In August, we were filming HOUSE OF VHS, an original horror film about six international students finding a magical VCR in an abandoned house. They decide to watch VHS tapes, and start sinking slowly into madness...
We had to deal with quite a few problems on the set, one of them being that our special effects make-up artist stood us up at the very last minute! We had to come up with a whole new ending, which could work with or without special effects shots. So now we're confronted to this question: is the film going to be good, or BETTER? Your choice.
Who's making this?
HOUSE OF VHS was shot in France, by writer-director Gautier Cazenave and a French crew. The talented cast is uniquely international: an American character (played by Icelandic-Luxembourger actor Pétur Sigurðsson), an Italian chick (French-Spanish actress Florie Vialens), a British girl (Irish-American actress Isabel McCann), a French dude (French actor Morgan Lamorté), a Belgian girl (French actress Delphine Lanniel) and an Australian guy (Swiss-Australian actor Ewen Blumenstein). Try to beat that!
The ending of the movie could work without special effects, the same way pasta can feed you, without sauce, butter or parmiggiano. But then, who doesn't prefer pasta alla bolognese? We're not talking about visual effects, the one that are achieved with a computer (these are already accounted for), but about practical effects, involving fake heads and juicy blood.
Ideally, we would need to come up with 3 practical special effects shots, that we would insert in the final scenes. Of course, 1000€ wouldn't be enough to finance all of them, but we would be able to film at least one.
1,000€: one special effects shot, involving a fake head; we would be better off with 1,500
when we reach 2,500€: two special effects shots
when we reach 5,000€: three special effects shots
10,000€: we could film all three shots, and add an entire new sequence in the middle of the film (one we couldn't afford this summer)
VHS is not dead
Since you've reached the bottom of the page, it's fair to assume that you're reasonably interested by the film, its subject matter and/or the people working on it. So now is the right time to
contribute (remember, even 1€ helps a lot, because each contributor has a high symbolic weight - of course, the more you contribute, the more perks you get!)
You get access to exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, and our gratitude for showing support!
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Credit
$11 USD
€10 EUR
You'll see your name in the credits, and you get access to behind-the-scenes videos.
Estimated Shipping
January 2014
4 claimed
Film
$17 USD
€15 EUR
You'll get a digital copy of the film - AND your name in the credits AND access to behind-the-scenes videos
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Film and poster
$33 USD
€30 EUR
You'll get a digital copy of the film - AND your name in the credits AND a signed poster AND access to behind-the-scenes videos
5 claimed
Film on DVD or Blu-ray
$44 USD
€40 EUR
You'll get the film on Blu-ray or DVD (your choice), with its bonus material AND a digital copy AND your name in the credits AND access to behind-the-scenes videos
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VHS!
$66 USD
€60 EUR
You'll get the film on Blu-ray or DVD (your choice), with its bonus material AND a special VHS copy of the film AND a signed poster AND a digital copy AND your name in the credits AND access to behind-the-scenes videos
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Invitation to the premiere
$88 USD
€80 EUR
You'll be invited to the premiere in Paris (date and place to be determined, and venue at your own expenses, sorry) AND you'll get a signed poster AND the film on Blu-ray or DVD, with its bonus material AND a digital copy AND your name in the credits AND access to behind-the-scenes videos
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Special effects producer
$166 USD
€150 EUR
You'll be credited in the titles and on imdb as a Special Effects Producer AND you'll get a signed poster AND the film on Blu-ray or DVD, with its bonus material AND a digital copy AND access to behind-the-scenes videos
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Full producer
$553 USD
€500 EUR
You become an Executive Producer, with your name in the opening credits, on imdb and on the film's website AND you will be invited to the premiere in Paris (date and place to be determined, venue at your own expense) AND you'll get a signed hard copy of the script AND a signed poster AND the film on Blu-ray or DVD, with its bonus material AND a special VHS copy of the film AND a digital copy AND access to behind-the-scenes videos
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Own a head
$1,105 USD
€1,000 EUR
Since you cover the expenses for one of our special effects, you take away the fake head that will be crafted from one of the actors, and you get all the perks in the "Full Producer" section
