One thing I truly love about the internet and all of the emerging technologies that have come along in the last few years, is that creativity is not shackled to big Hollywood studios, or cost prohibitive budgets any more. The world is changing and the opportunities that you never thought you’d get, are now yours for the taking. Granted, for a lot of people the simple factor of time is an issue but, instead of using that free hour to watch the latest episode of Survivor, go create something!
Scottish Writer/Director Fraser Coull, who was once told that he had an “overactive imagination” by a primary school teacher, created something. Coull decided to parlay that imagination, and all of his free time into creating his own production company, Silly Wee Films, which is developing a feature film that he wrote, entitled Night is Day – The Movie.
Night is Day – The Movie is based on Coull’s self-funded online sci-fi webseries, Night is Day. The series was shot on a shoe-string budget in 2007, and is the ongoing story of Jason Mackenzie, a young man from Glasgow who after being left by his girlfriend, ends up in a horrible accident. Convinced he needs to see his future to change it, Jason visits a psychic who just happens to be a demon. Seeing the good in Jason, the demon, Ames, puts another demon inside of him, allowing Jason to see how people are going to die just by touching them, allowing him to save them using the lightning in his body.
You can watch the entire first season of the webseries at the Silly Wee Films website, and you can pick it up on a DVD that includes all of the episodes, a making of documentary, outtakes and more for just £10 (around $15 US dollars).
Below, you can check out the movie trailer, and details on how you can help this Scottish Superhero take the world by storm.
Trailer: Night Is Day – The Movie
Synopsis:
Night Is Day – The Movie
“Jason Mackenzie (Chris Summers) is a twenty-something Glaswegian who spends his days keeping his city safe, using the powers bestowed on him by a demon. Against a backdrop of vibrant nightlife, cultural wonder and the realities of urban existence, Jason has battled ancient demons and hooded cults, corrupt businessmen and ASBO teens, risking his safety and sacrificing his chances of genuine human connections.
Jason Mackenzie has become a hidden hero; a rumour, an urban myth.
Superintendent Charles Sloan (John Gaffney) is a veteran in the police force who knows the truth behind the whispered tales. He has had his own encounters with supernatural entities, demons and vampires, and knows first-hand the work of the ‘lightning vigilante’.
Now there is a new danger in the city: the Caillech, an ancient creature portrayed in legend as wielding an unstoppable hammer, bent on wreaking havoc after centuries of exile. Teamed with a former adversary of Jason’s (Tam Toye), whose phony contrition has many fooled, the Caillech is a formidable threat to the peace Jason struggles to maintain.
In Night Is Day: The Movie, Jason must focus all his powers on discovering the Caillech’s intentions and defeating her before she decimates his city. He must ensure the safety of DCI Sloan and his team, who are determined to play their part in helping Jason despite the increased danger they face as mere humans. And he must find out what’s so important about Lena, a medical student he saved from a vicious attack, and who seems to have an uncanny connection with the Caillech.”
Starring Chris Summers, Tam Toye, John Gaffney, Steven McEwan, Alexandra Mackenzie, Karen Bartke, Vharri Lavery and written by Fraser Coull. Produced by Lindsay Dowell and Gavin Orr. Co-produced by Andrew Dougall and supported by Artist Media Ltd.
The film is currently in post-production, and is nearing completion but, they still need help from the sci-fi loving populous out there, to sponsor characters in the film. If you do, you can get a credit at the end of the movie (and much more). Head over to the film’s website at http://www.nightisday.net and click on “Sponsorship” for more details.
They are also trying to get their cast and crew a booth at Mark Millar‘s new Kapow! Comic Con in London next April. They are hoping to show off their project, and encourage industry pros to get more involved in low budget, indie projects. If you want to help them get there, head over to http://www.indiegogo.com/Get-us-to-Kapow-Comic-Con and donate as little as $10, which will score you a a signed Night is Day – The Movie comic book from artists who have worked on Watchmen and 2000 AD, just for helping them out.
