Nordling here.
I love this as an idea for a documentary. The people behind BEST WORST MOVIE, the TROLL 2 documentary, want to make a film on the best homemade haunted houses around the country and the people behind them. These people work the whole year to make something fun for the kids and it takes a special kind of devotion (or insanity, depending on how you look at it) to do this year after year. And if you're one of those people, you might wind up in a documentary! The filmmakers are looking for that extra-special something and if you've got what it takes you can apply to be in the film. Here's the press release:
Magic Stone Productions and Brainstorm Media to Produce Haunted House Feature Documentary
The Untitled Haunted House Feature is Now Casting
Los Angeles, Calif. – August 17, 2011 – Magic Stone Productions and Brainstorm Media announced today that they have signed a deal to produce an Untitled Haunted House feature documentary for an NBCUniversal cable network. The production is currently accepting submissions for documentary cast here -- http://www.homemadehaunt.com.
October 31 has been the target for mischief, monsters and – above all – FUN. This dedication to Halloween mayhem isn’t just carried out by costumed children and prank-crazed teens.The feature documentary will provide a fun and intimate look into the lives of devoted adults who go to fantastic and frightening lengths to create the ultimate homemade haunted house.
Magic Stone Productions is searching for passionate Halloween die-hards who live to scare through creating amateur haunts and would like to share their creations with the world. Casting and submission information can be found by visiting http://www.homemadehaunt.com.
The Untitled Haunted House feature documentary Is being produced by Meyer Shwarzstein of Brainstorm Media alongside Michael Stephenson and Lindsay Stephenson under their Magic Stone Productions banner. Long-time Magic Stone collaborators, Andrew Matthews, Katie Graham and Brad Klopman are also tapped for integral roles in the production. Screenwriter and Alamo Drafthouse film programmer Zack Carlson recently joined the Magic Stone team as a writer and associate producer. Michael Stephenson will direct.Magic Stone Productions
Magic Stone Productions, based in Los Angeles, is an award-winning film and TV production company co-founded by husband-and-wife duo Michael and Lindsay Stephenson. The Company recently produced the critically acclaimed feature documentary Best Worst Movie. Upcoming productions include Destroy, a fast-paced dark comedy written by Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly, directed by Michael Stephenson alongside producers Lindsay Stephenson and Jennifer Roth (Black Swan; The Wrestler; The Details) and Zero Charisma, an independent comedy directed by Andrew Matthews and Katie Graham. To learn more visit www.magicstoneproductions.com.
Brainstorm Media
Brainstorm Media is the leading independent aggregator of feature films for Video on Demand and television in the United States. The company has an extensive library with recent films including The Joneses, Best Worst Movie and Scar 3D, the first film made available on VOD stereoscopically. Past and current clients include Lionsgate, Blockbuster, BMG, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Magnolia Pictures, Roadside Attractions and more. The company also develops and produces feature films, documentaries and series. Brainstorm is currently in production on A Liar’s Autobiography, a 3D animated feature film based on the memoir of the late Monty Python member, Graham Chapman. For more information please visit www.brainmedia.net.
Good luck to all who apply. This sounds like a very interesting subject for a documentary and I look forward to seeing the finished film. Nordling, out.
