Kerry Beyer

HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUSTON

filmmaking

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RUSSIAN NAVY COSTUME

Using Sean Connery as a starting point, this is about as close as I can get to a Russian submarine captain’s uniform. Who know’s how accurate the Hunt for Red October was, but I’m not striving for totally accuracy. I definitely took some creative license with the Russian uniforms… but that’s what filmmaking is all about.

We are on pace to shoot a great scene this weekend for Deep Terror… I just have one more uniform to make. John Lansch, Kelly Burns and I spent last week painting and building the new set.

Each scene and set seems to surpass the previous… so excited about this project and growing as a filmmaker. Thanks for the support!

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I WAS ON FOX LAST NIGHT

If you missed it, I was on FOX News last night – you can see the full story here. Julin Jean, star of my horror film Spirit Camp was carjacked in the Hieghts area of Houston, and her mini-cooper was stolen. It was like a scene right out of a horror movie.

The perp stuck a gun in Julin’s face, forced her out of the car, and she escaped with a sprained ankle.

She’s lucky to be alive.

Fox did a fun story drawing comparisons between her on screen persona of B movie scream queen, and real life victim. I think it helped bring a little closure and levity to a traumatic experience.

Special thanks to Ned Hibbard for all his support of the community, and his excellent journalism – he always finds a perfect balance of delivering news and making it engaging, entertaining and fun.

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CODE OF EVIL: UPDATE


Just a quick update on the status of Code of Evil… everyone wants to know “what’s happening with Code of Evil?” …don’t worry, it’s still happening. These things take time. The film will be shot entirely on green screen… though this sounds simple, a lot of technical considerations go into it.

My current project, DEEP TERROR, is about 1/3 green screen. While still a high concept film, the number of locations and cast is smaller… I felt this would be a great way to test out many of the processes for CoE on a smaller scale. It’s proved to be an invaluable experience…

I’m looking for a 2012 release on DT… I’m about 75% complete with production.

Once that is completed, I’m gearing back up for CoE… so stay tuned.

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OLD AGE MAKEUP

One of the challenges of my most recent film DEEP TERROR was aging one of the characters. Crucial to the dynamic of the story was the age difference between the leads… in that classic rookie/veteran dynamic found in many action buddy movies.

It took 3 hours everyday to transform John Lansch into Capt. Jay… a salty old dog of the sea.

I custom mixed and brushed in the hair and beard color – then we shot several camera tests to insure continuity from one day to the next. From scene to scene it looks identical. I’ll be posting a time lapse video of the process soon.

By the time most days are calling for lunch, we are done with makeup, camera test, and rehearsals – and are getting a shot it. It definitely made for some LONG days.

It was a little daunting knowing that was how the day was going to start out every day… and there were certainly times in the planning stage that we weren’t certain it would work… but we learned to enjoy the process, and persevere.

It always seems that some of the most challenging situations turn into the best experiences. That’s one of the things I love about filmmaking.

Thanks again to John Lansch for his patience and dedication!