March 5th, 2013 ... Get Ready!

I know that I announced the limited "Bootleg" edition of Traumatic Possession 3D: The Tape for March 5th. It's delayed. I want to include my director's cut for the boxset as opposed to just leaving it out and making another release. Well, I want to announce that on March 5th, a 2D only version will be released via DVD-R.

I will have the disc finished in another two to three weeks as I am still tweaking the audio. The bonus material page you saw needs redone as I forgot to list the 45 minute work print version of the film. Bootleg Edition will be out this summer...

The Emotional Aspect of "Godzilla Vs Destoroyah". Spoilers...

Sure, to most, the Godzilla films are nothing more than just a guy running around in a suit destroying a fake city for ninety minutes. Most just brush them off. However, as Godzilla was what inspired me to be a filmmaker, I enjoy them greatly. Upon watching Godzilla Vs Destoroyah a few weeks ago, something caught me that I didn't really notice before. Godzilla is not the only Godzilla in the film, there's his son, Godzilla Junior. Godzilla Junior is killed by Destoroyah. And Godzilla is dying, the whole premise of this film is that man is trying to prevent the destruction caused by Godzilla's "Meltdown".

The emotional aspect of Godzilla, as he is dying, goes to his son's side as he lays there. Junior takes a final breath as his father is trying to breath radiation onto him to give him some energy. Junior closes his eyes and Godzilla just starts whaling. He gives out a roar and the brightness of his skin starts flashing like crazy as he's in distress. And before the scene could get anymore emotional, Godzilla's attacked by Destoroyah.

And when Godzilla starts fighting Destoroyah again, I see this look of anger. As Godzilla's dorsal fins starts melting off and buildings behind him go ablaze, he blows fire at Destoroyah and everything just goes up in flames around him. It's a sign that Godzilla brings hell to Destoroyah. Seeing the flames all around them and Godzilla roaring.

I think the best part about the end, is that when Godzilla's dead and gone, the radiation expulsion from his body is rapidly being absorbed by something. And when we get to that final shot of the film where you see nothing but the smoke and desolate Tokyo which looks nothing like Tokyo, we see something off in the distance... We see it, Godzilla Junior. His father's death brings him back and with all of that radiation that is taken in, he's a full grown Godzilla. We don't see him in the final shot, but, you know he's probably a mean looking Godzilla. Ready to take on any monster like his father did.

I think for the fact that they decided to end the film with Junior alive and well shows that they wanted to have a emotional aspect to the series. That Godzilla Junior was meant to carry on the torch from his father. It's a shame Toho didn't get their chance to continue that storyline. I like to think that Godzilla 2000 is a continuation, even though it's a new storyline.

"TRAUMAtic Possession 3D: The Tape", "Stories", and "Juggernaut 3D" Updates.

There's the working poster for the film. Each of those squares will be filled in with an image from each of the short films. Abby is confirmed to be writing a segment. So, six of the nine stories are filled. Two other shorts are being shadowed until we can confirm them. That makes eight, leaving one left. I have an idea for the ninth segment and I'll be meeting the person for this segment in two weeks.

All ready talking to an actress who has some professional work about popping up in the film. I will not disclose anymore information until she is signed on. I will be contacting her agent in another month when we start the filming on the segment Wonder. And for a final update, put a call out for a 2nd Unit Director in Hawaii. We're going to have one of the segments take place in Hawaii and I put the call out for someone who lives out there to take the job.

The capitalization of TRAUMA was intentional in "TRAUMAtic Possession". To announce it here first, the director's cut of Traumatic Possession 3D: The Tape is going to be retitled to Trauma and be available in 2D only. Both cuts will be available on the Blu-ray. Trauma will be released on the limited "Bootleg Edition" DVD.

Finally a small update on Juggernaut 3D, talked to a person about acting in the film. So, we might have a second unit in L.A. I will be giving more updates on the movie closer to filming time, which won't be until Spring 2014. I am gaining weight for the film and am currently at 160 pounds. I have the P90X DVDs which I will be starting here in the following weeks.

"Stories"...

I am currently working on a short film collection which will include nine shorts and they will be, at a maximum, ten minutes each. One of the short films will be a prelude to Sadisme. I mentioned it a while ago, something called Wonder and is a ten page love letter to someone and Sadisme. Ha. I will probably do half of the stories in Stories. I can tell you that the plan for Wonder is to be in B&W and have an aspect ratio of 1.33:1.

Another one that I can tell you about is Tourmente aka T is for Torture. That was originally going to be the short film I did for The ABC's of Death. However, I decided against it, as some of the specifications was that they could edit the short and that the short must be in 1.78:1 for the aspect ratio. I don't know about you, but, I can't do just matted widescreen, which is 1.78/85 for an aspect ratio. The aspect ratio will vary for each of the short films. I will be talking to Abby and Stephen and some others about doing work on the shorts.

Finally, I will be getting my IMDB page update soon and I will be going IMDB Pro and searching out indie filmmakers in the states surrounding me and try to get some acting gigs going. I am looking forward to wowing some people. And to my mysterious fan who leaves me messages, let me know what you think of Traumatic Possession 3D: The Tape.

Premiere Pics and a Something From the "Sweetie Man"!

Premiere pics:

With the facial hair growing in nicely, I really think that my appearance is becoming ideal for Juggernaut 3D.  Which is inspired by the look of German actor Benno Furmann in the film Princess and the Warrior. I am hoping to get around to shooting Juggernaut 3D in early 2014. I am spending my time writing Ghosts of Mansfield and working on notes for Juggernaut 3D and two untitled projects. I will be making one of the untitled films before I get around to Juggernaut 3D. And then Sadisme, Traumatic Possession: Rebirth, and Maze of Thought will probably be the follow ups after Juggernaut 3D.

Now, to quote Sharlto Copely as Wikus Van Der Merwe; "I'm the sweetie man!"

Here is the full length film, theatrical cut, presented in 2D. Video on top is the film; video on the bottom is the film with commentary which I recorded at 4 am this morning. I am working on the director's cut. The director's cut will be released at the earliest in March. It all depends on how fast we get Ghosts of Mansfield finished.

I hope you all enjoy the film. Hit up the IMDB page and leave some love for the film.

Happy Birthday. Wish you were here .

Thank You to Those Who Came.

I want to thank everyone who had came out to the screening of Traumatic Possession 3D: The Tape. Everything was going good, until the movie actually started. I wasn't aware that most people forgot about VHS and how VCR worked. I know that scope, 2.35:1 is my preferred aspect ratio and that VHS is 1.33:1.

I want to personally apologize that we had a heckler, two, in the audience. A woman who decided to say some foul things and walked out during the first half of the film. Then, we had this little drunk hipster twink who decided to say; "Fuck this. Fuck that. Is this fucking Texas or Mexico? Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. And fuck some more." And said this all very loudly. And it's a shame. This was my night and this little queer-bait, and I was sent this in a text message, that he wanted attention and to make this all about him. And we have the Q&A recorded and he crashed it. None of this is going into my documentary, Into the Madness.

He asked the dumbest damn questions. He asked something around the lines of "Did you not use any music because you were afraid you would get sued?" Well, you're obviously too drunk to pay attention, the film had music throughout the whole entire film. And then tried to smart but fell on his ass as he slurred in his question; "Did you see that there was similarities between this and Bridget ... Bridget Jo's... Bridget Jones' Di... Diary?"

I have the video and I'll probably upload it tomorrow if I get a chance. I do want to thank the people that did watch it and ask about all of the technical aspects of the film. We did give out a signed DVD copy of the film. The guy who won the copy was nice. He was talking about how he was going to Hawaii to surf. It was nice to talk about the place I call "home". It wasn't a total loss, but, you cannot turn back time and that heckler should honestly be ashamed.

There's always the next movie...

Hello...

Hey, I got something coming...

Starting Some Work on Nosferatu.

I am going to be starting some of the work on Nosferatu. Right now, I'll just be creating new titles and splicing in some of the SD footage into the film since the first few minutes of the film on my print is in rough shape. Was hoping to have some VCD copies of Traumatic Possession 3D: The Tape ready for the screening, but, I doubt I'll have copies to sell at the screening. But, I will have about 10 to 15 copies ready to go on January 15th. Started writing Ghosts of Mansfield the other night since vacation did not go as planned.

2013, What a Way to Start Off My Year.

Before I continue, I am not naming names here. I'm keeping this a private affair. Because I don't want certain aspects of my personal life on here. Okay? Let's continue...

January 3rd, I was supposed to leave at 11:45 in the morning. I was leaving to Maryland and I get up, bathe, and call my mother at 10:45; an hour before I was supposed to leave. I am told that a loved one is sick in the hospital. I am in a state of shock over this and I am told that we will be delayed a few hours. I am a wreck over this and I don't feel at all like I am going on vacation.

We all got together and left at around 5 pm and we did not arrive in Maryland until 11 pm. I sat in the passenger seat and just felt like shit. I had my iPod on and was playing music pretty much the whole time. Then towards the last few hours, I needed to laugh. I couldn't take listening to Rammstein and all the other artists; so, I popped on some Opie and Anthony. I listed to a broadcast that was done in April 2012 and I cracking up

January 4th, we woke up early and things are not getting better. The mood is just fucked. We went to this ceremony, again, not naming names. And the plan was just to chill for the weekend and celebrate and I could get some writing done. We hit the ceremony and went to have a lunch at Olive Garden. The mood was just depressing. I asked to go to Wal-Mart that was near the place we were at; this was a few days before we left town.

At Wal-Mart, I was looking for these $5 double feature Blu-rays. The Wal-Mart here in Mansfield is just fucking despicable and never gets anything in terms of Blu-rays. You can have a million DVDs for $5 each and twenty Blu-rays total. They did get a $7.88 bin with lackluster titles that I all ready own. The Wal-Mart in Frederick, Maryland; c'est beaucoup! Had the cardboard display and had them stacked up and good to go.

I picked up five of those double features for $5 and a triple feature Blu-ray of movies with The Rock. I got Deep Rising and The Puppet Masters; Grand Duel and Keoma; Hollow Man 1 & 2; Hostel 1 & 2; When a Stranger Calls and Happy Birthday to Me; and the triple feature which contains Doom, The Scorpion King, and The Rundown. The triple feature was $13 plus tax. Tax wasn't as bad in Maryland as it is in Ohio. I am not home currently and I am at my folks' place and they still haven't upgraded to Blu-ray. That will change here soon if I have anything to say about it.

It's a little after 2 am and I am just sitting here typing this hoping that this family member gets better. I am in a state of despair. This person was the key person who inspired me to make movies. Watching Godzilla movies with me, pretty much nonstop. The last time I spoke to this person was on Christmas as I was heading out to go see Django Unchained and this person said that when they get back from Vegas, we'd all celebrate Christmas. And now...

I don't think I'll be sleeping tonight. I am going to probably sit back and listen to comedy. Because God knows I need to laugh right now. 2012 was fucking God-awful; and now 2013 is off to a miserable start. The Traumatic Possession premiere next weekend isn't so exciting now, given that I have a beloved family member in the hospital. We need a miracle, God. Please...

-Orlando Eastwood.
January 5th, 2013.

Let's Talk Piracy.

Happy New Years. I figured I would get this out of the way. I had a draft that I deleted recently where I discussed my views on piracy. After taking a look around and fearing that TP3D would hit before release date, I saw The Hobbit had hit the net. Not a simple camera copy that was filmed in a theater, but an actual screener copy of the film. How in the hell did this happen? It's simple, someone wasn't trustworthy enough to be given a copy. The studios give these copies out but you have to sign off on getting it and agree to not lend your copy out to anyone.

Now, here's where I could be a real asshole and say that I do not tolerate piracy at all and will be a big meany and go after everyone who downloads my work. No. If you download my film, if it's a camera copy or a screener or a rip, at least buy it when it's released or if you can find a copy. I doubt there will be a camera copy of Traumatic Possession 3D: The Tape, we're only having one screening for now. We're still working on festival screenings.

But, that's just a sum up on my views of piracy. I could go on forever about talking about it. Ordered Other Side of the Game and The Samaritan on Blu-ray from Amazon and spent $12. Looking forward to getting Dredd 3D on Tuesday. I really loved that one; plus, great birthday too seeing as it came out that day here in the States. Also, getting Hometown, which is an indie film. I'll be buying that copy directly from the guy who made it. Like Psycho Street.

I will try to get the VCD copies ready to go for the premiere and try to sell copies of the film there. So, if you go to the premiere, you will possibly get the film, about two days prior to the release date. There will be a DVD-R copy that is an exclusive, just for the premiere. This special disc will have both 2D and 3D versions and will be autographed.