Ashes of Man: Outtakes

Ashes of Man would not be complete without some form of behind-the-scenes video. 

Unfortunately, there wasn’t a lot of that kind of footage taken.  Nor was I inclined to create any new material to accompany what footage we had.  Not that it wouldn’t have been fun to have gotten commentary from the various cast and crew, but after eight months of working on Ashes I do not want to spend any more time rehashing the material all over again.  It’s time to move on to something new.

There were, however, plenty of mistakes: 35+ minutes of mistakes, to be precise.  I compressed it down to under ten minutes to make it more digestible.  Some of it was only funny to us; some required more context than the clips themselves provided; still others were redundant.  What remains is the best of the best.  I hope you enjoy the gag reel.

Ashes of Man: Part III

Stranger Things Studios presents the third and final installment of Ashes of Man.

Up until this point, Wastelander has roamed the remnants of the Twin Cities metropolitan area in his attempt to return to whatever is left of his home.  Meanwhile, “Burlap” has locked himself away inside a garage to escape a pack of cannibals.  Their incessant attempts to break in, along with his gradual starvation, sleep deprivation, and the pervasive hypothermia, has brought Burlap to the furthermost limits of his sanity.

Ashes of Man draws to a violent conclusion as Wastelander and the trapped character “Burlap” at last come into contact with one another in this depiction of nuclear fallout. 

Ashes of Man: Part II

Stranger Things Studios’ film, Ashes of Man, continues the tale of nuclear apocalypse in this second installment.  Part I left off with the unnamed “Wastelander,” in his desperate attempt to survive, murdering a rural couple in cold blood in order to wait out the Armageddon within their fallout shelter.

Part II follows Wastelander as he scavenges the wastelands for necessities.  Meanwhile, and elsewhere in the ruins of the Twin Cities, another man finds himself hounded by a far more tangible and terrifying threat.

Ashes of Man: Part I

At last, here is the long awaited first installment of Stranger Things Studios’ film, Ashes of Man.

Ashes of Man follows the plight of two separate characters as they attempt to survive in the post-apocalyptic wasteland of the American Heartland.  Part I revolves around the onset of a nuclear World War III, and how one of the characters attempts to survive.

Ashes of Man

Set in the post-apocalyptic heartland of the United States, Ashes of Man follows the plight of two separate characters as they try to survive in the nuclear fallout of World War III.  Without the convenience of modern technology, government, of even military protection, mankind has dissolved into a cut-throat race of savages, raiders, murderers, and worse…

Due to its length, Ashes of Man is divided into three parts.  

Here are the links to both the videos, and the blog posts dedicated to each:

Movie Trailer    Watch on YouTube

Part I       Watch on YouTube

Part II      Watch on YouTube

Part III     Watch on YouTube

Outtakes   Watch on YouTube

*Due to a major life event occurring sometime in August, I cannot promise to hold myself to these dates.  I will, however, do my upmost to try.

DIRECTOR’S NOTES

Monthly Scoop: August 2012

The main event of August for you, fellow fan and reader, is Stranger Things Studios’ film, Ashes of Man.  Even as I write the monthly scoop, the last of the footage is rendering itself on my other computer.

For me, however, this mark the end of the project.  The final product is the best I know how to make at my current skill level; everyone who has been privy to any of the final footage has been impressed; but I could live a happy life if I never have to watch any of it again.  It would take a cult fanatic months of unemployment to watch the flick as many times as I have.