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Jon McBride (filmmaker)
Jon McBride is an American Z movie director, producer, screenwriter and actor. McBride made various films in collaboration with the Polonia brothers. He is the director of ''Cannibal Campout'' (with Tom Fisher) and ''Woodchipper Massacre ''Woodchipper Massacre'' is a 1988 American horror comedy Z movie written and directed by Jon McBride, who also directed ''Cannibal Campout'', released that same year. The film was shot-on-video in Connecticut. In the film, three siblings are l ...''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:McBride, Jon Living people American film directors 1960 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Z Movie
Z movies (or grade-Z movies) are low-budget films with production qualities lower than B movies. History and terminology The term "Z movie" arose in the mid-1960s as an informal description of certain unequivocally non-A films. It was soon adopted to characterize low-budget motion pictures with quality standards well below those of most B movies and even so-called C movies. While B movies may have mediocre scripts and actors who are relatively unknown, modestly skilled, or past their prime, they are for the most part competently lit, shot and edited. Z movies, by contrast, would be considered by most watchers and critics to be complete objective failures. Sometimes Z movies are so incompetent they gain cult status due to the hilarity of their shortcomings. The economizing shortcuts of films identified as C movies tend to be evident throughout; nonetheless, films to which the C label is applied are generally the products of relatively stable entities within the commercial film i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is " greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief " scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polonia Brothers
Twin brothers and filmmakers Mark Polonia and John Polonia (born September 30, 1968) founded Polonia Bros Entertainment and Cinegraphic Productions. Between them they have written, directed and produced over 40 feature films, mostly in the genres of horror film, horror and Science fiction, sci fi, making them low-budget film cult icons. When John Polonia died suddenly at the age of 39 on February 25, 2008, Mark Polonia continued to make films with childhood friend and longtime film collaborator Matt Satterly, through their production company Cinegraphic Productions. Early days The youngest of five siblings, the brothers were interested in and making films from a very early age. Their first commercial release was ''Splatter farm, Splatter Farm'', released on VHS by Donna Michele Productions in 1987,Bleedingskull.com < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannibal Campout
''Cannibal Campout'' is a 1988 horror film written and directed by Jon McBride, and co-directed by Tom Fisher. Plot While out for a jog in the community of Redston, a woman named Nancy is hacked to death with an felling axe by a man wearing a fighter pilot helmet. Later, two couples consisting of Jon and Carrie, and Amy and Chris, head to Redston to camp out for the weekend, but on the way there they encounter a pair of hillbillies named Rich and Gene, who attack them. After the encounter with the backwoods duo (revealed to be the brothers of the fighter helmet-wearing man, Joe) the quartet set up near some abandoned cabins, while the hillbillies murder would-be pranksters John and Ray. After wandering off alone to get her cigarettes, Carrie is killed by Gene and Joe, and her friends are captured while looking for her. Jon is knocked out in a fight with Joe, and disemboweled and eaten by the brothers, who force feed the other captives some of his innards. When Gene and Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodchipper Massacre
''Woodchipper Massacre'' is a 1988 American horror comedy Z movie written and directed by Jon McBride, who also directed ''Cannibal Campout'', released that same year. The film was shot-on-video in Connecticut. In the film, three siblings are left in the care of their religious fanatic aunt. When she tries to confiscate her nephew's knife, she is fatally stabbed with the knife. The stabbing was accidental, but the siblings commit further crimes in order to cover up her death. Plot Jon ( Jon McBride), Denice (Denice Edeal), and Tom (Tom Casiello) are three kids whose father goes away for a business meeting. He leaves them in care of their Aunt Tess (Patricia McBride) who is a militaristic religious extremist who only lets the kids do homework and chores while preaching to them against dating, staying up late, movies, music, and why their lifestyle is wrong. Tom gets an official Rambo Hunting Knife in the mail and Tess will not let him have it. They get into a physical struggle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blades (film)
''Blades'' is a 1989 American horror comedy film distributed by Troma Entertainment and directed and edited by Thomas R. Rondinella, who also co-wrote the film with producers William R. Pace and John P. Finegan. Its plot concerns a series of brutal murders occurring at a prestigious country club's golf course, which are apparently the work of a possessed lawn mower. Plot During a camping trip, two teenagers are killed by an unseen force whilst making out in a field near to the Tall Grass Country Club's famed golf course, and their mangled bodies are discovered the next morning. Later that day, another club member, Mr. Simpkins, is also killed, and his bloodied remains are found near the same hole as the one where the teenager's bodies were discovered. Norman Osgood, the owner of Tall Grass, is determined to keep the news of the murders private as he and the rest of the club prepares for an upcoming nationally televised golf tournament. Police chief Charlie Kimmel is brought in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feeders (film)
''Feeders'' is a 1996 American low-budget science fiction horror film written and directed by John and Mark Polonia. Shot on video on a $500 budget, it became semi-popular among cult film enthusiasts for its extremely amateurish direction, acting, writing and special effects. The film spawned a Christmas-themed sequel, ''Feeders II: Slay Bells'' (1998), which was reviewed by Something Awful, who called it one of "Film's Best Worst Movies". Synopsis Two photographers travelling through Pennsylvania pick up a couple of women, then stumble across little grey aliens who land their flying saucer in the woods and start hunting and eating humans. Cast * Jon McBride as Derek *John Polonia as Bennett *Todd Carpenter as Fisherman *Sebastian Barran as Doctor *Melissa Torpy as Michelle *Gary LeBlanc as Ranger Gordon Reception Critical reception to the film was largely negative, receiving negative reviews from DVD Talk DVD Talk is a home video news and review website launched in 1999 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dweller (film)
''Dweller'' is a 2002 low budget horror film by the Polonia Brothers. It was released in 2004 on the Brentwood 4-pack ''Sleazy Slashers'', which also included the Polonias' ''Night Thirst''. The film concerns three ruthless bank robbers, played by John Polonia, Mark Polonia and Jon McBride ('Cannibal Campout', 'Woodchipper Massacre'), who camp out in an area where an Unidentified flying object, alien spacecraft has landed, with low budget A low-budget film or low-budget movie is a motion picture shot with little to no funding from a major film studio or private investor. Many independent films are made on low budgets, but films made on the mainstream circuit with inexperienced or ... carnage ensuing.http://crankedoncinema.com/reviews/2002/dweller References External links * Review at Answers.com 2002 horror films American science fiction horror films 2002 films 2000s science fiction horror films Films directed by Mark Polonia 2000s English-language films 2000s America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splatter Beach
''Splatter Beach'' is a 2007 low-budget horror comedy film directed by the Polonia brothers and starring Erin Brown, Erika Smith, Alison Whitney, Brice Kennedy, Ken Van Sant and Dave Fife. It was released on DVD by Camp Motion Pictures. The screenplay concerns a reporter who hopes to write a story on a series of disappearances that have plagued a local beach, and who finds instead a sea monster Sea monsters are beings from folklore believed to dwell in the sea and often imagined to be of immense size. Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or tentacled beasts. They can be slimy and scaly and are ofte ... in full rubbery attire. References External links * * * * 2007 horror films 2007 comedy horror films 2007 films 2007 comedy films Films directed by Mark Polonia Films set on beaches 2000s English-language films American comedy horror films {{comedy-horror-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
