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    Production Photos From The Reckoning

    Here are a few production photos from The Reckoning. Sorry for the low quality.




















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    Looks cool, whats the film about?
    (sorry if you've answered this somewhere before, i haven't been here long)



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    Hey man, that looks pretty spiffy.

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    Looks rather spiffing I must say, good work my man. Gotta love that zombie too. Keep up the gravy dude.

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    Cuties and Zombies, what more could a fellow ask for?
    Bring it on!!

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    Thanks for your comments! I was struggling with one of the main characters and it turns out this girl, Sabrina Couture, is not only beautiful (www.myspace.com/sabrinacouture) but is also a great actress.

    The Reckoning is about zombies

    On a side note, I eliminated all the running zombies. I had so many 'complaints' and comments about it that we made them all traditional slow-moving Romero-style zombies. And it is working out just fine.

    For more information visit

    www.myspace.com/thereckoningmovie

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    www.pistolerofilms.webmercialsvideo.com

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    Cool pictures.....but isn't that a spoiler you've just given away in one of them?


    Looks like the blonde gets it...

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    Ahhh yes, I guess it could be...umm...ahhh.. she isn't really getting munched on...the zombie is just......horny.

    I guess I gotta watch what I post - I'm just excited...sorry.

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    wait that chunky guy i know ive seen him somewere be- HOLY CRAP ITS THE GRIMACE!!!!

    looks cool man, very cool.


    now all i gotta do is find the hamburglar and i can organise a reunion, oh and the lesbian seagull


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    Looks good, man . . . !

    Check us out at www.mailorderzombie.com

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    There are a bunch of photos now at:

    http://www.pistolerofilms.webmercial...m/trphotos.htm

    Thanks for the comments guys and remember, there could be some spoilers in the photos.

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    Hey dude,


    Nice photos, however can I give you a bit of criticism?

    You have some very spoilerish photos in there, you should pull them out. Also, I have to be honest I don't care for the zombie make-up. There is too much normal skin color showing through and when you dump this into the editor you are going to have to kill the saturation to hide the normal skin tone.

    The red heads make-up looks good but the brunettes leaves a lot to be desired. Also, you should tell them not to wear mascara to the set. Because their eyes have heavy eyeliner it makes the make-up look that much more hokey. The brunette has some blush on her face and it shows right through the make-up.

    You had mentioned you had a 10K budget? You should spend a g or so on pancake make-up and really cover them up. Also to save makeup tell people to wear t-shirts, not tank-tops. With minimal clothing it takes more work to cover up and will show more errors in the make-up process.

    Just some friendly advice.

    Quote Originally Posted by Pistolero Films

    The Reckoning is about zombies

    On a side note, I eliminated all the running zombies. I had so many 'complaints' and comments about it that we made them all traditional slow-moving Romero-style zombies. And it is working out just fine.
    Who cares what other people say, it is your vision. I had tons of complaints about the fact I have running zombies, and I say ya know what "my vision has running zombies and slow zombies. If the running zombies are a problem for you... don't buy the DVD."

    Never let someone dictate your production. If they were financially backing the project its one thing, if they are just commenting to comment just ignore it. Remember DAWN 2004 made $100 million worldwide and it had running zombies. Return of the Living Dead part 1 had running zombies and it made $$$$, 28 days later, although some argue not zombies... still listed as a zombie horror film, made $$$ and the infected ran.

    If you envisioned running zombies, put them in there don't compromise because someone has a liking to one style over another. If you start compromising now whats gonna happen when you want to make another film? Are you going to compromise again?

    If you make a good flick, with action, story, and more regardless of how your zombies move is the least of your worries. People who complain about running zombies really can't find anything else to bitch about so they pick one thing like running zombies and debate it to death. The biggest argument is how can zombies run... they're dead. Well you can answer right back it is a zombie film, you have to let part of your imagination run wild. If you're willing to believe the dead are coming back to life you have to also check anyother notions you have right at the door.

    Dude, seriously screw the complaints and put the runners back in. If you make a good movie no one is going to care.
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    Thanks for the advice. I am at $8k already, and the post production and editing is being outsourced, so I do believe we will be over budget.

    As for the makeup, I wanted to make some 'fresh' zombies. Not everyone rots the same way, and before dead people were dead, they probably did wear mascara and blush Ya, I know, I am full of excuses.

    This is my first zombie flick and my first horror production.

    As for the runners, I pulled them out because the advice I was getting made sense. We did shots with runners and slow-ass zombies and it just worked better with the slow ones. The runners just looked strange, and at first I thought it was a good idea, but it turned out it wasn't. The people who were complaining and moaning about it, were people that I can trust in their judgement.

    But this is all for fun anyways...

    Thanks
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    What was your logic behind the running zombies? Also you may trust their judgement, but the simple piece of complaints about running zombies is... ROMERO WOULDN'T DO IT. My comeback is Romero isn't directing this film.


    My logic was for the 1st 12 hours zombies can run. It takes 12 hours for rigormortis to set in, and about 24-48 once it has set in for it to loosen up which would allow your zombies to be very mobile again. So if you had runners nothing is out of place.

    I know you're doing this for fun, but don't compromise your vision because someone says differently. This is one of the reasons Kevin Smith's mallrats was a failure... The studio kept saying oh you shouldn't do this, or you shouldn't do that, and when he listened the film turned into a total turd.

    Since it is your first film do what YOU want to do, not what someone elses suggests. Screw the complainers if they can do better have them make their own zombie film. If you had an idea for runners use runners. Don't worry about logic, because again the whole thing with the dead coming back to life defies all logic.

    Make sure you have your mind set on this change because once you have it filmed you can't go back and change it unless you don't mind going out of pocket.
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    I understand what you are saying, but to me, the way I had invisioned it, wasn't the way it was working out on screen. When others started expressing their feelings they were just echoing my own that I didn't say.

    Then I just axed the runners out and it looked better and made me feel warm and fuzzy again.

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