Thursday, August 1, 2013

Alone in the Dark update

Seymore Films is proud to announce that we wrapped principle photography on the short Alone in the Dark and the film is being edited by Mark Hensley even as we speak!

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Maine Studios Announces “Alone in the Dark” Cast Members!

Maine Studios (Biddeford, ME) 3/27/2013- Today Producer/Casting Director Brenna Peak announced the cast members for the roles in Alone in the Dark, one of three shorts to be filmed in Biddeford, Maine 2013.“We are excited to be shooting Alone in the Dark at the end of June in the new home of the Maine Studios, we have been very happy in Biddeford and look forward to many projects coming through here in the future,” says Peak. On the same note, Director John E. Seymore is “happy to announce that Sal Rendino has joined the cast of Alone in the Dark and will play the role of Dr. Thornton.” This is not the first time Seymore and Rendino have worked together; they collaborated on the project Tangled 8 this past summer.

The role of Cecilia will be played by Madeline O’Brien, best known for her role in Gone Baby Gone. Seymore cast the up and coming superstar knowing that she is perfect for the role. “We all adore Maddie,” says Seymore “and we believe she has the talent and voice for this role.” Seymore and O’Brien met and worked together on the set Blessid, filmed in Massachusetts last September and Seymore was so impressed with her spirit and dedication that he was certain she was the only choice for this role.

Alone In The Dark is thriller about a psychologist, Dr. Thornton, who has been called to the home of a young girl named Cecilia who is hiding in her room and refuses to come out. When Cecilia begins a dialogue with the Doctor, he quickly realizes the situation is not at all as it seems- and this precocious girl may be the one with all the answers.


Seymore Films is finalizing the last stages of pre-production for Alone in the Dark and will be ready for production in late June. “We are almost ready to go!” says Peak.

More about the film can be found on the Seymore Films website: www.seymorefilms.com/
Contact: Brenna Peak: bpeak@seymorefilms.com

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Seymore Films Announces "The Book of Habbalah, Book 1" Casting Has Begun.

Maine Studios- (Biddeford, ME) 4/2/2013- Seymore Films has officially launched the casting for the full The Book of Habbalah, Book 1. Seymore Films is in final negotiations with the lead actors for the back story that ties the film together and hopes to make an announcement in the next few days.
The Book of Habbalah, Book 1 is the first of a trilogy of anthology horror films. Seymore Films has teamed with Gunn Park Entertainment( Shadow Falls) and Rodas Films (Home Sweet Home) to bring this project to life. More about the film can be seen on the Seymore Films website.

Auditions will be held exclusively through Let It Cast and can be found at this link

Available rolls are as follows:

Classic Rock Casting Call
Logline:
A down on his luck classical composer finds inventive ways to dispatch of the snotty young rock band that has been infringing on his royalties and making a mockery of the music he holds dear.

CHARACTER LIST:

Ephraim: Male, early 40’s; He is unkempt, though handsome. Looks like his best days are behind him. He used to be a legend to all musicians back in the day. He has major anger issues. Alcoholic. Killer.

Bartender: Female 30’s; carries a BIC pen in her cleavage.

Good Ole Boy: Male, 30’s; sits downing a pitcher of cheap beer and breakfasting on pretzels; makes fun of Ephraim with his friend, Buddy.

Buddy: Male, 30’s; sits downing a pitcher of cheap beer and breakfasting on pretzels; makes fun of Ephraim with his friend, Good Ole Boy.

Blaze: Male, Late 20’s; Lead Singer and Leader of the band Cult Inferno; plays the guitar.

Drummer: Male, Late 20’s; Part of the band Cult Inferno; has allergies.

Bartender: Female 30’s; carries a BIC pen in her cleavage.
2 Tents Casting Call
Logline:
Four dysfunctional twenty-somethings go camping, only to find that where they are, hunting season comes early.

CHARACTER LIST:

Ashley- Early to Mid 20’s- Female: Gossipy/perfect hair/nails done/clueless; Never gone camping in her life type; Totally into her new boyfriend, Chase; Best friends with Kat since forever.

Kat- Early to Mid 20’s- Female: Pretty but ordinary girl; Seth’s Girlfriend for way too long to not have a ring and bitter about it; Ashley’s best friend but doesn’t know why; sarcastic, doubtful, easily mad/frustrated with Seth.

Chase- Mid 20’s- Male: New boyfriend to Ashley; Wilderness Survivalist attitude; macho guy; Smart ass; Know it all; has Ashley convinced and feels good about it.

Seth- Early to Mid 20’s- Male: Athlete; Handsome but not proud of it like Chase; Boyfriend to Kat; down to earth; laid back; nice guy.

Hank- 13 to 18 year old Male: crazy-eyed boy; in ratty clothing; speaking hushed repeated phrases and sounds. Kid gone MAD. Serious psychological problems. Tormented. Creepy. Hank should be very physical and appear to be very inbred. His physical movements and speech are very odd. It is unclear if he is trying to be nice, or if he just expressing lust for the girls. We can hear what he says and even make out words, but what he says does not make any sense.

Some Direction Casting Call
Logline:
A sexually frustrated dreamer finds the perfect drug to change his luck with women- but it comes at a cost.

CHARACTER LIST:

Jason: (lead) early 20s- Lower class New Englander, street kid type. Jason is scrawny- a dork, in that he's not cool- but he's not necessarily smart. He's a misfit. Sort of an Aaron Paul (Jesse from Breaking Bad) type, but a little less charismatic.

Mickey Tate: (supporting) Early-mid 20's- Mickey is Jason's roommate- he's a little older and wiser than Jason, reasonably good looking, well built.

Alice: (supporting): early 20's- Alice is thin, pretty in the way that some townie girls are. She's a bit of a lost soul, addicted to bad boys and even worse cocaine. She leans on Jason as a friend, and exploits the fact that he is in love with her.

Draco/Director (supporting) 30-50. A tall, mysterious drug dealer who hides under a wide brimmed cap. A man of few words, but of great importance.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Couples Changes Name, Releases Poster and Begins Festival Tour

Maine Studios (Biddeford, ME) 2/22/2013-
The feature film Couples has been renamed Tangled 8. "We had always intended to change the name but wanted to wait until we had seen the final product before the announcement", Director John E Seymore stated. The new title is based on the title of the original short screenplay written by Bryant Mason. The film is in the final stages of Post Production and is expected to be completed early in March.
The festival season will kick off with the World Premiere of the film at the LAFF (Lewiston-Auburn Film Festival) on April 4-7, 2013. "This is the second year in a row that we have been able to have a world premiere at LAFF, following last year's premiere of You Can't Kill Stephen King (which also took home the Audience Award for Best Feature) and it is great to back there again this year", Seymore added.
Tangled 8 is eight adaptions of the same script. The film explores the how people of different social background, race and age manage grief through its different phases.
Tangled 8 is also a film about film. It also gives homage to the cinema that has shaped all of our lives; playing tribute to John Ford, Woody Allen, Mike Figgis, Peter Greenaway and many others, that have helped to create our modern cinema.
Tangled 8 was originally written as a short film, that is until director John E Seymore created the concept for the anthology. The idea was based on the classical music idea of variations on a similar theme. The idea of doing the same script, but told differently through action, visualization, situation and sound.
More news on the film will be announced including festival dates and times.

Book of Habbalah, Volume 1 finalizes slate of films.

Maine Studios (Biddeford, ME) 2/21/2013-
Seymore Films announced that it has made final decisions on the short films for The Book of Habbalah, Chapter 1. In addition to the already chosen 2 Tents, penned my Habbalah creator John E Seymore, we will see the shorts, Classic Rock and Some Direction. "Though we might adjust the titles, these are the stories that we are going to film for BOH, Volume 1", Seymore announced. After over a year of working with horror writer/directors around the country, we have finally brought the project to the next stage. We are very happy with the stories we have and feel this is going to be a great project moving forward. The two new stories are both based on original ideas by John E Seymore and Alexander Merrill, who wrote the award winning short, She Feast together. "We really wanted to work with other horror director and writers, but in the end we decided that we wanted to move this project forward", Seymore added. Merrill has penned the script for Some Direction and the short story for Classic Rock, the script for Classic Rock might be penned by former Scriptsation Best Script writer Chris Sorensen, but that is not a definite. "We just know it will be ready to film in the next couple of months", Seymore noted.
More about the plot of the stories will be released along with information about casting and shoot dates coming weeks.
Book of Habbalah, Volume 2 and 3 are also moving along with the beginning to lock down scripts. BOH, Volume 1 is expected to wrap filming by the end of 2013.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Book of Habbalah Horror Anthology seeking completed scripts and short films

Biddeford, ME- Seymore Films is currently developing Volume 2 and 3 of the horror anthology, The Book of Habbalah. More information can be found on the website at: http://seymorefilms.weebly.com/the-book-of-habbalah.html