Louisville Director Mark E. Poole to Speak at Fright Night Film
Fest
Director Mark E. Poole, the creative force behind the award-winning
zombie/comedy DEAD MOON RISING (DMR1) will be speaking at the 2008
Fright Night Film Fest in Louisville, KY on Sunday August 17, 2008 at
3:00 PM. He will share his experience with writing, shooting and
editing DMR1, as well as securing nationwide distribution with his very
first film. Within a month of its release, DMR1 was named Fangoria
Magazine's Video of the Month. In the article, Fangoria stated
that, "All this is much cleverer than you expect, with Poole
maintaining a perfect balance of humor & horror…witty, wild and
wonderfully ingenious, DEAD MOON RISING takes home-grown filmmaking to
outlandish heights."
He will also speak about his latest project, DEAD MOON RISING 2 (DMR2),
the episodic series. He is shooting this on HD cameras with
another large & talented ensemble cast. Poole says,
"There's never been a more handsome group of zombie slayers,
ever." DMR2 will be shot in and around Louisville, Kentucky,
but will be bigger, bolder, and dig deeper into each of the main
character's back stories.
Poole will show the never-before seen trailer and the first real
episodes for DMR2 at Fright Night.
He will also detail everything it takes to be an independent filmmaker,
and the 3 things he'll NEVER do again.
One thing he will do is recreate another massive ZOMBIE crowd scene,
which will be coupled with a Halloween Ball at City Block,
Louisville. Poole plans to stage a life-sized helicopter crash at
that event. "We'll have people trying to escape, only to find
they are surrounded by thousands of zombies. It's every man for
himself, and the zombies grab those trying to hold onto the skids.
Mayhem ensues." The event is limited to the first 3000
zombies to sign up.
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