http://www.howlingmoonproductions.net/ Howling Moon Productions en-us Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:15:22 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly Howling Moon Productions News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.howlingmoonproductions.net/images/logo.gif http://www.howlingmoonproductions.net/ http://www.howlingmoonproductions.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5 Howling Moon Productions is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Horror/Thriller Screenplay Competition. The competition begins Feb. 25, 2008 and ends August 26, 2008. The winner of the competition will be announced on October 31 "HALLOWEEN". We will have one GRAND PRIZE winner-$2000 and your script will be produced into a major motion picture. We will also have two honorable mentions. These honorable mention winners will have the option to allow us to show there scripts to other interested companies, or the possibility of future production with Howling Moon Productions. RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS- 1.The script must fall into the given category of horror/thriller. If you end up submitting a comedy or other genre we will not consider your script. 2.Once you enter your script you do not give up any of your rights to your work. Though in entering you have agreed to the fact that if you win your script, at that point will be produced on Howling Moon Productions Terms. 3. There is a reading FEE of $25 dollars for the 1st script and $15 dollars for each script thereafter. The reading FEE changes after May 26. At this point the FEE increases to $50 for the 1st script and $30 for each additional script. 4. For ease and convenience we will accept all payment through pay-pal only. Once payment has been received we will then enter your script into the competition. 5. The script must not be shorter the 80 pages and in proper format, sent as an email attachment in either word or as a PDF. Pay-pal Instructions- Go to send money. Send to raycpht77@yahoo.com Click Service/Other. Once your payment is sent email raycpht77@yahoo.com with your script and reciept number. GOOD LUCK!!!! Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:15:22 GMT http://www.howlingmoonproductions.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4 Review by MJ Simpson.co.uk/reviews/timeofmylife.html Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray? Could he be any relation to Sir Frederick Olen Ray, the auteur behind Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Evil Toons, The Phantom Empire etc? Yes indeed, this is Fred’s eldest who has been shadowing his father for most of his twenty eight years, working as Second AD, Production Assistant and other crew roles, sometimes in front of the camera too, on FOR movies such as Cyclone, Terminal Force, Hybrid and Biohazard. Let’s face it, what better education could there be? Well now young Christopher is itching to make his own first feature but rather than simply doing the B-movie equivalent of asking Dad to borrow the car, or assuming that he knows it all now and charging ahead. he has very sensibly started with a simple but effective short film, which functions as both practice for him and a calling card for the rest of us to watch. Four actors, one set. Tony Williams is Gator, a Florida fisherman who supplements his income by running drugs for gangland boss Thomas (Josh Williams). Thomas’ goons Bob (Bill Lambert) and Jackson (David Ramirez) have trussed up Gator in a warehouse where his screams won’t be heard so that Thomas can politely enquire what has happened to the quarter-million dollars’ worth of dope that the fisherman was supposed to deliver. It’s not a new set-up: how many short films are there which consist primarily of a sharp-suited gangster interrogating some poor sod? Lots. In the years immediately following the release of Reservoir Dogs, it was practically the only story that any aspiring film-maker seemed to know. But Ray makes his film work by keeping things simple. Crisp black and white photography by Lance Mitchell (who was assistant camera operator on titles like Gary Graver’s Veronica 2030 and Jim Wynorski’s Lost Treasure) gives the film style and hence gravitas and the director frames his shots with a sharp eye. The opening shot of the gangsters walking in is terrific: everything in the sunlight is bleached into non-existence, making it seem as if the men are strolling from a great cosmic emptiness into the monochrome claustrophobia of the lock-up. There’s another memorable two-shot in which drifting cigar smoke makes a point that would probably have been done with complex CGI in an equivalent scene in a Hollywood blockbuster. Anyway, the gist of the plot is that Gator is knocked about until he explains where the dope has gone. But Thomas doesn’t believe his series of stories and counters them with brutal twist-tales of his own, illustrated with cut-aways, also in black and white. Eventually Gator turns the tables, to some extent, by admitting where the drugs have really gone. It’s a smart little script, telling us just as much as we need to know about these two characters - neither of them exactly sympathetic - so that we care what happens to them in the end. Time of My Life is exactly what a short film should be: a concisely told, adroitly constructed snippet of someone’s life, a moment in time that illuminates, for a moment, a larger, unseen story somewhere. The director also handled the editing (as Chris Ray). Writer Harmoni McGlothlin is not, as I first assumed, a pseudonym but a real person. Producer Robyn Ray (Chris’ missus) is, I believe, not the casting director of that name. Brian Bellamy, who has worked with Lance Mitchell since they were Best Boy and Best Boy Electric on Femalien II nine years ago, is credited as First Assistant Camera. The special effects make-up is by Ron Karoska (Wishmaster III and IV, Dead and Rotting, 2001 Maniacs, Candy Stripers) and the special effects props by Carl Soto, who worked with Mr Ray Senior on Hybrid. Former pro wrestler Ric Draisin was stunt co-ordinator. You need two things to make any film - skill and talent - and this little gem ably demonstrates both. Copies of Time of My Life are available from the director for ten bucks plus shipping, with whatever funds this raises being put towards his first feature. It’s good to see a young filmmaker showing such entrepreneurship (especially when he could surely rely simply on the goodwill that his family name brings) so I recommend chancing a tenner on this film to support the next generation of independent Hollywood talent. MJS rating: B+ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:36:04 GMT http://www.howlingmoonproductions.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3 About the Director Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray was born in Tampa, FL, but considers Hollywood his home.  First son of B-movie genius Fred Olen Ray, Chris was immersed in the film business at an early age, thus developing knowledge of the Industry well beyond his 28 years.  Beginning his film career at the tender age of 4 months, (Fred Olen Ray's Brain Leeches) it is no big surprise Chris considers the film industry as a mother figure, and strives to reinstate some of the integrity into the business of making movies. Chris began working as a 2nd, 2nd Assistant Director at the age of 19 on the film Skeletons, and over a span of 1 year, landed a job as a Line Producer for a film produced by Playboy. After returning from a 7 year tour of duty in the US Navy, Chris is ready to renew his devotion to his first love, the love of making films. Movies Chris has appeared in...Rollerblade, Biohazard, Biohazard 2, Hybrid, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Phantm Empire, Brain Leeches, Venomous, Cyclone, Terminal Force, Star Hunter, and many more. Even as a young child, Chris demonstrated genuine interest in the intricities involved with making movies.Chris on the set of Cyclone. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:51:14 GMT http://www.howlingmoonproductions.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2 In an effort to raise budgets for upcoming feature films Apathy, Shadow of a Doubt, and Two Men in a Hearse, Howling Moon Productions presents Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray's short film, Time of My Life. Starring: Josh Williams, Tony Williams and David Ramirez. Directed By: Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray The Price of Temptation... When Gator, a small-time Florida drug runner begins to crave a taste of the sweet life, he soon realizes that nothing comes without a price, and when dealing with the criminal subculture, the risk might not be worth the reward. Four men, one missing run, one quarter of a million dollar question... Check out an interview with the director "Christopher Dogulas-Olen Ray" HERE What's it worth to you? Approximate running time: 20 minutes View The Trailor Time of my Life TrailerAdd to My Profile | More Videos Purchase Info Price: $10.00 USD Shipping $5.00 USD Domestic and $10.00 USD Overseas or e-mail howlingmoonproductions@yahoo.com for ordering information. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:20:28 GMT