Questions

I've been to MIFED (2001) right after 9-11. Actually watched Lou Diamond's "Lone Hero" there. We probably will start selling foreign by that time-- but many distributors are bailing on MIFED. We'll have to see. But if the distributors are going, there's a good chance Bloodlines will be there this fall.

Dan

If you are targeting a theatrical release how many companies are existing which could handle an international distribution of BLOODLINES for more than just one or two countries? Or do you have to find a distributor for each and every single country/language in e.g. Europe?

Btw. what's the reason that for DVD releases the rights to use the songs of a movie/series are usually (?) handled differently to theatrical releases?

Dex
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/yancy_butler/

Previews, bts clips and tons of pics of BLOODLINES to check out sounds great!! I'm pretty sure that will cause some "decent" traffic on your server. ;)

With the post production to handle now I can imagine that you have to be more than busy, so it's good to hear you are having someone taking care of the page already. Are you planning to put up a HTML version of the website first or will you start right away with a FLASH version similar to the very cool ones of THE GUNMAN ( http://www.the-gunman.com/ ) and THE KEYMAN ( http://www.the-keyman.com/ )?

With so many casting agencies in LA it has to be pretty hard to find the perfect one to work with. So, you think that many of the low budget filmmakers are not really aware that they could hire stars for their projects if they tried it the right way? Wouldn't it be worth to offer workshops and detailled guidelines on that subject?

BLOODLINES also has sci-fi elements, and there are elements, seperating the story from the usual thrillers, which Lou really liked ... hmmm, I think I can say for me that this little info will make it significantly harder and harder for me to wait for the release! :)

Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply on the posts!!

Dex
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/yancy_butler/

Thanks so much for the fast reply!

Nicole

This isn't Dan, but I am a producer of the movie with Dan. The one thing I'll tell you about Jeff is that he takes his martial arts VERY seriously. So much so, that we had to ask him to be careful how hard he hit (or not to hit) fellow actors in some of the fight scenes for Bloodlines.

Here's a sneak peek at the new trailer:
http://www.s-films.com/ftp/TRAILER1c_100k.wmv

Thanks,
Jeff Rodgers
Producer
Bloodlines

Hi Hitman, Jeff is very nice to work with. He's always been very supportive of me in my filmmaking effort. In this movie, he has a bigger role. He's going to be the main bad guy. In A Promise Kept, it's not as big. BTW, Promise is playing in the UK. It's not called "The Gunman" there... so look under "A Promise Kept."

Been watching Monarch of the Glen. Can't wait to visit Scotland. My ancestry's from there.

BTW, higher resolution trailer at http:www.s-films.com/ftp/TRAILER1c_Custom3.wmv

Take care,
Dan

It's not a joke per se, but the use of the CS sounds are meant to be a bit tongue-in-cheek. The sound effects were specifically done for the CPL event. We will be redoing all of the sound effects, and this movie is by NO means complete from a sound perspective. The only sound we may keep as a 'nod' to the online game is the grenade sound, the one that goes down the stairwell.

This movie has a much deeper storyline, albeit action based, but the story is quite engaging. It has a little horror, a little CS, and a little Die Hard. Most of all the CPL talk is banter at the beginning of the movie. The gaming/CPL talk is over in about the first 10-15 minutes.

We took a chance with making a 'fun' trailer. A lot of gamers have smiled about it, but we've gotten other comments like yours. But make no mistake, we wanted to hear back from you. There will be a new trailer put together for the release of the movie.

Keep up the comments, messages, and questions. We want to hear it.

Thanks,
Jeff Rodgers
Producer/Casting
Bloodlines

Dan.

I've been a fan for a while. Been trying to track down a DVD of The Keyman for a while now.

This isn't necessarily about Bloodlines, but about your possible future body of work.

You seem to be leaning into that direction with your latest films, and you have the right directional style, so I was wondering if you were ever going to do a dramatic contract killer film? Not a popcorn movie along the lines of Craven's Red Eye, but atmospheric and thematic ones, ones that are genuinely powerful, like Michael Mann's Collateral, or Spielberg's Munich? There's a lot of room in that genre for thought-provoking drama, and as it's been used only as grounds for a by-the-numbers thriller until recently, there's plenty of room for fresh scripts.

Cheers!

BTW, we are considering using the Panasonic HVX200 as a third or fourth camera in our next feature. In the next few weeks I'm going to do some tests with it next to 35mm.