THE POOL is a "Cthulu Horror"/Peril hybrid film meant to sort of update the Mario Bava PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES formula: Hot Girls In Sexy, somewhat Fetishy Costumes VS Understated, Genuinely-Creepy Horror.
I think the mix of those elements is The CORE Hook in the RESIDENT EVIL formula. As a recipe, it is hard to beat.
I produce and direct underground video 'clips' for a living. Grindhouse Violence, Erotic Horror, and Edgy Fetish are the main ingredients, used in endlessly-variable proportions.
stevenoir.com/stevenoirproduction.deviantart…I also write and/or direct the occasional semi-mainstream project.
silosymphony.com/www.imdb.com/name/nm1917802/?r…A micro-budget Body Horror/Science Fiction film I did, called RADIANT, had some of those same elements used in more brainy, artistic ways.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0472167/?…silosymphony.com/04-radiant01.…THE POOL is a hybrid project in more ways than one.
First and foremost, it is intended to sort of bridge the gap between my mainstream and underground work. Secondly, it will be a hybrid of the stylized/surreal/sexy vibe of PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES mixed with the punk rock/underground energy of the video 'clip' market. And finally, I will be working for the first time with a French filmmaker/cinematographer who, like myself, has one foot in the underground and one foot in the mainstream, BUT, unlike me, has made a couple of straight-up lo-budget horror films on his own.
So, have a look around.
I will be posting samples of previous work, pertinent links, and examples of my influences for this particular project.
Feel free to contact me here on DeviantArt, or at ModelMayhem
www.modelmayhem.com/355628or with my direct email address: noir.steve@gmail.com
Thanks for stopping by.
steve noir aka Steve Mahone