Free Test Screening Of Austin, Texas Filmmaker Shane Scott’s “The Magnificent Dead” at Bob Bullock Texas Spirit Theatre
Free Test Screening Of Austin, Texas Filmmaker Shane Scott’s “The Magnificent Dead” at Bob Bullock Texas Spirit Theatre.
Special Test Screening of “The Magnificent Dead” by Local Filmmaker Shane Scott.
December 3, 2009
7:00 pm
Texas Spirit Theatre
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Austin, Texas
Free admission
RSVP to 512-936-4649 or rsvp@thestoryoftexas.com
The Magnificent Dead
Written, Directed, shot and edited by Shane Scott.
Starring: Ace Elliot, Karl Anderson, Walt Roberts, Joseph Fotinos, Gilbert Austin, Steve Uzzell, Mark Hernandez and Maria De La Torre.
The Magnificent Dead takes place in the 1870’s in the small Texas town of Rosewood where local rancher Jared Hamilton (David Lampe) and his men have declared war on the town, using fear and death to prevent a new Railroad Line from coming through.
Guided by a mysterious priest, Father Julian (Joseph Fotinos) the desperate town leaders decide to hire a group of six gunmen to help clean up the town. These gunmen are legendary, as they are afflicted with Leprosy and fight with reckless abandon and ruthlessness, for they have nothing to lose. Lead by Ambrose Pratt (Gilbert Austin) the Magnificent Dead are hired to move into the town of Rosewood to defend the townspeople from the murderous Jared.
Film Production Details:
Shot entirely in Central Texas at Willie Nelson’s Luck Texas ranch and the surrounding Texas Hill Country, The Magnificent Dead is the second feature by Texas writer, producer, director Shane Scott.
TRAILER FOR “THE MAGNIFICENT DEAD”
Please visit the Broom Closet Studios website for more information or http://www.youtube.com/user/ShaneAAAA for a look at the many projects from Broom Closet Studios including The Magnificent Dead, The Legend of Ghostwolf and Professor Griffin’s Midnight Shadow Show.
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December 9th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
I spent 5 LONG days working on this film in 2005. I stopped working on it because the only thing that would come out of working on the film and driving back at 3am from Willie’s ranch 30 minutes outside of Austin would be me hitting a deer. I was helping with set design and holding the boom pole. I got yelled at once for calling CUT on one of the scenes where the audio was blown. I later learned that only the director or the sound person can make that call. I heard rumors of contracts on the set locking people into working the duration of the film but I never saw one. It wasn’t said out loud, but through hand motions, rubbing the thumb against the index and middle finger, and not by the director, that IMDB credits could be had… for a price. To me, it made sense for the actors to continue working because they were sharpening their acting reels. They were playing characters in a genre film, were with friends and looked like they were working hard and having fun too. I feared for the crew. I attended this screening before which the director said something about not knowing if people were still “mad at him”. After the screening, we were encouraged to fill out comment cards. I did so and suggested reaching out to crew. I would like to help gather the credits for this film. Not so much as to request deferred payment, none was ever offered, but just recognition as having been a part of the crew. I didn’t pay for nor wrangle the Sony HVR-Z1U HDV cameras, audio gear or lights used on set. I didn’t invest time in writing or editing the film. I didn’t pay for the edit system. I didn’t finish the film. Letting the film sit for years before screening it is the perfect way for everyone to forget what they were mad about, oh, but I just remembered one thing, getting their name in the credits.
February 4th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Please feel free to email me the names of any other people that worked on this movie. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Also, you may go to IMDB and submit your info as well.
Thank You