Welcome to Our Journey

Welcome to the official Nitecrawlers production blog.

One of my greatest regrets while making our first feature film was that we did next to nothing to document the (nightmarishly) rewarding process we went through during its production and subsequent distribution.  I'm not going to make that mistake again.

So who are we, what is Nitecrawlers, and why is this worth reading?  Let me explain.

My name is Kevin, and I'll be writing this blog with my fellow producing partner Mike.  We're 26-year old filmmakers about to embark on our 2nd feature film.  Our first feature film (which I'll discuss in more detail in a later entry) was a little $20,000 horror movie with no stars (funded entirely out of our own pockets).  Our goal was simple, to recoup our investment and to get our film distributed direct-to-dvd.   We ended up doing that and more, with the being released nationwide on DVD by Warner-Elektra-Atlantic and worldwide in Russia, Germany, Japan and Singapore.  How well did we do financially?  Well, let's just say we did well enough that we're back for more punishment, but as any indie filmmaker can confirm, it ain't about the money.

Nitecrawlers is our long-awaited 2nd feature film.  We're billing it as a "coming-of-age horror tale," but I don't think the movie knows exactly what it wants to be just yet.  Since we shot our first feature for $20k, we're looking to make what we consider to be a sizeable jump up to a $200,000 budget.  What's more, we are hoping to use the SAG Ultra-Low Budget Agreement, which hopefully will mean access to some "names."

So what can you expect to find on this blog?  Well, in short, lots of stuff.  When Mike and I were 22-year-old newbies setting out to make our first feature on a wing and a prayer, we would have killed for an all-inclusive resource from a fellow independent filmmaker who had walked down the production and distribution path before us, and so that's what I hope to accomplish with this blog.  There are some specific things that I'd like to touch on, including:

- Script Development
- Creating Concept Art
- Soliciting Investors
- Writing Business Plans
- Forming an LLC

In short, all the trials and tribulations an independent filmmaker will have to endure.  We've done it once, and we're ready to do it again, this time on a somewhat grander scale.  Once we secure funding for the film, this blog will hopefully re-direct to our official website, where we will continue to blog from pre-production through distribution.

So hop onboard, subscribe to the blog, and follow our progress in our quest to raise $200,000 and get this film made!

- K