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Houston Director and Producer Millie Loredo, Executive Producers John Benton and Melanie DeMayo and FilmsVerite LLC are pleased to let our readers know that their new suspense horror feature motion picture “Sorrow” is out of post-production and in the can. Currently, FilmsVerite LLC is close to a distribution deal and talking with several distributor for domestic and international distribution and release. Screenplay by Ms. Loredo, the story follows the investigation of a murder crime scene in a modest home in the quiet little town of Fieldhouse, Texas. Assign to the case is Detective Ana Salinas who finds two corpses, a gruesome “kill-room” and evidence of numerous victims and torture devices. When searching the house a young woman is found alive. Dazed and confuses with a bullet wound to the shoulder she is shipped to the hospital, is treated but mysteriously dis-appears before Ana can question her. It turns out later that the young woman is identified as Mila Sweeney, a forensic psychologist. Mila had been captured weeks earlier by the killers, endured nights of un-speakable terror, while listening to other women being tortured in an adjoining room. In a desperate moment, Mila manages to escape her captors and makes plans to take revenge on the killers. She makes her way back to the crime scene only to be wounded in the shoulder and left for dead. Detective Ana Salinas now picks up the trail and must find out what is happening. Now having to find Mila and solve countless murders, the town of Fieldhouse, Texas has more dark secrets that some people just don’t want aired. An emotionally tense and powerful story, “Sorrow” both delights and horrifies the audience with dark psychotically as-pects and a clever, twisted storyline which pays off with a gratifying delivery. Shot in Houston and Beaumont, Texas and Moab, Utah casting in-cludes: Vannessa Vasquez as Mila Sweeney, Eric Martinez as Dale, Mary Etuk as Hersey Igor, Andrew Sensenig as the Police Chief, Donny Boaz as Detective Farrell and Melissa Mars as Detective Ana Salinas. Also in this movie, Elle LaMont, Heather Williams, Michael Basil, Marc Isaacs, Carolyn Deskin, John Benton, Howard Calvert, Joe Grisaffi, Andrew Hook, Miami Johnson, Julitta Pourciau, Bill Ross, Chad Thackston, Ana Ventura, Johnny Walker, Amy Savannah, Mika Ireland, just to name a few people in this movie. Behind the camera and setting the tone are Director/Cinematographer Millie Loredo and Co-Director Dustin Hethcock. “In this film I set out to depict fear, and from it, remorse, sorrow, uni-versal emotions that confront us all at some time.” Comments Direc-tor and Cinematographers Millie Loredo. “ I hope that some of this will come through, to connect with others, through his movie.” Learn more about this motion pictures and a complete list of cast and crew on their IMDB page at: www.imdb.com/title/tt2140423/ , find more about “Sorrow” on F**ebook and “Like” them at: www.facebook.com/SorrowtheMovie , and, learn more on their web-site at: www.sorrowthemovie.com and “Follow them on Twitter at:

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Houston Director, Photographer, Artist and founder of the dance stu-dio Planet Funk Academy Shawn Welling is screening the newest episode of his AXI (Avengers of Xtreme Illusions) Series “Adamo” coming up August 12th starting at 7:30PM at the Sundance Cinemas-Houston (510 Texas Ave., Houston, TX 77002 / Downtown Hous-ton). “Adamo” represents the 3rd episode of Season 3 of the series. The se-ries features what resembles a post-apocalyptic setting set to imagina-tive filmmaking with dance. The sequences are highly visual and Mr. Welling’s talent behind the camera as well as being able to “light” a scene makes each of these episodes something to see and remember. The episodes are a piece of short filmmaking art. The story premises on the rise of the Dark Army in power under the leadership of the Klaws. The army is made of Daywalkers (Half man, half vampire) the demon of the vampire in each Daywalkers amplifies the evil within and cages the good. To fight the evil of the Dark Army, an alliance of super humans was formed and a secret under-ground headquarter was built. And so began the Avengers of Xtreme Illusions - AXI. In this particular episode, “Adamo” Day 6 - dancers Dominic Walsh and Domenico Luciano are the featured dance team and co-starring Dancer Kim Stafford. Dance choreography by Dominic Walsh and starring musician Reuel. Tickets can be ordered online at www.SundanceCinemas.com or night of the screening at the box office. Tickets are only $10. Learn more about this series on F**ebook and “Like” them at:

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C47Houston: Thank you Althria for an-swering a few questions for us. We are pleased to be able to get some insight about the producing side of filmmaking from someone that is new to the business side of moviemaking but very much in-volved. Are you from this area of the country? Ms. Berry-Goebel: Yes I am. In fact, I am a native Houstonian born and raised. Raised on the North side of town. C47Houston: Your first project as a pro-ducer came with San Antonio Director Mark Cantu’s superhero movie “Now Hir-ing”. But, you started slowly and cau-tiously. What made you decide to help on this project? Ms. Berry-Goebel: I initially came onto the project as part of a crowdfunding effort to help my son, Keith Berry II, with his de-but film. He is one of the actors in this movie. One of the “perks” for my contribution level, in addition to an Associate Producer credit, was access to the set during filming. The opportunity occurred shortly after my husband Michael succumbed to pancreatic cancer. Despite going through the grieving proc-ess, I found being on set highly therapeutic. The energy and atmosphere helped to fill a void that nothing else could. C47Houston: How did you find your time on the set? Ms. Berry-Goebel: Oh, the cast and crew on the set were wonderful, and it was very inspirational to watch my son operate in his element. I knew, after the first day, that “film” was where I was meant to be. It was a dream I’d abandoned long ago that came around a second time, and I was determined not to let it get away. I then decided to lend my knowledge and expertise from the corporate world (which I am part of) to this project, thus making a time, talent and financial commitment as Executive Producer. C47Houston: As a first time Producer (and for people that don’t know) what are some of the responsibilities associated with pro-ducing a feature motion picture? Ms. Berry-Goebel: I am sure other Pro-ducers would say that responsibilities vary from person to person and film to film. However, in my experience, I walked away with many “lessons learned” as is the case with any first-time endeavor. Working on the “Now Hiring” project, a

a group of brilliant minds from diverse backgrounds, often had meetings and conference calls to review the accom-plishments and challenges of the previous and upcoming shoots. That gave each of us the opportunity to provide input, collaborate, debate, or whatever.

We all had to learn to give and take, and (like one of my fellow EP’s says) check our egos at the door. The director had the creative vision but, as Producers, we had to find ways to achieve the vision within budget constraints while not compromising the product. This, at times, took a great deal of finesse. C47Houston: What 3 things did you learn about being a producer? Ms. Berry-Goebel: There are a lot of things to learn as a producer. Especially when it’s your first time. But, three of the more important things I learned on this pro-ject were the art of listening, really hearing and caring about what is being said; I learned that everyone has something to contribute and I learned the importance of the impact of the little details. C47Houston: What was the hardest part of being a producer? Ms. Berry-Goebel: 1) Not succumbing to frustration when it seems like things are not coming together as seamlessly as first thought; 2) Some of the physical requirements of working long days on set, under less than desirable conditions; 3) Finding money to keep the project from getting stalled. C47Houston: I am sure that producing your first project was exciting and adventurous. Would you do it again? Ms. Berry-Goebel: It may have taken me almost 50 years, but I finally discovered what I want to be when I grow up and “entertainment” is it. I was afforded the chance to learn what it takes behind the scenes and actually man-aged to appear on screen in a couple of scenes, although if you blink you might miss me. I certainly would do it again, and am doing it again, because the feeling of watch-ing your hard work on a big screen is be-yond euphoric. You remember the circumstances sur-rounding particular scenes, how challenging the set environment might have been, but the audience has no clue. That is when you know you have done your job, and done it well.

my responsibilities were encapsulated within one single theme: Doing whatever it took to see the vision through to fruition. That could be as simple as writing a check and sitting on the sidelines, or actually get-ting your hands dirty. I wanted to learn and be engaged in the process, so I (along with some of my fellow Producers) did everything from making sure the cast and crew were fed and hydrated, to scene setups, helping with costumes, weekly meetings, script supervising, first aid/cast and crew wellness checks, securing the set, crowd control, screening potential investors, soliciting soundtrack samples from compos-ers, etc. There is quite a bit that goes on behind the scenes and every person’s role is as impor-tant as the next. C47Houston: Were you prepared for the re-sponsibilities or, was it an “on-the-job train-ing” type of thing? Ms. Berry-Goebel: It was (and is) defi-nitely on-the-job training. For months, I worked my regular job Monday through Fri-day and then drove to San Antonio to work on the film on weekends. I truly had no downtime, as even my eve-nings were focused on this movie. How-ever, being on set was so fulfilling, it was not like work at all for me mentally – de-spite being physically exhausting. C47Houston: You moved very quickly from producing to executive producer. What does it take to move that fast? Ms. Berry-Goebel: For me, it took eager-ness, desire, determination and passion. I was not only invested financially, but also in wanting to see everyone rewarded for their hard work and sacrifice. I believed in Mark’s vision and the strength of his story. With that being my motivation, no job was too big or too small. And, I was not shy in giving my opinion on how things could be done more efficiently. It was important for my efforts to truly be value added and not only symbolic. C47Houston: Your first project, money in-volved, and budget concerns, when it comes to the vision of the Director, how were you able to balance it all? Ms. Berry-Goebel: Our production team, 5

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C47Houston: So, what is Althria Berry-Goebel currently working on as it relates to the film industry? Ms. Berry-Goebel: One of my current projects is a breast cancer docudrama that is based on a book written by a mother and daughter who were diagnosed with cancer within six months of each other. The purpose of the film is to inform, inspire, encourage, and chroni-cle the stories of those who are survivors, still in the trenches, as well as those who have passed on. I am also consulting on another documentary which talks to men from different walks of life about their journey to manhood. It is in-teresting to note that some of the themes are recurrent, regardless of socio-economic backgrounds.

Both of these projects are headed by native Houstonians, al-though one is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and editor currently in New York. C47Houston: Your first project “Now Hiring” was screened in Houston recently. From an objective point of view, and as

a producer, are you happy and satisfied with the outcome? Ms. Berry-Goebel: I am very happy with the outcome. The movie was well received by the Houston audience. Houston was the big test, for us, because the theater was not filled with cast/crew but with ticket buyers who wanted to see a good movie. Most of the audience had no clue who the people on screen were, yet they laughed when they were supposed to, applauded where expected and seemed genuinely engaged in the movie and its characters. The one thing I would change is the amount of media attention the preview received. Texas filmmakers need to be taken more seriously in our own hometowns.

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C47Houston: We are living in a city and a state that is oil-centric. For the average investor looking to throw some money into a film is it something that is worth the time, in your opinion? Ms. Berry-Goebel: Absolutely, YES. There is a wealth of talent right here in Texas. There are stories to be told and plenty of charac-ters here to tell them, not to mention the lower cost of living in Texas versus the other film capitals. Why not invest in your community and cultivate what is right at your front door? One can invest in a film without putting in the work that I did, but still experience a sense of accomplishment knowing what you helped to create – not to mention the potential for financial reward. C47Houston: As a first time producer, and knowing what you know about getting “Now Hiring” onto the screen, what advice can you pass along? Ms. Berry-Goebel: Have a plan or “wish-list” and work it. If you need to revisit the blueprint from time to time in order to fine tune it, then so be it, but have a well thought-out plan and use it as your pro-ject bible. Get it out of your head and onto paper so that everyone can be on the same page and working toward the same goal. You do not want to think you are at the end of the tunnel only to discover that plans for the remaining leg are still under construction. C47Houston: Where can folks learn more about you? Ms. Berry-Goebel: I have a baby IMDB page (meaning it doesn’t have a lot of meat, but I am working on that) at:

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Producer and Director Ruth Villatoro has started crowdfunding her new documentary called “Heel”. Produced by Alan Villatoro, Rob Engle and Ms Villatoro, the docu-mentary tells the story of adjudicated boys on probation with the Har-ris County Leadership Academy, a post adjudication facility for de-linquent youth. Entering an alternative rehabilitation program for boy on probation, in a secured facility called H.E.E.L., (Helping Em-power Everyone’s Lives) a facility that rescues, cares and retrains animals in distress. The documentary follows these boys as they pre-pare their dog for a domestic adoption in an intense 8-week program all within the walls of the H.E.E.L. facility. The dogs in the program were rescued by Corridor Rescue, an organi-zation that rescues animals from an area in Houston, Texas known as the “corridor of cruelty”. This corridor is full of animals who have been thrown away and left, often times injured and starving to fend for themselves. Most of this animals carry emotional scars that would hinder them from functioning in an average home environment. The story is about healing, love and second chances for both the boys and dogs. The documentary will follow the boys as they care for the physical and emotional needs of the dog and in doing so the boys build charac-ter traits such as responsibility, love, trust, companionship, empathy, hope and forgiveness. This form of Alternative rehabilitation hopes to teach the boy violence intervention and prepares them for success outside of the facility. The journey becomes a healing process for both the dog and the boy. Behind the camera of this exciting project is Houston Cinematogra-pher Larry McKee. ( www.imdb.com/name/nm1436548/ ) whose credits include “Through the Valley”, “Occam’s Razor”, “For Whom He Tolls”, “Divorce Texas Style”, “Key of D”, “Persistence of Vi-sion”, “The Guardian”, “Suicide Notes”, “Helen Alone”, “The Lion-ess Club”, “Spirited”, in post: “Osprey”, “Patriot Act”, “Trigger Man” and “The Big Bunny”. This will be Director Ruth Villatoro’s 2nd feature documentary the first being the 2012 “The Cantinera” a story of women who are forced to work and sell alcohol in Cantina’s and prostitute themselves in order to eat, live and support their families. Crew includes: Willy Golden, sound mixer, Rob Engle, Editor/Producer and Alan Villatoro, Music composer/producer. In order to tell the story of the amazing 8-week journey of the boys and their dogs, it takes a team and funds. The funds raised through Kickstarter (their crowdfunding choice) will increase the chances this documentary will be in production this coming Fall, 2014. They will need funds to cover 3 months as the documentary team will film in-side and outside the facility. Project H.E.E.L. is a partnership of the Harris county Leadership Academy, corridor Rescue, Dog’s Gone Good and Kingsland Animal Clinic.

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Producer Trisha Ray and Producer/Director San Banarje and Next Ac-tor Studio are currently out of the post-production phase of their new feature suspense/thriller motion picture “The Shadow Behind You” and now looking for a venue to screen the movie. Story and screenplay written by San Banarje and Trisha Ray, the movie follows a film crew on location and in production of a new hor-ror thriller at the same hospital that kept the dead and injured after the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. When the crew gets caught in their own hurricane they must batten down and ride out the storm. However, now someone or something is randomly killing off the movie team. With nowhere to hide, no where to go and stuck, trust becomes an en-emy and instinct an ally and each member is a suspect to the other. Shot in Conroe, Houston and Galveston Texas, casting includes Eddie Aguirre, Jasmine Darby, Sean Vida, Chris Smith, Thiago Paes, Derek Gaskamp, Evelyn Hastings, Elise Martin, Guigi Caminati, Ash Thap-liyal, esther Ekanem and Marco Patino. Also in this movie, Sam Ho-ger, Sabastian Gomez, Kristen Perry, Juniper Jairala, Matt Lorenzo, Katia Rodriquez, Gary Chisholm, Brenda Pentecoat, Omar Scanu and Jason Elliott. Also produced by Lake Camp Productions, behind the camera is award-winning director and Cinematographer San Banarje whose credits include “Money”, “Terracotta”, “Bodhisattva” and “The No-where Son”. We chatted with Producer Trisha Ray a few days prior to the release of this publication and found out that the team is shopping the festival circuit and are planning to have a cast and crew screening of this new movie mid-August, 2014. We will keep you posted on any new developments.

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Founder and Organizer of the Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival, Mr. Hal Wixon and Marketing Director Rick Diaz are pleased to an-nounce that Actor Lew Temple (pictured above) is scheduled to at-tend the festival coming up Saturday, September 20th and accept the GCFVF 2014’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Temple began his acting career on the stage of Houston’s Alley Theatre and played baseball with the Houston Astros. His resume is extensive and includes over 90 credits as an actor, including Houston Director Michelle Mower’s “A Preacher’s Daughter” and Director William Collins’ short movie “A Rolling Road”. Check out his IMDB page at: www.imdb.com/name/nm0854702/ Only 180 tickets will be sold for this years Red Carpet Media event and Awards Dinner. Tickets go on sale and going fast. Get Yours!

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Houston Premiere August 23rd, 2014

Houston Director Don Okolo and Street Corner Films along with Ni-kem DenChukwu Productions are pleased to invite the public the PREMIERE of their new feature motion picture “Pound of Flesh” starting at 6:30PM, Saturday, August 23rd, next month at the AMC Loews Fountain 18 (11225 Fountain Lake Dr., Houston, TX 77477 in Southwest Houston just of Highway 59). Written by Mr. Okolo, the story follows Dr. Emeka Ofor, a Pediatri-cian who happens upon a car accident. Doing what he can, he helps and renders aid. Inside the car is little 8-year old Chinelo Nweke (Nelo) one of his kids. She is stuck in the car and can not get out. When the car catches fire and unable to get the little girl out of the burning car, Dr. Ofor makes some harsh decisions and rather than see this little girl suffer being burned to death, he makes the horrible deci-sion and kills her quickly with a gun in his possession. But, not every-one is convinced this is the right decision and Nelo’s pediatrician is arrested, tried and found guilty of manslaughter for an alleged mercy killing. Now his life is in danger and there is more than meets the eye. Produced by Nikem DenChukwu, casting includes Curtis Von, Joe Grisaffi, Merlissa Determined, Perez Egbi, Eva Cotton, Ashley Sparks, Carl Payne, JP DeStefano, Alexis Anderson, Roxy Rebel and Carl Payne. Director Don Okolo is not new to the Houston moviemaking scene. He has been making feature movies since 1995 and has completed and premiered such projects as “Ricochet”, “Blood N’ Destiny”, “The Land” and just last year, “Gem of the Rainforest”. The premiere will be Red Carpet and seating is limited to first come first served. Tickets are going fast. Tickets are $22.09 for General and $43.19 for VIP.

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Saturday August 30th

SplatterFest-Houston Organizers Kerry Beyer and Kelly Byrns invite cast and film crews to attend the 2nd Splatterfest Mixer, starting at NOON to 3PM at MicroSearch’s new Showroom (11500 S. Sam Houston Parkway W., Houston, TX 77031). Mr. Beyer will give a short talk on delivery formats for your project and best practices for festival success. Also MicroSearch will be giving SplatterFest teams %25 off rentals during the competition and 20% off purchases.

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C47Houston: Thank you Kat for answering a few questions for our readers. You are originally from Jacksonville, Florida how is it that you found your way to Texas and Specifically Austin, Texas? Ms. Candler: Yup, I grew up in Jacksonville and after high school I spent a semester in Boston studying “acting” but quickly realized it wasn’t for me. I wound up back in Florida studying creative writing at FSU. I’d worked in a movie theater from age 15 all through college. While at Florida State I got roped into working on the film school kids’ sets. That’s how I discovered making movies wasn’t rocket science. I’d always been a huge movie nerd ever since I was little, I just never realized until then that I could actually make them. After graduating from FSU I knew I couldn’t survive NYC winters and LA wasn’t really my scene. I’d heard really wonderful things about Austin. I visited, fell in love with the city and the film scene and ended up moving there in 1997. I’ve been there ever since. C47Houston: From what we can tell, your movie-making career started in 2000, when you wrote, produced, edited and directed your first feature motion picture “Cicadas” What in the world were you thinking to take this leap into movie making…all of a sudden coming on to the scene with a feature? Ms. Candler: Well, I’d taken a few film classes with Steve Mims and made a few short films prior to making a feature so it wasn’t all of a sudden. However, I met a few friends Mr. Mims’ classes and we decided to make a feature film over the summer of 1999. Literally, we each put our scripts into the hat and, well, mine was the most affordable and manageable. I think we spent five grand to get it in the can..shot it in 20 days. This was when digital video was brand spanking new and the Canon XL1 was the coolest camera in town. I made a feature film just to figure out

how to do it. I didn’t really have any grand expectations for it. It was kind of like my undergraduate film program. I learned a ton and had a blast in the process. I met friends on that set that would last a lifetime. C47Houston: You had some experience prior to making your first feature by making a few short projects, was it a good thing that you experimented before you took that leap into features? Ms. Candler: I think it was a good thing. I didn’t make anything special or ground breaking, but I had the tools in my pocket. Was I ready to make a feature film that would get distribution and win big awards? No. But at that time it wasn’t a business decision for me. It was a decision of wanting to learn and play and discover. And I did. In the process I did play a bunch of festivals and win some awards, which was just icing on the cake. C47Houston: A running theme in the three feature movies you have made as a writer and Director, “Cicadas”, “Jumping off Bridges” and “Hellion” (and a feature as a writer with “Love Me”) seems to be troubled teens and the loss of someone close. Are you extracting from personal experiences when you write your stories? Ms. Candler: I write a lot about youth. Early on that was what I knew and what was fresh in my mind. It’s also a time in our lives where everything is so heightened and we’re experiencing so many firsts…first kisses, first crushes, first losses. I also write a lot about family and the parent/child dynamic. I don’t have kids of my own and I think I live vicariously through my characters in that respect. Early on I drew upon my own

experiences but now that I’m older and have a little bit more of a firm grasp on storytelling and screenwriting, I’d rather write about worlds that I don’t know anything about. I’m much more interested in the research discovery part of writing. I don’t think you’ll find me writing too much about characters in their 20s. It’s just not an interesting age or time for me. C47Houston: How would you describe your particular style of movie making? Ms. Candler: As I’ve evolved as a filmmaker over the last several films, I think I’ve grown into maybe a bit of a documentary style narrative filmmaker if that makes sense. I do a lot of research. I try and immerse myself in whatever world I’m creating. I’m a big fan of “place” and how “place” inspires a story or crafts the characters. I think it’s huge. I like to spend time in that world and figure it out and find the nuanced details that I could never come up with on my own. C47Houston: You write and you direct your movies, often (from what we have gathered) the writers’ vision and the directors’ vision do not necessarily match. When it comes to your particular movies and as a “director” are you making adjustments to your scripts? Ms. Candler: Since I am both writer and Director, there’s not really a division. Of course, I have the freedom to improv on-set if I need to get a performance. Also, I can make tiny rewrites to the script a week before we shoot. Often times that’s because of being at the mercy of a location or logistics that we can’t get around. But ultimately I spend a lot of time writing and rewriting before we start packaging anything. I can go through upwards of 14 to 15 drafts of something. Even for a short film project. C47Houston: We have noticed...

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that there are several years between your features. You have made plenty of short movies. Were you perfecting your skills as a moviemaker between these features, or do you prefer short project as opposed to features? Ms. Candler: Making a feature film is incredibly expensive. Unfortunately I don’t come from money so it’s always a struggle to raise the cash. But for me that time in between pictures forced me to keep honing the craft of writing and directing whether I was writing scripts to sell, writing with a writing partner or making shorts films so I could get

back on the playground. I’ll probably always make shorts. C47Houston: What is your view to the choice of funding your projects, Crowdfunding with

perks or finding investors to fund your movie? Ms. Candler: Well I guess it just depends on the project. If it’s a short film or a very, very low budget feature, crowdfunding is the way to go. Crowdfunding is a huge blessing to the film community. Back in the day before crowdfunding I would have garage sales, throw benefit concerts, whatever I could do to raise cash to make something. Now it’s infinitely easier and you’re creating an audience while you’re raising the capital. But if you’re budget is much higher, unless you’re a huge star or a feature film to a beloved TV show, crowdfunding doesn’t make sense. You have to find investors. And sadly there’s no secret to finding investors. Everyone thinks there is, but there’s not. It’s hard, no matter what. But hopefully you find an investors, like in our case, who trust you and give you the creative freedom to do your best work. C47Houston: Creating an Audience? Ms. Candler: Definitally! You’re building an audience and raising funds from people who believe in you. And with a short, you’re not going to make the money back so it’s really about people wanting to be a part of something cool and people willing to support you. C47Houston: Which of the crowdfunding site best suits your needs? Ms. Candler: Personally, I’ve worked with IndieGoGo.com a lot mostly because I always fear I won’t hit my goal. I guess, it’s the lack of confidence in me sometimes. But there are several out there including Kickstarter, Seed & Spark … there’s a lot of great platforms to raise money if you look for them. C47Houston: From an investment point of view AND, from an artistic point of view, being both a writer and director from your experience, is movie-making about

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the entertainment, about the story, about the art or about capitalizing and telling a current human condition story in hopes of making money? Ms. Candler: For me it’s about the craft of storytelling. I love making movies. I love moving an audience. I love discovering human beings. In my baby book when I was like 5 or 6 under the question, “What are you going to be when you grow up?” in my elementary school handwriting I wrote, “Artist”. Sometimes you can’t help what you are or what’s in your blood. But yeah, it’s the process of discovering,

those doing indie films here in Texas, what is your secret in obtaining that caliber of actors? Ms. Candler: In interviews, both Aaron and Juliette always say it was the script. That’s what brought them to the project. They had both seen my two short films, Hellion and Black Metal but I think they’d both tell you it was the story and the script that brought them to the table. C47Houston: Your feature “Hellion” is international, I hear about it all the time. What is it about this movie that appeals to an interna- tional audience, considering that it is highly Americana?

writing, researching and building your story. C47Houston: Your new movie “Hellion” started off as a short movie and if I recall it was featured in the Texas Filmmaker’s showcase. Anyway, what was your reasoning in wanting to turn this short story and short movie into a feature length motion picture? Ms. Candler: We made the short film because I hadn’t shot anything in a while. I wanted to get back on the playground so to speak. I had no expectations, no grand notions of anything really happening to it. After our 3 day shoot I was so in love with this world and these characters that I wanted to live there longer. I started going down to southeast Texas a few weeks later and started doing research to expand the world. I spent a year and a half crafting the script. C47Houston: “Hellion” is receiving a lot of attention. You have managed to secure actor Aaron Paul (Sturtevant) who played Jesse Pinkman in the hit TV series “Breaking Bad” just a year after his last season on the show to be in your movie. His resume is huge. You also had Juliette Lewis in your movie whose resume is also huge. For

Ms. Candler: LoL…We have actually only screened “Hellion” in the UK and the audiences were amazing. They embraced the film in a really beautiful way. I don’t know really. I had a teen girl come up to me after a screening the other night and just say, “That’s me and my family on screen.” There are situations and struggles that we all go through no matter gender, race, class, country, economics … the struggles of a family, the struggles of loss are universal. C47Houston: How important is professionalism on your set? Ms. Candler: Professionalism is everything. I have three rules I tell my students at UT … Be nice, be professional and work your ass off. That’s what I live by. C47Houston: How would you describe yourself as a director on the set? Ms. Candler: I think I’m a nice person who surrounds herself with incredibly talented, good hearted human beings. I build a solid team and I think I’m pretty good at that. I run a fun set. There’s a lot of laughter and fun and comraderie. It’s like picking and choosing your family. I get incredibly giddy on 15

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set. I always have a smile on my face and do little dances of joy. We’re making a movie. What’s radder than that? C47Houston: Three feature Movies under your belt as a director and a line of short movies, as well. Winning awards, being recognized, traveling and in “demand”. Are there gender standards or expectations? Ms. Candler: To be honest I don’t get wrapped up in statistics or anything like that. I work hard. I surround myself with good people. We get shit done. Making movies is hard regardless of gender. I have tunnel vision. C47Houston: You have seen, I am sure, a lot of indie movies. I have a major director friend that told me that when he watches a movie, he is dissecting it, scene by scene and only on a few occasions did he actually forget that he was dissecting and found himself engrossed in the entertainment or story, thus to him that particular movie was “outstanding”. Does Kat Candler dissect or get into the story? Ms. Candler: Oh I do the same thing. If it’s a bad movie, yeah. I’ll start breaking down why it’s not working. But if it’s great, I’m sucked in and I’m immersed in the story and the characters. C47Houston: What would be your ultimate project if you got your funding for it? Ms. Candler: I have a big kid’s comedy that I’d like to do after I have a few more under my belt. It’s a much bigger budget with big set pieces and animation. It’s pulled from a one-act play that I wrote in college that my professor read and told me I should

consider getting into screenwriting. C47Houston: Looking back over your career, Ms. Candler, and with 3 feature movies since 2000, (besides funding, as we know is just hard to do) what has been the most difficult process for you in getting these projects off the ground and onto the screen? Ms. Candler: It’s all the FUNDING. It’s always funding. Hands down that is the most difficult process in getting these projects off the ground. C47Houston: What are 3 things you have learned about the moviemaking process over the past 14 years? Ms. Candler: I am going to put it really simpley…It’s not overnight. It can be a long road. But, the process, the journey is a beautiful one. C47Houston: Are you done or are you working on something new and exciting after your run with “Hellion”? Ms. Candler: I love what I am doing. So I don’t think I am going to be “done”. Currently, I’m in the midst of writing an expansion of a short film I had at Sundance last year called Black Metal. I am pretty excited about this project and I think it’s something that a lot of people will support. C47Houston: WE have taken a lot of your time, Ms Candler, we know you are a busy person and we thank you very much for your time. What advice can you pass along that you wish you had know about when you started on this venture and adventure of moviemaking and storytelling? Ms. Candler: Always be a student. Always be learning and growing. Never ever think you know everything. You don’t. And you won’t. And that’s a great thing. One last question that I think is important: C47Houston: We have noticed that a lot of indie filmmakers are artists and are caught up in the process of making movies. However when it comes to the business side of moviemaking an artist is not necessarily a businessperson, and, a businessperson is not necessarily an artist. What ends up happening are that a good project tends to be shelved, I am sure you have seen that time and time again. What is your particular thinking when it comes to this dichotomy? Ms. Candler: You have to be a business person. You have to learn the business side of things or else you won’t be able to sustain your career. Sadly art and commerce go hand in hand in the movie world. But hopefully you can find a way to compliment the two without sacrificing the kinds of films you want to make. C47Houston: What is the name of your company and where can people find you? Ms. Candler: The company is called Candler Productions and you can learn more at: www.candlerproductions.com It’s just me. Nothing fancy.

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SiLLy Charm Productions Producer, writer and actress Renee Rivon is bringing Hollywood to Houston using her talents and skills. Ms. Rivon has worked with top Hollywood directors such as Emmy Award winning Director Larry Swerdlove and Academy Award nominated Director David Massey. In hopes of showcasing Houston’s talent her production company Silly Charm Productions (based in Houston, Texas) is launching a host of upcoming projects that include stage plays, web shows and motion pictures. Her webisode “Celibate” and her stage play “The Dating Disasters Of Dee Dee Dot Williams” will launch January 2015 and will star all Houston Actors. For those who want to become actors it is important for them to have an avenue in which they can pursue their dreams outside of Los Angeles. Along with her many projects, in September of 2012 Renee opened Renee Rivon’s Acting Studio for artists who want to gain formal training in the craft of acting.

www.facebook.com/Renee.Rivon.Acting.School In addition, The Renee Rivon’s Acting Studio developed the Renee‘s Kids division, which opened in May of this year, 2014. The “Kid’s Division” is the perfect outlet for children ages 5 through 17 to learn the art of acting. Through acting techniques such as auditioning, cold reading and acting for the camera kids can explore their hidden tal-ents whether they are shy or budding artists. Under her production company Silly Charm Productions Renee Rivon provides entertainment in films, plays and professional train-ing.

For more information go to www.reneerivon.com or email at reneerivon@hotmail.com

C47Houston welcomes Ms. Rivon and Silly Chrarm Productions to the area.

Writer Israel Marquez, Director John Baran, Producer Sheri Davis and Marquez Films are in the post-production phase of their new fea-ture motion picture “No Sunshine”. Written by Mr. Marquez the story follows a career criminal by the name of “Racer”. Getting older and disillusioned Racer want to quit his life of crime and take the straight and narrow life of normalcy and is looking to settle down and marry his girlfriend. However, his best friend, a career criminal, as well convinces Racer to do one more job, the job of a lifetime before his retirement. But, things go wrong and now Racer has to make a life-altering decision. Shot in Midlothian, Ft.Worth and North Richland Hills Texas casting includes Dustin Campbell as Racer, Paula Solinger, Todd Terry as Mr. Henderson, Sanjay Nilliyat, Alex Lorre as Chato, Roni Hummel, Alex Ruiz, JuliAnna Briscoe as Bella, Michael Cruz as D, Rhianna Godek and Anthony Whitehead. Behind the camera as Cinematographer is writer Israel Marquez who was cinematographer for Director Mikel Ledesma’s 47-min horror movie “Tinsel”, and the short films “Haley’s Angle”, “Soul of Em-ber” and “Runaway Angel” (of which Marquez also directed). Word on the street is that this film has obtained distribution and the team is pretty excited. As of publication there hasn’t been any word on this development but check out our WEEKLYS for updates. Learn more about who is cast in this motion picture by visiting their IMDB page at: www.imdb.com/title/tt3583242/ and learn more and “Like” them on F**ebook at: www.facebook.com/NoSunshine2014

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Continuing Series

Event Marketing and Promotions for Digital Content Creators “Utilizing Social Gathering

to Accelerate Your Entertainment Properties”

By: Andy Valadez, Marketing Strategist of Marketing Dynamics

In my last article, the May/June issue, I made reference to the death of film and the term “filmmakers.” Shortly thereafter, master story teller, Quentin Tarantino, basically said the same thing at Cannes (Google: “Death of Cinema”). I knew my article might be a little controversial, but my point is that the content makers of the future must think beyond “filmmaking” and into experience immersion. Think about it. Our lives are filled with good and bad memorable experiences. We are changed by the images, ideas, stories, music, and the people we associate with, basically, the events in our lives. So, the new para-digm of media requires encompassing all elements of marketing to leverage the art and the science of content. If “Content is King” and you want to be the “King of Content”, then the definition of content should touch everything that your story impacts! An event by definition is an occur-rence that is of importance to us – something we remember. To be rele-vant, I am going to reference events associated with the entertainment community (i.e. motion picture screenings, musical performances, educational events, public gather-ings, presentations, press junkets, film festivals, on-line promotions, etc.). For you to make an impact, one must focus on assembling the right team for every aspect of the produc-tion from start to finish. Your team will accelerate your vision in every facet of production. Great minds don’t think alike, but together they can be brilliant! So, the new “filmmaker” is more than someone who captures images and tells a story, they are a master of the total package or should be. How you manage your team determines how successful your production can be.

Event Promotion Strategy and Tactical Implementation: 1. Pick your marketing team with strengths in communication, so-cial media, sales, public relations, event management experience,

graphical design, and business savvy.

2. Give your event enough planning time from 8 months to one year (depending on the type of event).

3. Brainstorm your offering with your team so everyone is on the

same page. It creates an accumulation of ideas to draw from

4. Marketing theme collateral development (i.e., VIP receptions, lo-gos, produce audio and video promotional content, websites, tick-

ets, decorations, giveaways, merchandise offering, backdrops,

step-and-repeats, e-newsletter, etc.).

5. Involve the media and invite them as your guest to all events, or share your story with the local or national media via well-crafted press releases that include photos, video clips, elements to tell the

story and purpose, blogs and social media such as Snapchat, Instagram, FB and Twitter.

6. Align with a not-for-profit to leverage support.

7. Donate a portion of your proceeds to a charitable organization and advertise it.

8. Create unique sponsor packages that are branded for your

specific event.

9. Sales takes on many forms from selling sponsorships, reaching out to potential attendees, securing

talent, venue selection and recruiting promotional alliances

and more.

10. Staffing and training for the event

(every aspect must be thought-out).

11. Pre-event party or VIP recep-tion.

12. VIP reserved seating, (but make sure there is seating for some who

may not be considered VIPs) They can go a long way to promote

the project.

13. An after-party event to celebrate everyone’s hard work.

And lots more!

Send me an e-mail about your next event or tweet me: @StealthMarketer or Andy@TeamMarketingDynamics.com. Edited by Norman Ray Fitts (www.NormanRayFitts.com ) with a first pass by Lily Hewgley.

About Marketing Dynamics

Marketing Dynamics was founded by Andy Valadez, graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in Marketing, and Tulane

University (Applied Business Certificate), and former United States Marine (serving during Desert Storm/Shield). Andy is an entrepre-neur who enjoys advising his clients on how to capitalize on their opportunities by adopting best practices and principles in market-

ing with a focus on strategy and tactical implementation and a trending producer on IMDB.com. Marketing Dynamics serves

these key sectors: technology, broadcast, film, music, pub-lishing,

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Meet Actress Renee Rivon

Theatre / Stage Production “Marriage Material” National Tour

“Cheaper to Keep Her” National Tour “Deal Breaker” NoHo Actor’s Studio “Love Taboo” NoHo Actor’s Studio

“A New Beginning” The Cast Theater “North on South Central Ave” Wilshire Ebell “Soul Food the Ultimate Sacrament” Atlanta

“Love.com” 7 Stages “The Tempest” Sam Houston State

“A Raisin in the Sun” Renaissance Theater “A Midsummer’s Nights Dream” Renaissance Theater

Television / Webisodes “Care Bears” The Hub

“Strawberry Shortcake” Discovery Kids “Try My Life” E! Entertainment

“The Bratz” FOX Kids “The Collectors” (ITV Fest) Showtime Networks

“Misty” Bob J. Gaye Productions “Celebate and Looking” SiLLy Charms Productions

“Midnite Lunch” SiLLy Charm Productions

“Marriage Material” - I’m Ready Productions “Preacher’s Family” - Dale Stelly

“Dance for a Kiss” - Brown Productions “The Perfect Guy” - Monky Productions

“Thing for the Bling” - David Massey “Mama N’Em” - Omawale Akintunde

“Looking Through the Glass” - Indie Productions “Headshots” - Silver Dollar Productions “Teen Drama” - Igby Girl Productions

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Ms. Rivon is a native Houstonian and since a child has made acting her career choice. She has channeled her dreams through children’s

theater and school productions. After a couple of years at Sam Hous-ton State University, studying Psychology, Ms. Rivon decided to fol-low her true calling of being an entertainer and moved to Atlanta and

later Hollywood, California. While in Atlanta Renee studied at the Alliance Theater. In Hollywood she studied under Joel Asher, Bob-bie Chance and Ivana Chubbuck. Currently, in Houston Renee owns

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Keefer Barlow talks to C47Houston

C47Houston: Thank you Keefer for talking with us. I am sure our readers are going to enjoy what you have to say. Are you from the Houston area? Ms. Barlow: Actually, I was born in Nederland, Texas just east of Houston and south of Beaumont. My folks split up when I was young and I grew up half and half between southeast Texas and a small town west of Ft. Worth called Aledo, but I count Nederland and the surrounding towns as my home. C47Houston: How did you get into act-ing? Ms. Barlow: I did theater in junior high and high school. My secret dream was to move to New York and do more theater. That did not pan out. Honestly, at 18 I don’t know that I would have had the guts to go to New York anyway. A few years ago my friend Steven Katz wrote a script for Splatterfest-Houston and the director, Chuck Nor-folk, asked him if he knew anyone else who would want to be involved. Ste-ven called me, I said sure, sounds like fun, and the rest is history. I, definitely, fell backwards into it. C47Houston: You are relatively new to acting and came onto the scene around 2012 with one of Chuck Norfolk’s first projects “Harvester of Terror 2: Red-neck’s Revenge. Was this first project a cultural shock for you entering from the arts and music circles? Ms. Barlow: It was a bit of a cultural shock. I went out to do this project on a lark, and I showed up to a full produc-tion. I was impressed by everyone’s passion and professionalism. I think maybe I was expecting a cam-corder and a couple of folks standing around, I was pleasantly surprised and perhaps a wee bit overwhelmed. I was covered in “blood” for a solid 11 hours and Chuck kept coming by to make sure I was okay, and I would smile and give “a thumbs up”. I was

thrilled to be on a set, acting, and be that iconic girl in a horror movie – “girl covered in blood”. C47Houston: Making a transition can be difficult, what are you finding to be the most difficult part of acting in a movie? Ms. Barlow: I find the most difficult part, for me, is getting outside of my head and second-guessing myself. I try to take the time to breathe, take my time with lines and to enjoy toying with them. How do I overcome it? I don’t know! I am still working on that. Not to give you a “Miss America style” answers, but I have been very lucky to work with really supportive people who nur-ture me on-set. I don’t know if it is part of the job of the director to tell me I’m doing a good job, or if they actually like me. Either way, it works and I feel very comfortable. C47Houston: We have seen you in several projects and in each of them you have a totally different character that seems to develop according to the part you are playing. How do you get into your character? Ms. Barlow: I love playing make be-lieve with my friends. When I take on a character, when the camera is rolling, I just pretend that I am her, that what I’m doing is “real”. For really intense scenes, that can be, uh, intense… (dammit, I love it when I am this articulate!)...it takes me a few minutes to be able to shake off the feeling of taking on emotions that I would not normally feel. For example, I am not a sociopathic murderer, I have never been killed in the woods scantily clad, etc…

C47Houston: WE first saw you Chuck’s movie and then again our ra-dar went up in your performance as Alisa in Joe Grisaffi’s “Conjoined” where you did an amazing job and, in Director Derek Huey’s new movie “Stalking Miss Barlow. YOU were outstanding in all of them. Were those characters developed or was that a natural inner state of being? Ms. Barlow: Yeah, I am a huge fan of horror. I thought the premise of Con-joined was awesome. I was thrilled with the opportunity to be an archetype in horror. The girl who would normally be killed in the woods got to be the killer. “Alisa” was so opposite the real me, it was too much fun to play her. Also, that was the first real role I had, a owe a huge debt of gratitude to Tom Long, Michelle Ellen Jones, Jake Byrd, Sarah Gaston and everyone else I worked with on that for teaching me so much. C47Houston: On the set and at that time, you really don’t have a sense of how wicked or evil you are until the audience sees your performance and reacts to what you did. When the audi-ence sees YOU perform on a screen, what would you hope they see? Ms. Barlow: I really hope they do not see me, but see the story. I feel it is the job of the actor to tell the story in a seamless way. I guess that could go either way. Lol, I suppose it’s okay to be too good, I just don’t want to be too bad. C47Houston: You have a distinction of winning “Best Scream” at Splatterfest-Houston. How cool is that? Are you still able to scream like you did before? And what suggestion do you have for someone to prepare for that level of “scream”? Ms. Barlow: Ha! I’m just good at screaming...it turns out. I can still do it. I can do it maybe three times in a row tops, then my vocal cords are burnt out for a few days and I rock a sexy Debra Winger... 25

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voice for the rest of the week. C47Houston: A lot of people NOT associ-ated with TV/Film think that acting is glam-orous and exciting. But WE know that often times it is difficult and often times you work very long hours. How do you cope with hav-ing to manage your acting career with this kind of schedule? Ms. Barlow: I was a total “newby” coming into this scene. I had no idea scenes were shot out of order, how much sitting around is involved, and doing to same scene over-and-over again from different angles. And, yeah, I do still think it is glamorous. As long as they have diet dr. pepper and maybe some hummus at craft, I feel pretty special to be there. C47Houston: Speaking professionally and in an objective point of view, how do you think your acting career is doing? Ms. Barlow: I think it’s going pretty well. I have been working steadily in the past cou-ple of years. I would love to work more of course, but every time I get a new role I’m still a little gobsmacked that the dream is still going.

Also, lately, I have been getting “meatier” roles and that is super exciting. C47Houston: Are you getting the parts that you hope you would get? Ms. Barlow: I feel like I am getting good parts. When I go on auditions, I go in assum-ing I will not get the part and go balls out. It seems to be working because I’m getting cast at a pretty high success rate. Also, I would never accept a part if it was-n’t something I wanted. And, seriously, no kidding, I would love to play “Audrey” in “Little Shop of Horrors”. Alas, I cannot sing. But in my dreams, I can certainly belt out some “Suddenly, Sey-mour”. C47Houston: You have acted in several in-die horror movies. Are you worried about being “typecast”? Ms. Barlow: I would be lying if I said I didn’t want to branch out more. However, I love horror so much as just a fan even, that if I only work in horror, and am lucky enough to be able to do it for a long time, I

will consider myself as a success. C47Houston: We have been hearing a lot about unprofessional behavior from a lot of actresses with regard to the production team and women. For an actresses, new to the business, is this a reality that you just have to deal with and how do you deal with the constant “hits” or is this not what you are experiencing? Ms. Barlow: Personally, I have never ex-perienced that. Everyone I have worked with has been amazing. They are amazing professionals, who are really caring. There was an issue on a set where I got hurt doing a stunt. I’m pretty tough physi-cally, but I almost cried in response to how concerned everyone was for me. It was very sweet. But, NO...it’s been pretty profes-sional. C47Houston: If you could, whom would you like to meet and learn from as it relates to Acting? Ms. Barlow: Oh gosh, that’s hard. I would love to meet Sissy Spacek and/or Holly Hunter I think. I look up to them because they never compromised their southern ...

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accents and they are absolute beasts on screen. Love them both. C47Houston: When you audition, how does Keefer Barlow cope with rejection? Ms. Barlow: Actually, I go in assuming I will not get the role, not a snowballs chance in hell and just chalk it up to good experi-ence and exposure. If I do get the part, all the better! C47Houston: Do you watch yourself on the screen? Ms. Barlow: LoL! I tend to watch myself with one hand over my face peeking be-tween my fingers. I have honestly been proud of some moments I have had on screen. Some other moments have been pretty pain-ful performance wise. I find the “peeking fingers” technique allows me to edit my ex-perience pretty efficiently. C47Houston: Do you have an agent? Ms. Barlow: I do not have an agent, but I am looking. That is the long and short of that. C47Houston: Do you consider yourself to be a shy person or an outgoing person or does it depend on the moment? Ms. Barlow: I was painfully shy growing up. It was almost debilitating, I would be-come physically ill at the very idea of some-one paying attention to me. I got a role in a play in the eighth grade (everyone in the class was required to audi-tion). The role was “Grandma” and she was the comedic relief. I puked before I had to go on, and then walked out on stage, and I couldn’t see the audience because of the lights. I delivered my first line and the audi-torium erupted in laughter. It was the most amazing feeling I had ever felt, and I was hooked. I became much more outgoing. I am still shy at a base level, but I overcome it by try-ing to be an honest, real me everyday. The honest real me is sometimes a spastic, super nerd, and I’m okay with that. C47Houston: Where do hope to see yourself in a couple of years when it comes to your acting career? Ms. Barlow: Obviously, hopefully still do-ing it. I would love to carve out a little ca-

reer where I could pay my bills with it. I honestly have no aspirations to fame, and I really don’t care about being wealthy. I would like to do it full time though. C47Houston: Currently what are you in-volved with? Ms. Barlow: I just wrapped on “Internal Affairs” directed by Zach Salazar and I am very much looking forward to working on “First Impressions” written and directed by James Longmore. C47Houston: Acting here in Houston is quite different from acting, let’s say in Los Angeles. As a professional, what is your business plan when it comes to this particu-lar craft?\ Ms. Barlow: You know? I should proba-

bly have one, but I don’t. I suppose finding representation would be a good start. C47Houston: On a personal level and with regard to your acting career, is it “art” or a business? Ms. Barlow: There are some days, on some projects that are more tedious than others, but still, always a labor of love. Millions of people dream of being actors, I actually get to do it. C47Houston: Do you have any advice for new actors that when looking back, you wish would you have known? Ms. Barlow: I’ve had a great time so far, and have no regrets. My advice would be, don’t take yourself too seriously. Work...

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for free (A lot) because that’s where you are going to build your re-sume. Keep your mouth shut and learn from the people around you. Being quiet, looking and listening is an invaluable tool. C47Houston: What is your personal opinion on the state of the Movie industry in Texas and IN Houston? Ms. Barlow: I don’t think we can ever compete with Hollywood, be-cause we don’t have studio backing and the budgets that come with it. However, that’s not such a bad thing in my opinion. Filmmakers here can realize their unadulterated vision to the screen. We answer only to the limits of our creativity, passion, and work ethic. C47Houston: Do you have a Website? Ms. Barlow: I have a facebook and IMDB page (or as I all it: LMNOP, because I can never seem to say it right.) LoL. Just type in my name Keefer Barlow.

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Splicing and Dicing Actress Charlotte Biggs has announced that she is working on her first film. A short film. This will be here directorial film. WE will keep you posted. Actress Amanda Maria says she is about to start her first film. She will be working with Israel Marquez. This will be her directorial film. She is set to start production in December. WE will keep you posted. Producer Josh Vargas Jason Poh, Justin Whitney, Chance Allen and Parrish Randall are working on a feature horror movie called “Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre: The Movie” or “HMSZM” for short. The story follows a struggling hair metal band that decides to record their demo in a cabin located in the middle of an infamous cemetery. When they try to record a Satanic ritual as part of the album, they in-advertently unleash demonic forces that possess all of the corpses in the cemetery until the sun comes up. The band has to either survive the night or fright their way out.

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The Houston’s filmmaker of the award-winning feature horror mo-tion picture “ Dawn of the Crescent Moon” Director Kirk Loudon and his wife and producer Julie Loudon are pleased to invite every-one to enter their projects and participate in their 3rd Annual 2014 TrindieFest Trinidad Independent Film Festival coming up Septem-ber 18th through September 21st this year, in Trinidad, Colorado. A 20-year veteran of the advertising industry and more recently a screenwriter and director, Kirk and Julie Loudon were frustrated with the obstacles they faced trying to get their motion picture pro-jects off the ground. When the Houston-based couple found their second home in Trinidad, Colorado they recognized the opportunity to bring a new and untried event to the area. Loaded with history, the bucolic town is located on the Santa Fe Trail in the southeastern cor-ner of Colorado – only 100 miles west of the Texas border. Thou-sands of people travel through Trinidad every day on their way from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Denver, Colorado, making it the per-fect place for the festival, which is now in its third year. “TRULY INDEPENDENT” is the motto of “TrindieFest” and foun-ders and organizers Kirk and Julie Loudon hold the festival each September over a four-day period , beginning with an opening cere-mony and reception at The A. R. Mitchell Memorial Museum of Western Art and ending with an awards dinner at one of Trinidad’s local restaurants. Between these events, the town will be taken over by filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals who will take in the 25 short and feature film screenings and listen to the three guest speaker presentations. The goal of “TrindieFest” is to help filmmakers and screenwriters make their dreams a reality. This is no easy task, especially in a re-mote and economically challenged community. However, the festi-val has persevered mostly due to the commitment and tenacity of its founders, who have brought and continue to bring quality films, di-

rectors, screenwriters, actors, and other industry professionals to-gether in Trinidad each fall. The Loudons and TrindieFest have suc-ceeded in their goal, helping to bring success to several festival win-ners through connections with distributors and literary agents. Their top winners work with the distributor Push Worldwide and query submission service Venice Arts. These relationships help the film-makers get their project one step closer to the screen, one step closer to making their dream a reality. Among this year’s guest speakers are distributor Jamie Thomson of Lighthouse Pictures. Also schedule to appear are some of the team that created the recently-completed Houston, Texas film DAWN OF THE CRESCENT MOON, which won two Gold Remi awards at this years 2014 WorldFest-Houston International Independent Film Festi-val. That festival took place at the AMC Studio 30 in Houston, Texas in April, earlier this year. This film will also screen during this festi-val. And independent film actors will round out the panel of guest speakers. These speakers will share their expertise of and experience with independent filmmaking. This provides an opportunity for film-makers and attendees to make connections and acquaintances, foster-ing the type of supportive independent film community the festival intends to create. The festival has given screenplay awards to numerous films that have been completed and have gone on to win awards at other festivals. It has succeeded in helping filmmakers bring films from the page to the screen. The process continues and strengthens each year as the festi-val grows and more filmmakers, screenwriters, distributors, and in-dustry professionals make connections and develop their projects. It is a festival that every filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, and industry professional should attend. Join “TrindieFest” September 18-21. For more information, visit their website at: www.trindiefest.net

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If you are an unknown writer, writing for Television can be difficult. Writing the pilot for a new series will be somewhat a waste of time. Don’t get me wrong. The art of writing only improves with practice so for that reason any form of writing is useful. The problem is, networks will only consider something they feel cer-tain they can make money with. Like the film industry, they never argue with success. What is working now is what they want. As an unknown writer asking them to invest in something new generally won’t get you anywhere. One thing you can do is write an episode for an existing series and submit that. They already have everything in place to shoot it they just need a story to tell. That could get considered. At the very least you could show up on the screen as the writer. A script for television is called a Teleplay. The core of the writing is just like a screenplay with a few differences. A Teleplay is written in episodes and acts. There are also what’s called Teasers and Tags. The Teaser is a preview of what’s about to happen and is at the front of the episode and the Tag is a preview of next week’s episode and is at the end of current episode. Teasers and Tags always start at the top of a new page. A one hour episode is broken up into four acts. Each act begins at the top of a new page. Since the industry standard is one page of script is one minute of screen time each act should be about 12 pages of script leaving 3 or so minutes at the end of each

act for commercials. If you are writing more than one episode for a series the episodes al-ways start at the top of a new page. The top of the first page, cen-tered, will have Episode One. Right under that will be the word Teaser, centered, followed by the script for the teaser. After the Teaser, at the top of a new page it will read Act One, so on and so-forth. At the end of Act Four, at the top of a new page, centered, it will read Tag followed by the script for the Tag. Beyond the above mentioned standard format the body of the script is written just like a screenplay with one exception, the use of (O.S.) after a character name in dialogue. (O.S.) is used in a screenplay and (O.C.) is used in a teleplay. They both indicate the character is in the scene but not visible to the camera. I wanted to write a screenplay off one of my novels but I could not squeeze the story into a 110 page screenplay so I created a four night TV mini-series for it. I am known somewhat in the Houston film industry and my novels are sold worldwide, but I’m still wait-ing for the right set of eyes to fall on it. Wish me luck

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September 23rd and 24th Director Roderick Emery is pleased to invite the pubic to the Premiere Screening of the first episode of their new internet Webisode series “Morning After Dark” starting at 7PM at Local Pour-River Oaks (1952 W. Gray St., Houston, TX 77019 in the River Oaks area and across the street from the River Oaks Theater.) This is Mr. Emery’s directorial project and we have seen the results. This director has what it takes to make a really outstanding product worth watching and worth investing in, should you have funds to try your hand at producing. WE will be there to support this up and com-ing filmmaker. Attire for the evening is Chic and Modern. Casting includes Tyler Prince, Letosha Davis, Ronald Jr. Lavar Lard, Steven Pradia and Deonta Ball.

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The 2014 Guest of Honor is Actor Wesley Eure. You may remember him in “Land of the Lost”, “Days of our Lives” is the author of “Dragon Tales”, hosted Nickelo-

deon’s “Finders Keepers” starred with Valerie Bertinelli in the movie “C.H.O.M.P.S.” and was the killer in the cult slasher movie “The Tool Box Murders”. Check him out at: www.WesleyEure.com Also, Film submission for regular Deadline coming up August 13th and late deadline starts August 14th through September 15th. Houston films have had a major impact on this festival and winning awards. For more information, tickets, reservations and submission require-ments visit: www.LakeCharlesFilmFestival.com

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The following is an actual account of an event as they happened. It is a very bad idea to try this. Do at your OWN Risk! WE do not take responsibility for misuse. A little over 10-years ago, my friends and I drove to a toy store and foolishly bought an Ouija Board. We had this crazy idea of testing it out and traveled to Jefferson Davis Hospital (now called, Elder Street Artist Lofts). Jefferson Davis Hospital was built on top of the 2nd of several city cemeteries in Houston, Texas. As of 1924, this particu-lar cemetery contained roughly 13,000 mostly unknown corpses. With our Ouija Board in hand we entered the old Jefferson Davis Hospital and trekked to the fourth floor of this hospital and foolishly and, at the time, unknowingly, place our Ouija Board on top of one of America's, supposedly, most haunted land sites and we conjured up those angry spirits, you hear about and see in the movies. What happened next scared us to death. What we conjured up was what is known in the paranormal commu-nity as a gigantic white orb. That orb did instantly and rapidly fly across the fourth floor and in front of all of us, staunchly demanded that we stop using our Ouija Board to actively contact those very an-gry and restless spirits that are buried on that land of a what is called, these days, as Elder Street Artist Lofts. Frightened and definitely scared we left as quickly as we could, got back into our truck and drove away. This well-known paranormal hotbox is the subject of several new projects by some outstanding Houston moviemakers. Director Peter Ollsen of the Houston Film Production Club and Director Jason W. Leal and a few other moviemakers have been shooting a few films about this haunted piece of Houston history for the past few years. The paranormal music video, “Para Degree” was screened in June of 2014 at the Fox & Hound. Directed by Jason W. Leal and Music by Nine Inch Nails, the music video and investor trailer was made to promote the new feature movie written by Peyton Cottell called “The Bone Orchard”, a story that takes place at the old Jefferson Davis Hospital. Houston, Texas filmmakers are now slowly making films about the haunting of Jefferson Davis Hospital. Making it one of the best places to shoot a paranormal movie.

Writer Brandon Newman, Director Zach Mills, Neon Iron Productions and Ever Life Productions are in the Post-production funding stages of a new Television series called, “The Aftermath” and are looking for some help in getting

this project on the small screen. Written by Mr. Newman, the story is inspired by the local refinery in-dustry and the outdoors of the Southeast Texas area. Slated as an hour long drama with apocalyptic tones the 3 episode projects follows Chloe Manning, a young woman who goes on a personal journey in order to find her fiancé Brennan Harper, despite seemingly insur-mountable odds and obstacles such as profound loneliness, loss of technology, a changing local culture and violent extremists. However, she is determined to find Brennan. Along the way she discovers the world around her including the beauty and savagery of what makes the Southeast Texas wilderness. The story delivers a universally com-pelling theme of the human drive to live while using the beauty of harshness of Southeast Texas and a coming-of-Age psychological, character-driven drama that is the embodiment of the Human spirit. By the second episdoe, enter Brennan Harper as he experiences, first hand the explosion that begins “The Aftermath”. Brady goes through multiple emotions that include grief and shock from the loss of his family. He is determined to find Chloe while at the same time he goes through his trials and meets his own characters along the way. He struggles between his desire to find his love against his turmoil that he fears that everyone he loves could be dead. “The story was created from the desire to shoot a film,” comments the writer Brandon Newman, “that highlights the natural beauty of the area and to capture it in a simple yet sweeping way that displayed the story in not just the actors but nature itself.” The series presents the tension of a potential disaster that could occur if the local oil refineries were to be sabotaged and presents an envi-ronmental approach to the film and an apocalyptic feel along with natural beauty. Produced by Isaac Fenter, Brandon Newman, Juliana Davila, Jason Cruz and Scott Monk casting includes: Rachael Hevrin as Chloe Man-ning, Brady Martin as Brennan Harper, Jim Richardson, Cintrena Johnston, Zech Turk, Roderick Green, Tiffany Hornack Maloney, Krystal Kaylee, Eric Charles Schneider, Billy Taylor, Leo Sprung and Jona Gilchrist. Behind the camera is Cinematographer/Producer Isaac Fenter whose credits include director Scott Monk’s “Going Home” and director Jose Flores’ “Hush”. Mr. Fenter is also the author of the novella “Tribes of Eden” and an award-winning actor/producer. He has years of behind-the-camera knowledge on how to make a film cost-effective and beautiful with a quick-filming pace. Crowdfunding their post-production work on Kickstarter you can help them out and get involved with moviemaking at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/1558347281/the-aftermath-series , and

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Bio: I'm a Christian Witch and a member of the Spiritualism Religion (psychic preach-ers or mediums do lead our Spiritualist Sunday church services in the holy name of Spirit at the National Spiritualist Association of Churches http://NSAC.org Contact Peyton Cottrell II on F**ebook for questions about the haunting of Jeffer-son Davis Hospital at: 713.422.3706 or email: peytoncottrellii@gmail.com

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