I'm making a b-movie style horror music video for a death metal band

...as you do...

...and I've been watching old slasher movie trailers for inspiration. There's some incredible stuff out there. The trailers have pretty much informed the basis and aesthetic of the shoot.

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I've been directing/producing/shooting/editing over the last week.

There has been lots of fake blood (and camera-tripod-cables covered in blood, naturally)
All my equipment has been annoyingly sticky over the last week.

We used a drill with a pencil 'paddle' to achieve a splatter effect in one scene.
Very (very) hi-tech.

I want the video to have an 80s aesthetic, so I've been using gels to create a certain tone. I rarely use gels in my other work but this seemed the right time to slap them on for a scene.

And it threw it down with rain on the one outdoor shoot day we had.

This is just a nice shot or two of my kit and props. We were just a small group of four; all chipping in with production (carrying stuff) and acting. There was a really good atmosphere during filming.

I've been keeping track behind the scenes too with a little GoPro diary of each little shoot. I might cut a nicely little behind the scenes video after the videos main release.

For now, the edit is coming along very nicely and is taking shape. Just as well because I've only got one day left to deliver it.

Fantastic fun so far though. Next update on it will most likely be the official release.

(I'm keeping it pretty anonymous as to the identity of the band, details and launch as we aim to keep things under wraps at the moment)

Cheers for reading :)