Indiegogo update

Hey guys,

The Midsummer crew is hard at work on visual effects. Here's concept art and animation of one of the fairies. Not your traditional type but deadly non-the-less

And here's the same concept put to animation:

As always your contribution to our Post production campaign is much appreciated and don't forget to spread the word on this great project.

Midsummer Nighmare: Post Production Campaign

We're almost there. Check out the video below to see a sneak peak of the much anticipated short film: A Midsummer Nightmare: The Betrayal. If you want more information you can always go to our indiegogo site. Enjoy!!!

indiegogo post production campaign from jeffmoore on Vimeo.

Small clip from A MIDSUMMER NIGHTMARE: THE BETRAYAL

This small snippet from the upcoming short film includes a temp audio track and visual effects. Make sure to go to our FACEBOOK page and "like" it.

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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New horror film inspired by William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Nights Dream to shoot in Butte County in… well… Midsummer.

Chico, Ca 4/11/2011 Two years ago, a group of local artists got together and used the natural beauty of Butte County to create a horror film. The result was the feature length gore-fest "Bloodwood". The film screened at the El Rey Theater last year in front of a full house and was distributed by Eagle One Media with a new title. "Bloodwood Cannibals" can now be found in such online stores as Target, Best Buy, and can be downloaded from iTunes.

Now writer/director Joshua Siegel has reteamed with old friends to bring more splatter to the Chico area. The film, titled "A Midsummer Nightmare – The Betrayal", is a fantasy horror based on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and is set to begin filming in Butte County on June 15th.

The filmmakers are raising post-production funds for this project through the Independent Film Project and have been promoting the effort via social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Director Joshua Siegel says, “This film will showcase local talent, and the fund raising campaign is a fun way to get the public involved. People can get exclusive perks related to the movie and be part of the project just by contributing a few dollars. These grass roots efforts are essential to independent films. I hope our work will bring more film productions to Butte County.”

Producer L. Jeffrey Moore added, “Raising money by way of crowd funding gives the viewing public control over the types of entertainment they want to see. The Production staff has worked tirelessly in bringing fresh ideas to 'Midsummer' in the hopes that the viewing public will be confident in contributing their hard earned money towards this project.”

Those familiar with “Bloodwood Cannibals” will be treated to some familiar faces in "A Midsummer Nightmare – The Betrayal". Kate Forsyth Corey, who starred in “Bloodwood Cannibals”, will be playing Queen Titania. King Oberon will be played by Kate's on screen nemesis “Big Papa” Joe Calavita.

Another Chico resident and former Bloodwood Cannibal is Braidon Thorn, who will be giving up his thirst for human blood to play one of "the good guys". New to the cast is Butte County native Dedeker "Becky" Winston, now a working actress in Los Angeles. Becky will be playing the story’s sword wielding lady warrior.

Chico residents and other fantasy and thriller fans around the world who want to be part of the mayhem and contribute their tax deductible donations are encouraged to visit the Independent Film Project link http://bit.ly/ifpdntAMSN and the film's website: www.midsummerfilm.com

Visual Effects Artist Tracy Chen

The Makers of A MIDSUMMER NIGHTMARE: THE BETRAYAL is pleased to announce Tracy Chen as our visual effects artist. Check out her reel below or go here to visit her website.

Post Production and Beyond

Now that Principle photography is done and I've had a chance to recover with sleep and being with my family, the time has come to begin post production on our project. Our projected budget through our fundraising campaign was not met, however we were still able to meet a majority of our goals with little sacrifice to production value.

As we head into post production we just wanted to let all of you know that it's not too late to contribute. Through our fiscal sponsorship with Independent Film Project, you are still able to contribute and write it off on your taxes. We are still honoring incentives like the ones through our indiegogo campaign so simply put: the more you give the more you get.

The filmmakers would like to thank all of you who has taken the time and money to support our production. We are truly grateful and we encourage you to check back with us from time to time through our blog and our facebook page (make sure to like it). Don't forget to pass this along to others and we'll SEE YOU AT THE MOVIES!!!

Lj Moore

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