3/19/2023 0 Comments Call of cthulhu hp lovecraft![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The swamp was used for just one day of shooting with the cops and the cultists before it was struck and stuff into dumpsters. ![]() It looked pretty absurd in person, but with light, fog and actors, we were happy with the final results. It's hard to build a swamp from scratch, but with some help from our friends, lots of fabric, yarn and paper maché, we managed to assemble a swamp complete with ten massive trees. The plan was we would build a swamp, take it to Visualiner, assemble it, shoot the swamp sequences, then shoot the green-screen sequences with the cultists, shoot the Sun Room scenes and finally shoot some more green screen footage. Visualiner is a huge facility in Culver City, with a theatre, big empty spaces, and built-in strip club set (complete with stripper poles). So, after doing some scouting, we settled on renting a sound stage. Swamps are hard to come by in Los Angeles in the summer, and the shots we needed would be hard to setup and light in a real swamp. We came to the conclusion that the swamp sequences needed to be shot on a set rather than in a real swamp. We needed to get footage of Legrasse his men in the swamp, the crazed dancing cultists, and The Man in the sunroom. Our previous weeks of shooting were preparations for the big shoot of mid-August. Yet with the miracle of film (and Andrew Leman's relentless dedication to vintage office supplies), the erotica warehouse transformed itself very neatly into an Australian government records office. Yes, we filmed in warehouse filled with vintage smut, right in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. Our next location was provided to us by Joe and Laura of Eros Archives: one of the leading dealers of vintage erotica. You have perhaps noticed by now that we have many kindly friends who have helped us in this film. With some imaginative lighting we were able to capture the feeling of a dingy Wellington watering hole.Ī key part of low-budget filmmaking is to get your friends to let you shoot at their locations. Our friends at the Celtic Arts Center in Studio City were most kind to let us use The Snug, their clandestine back-room pub as our New Zealand tavern. Again, no air conditioning, but a smaller crew and shorter scene made for a pleasant shoot. Once again David's ability to get a shot while hanging his body precariously proved of great use. We wrapped the day by shooting in the bedroom of Hollywood apartment owned by another obliging friend. The police, street mimes and fishermen left us alone and we were able to get our footage and run. Our streak of excellent luck in not getting arrested continued as we moved to another busy beach location for another shot. With some Spider-Man-like moves, our Director of Photography, David Robertson managed to setup some excellent shots. Our first location, on the cliffs by the beach had been tagged with graffiti since our scouting trip and we were forced to improvise. Our amazing costumer, Laura Brody actually managed to cut fabric from the hem of an actor's pants and fashion it into a completely suitable hat, all in the back seat of a car at the beach. Unfortunately an actor forgot to bring a key hat from home. Again, innovative lighting by Dave Robertson created very distinct looks for the different scenes shot at the same location.Īn early start and cooperative fog got us off to a good start. Our first night we converted two other parts of the studio into Legrasse's office and the Sydney Museum. Our second weekend of shooting involved a return to Arkham Studios and shooting at two public beaches in the Los Angeles area. Bryan's hospitality combined with air conditioning made for a much more pleasant shoot. The third day of shooting we moved to our pal (and fellow Lovecraftian filmmaker) Bryan Moore's Arkham Studios. We were able to use the house for four location though, and no one actually passed out from heat exhaustion. It was brutally hot and a very challenging weekend of shooting. Our first weekend of shooting was in a lovely Victorian house in Pasadena. GOREGONNA, Ania Staniszewska and Lukasz Hak - Polish If you find errors in their translations, it's probably our fault. To this best of our knowledge, this is the 1st DVD ever to be released including Galician or Luxembourgish translations. These people all graciously volunteered their time to share this film with a wider audience. Aaron Vanek, Kirsten Hageleit, Jonathan Putnam, Mona Weiss, Dan Novy, Ryan Oliver, Chia Evers, J. ![]()
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