Damned by Dawn (2009)

[krypto]

Hey guys, I'm the writer & director of this film & just wanted to respond to a few things.

I bought my first Super 8 camera in 1984 as a 13 year old. Hugely inspired by Harryhausen/Rick Baker/Savini, I began making stop motion monster films, splatter fests, Friday 13th rip offs etc. In other words, I'm an old fart. So Brian's comments like...

Originally Posted by Morbidfilm

I'm just sick of seeing low budget movies embracing poor cgi rather than finding a way to make it happen with make-up and phsyical effects.

couldn't be further from the truth. The script called for "floating zombie ghosts." & we did shoot everything practically. The floating ghosts were shot against blue screen -

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...id=54776961825

...but ultimately some blue screen shots didn't work out - some shots required big elaborate camera moves which we discovered were beyond the range of our home made camera rigs, so we were forced to use CGI as a problem solver. It's worth knowing that this film was made on an incredibly low budget. At the end of the day it was actually cheaper to "fill in the gaps" with CGI than to do things my preferred way - & when you've got limited funds, sadly the cheaper way always wins out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bImG3a0PDk

[paultagonist]

well, if the Horrornews.net review is any indication...

While alot of the spectral apparitions are clearly CGI characters they appear to blend with the backing pretty well that it doesn't distract from the fact that they "are" blended in. There is a slight touch of humor but it's mostly subtle in favor of keeping the scares up front.

..than the CGI shouldn't be too much of a worry.

Originally Posted by Lowrie Productions

would this even come under as a zombie film?

From the review at Fangoria:

DAMNED BY DAWN really distinguishes itself, though, with its take on zombification, which can occur after you’ve been bitten by a skeleton and even after you’ve had 10 feet of your intestines removed.

LOL, you should put me on your payroll, Krypto. :P
Looking forward to watching this, whenever it comes out on DVD.