Tomorrow, after many years of blood, sweat, and tears (and we're talking literally here), 'Pisces, ARISE!' is making its grand premiere. If you're in Melbourne, come along.
We were hit by torrential storms on the weekend, and of course (in true Pisces fashion) our screening venue was quite badly damaged. Thankfully the projector and sound system are back in working order, so tomorrow night should be smooth sailing.
I predict some kind of giant weight lifted off our shoulders after tomorrow night - only temporarily, of course. It will quickly be replaced by the burden of trying to get the damn thing into some festivals...sigh.
However - history will have been made, and Pisces, Arise will finally see the light of day - but at what cost? Only time will tell.
End scene.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Finally - our cast and crew screening!
Who'd a thunk it?
It could just be the magic spell cast upon me by my evil collaborator, but I can barely get my head round the fact that after so many years, Pisces, Arise! is pretty much finished and about to be screened.
If you're in Melbourne, COME. Click on the poster for more info.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Magic Road Test
Magic. Is it real? Does it work?
Who can say?
We can say!
That is right. Not content in simply writing a short film that delves into the psy-rending possibilities of magic as a tool for dating supremacy we, the creators of Pisces, Arise! have been willing to imperil our very souls to learn the truth. Beyond the flickering fantasies on the silverscreen is it possible to use the occult arts to achieve true love or at very least 30 seconds of tongue kissing with accompanying grinding.
THE CHALLENGE:
Can magic successfully result in at least 30 seconds of making out, uninterrupted and without the assitance of alcohol or extreme emotional neediness, with a partner who was previsouly uninterested in said act.
ROAD TEST #1
Spells purchased via Internet Shopping.
In the much anticipated upcoming short film Picses, Arise! there is a depiction of 'real' magic spells being purchased over the internet but could this work in real life? To test the hypothesis the creators of Pisces logged onto that most online of webites, ebay. The first surprise was the amazing range of spells available to your online magic punter. Spells that could halt and reverse prematurely thinning hair, spells to dump a partner (which seemed a little redundant), spells for clean skin, spells for bigger breasts and spells for smaller bums and so and so forth. Even within the 'love spell' category one is spoiled for choice. The guaranteed demonic lust spell sounded like a bargain at only $66.66. (I assume the additional six represented the extra evilness required to achieve such powerful results). In the end the spell choosen for this experiment was a simple 'Win back your Ex' incantation which at only $4 did not have the hefty price tag nor attached eternal damnation which came with the more demonic options. With 227 postive comments this seller was obviously someone to be trusted and if this is to be a geniune roadtest of supernatural power it was best that the supplier was a reputable source. It was further comfort to know that the white witch who would be weaving the strands of my fate was also a "Great Communicator. Prompt. A+" and "Very Prompt. Great ebayer!". I was ready to meet my fate. Promptly.
But now, who to cast the spell on?
A little known fact (outside of friends, family and anyone we have ever met either in person or via electronic means) is that the creative team behind Pisces, Arise! were for a brief time in the last millenium technically dating. So it was decided, or at least unilaterilly decided, that the only fair way to test this spell without hurting the innocent was to make ourselves the guinea pigs.
But would these guinea pigs fall in love and produce adorable fuzzy offspring or would they be carried off by wolves of failure leaving only the blood and fur of loneliness?
The spell was cast, the winds of magics set in motion, a rendevous arranged, it was time look into each others eyes and speak heart to heart, no soul to soul and find out whether something new and beautiful was there, to find out whether 227 online customers could be wrong...
Who can say?
We can say!
That is right. Not content in simply writing a short film that delves into the psy-rending possibilities of magic as a tool for dating supremacy we, the creators of Pisces, Arise! have been willing to imperil our very souls to learn the truth. Beyond the flickering fantasies on the silverscreen is it possible to use the occult arts to achieve true love or at very least 30 seconds of tongue kissing with accompanying grinding.
THE CHALLENGE:
Can magic successfully result in at least 30 seconds of making out, uninterrupted and without the assitance of alcohol or extreme emotional neediness, with a partner who was previsouly uninterested in said act.
ROAD TEST #1
Spells purchased via Internet Shopping.
In the much anticipated upcoming short film Picses, Arise! there is a depiction of 'real' magic spells being purchased over the internet but could this work in real life? To test the hypothesis the creators of Pisces logged onto that most online of webites, ebay. The first surprise was the amazing range of spells available to your online magic punter. Spells that could halt and reverse prematurely thinning hair, spells to dump a partner (which seemed a little redundant), spells for clean skin, spells for bigger breasts and spells for smaller bums and so and so forth. Even within the 'love spell' category one is spoiled for choice. The guaranteed demonic lust spell sounded like a bargain at only $66.66. (I assume the additional six represented the extra evilness required to achieve such powerful results). In the end the spell choosen for this experiment was a simple 'Win back your Ex' incantation which at only $4 did not have the hefty price tag nor attached eternal damnation which came with the more demonic options. With 227 postive comments this seller was obviously someone to be trusted and if this is to be a geniune roadtest of supernatural power it was best that the supplier was a reputable source. It was further comfort to know that the white witch who would be weaving the strands of my fate was also a "Great Communicator. Prompt. A+" and "Very Prompt. Great ebayer!". I was ready to meet my fate. Promptly.
But now, who to cast the spell on?
A little known fact (outside of friends, family and anyone we have ever met either in person or via electronic means) is that the creative team behind Pisces, Arise! were for a brief time in the last millenium technically dating. So it was decided, or at least unilaterilly decided, that the only fair way to test this spell without hurting the innocent was to make ourselves the guinea pigs.
But would these guinea pigs fall in love and produce adorable fuzzy offspring or would they be carried off by wolves of failure leaving only the blood and fur of loneliness?
The spell was cast, the winds of magics set in motion, a rendevous arranged, it was time look into each others eyes and speak heart to heart, no soul to soul and find out whether something new and beautiful was there, to find out whether 227 online customers could be wrong...
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Musics!
In case you were unaware - there are some incredibly awesome songs in Pisces, Arise. In fact, the songs were a shiteload better than the film for a long time. Some may argue they still are.
You can listen to (and download!) the songs from the Pisces Arise website - yeah!
You can listen to (and download!) the songs from the Pisces Arise website - yeah!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
And some behind the scenes junk.
We were all so small. Does that excuses the multitude of mistakes we made? Probably not. But it's worth a shot.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
And more obscure trailers....
Yep. Following the rollicking success of my last trailer, here's one (using archival 'test' footage, when we were working out how to make a fake battered goldfish look real) that ventures into the arthouse. David Lynch would be proud.
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