Female Werewolf needles in a haystack

[howlingfan]

Originally Posted by bcislandguy

I just wish that these movie makers who want our money for films would spend some money that they put into a 10 second blackscreen spooky music trailer with red bloody implied font into some practical effect to give us an idea of the quality of their work and some webcam footage of them, its not that expensive to do some prosthetics and fur work for even a still or show that the actresses are on board fully and some commitment.
Like when anthony brownrigg did the freeborn movie there was at least some effects in the "trailer" and even a short film(with no effects at all other than the actress growling behind a door), too bad he took the money that was donated and ran with it, then months later posting vauge responses that he was "busy" with other stuff and hes dissapeared off this board and furaffinity/deviantart.

As I wrote in my last post, they DID film teaser trailers and behind-the-scenes effects work (some were even “NSFW”), but they had to remove the vids because the lead actress left the project. You can see a photo of them casting the actress’ face though (and the actual facial mold) in old posts on the Facebook site. Also, for an idea of what the film is going for, just look at that poster. I mean, come on. As the kids like to say, "That is sexy AF."
As for actresses showing commitment, if you view the pitch video on the Indiegogo page, you’ll see a short clip of the actress who plays the titular she-wolf say how “freakin’ excited” she is to work with the writer/director again and also how important it is to have the best special effects for a movie such as this, and because she’s starred in numerous indie horror movies before, I don’t believe she was referring to the fact that this is simply a horror movie but specifically a werewolf movie, since a werewolf movie (or at least a good one) requires a standout transformation sequence.
As for Brownrigg, I wasn’t the only one who lost money on that project, and, to echo what someone else on here once said, “At best, he’s incompetent; at worst, he was a conman.” I think the truth is somewhere in-between. But seriously, asking for 1 million dollars for a low-budget indie film and then $20K for one TF scene was overambitious, to put it nicely. I can understand $100K for the film and maybe $5K for the TF scene, which btw, he almost raised, but will that scene ever see the light of day (besides the script page)? That remains to be seen, but I wouldn’t hold your breath.

[howlingfan]

At the risk of annoying that one guy who said all the posts about the movie “Betsy” should have their own thread (I don’t know how to do that save copying and posting all those messages into a new thread, and I’m too lazy for that), I have a small update about the movie. The writer/director just posted a short video on the film’s official Facebook page saying that if they reach a goal of $1,500 (their original goal was $1,000), everyone who bought a DVD or Blu-ray will get an upgrade to a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. They’re only a few hundred away from that new goal so if you’re on the fence, now’s the time to contribute, as the campaign has less than a day to go. And because it’s almost over, this should be my last post about “Betsy” for a while unless there’s some major update, which probably won’t happen very soon.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/b...wolf-feature#/

[Cursebearer]

I mean, you outright mention that Brownrigg did exactly what you're asking for and then ran off with the money and produced nothing of value. The people looking for money for Betsy have produced films before in a timely fashion which is very much to their credit. Though they haven't shown an updated trailer you can expect to receive some sort of product out of this just as a matter of their reputation and surprisingly extensive filmography so far. Now whether or not the content will be of interest to the members of this board is a different matter entirely.

[bcislandguy]

Thats true, if the studio is reputable enough that they have produced other works than its a safer bet, it may be more accurate to say that the studios would be a safer bet to invest in rather than just some guy with a short story he wrote and portrays himself as a professional

[Cursebearer]

I decided to go ahead and pull the trigger on contributing to Betsy. It sounds from howlingfan's descriptions of the Facebook content like the big transformation is something the creators have thought long and hard about and they have a gorgeous chick and some fantastic inspirations in AWIL and others. Also the storyboards are an interesting perk so I went ahead and kicked nearly a hundred dollars their way. Here's hoping it turns out well! Even if I don't enjoy it (I only enjoy painful TFs for instance) I'll be happy if someone on the board likes it.

[howlingfan]

Originally Posted by Cursebearer

I decided to go ahead and pull the trigger on contributing to Betsy. It sounds from howlingfan's descriptions of the Facebook content like the big transformation is something the creators have thought long and hard about and they have a gorgeous chick and some fantastic inspirations in AWIL and others. Also the storyboards are an interesting perk so I went ahead and kicked nearly a hundred dollars their way. Here's hoping it turns out well! Even if I don't enjoy it (I only enjoy painful TFs for instance) I'll be happy if someone on the board likes it.

Honestly, I don't want to build this movie up too much (how many times have we been disappointed before?), but so far, all signs point to "Betsy" being "the one." And when I say that, I don't mean it's going to be the holy grail of a female "AWIL" (they don't have nearly enough money in the budget for that and plus, no Rick Baker), but I have a feeling this will be the greatest female werewolf TF so far, though that might not be saying much since the bar has been set so low. So keep your expectations moderate, but hope for the best.

[Cursebearer]

Unfortunately it seems like Betsy will have skin ripping elements in its transformation. This is really disappointing to hear for me, but to you cats who aren't bothered by that it should still be a nice feature. I already donated so I guess it doesn't make a difference either way.

[howlingfan]

Originally Posted by Cursebearer

Unfortunately it seems like Betsy will have skin ripping elements in its transformation. This is really disappointing to hear for me, but to you cats who aren't bothered by that it should still be a nice feature. I already donated so I guess it doesn't make a difference either way.

Yes, I heard that quote in one of the videos too, but you'll notice the writer/director said there will be a "little bit of skin ripping," emphasizing the word "little." Honestly, I don't mind a little bit of skin ripping, as long as it's not over-the-top like "Trick 'r Treat" and "Hemlock Grove." Let's not forget he also cited "The Monster Squad," "Silver Bullet," and, most importantly, "AWIL" as his inspirations for the movie, and none of those TFs featured skin ripping of any kind. I've e-mailed this guy some questions as to the details of the TF, but he hasn't gotten back to me yet. I hope I haven't scared him away, lol.

[TF-Viewer]

Originally Posted by littlegreenboggart

Hey guys, there's a party pooper on the imdb site, precisely in the page of AWIL Remake. He wrote a comment against the idea of a female remake of this cult movie. Please, someone send him to fuck.

I don't know what you're even asking.... "send him to fuck"? Anyway, the guy is entitled to his own opinion, and he didn't share it here so I don't see it as our problem. So don't pay him any mind, it's not like he has any control over the movie getting made or not.

[Anahki]

Originally Posted by TF-Viewer

I don't know what you're even asking.... "send him to fuck"? Anyway, the guy is entitled to his own opinion, and he didn't share it here so I don't see it as our problem. So don't pay him any mind, it's not like he has any control over the movie getting made or not.

I did, but not relating it with TF or whatever, it is simply that I don't understand the hatred towards the remakes, as long as it makes no sense at all.

[TF-Viewer]

Originally Posted by Anahki

I did, but not relating it with TF or whatever, it is simply that I don't understand the hatred towards the remakes, as long as it makes no sense at all.

It's not our place to jump some random guy about his opinion at the behest of our little green friend, he could have done that himself if it truly cared so much. Let's not turn the thread into something silly like that, and let's just keep it about actual existing instances of female werewolves in art medium, you guys are already making me regret mentioning the imdb page. No more rumors, no more "maybes", we should just wait until we see concrete evidence of something that was produced.

[Cursebearer]

Originally Posted by TF-Viewer

I don't know what you're even asking.... "send him to fuck"? Anyway, the guy is entitled to his own opinion, and he didn't share it here so I don't see it as our problem. So don't pay him any mind, it's not like he has any control over the movie getting made or not.

Yeah, the post made me think at first that Max Landis or some official had come out and rejected the idea of a female lead. I don't plan to get upset over some rando on the internet expressing their opinion and I'm glad to see similar sentiments.