Sandy Collora first made a name for himself when his fan film Batman: Dead End was released way back in 2003. Since then, Collora has worked mostly on his own, self-producing impressive independent genre fare including the sci-fi film Hunter Prey and now the creature feature Shallow Water. Shallow Water clocks in at a whopping 18 minutes, which seems to fly in the face of the popular sentiment that shorter is always better for films distributed online. While I'm not sure the content supports the lengthy run time, I do recommend saving this one to play on a big screen when you have the time to spare as it features some stunning jungle cinematography and practical effects work that will please fans of classic monster fare...
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- 6/6/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Sandy Collora, the director of the legendary Batman: Dead End short film, has made an awesome creature feature short film called Shallow Water. I had the opportunity to watch Shallow Water earlier this year and I loved it! I was so impressed that I even wrote a review for it. The full short film has been released online so now you can all watch it for yourselves and experience the greatness!
If you're a fan of old-school practical effects and gritty hardcore filmmaking, you're not going to want to miss this. I'm a big fan of creature features and I loved watching these kinds of films when I was growing up. Seeing someone like Collora tap into that kind of filmmaking badassery to create something fresh and new is inspiring and I hope Hollywood takes note. Check it out!
If you're a fan of old-school practical effects and gritty hardcore filmmaking, you're not going to want to miss this. I'm a big fan of creature features and I loved watching these kinds of films when I was growing up. Seeing someone like Collora tap into that kind of filmmaking badassery to create something fresh and new is inspiring and I hope Hollywood takes note. Check it out!
- 6/5/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Sandy Collora, the talented filmmaker and artist who has brought us the sci-fi film Hunter Prey and the legendary fan film Batman Dead End has an awesome new short film he's directed called Shallow Water.
This is an original creature feature production has been a passion project of the filmmaker for years. After years of pressing forward and never giving up, he finally managed to raise the money he needed to develop it through a Kickstarter campaign that he launched.
I’ve been a fan of Collora’s work since I first saw Batman Dead End at a time when fan films and the internet were in their infancy. Over the years I’ve followed his career, and Shallow Water might just be one of his greatest accomplishments.
I had the opportunity to watch an early screening of Shallow Water, and I freakin’ loved it! I watch a lot of short films,...
This is an original creature feature production has been a passion project of the filmmaker for years. After years of pressing forward and never giving up, he finally managed to raise the money he needed to develop it through a Kickstarter campaign that he launched.
I’ve been a fan of Collora’s work since I first saw Batman Dead End at a time when fan films and the internet were in their infancy. Over the years I’ve followed his career, and Shallow Water might just be one of his greatest accomplishments.
I had the opportunity to watch an early screening of Shallow Water, and I freakin’ loved it! I watch a lot of short films,...
- 3/28/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Sandy Collora, the director of Batman: Dead End, recently completed shooting his horror adventure short film "Shallow Water." This is a film that he was able to make with the help of his fans through Kickstarter. He is currently in post-production, and as a fan of Collora's work and his art, I can't wait to see how the film turns out!
As the filmmaker is completing his project, he has launched a new Kickstarter campaign for a book he's put together featuring a ton of awesome development art for the film! It's called The Art of Shallow Water: A Short Book About a Short Film. If you're like me and you enjoy seeing the concept art, key art, maquettes, costumes, storyboards, and other forms of development art for movies, this is a must have book because it contains art from one of the most talented guys in the industry.
As the filmmaker is completing his project, he has launched a new Kickstarter campaign for a book he's put together featuring a ton of awesome development art for the film! It's called The Art of Shallow Water: A Short Book About a Short Film. If you're like me and you enjoy seeing the concept art, key art, maquettes, costumes, storyboards, and other forms of development art for movies, this is a must have book because it contains art from one of the most talented guys in the industry.
- 11/20/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"Mother nature, mate. She can be a real bitch."
A few weeks ago, Batman: Dead End and Hunter Prey director Sandy Collora launched a Kickstarter campaign for a short film called Shallow Water, which will be the first part of a retro horror/sci-fi anthology feature film he plans on making.
There are only a few days left to get this thing funded and every little bit will help. It's so damn close, and it would be a complete and utter shame if this movie didn't get made. We've really gotta support the talented indie filmmakers out there who are trying to bring something new, different, cool, and unique into the world — especially when it involves genres that we love like this.
I included a proof of concept trailer for the film Collora released last year and it looks great! This is a film I could totally get behind, and...
A few weeks ago, Batman: Dead End and Hunter Prey director Sandy Collora launched a Kickstarter campaign for a short film called Shallow Water, which will be the first part of a retro horror/sci-fi anthology feature film he plans on making.
There are only a few days left to get this thing funded and every little bit will help. It's so damn close, and it would be a complete and utter shame if this movie didn't get made. We've really gotta support the talented indie filmmakers out there who are trying to bring something new, different, cool, and unique into the world — especially when it involves genres that we love like this.
I included a proof of concept trailer for the film Collora released last year and it looks great! This is a film I could totally get behind, and...
- 6/25/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Sandy Collora, the man behind Batman: Dead End, one of the greatest fan films ever made, is developing an awesome-sounding new short film project called "Shallow Water." The movie is described as a “gritty, intense short film, introducing a new and terrifying aquatic creature.” This will be the first short in a retro horror/sci-fi anthology feature film that he will be developing over the next couple of years, and he's started a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the project.
I’m a huge fan of anthology films, and this sounds like it will be amazing! This is the kind of stuff I love to see get made, and with the level of talent that’s behind it, there’s no doubt in my mind that it’s going to deliver something incredible! Below you'll find a synopsis and more information on the project:
An innocent adventure: a fishing trip...
I’m a huge fan of anthology films, and this sounds like it will be amazing! This is the kind of stuff I love to see get made, and with the level of talent that’s behind it, there’s no doubt in my mind that it’s going to deliver something incredible! Below you'll find a synopsis and more information on the project:
An innocent adventure: a fishing trip...
- 5/27/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
As we previously reported, special FX guru and filmmaker Sandy Collora wants to make an old-school monster movie, and he’s well on his way to making this happen. The official Kickstarter campaign for his upcoming endeavor Shallow Water has amassed… Continue Reading →
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- 9/20/2015
- by Todd Rigney
- DreadCentral.com
Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher, Christopher Nolan, and Zack Snyder have all done what most superhero junkies could only dream of doing: direct a Batman movie. But there was one other filmmaker privileged enough to have suited up the masked manhunter for cinema, achieving almost overnight success in 2003 and a cult classic amongst Batman fans—without the “superpowers” of a million dollar budget or the tyranny of studio executives. The director: Sandy Collora. The film: Batman: Dead End.
“Behind The Mask”, a 90-minute documentary on the life and career of Sandy Collora, was shown recently at Monsterpalooza in Burbank, CA, telling the story of the indie filmmaker’s refusal to “sell out” to major studios and finding satisfaction in directing his own films.
For those unfamiliar with the super-hero/horror movie, Batman: Dead End (available for free online) is an 8-minute fan film made by director and creature creator Sandy Collora...
“Behind The Mask”, a 90-minute documentary on the life and career of Sandy Collora, was shown recently at Monsterpalooza in Burbank, CA, telling the story of the indie filmmaker’s refusal to “sell out” to major studios and finding satisfaction in directing his own films.
For those unfamiliar with the super-hero/horror movie, Batman: Dead End (available for free online) is an 8-minute fan film made by director and creature creator Sandy Collora...
- 5/11/2015
- by Holly Interlandi
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Batman Dead End is the fan film by which all other fan films are judged. It is hands down still one of the best fan films that has ever been made. Director Sandy Collora made the film back in 2003 with some of his friends to help kickstart his filmmaking career, and ended up making something pretty legendary. I would actually still love to see him take on a Batman movie. It's kind of ridiculous, I'd like to see him make more movies. He ended up doing a great little sci-fi film called Hunter Prey, and the last I heard he was developing a horror movie called Shallow Water. I'm not sure if that's still the movie he's currently working on though.
Collora has started a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a new documentary on the making of Batman Dead End for its ten year anniversary. It should prove to be very interesting,...
Collora has started a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a new documentary on the making of Batman Dead End for its ten year anniversary. It should prove to be very interesting,...
- 3/1/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Isabel Cueva and I met in 2010 at Laliff where her short In the Name of Freedom showed. Since then she has been busy writing a script she plans to direct. It's good to see a Latina sister moving ahead in the film industry, not an easy task.
Now Syfy Network has announced its line up for their Annual 31 days of Halloween, and making it into the line up is Syfy’s original film, American Horror House http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt2402539/, directed by Darin Scott. This Latina Actress, is one of the stars along with Morgan Fairchild and Alessandra Torresani. It premieres Saturday October 13 at 9Pm/8Pm Cst.
Cueva has also recently wrapped the upcoming Lionsgate/Pantelion film, Aztec Warrior, opposite Luis Guzman, Terry Crews and Eugenio Derbez, to be released in 2013.
The stunning, multi-talented, beauty is also an awarded film director, producer, and recipient of the Alma and Cine Golden Eagle award. She has also been lauded with several Best Actress, Best Writer, and Best Short film awards and nominations for her directorial debut film In the Name of Freedom which is now in global distribution.
Isabel has worked opposite Danny Trejo on American Flyer, which is scheduled for airing on Showtime, she can also be seen in Jack The Reaper available on DVD.
Isabel is currently a series regular on the comedy international pilot/web series Hollywood Angels and has recently been attached as the lead in the Indie feature Shallow Water (http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt2235136/maindetails)
The American Horror House:
On Halloween night, a sorority house is overrun with ghosts, while a vengeful housemother goes on a killing spree.
Trailer: http://www.syfy.com/movies
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/60392/trailer-moves-syfys-american-horror-house
Directed by Darin Scott
Produced by Active Entertainment.
Starring, Morgan Fairchild, Alessandra Torresani and Isabel Cueva.
Now Syfy Network has announced its line up for their Annual 31 days of Halloween, and making it into the line up is Syfy’s original film, American Horror House http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt2402539/, directed by Darin Scott. This Latina Actress, is one of the stars along with Morgan Fairchild and Alessandra Torresani. It premieres Saturday October 13 at 9Pm/8Pm Cst.
Cueva has also recently wrapped the upcoming Lionsgate/Pantelion film, Aztec Warrior, opposite Luis Guzman, Terry Crews and Eugenio Derbez, to be released in 2013.
The stunning, multi-talented, beauty is also an awarded film director, producer, and recipient of the Alma and Cine Golden Eagle award. She has also been lauded with several Best Actress, Best Writer, and Best Short film awards and nominations for her directorial debut film In the Name of Freedom which is now in global distribution.
Isabel has worked opposite Danny Trejo on American Flyer, which is scheduled for airing on Showtime, she can also be seen in Jack The Reaper available on DVD.
Isabel is currently a series regular on the comedy international pilot/web series Hollywood Angels and has recently been attached as the lead in the Indie feature Shallow Water (http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt2235136/maindetails)
The American Horror House:
On Halloween night, a sorority house is overrun with ghosts, while a vengeful housemother goes on a killing spree.
Trailer: http://www.syfy.com/movies
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/60392/trailer-moves-syfys-american-horror-house
Directed by Darin Scott
Produced by Active Entertainment.
Starring, Morgan Fairchild, Alessandra Torresani and Isabel Cueva.
- 10/10/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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