Retro Poster Love

Official poster for The Bloodfest Club. Printed size is 27x41.The one project that keeps giving me more and more fun stuff to do is The Bloodfest Club, and to continue that streak we just did a cool poster design. Somehow this project keeps sending me back to the world of John Carpenter again and again... which I don't mind one bit. This time, I referenced movie posters for flicks like The Thing to capture that simple, yet aged quality. Of course, once all the pieces were in place, I added some texture to give it that aged and weathered look... which I love.

I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that the Bloodfest boys keep bringing me fun stuff to do. It all started out as a little website job, and since has blossomed into a myriad of things. For example, you can see (several posts down) the trailer that I provided some original score for, as well as the final mix. It's one of those things that I love about word of mouth... I had scored some projects their editor had worked on, and he threw my name out to help with the music (it also turned out that an old band of mine had played shows with the lead actor's previous band... another connection). Somehow I got the word that they weren't happy with the mix of the trailer, so I offered to give it a stab. They liked it.

Before I forget, I wanted to share an alternate idea for the poster. One that I think we all liked, but it just didn't quite fit the vibe exactly right. Check it out. I've got a weak spot for that white logo on the red (and I've never been opposed to neatly stacked and justified text)... but it doesn't scream 80's horror as effectively. 

So that's pretty much it. Nothing ground-breaking, but a fun project nevertheless. I'm excited to share that the short film sounds like it's getting close to release, so keep your eyeballs peeled. 

Something Evil...

The official trailer for The Bloodfest Club was released today... and I'm extra excited, because I was asked to help bring it all together. I scored the first half of the trailer and also mixed the whole thing. It was a lot of fun (it's not every day I have the challenge of making alien squeals sound good), and this trailer really shows off what a cool movie these guys have created.

I got a message that the music for the opening of this trailer just wasn't falling into place, and they were looking for something that sounds like a classic John Carpenter score... so I jumped at the chance to get involved. I mean, who can pass that up? I sat down and studied for an evening... got a little sidetracked with Escape From New York, but who can blame me? The result is pure 80's goodness. 

Their website is www.bloodfestclub.com (read more about the making of that here)... you'll find links to their Facebook, Twitter and all the other good stuff there. Please show your support if you have time. Long live local film!

The Bloodfest Club: High School Janitor Vs. Evil

My most recently completed website is this concoction for some filmmakers from the area. The Bloodfest Club is their latest film, which is currently in the works. The award-winning, feature-length script (check out the impressive collection of 'laurels' on the homepage) was pulled from in order for them to shoot a short to help raise funds for the full-length... and from what I understand, that short is in post-production now, so keep your eyes out for it.

What I put together for them is an utterly simple, easy to update, Squarespace site. Because this site is mainly meant to promote the short film, we decided to keep it basic and relatively clean for a horror film (well, horror-comedy)... with the intention that the site for the full-length version would be much more action-packed and exciting. Plus, quite frankly, they're raising funds now to shoot that film... it didn't make sense to spend a ton of time and money on this site... but using Squarespace, I was able to make something that feels polished enough to be professional, but still with that sprinkle of fun in there.

No, it's not some mind-blowing, break-all-the-rules design, but it does what it needs to... plus it totally compliments the 80's, right? The red used on the page, instead of being a blood-red, is the red color that 80's horror movie titles were often done in (I did multiple screen-grabs to sample just the right color). It also reminds me of when you see blood in a cheesy horror movie and its just not the right color at all. You know, comically wrong. I think that phrase actually encapsulates everything we were going for with this... comically wrong.

I'm excited to see where this project goes... it's definitely one to watch. I mean, seriously... who wouldn't be stoked about seeing the horror version of The Breakfast Club? I know am.

www.bloodfestclub.com