You have not seen Dr. S Battles The Sex Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie yet? What are you waiting for? Director, Bryan Ortiz discusses sequel possibilities, his many influences and the all important question of who would win in a fight when face to face with Bruce Campbell of Evil Dead and Jeffrey Combs of Re-Animator.
What are some ways in which shooting a feature-length was different from shooting a short film?
BO: Taking on the monster that is a feature-length film was something I thought I was fully prepared for. I had been producing a steady stream of short films for two years and had finally felt confident in both myself and my team when it came to producing a full length film. Once we stepped through that door we saw how much it was actually going to take and looked at each other and said, and in our best Samuel L Jackson voice, “hold on to your butts”. We had to pay attention to so many more details and especially the story. We had to get used to the idea of “hey we have more time to arch the characters and play out events”. This was really the major difference between short films and feature-length for us.
I came across all the road blocks one could possible come across when filming an ultra low-budget zombie comedy flick and each challenge also presented a new solution and new idea for the film. We had problems
including special effects and make up issues, location wrangling, not enough footage, time, money, POWER, and police but we never had a problem with actors or the city of San Antonio, where it was shot.
The acting and film community in San Antonio is one of the best in the nation. All the actors are hungry for work and give more than 100% of their time and talent to the project just for the sake of their passion. Their professionalism really made the filming experience a lot easier. The city film commission, the commissioner Drew Mayor Oaks, really had our back the whole time and still does to this day. He supported the film in whatever needs he could provide. Again, something I was really moved by, since I am a starting filmmaker trying to make this crazy reefer zombie idea into a reality, was how nurturing a city like San Antonio is to first-time filmmakers.
Who would win in a fight between Dr “S”, Ash of Evil Dead and Dr. Herbert West of Re-Animator and how would he win?
BO: So, I have been pondering this question for some time now. If you took all these characters and put them in a blender, besides having a gross amount of blood, I would like to imagine it would create Doctor “S”. SO, who would win in a fight? If they where all stuck in a room I would imagine one of two things happening…
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In the past few days I have had the priveledge of interviewing the director of the film “Queen of the Sun”, Taggart Siegel. I met him in the afternoon, and by the time I met with him he was a bit tired from frequent travel advertising his film and from a day of interviewing, but our conversation was just as informative, thoughtful, and full of energetic care for his cause as Queen of the Sun was.
