Kill Booth (Special Edition)

As promised, a SPECIAL EDITION version of "Kill Booth" is currently in the works! What's different about this version, you ask? Well, let me tell you!

1. Completely remastered dialogue track!

2. Completely new mix of SoundFX/Foley!

3. Very very minor picture changes that you won't even notice!

Basically, the movie will pretty much LOOK the same, but will SOUND far superior to the original copy of the film! This new and amazing audio work will be done by none other than our resident SOUND WIZARD: Peter Srinivasan!

So, when can you get your hands on a copy?

The "Kill Booth (Special Edition)" will be available online to view and for digital download on PRESIDENT'S DAY 2011 (Feb. 21st)!

Kill Booth - Opening Title Sequence

Now that KILL BOOTH has officially screened, here's the Opening Title Sequence of the film for your viewing pleasure.

Kill Booth Premiere - Great Success!

The screening for KILL BOOTH went very well! Thanks to everyone who showed up and a very very special thanks to the entire cast and crew of the project. It turned out awesome.

Also, if you're interested in a DVD copy of the film, you have two options:

1) If you're on Ithaca College's campus during Senior Week, just get ahold of me and stop by my dorm sometime and I'll give you one.

2) If you're not at IC, e-mail me at inscape.entertainment@gmail.com with your home address and I'll get around to sending you one once I'm back home after graduation.

Once again, many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of KILL BOOTH. I had a great time making it and enjoyed working with all of you.

Kill Booth Theme - Now Available!

For our final promotional teaser before the movie's premiere this Saturday, the official theme song of "Kill Booth" has been made available as an MP3 download! Click the link below to claim your copy now!

Kill Booth Theme - MP3 Download

"KILL BOOTH"

Performed by Lora Rivera

Written & Composed by AJ Pinkerton

Arranged by Peter Srinivasan

Kill Booth on Blu-ray!

Though the movie has yet to even premiere, the box art for Kill Booth's eventual Blu-ray release is already available to view! First and foremost, Kill Booth will be printed onto Blu-ray as the screener/director's copy. In terms of home viewing, Kill Booth will be primarily released for *free* on DVD, but will also have a limited release on Blu-ray for those willing to shell out the cash for a BD-R.

It's BIG UPDATE time!

It's been awhile since our last update! The big news is that KILL BOOTH simultaneously picture wrapped and picture locked on the same day (Wednesday, May 5th). At this point in time, all that's left for the editing phase is to add a tremendous amount of sound effects in and to do color correction. As deemed by the powers above, the entire picture must be finished and ready to be handed off on Thursday (May 13th). Afterwards, we must simply await the WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING on Saturday, May 15th at 7PM in the Park School of Communications Auditorium. Until that time comes, I've put together a short video about one of the "running gags" that continually showed its face during production.



One of the running gags on set was what kind of humorous songs we could use during the "scrolling" credits section at the end of KILL BOOTH. The following is a video showing the three songs that were mentioned most during production.

Join us on Saturday, May 15th @ 7PM in Park Auditorium for the WORLD PREMIERE of KILL BOOTH! There, you'll hear the ORIGINAL SCORE (by Dave Volpe) that's featured throughout the film, including over the "scrolling" credits section!

Kill Booth - Official Trailer #1

Here's a look at our first official KILL BOOTH trailer!

Kill Booth - What's That Sound?!

A quick outtake from Kill Booth followed by a mysterious "snort" sound, most likely coming from our lead actress.

Movie Stills - Gallery 2

Another MOVIE STILLS GALLERY is here! Enjoy!

First Look: The Conspirators

Here's a special "first look" at all of the CONSPIRATORS together.

Movie Stills - Gallery 1

On the heels of the previous sneak peeks, I've compiled a selection of movie stills from our rough cuts to create a MOVIE STILLS GALLERY. Enjoy!

Exclusive Sneak Peeks!

The following are two SNEAK PEEK videos of some bloopers that occurred on the set of KILL BOOTH. Also posted here is the first OFFICIAL movie still, which is of Megan Crosen as the villainous Mary Surratt. Enjoy!

Mary Surratt Fight - Production Stills (4/11/2010)

Over the weekend we got to shoot our most bloody and intense fight scene yet! Shot on location at the Pinkerton's Barn in Marathon, the duel between Abraham Lincoln and Mary Surratt left the floorboards drenched with puddles of fake blood and our actors (and some crew) covered in it. However, the footage looks amazing and will surely be an epic sight to see during the final film. For now, though, you'll just have to settle with looking at some production stills.

Kill Booth - Poster Campaign

The KILL BOOTH marketing/poster campaign has begun! Since our film is inspired primarily by Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 and the James Bond series, it seemed fitting that our promotional posters be direct references to already existing ones. So, take a look at our "marketing" campaign and enjoy! Posters by Ashley Alicea.

Abe Poster - Inspired by "Kill Bill Vol. 1"

Web/Blog Poster - Inspired by "Kill Bill Vol. 1"

Sword Poster - Inspired by "Kill Bill Vol. 2"

Shadow Poster - Inspired by "Quantum of Solace"

David Herold Fight - Production Stills (3/28/2010)

Shooting yet again at the 1890 House, our second day involved the pre-title sequence fight, which is against David Herold. All in all, everything went quite well and we finished much earlier than yesterday. For now, KILL BOOTH takes a break from MAJOR shooting until April 10th. The next few weeks will see a few smaller scenes shot, along with intense fight choreography work on the final battle between Abe and Booth. For now, enjoy more production stills!

Lewis Powell Fight - Production Stills (3/27/2010)

Today, the cameras officially started rolling on KILL BOOTH. Our wonderful production schedule started off with the fight against Lewis Powell. Filmed in the 1890 House, the shoot went very well and everyone walked away pleased (albeit sore). Here's a slideshow of production stills that were taken during the shoot.

The Sound of Music

After a long winded search, KILL BOOTH finally has a composer! For this particular job, we've decided to outsource to Dave Volpe, who resides in Los Angeles. Dave is currently attending the "Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television" program at USC. In fact, he was even awarded a year long mentorship with film composer Thomas Newman (Wall-E, Finding Nemo). Here's a few links to his previous work:

Film Music

Concert Music

We're especially fond of "Return Home," "Heroic Space Battle," and "Mad Dance."

Choreography Montage #1

Here's a short look at some of the choreography that'll be featured in two KILL BOOTH fight scenes! Enjoy!

A Quick Update...

Just a few new things to update about. On Monday the main crew met with the entire cast and had a full script read-through. Overall it went very well and we're immensely pleased with the cast we've managed to assemble. Secondly, "Kill Booth" has officially been registered with the Writer's Guild of America. At this point, we're looking at the weekend of March 27th and 28th as our first shooting dates for the picture. Until then, we'll be finalizing pre-production requirements and trying to enjoy ourselves over Spring Break.

George Atzerodt

With the final casting of GREG SCHULZ as the cowardly "villain" GEORGE ATZERODT, the entirety of the main cast has been filled! Thus, onward we march into the territory of getting the full cast together with the main crew to do a table read-through of the script! Once accomplished, we'll move onto the task of finalizing costumes that fit the time period (and the actors). After that, it'll be time to plow headfirst into production!

Lewis Powell

The slightly psychotic villain LEWIS POWELL has been cast! The man who tried to unsuccessfully assassinate Secretary of State William Seward will be played by ALEX GAMBALE. On Lincoln's list of conspirators to kill, Powell is the second target. The fight at Powell's Estate will be filmed on location at the gorgeous 1890 House. It's a deadly duel that takes place throughout multiple rooms and levels of the house, ultimately leading to a struggle of pure willpower on the ground level. Only one lead role remains before the entire cast has been filled!

John Wilkes Booth

Our lead villain and main target of Abraham Lincoln has been cast! JOHN WILKES BOOTH will be portrayed by DAVID LOBACH. Though he's warned us that he can't grow an actual mustache, we're sure that the cost of a fake one will be made up by David's sinister approach to the role and his commitment to the intensive sword training and fighting he'll be required to do. With only a few actors left to cast, pre-production on KILL BOOTH is slowly coming to a close. Principal photography, here we come!

Mary Todd Lincoln

MARY TODD LINCOLN has officially been cast! MICHELE FORTIER will be filling the smaller, but important, part of Abraham Lincoln's wife. After her kidnapping at the hands of Booth, Abe's resolve grows stronger and his quest for vengeance is taken to a whole new level.

Mary Surratt

Our lead female villain and femme fatale, MARY SURRATT, has been cast! MEGAN CROSEN will be taking on the task of portraying the badass villainess and second-in-command to John Wilkes Booth. Her struggle against Abe is one of the most violent in the entire movie, so finding an actress who can handle both the drama and the intense action is a great asset to the production. Expect the majority of the rest of the cast to be revealed as the week goes on.

Blades of the Civil War

Having carefully looked into which weapons we'd like to use for the film, we finally decided upon our purchase. George Atzerodt's sword, which eventually becomes Abe's, is a straight-edge 1840 Non-Commissioned Sword. For John Wilkes Booth, we've purchased a Confederate Cavalry Saber as his primary weapon of attack and an Old Fashioned Horn Folder knife as his backup. All of the weapons purchased fit the period of the piece (1865) perfectly and we can't wait to get our hands on them and begin choreographing some awesome fight scenes.

A Few Items of Interest

After going through another script revision, some of the script's props have finally been purchased. The two smaller items are a feather pen and a Confederate flag, both of which have always been part of the script. The new (and much more interesting) item is a replica of the gun that John Wilkes Booth used to shoot Lincoln. The Philadelphia Derringer has been written into the script for use by Booth, both during flashbacks and elsewhere. So, enjoy the pretty pictures while we continue to toil away on pre-production!

1890 -- Here We Come!

Good news, everyone! As of this morning, KILL BOOTH has been approved to use The 1890 House as a shooting location! Not much else to say about the matter, so enjoy this exterior shot of what will eventually serve as "Lewis Powell's Estate" and other various locations!

Location Scouting - Gallery 1

Mike, Peter, and I spent our day today location scouting for multiple scenes of the movie. The scenes in particular are the kitchen fight with David Herold, the manor fight with Lewis Powell, the shack fight with Mary Surratt, and the shack dialogue scene between Mary Surratt and George Atzerodt. The following is a gallery of photos taken during the scouting process.

Locations Visited: Pinkerton Shack/Barn (Marathon, NY) and 1890 House (Cortland, NY)

Fruit Chunks

EXCERPT FROM "KILL BOOTH"

INT. KITCHEN - DAWN

The warm light of dawn reflects off a cluttered counter top full of utensils and KITCHENWARE. Near it sits the disheveled, morning-weary figure of DAVID, who quietly munches BREAKFAST from a CEREAL BOWL.

Originally, there was going to be a box of "Lucky Charms" on top of the table as well, but in order to avoid copyright infringement and a potential lawsuit, Mr. AJ Pinkerton was kind enough to whip up a *new* cereal for us. Enjoy!

David Herold

Ladies and gentlemen, I present our first conspirator: DAVID HEROLD. A smooth and suave villain, Herold is the first target on Abraham Lincoln's hit list. It's his bare-knuckle brawl with Lincoln that opens the movie, so it's my pleasure to announce that he's officially been cast! JOHN METZGER will be tackling the role and, having seen some of the previous student films he's been in, I feel quite confident that he'll do an excellent job. Now all that's needed is the rest of the cast. And locations. And costumes. But that's a story for another time, I suppose. *sigh*

I Can Has Licensed Music?

Yes, I can! After contacting a guy named Jimmy Oliveira about using his rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" in KILL BOOTH, he most happily replied with, "Of course you can, man!" I won't reveal when or where the song will appear, but rest assured that his awesome performance will definitely make the film that much more badass. Anyway, if you want to hear the song, check out the YouTube video below.

Casting Call Poster

Three's a Crowd (of Producers!)

As pre-production on KILL BOOTH rolls along, it's become increasingly more apparent that we aren't finding one main producer for the film. For this reason, we've decided that it's in the best interest of the movie to go with three. Co-Producers, to be exact! Stepping up to the plate are Mike Sutter (who's already working as the DP), Peter Srinivasan (our very own Abe Lincoln!), and myself. At this point in the pre-production stage, the three of us are already diving headfirst into the producer roles, so we figured why not make it official and handle the production duties as a team. Multi-tasking, here we come!

Writer/Director/Editor: Nathan Morse
Director of Photography: Mike Sutter

Co-Producers: Nathan Morse, Mike Sutter, Peter Srinivasan
Executive Producers: AJ Pinkerton, Peter Johanns
Title Theme: AJ Pinkerton, Peter Srinivasan, Lora Rivera

Hats Off (To the First Budgetary Purchase)

The first budgeted purchase towards KILL BOOTH has officially been made! After talking with a few people related to the project, it was decided that Abraham Lincoln needed a better hat than the one shown in the teaser poster. Though it served its purpose for a quick promotional picture, the general consensus was that the teaser hat was too short and, well, too amish. So, after skulking around the Internet looking for a suitable (and affordable) stove pipe style hat, I finally found one that should work perfectly for us. Here's hoping that it looks just as good on our Abe Lincoln's head as it does in the picture!

The Hunt for a Composer

So at this point, I'm trying to find someone to provide the musical presence of the film. The strength of the "Kill Booth Theme" is something that I want to keep throughout the movie, so finding someone who can provide an excellent score to match it is going to be difficult. I contacted a guy named Rob Grimaldi, who I had previously met during my Audio Workshop class. He responded back by saying that film scoring is exactly what he was looking to do for his future career and that "Kill Booth" sounded like an awesome project. Unfortunately, he's in LA this semester and therefore won't be able to work on the movie. Not easily, anyway. There's still the prospect that I could send him files over the Internet to work on, but I doubt that's the route I'll end up going. It's a bummer though, because I know he's someone who could probably pull off the proper epic/western style music I'll be looking for. Anyway, the search continues!

Crew Information - A Small Update

Not much of an update here, but since I haven't done one in awhile, I guess anything is good. With "KILL BOOTH" in full pre-production and actual production not too far around the corner, I figured I'd list out some of the crew members that I know *for a fact* will be contributing to the project. They are:

Writer/Director/Editor: Nathan Morse

Director of Photography: Mike Sutter

Executive Producers: AJ Pinkerton, Peter Johanns

Title Theme: AJ Pinkerton, Peter Srinivasan, Lora Rivera

I think that's about it for now. A few positions I'm currently looking into filling are Music (the film's soundtrack composer), Sound Mixing/Editing (both on set and in post-prod), and Producer. To a certain extent I'll be producing the film myself, but I've yet to decide if we need a full-time Producer whose only job is to do just that. More updates to come as time passes.