With no recent news on that rumoured new Friday The 13th game, what are fans to do? Well, if you’re like indie developer Steve McCall, you make your own. Not only that, but you take your existing game, along with other slasher games that you’ve made, and you demake it into the style of an Nes game.
The story goes that McCall had created four games a few decades ago where you play as one of four iconic slashers: Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers and Candyman. The four games—Friday The 13th: Return to Camp Blood, Halloween: October 31st, A Nightmare on Elm Street: Son of a Hundred Maniacs, and Candyman: Be My Victim—were developed for what he referred to as “archaic computers”, and feature simplified controls.
Really though, when you’re playing as one of horror’s favourite slashers, do you really need complicated controls?...
The story goes that McCall had created four games a few decades ago where you play as one of four iconic slashers: Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers and Candyman. The four games—Friday The 13th: Return to Camp Blood, Halloween: October 31st, A Nightmare on Elm Street: Son of a Hundred Maniacs, and Candyman: Be My Victim—were developed for what he referred to as “archaic computers”, and feature simplified controls.
Really though, when you’re playing as one of horror’s favourite slashers, do you really need complicated controls?...
- 2/9/2024
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
Andrew Friedhof.
Sydney’s Andrew Friedhof has won a two-step blind feature film deal with Warner Bros Pictures, thanks to the second iteration of the Australian Script Writing Opportunity run by WB, The Black List and Western Australian production company Veerhuis Pictures.
The writer, who was an Academy Nicholl fellow in 2015, was selected for the deal off the strength of his script, Mother Mountain – one of 11 shortlisted for the 2019 ‘Aussie List’ in December.
For Friedhof, who turned to screenwriting after a career as a civil engineer, it’s still all sinking in.
“It’s huge. It’s easily the best thing that’s happened to me,” he tells If.
“Sometimes when you write, you’re just sitting in a room by yourself writing, and you don’t really get a sense of how well you’re doing. Stuff like this is amazing to get an idea that you might have...
Sydney’s Andrew Friedhof has won a two-step blind feature film deal with Warner Bros Pictures, thanks to the second iteration of the Australian Script Writing Opportunity run by WB, The Black List and Western Australian production company Veerhuis Pictures.
The writer, who was an Academy Nicholl fellow in 2015, was selected for the deal off the strength of his script, Mother Mountain – one of 11 shortlisted for the 2019 ‘Aussie List’ in December.
For Friedhof, who turned to screenwriting after a career as a civil engineer, it’s still all sinking in.
“It’s huge. It’s easily the best thing that’s happened to me,” he tells If.
“Sometimes when you write, you’re just sitting in a room by yourself writing, and you don’t really get a sense of how well you’re doing. Stuff like this is amazing to get an idea that you might have...
- 2/4/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
The Black List founder and CEO Franklin Leonard.
The top scripts from Warner Bros, The Black List and Veerhuis Pictures’ second iteration of the Australian Scriptwriting Opportunity have been unveiled, with each of the writing teams now in consideration for a two-step blind feature film deal with WB.
This years “Aussie List” features 11 scripts rather than 10, given Maziar Lahooti, last year’s co-recipient of the blind deal, remarkably made it in again, this time as a solo writer.
More than 250 writing teams opted-in their scripts for the 2019 opportunity via The Black List, with each evaluated and rated via the site’s industry readers and processes. Producer Chris Veerhuis of Wa-based Veerhuis Pictures will now work with WB to determine from the list the recipient(s), if any, of the WB script deal. That opportunity will commit a writer to write a new script (first draft and a rewrite) for WB.
The top scripts from Warner Bros, The Black List and Veerhuis Pictures’ second iteration of the Australian Scriptwriting Opportunity have been unveiled, with each of the writing teams now in consideration for a two-step blind feature film deal with WB.
This years “Aussie List” features 11 scripts rather than 10, given Maziar Lahooti, last year’s co-recipient of the blind deal, remarkably made it in again, this time as a solo writer.
More than 250 writing teams opted-in their scripts for the 2019 opportunity via The Black List, with each evaluated and rated via the site’s industry readers and processes. Producer Chris Veerhuis of Wa-based Veerhuis Pictures will now work with WB to determine from the list the recipient(s), if any, of the WB script deal. That opportunity will commit a writer to write a new script (first draft and a rewrite) for WB.
- 12/11/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
The Black List CEO and founder Franklin Leonard.
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Black List and Veerhuis Pictures have re-teamed to shine a light on emerging Aussie writing talent for the second year running, offering up the chance to be considered for a two-step blind feature film writing deal with WB.
Last year’s inaugural Australian Scriptwriting Opportunity saw more than 400 script submissions, with the top 10 then shortlisted for “The Aussie List”.
Maziar Lahooti and Steve McCall were eventually awarded the script deal with Warner Bros off the strength of their screenplay Die Well. However, many of the other shortlisted writers were also able to secure representation for the first time, and projects on their slates were optioned.
The initiative was devised after Wa-based producer Chris Veerhuis was challenged by former WB president of creative development and worldwide production Greg Silverman to find and present to him emerging Australian screenwriting talent.
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Black List and Veerhuis Pictures have re-teamed to shine a light on emerging Aussie writing talent for the second year running, offering up the chance to be considered for a two-step blind feature film writing deal with WB.
Last year’s inaugural Australian Scriptwriting Opportunity saw more than 400 script submissions, with the top 10 then shortlisted for “The Aussie List”.
Maziar Lahooti and Steve McCall were eventually awarded the script deal with Warner Bros off the strength of their screenplay Die Well. However, many of the other shortlisted writers were also able to secure representation for the first time, and projects on their slates were optioned.
The initiative was devised after Wa-based producer Chris Veerhuis was challenged by former WB president of creative development and worldwide production Greg Silverman to find and present to him emerging Australian screenwriting talent.
- 8/29/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Maziar Lahooti and Steven McCall.
Maziar Lahooti and Steven McCall have won a two-step blind feature film script deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, thanks to the Australian Scriptwriting Opportunity organised in partnership by WB, The Black List and Veerhuis Pictures.
The duo were selected for the deal off the strength of their script Die Well, one of 400 submitted as part of the initiative.
To enter the Australian Scriptwriting Opportunity, emerging Aussie writers were invited to put their scripts up on The Black List’s website and have them evaluated via the site’s usual processes. The 10 highest ranking scripts were shortlisted and announced as the ‘The Aussie List’ in October.
Together with producer Chris Veerhuis of Wa’s Veerhuis Pictures, WB then went through the scripts to determine the recipient of the script deal. That deal now commits Lahooti and McCall to write a new script (first draft and a...
Maziar Lahooti and Steven McCall have won a two-step blind feature film script deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, thanks to the Australian Scriptwriting Opportunity organised in partnership by WB, The Black List and Veerhuis Pictures.
The duo were selected for the deal off the strength of their script Die Well, one of 400 submitted as part of the initiative.
To enter the Australian Scriptwriting Opportunity, emerging Aussie writers were invited to put their scripts up on The Black List’s website and have them evaluated via the site’s usual processes. The 10 highest ranking scripts were shortlisted and announced as the ‘The Aussie List’ in October.
Together with producer Chris Veerhuis of Wa’s Veerhuis Pictures, WB then went through the scripts to determine the recipient of the script deal. That deal now commits Lahooti and McCall to write a new script (first draft and a...
- 12/13/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Flickerfest has revealed the 53 films selected to screen as part of the festival's competitive program in its 25th anniversary year.
The films were chosen from more than 2300 entries.
This year.s official Australian Competition features 18 world premieres, six Australian premieres and 10 Nsw premieres..
Twenty-one female directors are represented across the official Australian competition.
The best of the australian films will be shown over seven sessions.
They will be competing for prizes across all areas of the filmmaking craft including the Academy Accredited Virgin Australia Award for Best Australian Film, the Canon Award for Best Direction and the Yoram Gross Award for Best Australian Animation.
Flickerfest is Australia.s only Academy accredited and BAFTA recognised festvial and runs from Friday January 8-17. .
Festival director Bronwyn Kidd, steering her 19th festival, said she was thrilled that Flickerfest was once again a platform for the Australia's most exciting, creative and talented short filmmakers.
The films were chosen from more than 2300 entries.
This year.s official Australian Competition features 18 world premieres, six Australian premieres and 10 Nsw premieres..
Twenty-one female directors are represented across the official Australian competition.
The best of the australian films will be shown over seven sessions.
They will be competing for prizes across all areas of the filmmaking craft including the Academy Accredited Virgin Australia Award for Best Australian Film, the Canon Award for Best Direction and the Yoram Gross Award for Best Australian Animation.
Flickerfest is Australia.s only Academy accredited and BAFTA recognised festvial and runs from Friday January 8-17. .
Festival director Bronwyn Kidd, steering her 19th festival, said she was thrilled that Flickerfest was once again a platform for the Australia's most exciting, creative and talented short filmmakers.
- 12/14/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
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