One
of the most difficult parts of crowdfunding is providing contributors
with great pledge rewards. You may of noticed that some of our earlier
rewards are now gone. Sadly, the company that was providing them had to
close their doors. Fortunately nobody had yet to claimed those levels
and we've managed to seek out and bring even better ones to the table.
From here on out we're bringing you some awesome stuff, including:
Framed Art Prints
Shirts (available in Men's & Women's scoop & V-necks, as well as tanks)
Coffee Mugs
...and other clothing and accessories.
Even
though we are now shooting, we still need to raise more funds to get
everything done. Remember, if our Indiegogo reaches 6K, everyone who has
pledged will get a free download of The Art Of The Quantum Terror,
which includes an in depth look out our creature designs and behind the
scenes photos. Tell your friends and fellow horror lovers.
We were really thrilled to see that we got a shout out for our film on Fright Hype on Crypt TV, which is part of Eli Roth's Crypt Network. We love their weekly horror update videos, so be sure to "like" their page on Facebook.
FRIGHT HYPE: August 21st
VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN TRAILER!! That and the best Mortal Kombot YouTube reimaging ever on this week's horror news show FRIGHT HYPE!
Posted by Crypt TV on Friday, August 21, 2015
If you're more inclined to share video from our Facebook rather than You Tube, we've also uploaded our trailer with behind the scenes footage, there.
The Quantum Terror Trailer & Behind The Scenes
Love - Madness - TentaclesLearn more at http://igg.me/at/quantumterrorWe believe that a independent horror movie can be original, scary, sexy, and fun. We're using our passion for great cinematography and practical effects, combined with a solid script and talented actors, to create a commentary on how our society is being shaped by modern science, spirituality, issues of same sex love, the fight for freedom of choice, the questions of who we are, and what our place is in the universe.Samantha and Lucy's relationship is on the rocks, and it doesn't help that they're lost in a network of underground tunnels with a tentacled creature from another dimension that Sam's sister summoned.#Lovecraftian #PracticalEffects #Horror #Tentacles #CosmicTerror #Movie #Trailer
Posted by The Quantum Terror on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
It's been a long road, with more miles ahead, but we've accomplished
more than we could possibly imagine because of the amazing talent that
has come forward and supporters like you.
Our first wave of
pledge rewards are on their way. Prints have been sent out, and if you
are a "Voice Of Evil" pledge level, please let me know if you did not
get our email with information about how to send in your recordings.
Also, check your spam folder. You can reach me at
thequantumterror (at) gmail (dot) com
We've also be working very hard to bring you more pledge rewards. Coming soon: Shirts, tote bags, framed prints, coffee mugs, leggings, and even throw pillows. I know, right?
Thank
you so much to everyone for your support. Please, share this video, and
let the world know that love, quantum physics, and tentacles do indeed
go together.
First, watch the trailer and then I'll tell you about what we've been up to.
Here's the short link to the Indiegogo: http://igg.me/at/quantumterror
Did you like it? We're pretty pleased with it. There are issues what we're working to improve right now, such as improving our sound, but over all I think you'd be hard pressed to find anything else of this quality on our budget. I'd say that I'd bet my reputation that we'll probably finish with a better all around film than most bigger budget indies, but the fact is that anytime a director/producer makes a movie, that's exactly what they are doing. Fortunately, I've got a great cast and crew who are bringing a level of quality to this film that would otherwise be out of my reach. However, we still need your help. If you've already pledged, please share our campaign. Now what we've made our goal, Indiegogo is letting us keep raising money, so we can make this movie be the best it can be.
The Story
Samantha Carroll's twin sister Silvia has
gone missing, without a trace. The only clues that Sam has to go on are
notebooks filled with strange quantum physics
equations combined with scribblings about the occult, that have been left
behind. Silvia's ex-boyfriend and fellow college classmate claims he has
seen her going into the nearby drainage tunnels that run under the town
he lives in, however he himself is a suspect in her disappearance.
Accompanied
by Samantha's concerned ex-lover Lucy, who has brought a new boyfriend in tow, the now
group of four go down into the tunnels where strange alien creatures and
alterations of reality, will confront them with their deepest desires
and darkest inner truths. Now, the question isn't just whether they will
find Silvia or not, but if it's even possible for them to ever get out
again.
As I say in the video, story and characters count. Executive
producer James Hudnall is
known for his work as co-creator of the Ultraverse for Malibu Comics as
well as Harsh Realms for Chris Carter, and is a writing genius in my book. His revisions of the script are invaluable. We continue to talk on the phone about directors we love (David Lynch and Sergio Leone are names that kept coming up) and tweaks that should be made to the script as footage is shot. We're both very visual storytellers and we want to make sure that ours unfolds through mood, body language, the looks in people's eyes and actions, as much as through what is said.
Building Scary Worlds & Monsters
Let's talk about building underground tunnels and the creatures that inhabit them, on a micro
budget. My passion for a long time has been working with a hybrid style of miniatures, trick
photography, practical effects, puppets, and green screen composite work, both
for the screen and design. I've helped bring to life the visions of some
amazing creators, on projects like Passport To Explore, Live Forever: The Ray Bradbury Odyssey, and Harbinger Down, but I'm the director, so I had to bring in someone who I could trust to do even better at that stuff than the standards I hold myself to. That's why I made Jenna Green my head of special effects. You'll probably know her best for her time on SyFy Channel'sFace Off (season 4) but she also wowed audiences with work on Army of Frankensteins.
We're not having a go at the FX alone, though. Studio 1881 actually has no internet presence, so you'll just have to take my word for it when I say that the main creature that is being sculpted there is beyond amazing. The fact that Oscar winning FX company studioADI is contributing animatronic tentacles to our film is just mind blowing. Having the support of people with that level of achievement (the Aliens franchise, Tremors, Starship Troopers, Harbinger Down) makes us believe we must be doing something right.
The Look & Sound
Cinematographer
Anthony Gutierrez is one of our latest additions to the team. This has been an amazing development for us, because even though I had confidence in my own camera skills and artistic eye, there's nothing like having a specialist at the helm, that can look at everything that is going on in a production, and capture it in a way that transcends your average B-movie. Composer Derek Hunt is a relative newcomer to film scoring, but as you can tell from the trailer, he's come up with some haunting melodies that will put the fear, in atmosphere. (It works better when you say it out load.)
...and there's so much more we're doing right now, that we either can't talk about just yet, or would just make this post twice as long as it already is. (Shout out to David Paul, who is doing our titles & the band Frankenstein who have a track in the film.) I just want everyone to see that the stars are right. We've attracted more top notch talent than I could have ever dreamed. We've got a film with amazing visuals, themes like love, LGBT issues, freedom of choice, life, death, spirituality, science, and the passion to make it all happen. Come be a part of it.
