Barely Living The Dream Mel House

A Very Special Homecoming Episode! Brittany (re) joins Mel and Chris to discuss all the stuff she's been working on/doing over the last couple years, ranging from FEAR THE WALKING DEAD to PANIC to WALKER and beyond! She'll also talk about becoming a licensed special effects technician/pyrotechnician and leaving an impression by (fake) burning down a church!

For pyro/spfx/script supervision inquiries, email
brittany@bmilesmedia.com

IN THE BLOOD commentary
https://youtu.be/WRtIMSVR490

INBETWEENING teaser
https://youtube.com/shorts/WJ_ku90NGTc

👉 This is episode 49 - meaning that the next episode is a milestone one! I figured it would be fun to do a Q&A/reflection type show for our 50th, so if you have any questions for Brittany, Chris or myself, feel free to leave them in the comments here, on IG, on Soundcloud, or email to upstartfilm.assistant@gmail.com. They can range from the general (“Who is your favorite director?”) to the granular (“What camera did you shoot Mystery Spot with and why was it 5 different cameras?”). Consider it our version of an AMA. Also, be sure to like and subscribe to help the channel grow!

Chris Warren on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3479843/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr
Watch DARK RITUAL: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B099P69816/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
Watch MYSTERY SPOT: https://www.terrorfilms.net/film/mystery-spot

On this episode of BLTD, writer/director Stephen Wolfe joins Mel and Chris to discuss his projects, his love for Universal Monsters, and that time he let Mel use his car while in Los Angeles.

Stephen has written/directed the features DOLL FACTORY (currently on Amazon Prime, Crackle, Plex, and Tubi), MIDNIGHT ABYSS, and the shorts DRACULA'S COFFIN and DEAD LIFT (featured in 10/31 PART 2 - currently on ScramBox, Prime, and Tubi). You can check his stuff out at these links:

DOLL FACTORY TRAILER
https://youtu.be/Yd_gXM2bl18?si=3TIFMG_P-SR_NjYF

CURSE (short film)
https://youtu.be/T0h8uQ-Wtd0?si=BzgWrVYYiV4XxubT

JASON MEETS THE WOLFMAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONXyZJIHip0

10/31 PART 2 Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QslBnwJbsCE


Be sure to like and subscribe to help the channel grow!

Chris Warren on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3479843/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr
Watch DARK RITUAL: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B099P69816/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
Watch MYSTERY SPOT: https://www.terrorfilms.net/film/mystery-spot

We're back with a new episode with Chris Warren, who brings us up to date on all the sets he's been working on for the past 3+ years! Chris has been making movie magic across varied states and genres with folks like Ron Perlman, Danny Trejo, Esai Morales, Eden Brolin, and the late Tom Sizemore.

He also reunited with a few MYSTERY SPOT MVP’s (Graham Skipper, Ken Whiting, and Cyrus Rodas ) to shoot Graham’s new feature, THE LONELY MAN WITH THE GHOST MACHINE which is premiering soon. We talk about all that and more on this one.

Be sure to like and subscribe to help the channel grow!

Chris Warren on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3479843/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr
Watch DARK RITUAL: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B099P69816/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
Watch MYSTERY SPOT: https://www.terrorfilms.net/film/mystery-spot
THE LONELY MAN WITH THE GHOST MACHINE Premiere Info: https://makebelieveseattle.eventive.org/films/65b3de4af14e9500ce515486

Here's an interview that Chris Warren (Director/Co-Writer/Etc.) and I did with Derrick Fury (director of LION KILLER and head instructor at Axiom Jiu-Jitsu) just after we signed our distribution deal for IMAGO - which by then we had recut and retitled IN THE BLOOD...which then got retitled into DARK RITUAL upon release.

We tried to include lots of extras regarding the (over a decade) long and arduous journey of making, posting, and selling the film, including BOTH the IMAGO version and the IN THE BLOOD version, as well as related added value material, but of course none of that has seen the light of day. Until now!

Check out the release as DARK RITUAL in the following places:
Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/660365/dark-ritual
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B099P69816/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHfpJReqDnQ

Check out a couple reviews of the movie here:
The Final Cut: https://youtu.be/-yiony6uAyE?si=DlnMuxfeYGCQcqR0
Zisi's Movie Emporium: https://zisiemporium.blogspot.com/2022/04/dark-ritual-hp-lovecraft-meets.html?m=1

Check out Derrick's film LION KILLER here:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07ZQJ3P82/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/504154/lion-killer

Subscribe to the Upstart Filmworks Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkZ1BNnxHjcFLxl9z01iQMg

Earlier this week, I did this "sneak peek" of the movie via Zoom - it was part of the grant finalization process. I recorded it, so here's the audio! I play rough cuts from a few scenes I've edited thus far, plus a early sneak peek (listen) to "S**tshow", the song from the musical number in the film.

INBETWEENING stars Brandon Cole, Tye Blue, Debbie Rochon, Chelsea McCurdy, Jill Brumer, Dillon DeWitt, Seán Patrick Judge, and Angelo Moore (the frontman/singer/saxophonist of Black Rock pioneers Fishbone).

We completed principal photography in March 2022, and are in post production right now! Join me for a WORK IN PROGRESS sneak peek at some of the footage and animation as well as discussion of some of the underlying themes/origins of the stories within!

What's up everyone? Yep, been a while. Lots of stuff has happened...and we do mean LOTS. MYSTERY SPOT premiered, DARK RITUAL gained traction, the Burn video finally came out, AND we shot another feature (INBETWEENING). Mel catches you up on ALL of it.

INBETWEENING post production crowdfunding campaign: http://igg.me/at/inbetweening

Upstart Filmworks Linktree: https://linktr.ee/upstartfilmworks