Well it seems like the effects of Cloverfield are still being felt a couple of years after its release, with plenty of filmmakers trying to come up with new ways to incorporate handheld first-person cameras into genres that haven't yet taken advantage of them. A week or two ago we saw a trailer for The Virginity Hit [1], a sex comedy that uses the technique to try and tap into the YouTube aesthetic, and now this week there is talk of a movie that will bring Blair Witch-style camera work to a natural disaster movie. The project is called Day 38, and it is being described Twister meets Cloverfield. Are you interested? Apparently this is a spec script that has been written by newcomers Chris Rossi and Gabriel Scott, and is currently being shopped around to studios. The log line reads: "In the face of a category 5 tornado, a group of storm...
- 8/9/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
I spent a decent portion of my childhood wishing I could be a meteorologist thanks to Twister. I was young, but still smart enough to know that saying I wanted to grow up to be a storm chaser wouldn't go over too well, so I figured meteorology could be a sneakier way to hang out in hurricanes and see tornados firsthand. Of course I grew out of that phase, but that doesn't mean I lost my fascination for violent weather or my taste for Twister. In fact, it's been way too long since we've had a good tornado movie.
Well, it looks like one could actually be on the way. The details are vague, but according to Shock Till You Drop, Chris Rossi and Gabriel Scott penned a script about a group of storm chasers who face an F5 tornado. Twister all over again? Not really. The tornado is actually...
Well, it looks like one could actually be on the way. The details are vague, but according to Shock Till You Drop, Chris Rossi and Gabriel Scott penned a script about a group of storm chasers who face an F5 tornado. Twister all over again? Not really. The tornado is actually...
- 8/7/2010
- by Perri Nemiroff
- Cinematical
There's a new project on the market that we caught wind of this afternoon. It's called Day 38 , a Pov-style flick in the vein of Cloverfield and Rec . The synopsis goes like this: In the face of a category 5 tornado, a group of storm chasers find themselves fighting off a force greater than Mother Nature. Chris Rossi and Gabriel Scott penned the script. We'll keep you posted as more comes in on this title...
- 8/5/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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