Hey – looky looky here! The feature film "Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back" that was filmed in North Bay in the fall of 2009 is starting to shape up. In fact, it's reached the point that Andrew Cymek (Writer & Director) and Brigitte Kingsley (Producer & Actor) have put together a teaser trailer. Looky below for the trailer:
Why am I so jazzed? Because I acted as AC2 for the shoot, which means I didn't op. the camera – in general I clapped, slated, watched, timed, reported, etc. – but one fine day, for one miniscule moment, I did operate the RED cam and ended up capturing around 5 seconds of action. Of those 5 seconds, at least half-a-second of that footage ended up in the teaser.
Yippee! I'm now a professional cinematographer! [grin - commence your eye-rolling and snorting in exasperation!]
The teaser looks great [Ed Grimly voice on] I must say [Ed Grimly voice off].
Landy Cannon's hair and chin are awesome, Brigitte Kingsley's … um… eyes are a sight to behold, Cory Lee & Kyle Buchanan are too innocent looking to actually be innocent, Nug Nahrgang steals each scene with his comedic talents, and of course North Bay native Matti Mclean geeks it up so he can throw it down with the best of 'em.
As for the crew, the efforts of Doug Lentz (Editor, Motion Graphics, CGI artist, native son of North Bay), Josh Fraiman (AC1), Seth Rossman (Makeup , SFX) and Jim Peacock (Set Design, SFX) are amply visible on screen.
As for the off-screen crew (i.e. the little people), all I can say is the slating was magnificent!
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I know, I know – the movie ain't even out yet and I'm going to blow a crucial plot point.
For those sensitive purist types, DON'T highlight the next line, and you'll be saved from this evil evil knowledge:
The butler does it.
What, you think I'd actually blow a plot point on DR2 prior to release? No way – Brigitte would come back up just to kick my ass!
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