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We just shot the first scene of our next episode. This shoot was fun, it was the first time we introduced real horror aspects to the series. As always our budget dictated what we could and couldn't do, but we feel we were able to reach a compromise that will be sure to entertain true horror fans. As you can tell from the photos we posted we fried a victim in a homemade electric chair.

As usual I started thinking of the concept of this episode as soon as we finished shooting the last scene of part four. I really wanted to include more horror aspects in the series, but the problem has always been low budget and lack of time. All of the actors/actresses and crew are volunteers. They give up a Saturday once a month to shoot our scenes, and we shoot the entire episode in an eight hour period. We do not have a read through prior to the shoot date and most of the time we only allot forty minutes per scene. As you can image it's always pretty hectic. After reviewing the past footage I decided to change the way we shoot the series. I think we were compromising quality for quantity.

With this new plan, I decided to reduce the amount of scenes we shoot in a day so that we can make sure we get it just right. I had discussed the plan for the next episode with Chris and he agreed that we had to add more horror. The problem was that convincing effects cost money and money we do not have. My original plan was to have a chair and then have our killer chop off the victims' body parts. This idea quickly faded when I realized I had no experience with latex or makeup. I was sure that if I did go that route the footage would look cheesy.

My next idea was to make an electric chair. I looked up historical photos and
figured I could build a passable homeade chair and began to write it. As usual I wrote the first draft, went over it numerous times then brought it to Chris. He gave his usual insight and those changes , if any were made . Next my wife went over it, cleaned it up and then typed it.

The photos you are seeing are from the shoot last Saturday.

A few of the shots are going to be used for our online comic. The comic supplements footage that would be too hard or long to film. Now I am sure that some of you wonder how the comic is made. Quite simply I cheat. I do not have the time to draw it out and I am sure true comic artists would laugh at my attempt. The comic is shot in stills then created in Photoshop. To give it the comic layout I use Comic Life.