I’ve been approached by a number of actors in my feature films for a snippet of their scenes to be used in their resume reels, It helps me to remember that my cast and crew are the real investors in my projects, I realize how much I owe them not just credits and meals, but the little extra work and a few blank DVD’s seems like a small cost, we like to accommodate them if possible.

We hung out at some creepy cemetery all night and mildly desecrated some graves, with hardcore zombie bloodlust, or 2 litters of fake blood, as we where making our story movie, it became evident that one of our actors was going to need to be replaced for a few reasons, over the group discussion we found a replacement, i hope, But i don’t know how to deal with being around the one person who i replaced, because he will be around while shooting because he still wants to be part of the movie, It’s all really awkward, it’s not like we don’t like that guy.

Still working on the new digitalnasties co dot uk site, i hope to have it open by December this year, if i find the time that is, as me and bob are helping with a small action/drama film being make in Sunderland, so that also pushing back The Graveyard of Death Part II a few months and the DVD release Maniac & Maniac 2, also we had to shop the filming on my new Zombie movie DEFCON as i lost my job a few weeks ago and downturn in both the US and UK economy it was best to stop filming till the worst economic crisis in 60 years is over or i find funding from the National Lottery Film Fund but if i did that i would have to replace the zombies with 145th remake of pride and prejudice.

We are casting for a new feature film to be shot later next year, titled INSANE
KILLER to be shot in Tyne and Wear, North Tyneside area in Summer 2009,
INSANE KILLER is an Slasher horror project, similar to the Camp Blood Trilogy, but
without a lot of the clichés common in the Slasher genre, The story deals with
the horror elements of lust and gore violence.

We would prefer local actors from the Tyne and Wear area for most roles, since
we can’t pay for travel/lodging due to budget limitations, The actors selected
for the roles of INSANE KILLER, Tim, and the victims will be required to wear
heavy effects make-up in some scenes, as there is a lot of blood/gore involved.
Also, some physical agility on the part of the victims would be nice, Victims must
be able to project somesort Terror, Some parts involve brief, partial nudity, but
here will be no full frontal shots.

The producer/director on the project is Jonathon Ash (“The Graveyard of Death,
Zombie Graveyard, Zombie Ferox, Poetry of the Dead, Evel Cat”).

Payment is negotiable for key roles, and partially deferred, but that could change
as our financing situation changes, Check back for updates. We generally work on
a very limited budget, We will be shooting digital. Mostly weekend work, over a few
weeks, Resume and headshot to info (at) digitalnasties (dot) com

We are casting for:

* Police Officers – Mid-30′s Plus, Extra/Background work, Some dialog.
* The Killer – Tall over 6 feet, No dialog.
* Chastity – Female 18 + Tim’s boyfriend, full dialog, No nudity.
* Tim – Male 18+ Chastity girlfriend, full dialog, No nudity.
* Kimberly Female 18 + Nered’s boyfriend full dialog, No nudity.
* Nered Male 18 + Kimberly girlfriend full dialog, No nudity.
* Victim 1, Female 20 + Some dialog.
* Victim 2, Male 20 + Some dialog.
* Victim 3 Female 18 + Some dialog, Victim. Simulated sexual situation and minor nudity.
* Victim 4 male 18 + Some dialog.
* Victim 5 male 55 +, Some dialog.

It seems that a workprint of digital nasties film The Graveyard of death is
available to download from The Pirate Bay The worlds largest BitTorrent
tracker we have asked the site admin’s and uploaded to remove the file
from being downloaded, again we have ask and not told them to remove it,
being that the workprint, uploaded is only 40% complete and only runs 76
minutes not the full 96 minutes (25 FPS PAL), when the file is removed we
may upload the complete movie on the web but only after we have sold the
200 steel-tin box sets.

Just had a interview with digital video magazine i recall the magazine used to be
Camcorder User it seems that the magazine has gone with dumbing down that most
UK magazines do now reprinting the same unintresting articles which are very basic,
i highly doubt they will publish the interview so here it is in full:

I am a freelance writer working on a feature on modern horror film. I would like to
include an interview with you about your company Digital Nasties. The interview
would be about what it’s like making low-budget horror films in the UK, and what
advice you’d give to people wanting to do the same. Also, stuff like your favourite
horror films etc.

The Questions:

Q1: Digital Nasties is a great idea — a real low-budget studio for
horror, doing what the fans want. But what made you want to set it up?

A1: I was at college making short student films, i and some friends got really sick
of the type of films we studied in class, the kind of mainstream hollywood films that
should never studied, one of the most disappointing, even disgraceful, aspects of
the college course was that we never got to pick what movies we studied, i was
into video nasty movies at the time and still am, we talked in class about making
sci-fi and horror films away from the college course, at the time we shot mostly
on digital 8 and the first film we made was Chameleon, and we picked the name
digital nasties as my love of the video nasty movies and the fact was shot on digital.

Q2: Can you tell us about the high and low points in making your
films? Making any film in the UK is never easy — but was the money hard to
raise, or were there particular challenges in production? What were the
worst moments, and the best?

A2.Highs, getting up early before the morning sun and getting the sets and actors
ready before the mad rush of filming, low points actors who show up one day film
lots of important scenes and the next day never show up because they had a better
offer or don’t like getting up so early ,also people on the internet who just love to
destroy movies because they are under constant pressure to produce new material
for the website and nothing better than a bad review! if only most online movie
reviews sites had mconstructive criticism, particular challenges I know a number
of people who have been turned down for funding a number of times, with the
type of films we make i don’t think the British Council or The National Lottery would
fund that kind of film! but what I can’t understand is some of the very big U.S.
distributors offering to fund the very same productions that in the U.K. no one would
put into national distribution, the best by going out and filming in a group has allowed
me to learn thing many that college classes didn’t teach.

Q3: What do you think about horror film as a genre these days? Is it
in a good period? Is UK horror distinctive in any way? Have a rant
about your views, if you will, on where the genre is these days!

A3. what can i say i’m a fan of 80′s horror films when blood and sex were
less censored and had a lot more impact, most modern horror films have lot the
atmosphere that remained consistently gritty and brutal, not the nice goreless
teen horror and remakes that fill HMV’s stores, i still think that Scream was the
turning point to the blood less teen horror of today!teenagers getting doing drugs,
having sex, then running around screaming it gets boring after 30 different series
with same theme! while UK independent horror films like 28 days later &
Shaun of the Dead are some of the very best the genre has ever offered.

Q4: What do you think are the ingredients of a great horror film? Are there
particular stories,themes, or particular types of lighting, music etc?

A4. The score can make or break a film, you could make the best film ever made
and if you pick the wrong music and the film will loss most of it atmosphere, say
you add electronic dance music you may send your viewer into delirium.

Q5: How do you get your films seen? Do you sell them direct on DVD,
or to cable or horror festivals?

A5. Most sales of digital nasties films come from the internet we set up a open
source shopping cart to take payment as we only sell over our website to keep
down costs, 100% of the money made of the site goes back into the next production,
we also send screeners out to review websites, we have not yet entered any film
festivals but we plan to soon!.

Q6: What would say are the best horror films? Which ones have influenced
you in your films?

A6. The films that have been biggest influence on us and still are Zombie Flesh Eaters
this shouts out decay with particularly effective widescreen photography ghostly
zombies, it quite a fantastic movie something that hollywood could never match,
Profondo rosso contents some stunning set pieces, visuals staging and elaborate
murder scenes, Living Dead At Manchester Morgue the impressive surreal atmosphere
screams out here with very strong plot twists with zombies infesting the isolated lakes
district, night of the living dead & Peter Jackson’s bad taste it’s so over the top it get
funner each time you watch it.

Q7: Finally, if readers were going to make their own horror film, can
you give any advice about the best way to make sure that they make a film?

A7. Get your nearest video camera, write a short story and few lines for the script,
and just go out and film it, i know a lot of people who been to college and film school
wrote two or three scripts looked for funding and never got it and give up the ghost
without even filming one frame of video, don’t look for the money because if you make
a great film or short the money will find you!

Digital Nasties Films is looking for a feature-length (90 minute) script to produce in late 2007-early 2008. We are interested in character-oriented scripts that take place in North East England, written by aspiring writers in the area.

Submission Guidelines The script should be “independent” in scope, tightly focused on modern-day characters in the North East area.

The script must be formatted according to industry standards and in a easily-printable format. We will accept PDF, Word, Screenwriter, and Final Draft files.

The script must be long enough for a 90-minute feature (roughly 100 pages).

The script should be properly and clearly copyrighted. Having WGA registration is a plus.

The script must include a cover letter and introduction, providing contact information for the writer and a brief (200-word) summary of the plot.

Please submit the script to info (at) digitalnasties (dot) com, with the title of the script in the Subject line.

Bartek Czekaj, Michael Fiddes, Gavin Ash, Bob Note and Evel star in the title roles of The Graveyard of Death, The film is directed by Jonathon Ash (Zombie Ferox and Zombie Graveyard) and produced by Derek Ash. The screenplay was adapted from a story by Jonathon Ash and Bob Note. Tim Days and Larry Atkins are the executive producers.

The Graveyard of Death follows Reporter (Ash) and Georges’s (Czekaj) A reporter from the Mirror newspaper investigates a Toxic Waste Dump in which the Army have been testing Infectious Diseases.

It’s not long before the Zombies are free and Killing, George phones the reporter to tell him about a blast seen from the closed off woods, the reporter who is not far from the woods investagates the military cover-up it’s not long before the zombies and the military are trying the kill each other, The Graveyard of Death is sure to be on its way to becoming a cult classic.

The film also stars a talented and diverse group of actors, the outstanding team behind
the scenes includes director of photography Bob Note, with Jonathon Ash, and Stunt master Bena Stan rounding off the ensemble.

The Graveyard of Death’s music score is being composed by il Kommander Gelatinoso Ninja, the movie has an December 4, 2005 release date.