Hey everyone! Casey here. It’s 2:18 in the morning, and I should be going to bed (filming a video tomorrow), but I finally have time to tell you all that Tales of the Dojo: Chapter Seven is finally finished and posted online. This one is called “Netherworld,” which is a pretty badass title if I say so myself. This has to by far be the best-quality Tales of the Dojo yet, at least in my opinion. Features awesome metal from Finnish metal band “Whispered”, check it out!
Short Summary to catch everyone up: In the last chapter, Master Hung (the guy in this movie) and his apprentice were killed by Master Jihaan’s Ninja Spirits, trying to get a secret map from him. Now that Master Hung is dead, he must face the Ninja Spirits of the Underworld, and defeat them, so that the Chosen One can get directions to the map. . .it’s kind of complicated, but whatever.
*Note: Not proofread for typos or anything of the like. Too lazy to do it now.*
I believe it is time to say that, as with the third year of Mac Kreker Films, there will not really be any movies made this year (the sixth year.) Not that we have all lost our interest for making these films, but everyone is separated at the moment. I am here overseas, some people are in Ukiah still, and others are off at different colleges. We are all just so busy and with the whole Atlantic Ocean thing going on, it will be difficult to get a film going.
I find it difficult here anyway, to make a film. I am new here in Germany and don’t know how keen people are about having hooligans run around in the streets of their historic town, horribly depicting a battle from history, or the latest alien attack. Also, without a computer here to do some editing, it would take a long while to get, well, anything finished. However, a film can be made.
‘Attack of the Cheese Zombies’ saga
I imagine that when I come back to America in late July 08, we will want to finish up ‘Attack of the Cheese Zombies: Part V.’ But I fear that people are starting to get sick of the Zombies films. Me, on the other hand, want to finish ‘er up and make sure the saga gets the ending it deserves. Which means, yes, finishing Zombies V and VI. But after that, it’ll be finished. I swear.
More ‘Star Wars’ movies?
Oh, I have said this for so long. Ever since we finished our third Star Wars film back in 2003, I’ve been thinking about doing another one. Now, not some movie laden with lightsabers that glow, ‘wipe’ transitions, or great special effects. But shot in the same style as the old films. That is to say: some crappy editing, carboard aliens, t-shirts and PVC pipes. Ah, yes, sounds good already. But that, too, would be a fair way down the road.
Final Word
As I now think about it, there could be some cool projects on the horizon. I think a trip to the toy store is in order. Maybe I could buy some cool guns or something for the next action film (or romantic comedy or dare i say, drama.) Stay tuned for further things coming.
Attack of the Cheese Zombies is a short film made by the low-grade film company Mac Kreker Films. It is the sixteenth film made by Mac Kreker Films, the seventh from The FourthYear, as well as the first part in the Attack of the Cheese Zombies saga. It is followed by Attack of the Cheese Zombies: Part II: Dave’s Story, Attack of the Cheese Zombies: Part III: Inception and Attack of the Cheese Zombies: Part IV:Genesis, although there may be more sequels.
Plot Summary
All Phil, Karen, and Gina wanted that night was to have some good ol’ cheese pizza. But what they didn’t know is that Zombies are attracted to cheese! With the help of a pistol wielding badass, the three friends fend off Zombies on a moonlight night, that will never leave their lives the same.
-Filmed in one night.
-During the opening newscast, one can read ‘The Pepes were defeated today by the—‘ This is an obvious reference to the Jeepers and Pepes films made by Mac Kreker Films.
-The crew started out as five, but one had to leave early, leaving Shawn, Catie, Casey, and Gina to do all the filming and ‘acting.’
-The blood was actually Hershey’s Strawberry Syrup, and was extremely sticky.
-The piece of flesh that is ‘taken out’ of Gina’s throat was actually some left-over roast.
-Ranger Dave Rodriguez was conceived to be a cowboy, with hat, boots, jeans and all. This is why Gina screams ‘There’s a cowboy!’ when Dave Rodriguez arrives.
Thermopylae is a short film made by the low-grade film company Mac Kreker Films. It is the twenty-fourth film made by Mac Kreker Films, and the sixth from The FifthYear.
Plot Summary
In 480 B.C., 300 Spartans made a heroic last stand against a massive Persian army in a small pass. Can the impenetrable line of Spartan warriors defeat hundreds of thousands of Persians?
Cast
Ian Blue. . .every Spartan/Leonidas
Mark Janiak. . .Persian 1
Casey Poma. . .Persian 2/Xerxes
Trivia
-Filmed on a Saturday, October 28, 2006.
-The whole film was thought up and filmed in about forty-five minutes.
-It was considered to be called “1,” a clever take on the popular film that was about to be released by the name of “300.” (Because there is only one Spartan in the Mac Kreker Film version) However, this name was changed because Mac Kreker Films had been wanting to make a Thermopylae-themed movie for a long time, and didn’t want others to assume it was made because of Frank Miller and Zack Snyder’s 300
-Although content with the project, Casey Poma felt that it could have been greatly improved with some costumes. “Even cheap ones would have taken the movie from pretty cool to super cool.”
Attack of the Cheese Zombies: Part IV: Genesis is a short film made by the low-grade film company Mac Kreker Films. It is the twenty-fifth film made by Mac Kreker Films, and the seventh from The FifthYear, and the fourth part in the Attack of the Cheese Zombies saga. It was preceded by Attack of the Cheese Zombies, Attack of the Cheese Zombies: Part II: Dave’s Story, and Attack of the Cheese Zombies: Part III: Inception and is to be followed by an unknown number of sequels.
Plot Summary
Taking a leap back in narrative, this ‘Zombies’ installment takes us back to 1039 A.D. in an unnamed location. When a warlord loses numerous battles to his enemies, he orders for a new type of army. He then resurrects the dead to do his bidding. But Zombies have minds of their own and wander the land at will, including in a place called Splinter Woods, the shortcut taken by three very unlucky messengers.
Cast
Denny Aseltyne. . .Messenger (with sunglasses)
Mark Janiak. . . .Messenger (Steelers Sweatshirt)
J.B. Niderost. . .The British Archer
Brian Parungao. . Zombie
Casey Poma. . .Zombie
Trivia
-Filmed on Thanksgiving break 2006
-The storyline for Zombies IV was worked and re-worked for months. Desiring a higher budget, the original story featured a troubled knight, a religious monk, and two peasants (a brother and a sister.) Battle scenes were planned, as well as scenes with the military lords. However, strains on the budget caused the story to wain toward less characters. When filming started, and only six people, all of them male, showed up to film, all relationships between characters, and the characters themselves, were scrapped. What was to be an epic about some four to five complex characters became a survival story of three messengers traveling through the woods.
-Additional scenes were to be shot, dealing with the warlords and the curse that brought the Zombies to life. However, no one was there to film it and attempts at trying to work in the scenes failed. It was easier to just put in text as it is seen in the final film.
-The teaser trailer was made before any principal photography took place. Footage from Antoine Fuqua’s King Arthur was used to substitute the missing footage.
“Jeepers and Pepes: Part II” is a short film made by the low-grade film company Mac Kreker Films. It is the eleventh film made by Mac Kreker Films, and the second from The Fourth Year, and the second in the Jeepers and Pepes Trilogy. It was preceded by Jeepers and Pepes: Part I and followed by Jeepers and Pepes: Part III.
Plot Summary:
The second installment of the JP trilogy. When one of the Jeepers in kidnapped by the Pepes, the Jeeper Boss is consulted. Thus, the Jeeper Boss and his remianing gang members must face the Pepe Boss, and the mecenary Cold Hand Johnny.
Cast
Mark Janiak (The Beast) . . . . . . .Cold Hand Johnny, Cell Phone Guy
Keegan Johnson. . . . .Mr. Whatever
Alex Nicholson. . . . .The Jeeper Boss, the Ninjas
Casey Poma. . . .The French Guy
Kintu Thomas. . . . .The Pepe Boss
Joe Turner. . . . .Machete Joe (was also stunt driver for the film)
Trivia
-Filmed on Friday, September 19, 2005 and Friday, September 26, 2005
-First Mack Kreker Film to feature a car chase
-In Jeepers and Pepes I, when the van stops, it makes a distinct sound as it stops in the gravel. The same sound effect in this film when the car chase ends.
-The first cut was actually thirty minutes, featuring no music. Alex got the cut from Casey, added an Alex touch and his reworking is actually the final, approved cut.
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James Bond 007: From Seaside with Love
It was announced a couple weeks ago that the film “James Bond 007: From Seaside with Love” will not be an official Mac Kreker Film. Although it was worked on in a joint relationship with Emmanant Entertainment, things went down.
According to Emmanent Entertainment:
“due to artistic differences between co-directors, 007: From Seaside with Love had been postponed until recently.”
All connection has broken off between the co-directors and according to Mac Kreker Films’ Casey Poma, he says “I was going to make my cut of the movie, because I didn’t want this Bond movie to just be an unfinished project. But as I started cutting it, I realized that half the people in the movie were on the other side of the ‘creative differences,’ and I’m not picking sides or anything, but really, I did not feel like editing a movie I made with people who don’t give a shit about me any more.” he says. “Mac Kreker Films are edited together and are little remembrances of what is was like making the movie, so, if all editing this movie does is bring up bad memories, what’s the point?”
Another filmmaker, who has a long history of good filmmaking, has been brought in to finish the Bond movie with Emmanent Entertainment. “I think it will look very good. The work that was put into it is great. . .I just don’t want anything to do with it anymore. It just brings up pain and bullshit.” said Casey.
So yea, Bond will be like all those other movies that were worked on by Mac Kreker Films, but will not appear with the movies of the Fifth Year. “The movies I watch the most,” says Casey Poma of Mac Kreker Films, “are the ones that I had the most fun making. . .if I cut this movie. . .I would probably never watch it. Although it was fun making it, the afterwards shit would just make it a pain to watch.”
ZOMBIES IV: GENESIS
The Zombies Saga will see the completion (hopefully) of its fourth part in about a month. Production shall finish next week after a very long break of not shooting. The footage that was at hand has been editied, and approved by Mark Janiak, a senior Mac Kreker Films actor/producer/director. So, only the new scenes have to be added in. After that, it’s off to Zombies V, which will hopefully be filmed over the summer. It is not known when Zombies VI will be released or even made, but it could be a couple years down the line.
Star Wars
Still no new news on the rumored Star Wars movies. An idea might be just to film key scenes from the back-story, but not make any more real movies. Oh well. We’re pretty sure there will be more Star Wars movies from Mac Kreker Films sometime.
“Jeepers and Pepes: Part I” is a short film made by the low-grade film company Mac Kreker Films. It is the tenth film made by Mac Kreker Films, and the first from The Fourth Year, and the first in the Jeepers and Pepes Trilogy. It was followed by “Jeepers and Pepes: Part II” and “Jeepers and Pepes: Part III.”
Plot Summary:
It was simple. Just a drug deal, like anything else, until a Pepe came along. For a generation, there has been a truce between two rival gangs, the Jeepers and the Pepes. . .until now. A Pepe has infultrated the Jeeper boundaries and spied on them. The first part of the Jeepers and Pepes trilogy.
Main Cast:
Keegan Johnson. . . . . . Mr. Whatever
Jonathan King. . . . . .Pepe Operative #1
Shawn McEntee. . . . . .Pepe who gets killed in the beginning
Alex Nicholson. . . . . .Pepe Operative #2
Casey Poma . . . . . .The French Guy
Joe Turner . . . . . . Machete Joe
Synopsis:
The Jeepers and Pepes Conflict began one day when a feeble truce was broken. The French Guy came over to the Jeeper House with 20 kg of cocaine to present to Mr. Whatever. During the meeting, Mr. Whatever spotted an unnamed Pepe peering in the window. Mr. Whatever cursed, drew his gun, opened the door and shot the Pepe dead.
French Guy and Mr. Whatever decided it would be wise to run, so they grabbed the cocaine and ran. Luckily, Machete Joe was otuside with the Jeeper Van. After almost getting hit by a car, French Guy and Mr. Whatever jumped in the car and, with Machete Joe, made a speedy getaway.
The Pepes were right behind them with one of their cars. A small chase ensued. The Jeeper Van pulled off the road into a dirt lot, and the Pepe car followed. Mr. Whatever opened the Van door and shot at the Pepe, who had since stopped and was shooting back. The Pepe was shot and the three Jeepers then went to the Base.
At The Base, the three Jeepers got their weapons, in preparation for an attack on the Pepes. The Pepes had broken the truce, (which was basically an agreement to not interact) The Jeepers looked up the Pepe location on the computer and found that they were at the Juncture House. The Jeepers went to the Juncture House to drop some Pepe suckas.
The Jeepers drove to the Juncture house, weapons in tow. As Machete Joe stepped out of the Jeeper Van, he was shot in the shoulder. This made French Guy and Mr. Whatever take some quick cover. This is when a Pepe Operative came out with a machine gun, saying “Didn’t think I’d find you Jeeper Bitches around here” and started opening fire. French Guy and Mr. Whatever fired back and only with a grenade did they stop the Pepe Operative. This is when another Pepe Operative came out, this time hitting Mr. Whatever in the arm.
French Guy, angered, opening the suitcase of cocaine, sniffed a bunch while he was being fired upon, and charged at the Pepe Operative with a machete. French Guy was shot many times on his charge toward the Pepe Operative, but eventaully he got there and slashed the Operative’s chest. When the Pepe Operative died, French Guy fell to the ground, presumably dead.
Trivia:
-First Mac Kreker Films movie to be made in over a year at that point.
-Filmed on Monday, June 27, 2005.
-Due to the spontaneity of the film, many of the guns were actually TV remotes or glasses cases
-First Mac Kreker Film to feature Keegan Johnson, Jonathan King, Joe Turner, Shawn McEntee, or Alex Nicholson.
-First to feature added sound effects
-Has no music, save for the title sequence
-First Mac Kreker Film to be edited on a computer
Azeron is an honorable warrior who roams the countryside, traing apprentices in the ways of using weapons. He himself was trained by a weapons-master at the Academy. Azeron trained under Master Johanssen, another honorable knight and soldier. One notable feat is when Master Johanssen and Azeron helped the Queen of Dowhondia defeat the monster terrorizing her lands. A little after, Master Johanssen died in a car crash. Azeron took on the responsibility of teaching others the way Master Johanssen had taught him. He trained a young guy named Billy, who in the end left. Thus, Azeron got another apprentice, simply named Apprentice. However, this young apprentice was murdered by the sinister Billy, his old apprentice. Betrayed and sad, Azeron wandered the paths silently when he was attacked by Billy, and taken to the evil Lord Zaghran. Azeron learned that Lord Zaghran was actually his old master, Master Johanssen. Apparently, he had not died. Zaghran threatened Azeron and Azeron chose to fight back. In a ceremonious duel, Azeron slew Billy and then went for Zaghran. Zagran fought like a demon, but he was not fast enough for the skill of Azeron. Azeron killed him as well. When his old master drew his last, he lifted his sword triumphantly and wandered off into the forest. He has not been seen since, but is believed to still be walking the forest pathways of the world.
