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Phase Two Teaser Trailer

Amber — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:18:14 +0000

As promised here is the Phase Two Teaser Trailer that premiered at the 2009 Bakersfield Comic Con. If you’re interested in watching more clips from the movie you can check out the Phase Two facebook page. Principle photography for Phase Two is completed, now it’s just a matter of editing, and then on to the PREMIER!

In the meantime check out other films we’ve produced in our FILM/ TV GALLERY.

Phase Two at Comic Con!

Amber — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:10:04 +0000

HDM’s second feature film Phase Two, was recently featured at the Bakersfield Comic Con on November 8th! We were privileged to attend in support of the film that we’ve worked so hard on. A few of the Phase Two actors even attended including Jessica Erin Sylvia, Robin Steffen, Shawn Piccinino, and Paul Wolverton. The turnout was pretty good and the reaction from the audience was great. It was really nice getting to catch up with everyone from the movie and hear all about their new and upcoming projects. It was SO nice to get to attend Comic-Con and the Phase Two trailer premier! It gave me just a little taste of what the actual movie premier is going to be like and I can’t wait for that day! We will certainly keep you, our dedicated readers, informed about the progress of the movie and can’t wait to see YOU at the premier.

We’re hoping to get the actual movie trailer up soon but until then here’s a clip from the feature film Phase Two.

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Phase Two Production Stills

Amber — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:55:33 +0000

These pictures were taken from the actual footage itself and will most likely be seen in the film. See more production stills on the Phase Two Facebook page!

Phase Two Cast Interview

Amber — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:09:46 +0000

The cast of Phase Two is interviewed on the set.

Frank’s Last Stand

Andrew — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:35:13 +0000

The following is a very quick peek of Phase Two. This is a quick edit done by our very own Shaun Piccinino who plays Frank in this scene. Special thanks to Shaun for this rough cut! Besides being chased by zombies, Shaun does work on Adult Swim’s “Robot Chicken” and Spike TV’s “Deadliest Warrior”. Very multi-talented guy!

It’s in the can!

Andrew — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:02:56 +0000

It’s in the can! Phase Two has just wrapped principal photography and it’s on to post production… after two LONG and grueling weeks of 14 hour days in some of the harshest conditions with the best cast and crew these producers could have ever asked for! Stay tuned!

Phase Two | Behind the Scenes- Part 2

Amber — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:53:09 +0000

Photos courtesy of Sam Bailey. Check out more of his amazing work at http://www.samsgallery.com/.

Phase Two | Behind the Scenes- Part 1

Amber — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:20:36 +0000

Photos courtesy of Sam Bailey. Check out more of his amazing work at http://www.samsgallery.com/.

Phase Two: The Movie

Amber — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:18:15 +0000

It’s going to be a great movie! If your interested in finding out more about the film you can check out the Phase Two Website and Phase Two Facebook Page.

The facebook page contains bios of the cast, pictures of the location, etc so be sure to check it out! And become a fan!

What are you waiting for? Go check it out!

Phase Two in the news!/ Facenews

Amber — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:36:24 +0000

Local Film Crew Lands Big Budget To Make Zombie Film

Rickey Bird, Andrew Waite, Jason Sanders, and Travis Yoder

Scene from earlier rendition of “Phase Two”

Just when Bakersfield film fans thought Hectic Films was no more, comes the huge film project “Phase Two,” which promises more explosions, crazier zombies and even better acting with Hollywood talent in the cast. Only, this film is in association with Higher Definition Media and will be mostly shot outside of Bakersfield.

“I’m not allowed to disclose our budget,” Rickey Bird of Hectic Films said. While the budget is rumored as sizable, that doesn’t mean it’s of Hollywood blockbuster scale. It does mean that film crews will be shooting on a camera fit for Blue Ray disks.

Jason Sanders, who started Higher Definition Media with colleague Andrew Waite, added that the budget is good enough where they can hire actors, have catering, pyrotechnics, props and vehicles.

Either way, after landing an investor, Hectic films name is still associated with the movie, and is even shooting on an actual film lot. George the Giant, who was in “Big Fish,” was associated with an earlier rendition of the film. But he, like other actors, weren’t paid, but donated their time. Their big cast member is up-and-coming actress Jessica Erin Sylvia. While she is most well-known for her Italian lingerie and Playboy modeling, she is a promising talent that the project is banking on.

“We went casting in LA. It was her look. The way she looked more Latino. And that’s what I had going with the character,” Bird said. He added he also wanted the main character to be both beautiful and tough looking.

Shaun Paul Piccinino, who plays a soldier in the film, is already well known for his Hollywood expertise. According to Sanders, Piccinino edits as well as does visual effects for the popular stop-motion animated show “Robot Chicken,” which is produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. He has also directed more than one episode of “The Deadliest Warrior,” an original series for Spike TV.

According to a press release sent out on Tuesday, the indie film company Higher Definition Media will begin principal photography of the sci-fi thriller “Phase Two” in film lots located at California City Studios on Aug. 4.

Film crews will also be shooting on location in and around Bakersfield.

Many people came out as extras for an earlier version of the film to be in the unreleased zombie-slasher movie, “Wretched Flesh.” But that film was only partially made due to budget issues. “Money and time, but mostly money was the issue,” Bird said. Footage from the film will hopefully be added as bonus material on the DVD release of the movie.

Local talent and crew around Bakersfield have already helped out. Bryce Hatch of Inspiration Studios is a production manager on “Phase Two.” Hatch directed and wrote the film, “Stamped!” which premiered at the Fox Theater in Bakersfield. He also adapted “Phase Two” for film production. The film was written by both Bird and Sanders.

As “Phase Two” production begins, cast and crew will head out to the high desert for on-location shooting. Jason Sanders is director, while Andrew Waite is director of photography. Bird, of Hectic Films, is slated as the assistant director.

So what does it mean to be a director duo? “Kind of makes things easier,” Bird said. “Jason is more of a technical person and I’m more of a people person, which is what the assistant director does. I deal with the people.”

“Phase Two” is set in a post-apocalyptic future. Survivors of a deadly virus are faced with an undead-filled environment of zombie-infected humans. John Ross Clark plays a high strung professor, while Jessica Erin Sylvia portrays his tough-minded assistant. Both are on a quest to find a cure for the infection. The film also stars Tattie Grace, Matt Thompson, Robin Steffen and Luke Bishop. (Read about out how Nick Belardes of Face News is excited to be an extra as a zombie soldier.

Read the entire article by Nick Belardes on the Facenews.org website HERE.