Christmas is coming! To celebrate, join Mark, Chrissey and Rich as they chat about what they’d put on their indie Christmas lists, chat about their favourite traditions and what they’re looking forward to in the Winter break.

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We’re back! And what better way to start this new season of the Breakout podcast with a chat about what we’ve been up to… which veers wildly into the realm of why comic book films struggle with story and the concept of the ‘poop sandwich’. Oh well.

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Mentioned in the podcast

• Carnival of Sorrows
• Clownface
• Bristol Festival of Literature
• Baby Driver
• The Lego Batman Movie
• IT (2017)
• The Fast & Furious Franchise
• Liverpool Horror Con
• Bristol Horror Con
• Birmingham Horror Con
• BristolCon
• The Birthday Massacre b/w Lesbian Bed Death at The Fleece, Bristol, 31st October 2017

It’s Halloween! And what better way to celebrate than to get together, chat about our favourite things about the festival, our favourite horrific media, and much more!

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Mentioned in the podcast

• Shudder – Horror Streaming Service
• Insidious
• Final Destination
• The Terminator
• Tremors
• Jaws
• Dog Soldiers
• Cabin Fever
• Saw 2
• Misery
• Universal Monsters
• Hammer Studios Films
• “Sick City Syndrome” by Peter Sutton
• Ian Millsted
• North Bristol Writing Group
• James Herbert
• Clive Barker
• NESS
• Threefold
• Terror of the Killer Carnivorous Coat

Animation let down… activate Plan B!

While we were anxiously waiting for feedback on the latest edit of the film, we received some bad news.

The animator who was working on the animated segment of the film has dropped out. Unfortunately we’ve been the victims of someone saying they’re doing something and stringing us along with promises, only to disappear off the face of the earth when it got close to deadline time.

Unfortunately this has left us back at square one with regards the animation.

It’s one of the perils of indie film making, and one that happens all too often. On the up side, we have a back up plan which we’re already putting into action. We’ll keep you posted.

Feedback looking good – picture lock imminent

Feedback began to trickle in and most of it was positive. Where there were constructive points of criticism we’ve tweaked things here and there. An almost complete version of the film now exists!

We’re not calling this a picture locked version just yet but focus has now shifted from the basic picture editing to the more involved post production work of visual effects, title graphics and of course sound and music.

Epic score a’brewing

We’ve had some first samples back from composer Hans Hess and they’re very impressive (if we do say so ourselves). In the next update we hope to bring you a sample “work in progress” clip.

W’d hoped to be a little further along with the score by this point, but having heard some of what Hans is producing we’re glad he’s taking his time over it and not rushing to produce something as fast as possible. At the end of the day we want it to be the best it can be.

Sound editing a little behind schedule

As we mentioned in previous updates the post production on sound was seriously delayed by technical issues which were resolved earlier in the summer. Unfortunately this delay has ultimately resulted in the sound post production clashing with personal commitments which, had we not been delayed, wouldn’t have been a problem. (Another typical indie film making pitfall that we have sadly fallen victim to)Rolex Replica
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Nevertheless progress is steady and, better yet, our investment in some new technology has reduced our need to re-record any problem dialogue to only a few lines here and there.

So when will it be finished?

At this point, completion in 2016 is no longer possible. Live recording for elements of the sound track won’t be until late November, and sound post production looks likely to run on a little bit due to personal commitments. We’re also keen to test screen the film as soon as a final draft is complete, and we may want to make changes based on the feedback from the test screening before we exhibit the film more generally.

However, we are on track for completion early in 2017, just in time for the 2017 festival season.

What else is new?

Something else we’ve been working on is compiling the DVDs for the other Gabriel Cushing titles ready to fulfil the Kickstarter rewards and for use as part of the wider promotion of Gabriel Cushing in the run up to the release of Carnival.

Take a look cover for Gabriel’s first outing “Terror of the Killer Carnivorous Coat.” The general cover layout will be used for all the titles in the collection, for the Kickstarter reward and promotional
editions.

As the last video recorder rolls off the production line, we get all sentimental about the humble VHS videotape – sharing our memories, our histories and, for some people, distaste towards the 40-year old format.

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Mentioned in the podcast

• BBC News: Japan ‘to stop making VCR machines’
• EngineerGuy: How Sony’s Betamax lost to JVC’s VHS Cassette Recorder
• A Drop To Drink & The Stop-Motion Adventures of Pony (coming soon)
• Techmoan – Retro-Tech: When HD Movies came out on VHS
• BBC Academy – Digitizing the BBC Archive
• Doctor Who Missing Episodes
• IMDb: Masters of Menace
• Stan VHS – The modern movies and series adapted on good old VHS Tapes
• Dude Bro Party Massacre III
• ‘Trashing’ the Academy : Jeffery Scourse
• The Amstrad Double Decker VHS Recorder

Both ‘A Drop To Drink’ and the stop motion adventures of Pony will be online soon.

The TGE crew get chatting on the mashing together of science fiction and fantasy. What is it? Why do people do it? Does it more palatable for the general public? And why isn’t Terminator 2 an example of it?

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Mentioned in the podcast

• The Disease by Paul Kane (Hellbound Media)
• The Hero With A Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell
• TV Tropes: Punk Punk
• Vox: “We’ve hit peak lens flare, here’s how it started” (A history of the lens flare)

Films & TV Series mentioned

• Star Wars
• Krull
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Clash of the Titans
• Solaris
• Sunshine
• Moon
• Gravity
• Interstellar
• I, Robot
• The Abyss
• Avatar (aka: Fern Gully In Space)
• The Terminator & Terminator 2
• The Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Star Trek: Generations, First Contact and Insurrection
• Star Trek The (Slow) Motion Picture & The Wrath of Khan
• Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit
• Doctor Who
• Babylon 5
• Stargate SG-1
• Game of Thrones

Stuffed Animals Mentioned:

Squishy, the giant squid that Chrissey made has kind of become our unofficial mascot.

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Second Draft Complete

As of this week, a second version of the film is going out for review by our team of consultants.

The new version takes into account much of the feedback we received from the previous round of consultation. We’ve made lots of changes to speed up and balance the pace of the film and get the total run time down to under 100 minutes.

As part of that process we shot extra inserts and material to emphasise the horror tone, add extra carnival imagery and fix issues which arose from the more drastic changes made in the new edit.

This won’t be the final edit, but we hope we’re getting close. We will of course be taking on board all of the new feedback we get and tweaking things here and there to improve it further still.

Film to be Scored by Hans Hess

Now on to bigger news! We have engaged up and coming film composer and musician Hans Hess to score the film!

We’re hugely excited to have Hans on board. Hans has studied music for film and television to the highest level and is now building a business in the field right here in our home city of Bristol.

From Hans’ website:

I became a musician because I have always loved the magical power of communication that music is capable of. But it was the communication between music and moving image that added for me a very special excitement and power. When I first heard the soundtracks of composers such as James Horner, David Arnold, Jerry Goldsmith, Jesper Kid, Enio Morricone, Alan Silvestri and Hans Zimmer I knew that music composition for films, TV and multiple media was the medium I wanted to use to communicate.

I love creating a music narrative that blends beautifully not only with the images, but that can also communicate something about characters, about the story, about a culture, or about the world real or fantasised. My musical versatility in writing from orchestral scores to progressive metal and from atmospheric to electronic music made successful in films, adverts, theatre, audio brands, promos, self released albums and audio libraries.

You can find out more about Hans and his music on his website hanshessmusic.com

In the coming months we hope to be able to bring you some exclusive sneak peaks at the music as it is developed.

Behind the scenes – Interactive Location Map!

With our limited budget for set building, most of the film was shot on location. We cast a wide net in North Somerset to find the right locations for all the scenes. We shot in Portishead, Clevedon, Backwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Clapton in Gordano, Lower Failand, and Bristol.

You can explore all the locations though this interactive map!

Edits to the much anticipated second cut have been progressing. We’ll soon have a second draft ready for more feedback.

Credits lists for the Cast and Crew are now up on GabrielCushing.com, so you can check out who was involved on set and in production. There will be a few names to add at a later date, plus you can look forward to our “Special Thanks” credits section going live in the next couple of weeks. There’s also a few new pics in the galleries.

The post production delays have set us back some way, but we are working hard to make sure nothing else gets in the way and we recover as much lost time as possible.

Kickstarter backers can head over to our Kickstarter Page for an extended update with exclusive pictures featuring The Porcelain Woman. Here’s a little taster:

The office block in Stokes Croft, Bristol had been vacant and neglected for many years, when, in 2008, owners Connolly and Callaghan invited Coexist to create a community centre for art and collaboration.

The centre provides working space for artists, illustrators, crafts people, film makers and other creatives and community groups. There are over 200 individuals and businesses currently hosted at Hamilton House, which also has meeting and conference rooms, event spaces and studios available for short term use. Hamilton Hub provides hot desk and co-working facilities for freelancers.

Many community groups host workshops and classes at the site, making it a great place to get involved in creative pursuits. Check out the What’s On section of the Hamilton House website.

House has been the venue for many Bristol based film making events, including Moviement organised by Bristol Film in 2014.

Follow Coexist and Hamilton House on Twitter (@CoexistCIC) or Facebook (/coexistcic) for more info about their events and facilities.

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