Coming Soon...
JACK TURNER: the FEATURE FILM!!!
11/11/08
It's official. John Serna and OJ Baclig are going ahead with the JACK TURNER Feature Film. The general plot currently revolves around the mysterious dissapearance of Whittier's beloved Mayor. With reelections just around the corner, JACK TURNER is hired to solve the mystery. But, as Jack gets deeper into the case he begins to uncover clues about the mysterious “Apex” and a vampiric conspiracy darker than he could have ever imagined.
DRAKY the VAMPIRE: Remastered DVD
11/11/08
In honor of the late Ysidro "Sid" Suarez, star of the award winning short film, Draky the Vampire, we will be making a remastered cut to be released on DVD via Amazon, Target, Borders, and Kunaki, chock full of special features. If all goes according to plan, 100% of the proceeds from this SPECIAL EDITION DVD release will go directly to Sid's Foundation that benefits people like Sid who have to undergo organ transplants. The release date is still not hammered out.
photo courtesy of www.mcproductionsmusic.com.
Mauricio Centeno Music Video
8/7/08
As soon as the DVD of "Jack Turner and the Reluctant Vampire" is finalized we are set to go into the development phase of Mauricio Centeno's music video as part of the promotion of his instrumental CD "Renacer". Some plans include shooting the video in the desert. For more information about Mauricio please visit his website www.mcproductionsmusic.com
Mike Bruner's Angel
8/7/08
Also slated for production is Michael Bruner's untitled thought provoking piece about an a man facing his own mortality after the death of his girlfriend. Although we had areadly shot 1a third of this movie, due to techincal issues faced with on-location shooting the entire piece will be reshot as well as possibly re-cast. Bruner writes and directs.
Project Updates
WILSHIRE SCREENING RELOCATED!!!
03/26/09
Jack Turner and the Reluctant Vampire will no longer be screening in Wilshire. INSTEAD it will be screening at:
club LES DUEX
1638 N. Las Palmas Ave Hollywood, CA 90028
Friday March 27, 2009
7:45 pm
$5 Donation at the door (proceeds go to the top 3 winners of the festival)
after the festival DJ/Dance until 2 am
Lemme know if you can make it so that we can organize carpooling or caravaning or so that I know to look for you at the event!
Hope to see ya then!
JACK TURNER WINS an ACCOLADE
12/12/08
Jack Turner and the Reluctant Vampire just won an AWARD of MERIT from the Accolade Film Awards "Entering its sixth year, The Accolade is an international, non-traditional, virtual venue. Awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries."
JACK TURNER on IMDb
12/12/08
Full Cast and Crew for Jack Turner is now listed on IMDb.
DEATH MARCH: Filipno Veterans' 08
11/12/08
This Saturday Nov 8, 2008 OJ Baclig shot more footage for the third act of the Death March Documentary at the Filipino Veteran's Day Parade in Historic Filipino town in Downtown Los Angeles. So far we now have over 20 hours of footage to edit down into a feature length hour and a half. A very rough cut should be coming around early February 2009 for private viewing. The first trailer should be publicly release around the same time.
JACK TURNER on AMAZON.Com
Jack Turner is now for sale on Amazon.com!!! But wait for the Special Charity Edtition coming at the end of the month because that version will directly benefit a charity. More details when the deal is firmed up!
JACK TURNER in more FESTIVALS
11/11/08
After all the changes had been finalized on Reluctant Vampire and it was authored and packaged in a nice DVD we have now submitted to the second wave of new Academy-Award qualifying festivals all over California and even some out of state. Now, we're not saying we're going to be winning any Oscars neccessarily with Reluctant Vampire, but at least we'll be in good company! We'll keep you posted on festvial screenings as they hopefully trickle in.
JACK TURNER: Finishing Touches
8/7/08
After a number of successful screenings we've decided that we want to make Reluctant Vampire even better. So, we've fixed up the color thanks to the awesome talents of Charles Haine. Take a look at this image still of the gorgeous Whittier skyline.
Also, we've fine-tuned the cut by deleting some portions that we thought maybe ran a little too long, in an effort to maximize it's entertainment value. All those involved in the production can look forward to the newly authored DVD with bonus footage and the newly remastered cut tighter cut.
WWII Documentary: In Post Production
8/7/08
Along with Dana Osborne, OJ Baclig is currently post production of a feature length documentary shot on location in the Philippines about the Filipino side of World War II. The documentary focuses on the experience of OJ's grandfather Faustino "Peping" Baclig and will feature interviews of Peping as well as other friends and family who lived through perils of WW II in the Philippines. Look for a rough cut of this mid 2009.
In the Dark
7/9/08
Shooting for the short film "In the Dark" wrapped July 9. Michael Woxland (Director of Photography/Camera) and OJ Baclig (Assistant Camera/P2).
Whittier Film Festival
Aug 06
the winner's cirlce
Mike and OJ posing at the screening venue
Jack Turner and the Reluctant Vampire premiered at the first annual Whittier Film Festival on March 2008 and won VIEWER's CHOICE AWARD!!! Congrats to all involved. We'll keep you posted on other festivals to come.
Tlatenchi Rocks!!!
6/6/08
Walter Tlatenchi is totally rocking out the new and waaaay improved HopeBoat Films website. For more of his work visit tlatenchi.com.