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Alien’ attacks Gardner Lights, camera … horror
Local film makers create sequel
By Craig S. Semon Staff reporter
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Local film makers create sequel
By Craig S. Semon Staff reporter
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| Film makers and cast of "Alien Influx" are, from left, Ryan Sullivan, Thomas Pimentel, Andy Sawyer, Andrew Shanley and Chrissy Rondano. (CRAIG S. SEMON) |
The January 7th Premiere of ,ALIEN INFLUX, was a huge success. Thanks
to all of our family, friends and fans that supported us. You can read all
about it in the Montachusett T&G in a great article written by Craig
Semon. Special thanks to Craig for attending the premiere and giving us
an excellent write up in the paper.
to all of our family, friends and fans that supported us. You can read all
about it in the Montachusett T&G in a great article written by Craig
Semon. Special thanks to Craig for attending the premiere and giving us
an excellent write up in the paper.
| JANUARY 28th 2006 |
Whether or not we become
famous or not, whether this
is a stepping stone to
something bigger or more
productive in the future or
not, I’m happy with
everything we put together
so far.
Andrew Shanley,
FILMMAKER
famous or not, whether this
is a stepping stone to
something bigger or more
productive in the future or
not, I’m happy with
everything we put together
so far.
Andrew Shanley,
FILMMAKER
L-R Producer Thomas Pimentel, Andrew Shanley and Andy Sawyer
DATELINE: 2006
Also, actress CHRISTINE RONDANO, star of the
award winning fan film, ALIEN INFLUX, will be on
hand to sign autographs and anyone who buys a
movie will receive a free copy of ALIEN INFLUX.
Go to http://www.rockandshock.com/ for more
info.
award winning fan film, ALIEN INFLUX, will be on
hand to sign autographs and anyone who buys a
movie will receive a free copy of ALIEN INFLUX.
Go to http://www.rockandshock.com/ for more
info.
JANUARY 31st, 2007. The award winning fan film, ALIEN INFLUX has just
been accepted into the first annual RADCON FAN FILM FESTIVAL in
Washington State. The project is entered under BEST FAN FILM over 20
minutes. Also in the festival is, INDIANA JAMES and the RAIDERS of the
LOST SHAKER of SALT, which will be competing for the best FAN FILM
TRAILER. Go to http://www.radcon.org/news.php for festival info and updates.
been accepted into the first annual RADCON FAN FILM FESTIVAL in
Washington State. The project is entered under BEST FAN FILM over 20
minutes. Also in the festival is, INDIANA JAMES and the RAIDERS of the
LOST SHAKER of SALT, which will be competing for the best FAN FILM
TRAILER. Go to http://www.radcon.org/news.php for festival info and updates.
ALIEN INFLUX JANUARY 28th 2006
‘Alien’ attacks Gardner Lights, camera … horror
Local filmmakers create sequel
By Craig S. Semon Staff reporter
GARDNER— In the Chair City, no one can hear you scream, especially if indie-filmmaker Andy Sawyer has any say about it.
As CEO of New Blood Production and Booo! Master Pictures, Mr. Sawyer has been making low-budget films for nearly 15 years, mostly horror
comedies (or “horromedies”), including “The Vampyre Pumpkins of St. Ives,” “The Templeton Witch Project,” “The Axe Wife” and “Honey, I
Burned Up the Baby!”
For his latest venture, Mr. Sawyer joined forces with two fellow filmmakers, Worcester’s film editor Andrew Shanley, and Manchester, N.H.,prop
master Thomas Pimentel. The result is “Alien Influx,” a homage (as well as a continuation) to the “Aliens” franchise, which made Sigourney
Weaver a star.
Mr. Sawyer, who wrote the script as well as directed the film and has a small role as a starship pilot, allowed his 2-1/2-car garage at his Gardner
home to be transformed into a complete space station, made up primarily of a dark and dreary labyrinth of transport bays, airshafts, medical
labs, secret vaults, shadowy corners, dead ends and plenty of creepy crawl space. Construction on the set took a weekend and filming took
place during two months of weekends.
In addition, Mr. Sawyer, a children’s art and drama teacher, made the “Alien” costumes at a fraction of the cost of a one-night rental, as well as
the “Alien” eggs and space station interior from scratch. With it’s bed foam membrane and menacing head constructed out of two-liter soda
bottles, the finished “Alien” costume cost roughly $80, $50 of which went to buying a leotard.
“The hardest part was making these aliens because I didn’t have anywhere to store them, so we keep them on the living room couch,” Mr.
Sawyer said. “My wife and I would be living with these things and we gave them names, Rodimere and Joseph. They will be sitting on the sofa with
us as we watched TV.”
Although Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shanley and Mr. Pimentel have collaborated before, “Alien Influx” is the first time they shared all the responsibilities.
Currently the three are working on “Incantations” (for tentative summer release) and are already playing with ideas for an “Alien Influx” sequel.
“Andy (Sawyer) is a man of few words, for what he doesn’t say to people he shows us with the things that he makes,” Mr. Shanley said. “He may
be a quiet individual, but you know something, when you look at what he puts on the screen, it’s as loud as a bullhorn, which he uses quite often.”
Mr. Shanley, who served as the film’s executive producer, public relations liaison and one of the film’s stars, (playing the ill-fated Colonial Marine
Cpl. Jonathan Roal), spoke about “Alien Influx” during its recent premiere at the Odd Fellows Home in West Boylston.
“One of the things that we wanted to do with this is actually produce a fan film that fans of the ‘Aliens’ series could really appreciate,” Mr. Shanley
said.
“We’re film fans. We do this not for the money. We don’t do this for the fame. We do this for the sheer love of being able to produce something
that people are really going to enjoy. This is a project that is a labor of love for us.”
The reality that they are not going to make money off the project (which cost an estimated $3,000-$4,000) doesn’t bother them a bit, Mr. Shanley
said. “There are millions of ‘Star Wars’ fan films and ‘Star Trek’ fan films but there are not many ‘Aliens’ fan films. Since Andy, Tom and I always
quote ‘Aliens,’ we said what the heck, let’s do one,” Mr. Shanley explained.
The action in “Alien Influx” unfolds in the year 2188 on a remote testing facility (Mr. Sawyer’s garage) in the vast space of the Arturian System
(Gardner). When scientific experiments go awry and all contact is broken a rescue crew is called in to access the human causalities and damage.
“This pretty much happens after Alien 4 (‘Alien: Resurrection’),” Mr. Shanley explained. “It’s completely new. It doesn’t have anything to do with
Sigourney Weaver’s character or anything like that. The ‘xenomorphs’ (‘Aliens’) aren’t a big secret anymore. The military knows about them and
so do all the characters in this movie.”
In the role that is equivalent to Weaver’s Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley, Chrissy Rondano plays the heroine, Navy Lt./Internal Affairs Officer
Samantha Heart. Prior to “Alien Influx,” the kindergarten teacher from North Quincy played “a chainsaw-wielding clown girl” and double-barrel
zombie killer running amuck in a hospital.
“It’s a lot of fun. It’s a great stress reliever,” she said.
Mr. Pimentel, who plays Colonial Marine James Higgens in “Alien Influx,”
poked fun at himself, while explaining the concept of fan films during his introduction before the film’s premiere screening.
“Fan films are simply movie creations of all formats created by the fans intended to entertain and expand the world in which each genre of films
exist,” he said. “In short, it’s a movie geek’s excuse to dress up like Han Solo or a Colonial Marine and live out our childhood fantasies. Some
people even go as far as to duplicate a masterpiece like ‘Indiana Jones.’ Geeks like that are the worst.”
Also during his introduction, Mr. Pimentel explained the passion involved in making a fan film like “Alien Influx.”
“This is not Hollywood. We were three guys in a garage building sets, creating costumes, lighting, shooting, editing, building scale models,
recording sound effects, blowing up Ryan Sullivan as often as possible, mixing fake blood, acting and managing full-time jobs, a social life and a
family all at the same time and only on available Saturdays and Sundays,” he said. “Yes, we realize that this is not Hollywood. For if it were
Hollywood you would have needed 60 or more professionals from 27 departments working full time to achieve what three guys pulled off with
passion and heart.”
After the screening, Mr. Pimentel said “Alien” is his mother’s favorite movie and credited her for his taste in films.
“When I was growing up, she would watch “Alien” on TV and our bedroom was right next to the den,” Mr. Pimentel recalled. “I remember standing
in our bedroom door watching her watch the movie being scared. She was the one who had the film background. She brought me up on good
films, which is why I have so much material to draw from.”
Mr. Pimentel, an event videographer who owns a movie props and costume sales and rental business, edited the final product. Mr. Pimentel, who
has been making movies since he was 10 years old, said he is confident that he’s going to get his foot in a big studio door someday.
“We know that we’re not amateurs. We know that we are at an intermediate level,” Mr. Pimentel said. “The only thing that is stopping us at
achieving what we have potential for is money.”
Besides being a fan film, Mr. Pimentel envisions “Alien Influx” as “the ultimate demo reel” and “a giant calling card” for corporate suits out in
Hollywood, showing what they are capable of doing on a shoestring budget and, if they only had a blockbuster’s budget, a hint of what they could
be capable of.
Mr. Shanley said the best-case scenario would be if someone like Steven Spielberg gave them a call.
“Whether or not we become famous or not, whether this is a stepping stone to something bigger or more productive in the future or not, I’m
happy with everything we put together so far,” Mr. Shanley explained.
‘Alien’ attacks Gardner Lights, camera … horror
Local filmmakers create sequel
By Craig S. Semon Staff reporter
GARDNER— In the Chair City, no one can hear you scream, especially if indie-filmmaker Andy Sawyer has any say about it.
As CEO of New Blood Production and Booo! Master Pictures, Mr. Sawyer has been making low-budget films for nearly 15 years, mostly horror
comedies (or “horromedies”), including “The Vampyre Pumpkins of St. Ives,” “The Templeton Witch Project,” “The Axe Wife” and “Honey, I
Burned Up the Baby!”
For his latest venture, Mr. Sawyer joined forces with two fellow filmmakers, Worcester’s film editor Andrew Shanley, and Manchester, N.H.,prop
master Thomas Pimentel. The result is “Alien Influx,” a homage (as well as a continuation) to the “Aliens” franchise, which made Sigourney
Weaver a star.
Mr. Sawyer, who wrote the script as well as directed the film and has a small role as a starship pilot, allowed his 2-1/2-car garage at his Gardner
home to be transformed into a complete space station, made up primarily of a dark and dreary labyrinth of transport bays, airshafts, medical
labs, secret vaults, shadowy corners, dead ends and plenty of creepy crawl space. Construction on the set took a weekend and filming took
place during two months of weekends.
In addition, Mr. Sawyer, a children’s art and drama teacher, made the “Alien” costumes at a fraction of the cost of a one-night rental, as well as
the “Alien” eggs and space station interior from scratch. With it’s bed foam membrane and menacing head constructed out of two-liter soda
bottles, the finished “Alien” costume cost roughly $80, $50 of which went to buying a leotard.
“The hardest part was making these aliens because I didn’t have anywhere to store them, so we keep them on the living room couch,” Mr.
Sawyer said. “My wife and I would be living with these things and we gave them names, Rodimere and Joseph. They will be sitting on the sofa with
us as we watched TV.”
Although Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shanley and Mr. Pimentel have collaborated before, “Alien Influx” is the first time they shared all the responsibilities.
Currently the three are working on “Incantations” (for tentative summer release) and are already playing with ideas for an “Alien Influx” sequel.
“Andy (Sawyer) is a man of few words, for what he doesn’t say to people he shows us with the things that he makes,” Mr. Shanley said. “He may
be a quiet individual, but you know something, when you look at what he puts on the screen, it’s as loud as a bullhorn, which he uses quite often.”
Mr. Shanley, who served as the film’s executive producer, public relations liaison and one of the film’s stars, (playing the ill-fated Colonial Marine
Cpl. Jonathan Roal), spoke about “Alien Influx” during its recent premiere at the Odd Fellows Home in West Boylston.
“One of the things that we wanted to do with this is actually produce a fan film that fans of the ‘Aliens’ series could really appreciate,” Mr. Shanley
said.
“We’re film fans. We do this not for the money. We don’t do this for the fame. We do this for the sheer love of being able to produce something
that people are really going to enjoy. This is a project that is a labor of love for us.”
The reality that they are not going to make money off the project (which cost an estimated $3,000-$4,000) doesn’t bother them a bit, Mr. Shanley
said. “There are millions of ‘Star Wars’ fan films and ‘Star Trek’ fan films but there are not many ‘Aliens’ fan films. Since Andy, Tom and I always
quote ‘Aliens,’ we said what the heck, let’s do one,” Mr. Shanley explained.
The action in “Alien Influx” unfolds in the year 2188 on a remote testing facility (Mr. Sawyer’s garage) in the vast space of the Arturian System
(Gardner). When scientific experiments go awry and all contact is broken a rescue crew is called in to access the human causalities and damage.
“This pretty much happens after Alien 4 (‘Alien: Resurrection’),” Mr. Shanley explained. “It’s completely new. It doesn’t have anything to do with
Sigourney Weaver’s character or anything like that. The ‘xenomorphs’ (‘Aliens’) aren’t a big secret anymore. The military knows about them and
so do all the characters in this movie.”
In the role that is equivalent to Weaver’s Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley, Chrissy Rondano plays the heroine, Navy Lt./Internal Affairs Officer
Samantha Heart. Prior to “Alien Influx,” the kindergarten teacher from North Quincy played “a chainsaw-wielding clown girl” and double-barrel
zombie killer running amuck in a hospital.
“It’s a lot of fun. It’s a great stress reliever,” she said.
Mr. Pimentel, who plays Colonial Marine James Higgens in “Alien Influx,”
poked fun at himself, while explaining the concept of fan films during his introduction before the film’s premiere screening.
“Fan films are simply movie creations of all formats created by the fans intended to entertain and expand the world in which each genre of films
exist,” he said. “In short, it’s a movie geek’s excuse to dress up like Han Solo or a Colonial Marine and live out our childhood fantasies. Some
people even go as far as to duplicate a masterpiece like ‘Indiana Jones.’ Geeks like that are the worst.”
Also during his introduction, Mr. Pimentel explained the passion involved in making a fan film like “Alien Influx.”
“This is not Hollywood. We were three guys in a garage building sets, creating costumes, lighting, shooting, editing, building scale models,
recording sound effects, blowing up Ryan Sullivan as often as possible, mixing fake blood, acting and managing full-time jobs, a social life and a
family all at the same time and only on available Saturdays and Sundays,” he said. “Yes, we realize that this is not Hollywood. For if it were
Hollywood you would have needed 60 or more professionals from 27 departments working full time to achieve what three guys pulled off with
passion and heart.”
After the screening, Mr. Pimentel said “Alien” is his mother’s favorite movie and credited her for his taste in films.
“When I was growing up, she would watch “Alien” on TV and our bedroom was right next to the den,” Mr. Pimentel recalled. “I remember standing
in our bedroom door watching her watch the movie being scared. She was the one who had the film background. She brought me up on good
films, which is why I have so much material to draw from.”
Mr. Pimentel, an event videographer who owns a movie props and costume sales and rental business, edited the final product. Mr. Pimentel, who
has been making movies since he was 10 years old, said he is confident that he’s going to get his foot in a big studio door someday.
“We know that we’re not amateurs. We know that we are at an intermediate level,” Mr. Pimentel said. “The only thing that is stopping us at
achieving what we have potential for is money.”
Besides being a fan film, Mr. Pimentel envisions “Alien Influx” as “the ultimate demo reel” and “a giant calling card” for corporate suits out in
Hollywood, showing what they are capable of doing on a shoestring budget and, if they only had a blockbuster’s budget, a hint of what they could
be capable of.
Mr. Shanley said the best-case scenario would be if someone like Steven Spielberg gave them a call.
“Whether or not we become famous or not, whether this is a stepping stone to something bigger or more productive in the future or not, I’m
happy with everything we put together so far,” Mr. Shanley explained.
Alien Influx - New Fanfilm - (23
Feb 2006)
Well here's another fanfilm. The
movie is complete but I haven't
downloaded it yet (200mb, long
time for poor me) but I have
downloaded the trailers. Doesn't
look to have the amazing SFX that
S.E.E.D does but still looks pretty
good:
"See the movie Weyland-Yutani
didn't want you to see"
Feb 2006)
Well here's another fanfilm. The
movie is complete but I haven't
downloaded it yet (200mb, long
time for poor me) but I have
downloaded the trailers. Doesn't
look to have the amazing SFX that
S.E.E.D does but still looks pretty
good:
"See the movie Weyland-Yutani
didn't want you to see"
So if you've got a better connection than me, head on over and download this new fanfilm.
-- By Aaron "Corpral Hicks" Percival
-- By Aaron "Corpral Hicks" Percival
"ALIEN INFLUX" gets added to the AVP website. Thanks to the guys over at avp.gamegossip.com the
ALIEN INFLUX movie has been given another great review and is available for fans to download.
ALIEN INFLUX movie has been given another great review and is available for fans to download.
| Alien Influx (2006) (available online) Description: When communication is lost between Weyland-Yutaini and the level 7 labs on K1741 a team is sent in to investgate... Directed by: Andy Sawyer Production Company: New Blood & Booo! Master pictures Running time: 34 minutes Web site: click here Category: Alien If you were a registered user of fanfilms.net you'd be able to vote and comment on this film here. Hits: 377 out |
"ALIEN INFLUX" has been posted to the fanfilms.net website and is
doing quite well. Downloads and reviews are available.
doing quite well. Downloads and reviews are available.
Just Another New Fan Film Comments
Movie News | 2/23/2006 | 8:15 PST - PseudoHero
There've been plenty of good things to report about fan films with Predators in it. Seemed like there wasn't anything out there
for just the Alien fans. Well, so much for that; in fact, it looks like the aliens have been there the whole time! Thanks to the good
people of Alien Influx, a new fan film (well, one we just found out about), the Preds aren't getting there first.
I decided to watch the movie and find out what it was about first before posting about it (no, not everybody does that), and I'm
glad that I did. It was quite a plesant experience for me to behold from the Planet AvP command center. There was even a guy
with a cowboy hat (I know it wasn't a sombrero, because Pseudo Hero knows sombreros).
"I do have to apologise for the cramped conditions in the el Capitan's shaggin wagon. It ain't really meant for 4 unless you’re
Arturian. You know what I mean?"
Man, I love that guy with the cowboy hat.
To find out what the heck Pseudo Hero is talking about, you are just going to have to watch this movie yourself. Thanks to Mike
for the news.
Movie News | 2/23/2006 | 8:15 PST - PseudoHero
There've been plenty of good things to report about fan films with Predators in it. Seemed like there wasn't anything out there
for just the Alien fans. Well, so much for that; in fact, it looks like the aliens have been there the whole time! Thanks to the good
people of Alien Influx, a new fan film (well, one we just found out about), the Preds aren't getting there first.
I decided to watch the movie and find out what it was about first before posting about it (no, not everybody does that), and I'm
glad that I did. It was quite a plesant experience for me to behold from the Planet AvP command center. There was even a guy
with a cowboy hat (I know it wasn't a sombrero, because Pseudo Hero knows sombreros).
"I do have to apologise for the cramped conditions in the el Capitan's shaggin wagon. It ain't really meant for 4 unless you’re
Arturian. You know what I mean?"
Man, I love that guy with the cowboy hat.
To find out what the heck Pseudo Hero is talking about, you are just going to have to watch this movie yourself. Thanks to Mike
for the news.
http://www.planetavp.com/news/index.asp?function=search&advanced=1&search=alien+influx&startmonth=10
&startday=13&startyear=1999&endmonth=3&endday=18&endyear=2006&order=rankdesc&recordcount=10
&startday=13&startyear=1999&endmonth=3&endday=18&endyear=2006&order=rankdesc&recordcount=10
Special thanks to JESSE WITTON over at www.planetavp.com for posting the movie
online and giving it a great review. Thanks for all the positive feedback. We will take
it very seriously.
online and giving it a great review. Thanks for all the positive feedback. We will take
it very seriously.
DATELINE: JANUARY 31ST, 2007
DATELINE: MAY 6TH, 2006
DATELINE: JANUARY 29TH, 2006
DATELINE: FEBRUARY 23RD, 2006
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the award winning fan film, ALIEN INFLUX.
the award winning fan film, ALIEN INFLUX.