We had the inaugural ADR session for Main Street Meats tonight, and I have to say it went exceptionally well. Thanks to Linda Cieslik, Morgan Boland, Gary Albano, and Ben Philippi for bringing back your characters… And thanks to Brian Liston of Liston Audio for your expertise… http://www.listonaudio.com/index.html
Also shot some wonderfully drippy inserts in the basement of my favorite little meat shop…
Lessons learned: When filming in ditches in the remote countryside of Wisconsin, watch out for Wild Parsnip. http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/fact/parsnip.htm
Wild Parsnip is a unique and innocent looking plant that causes Phytophotodermatitis. This means it will burn the shit out of you. What happens is the juices from the plant will get on your skin, then “activate” in sunlight. And the burns will not show up for 1-2 days. So when you see Craig Krason, the Director of Photography smiling behind the camera in the photo, it means he doesn’t know he is sitting in a patch of Wild Parsnip with shorts on.
Herschell Gordon Lewis, the Godfather of Gore himself, will have a voice cameo in Main Street Meats. Herschell’s contribution to the world of horror is tremendous– In 1963 he shocked the world with Blood Feast. After that, things changed. Suddenly blood and gore wasn’t something just implied…. it was shown in Full Blood Soaked Color! He subsequently filmed several more gore classics: Two Thousand Maniacs!, Color Me Blood Red, The Wizard of Gore, and the Gore Gore Girls, just to name a few.
I am both honored and excited that such a cult legend is a part of the project. Thank you so much Mr. Lewis… you have made a fan really happy!
