Frightmare, Zombiewalk and Dirt Nap Mixer

I have finally harnessed the strength to pull myself out of bed after a chemical induced coma. A bad diet over the last three days coupled with soda, fried bread and beer will practically kill me at my age. Yet, here I am drinking water all day and I feel like a new person. Saturday morning the RADFX crew arrived on scene to film the DFW Zombie Walk. This was my first Zombie Walk and my first live field test for filming anything and everything. I got to see first hand Evil John work his magic and really get gory on some people. His special effects are top notch. We had no problems getting access to everything as we had these really nice FILM CREW badges courtesy of one Jallen (what a super fellow and smart too.) It is amazing what 'Proper Badges' can get you when you have a seventeen pound camera on your shoulder and a faux reporter sticking a mic in your face. (wink, wink) Props to Trish !!! After the Zombie Walk I proceeded to wander the dealers room inside the Frightmare where I had the privilege of speaking to Jarlath Conroy (Day of the Dead), James Hampton (Teen Wolf), William Katt (Greatest American Hero) and Julian Sands (Warlock.) I spent an hour watching Evil John Mays doing head wounds on people. He averaged about fifteen minutes per wound but some were so horrible that I had to wonder if he clubbed people in the head with an axe when no one was watching. That evening up in the hotel room on the sixth floor the first official Dirt Nap mixer commenced and I spent the next few hours telling the plot of the movie and explaining the ideas and designs behind it. The teaser that was shown was cut together very well by Arlo. We even have official Dirt Nap t-shirts for sale if you are interested. Not knowing what to expect but going into it with an open mind and heart full courage, I learned that everyone there is just a person. It doesn't matter what side of the table you are on. It was a great experience for me and I took a few words of wisdom to heart and will keep them with me. "There is only one director, so make your movie the way you want it." I will do just that. In time I hope that one day I will be sitting behind one of those tables and some young person asks me how I got started making movies. I can only imagine the response I would give at that time but it might start with the words "I was not doing what I love so I..."

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