Zombies invade the Big House
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Spring is the time for flowers and bunnies and baby birds, but in Bay City it may also be the time for ZOMBIES!
Somewhere, in a non-descript garage in the Banks area of Bay City, is Tom Fuller's secret "Creature Shop". Numerous times over the last year normal looking young people have entered that building only to emerge as genuine zombies! It's all part of the making of the independent film "Locked Away", first reported in MyBayCity.com last May.
The film is the brain child of local film makers Jason Morisette and Tim Rooney. According to Morisette, the screenwriter and director, "the filming has all been completed and we're in the process of final editing. We hope to have the premier in Bay City on Halloween."
"Locked Away" is the second project for Morisette and Rooney. Their first effort was the 30 minute short film called "The Watching". "Locked Away" is a full length feature which will be released on DVD. "The Watching" will be distributed as an extra feature on that DVD.
Independent films, shot on weekends, with volunteer actors and assistants is a dream for many aspiring film makers, but it's also a proven path to success. Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings") started that way. Roger Moore, Spike Lee, and the "Blair Witch Project" also come to mind.
The working budget for "Locked Away" was $15,000. The zombie gathering at the Big House was part of a benefit concert to raise money for editing equipment. Performers and bands included Ray York, Radio Therapy, Negative Sleep, Beaver Shoot, The Misunderestimated, East of Eden and Banana Convention. Ray York also wrote the original score for the movie.The "trailer" for the film was screened at the Big House. Everyone who saw it commented on the quality and professional look of the feature. In the words of one patron "that's a real movie!"
Shooting and editing the movie is the creative side of the project, but it's notthe end of the story. "We're now in the process of getting into film festivals, finding a distributor, and getting an official rating", said Rooney. "We're learning how to do all of this as we go. Just getting the MPAA rating turns out to be a big deal"."Locked Away" was shot using a professional Panasonic video camera which shoots at the same frame rate of film. The editing is being done on a Mac Q5 system. Both Morisette and Rooney have strong computer and video production backgrounds which helps greatly with a project of this size.
"Locked Away" is the second project for Morisette and Rooney and it's just made them want to do more. "I've already started writing the next feature" said Morisette. Watch out Bay City, there's no telling what type of creature may walk the streets in the next few years!
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