We all have to start somewhere.
An archivist at USC has just unearthed a copy of John Carpenter’s first student film, a 1969 short shot in black and white called Captain Voyeur, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Carpenter wrote and directed the film as part of an introductory class at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.
The eight minute film was discovered by archivist Dino Everett. Thematically, the film has much in common with the 1978 classic Halloween, following a masked killer on the trail of a young woman. Much of the film is shot from the point of view of the attacker, played by Jerry Cox, whose main target is a dead ringer for Jamie Lee Curtis.
USC’s Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive, where the film was found, will handle the restoration thanks to a $1,000 grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
With Halloween around the corner, it...
An archivist at USC has just unearthed a copy of John Carpenter’s first student film, a 1969 short shot in black and white called Captain Voyeur, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Carpenter wrote and directed the film as part of an introductory class at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.
The eight minute film was discovered by archivist Dino Everett. Thematically, the film has much in common with the 1978 classic Halloween, following a masked killer on the trail of a young woman. Much of the film is shot from the point of view of the attacker, played by Jerry Cox, whose main target is a dead ringer for Jamie Lee Curtis.
USC’s Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive, where the film was found, will handle the restoration thanks to a $1,000 grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
With Halloween around the corner, it...
- 10/27/2011
- by Marc
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Everyone starts somewhere, and some pretty bitchin' news has come that John Carpenter's very first student film, Captain Voyeur, has been found at USC. Even cooler? It bears some resemblance to the 1978 classic Halloween (which just celebrated its 33rd anniversary yesterday)!
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film has been found in the archives at the University of Southern California and will be restored with the help of a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Carpenter wrote and directed Captain Voyeur for an introductory film class at USC's School of Cinematic Arts in 1969. About eight minutes long, the black and white film has visual and thematic ties to the writer-director’s 1978 classic Halloween, according to Dino Everett, the archivist who discovered the preprint materials in a negative at USC's Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive.
"'Captain Voyeur' follows a man at a boring computer job who eyes a...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film has been found in the archives at the University of Southern California and will be restored with the help of a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Carpenter wrote and directed Captain Voyeur for an introductory film class at USC's School of Cinematic Arts in 1969. About eight minutes long, the black and white film has visual and thematic ties to the writer-director’s 1978 classic Halloween, according to Dino Everett, the archivist who discovered the preprint materials in a negative at USC's Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive.
"'Captain Voyeur' follows a man at a boring computer job who eyes a...
- 10/26/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
In 1969, John Carpenter made his first student film at USC, titled Captain Voyeur. The 8-minute black and white film has been located at the archives of the University of Southern California and will be restored.
“Captain Voyeur follows a man at a boring computer job who eyes a woman at work and follows her home. He dons a mask and attempts to kill her but is shot by his co-worker.”
According to THR and archivist Dino Everett there is one scene in particular that is said to be very similar to a scene from Halloween: “The voyeur puts on a pair of glasses over his mask, much in the manner that Michael Myers wore glasses over the bedsheet covering his head in the Halloween prologue.”
This film is being restored with a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation. These films are said to be available to the public for on-site research,...
“Captain Voyeur follows a man at a boring computer job who eyes a woman at work and follows her home. He dons a mask and attempts to kill her but is shot by his co-worker.”
According to THR and archivist Dino Everett there is one scene in particular that is said to be very similar to a scene from Halloween: “The voyeur puts on a pair of glasses over his mask, much in the manner that Michael Myers wore glasses over the bedsheet covering his head in the Halloween prologue.”
This film is being restored with a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation. These films are said to be available to the public for on-site research,...
- 10/26/2011
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
John Carpenter's latest horror thriller The Ward, about a group of young women trapped in a haunted mental hospital, recently played theaters but the master of horror made news today over his first student film at the University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Cinematic Arts. According to The Hollywood Reporter, USC staff discovered Captain Voyeur, which Carpenter wrote and directed for his 1969 introductory film class. Carpenter made the eight-minute-long black and white movie about a nerdy computer worker who follows a female coworker to her home and attempts to kill her. USC archivist Dino Everett described the movie as sharing similar technique with Carpenter’s classic Halloween such as the killer putting glasses over his mask and much of the action unfolding in the Pov of the killer.
- 10/26/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
John Carpenter's latest horror thriller The Ward, about a group of young women trapped in a haunted mental hospital, recently played theaters but the master of horror made news today over his first student film at the University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Cinematic Arts. According to The Hollywood Reporter, USC staff discovered Captain Voyeur, which Carpenter wrote and directed for his 1969 introductory film class. Carpenter made the eight-minute-long black and white movie about a nerdy computer worker who follows a female coworker to her home and attempts to kill her. USC archivist Dino Everett described the movie as sharing similar technique with Carpenter’s classic Halloween such as the killer putting glasses over his mask and much of the action unfolding in the Pov of the killer.
- 10/26/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
John Carpenter’s first student film was discovered in the archives at the University of Southern California. The film will be restored with the help of a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation. Carpenters first film is called Captain Voyeur and was made for an introductory film class in 1969 at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. The film is 8 minutes long, is in black and white and has ties to John Carpenter’s classic 1978 film Halloween, according to Dino Everett, the archivist who discovered the preprint materials in a negative at USC’s Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive. The plot of Captain Voyeur “follows a man at a boring computer job who...
- 10/26/2011
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
In the year 1969 a USC student by the name of John Carpenter directed his first student film called Captain Voyeur. Carpenter ended up directing several classic horror films such as Halloween, unfortunately in recent years his films have been as good.
The the preprint negative for the student film was found in perfect shape in the archives of USC by archivist Dino Everett, and according to THR it will be restored with the help of a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
The eight minute short film follows a man at a boring computer job who eyes a woman at work and follows her home. He dons a mask and attempts to kill her but is shot by his co-worker. The movie was done in black and white film, and "has visual and thematic ties to the writer-director’s 1978 classic Halloween. " Everett also noted that, "at one point, the...
The the preprint negative for the student film was found in perfect shape in the archives of USC by archivist Dino Everett, and according to THR it will be restored with the help of a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
The eight minute short film follows a man at a boring computer job who eyes a woman at work and follows her home. He dons a mask and attempts to kill her but is shot by his co-worker. The movie was done in black and white film, and "has visual and thematic ties to the writer-director’s 1978 classic Halloween. " Everett also noted that, "at one point, the...
- 10/26/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Just a day after the anniversary of Halloween's release, the first student film from famed horror director John Carpenter has been found in the archives at the University of Southern California and will be restored with the help of a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation, reports THR. Carpenter wrote and directed "Captain Voyeur" for an introductory film class at USC's School of Cinematic Arts in 1969. About eight minutes long, the black and white film has visual and thematic ties to the writer-directors 1978 classic Halloween, according to Dino Everett, the archivist who discovered the preprint materials in a negative at USC's Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive. " 'Captain Voyeur' follows a man at a boring computer job who eyes a woman at work and follows her home. He dons a mask and attempts to kill her but is shot by his co-worker."...
- 10/26/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
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What is Cinesea?
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The Cinesea show will cater to people who collect 8mm, 16mm and 35mm films. Above image: behind-the-scenes production featurette from Sam Peckinpah's Major Dundee. Such promotional films were sold commercially in the 60s and 70s. For writer Keith Ashfield's article about collecting films from this era, see issue #18 of Cinema Retro.
Cinema Retro has received the following press announcement from promoter John Black regarding the Cinesea Movie Collector’s Show to be held October 2-3 in Wildwood Crest, NJ, one of the east coast’s most popular beach resorts.
Cinesea Is Coming Soon! Here Are Some Answers To Questions
What is Cinesea?
It is a get together of film collectors and dealers
What will dealer’s have?
8mm film, 16mm film, film equipment and supplies
What about posters, DVDs, etc?
If a dealer wants to bring other film related items along,...
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