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<body> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="800" cellpadding="0" height="100%"> <tr> <td width="100" rowspan="3" background="../stylepix/square.gif" valign="top">  </td> <td width="4" rowspan="3"></td> <td width="592" height="1%" valign="top"> <p align="center">  </td> <td width="4" rowspan="3"></td> <td width="100" rowspan="3" background="../stylepix/squareright.gif" valign="top">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="592" valign="top" height="99%">  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="205" align="right"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p align="right"><img border="0" src="../stills/gorefeast-poster.jpg" width="200" height="283"></td> </tr> </table> <p><b>Your upcoming movie <i>Gore Feast</i> - in a few words, what is it going to be about?</b> <p>  <p><b>Gore Feast</b> is about twisted lives.<p> <p><b>What were your sources of inspiration when dreaming up <i>Gore Feast</i>?</b><p> <p>I was inspired by the work of Herschell Gordon Lewis <i>[<a href="herschellgordonlewis(9-08).shtml"><b>Herschell Gordon Lewis</b> bio - click here</a>]</i>, <b><a href="../movies/texaschainsawmassacre(1974).shtml">Texas Chainsaw Massacre</a></b> and numerous 80's slasher's such as the <b><i><a href="../research/resultserieslinks.shtml?Friday the 13th"> Friday the Thirteenth</a></i></b> films.<p> <p><b>Why did you choose the anthology format for <i>Gore Feast</i>, and where do you see the advantages and challenges there?</b><p>  <p>I chose the anthology format because I love those old <b><i><a href="../research/resultserieslinks.shtml?Amicus omnibus movies"> Amicus compendium films</a></i></b>. I find that with anthologies even if you don't like one story you might really like the next story. Also I have been making short films since 2008 and writing an anthology seemed less daunting than writing one long feature length story. </p> <p> <p><b>Now the title <i>Gore Feast</i> alone suggests quite a bit of, duh, gore - so do talk about the bloody bits you have planned for your movie, and how do you intend to achieve them?</b><p>  <p>Recently I have been working with two exceptional SFX makeup artists, Jenny Gilbert and Natasha Mann-Harwood, who specialise in SFX makeup on a low budget. Needless to say they will be creating plenty of gore including: stabbings, mutilations, dismemberments.</p> <p> <p><b>Do talk about your movie's overall approach to horror, and is horror a genre at all dear to you, and why (not)?</b><p>  <p><b>Gore Feast</b> has an over the top and comical approach to horror similar to Peter Jackson's film <b>Braindead</b>. Horror is extremely dear to me, however I'm not a big fan of modern supernatural and paranormal horror I find them boring and feel they lack the atmosphere of <a href="../research/resultprodlinks.shtml?Hammer"><i> Hammer</i></a> horror and <i><a href="../research/resultprodlinks.shtml?Amicus"> Amicus</a></i> films <i>[<a href="amicus(12-09).shtml">the <b>Amicus</b> story - click here</a>]</i>.</p> <p> </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="355" align="left"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img border="0" src="../stills/gorefeast-1.jpg" width="350" height="259"></td> </tr> </table> <p><b>A few words about the film's intended overall look and feel?</b><p> <p>I want <b> Gore Feast</b> to have a look that is a modern twist on classic slasher films such as <b><a href="../movies/texaschainsawmassacre(1974).shtml">Texas Chainsaw Massacre</a></b> and <b><a href="../movies/halloween(1978).shtml">Halloween</a></b>.<p> <p><b>Anything you can tell us about <i>Gore Feast</i>'s key cast and crew yet, and why exactly these people?</b><p>  <p>Aside from SFX makeup artists Jenny Gilbert and Natasha Mann-Harwood, there are a number of directors of photography including Nicholas Wright and Edward Dinnage who will be working on <b> Gore Feast</b>. I have worked with Nicholas Wright before on a short called <b> Deathface</b> and I worked with both Nicholas Wright and Edward Dinnage on the <b>Gore Feast</b> trailer and both did exemplary work. Another DoP working on <b> Gore Feast</b> is Sigita Silina whose work I have seen previous examples of and have been impressed. John H. Shelton <i>[<a href="johnhshelton(6-16).shtml"><b>John H. Shelton</b> interview - click here</a>]</i>, a close friend of mine, is producing <b> Gore Feast</b>. As regards cast, very few parts have been filled. I can say that Rachael Caulton will be starring in <b> Gore Feast</b> and playing more than one role. Rachael is a 23 year old Nottingham-based actor and I was extremely impressed with her work on the Gore Feast Trailer.</p> <p> <p><b>As far as I know, you're currently running a fundraiser for <i>Gore Feast</i> - so do talk about your campaign for a bit!</b><p>  <p>An IndieGoGo campaign is being launched at 1am on Tuesday 28th March. We are looking to raise ten thousand pounds for <b> Gore Feast</b>. We have a number of unique perks including signed photos of <b> Gore Feast</b> star Rachael Caulton, <b> Gore Feast</b> posters signed by myself, masks to be worn by characters in <b> Gore Feast</b>, digital downloads of some of my previous shorts unavailable online and associate producer credits.</p> <p><b><a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gore-feast-directed-by-john-wt-horror#/" target="_blank">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gore-feast-directed-by-john-wt-horror#/</a></b></p> <p> </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="225" align="right"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p align="right"><img border="0" src="../stills/gorefeast-2.jpg" width="220" height="355"></td> </tr> </table> <p><b>Once the budget's in place, what's the schedule, and any idea when and where the film might be released onto the general public yet?</b><p>  <p>We are looking to shoot <b> Gore Feast</b> during the summer and autumn of this year. Hopefully <b> Gore Feast </b> will premier just before Halloween at <i> Mayhem Film Festival </i> 2018. I feel this will be a fitting premiere as my first short <b> The Unknown Serial Killer</b> premiered at <i> Mayhem Film Festival</i> in 2008. <i> Mayhem Film Festival</i> has also supported and screened a number of low budget features from British directors including <b> Colin and Monsters</b>.</p> <p> <p><b>Any future projects beyond <i>Gore Feast</i>?</b><p> <p>I would like to make one of the stories in <b> Gore Feast</b> into a feature film.<p> <p><b>What got you into filmmaking in the first place, and did you receive any formal training on the subject?</b><p>  <p>I started writing scripts in early 2008. I then did a course at <i> The Broadway Cinema</i> in Nottingham, Directing for Drama, by Steven Sheil, director of <b> Mum and Dad</b> and <b> Dead Mine</b> among other notable films. I then did a National Diploma in Film and TV Production between September 2008 and July 2010 at <i> Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies</i>.</p> <p> <p><b>What can you tell us about your filmwork prior to <i>Gore Feast</i>?</b><p>  <p>Prior to <b>Gore Feas</b>t I have made a number of shorts including <b>The Unknown Serial Killer</b>, <b>Unstoppable Killing Machine</b>, <b>Jack the Ripper Gave Birth to the 20th Century</b> and two recently finished shorts, <b>Deathface</b> and <b>Serial Killing for Beginners</b>.</p> <p> <p><b>How would you describe yourself as a director?</b><p>  <p>I would describe myself as someone who spends as much time directing actors as he does concentrating on the camera and crew.</p> <p> <p><b>Filmmakers who inspire you?</b><p> <p>The filmmakers that inspire me include Hershell Gordon Lewis <i>[<a href="herschellgordonlewis(9-08).shtml"><b>Herschell Gordon Lewis</b> bio - click here</a>]</i>, Tobe Hooper, Tim Burton, Yoshiro Nishimura and Michael Powell.<p> <p><b>Your favourite movies?</b><p> <p>My favourite movies are <b><a href="../movies/wizardofgore(1970).shtml"> The Wizard of Gore</a></b>, <b><a href="../movies/texaschainsawmassacre(1974).shtml">Texas Chainsaw Massacre</a></b>, <b><a href="../movies/murdersetpieces(2004).shtml">Murder Set Pieces</a></b>, <b> Tokyo Gore Police</b>, <b><a href="../movies/witchfindergeneral(1968).shtml"> Witchfinder General</a></b> and <b> A Matter of Life and Death</b>.<p> <p><b>... and of course, films you really deplore?</b><p>   <p><b><a href="../movies/blairwitchproject(1999).shtml">The Blair Witch Project</a></b> - nothing actually happens in it whatsoever until the end which is terrible. It is also a poor man's <b> The Last Broadcast</b>, which is a great film.<p> <p><b>Your/your movie's website, Facebook, IndieGoGo whatever else?</b><p>  <p><b><a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gore-feast-directed-by-john-wt-horror#/" target="_blank">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gore-feast-directed-by-john-wt-horror#/</a></b></p> <p><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JohnWTGoreFeast/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/JohnWTGoreFeast/</a></b></p> <p><b><a href="https://purpleport.com/portfolio/jony/?referrer=jony" target="_blank">https://purpleport.com/portfolio/jony/?referrer=jony</a></b></p> <p> <p><b>Anything else you're dying to mention and I have merely forgotten to ask?</b><p> <p>This is probably obvious, but this film is in part a tribute to Hershell Gordon Lewis.<p> <p><b>Thanks for the interview!</b> <p> <p>Thanks for the interview to you too, Mike! <p>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="592" valign="top" height="1%">  <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> currentyear = "2010"; </SCRIPT> <SCRIPT language="JavaScript" src="../scripts/endcreditsart.js"></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> dosworsdonn(); </SCRIPT> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body>