Because we had to shoot so quickly in filming ?Midget Zombie Takeover? (just four days on set with some cast members only around for one or two days of the shoot), we didn?t always get the best footage. Sometimes we only had one take of a scene, sometimes we didn?t have the microphones in the best locations for picking up dialogue, sometimes we moved quickly from one shot to the next and didn?t take the time we should have to readjust the lights, etc., so when editor Erik Lassi of Cold Spring Productions got the footage after we wrapped, he was worried.
When Erik showed me some of the footage (we don?t have time to view dailies on our rapid shooting schedule), I became a bit scared that we didn?t have a film, that so much of the footage was unusable that we?d end up with an incoherent 35-minute film. That?s when Erik went to work.
Employing hard work and ingenuity (and probably a whole lot of witchcraft!), Erik gradually began to use that footage to tell the story of ?Midget Zombie Takeover.? Scenes where the dialogue was almost incomprehensible suddenly became audible. Scenes that were so dark that it was nearly impossible to tell what was going on were suddenly clear. Scenes that were seemingly going to be awkward or awful because of the lack of takes were suddenly flowing nicely. I was amazed!
After many months the film began to take form, thanks to Erik. While there are still some of the earmarks of a small-budget film in the final edit (dialogue that is a little low in a couple spots, minor lighting snafus, etc.), the film has proven to be very watchable and very enjoyable for the audiences who have seen it.
See Erik?s magic at the Denver screening of Midget Zombie Takeover May 2nd, at the Oriental Theater.
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Editors note: Writer Glenn Berggeotz is very modest about Erik?s results with Midget Zombie Takeover:
Daniel Schein of Creep Show Radio Reviews said this about the premiere in Virginia:
?It was great screening, the crowd was really enthusiastic?
Daniel also gives a strong recommendation of Midget Zombie Takeover.
Listen to Daniel Schein?s review on Creep Show Radio Reviews (skip to 39:45) spoiler alerts.
Also ZMDB gives Midget Zombie Takeover 8 out of 10 and declares it ?Hilarious?
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Glenn Berggeotz is the producer of
Midget Zombie Takeover. He also wrote
a new book for filmmakers called:
The Independent Filmmaker?s Guide:
Make Your Feature Film for $2,000.
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