New Project for Fat Monster Films

The FAT MONSTER principals met at Warner Bros. studios again this week to work out details for a new project slated for production in October. The monster crew will be working with Gary Graham (Alien Nation, Star Trek Enterprise) and Carl Weathers (Rocky, Predator) to produce the pilot for a new series. Gary wrote the episode and Carl will be directing the project. 

We also took the opportunity to screen some footage from our Iraq war film project and it received glowing responses from the execs who viewed it. Plans are in place to shoot a new intro and conclusion for the short film version of the piece. A completely separate pitch piece will be edited for the project and it will be shepherded through the Hollywood pitch pipe by Julz Chavez, who has become an essential cog in the monster wheel of late. More details to come soon!

Fat Monster Wraps Iraq War Film

On August 24th Fat Monster Films completed a two-day shoot at the Blue Cloud Movie Ranch for a series pitch project set in Iraq involving an embedded news reporter. The working title for the series is "Fogg of War" with the plot centered on a fictitious newsman named Mack Fogg, who is a former Marine veteran of the first Iraq conflict. 

The footage is currently being edited in several versions to be used for pitch purposes. The project was designed to showcase FAT MONSTER's ability to achieve extremely high production values on a limited budget. Accordingly, the script called for numerous explosions and pyrotechnical effects as well as a large contingent of Marines in full body armor. To maximize the efficiency of the shoot we used two RED ONE digital cinema cameras shooting at 4K resolution operated by co-DPs Geoff Reisner and Matt Garrett. Conditions were brutal in terms of heat and dust, but we were able to maintain very quick setups by using ice packs on the cameras and makeshift dust covers.

The shoot was co-produced with GUNMETAL GROUP, who provided a full contingent of Marines with weapons, uniforms and equipment and who were experienced with stunts. GUNMETAL's own CEO, Matt Sigloch, coordinated the fight sequences and experienced pyro technician Paul Staples headed up the practical effects. Additionally, noted stunt coordinator Bobby King choreographed a beautifully shot hand-to-hand knife fight for the piece that truly shows off his skills.