A Virtuous Affiliated Project

Hey folks,

It has been a while since there has been much news about the Beast... and while it is not "over" per se, the news will be stretched out over longer periods now.

But meantimem many people associated with the Beast are moving on to other things.

I'd like to take a moment to draw your attention to one I find particularly interesting and worthy....

C.S. John, one of Beast's producers is developing a documentary exploring the many facets of the fertility industry.  There are a staggering number of couples in the world who for one reason or another will deal with fertility problems to a greater or lesser degree.  It is a heart-breaking thing to witness.  It is so emotionally wrought that many people won't even make their problems public, but it is so common that I can pretty much guarantee that you know someone who has faced this issue even if you don't know who they are.

The film's title is On Infertile Ground and part of its intended purpose is to bring to light the realities faced by these couples so as to destigmatize the issue through increased compassionate awareness.  It may also help people facing the anguish of infertility to find both strength in unity and to open the doors to therapies they may not have otherwise considered.  It is virtually guaranteed to be a film that is simultaneously tragic and uplifting.  I heartily encourage you to check out the details at the website linked above and join their group on Facebook and then to go and make a donation (no amount is too small) to their IndieGoGo account.

Cryptozoologist's Bane

The Onion had this funny bit today.

If only Paul Moran had known...

The Beast of Bottomless Lake in 2012...

I am hoping that there will be plenty of news for The Beast of Bottomless Lake but for now there is just one piece of news.

Beast will be back on SuperChannel for fourteen showings in January.

Craig and I are at work on other possibilities, but it simply wouldn't be cricket to talk about them now.

One Month to Christmas

Ya know...

If you order now... or even in the next ten days... you can still get copies of The Beast of Bottomless Lake for the folks you love the most... or even those you just kinda love in time for Christmas.

The DVD store is open on our website.  Don't be shy.

Or...

Do you know someone who loves The Beast of Bottomless Lake?  I don't mean in an unhealthy way.  Not in a "well then why don't you marry it" childish kinda way either.  Merely in that way that they are too often heard saying "hey, have you seen that really cool rather unknown film The Beast of Bottomless Lake?"  Well then you can help them get their message across and save yourself having to hear that tiresome refrain by getting them something from our CafePress Store.  'Cause if they are wearing a Beast hoodie and drinking from a Beast coffee mug and tweeting (probably about Beast... don't forget the hashtag "#thebeast") on their iPhone with a Beast phone cover... then they won't feel the need to keep chatting you up about the film, now, will they?

The Beast's New PAL

At long last...

Have you ordered a PAL DVD version of The Beast of Bottomless Lake?

Well expect to see it in your mailbox soon!

We recieved our order of PAL DVDs yesterday and they will begin shipping over the next week.

We are delighted that this has finally come to fruition.  The technical differences between NTSC and PAL versions slowed down the process of getting the DVDs ready, but the good news is that the DVDs will be going out with th complete set of features that the NTSC discs went out with - indeed with slight tweaks (dare I say improvements?) that we will include in future batches of the NTSC DVDs.  (If you happen to  have the original NTSC discs, don't fret, the tweaks are truly slight... we'd probably have to point them out to you for you to notice the difference.  It is simply a matter of our perfectionism and pride.)

So the Beast will soon be seen in places like Britain, Australia and Japan...

Hooray!

More On Set Interviews

I crossed a threshold yesterday that I didn't realize was there until it was passed.  I completed what was more thn likely the last piece of creative work on The Beast of Bottomless Lake.  Though, when I say "creative" I have to admit that the amount of real creative work that was involved was pretty limited.  The last few pieces have really been little more than deciding how to present on-set interviews: editing out a few spoilers and the odd rambling bit that was too littered with in-jokes or deciding which camera angle to use when more than one was available - that kind of thing.  Truly the shallow-end of creative endeavour.  In many ways the most creative decision I made at the end was to not edit one last featurette which I ultimately decided wasn't as entertaining as I once thought it would be.

With this behind us the number of things worth blogging about is bound to dwindle.  Sure I could report on the minutae (We got a full 10 out of 10 from CTRC, meaning we are worth 150% time-credit to broadcasters!  Interesting, huh?), but with DVDs released and our theatrical run over, the big events we are now waiting for are going to be pretty spread out and will amount to "Hey everyone, we just got a broadcast deal on the Iceland National Broadcasting Service!"  (We didn't.  Yet.  We aren't even in negotiations.  But stanger things have happened.)

Meantime, here are the last two interviews:

Leanne Jijian Hume:




David Nykl:

A Bunch of On Set Interviews

It's the eve of The Beast of Bottomless Lake's theatrical run.

It's more than just a little weird to not be there, but such it the way these things go.  I'm a new Dad... well, it's practically been a year - four days shy at this point, and between that and work-related commitments I simply can't be there.

As my daughter naps I've been grinding away in these past few days getting the last few extra videos of behind the scenes material finished.

I have five new interviews that our EPK cameraman, Kevin Roberts collected on location in the Okanagan up and ready.  There are more to come soon.

Interview with Bronwen Smith: Interview with Roger Haskett: Interview with Alex Zahara: First interview with Gordon May: Second interview with Gordon May: