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MUTANTVILLE.COM no The Worlds of Speculative Fiction Through the Eyes of Independent Filmmakers. http://mutantville.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://mutantville.com/blog http://mutantville.com/blog/fright-night-falls-conan-slips-and-g-h-o-s-t-rises-from-the-dead-on-fridays-with-mvp http://mutantville.com/blog/fright-night-falls-conan-slips-and-g-h-o-s-t-rises-from-the-dead-on-fridays-with-mvp#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:26:39 +0000 Streebo http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=3413 http://mutantville.com/blog/fright-night-falls-conan-slips-and-g-h-o-s-t-rises-from-the-dead-on-fridays-with-mvp/feed 0 http://mutantville.com/blog/matthew-ewald-joins-cast-of-g-h-o-s-t http://mutantville.com/blog/matthew-ewald-joins-cast-of-g-h-o-s-t#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:14:48 +0000 Streebo http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=1038 http://mutantville.com/blog/matthew-ewald-joins-cast-of-g-h-o-s-t/feed 2 http://mutantville.com/blog/revisiting-the-history-of-g-h-o-s-t-part-one-the-location http://mutantville.com/blog/revisiting-the-history-of-g-h-o-s-t-part-one-the-location#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:35:17 +0000 Streebo http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=930 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } Since we’ve reached the end of the first cut of G.H.O.S.T., let’s take a look back at the genesis of the project – beginning with Brento’s initial walk through of the opera house. 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Week One.Vampire Narc Grab the Mutantville Newsletter [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/revisiting-the-history-of-g-h-o-s-t-part-one-the-location/feed 1 http://mutantville.com/blog/location-locationlocation http://mutantville.com/blog/location-locationlocation#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:05:35 +0000 JohnnyBrento http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=862 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } Many people have asked how we managed to get access to such an amazing location as the historic Albemarle Opera House for our current project G.H.O.S.T.. In truth it takes fineness, accountability and most of all relationship management skills. I first met local business man and downtown Albemarle champion Gene Starnes many years ago. It [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/location-locationlocation/feed 3 http://mutantville.com/blog/my-band-is-called-mutantville http://mutantville.com/blog/my-band-is-called-mutantville#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:59:31 +0000 JohnnyBrento http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=844 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } This past week with the cancellation of one shoot and aggravation of some misunderstandings about a pickup shoot schedule have served to  remind me of just how much like a music band or even a family our group of merry guerrilla film makers really is. I can only speak for myself when I say that [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/my-band-is-called-mutantville/feed 1 http://mutantville.com/blog/mvp-picks-up-more-g-h-o-s-t-s-at-opera-house http://mutantville.com/blog/mvp-picks-up-more-g-h-o-s-t-s-at-opera-house#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:54:51 +0000 Streebo http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=828 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } Last night saw the Mutantville Players return to the opera house once more for another round of pick up shots.  Luckily we weren’t just shooting windows and door frames this week as we were able to suit up and get bloody for another cool special make-up FX shot.  Alan Whitley out his boomstick down and [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/mvp-picks-up-more-g-h-o-s-t-s-at-opera-house/feed 3 http://mutantville.com/blog/g-h-o-s-t-finale-ends-with-whimpers-and-a-bang http://mutantville.com/blog/g-h-o-s-t-finale-ends-with-whimpers-and-a-bang#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:44:43 +0000 Streebo http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=766 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } Last night, Mutantville Productions wrapped principle photography on G.H.O.S.T. after a long fifteen hour shoot.  Kathy Sandvoss earned her final Scream Queen stripes and Super Diva status by battling her way through another challenging shoot.  Thanks to our good friend, couture designer, Luis Machicao for lending his tremendous talents in supervising the filming of his [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/g-h-o-s-t-finale-ends-with-whimpers-and-a-bang/feed 6 http://mutantville.com/blog/g-h-o-s-t-haunts-the-opera-house-once-more http://mutantville.com/blog/g-h-o-s-t-haunts-the-opera-house-once-more#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:52:56 +0000 Streebo http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=717 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } Last night heralded yet another amazing day of filmmaking on the set of G.H.O.S.T..   We had an absolute blast shooting all of the elements that make horror fun – chases, ghosties, and other supernatural occurrences.   Kathy Sandvoss put on a bravura performance as our gutsy heroine enduring take after take and bump after bump like [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/g-h-o-s-t-haunts-the-opera-house-once-more/feed 4 http://mutantville.com/blog/blackout-sets-g-h-o-s-t-back-by-one-week http://mutantville.com/blog/blackout-sets-g-h-o-s-t-back-by-one-week#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:06:17 +0000 Streebo http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=661 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } We had a rather productive day of filming this past Saturday – productive that is – until we were set to roll the cameras on our finale scenes when we lost all power to the opera house.  We hoped it was nothing more than a tripped breaker or perhaps a blown fuse – but after [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/blackout-sets-g-h-o-s-t-back-by-one-week/feed 1 http://mutantville.com/blog/g-h-o-s-t-puts-another-great-week-six-feet-deep http://mutantville.com/blog/g-h-o-s-t-puts-another-great-week-six-feet-deep#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:51:58 +0000 Streebo http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=550 http://mutantville.com/blog/g-h-o-s-t-puts-another-great-week-six-feet-deep/feed 1