pretty Scary Blood Bath Film Festival. Hagins, who is in high school...
- 1/4/2010
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
Editor's Note: In the spirit of December's theme (Gear and Software), we asked our contributors to weigh in with their Top 3 gear finds and why they like them, and we are bringing them to you in a series that we are calling "My Perfect 3". Here are the three that Brian Satterwhite chose, and a short rundown on why he picked them.
I'm not trying to be different merely for the sake of being different, but the honest truth is, I'm not a huge gear-head. Yes, it's true I have gear. I use it daily and rely on it heavily for my personal welfare and the advancement of my career. But for me, it is merely a means to an end. Under the right conditions, I would probably not think twice about abandoning most of my gear in order to escape the limitations it sometimes burdens me with. I'm not meaning to disparage technology.
I'm not trying to be different merely for the sake of being different, but the honest truth is, I'm not a huge gear-head. Yes, it's true I have gear. I use it daily and rely on it heavily for my personal welfare and the advancement of my career. But for me, it is merely a means to an end. Under the right conditions, I would probably not think twice about abandoning most of my gear in order to escape the limitations it sometimes burdens me with. I'm not meaning to disparage technology.
- 12/10/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (SCOREcast Admin)
- SCOREcastOnline.com
"How much money will I make as a film composer?"
That's the six million dollar question, isn't it? I get this question from aspiring composers more than any other, and I never know what to say. As much as I try to come up with a cool, suave answer to their query, all I can usually muster is something like "Whatever you can!"
Lame and disappointing? Yes. Honest and truthful? Absolutely.
The bigger question — and the one I want to tackle here — is "How much money do live players eat up during a film score's production and how do you plan for the bloodshed?" The answer to that questions is... "I wish there was an answer." The fact is that it really depends on a load of different variables, but I'll try to define some of them here for you to help get you thinking about how you should budget...
That's the six million dollar question, isn't it? I get this question from aspiring composers more than any other, and I never know what to say. As much as I try to come up with a cool, suave answer to their query, all I can usually muster is something like "Whatever you can!"
Lame and disappointing? Yes. Honest and truthful? Absolutely.
The bigger question — and the one I want to tackle here — is "How much money do live players eat up during a film score's production and how do you plan for the bloodshed?" The answer to that questions is... "I wish there was an answer." The fact is that it really depends on a load of different variables, but I'll try to define some of them here for you to help get you thinking about how you should budget...
- 9/21/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Deane Ogden)
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Happy weekend, everyone—and for our United States readers, Happy Labor Day. Hope you're laboring on something inspiring and energizing.
In the true spirit of Wp, it's time to take some potshots at this month's theme.
Provocation: Composers should work without schedules and/or budgets.
…obvious, right? Turning the whole thing on its head and seeing what shakes out before we get too far into this month's (sure-to-be-killer) content.
Schedules and budgets are what keep us in line. They routine our work hours; they constrain our dreams of 100-piece orchestras. But maybe, just maybe, there's something valuable in considering what might be… if we weren't so constrained. One that strikes me straightaway is this: Filmmakers don't care about your gear.
If you're working with a Casio keyboard and a 4-track, you'll still be subjected to a straight A-b comparison with people who have banks and banks of humming machinery (not...
In the true spirit of Wp, it's time to take some potshots at this month's theme.
Provocation: Composers should work without schedules and/or budgets.
…obvious, right? Turning the whole thing on its head and seeing what shakes out before we get too far into this month's (sure-to-be-killer) content.
Schedules and budgets are what keep us in line. They routine our work hours; they constrain our dreams of 100-piece orchestras. But maybe, just maybe, there's something valuable in considering what might be… if we weren't so constrained. One that strikes me straightaway is this: Filmmakers don't care about your gear.
If you're working with a Casio keyboard and a 4-track, you'll still be subjected to a straight A-b comparison with people who have banks and banks of humming machinery (not...
- 9/4/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Lee Sanders)
- SCOREcastOnline.com
This one is just off the top of my head, but the immediacy of the lesson for me warrants a "butt-in" on the regular traffic here at SCOREcast.
I am attending a film festival this week in La to promote a film that I recently scored called "In the Eyes of a Killer" with my director Louis Mandylor. I have met a grip of great people at this fest and have seen many great films, all by talented filmmakers that at one time or another... needed film composers!! (Hint hint, nudge nudge, wink wink... Get out there and network!!)
In a conversation with a group of directors and producers yesterday, the talk turned to producing movies. One of them said, "Deane, why don't you produce in addition to compose? You are a such a good producer... you should just do it as another career."
I fumbled through some sort of answer like,...
I am attending a film festival this week in La to promote a film that I recently scored called "In the Eyes of a Killer" with my director Louis Mandylor. I have met a grip of great people at this fest and have seen many great films, all by talented filmmakers that at one time or another... needed film composers!! (Hint hint, nudge nudge, wink wink... Get out there and network!!)
In a conversation with a group of directors and producers yesterday, the talk turned to producing movies. One of them said, "Deane, why don't you produce in addition to compose? You are a such a good producer... you should just do it as another career."
I fumbled through some sort of answer like,...
- 7/28/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (SCOREcast Admin)
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Many American filmgoers are fans of Edgar Wright's luminous zombie send-up Shaun Of The Dead and his action-flick parody Hot Fuzz, but not nearly enough Americans are familiar with the hilarious BBC show that paved the way for his (as well as his leading men Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's) giant leap onto the big screen. Originally pitched as "a cross between The Simpsons, The X-Files and Northern Exposure," Spaced follows the colorful and surreal misadventures of Tim (Pegg) and Daisy (Hynes) who constantly discover new unproductive ways to kill time while trying to figure out what they want out of life.
If you are reading this blog, then you are probably one of the approximately 900 people who sent in for a chance to win tickets to this incredible show- the Spaced Marathon with director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes live in person!
There...
If you are reading this blog, then you are probably one of the approximately 900 people who sent in for a chance to win tickets to this incredible show- the Spaced Marathon with director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes live in person!
There...
- 7/25/2008
- by Brad Parrett
- OriginalAlamo.com
Many American filmgoers are fans of Edgar Wright's luminous zombie send-up Shaun Of The Dead and his action-flick parody Hot Fuzz, but not nearly enough Americans are familiar with the hilarious BBC show that paved the way for his (as well as his leading men Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's) giant leap onto the big screen. Originally pitched as "a cross between The Simpsons, The X-Files and Northern Exposure," Spaced follows the colorful and surreal misadventures of Tim (Pegg) and Daisy (Hynes) who constantly discover new unproductive ways to kill time while trying to figure out what they want out of life.
If you are reading this blog, then you are probably one of the approximately 900 people who sent in for a chance to win tickets to this incredible show- the Spaced Marathon with director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes live in person!
There...
If you are reading this blog, then you are probably one of the approximately 900 people who sent in for a chance to win tickets to this incredible show- the Spaced Marathon with director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes live in person!
There...
- 7/21/2008
- by noreply@blogger.com (Brad Parrett)
- FantasticFest.com
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