ross partridge ( born february 26 , 1968 ) is an american actor , director , screenwriter and producer .

he has worked on a number of films produced by kevin spacey 's production company trigger street productions , including interstate 84 as writer and director , which was shown at the 2000 toronto international film festival , and the pbs documentary america rebuilds : a year at ground zero , narrated by spacey .

his most notable work is the 2015 adaptation of the book lamb , which partridge wrote , starred in and directed .

he also has a recurring role in the critically acclaimed netflix science fiction series stranger things .

ross partridge

ross partridge was born on february 26 , 1968 in kingston , new york , usa as ross whitman partridge . he is an actor and producer , known for
- daniel wu / ross partridge / cherry glazerr ( 2015 ) . . . himself - guest
ross partridge directs himself in this tricky yet clear - eyed adaptation of bonnie nadzam ' s novel .
ross partridge is an american actor who portrayed lonnie byers in the netflix original television series stranger things .
ross partridge , oona laurence , jess weixler , tom bower , scoot mcnairy , joel murray , lindsay pulsipher , jennifer lafleur , ron burkhardt .
“lamb , ” with ross partridge , the director , left , as the title character and oona laurence as the girl he takes on a journey .
with : ross partridge , oona laurence , jess weixler , tom bower , scoot mcnairy , joel murray , lindsay pulsipher , jennifer lafleur , ron burkhardt .
steve coogan - 2008 - 09 - 12 - jonathan ross [ couchtripper ] . avi
steve coogan on the jonathan ross show full interview ( 20 - 4 - 13 ) .
when steve coogan was on the jonathan ross show as alan partridge to promote his new book . broadcast on 1st october 2011 . check out my family guy vid - urltoken
- the pressure to murder ( 1996 ) . . . eric temple ( as ross patridge )
ross also lived with actor michael paul for more than twenty years , until his death in 2011 .
april ross is a beach volleyball player who , along with teammate jennifer kessy , is a dominant figure on the international circuit . ross and kessy took the silver medal at the 2012 summer olympic games .
production : a shot clock presentation in association with silent helicopter . produced by mel eslyn , taylor williams . executive producers , ross partridge , william ruch . co - producer , jennifer lafleur .
paste : wow…alright , so let’s hit the pause button . lafleur : pause . now we go to ross .
with : dax shepard ( darren ) , katie aselton ( annie ) , frankie shaw ( coffee girl ) , ross partridge ( bartender ) , sean nelson ( john ) and bellamy young ( jessica ) .
it all starts pleasantly enough . partridge introduces his guest keith hunt , the fictional new host of
ross partridge doesn’t harbor any illusions about the controversial nature of his feature film , “ lamb , ” a project that he deems both “troubling” and emblematic of audiences’ desires to box emotionally fraught stories into easily consumable boxes .
paste : nice . and ross , how about you ? have you found the next novel to adapt ? partridge : i have not . i am looking . i’m open to suggestions . i’m reading a bunch of stuff .
as self - made men who are victims of a biased media , perhaps trump and partridge will get along swimmingly . partridge , as the most abrasive persona of the nineties , has perhaps inadvertently inspired farage , and farage inspires trump . in fact , all told , partridge has a lot to answer for .
paste : so i understand . and was that a good experience , ross ? should we all be looking forward to that ?
tracee ellis ross is an american actress known for roles on such tv shows as ' girlfriends ' and ' black - ish . '
paste : who should go first , who’d make for a better story ? partridge : jenn should go first .
on the big screen , ross appeared in the drama the evening star ( 1996 ) with shirley maclaine and bill paxton . this film was the sequel to the 1983 hit tear - jerker terms of endearment . a pop culture icon , ross also appeared in celebrity ads promoting milk with fellow famous tv moms shirley jones of the partridge family and florence henderson of the brady bunch in 1998 .
actress marion ross became one of america ' s favorite television moms in the 1970s for playing mrs . c on the sitcom happy days .
a dangerously unclassifiable relationship between two lost and lonely individuals is the focus of “lamb , ” writer - director - star ross partridge’s beautiful and troubling sophomore feature . in adapting bonnie nadzam’s novel about a middle - aged man who befriends a young girl and coaxes her into joining him for a week at his rural hideaway , partridge navigates risky material with assurance , [ … ]
in addition to film , ross worked steadily on the small screen as well . she made guest appearances on such shows as the lone ranger and perry mason . in the early 1960s , ross landed her first television series . she appeared on the short - lived the gertrude berg show .
as a teenager , ross and her family moved to san diego , california , where she enrolled at san diego state college . there , she continued to pursue her passion for performing . ross & apos ; s talent became apparent early on—she earned the title of
most outstanding actress
during her first year .
according to legend , betsy ross made the first american flag . despite a lack of credible evidence to support this , she remains an icon of american history .
partridge describes himself as
misled
about participating in the not - entirely complimentary portrayal of his life as a failed bbc broadcaster .
known for his fast and easy
wet - on - wet
painting technique , bob ross reached millions of art lovers with his popular television program the joy of painting .
ross partridge has been cast opposite winona ryder in netflix’s supernatural period drama stranger things . described as a love letter to the ’80s classics that captivated a generation , stranger things is set in 1980 indiana , where a young boy vanishes into thin air . as friends , family and local police search for answers , they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top - secret experiments , terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl . partridge will play lonnie , the disgruntled albeit charming ex - husband of joyce ( ryder ) . stranger things is written by matt duffer and ross duffer , who also executive produce with shawn levy , and dan cohen . partridge , repped by icm partners and weiner management , recently wrapped billy ray’s secret in their eyes and also wrote , directed and starred in the independent film lamb .
head to soho ! join director and actor ross partridge and actor oona laurence for a discussion and q & a about
lamb .
the provocative film—based on bonnie nadzam’s novel—centers on the unusual friendship between david lamb ( partridge ) and tommie ( laurence ) , a neglected 11 - year - old girl he’s drawn to . when he takes her on a road trip from chicago to the rockies , the journey shakes them in ways that neither expects . don ' t miss it !
after happy days ended , ross went on to appear in a number of different tv shows . she played a grandmother on the early 1990s sitcom brooklyn bridge . later in the decade , ross landed a recurring role as drew carey & apos ; s mother on the drew carey show . she also appeared on several episodes of that & apos ; 70s show as well .
in an interview at the times , mr . partridge spoke about the film and the complicated friendship at its center . here are excerpts from the conversation .
born in minnesota in 1928 , actress marion ross made her film debut in 1953 & apos ; s forever female . she later became famous for playing mrs . c on the sitcom happy days , which aired from 1974 - 84 . afterward , ross worked on such series as brooklyn bridge and the drew carey show . more recently , she appeared on nurse jackie and the middle .
after all , the veteran broadcaster might feel that their backgrounds are similar . partridge is , like trump , a shameless self - promoter . when he appeared on
american businessman ross perot ran for the u . s . presidency as an independent candidate twice , in 1992 and 1996 . he is one of the most successful third - party candidates in american history .
paste : are you looking through the staff picks at a local bookstore of every town you go to ? partridge : yeah , yeah . that’s how i roll . i just do staff picks and then we’ll see . lafleur : that’s it . that’s actually not a bad idea . partridge : it’s not a bad idea at all .
if that sounds familiar , it’s because partridge , like today ' s post - truth politicians , channels the worst excesses of the privileged white man who considers himself nonetheless a victim .
singer and actress diana ross was part of the 1960s pop / soul trio the supremes before embarking on a successful solo career , also starring in such films as ' lady sings the blues ' and ' the wiz . '
beloved television actress marion ross was born on october 25 , 1928 , in albert lea , minnesota , and dreamed of becoming an actress at an early age . when ross was just 13 years old , she changed the spelling of her name from
marian
to
marion
because she thought it would look better on a marquee . she started taking drama lessons as a high school student at minneapolis & apos ; macphail center for the arts .
. but his guest quickly wins the crowd over by using his catchphrase and having it completed by the audience . partridge , wounded , then spends the rest of the segment trying to ruin hunt .
paste : she’s like a hurricane - force breath of fresh air . partridge : yeah . it’s not like a gentle breeze , it’s like a “oh , here comes the force . ” [ laughs ]
he brings hunt ' s son on stage , but warns hunt that he can ' t talk to his son , because he doesn ' t have custody that weekend . partridge proceeds to humiliate hunt live on air , by showing how he has forgotten his estranged son’s birthday . “don’t despair , ” partridge then comforts the son .
we’ve got you a present . we’ve got you an alan partridge tie and blazer badge combination pack – there we go , you take that – and not only that , we’ve got you an all - expenses - paid trip to disneyland with your mummy and her partner this weekend ! ”
paste : maybe a fallback plan ? partridge : maybe something with stability would have been the perfect remedy for someone like me , but no . lafleur : maybe a completely useless minor in something like computer sciences .
nigel farage famously copied partridge ' s blazer , but the two men ' s resemblance is more than sartorial – it extends to the former ukip leader ' s anti - immigration stance and his “traditional” views on women .
if you’re an indie film fan , you’ve probably seen at least a few of the performances of ross partridge—perhaps the off hours , baghead , cold turkey or this year’s lamb ( which he also wrote and directed ) —and of jennifer lafleur—perhaps the do - deca - pentathlon or the midnight swim . if you’ve seen their performances , you know how talented they are . and , if you’ve met either of them , probably walking around a film festival , you know how wonderful they are .
this nostalgic sitcom proved to be a big hit with tv viewers , and ran from 1974 - 84 . several years after happy days went off the air , the show remained popular in syndication . ross received two emmy award nominations for her work on the series .
crew : directed , written by ross partridge , based on the novel by bonnie nadzam . camera ( color , widescreen , hd ) , nathan m . miller ; editor , chris donlon ; music , daniel belardinelli ; music supervisor , marguerite phillips ; production designer , lanie faith marie overton ; art director , sarah eslyn ; costume designer , diaz ; sound , james weidner ; sound designer / re - recording mixer , kelsey wood ; assistant director , drew langer ; casting , allison estrin .
paste : how bad was this mustache ? was it like the hitler mustache , like michael jordan ? lafleur : no… partridge : it was more like tom selleck . lafleur : yeah , it was more like tom selleck .
paste : no doubt . i have used the phrase “breath of fresh air” to describe jenn much more than once . partridge : now it’s more like she’s a breath of fresh air that comes in like a goddamn hurricane .
, therefore , makes perfect sense . but , given the international aspirations of some of this country ' s leading brexiteers , you must wonder if partridge ' s ability to embody the future goes further than the under - fished shores of little england . farage was an advocate of donald trump ' s campaign for presidency , and the feeling was mutual . trump even described farage as
mr brexit
. so will partridge be a trump fan ?
based on bonnie nadzam’s novel of the same name , “lamb” features partridge as david lamb , a down - on - his luck 47 - year - old who forms an unexpected connection with the equally as hapless tommie , an 11 - year - old girl played by the remarkable oona laurence . as the pair become more involved with each other , the film edges closer and closer to some very complicated situations that are likely to put more than a few people into the throes of some serious unease . but what’s really playing out on screen ? is it , in fact , a controversy worth getting worked up about ? or is nadzam and partridge’s story just something different ? partridge has some ideas .
partridge , too , is a regular chauvinist , who describes his first sexual encounter with his new wife in painful detail .
i was a virgin ,
he says .
whereas carol had been hymen - free for the best part of six years .
on this evidence , the farage who said on lbc that women who wished to breastfeed should
perhaps sit in the corner , or whatever it might be
, might well enjoy a pint with partridge .
a dangerously unclassifiable relationship between two lost and lonely individuals is the focus of “lamb , ” writer - director - star ross partridge’s beautiful and troubling sophomore feature . in adapting bonnie nadzam’s novel about a middle - aged man who befriends a young girl and coaxes her into joining him for a week at his rural hideaway , partridge navigates risky material with assurance , delicacy and a deepening sense of intimacy that can turn , without warning , into complicity : the more at ease we feel in the characters’ company , the more disturbingly questionable the situation becomes . superbly shot and movingly acted , especially by young oona laurence , this arthouse - ready item should prove a potent conversation - starter at festivals , where even naysayers may be hard pressed to deny the film’s cumulative emotional impact .
i try to be as objective as possible in my interviews , but it should be noted that not only am i a raving fan of ross , of jenn , and of ross & jenn , they also appear in my upcoming movie , 6 love stories . so i could in no way be objective about my love for them when we sat down to discuss their background , their relationship , and the ups and downs of being an indie film couple . but i do hope you’ll find our conversation interesting and inspiring—and be sure to stick around until the end for a special surprise guest appearance !
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happy days’ cast : where are they now ?
the
happy days
cast ( clockwise , from top left ) : henry winkler , tom bosley , anson williams , marion ross , ron howard , erin moran , and don most . ( photo : abc / photofest )
paste : exactly , you could both be working at xerox right now . so why don’t one of you take the lead in telling me how y’all met ? who tells the story better about how you met ? partridge : who do you think ?
paste : ross , i think there needs to be an amazing panel you need to lead at the sarasota film festival about how to write an amazing script that needs very little rewrites . because i know a lot of people , including me , could use that panel . partridge : it’s much easier when you’re adapting a book . writing something from scratch , i don’t know about that capability [ laughs ] . lafleur : i think he was so great about sticking to the heart of the book . bonnie nadzam wrote such a beautiful book , but ross diligently had to think about how the poeticism of the writing could translate onto the screen and work with that . he really just stuck to the heart of the film and didn’t try to overcomplicate it . he is just a great writer and a very soulful person and i feel like that shines through in the final project as well .
the sketch not only shows how close to the bone tv chat shows really are , but serves to illustrate the narcissism and barbarism of partridge , a failed broadcaster from norwich , who spends more time settling personal scores and balming his embittered ego than doing a professional job .
a minor blip on a warm chicago afternoon . no one seems to notice that an 11 - year - old waif , tommie ( a precocious oona laurence ) is grabbed and pushed into a car by a stranger , the 47 - year - old david lamb ( director ross partridge ) . her pals — two seventh - grader girlfriends from school standing beside her — don’t even bother to report the feigned abduction , which is david’s twisted provocation after they dared the diminutive , eager - to - please child , decked out in attention - grabbing stiletto heels , to bum a cigarette from this complete stranger .
ross has two children from her marriage to freeman meskimen , jim meskimen and ellen plummer . the couple divorced in the late & apos ; 60s . both of her children have followed in their mother & apos ; s footsteps . her son is an actor and her daughter has worked as a producer and a writer on such shows as friends .
when confronted by plaid cymru leader leanne wood after speaking out against the alleged 60 per cent of hiv - diagnosed uk residents who are not british nationals , farage protested :
it ' s a fact . it ' s a fact . it ' s a fact . well , it ' s true .
it could be a direct callback to partridge ' s comment about the number of people in china in a 2011 interview he did with jonathan ross .
there are loads of them ,
he says , explaining his intention to crack the chinese tv market .
there are ! it ' s a fact !
paste : and then ross came walking right behind him . lafleur : [ laughs ] and i was kind of just staring at him and admiring how handsome he was and wondering why he had this terrible mustache . he kind of just stopped right in front of me , and at first i thought it was because i was staring at him . but he looked at me and said “are you here for bash ? ” i said “yes i am , i’m jennifer , ” and he said “hi , i’m ross . ” and i said , “nice to meet you . so , the mustache . is it yours or for the character ? ” and he was like “oh , it’s for the character . ”
paste : so i just realized , i don’t think i’ve ever talked to either one of you guys about your growing up , your family , the early years . lafleur : we pretty much had the opposite experience in childhood . partridge : you couldn’t meet two more different people [ laughs ] .
after graduating from college in 1950 , ross worked at the la jolla playhouse . she made her film debut in forever female ( 1953 ) with ginger rogers and william holden . other film work followed , including sabrina ( 1954 ) with audrey hepburn and humphrey bogart . she later appeared in the popular comedy operation petticoat ( 1959 ) with carey grant and tony curtis .
paste : [ laughs ] so for this valentine conversation , i kind of felt that i would start by talking to both of you about growing up and where you’re from and what make you who you are…all that kind of stuff . then i’d love to talk about how you met , and obviously we’d want to talk about lamb , and then what you all are doing now . i also want to get into what the ups and downs of being a couple in the same crazy industry is like . how does that sound ? ross partridge : that sounds great . although , the fact that this is a crazy industry…i don’t know what you mean . [ laughs ]
paste : please tell me you all have tracked down the employee who picked it and sent them a thank you note . lafleur : that is a great idea ! we haven’t . partridge : i tweeted at the store and they did tweet back , but we should find out who it was . lafleur : ross was like , “i don’t know if i’m crazy , but i think i want to make this into a movie . ” i read it that night and was just like , “oh , for sure this is what were doing . ” we had been bouncing around all these different ideas , and it was just 100 percent crystal clear that this is what it should be . ross went about getting the rights , connecting with the author and building a relationship with her . by december 2013 , we had the rights , and by february 2014 he had written an amazing version of the script that needed very little editing and rewrites , so we just tweaked it a little bit here and there . we were in preproduction by may and shooting by june .
lamb — played by the movie’s writer and director , ross partridge — first meets tommie ( a solid oona laurence ) when she toddles up to him in a parking lot clutching a pink purse and almost falling off her high heels . she’s a stick figure with a curtain of lank hair , but she has grit , watchful eyes and friends who have dared her to bum a cigarette . for reasons that are never altogether clear , including , apparently , to lamb , he gives her a smoke and then hustles her into his suv , insisting that he’s teaching her a cautionary lesson . this abduction turns out to be a practice run for the extended snatching that consumes much of the story .
paste : that actually suggests another good question . jenn , jumping forward , what is the biggest difference between the way you thought about ross then and the way you think about ross now , as far as who he is ? if you have gone from a breath of fresh air to a hurricane of fresh air , he has gone from what to what for you ? you don’t have to match it in romanticism , you can just be honest . lafleur : i don’t know that it’s changed all that much . i think . partridge : old dog . lafleur : that’s definitely true , there have been moments where i’ve said “people don’t change , do they ? ” and he’s an old dog . that’s okay , i think that the ways that we are different are what makes it work . i don’t know if ross would be able to operate in this world with someone who is exactly like him , and i don’t know if i would be able to operate in this world with somebody who operates the same as me . i think that if i was with someone just like me , we would run each other to the ground by never stopping . we would go , go , go , go and ross and that other person would run each other to the ground . [ laughs ] he is so incredibly bright and creative and soulful and inventive . he’s always thinking about new things , and i help him harness those things and bring them into a reality . in a lot of ways , he is the creative force behind a lot of the stuff we work on together while i work in the beginning part to get it going and then i grab it and run with it and drag him along with me on the adventures or misadventures , however they may turn . luckily there have been far more adventures than misadventures . i don’t know if that answers your question or not .
paste : as your relationship progressed , what was the first project you two initiated together ? not just as actors on someone else’s projects , but the first that was yours , that you did together . lafleur : well , after we did bash together , my friend justin ball and i created a small theater company called the great theater , and the first play that we did was called things beyond our control by a playwright i went to grad school with named jesse kellerman , and we knew that we wanted ross to be a part of that . ross’s title was an actor but he had come from a production background and really just came on as producer and made it happen . we were this scrappy little theater company making productions working with new playwrights . we did a couple of plays together doing that . so it really started in the theater , both working as actors . ross had met mark and katie duplass at the nantucket film festival right before he and i met , and they really hit it off . mark encouraged his brother jay to come and see the play that we were in together , to come see bash and after he saw ross in bash , they cast him as the lead in baghead . he said to me , “you’re wonderful , we don’t really have a role for you , but do you want to come out and play this small little role ? ” i had never done a film before , so i was like “yeah , let’s go to austin , texas , let’s do it . ” but i think collaborating with the duplass brothers is how we started to work in film together . ross went on to then produce their next film , the do - deca - pentathlon , which i acted in . then we made wedlock together . so we started with them , then peeled off and started to develop scripts . ross would primarily come up with the ideas and bounce them off me , and we would hash them together and go back and forth , and then we would write the script and i would edit them , and then he would do a rewrite . he found the book lamb when he was at skyline books . it was a staff pick , and he kind of just picked it up and started reading it . and an hour later he was just standing there like “i should probably buy this . ”
the friendship between a middle - aged man and a young girl is at the heart of “lamb , ” a drama from the director ross partridge , who also stars as the lead character david lamb , and adapted the screenplay from the novel by bonnie nadzam . the character , adrift and searching for meaning , meets an 11 - year - old girl , tommie ( oona laurence ) , in a parking lot when she asks him for a cigarette . this begins an unlikely friendship , one that may raise eyebrows and cause discomfort for many viewers . the film , and book from which it is adapted , looks at the not - easily - definable contours of the relationship in compelling ways , but the subject matter is tricky to say the least .
paste : [ laughs ] i’m not going to touch that one . partridge : that story has been nearly perfected of how that went down , and every time i tell it , i’m immediately edited with “no , no , no , you’re telling it wrong . ” lafleur : [ laughs ] well ross is the one to always kind of downplay things . i , i , have a small— partridge : and jenn’s always the one to want to embellish things . [ laughs ] lafleur : it is not embellishment . [ laughs ] just a little flourish here and there . partridge : it kind of goes back to how different our paths are . she comes from this beautiful type of background where her parents love her , they adore her , they have video footage of her singing when she was four , five six , seven , eight , nine , 10 , 11 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 . lafleur : i mean , i’m still sending them videos . partridge : the first time i went over to her house , her dad was like “have you seen the dvds ? ” and i’m like “what are the dvds ? ” and it is literally chronologically organized from every month of jenn’s life since she was like five . [ laughs ] it’s her singing , every month of her life since she was five . so i come from a background where we’d move around and have a family get - together and look at each other and wonder “how the hell are we related ? ” [ laughs ] we come from completely different upbringings . so i’d say one is light , one is dark and somehow we find it in the middle . so yeah , jenn is better at telling happier stories , that’s not my natural tendency .
now in her 80s , ross continues to perform on the small screen , acting in a variety of series and tv movies . she has enjoyed recurring roles on such shows as gilmore girls and brothers and sisters . her trademark red hair and warm smile have been seen on everything from medical drama grey anatomy to the family sitcoms the middle and hot in cleveland . she also has provided the voice of grandma squarepants on the popular cartoon , spongebob squarepants .
paste : do you have “work ross & jenn” and “home ross & jenn” and you have to toggle between the two ? or is it pretty much a very similar dynamic both ways ? lafleur : i think it’s probably a pretty similar dynamic . if anything , we have to challenge ourselves to differentiate them a little bit more . you know , almost create business hours and outside of business hours where you’ve got to just drop it and not talk about the movie for a little bit . because we definitely went down rabbit holes where , you know , it’d be , like , two o’clock in the morning and we’re still talking about a certain scene and whether to use this take or that take and what we need to do for the story arc and going on and on and on and finally it got to the point where i needed to start saying , “i can’t talk about the movie anymore today . starting at 9 a . m . , i’m reopen for talking about the movie , but for tonight i’m done . ” especially when it is , you know , an indie film and ross is writing and directing and producing and going on location scouts and starring in the movie . you know , i was producing . which again , on an indie film means that i’m , like , helping out with catering and craft services and locations and casting . so when you’re wearing so many hats , it feels like it takes every single second of every day . so you’re just supposed to keep working on it no matter what the time and i think that , you know , we had to just kind of create boundaries there . partridge : jenn was better at it than i was . for sure . lafleur : yeah . he wouldn’t shut up about it . [ laughs ]
paste : that’s awesome . and ross , what were you thinking at this time ? besides , obviously , “hubba hubba ? ” partridge : originally when i saw her i was like wow , she was so…i am 11 years older , and i had been living in la and i’d been dating a bunch . i felt a bit sullied by the time i met jenny , and i just felt a bit downbeat , like this is never going to work out . she was just a breath of fresh air , she just had such a spirit . and i immediately was like , “this is such goodness in people’s lives . ” she was new start…i think i said to her at some point , “you’re like my last shot at doing it right . you’re a good person in people’s lives . ” she’s such a good human being that you just have to hold on to .
mr . partridge , a character actor who looks like he auditions for dermot mulroney types , has a relaxed , pleasant presence ; what he doesn’t have is a grasp on the story’s ugliness , its viewpoints or how his nice - guy vibe is at odds with the self - deluded exploiter he plays . in the novel , lamb is a fantasist who uses tommie as a blank ( pure ) slate on which to write a new life story . mr . partridge never figures out how to complicate his version and its voices , or maybe doesn’t want to . he softens lamb and tommie with tears , safe hugs and averted looks and , once they land in the countryside , mires them in sentimentality . he tries to turn lamb into a sheep in wolf’s clothing , but it’s a bad fit .
the cigarette is a ruse , a macguffin really , which triggers some latent impulse in david to seize the chance for some highly unusual , if highly stigmatized , unspecified , uncategorizable form of bonding . the bottom line , as partridge tells stephen saito in urltoken , is “ ( david’s ) need for love is so much greater than his logic . ” conventional filters dissolve in a jumble of mental shakeup and surfaced repression .
partridge : yeah , it’s a great show . i just did , like , a small little arc on it . but it’s really cool—it’s kind of one of these shows you can watch with your whole family . i’ve actually seen a couple of the episodes already and i think it’s going to do really well . it’s a really fun , clever world , so i look forward to it . yeah , it was great .
paste : and ross , tell me more about where you were born and grew up ? partridge : i was born in morristown , new jersey . i lived there very briefly . my father was involved in radio . he was kind off a big radio disc jockey , and he was on the radio in manhattan with a station called wnew , and has a radio show called milkman matinee , which was kind of big for early morning commuters . i’ll talk to people’s parents and they’ll know about my dad . he had a booming radio voice , and he was the quintessential spokesperson . he did commercials , and did radio . that’s kind of how i was around it . my mom worked in traffic , and was in the traffic department of the radio station , and that is basically how they met . my mom was his third marriage , for my mom , my dad was her second marriage , so she had two sons prior , and my dad had four children prior .
paste : beautiful . well the last question i have for you guys is that , given you two are individually—like , every single person who knows either one of you , individually each of you is one of their favorite people . people hold you—each of you—very near and dear to their heart . and then together you’re , like , just this unbelievable couple . so , since this is the valentine’s issue and we’ll have some lovers reading , why don’t you give your best advice for the lovers out there ? how to be a couple as awesome as the two of you . [ laughter ] lafleur : you go . partridge : aw , come on . lafleur : ross is actually really blushing right now . he’s full - on blushing . he doesn’t do well with compliments . [ laughs ] wait . we’re gonna get some advice from mark duplass here . partridge : hey , mark , what’s the key to keeping , uh— lafleur : to being a good working relationship and personal relationship . he’s the master . partridge : mark’s the master . mark duplass : um . i would say proper grooming is very important . don’t let yourself go . [ laughs ] um . i would say , what i call 98 percent honesty . don’t lie 98 percent of the time ; that’s very important . and then i would say make sure you pick someone whose smell you really , really like , because that will get you through it . that’s my top three . partridge : actually , one of marks’ favorite pieces of advice that he gave a long , long time ago is when you were talking about when you were planning the wedding and you were like , “you know , when your wife is planning the wedding you basically just have to say , ‘uh huh , uh huh , uh huh , ’ and you agree to , like , five out of the seven things she’s bringing to you on a daily basis , but on the sixth time you basically , just have to be like , ‘no ! ’ no matter what it is , you just have to say no so they know you’re paying attention . ” [ laughs ] lafleur : see , i was going say something sweet , like , “kindness and patience . ” ( laughs ) but really it’s just about , you know , proper grooming and telling mostly the truth and picking somebody who smells good to you . [ laughs ]
paste : i’m here . keep going ! partridge : i mean , when you work on something , you know , it’s two years of your life so you have to , i think , be very specific and be aware of the fact that it’s going to be this much all - consuming and you have to—it’s almost easier because , you know , you lay your head down at night and you’re with the person who’s working on it with you the most and they understand .
gary and tommie may get hugsy , but whether he crosses the line into pedophilia is an unresolved question , at best , for the viewer . is his behavior towards her sexual , predatory ? or is it an expression of platonic affection ? lacking the two astonishing lead performances , the film’s courageous forays into relatively untapped territory might bypass credibility . bonnie nadzam’s 2011 novel , on which the film is based , is equivocal about gary’s motives : he wants to rescue tommie from a life of mediocrity , but he also owns up to her sexual effect on him . in the film , partridge restrains himself from digging too deeply into either impetus , enabling us to calculate results for ourselves . all of the cuddling with tommie , whom he’s wrapped in a blanket , his caressing her face and assuring her how beautiful she is : david goes up to the edge of transgression . crossing the line or not , partridge , unlike nadzam , maintains an air of ambiguity .
paste : well , i mean there is a certain element of that kind of , uh , andre agassi / steffi graf thing . right ? where— partridge : you couldn’t have picked a better quote for me ! could not have picked a more right quote for me . you know i’m obsessed with tennis ? lafleur : he’s obsessed with tennis . he’s obsessed with andre agassi . we’re here at a pool party and he’s feeling sad because his favorite tennis player lost today . [ laughs ]
paste : so you became one of seven , the youngest of seven between them…wow . partridge : yeah . we didn’t see a lot of them often . my brothers came in and out , so it was kind off a very transitory place . my dad , being in radio , eventually got out of new york and then we bopped around the east coast for a while , pennsylvania , new jersey , new hampshire and then we ended up in massachusetts . ironically , 20 miles from jenn’s hometown .
the film , which has played around the festival circuit since first debuting at sxsw last year , even has a poster that boasts of its hard - to - pin - down nature , including pull quotes that hinge on its “intensely provocative” nature and even a rallying cry to “let the controversy begin . ” but that’s not why partridge was compelled to the make the film , which he wrote , produced , directed and starred in . he just loved the story , and maybe that will be enough for audiences to take a chance on it .
paste : but no , there is a sense in which , you know , any of us can appreciate how good either one of you are , but there’s also a sense in which , from the inside as a great actor , ross , you can better appreciate just how good jenn is and vice versa . jenn , as a great actor yourself you can better appreciate just how great—that would make you fall for each other more than it would make any civilian fall for you , i would think . lafleur : for sure . partridge : for sure . i mean , yeah . i think that’s still a matter of opinion , but i aspire to be as good as jenn . i don’t know how she feels about me ; i’m actually much more complicated in the sense that , like—jenn also knows that she’s really good . i think she’s great , but i think jenn also is pretty confident that she’s damn good . i don’t think that goes the other direction . i think jenn’s great and i just usually most of the time think that i’m pretty bad . [ laughs ] but yeah , and at least i aspire to , like , wow . i actually am inspired for other people to realize how great she is , too .
paste : yeah , i guess it’s kind of a good - news - bad - news thing . like , that thing you’re thinking about all the time ? the good news is your partner’s thinking about it all the time too . the bad news is your partner’s thinking about it all the time too . lafleur : [ laughs ] exactly . partridge : but there’s a point where , like i said , i think it’s easier for them—for jenn especially to kind of put it away , i guess , when we were finished with the movie . then the real work started beginning , when i was trying to get the movie out into the world and then that becomes a whole other beast of conversation . lafleur : yeah . partridge : so for the production of it for a year was one thing , but then it’s the year after where you’re still in this world of trying to get it out there and how to go about doing that and , you know , that can be an all - consuming thing as well , so…she was better at shutting it down , and i still had to live with it pretty much all the time .
in the mid - & apos ; 70s , ross took on the role for which she is now best known : starring as marion cunningham on the sitcom happy days , set in the 1950s and & apos ; 60s . her character quickly became one of the beloved tv moms of all time . her character , also known as mrs . c , supported and guided her two youngest children richie , played by ron howard , and joanie , played by erin moran , through the perils of the teen years . she also doted on her husband howard ( tom bosley ) . mrs . c looked after richie & apos ; s friends , too , including arthur
the fonz
fonzarelli , played by henry winkler .
paste : sure . lafleur : also , when you’re in a relationship together and you’re working on the same thing , there’s none of those professional filters that you put on when you’re working with colleagues . or , you know , when you’re talking to the distributor you talk a certain way and stay calm and don’t freak out . you get off the phone and we start , not yelling at each other ; just basically yelling to each other about what needs to happen and how it’s going to happen and if it’s going to be able to happen . partridge : or at each other , too . it’s definitely the trigger for some greater things , for sure . lafleur : well i don’t think we ever yelled at each other ; it often felt like we were . it often felt like you were yelling at me , but i knew that it wasn’t . it was just you expressing concern and talking it out . partridge : i’m an alarmist and jenn is not . lafleur : but me as a producer to you and as a girlfriend to you , i want to be able to provide what it is that you want and feel like you need . and so then it feels like it becomes my burden to take on . partridge : that’s the personal side of trying to manage this stuff in a professional way . sometimes the two go hand - in - hand . i think that’s the thing with also making art of any sort is that it is a personal thing . it brings forth all your most personal sides of who you are : your own psyche , your own insecurity , your own feelings of love . all these things that come into play because you’re making something that you’re passionate about . it’s not like a pragmatic thing ; filmmaking is based on feeling and emotion . so how do you really separate the two ?
paste : that’s crazy . so before we start talking about you all meeting , let me just go back for a second . ross , you felt that you wanted to study film studies in college . were you thinking of going on to be a critic , or an academic , or did you not think it through and just wanted to study cinema ? partridge : no . i knew i wanted to study cinema and make movies if i could . in high school i had a great english teacher who encouraged me in creative writing . i didn’t have that much confidence . i wasn’t quite into school all that much . i was actually working a lot during high school . i was actually worked almost 30 hours a week all the way through high school . from selling waterbeds to making pizza , to doing whatever i could in order to make some money . so it was kind of like a dream that i would get into film . i loved movies , but i was also not so focused until college . my main goal was to get into college and when i did , everything else like getting into theater just kind of happened , with my roommate and so forth . i had an idea that i wanted to make movies , but at that age it was kind of like if i could do anything , why not make movies ? without realizing there were so many more important things to do [ laughs ] .
paste : that’s crazy . partridge : yeah , basically my dad bought a radio station in this small town called auburn , massachusetts . my parents bought it together . and then my mom , we ended up moving to this place from pennsylvania . my father was from worchester mass , so it was like coming home for him . he wanted to be this big fish in a little pond , and boy did he get it . my mom arrived in this town and was basically like “we have to get out of here . ” my parents split up . i moved all over the place . i lived with my mom for some time in upstate new york…


found footage 3d is a 2016 american found footage horror film .

it is the debut feature film of writer/director steven degennaro , and is being produced by texas chainsaw massacre co-creator kim henkel .

filming began on may 26 , 2014 in gonzales , texas , starring carter roy , alena von stroheim , chris o'brien , tom saporito , scott allen perry , jessica perrin , and scott weinberg , and wrapped mid-june 2014 .

the film 's trailer debuted on entertainment weekly august 10 , 2016 .

the film premiered at bruce campbell 's horror film fest on august 20 , 2016 , where it won the festival 's inaugural jury award .

its international premiere took place at frightfest on august 29 , 2016 .

it screened at 20 different festivals between august and november 2016 , winning 15 awards .

found footage 3d

found footage 3d is currently in postproduction . check back at urltoken for updates .
“found footage 3d tells the story of a group of filmmakers who set out to make the first 3d found footage horror movie , and find themselves in a 3d found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film starts showing up in their behind - the - scenes footage . ”
halloween love : the plot of found footage 3d , in a tasty nutshell . go .
the blair witch project , found footage 3d and whatever that gif is . that’s hilarious .
found footage 3d is the first 3d found - footage horror film ( think blair witch project ) , providing a unique and fresh movie experience for horror junkies and the horror genre itself .
found footage 3d - a horror movie by s . degennero | official teaser trailer [ hd ]
the new big - screen terror tale found footage 3d concerns a group of filmmakers who set out to make the first 3d found - footage horror film , spectre of death 3d , but find themselves in a found - footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .
a group of filmmakers sets out to make the first 3d found footage horror movie , but find themselves in the first 3d found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .
found footage 3d ’s world premiere is saturday august 20th , at the bruce campbell horror film festival .
found footage 3d - a horror movie by s . degennero | official teaser trailer [ hd ] - youtube
- esque sort of way . there are things that we can do , as a found - footage movie shot in 3d , that no found - footage movie or 3d movie has ever been able to do before .
found footage 3d is a movie starring carter roy , alena von stroheim , and chris o ' brien . a group of filmmakers set out to make the first 3d found footage horror movie , but find themselves in a found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .
the cast and crew of the first 3d “found footage” film encounters unexpected horror while shooting in a haunted cabin .
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it’s a great movie about the spirit of all bad found footage movies coming together and killing anyone who tries to make another found footage movie .
a group of filmmakers set out to make the first 3d found footage horror movie , but find themselves in a found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .
the film tells the story of a group of filmmakers who set out to make “the first 3d found footage horror film , ” and find themselves in the first 3d found footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind the scenes footage .
a group of low - budget filmmakers sets out to make “the first 3d found footage horror film , ” but find themselves * in * the first 3d found footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .
enter writer - director steven degennaro’s debut feature film , found footage 3d , and it’s a triumph on all fronts .
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synopsis : a group of filmmakers sets out to make the first 3d found footage horror movie , but find themselves in a found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .
how can a horror film hope to make a splash without drowning in the “found footage” flood already eroding the market ? by being the first “found footage” film to shoot in 3d , that’s how .
the film tells the story of a group of filmmakers who set out to make “the first 3d found - footage horror film , ” and find themselves in the first 3d found - footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .
steven degennaro : six filmmakers go out to a cabin in the woods of central texas to shoot “the first 3d found footage horror movie” , but find themselves in the first 3d found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .
there are so many ways that found footage 3d could have imploded , as evidenced by the self - aware cynicism of its title . but steven degennaro and his terrific cast have instead crafted a movie that is the opposite of cynical , as it takes two of the cheapest marketing scourges currently blighting the horror landscape—the found footage film and 3d exhibition—and instead turns both into some of the movie’s biggest assets . this isn’t just a movie that makes lemonade out of 3d , found footage lemons . it’s one of the best 3d and one of the best found footage movies i’ve ever seen . found footage 3d is really something special .
found footage 3d doesn ' t exactly have great box art , nor does the premise sound all that interest . after all , as pitched it ' s a pretty straight forward 3d found footage , and the very fact it ' s in 3d adds an extra layer of stupidity to the mix .
a found - footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .
a group of filmmakers set out to make
the first 3d found - footage horror film
, but find themselves * in * a found - footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .
degennaro : “and it can’t feel rehearsed because we’re making a found footage movie . ”
sg : found footage 3d will tell the story of a group of filmmakers who set out to make “the first 3d found footage horror film” but find themselves in the first 3d found footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage . like the scream movies , it’s got jokes and clever commentary on the genre , but it’s not a spoof . it’s going to scare the shit out of people .
if you are one of those cheapskates who have been waiting to see found footage 3d for free , then your wait is almost over .
i watched this meta - found - footage flick in 2d . i ' m not sure how good it will look in 3d , but there is supposedly a 3d version coming out soon .
this one tells you what it is right up front . titled found footage 3d this one promises to do for the found footage sub genre what scream did for the slasher genre back in the day . pretty hefty shoes to fill .
found footage 3d is a 2016 horror american film written and directed by steven degennaro and co - produced by degennaro , charles mulford , and kim henkel ( co - writer of the texas chain saw massacre ( 1974 ) . it is the first found footage horror movie shot natively in 3d .
conceived as the antidote to the common found - footage film , found footage 3d entered production in january of 2014 . degennaro , a former sound designer and no stranger to the film business teamed with charles mulford ( producer , two step ) and kim henkel , the co - writer and producer of tobe hooper’s the texas chainsaw massacre and writer - director of texas chainsaw massacre : the next generation , to bring the world’s first 3d found - footage film . on paper , a 3d found - footage film makes no sense whatsoever , a fact the filmmakers are quick to smartly address and quickly move on from . in practice , this 3d found - footage film works like gangbusters .
aptly titled found footage 3d , the innovative film is the brain - child of steven degennaro , who had previously directed the 2011 short first date .
a refreshing stab at the found footage genre . the film could have easily made itself standout by just telling a story in 3d , but by adding the film crew element they add something unexpected . in an over saturated genre , found footage 3d holds it’s own – scream meets the blair witch project .
the biggest surprise out of wizard world’s bruce campbell horror film festival was steven degennaro’s found footage 3d , which held its world premiere this past friday night .
writer / director steven degennaro is excited , he states the following : “the 3d aspect isn’t just a marketing ploy—it’s integrated into the story in a very scream - esque sort of way . there are things that we can do , as a found footage movie shot in 3d , that no found footage movie or 3d movie has ever been able to do before . ”
part of the issue with found footage 3d is that it’s not as clever as it thinks it is , nor does it fully take advantage of its post - modern setting . it talks about the tropes of found footage movies in several scenes , but it doesn’t push the satire . worse still , as the film comes to its conclusion , it becomes everything the characters hate about the genre . steven degenerro writes throughout the entire script that found footage has become predictable and every movie is the same , but found footage 3d ends up being ‘just another found footage movie’ . “what can we do to separate ourselves from every other shitty found footage movie” asks one of the characters . the answer appears to be ‘very little’ .
' found footage 3d ' is an absolute riot that ' s also quite scary , setting up a multitude of payoffs that deliver a flurry of satisfying punches .
in the end , found footage 3d is an exceptional addition to the found footage family of films . while it will certainly be known for the immersive 3d aspect , its ability to seamlessly move from an almost satirical take on the style to an outright horror movie is what it should be lauded and , ultimately , remembered for .
instantly , weinberg replies , “i said i’m in ! i said it because i like found footage and i hate 3d . i think it’ll be a fun challenge . ”
also working for the movie are its horror moments as there are some sequences in found footage 3d that are genuinely terrifying , and degennaro directs with a brilliant flow . with such a glut of found footage films released each and every year , it’s impressive to see one that’s directed this well . it may not get its tone or satire right , but it’s mostly effective in its execution of being a found footage movie . there’s a line where andrew says there’s only ever been two and a half good found footage movies and one of those came out fifteen years ago . well , found footage 3d isn’t bringing that number up by much , but it’s better than most .
there ' s a twinge of recognition with any found - footage horror movie : filmmakers getting slaughtered before their own lenses . found footage 3d apes that convention , with a crew making a found - footage movie , spectre of death , as well as their own documentary about making their own mockumentary . under duress from their dictatorial producer ( carter roy ) , they ' re doing both in 3 - d . but what happens when they start finding evidence of something really evil in their fake found footage ?
i ' m a sucker for found footage movies , especially when they ' re self aware like this one .
steven degennaro ' s found footage 3d is hilariously scary ! doing what scream did for the slasher genre , ff3d plays to every trope of the found footage subgenre and exceeds thanks to a tight script and fantastic performances . strap yourselves in for the ride as the outcome is truly remarkable !
sg : found footage 3d is a movie people are definitely going to want to see in a theater . this will be the first found footage horror movie in 3d , which is reason enough to see it . the 3d aspect is not just some lame marketing gimmick . it’s integrated into the fabric of the story and it’s an important part of the way we plan on shooting it . there are things that we can do , as a found footage movie shot in 3d , that no found footage movie or 3d movie has ever been able to do before . as a director , i really want to explore the boundaries of the 3d medium and do something unique and original , and this story is the perfect forum for doing so . so people will need to come see this in a theater to really get the full experience .
what i didn’t realize , and what i was soon informed of , was that pre - production had at the time already begun on the first ever 3d found footage horror movie .
found footage 3d just screened at bruce campbell’s horror fest , where it won the jury award , and it can next be caught at london’s frightfest this coming monday , august 29th .
coming just before the release of blair witch , the second to the creator of this sub - genre , found footage offers a new and refreshing perspective . fans and haters of the found footage film will all find something to enjoy .
films within films are always tricky to get your head around , but found footage 3d is on a whole different level . this film has more layers than the end section of inception .
“found footage 3d” is among the better “found footage” films , although it is not among the best . charming characters carry momentum for miles and a shockingly graphic climax reinvigorates energy for the film’s final breaths . the route taken to get there just isn’t quite creepy enough and could use some more bite behind its bark .
the guide for frightfest says that found footage 3d hopes to do for the genre what scream did for slashers . it’s the first post - modern found footage movie that isn’t afraid to play within the genre conventions while also poking fun at them , and for the most part it works . but not everything does .
found footage 3d has been bought by amc networks for their horror streaming service shudder , which has been called
the netflix of horror
. the movie will be available on their streaming platform starting october 26th , just in time for halloween ! and best of all , it will be available in 2d , 3d side - by - side ( for 3d televisions and vr ) , and red - blue anaglyph 3d . indiegogo backers : dust off those 3d glasses !
halloween love : one of the most noteworthy aspects about found footage 3d is that texas chainsaw massacre co - creator kim henkel is attached to produce . how did henkel become involved with the project ?
and thus concludes found footage 3d . it ' s such a great watch that understands how to poke fun at itself while still remaining superior to the majority of its competitors . # shudder # ff3dlive
so , as far as these things go , found footage 3d is sufficiently entertaining , and tailor - made for horror movie buffs . there ' s no real reinventing found footage at this point , i think we can all agree on that , but degennaro and company have admirably delivered a satisfactory new title to the mix .
“shot natively in 3d” . many big budget hollywood productions are converted into 3d after shooting . generally , they look horrible as a result . urltoken
don ' t forget : if you want to see the movie again , or share with your friends , it is available on @ shudder in four different versions , including 2d , 3d for 3d tvs , red - blue 3d , and a director ' s commentary . also available on itunes under the title
found footage
. # shudder
the surrounding story they are plugged into could use a swig of that spirit . where “found footage 3d” runs into roadblocks , particularly with that last number and letter , is that it isn’t terribly exciting .
based on his love for the blair witch project , scream and paranormal activity , director steven degennaro unleashes a sharp , scary and smart comedy horror that he hopes will do for the found footage genre what the wes craven franchise did for slasher flicks . a group of filmmakers sets out to make the first 3d found footage horror movie , but find themselves actually in the first 3d found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage . produced by kim henkel , co - creator of the texas chain saw massacre , a fresh horror experience for genre junkies .
motion sickness sufferers need not fear found footage 3d as , with our story origin being the making of film , it’s been shot by a professional . there’s none of that shaky , jerky , nausea induced camerawork .
several months back , i jokingly made a remark on twitter that someone should make a found footage movie in 3d , due to the recent surge in popularity of both storytelling devices – or gimmicks , if you prefer .
found footage 3d receives its world premiere at the bruce campbell horror film festival in chicago on aug . 20 at 10 p . m . the film is also playing at fright fest in london on aug . 29 .
sadly it feels as though found footage 3d is a missed opportunity . everyone has gone into this with the best of intentions and it mostly works , but it’s sadly rather forgettable . it doesn’t quite know who its pitching too ( those who hate found footage or those who love it ) and so it ends up a bit bland . a very nice cameo from scott weinberg ( who also produces ) is a funny addition and allen perry has some real laugh out loud moments , but found footage 3d just feels like every movie you’ve ever seen from the genre . a shame .
“ff3d tells the story of a film crew who travel to a remote cabin in the woods to shoot a 3d found footage horror film , but get more than they bargained for when the evil entity they created for their film starts showing up in their behind - the - scenes footage . ”
a genre film found footage 3d might be , but it also works well as a ‘how to make a found footage film’ guide . throughout the course of the movie there are several discussions between cast and crew . they discuss what locations will work , how to stand out , and most importantly why their characters will keep on filming as the world falls down around them . these are all very solid concerns for a found footage movie in general and is clearly a conversation the actual cast and crew had .
) for post - production costs , adding 3d visual effects and festival entries .
it’s not about stuff popping out at the audience or anything cheesy like that . it’s about immersion in the world , which is what makes found footage and 3d such a natural fit in my opinion . found footage is about tricking your senses into thinking you are watching something real , even if you know it isn’t . and 3d is about putting you inside the world of the story , physically . so doing them both together seems like a natural fit .
found footage 3d does attempt to do something different with the found footage genre by filming it as the making of a found footage film . we follow a group of people who are making a found footage film in an old abandoned house in the country . the film does a good job of turning the cliches of the genre in on it’s self . one great example has a girl scream and all of the plates and cups flying out of the cupboards in the kitchen . we’ve of course seen this before , but we the viewer at first think that it’s something supernatural , but we then learn it’s an effect for the film in the film . but then it’s revealed the…
there are moments throughout found footage 3d where we get to watch the crew edit footage , while a webcam screen is open showing what’s behind us . there’s no doubt filming this was as confusing as it sounds , but these sequences were essential in order to deliver some of the best scenes in the movie .
anna biller’s the love witch , tim reis’ bad blood : the movie , steven degennaro’s found footage 3d , ali abbasi’s berlin hit shelley and shelden renan’s controversial documentary the killing of america are among the films in the discovery screen strand .
steven degennaro : anyone interested in more info about the film , or to keep up with the latest developments , can visit the found footage 3d website or any of our various social media pages ; facebook , instagram , twitter and youtube .
found footage 3d had its world premiere at the bruce campbell horror film festival last week , where it won the jury award . it will screen at frightfest in london on august 29th . it does not yet have a formal release date .
pete barnstrom ( film editor ) was an editor on the found footage film exists by blair witch project creator eduardo sánchez , which premiered at sxsw 2014 .
so blair witch is the best ff feature , but for my money , the best found - footage horror movie of all time is gareth evans’ short “safe haven” from v / h / s / 2 . it’s a masterpiece of short horror and by far the most effective use of found footage i’ve ever encountered .
a dash of local production news : indie horror found footage 3d by austin director steven degennaro (
first date
) has wrapped up the first week of shooting down in gonzales , and they ' ve released this short production video diary .
found footage 3d begins as many found footage films do , with a clearly defined goal . we’re quickly introduced to a group of filmmakers headed by leading man derek ( carter roy ) , director andrew ( tom saporito ) , cameraman and derek’s brother mark ( chris o’brien ) and sound guy carl ( scott allen perry ) as they discuss the project they’re about to embark on , a found footage movie , “the spectre of death 3d” . derek reveals to the audience and to his crew that not only are they making a found footage film , they’re going to make a making - of documentary , and to top it all off it’s all going to be in 3d . andrew immediately derides the idea as absolutely ludicrous , and derek says they’ll figure out how to make it work , because in order to get the big press , you’ve got to be the first to do something . meta .
, a film that is a brilliant sendup of the subgenre , a loving tribute to found footage , and one of the best surprises in horror this year .
found footage fans can claim rewards that include digital downloads , 3d glasses , props from the film , signed texas chain saw massacre memorabilia , and private screening invitations . full fan and rewards information can be seen on the indiegogo campaign page here : urltoken .
plot : a small crew of filmmakers head to a remote countryside in texas to make a 3d found footage horror movie . little do they know the cabin they ' re shooting in is haunted - or has the apparition in their own movie bled into reality ?
“it doesn’t quite know who its pitching too ( those who hate found footage or those who love it ) and so it ends up a bit bland . a very nice cameo from scott weinberg ( who also produces ) is a funny addition and allen perry has some real laugh out loud moments , but found footage 3d just feels like every movie you’ve ever seen from the genre . a shame . ” luke owen , flickering myth
the true surprise hit of the festival was the world premiere of found footage 3d , a meta comedy / horror film that is , in fact , a 3d found footage movie written and directed by steven degennaro . even more than any of the repertory screenings , found footage played best to the packed - house crowd of any movie during the weekend . it ' s a modest film , about a small group of filmmakers who go to a remote cabin to make a movie until life starts to imitate art , which , in turn , imitates life . while i ' m no real fan of found footage movies , degennaro and the cast found a way to have their cake and eat it , too ; the film is both a critique of found footage and one of the best found footage movies ever made - - the rare sendup that works as both a goof on the thing and as a great example of the thing itself . there are really funny observations about the horror genre and the filmmaking process , but a handful of terrific scares as well . while horror movies - - and in particular found footage movies - - aren ' t known for great character work , that ' s what ' s best about found footage 3d . degennero and the cast ( who are , to a person , terrific ) understand that we have to care about these people in order to give any kind of shit about what happens to them , and the film has an amazing ability to shift tones and sympathies multiple times in the course of a single scene . i don ' t think the movie has distribution yet , but keep an eye out for it and hit up social media saying you want to see it if you can . it really is something special .
but it would only work if we could shoot in 3d and do it properly . so we looked into what it would take to shoot the movie in 3d and we discovered that it was not at all prohibitive , financially or logistically . in fact , the price of 3d camcorders has dropped so precipitously in the last few years ( the camera we shot on costs less than 2 grand to buy ) that it suddenly seemed inevitable that someone would shoot a found footage horror movie in 3d in the next few years , and it may as well be us .
ah , found footage . the bad penny of mid - naughties horror that turned a brutally realistic storytelling device in cannibal holocaust into countless low - rent , inc . . .
an entertaining watch despite its missteps , and it ' s still far better than most found footage films as it delivers solid performances , smart observations , and a fun ride .
in the same way that scream deconstructed the slasher sub - genre in the 90’s , ff3d takes a found - footage horror movie and populates it with people who are aware of all of the rules , tricks , and clichés of the genre . they know how to make a found - footage movie . but do they know how to survive one ?
one of the fun aspects of found footage 3d is that we get some great special effects gags and even a blood bath of a third act . jessica perrin , who plays lily , gets pretty beat up throughout the movie , including one of the movie’s first jump scares .
weinberg : “found footage really constrains you on what you can do editorily . you shoot a traditional movie and shoot five takes , you can mix and match what you want . ”
but as goofy as the idea of a 3d found footage movie may sound , director degennaro fully leans into the concept and delivers one of the best 3d experiences i’ve had in a theater since the format had its resurgence in 2009 . this isn’t a slapdash post - conversion ; the depth and clarity have clearly been thought through , and the movie offers a number of sequences in which the 3d is used in new ways to brilliant effect . it’s one of the few theatrical experiences i’ve had in a long time that i won’t just suggest be seen theatrically in 3d , but demand it .
there is a lot to like about found footage 3d however . unlike a lot of films in the genre , the movie features a cast of very likeable characters from the struggling director andrew and the loveable sound guy carl ( played brilliantly and hilariously by scott allen perry ) . production assistant lily adds a real sweet quality to the cast , and this is countered perfectly by writer and all - round asshole derek ( perfectly portrayed by carter roy ) and flip - flopping amy . in a really smart move , the plot of found footage 3d mirrors the film they’re making , titled spectre of death . the film within the film surrounds a couple escaping to a cabin in the woods to help their marriage , which reflects derek and his co - star amy’s failed marriage . it’s all surface level stuff , but it adds a lot to found footage 3d .
why would anyone make , or want to see , a found footage movie in 3d ? that ' s the question posed to pompous actor - writer - producer derek ( carter roy ) , whose bright idea it is to travel , along with a small band of very patient friends , to an isolated location and knock out a quick and dirty thriller called spectre of death , which is basically the blair witch project meets paranormal activity . derek is the kind of guy who only thinks in big picture terms , content not to worry about little things like sensible plotting or character motivation ; all he knows is that 3d movies make more money than 2d ones , so their cheap found footage movie might as well utilize the format . the director of spectre of death , andrew ( tom saporito ) , asks the obvious questions : why would a couple vacationing in the woods have 3d cameras ? who has ever heard of 3d security cameras ? and , the most common issue for a found footage movie , why haven ' t they dropped the camera yet ? derek - and found footage 3d - never really comes up with a satisfactory answer for this , but the true reason is clear : don ' t matter , it ' s a movie .
as writer , producer , and star of the horror movie “spectre of death , ” derek james surprises director andrew reed , sound operator carl , and new p . a . lily by announcing that theirs will be the first “found footage” film to shoot in 3d . derek’s brother mark is also given a 3d camera to use for shooting the behind - the - scenes “making of” documentary .
if you consider that the found footage horror film really found its footing in 1999 with the release of the blair witch project , then you understand just how bold a claim ,
first found - footage horror film to . . .
really is . doesn ' t really matter what follows those first six words . we ' re talking about a sub - genre that ' s beyond exhausted , and approached in seemingly every way possible . over 18 years of making excuse after excuse as to why the camera must keep rolling .
first found - footage horror film to . . .
couldn ' t possibly mean anything today . could it ?
“ found footage 3d is destined to become a franchise , and for once – i am rooting for such a thing . it’s clever , smoothly - produced with a constant wink to the audience ( perhaps not the dumb ones – the film’s words , not mine ! ) and it contains an exceptional excuse – one to beat all others in the found footage world – as to why they continue to film… because they’re filming a movie . duh ! ” michael klug , horrorfreak news
consider , for example , the very “hook” of the movie , which is to be the first - ever found footage movie shot in 3d ( at the time it went into production , this was the case ; paranormal activity : the ghost dimension technically beat this one to the punch , but that’s a movie destined to be forgotten ) . on the one hand , it’s ludicrous and completely at odds with the found footage aesthetic , which is to provide as “real” and immediate an experience as cinema allows . by putting the idea in the brain of cynical , opportunistic derek , found footage 3d stays a step ahead of the audience by openly admitting to all of its own potential faults—it beats us to the critical punch , at the same time mining satire about the way artistic decisions are made in the movie business .
a small production team are hard at work on their latest film project , a found footage horror . worried that the genre has been done to death , star and producer derek ( carter roy ) comes up with an ingenious idea , to film it in 3d . to further set it apart in the crowded market he also decides that the behind - the - scenes documentary should also be filmed in that format . however , unbeknownst to the crew they have just become the stars of their very own found footage film…
the film is well shot , perfectly replicating the style of footage one might find in a low budget making - of feature . the plot is whip crack smart and the performances are all organic and believable . one of the easiest way to screw up your found footage horror film is bad acting and found footage 3d deftly avoids that pitfall . every character feels real and grounded in our world , which is key when shit starts hitting the fan . the entire cast is strong ; roy’s derek is every inch a schlock film maker , o’brien’s mark is the shy technical wizard , perrn’s lily the charming if unremarkable easy target .
this is a prime example of a movie that tries way too hard to be a satire , kind like how scream was a satire of slasher films ( only that scream was actually incredible ) . this movie tries to be a satire of the found footage genre , but there is so many problems with this movie it ' s not even funny . first off the acting is terrible there ' s so many moments that are so out of left field , the writing feels like someone who ' s trying to be funny but really isn ' t . also this is one of those found footage movies , idiots argue for like 80 minutes and then something not very interesting happens at the last 10 - 15 minutes . i will say there were some moments that made me laugh so i guess that counts for something , but overall found footage 3d is a terrible satire on the found footage genre which is dying . . . . .
now available on shudder and itunes .
a near - perfect horror experience
- - bloody disgusting .
one of the best found footage movies i ' ve ever seen .
- - daily dead
from the description above , “found footage 3d” might sound like it has the potential to be cartoonishly off kilter in balancing its kook with its kills . it does have that potential , but immense credit goes to the film’s complete cast and director steven degennaro for keeping comedy tuned with subtlety so it doesn’t detract from the drama .
steven degennaro’s short film first date was voted “best of fest” by five festival audiences , won a jury award for directing , and was given a special commendation by united states senate majority leader harry reid . he currently teaches sound design and mixing at the university of texas at austin . found footage 3d is his first feature .
in case you haven’t heard yet , found footage 3d surrounds a group of filmmakers who set out to utilize their budget limitations and create the next big found footage movie , spectre of death 3d . the director of the movie within a movie , derek ( carter roy ) casts himself as the lead in a vain attempt to exploit his own failed relationship with amy ( alena von stroheim ) , even casting her as his female lead . their characters in spectre feel a trip into a cabin in the woods might help solve their problems and he wants to document the experience…in 3d . of course , strange things start happening and a supernatural force seems to feed off their negative energy and familiar devices ensue . derek’s crew decide on what kind of gimmicks they’re going to use , including filming with 3d cameras in order to capitalize on ticket surcharges so the movie is a guaranteed financial success . his feelings towards the people he hopes will pay to see the movie aren’t the most passionate , but greed is what motivates him and begins to create tension amongst the crew . this leads to the spirit from their movie to transition into reality and everything they were making fun of becomes what drives the terror in found footage 3d .
the way that steve degennaro and his team have striven to make found footage 3d as much of a behind - the - scenes dramatisation as possible , has resulted in almost a documentary feel . this is exactly what you want in your found footage horror . above all else it has to seem real , otherwise it won’t have the desired effect . if you think back to the blair witch project – the film that started the genre – you forgot that you were watching fiction . similarly , at times , you get the same experience here .
as promised by the premise , a meta aspect exists where the movie criticizes the current state of “found footage” and its associated clichés . a big chunk of that lamentation isn’t incorporated into either plot , however . a lot of it is simply “did you ever notice ? ” dialogue reflecting the same sentiments shared by everyone fatigued on the first - person format . satire isn’t simply identifying tropes through a character’s open rant . “found footage 3d” makes moves to turn certain ideas on their ear , though it misses opportunities to be as clever as it can .
in brief , producer derek ( carter roy ) wants to shoot a found footage flick that does what no other film in this overcrowded realm has done before . he turns up one day with a couple of suitcases full of cutting edge tech that would allow them to shoot their film in 3d . we all know that every found footage movie should have a reason why people would keep on shooting when supernatural shit starts hitting the fan so everyone just laughs the 3d gimmick idea off at first and this provides for a great bit of raillery as to why on earth anyone in their right minds would be heading off to the woods to shoot something sinister , let alone in 3d . but boys will be boys when it comes to new toys and once they get their hands on the equipment , the whole idea seems to make perfect sense so they load up the car and set off to shoot “the spectre of death 3d . ”
i don’t have a favorite 3d horror film , to be honest . my favorite 3d films are all non - horror : gravity , avatar , and hugo spring to mind . the 3d for those films was innovative and immersive in a way that most 3d features aren’t . gravity , in particular , was absolutely riveting in imax 3d . i’m as big a critic of the “let’s convert every big - budget film to 3d” as anyone . if you are going to use the tool , use it wisely and not just because it will let you charge an extra three bucks . it would be the height of hubris to compare ff3d to any of those films , but at the same time , like those movies , i want people to come out of the theater and tell their friends : “you have to go see this in 3d ! ” that’s my goal .
review : before i start in earnest , full disclosure : i did not see this movie in 3d . i know , seems as though that would negate at least part of the novelty of found footage 3d , which aims to tease - and honor - the trappings of both found footage and 3d horror movies , but the truth is , the film is only just now barging out of the gates at a handful of horror film festivals , ones that i ' m not able to attend , but i was not about to allow that to dissuade me from seeing it early . the good news is , i liked it ( for the most part ) , more than enough to want to check it out in the theater with those damn glasses on when the time comes , just to give it its full due .
urltoken - found footage 3d official trailer ( 2016 ) horror movie hd when he ' s hired to document the behind - the - scenes action of the ultra low - budget horror movie spectre of death (
the first 3d found - footage horror film
) , an aspiring filmmaker packs up his camera and travels with the film ' s crew to a creepy cabin in the woods . but when the fictional evil presence from their film begins appearing in his behind - the - scenes footage , he has to figure out how to stop it , or it just may find its way into the real world . starring : carter roy , alena von stroheim , chris o ' brien , tom saporito , scott allen perry , jessica perrin , scott weinberg website : urltoken ►subscribe to joblo movie trailers : urltoken
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i’m glad to be able to report that writer / director steven degennaro’s feature debut , found footage 3d succeeds in very much the same way by adopting a similar attitude , presumably the fruit of degennero’s designs to pinpoint where so much of all the crappy found footage that has been put out before shot itself in the foot and gave the sub - genre the bad rep it has right now . although the plot is a bit more bare bones compared to the aforementioned leslie vernon , found footage 3d’s ace up its sleeve is the deftly written dialogue and inspired humor , all buoyed by a completely committed cast who really make the whole thing all the more palpable and , accordingly , you can’t help but get sucked right in . and despite the film being a comedy at its core , it also manages to include a few well devised shit - your - pants scares that i honestly wasn’t expecting to see before heading into this one .
plays with the tropes and the medium of found footage in ways that are genuinely funny and entertaining in its most memorable scenes . unfortunately the majority of the movie devolves into a grating stream of arguing and mumbling that just drags .
degennaro and his cast and crew have brought to life the ideal love child of multiple gimmicks and the end result is much greater than the sum of its parts . smartly written , believably acted , and deftly crafted , found footage 3d is funny , smart , and scary as hell . when you get the chance , you need to see this movie .
day 7 – derek forces andrew to rig a 3d surveillance camera using two gopros , even though it makes no narrative sense .
midway into the movie , i forgot i was watching in 3d . not because it became a naturally seamless part of the presentation , but because there ceased to be anything of import occurring within that third layer . outside of obligatory first act goofs like water spray , items , and hands making accordion moves toward the lens , “found footage 3d” neglects that last part of its title as the movie rolls forward , which wouldn’t be too big of a deal if it wasn’t the whole hook .
that said , i did see some great stuff , mostly at festivals ( of which i attended 10 this year , thanks to found footage 3d ) . i like to include festival movies on my list because i think it’s good to make people aware so that you can catch them in their general release . here’s the best of what i saw in 2016 :
steven degennaro : the original idea , which didn’t involve 3d at all , was born when i realized that in 2012 ( when i wrote the first draft ) , the found footage genre was rapidly heading toward the same morass of mediocrity that the slasher genre had been mired in in the early 90’s when kevin williamson wrote scream . and yet , despite a number of ( absolutely terrible ) straight - up spoofs of found footage , no one had yet attempted the post - modern , scream - esque version of the genre . so i decided i was going to take a crack at it .
as always , screening info and tickets can be found on our screenings page . enjoy the show ( s ) !
at this point , horror has gotten so
meta
that there ' s nowhere to go but where found footage 3d goes , which is meta upon meta . ( a character even remarks ,
nice , that ' s very meta .
) if that sounds annoying , thankfully it is not . the film , in the early going , is cute with its exploitation of cliches and horror movie tropes without going too far overboard . that said , once the real horror of the story kicks in , this angle doesn ' t exactly matter anymore . found footage 3d ultimately reveals itself to be all too faithful to the genre it ' s initially satirizing ; it ' s not too meta to avoid the found footage characteristics we ' ve gotten so used to . it ' s like scream or behind the mask in that sense ; it ' s a send - up of a subgenre while also quite responsibly checking off all the required boxes . only problem with that , for me , is that i like slasher movies a lot more than i like found footage movies , but if you ' ve got room in your heart for at least one more paranormal pov flick , this one should suffice .
when he ' s hired to document the behind - the - scenes action of the low - budget horror movie spectre of death (
the first 3d found - footage horror film
) , an aspiring filmmaker packs up his camera and travels with the film ' s crew to a creepy cabin in the woods . but as interpersonal issues threaten to topple the endeavor and the production spirals out of control , the fictional evil presence in their film begins appearing in the behind - the - scenes footage . if he can ' t figure out how to stop it , it just may find its way into the real world . they know how to make a found footage movie , but do they know how to survive one ?