So, here we go...For our MFA thesis film, my wife (Jennifer Cooper) and I are producing an anthology horror feature called 5 Faces of Hell. It consists of five sequences, as well as a wrap-around story that connects the leads of the segments (structurally it's like some of the Amicus horror anthologies, especially Dr. Terror's House of Horrors [1965] and Tales from the Crypt [1972]).
We chose the anthology approach in part because it has allowed us to take on different duties for different segments. So, we have each gotten to do some writing, some directing, some shooting, some editing, etc. Also, it's letting us display our range in terms of genre and style. Each of the five segments is in a different sub-genre of horror, and each employs a different visual style, usually drawing from a particular era in horror film history.
We wrapped principal photography in mid-July. We've got a handful of pickups still to shoot, but at this point we're primarily focused on post-production (everything is at least at rough cut stage, some of the segments are now fine cuts, and one is very near to picture lock). We'll be starting a crowdfunding campaign soon to try to finance some of the post expenses (mostly paying for a composer and a good re-recording mixer) and festival submission costs.
We haven't yet cut together a trailer for the full feature, but we have short teasers for each of the five segments. I'm not going to post them all at once. Instead, I'll try to do about one per day for the next few days.
So, to start with, here's the trailer for the first segment, "Charlotte on the Rebound." This is our take on the psycho thriller genre.
Directed by Evan A. Baker, written by Jennifer Cooper, director of photography Jennifer Cooper
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And here's the trailer for segment number two, "Rappaccini's Formula." This is our riff on body horror.
Directed by Evan A. Baker, written by Evan A. Baker and Justin Bloch, director of photography Jennifer Cooper
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And now the trailer for our third segment, "Conversations with Emily." Here our big influence was gothic horror.
Written and directed by Jennifer Cooper, director of photography Evan A. Baker
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Up next is the trailer for segment four, "Don't Demonize Daniel!" This was our approach to a satanic cult movie.
Written and directed by Justin Bloch, director of photography Evan A. Baker
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The fifth and final segment is "Lisa the Vampire," which is, obviously, a vampire story. We went for a 70s aesthetic with this one.
Directed by Evan A. Baker, written by Evan A. Baker and Jennifer Cooper, director of photography Jennifer Cooper
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And my wife has now assembled an unofficial music video/extended trailer for the full feature!
