We return after a mini “post-production-orgy fueled” hiatus with the first of a run of posts leading up to the release of SuckaBlood, the fifth episode in the Bloody Cuts Anthology.

Here’s a few on set shots from a the shoot of SuckaBlood (Courtesy of Andi Martin and Freddie Smith), the first of many treats big and small… Watch this space for more behind the scenes material… plus prepared to be really teased, very, very soon….

The Bloody Cuts team shiver with excitement as we announce the 5^th in our series of acclaimed short Horror films – ‘Suckablood’.

Our new episode is written and directed by Jake Cuddihy and Ben Tillett, winners of the 2011 SCI-FI-LONDON 48 hour Film Challenge for their short ‘The Intention of Miles’.

Shot on location at a beautiful English stately home and featuring the special make-up and prosthetics artistry of Millennium FX, ‘Suckablood’ is a gothic bedtime story of the most macabre kind…

‘Suckablood’ films at the end of April for a release in early July.

If you enjoyed ‘Mother Died’ be sure to follow us as we bring another short slice of terror to life!

Victor is hungry for love, the question is will DeadDating.com satiate his desire to really get into someone?

Shot on the set of the Sci-Fi 48hr 2012 film “Rising Tides”,  directed by Bloody Cuts team member Ben Kent.

So, if you’re looking for the perfect catch whilst waiting for the next episode of Bloody Cuts? Then check out Dead Dating…

“SuckaBlood”, the 5th Episode of Bloody Cuts, is shooting this weekend at a “very special” location in Norfolk.

SuckaBlood is directed by Ben Tillet and Jake Cuddihy both of whom have recently found love through DeadDating.com and it’s sister site ZombieDating.com.

Itching to learn more about ‘Suckablood’ and the sinister minds from whence it came? Bloody Cuts spoke to the writer/directors of our forthcoming episode about film-making, working with the team and elements of porcine anatomy…

WHO ARE YOU?

We are Jake and Ben. We are also Half Baked Films and have the honour of taking the helm of the 5th episode of the BloodyCuts series. It’s nice to meet you.

WHERE DID YOU MEET?

We met at acting school. Our girlfriends shared a flat together so we ended up spending a lot of time on the couch. We disliked each other from the start.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

Since training we’ve been working as professional actors, writers, editors and storyboard artists over the last 8 years. We’ve relatively recently turned our attention to directing film but have been encouraged by our early results and failures. We feel we’ve got an interesting set of skills to bring to the table from our backgrounds in other roles of the industry.

TELL US SOMETHING INTERESTING

Male pigs have corkscrew genitals.

ABOUT YOURSELVES

Ben tinkers with basic robotics in his spare time. Jake used to be the gay priest on Hollyoaks.

HOW DO YOU WORK?

Script first. We sit down and filter out all our rubbish ideas until we find something we get excited about, then we bash it into shape. Strip down, rewrite, edit, rewrite. Like making a good single-malt whisky; the longer this distilling and refining process goes on the better the end product.

Generally we fall in and out of love with our idea several times over, but if we still like it at the end of this process, that’s usually a good sign. We visually sketch out our ideas early on with mood boards and artwork showing how we imagine it to look. We then surround ourselves with hugely talented people to make it happen and take all the credit ourselves.

HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH BLOODY CUTS?

We met Ben Kent and Ben Franklin at an independent networking event and recognised each other from our entries in the 2011 SciFi London 48hr film competition. They mentioned they were putting together an anthology of horror films, and that they would consider collaborating if they liked what we had to offer.

We went away and came back with a script, got our foot in the BloodyCuts door, and like a rabid cross between door-to-door evangelists and commision-based salesmen, we weren’t leaving until they’d read it. Thankfully, they said they liked what we wanted to do.

 
WHAT EXCITES YOU MOST ABOUT THIS PROJECT?

Without giving too much away, just seeing the pictures, characters and ideas that started in our heads coming to life. That’s going to be a real treat.
Plus working with the BloodyCuts crew. We’ve seen them in action on mother died, and watching the costume, art, sound, lighting, production and effects departments all swinging into action is awesome.
So yeah, that. And the legendary BloodyCuts catering, obviously.

WHAT NEXT?

We are in the early stages of pre-production for a feature film with Vertigo’s help as a result of winning the SciFi London 48hr film competition (can check it out here: http://vimeo.com/39084571 ). So that will be our main focus but we’ve also got a couple of other stories we’d like to tell this year, so we’ll see what we can juggle around our work.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO SAY?

Just that we’re very excited about this project. BloodyCuts have been great to collaborate with. All the signs are good, we have a cracking pool of talented and enthusiastic people building on and learning from the successes of the previous films and we’re looking forward to what lies ahead.

We hope you’ll like the result.

More footage has finally been released from the authorities and so presented in this short film, these are the last sweet memories of Mother Died as something else now looms on the horizon. Take a look at our “Making-Of” film and then check back in tomorrow for an exciting announcement.

On a cold Sunday in West Norfolk, 30 people gathered to be made up by prosthetics masters Millennium FX in order to play the Zombie Horde for Neill Gorton’s directorial debut ‘Mother Died’. We spoke to one of the shambling horde – Martin Skipper – about his experience.

How did you discover Bloody Cuts Films and become an extra in ‘Mother Died’?

In autumn 2011, I saw a brief feature on Bloody Cuts in a local magazine. Next time I went online I immediately checked out the website and joined their Facebook group.

I got talking to Ben Franklin and volunteered myself as an “anything” if required for future episodes. Seemed to have timed it just right, as the next episode was ‘Mother Died’, requiring several extras!

What was it like being professionally zombified by the Millennium FX team?

Zombification by one of many make-up artists on site was a new experience. Four of us (and a chatty parrot!) were in one room being made up at the same time. I had no idea what my make up would look like; mine was a latex nose/mouth piece that distorted my features, especially the nostrils.

My face was then coloured and eyes darkened, blending everything in so well that you couldn’t see where the latex finished and my own pretty face started!! Once the make-up was done, inhibitions left too and I felt more than happy to walk like a zombie for the rest of the day.

After make-up was applied, it was time to make our clothes look zombie-esque: cutting, tearing and smearing fake blood began. The most effective technique was actually the ‘cheese grater’, giving a rugged worn look to the fabric. 
(Top tip: anybody having the ‘splatter’ effect used on your eyes – close them TIGHTLY!!)

Was ‘Mother Died’ the first time you’d been on a film shoot? What was the experience like?

Mother Died was the first time I’d been involved with any film project. My first shooting experience was as one third of what I like to call ‘stunt feet trio’, where we shuffled toward an ajar garage door – that took I think 7 or 8 takes!!

It was a new learning experience, seeing the many jobs that go on behind the scenes and the crew that are often taken for granted when you sit back to watch a TV show or movie.

It was a very fast moving operation, fighting against time and light and the director – Neill Gorton – gave good instructions as to where he wanted us and what he wanted us doing. I hope we all did his vision justice!

Thanks to Martin and all the other Zombie extras that came down and helped Bloody Cuts create the awesome climax to ‘Mother Died’ We’ll be showing more exclusive photos and behind the scenes videos as we reveal the secrets behind our latest episode, so keep checking the website!