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(JSC gr 'horror' By JACK DUNN Staff Writer Still in the Halloween spirit? Well, here's something worth checking out An independent feature horror film produced by USC graduates William Cooke and Paul Talbot has been picked up for distribution by KB Releasing nationwide and is available at all five Pick-a-Flick CYilnmhifl loratinnc Campfire Tales is an anthology of four stories told around a campfire to three young boys. Gunnar Hansen ("Leatherface" in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) stars as the storyteller whose yarns prove to scare the young boys and provide lessons. The stories revolve around an escaped mental patient with a metal implement/prosthetic for a hand, an alien marijuana plant, a large demonic elf who punishes the evil on Christmas Eve and a band of pirate zombies who seek revenge against a greedy and mutineering shipmate. Cooke and Talbot met as juniors doing a film project for a media arts class. "The Hook" was their first creation together and became the first sequence of Campfire Tales. Both graduated as media arts students in 1987, and by then they were well on their way to making their first full length feature. ?'/" ? C T_l _ _ _ -. . y^umyj u e iiues is in an aninoiogy format because we shot each segment as we raised money for it Overall it has taken us four years to complete," Talbot said. 'The cast and crew consisted of media arts students and people we've seen working in theaters around Columbia. All of them were willing to work for free, but they ent ( By JENNIFER JABLONSKI Staff Writer The debut of a new ensemble and the performance of an awardwinning contemporary symphony will be featured in a joint concert of two USC bands tonight at Koger Center. The new ensemble, fall Concert Band, was created this semester to "answer a need for the bigger pool Everything you nee Student Travel Stud Rail Passes *Ca Work A Study/ Int'l Student < & MUCH A CALL for your VUUIKII 12 park Place South, 1-800-8; ? cMem " , us % ^e/7 K The AIDS 9?^^ will be displayed \tatttii rnrn INUVCMdcK -j=========55S== Dr. Francisco Sy USC Professor, will speak on THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF ADDS 6:00 p.m. in the R.H. Theatre Tuesday. November 5. 1991 Thi* pn^ut is pud for. In pan Department at Student LUa. Division of Stud For More Information, call 777-7130 o aduates tying a were all professionals and knew what they were doing," he said. Cooke and Talbot talked about the problems and frustrations of film making on a low budget "Everything had to be meticulously scheduled and rehearsed before shooting so that we didn't waste film," Talbot said. "We made a storyboard for each segment and there wasn't much room for improvisation. Even with all this planning we still ran into difficulty," Cooke said. "We shot the last segment at Hunting Island State Park, where we ran into some major problems," Cooke said. "We originally shot the scenes in the summer, but when we got our film processed, half of it was useless because of a light leak in the camera. "So we had to go back and shoot again in December," Cooke said. "We had to go out and buy wet-suits for the Zombies who were supposed to come out of the water." What directors lack in funds when producing horror films, they have to make up for in inventiveness where special effects are con cerned. Cooke and Talbot don't cop out by indirectly alluding to acts of violence. It's there right in front of you in all its gruesome low-budget glory. "Our stuff is really hard core with no restraint. The violence is upfront and direct. We want to give people their money's worth," Talbot said. "I really feel that people want this kind of visceral violence. Some people might find the scenes humorous, but I would hope that people see it as black comedy rather than merely camp humor," Cooke said. \ fatut iti> & of talented musicians to perform in a concert group," said Andrew Gowan, associate director of bands and conductor of the new band. The Concert Band will open the performance with music "selected to expose students to a wide variety of musical styles," Gowan said. Prior to the organization of the Concert Band, the 80-member Wind Ensemble was the only concert band group offered to students 1992 tudent Travel Catalog! d to know about; ent/Teacher Air fares r Rental/Leasing broad abroad & Teacher ID AORE!!! FREE copy! Travel Atlanta, GA 30303 77-CIEE oriQ/ ;c ? ^ [O^ from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 5th AND 6th II CAROLINA PROGRAM UNION I Ideas and Issues Committee L by Student Actmoes Fdt lent AUbln. 'Jravcntty of South Caratins r stop by Russell House Room 209. i 1 '' ; have areer A lot of people see horror movies and their makers as not deserving of respect or exhibiting artistic merit. Cooke and Talbot would disagree. "There's definitely a prejudice against the horror genre," Cooke said. "Some famous film makers have started out with it as a stepping stone to more 'respectable' projects. They do it only for a fast buck, but I would be happy to do horror films for the rest of my life," he said. "We're genuinely interested in horror films and remaining with } this genre of film," Talbot said. The frustration encountered in making a film, even a low budget one, is that a lot goes into the final product that is never seen, or 1 hardlv even noticed Pennle take for granted interesting camera angles, color contrast, sound and music and even special effects that may seem ordinary, but take weeks of design and planning. Cooke and Talbot create some interesting moments especially in ? the last two stories. "The stories are placed in the film in chronological order as we c shot them. You can see how over r the years we have gotten better, learned from our mistakes and ex- v periments," Cooke said. ( In addition to Gunnar Hansen, tl Campfire Tales stars local actors t David Avin, Courtney Ballard, La- ^ wrence E. Campbell, Tres Holton, t] Jeff Jordan, Paul Kaufman, Lora a Podell and Robin Roberts. e Crew members included costume and set designer Belinda L. e James; composers Kevin Green, \ Stan Lollis and Steve Borders; s lighting directors Eric John Litra 1 and Rafe McKinney; make-up ef- * - fects artist Michael R. Smith; and sound recordist Dan Rogers. c tOfWH/MU f ? in the fall. Now both are options to about 125 musicians, indicating expansion within the band program. "We've just simply got a greater supply of talented musicians," said James K. 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