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Revolt Films has based their philosophy
on Roger Corman, the Californian based
film maker that was responsible for
a conveyor belt of cheap, fun 'Schlockers'.
But what Corman did was give the films
to young, hungry filmmakers that couldn't
get the break to make feature films
anywhere else. A great audience base
guaranteed that these films would
get released thus giving these young
directors / producers / writers and
actors their first foot on the ladder
of being taken seriously.
Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard,
James Cameron, Oliver Stone, Jonathan
Demme, Joe Dante, Jack Nicholson,
to name but a few that 'graduated'
from Corman's company bucked the trends
that were dragging Hollywood down
in the late 60s and early 70s and
helped establish a fresh new film
industry that audiences responded
to in their droves!
So could the same thing happen here?
If Revolt Films is successful, why
not?
Asylum Night is the pilot project
and sets the tone for what is to follow.
It is also a testament to Revolt Films's
philosophy that if you have the determination
and the talent, then you have no excuse!
Limited to a budget of just £15,000
it is remarkable what has been achieved
in this story of an Asylum for the
criminally insane being over run by
blood sucking vampires.
Guerrilla film making with a commercial
sensibility. Think of what could be
achieved with a proper budget!
The team behind Revolt Films consist
of three individuals, the oldest member
of which is just 30! They solely raised
the finance to produce, market and
distribute the film in the UK and
sell on the rights World Wide. Even
with the team holding down other jobs
to help support the venture, the film
was completed and premiered just 5
months after the money was raised!
Their intention is to attack all
aspects of the film industry with
gusto and enthusiasm from a creative
and business level.
The distribution arm will also be
looking to acquire other feature films
for the UK market.
The DVD has been produced with new
and wanna be filmmakers in mind with
a host of extras including an insightful
documentary revealing how the film
was made.
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