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“Sins of the Father” – My FIRST Short Horror Film now live on YouTube

“Sins of the Father,” my short horror film about an unintended victim of corporal punishment, is available for your viewing pleasure at YouTube and at the link below.

Why did I make a movie when I’ve got such an soft reviewing job being the Guy who Hates Everything? Couple reasons:

I’m a tech at an alternative high school and one of the true joys I’ve had this fall has been providing hands on technical support for a film-making class. There’s a certified teacher who’s really in charge, but I’ve had the opportunity to do all sorts of magic and mischief. I’ve shown folks how to do storyboards by writing a tale about a lonely inter-galactic dragon; I’ve had a chance to portray an enthusiastic Frenchman and I’ve helped students use green screens to visit Paris and clone themselves. This Christmas break, I decided to treat myself and make my OWN short film.

And the second reason is because Bloody Cuts UK is sponsoring a contest for 3-minute horror films with some KILLER prizes, namely the “Bloody Cuts Who’s There Film Challenge.” I’ve blogged about Bloody Cuts before — in particular reference to “Suckablood” — since I’m rather a fan of short horror films. The panel of judges they’ve assembled is first rate including Drew Daywalt (whose work I gave a shout-out to in my review of the Three Corpse Circus) the Soska Sisters (makers of “American Mary”), some new-comer named Joe Dante and others… but I gave a real fan-boy squee when I heard Ryan Connolly was involved. His “Film Riot” video podcast gives great practical advice about film-making while being entertaining as heck. I’d show it in class… but it’s not boring enough for school.

I’ve watched some of the other entries and frankly, I don’t stand a chance. If you’ve got a few spare HOURS to kill, do a search for “Who’s There Film Challenge” on YouTube. There have been over 50 entries made just today! And the glory of watching them, like watching a festival of short films like Three Corpse Circus, is that even if one entry isn’t your cup of tea, you only have to wait three minutes for another one.

I will likely produce a “Making Of…” video this week where I provide a list of all the mistakes I made along the way, but right now, I feel great to have something I can share.