A few months back, our film The Black-Eyed Children was excepted into the Horrorfind Film Festival. While the crew and I were there, we viewed several films by other indie film companies. I was very fond of many of the flicks from the slasher genre that were at the fest. When everything was said and done and the neon crew got back home, I got to thinking, it would be really fun to make a short slasher flick to test out our new Depth Of Field adapter and Fixed 50mm lens.

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As cliche as this statement sounds, here it goes: It has been a very exciting time over the past few months (cliche and cheesy right?). A lot has been going on-- The Horrorfind Film Festival (neon reel was also a vendor there), neon reel got into my local paper and was recognized on the local news cast etc. It feels surreal. At this time, a year ago, no one even knew who neon reel was (other than friends and family).

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If you want to see The Black-Eyed Children (Official Selection, 2011 HorrorFind Film Festival, ya heard?) but can't make it to HorrorFind, we're holding a free public screening on Friday, September 23, 7p.m., at the Smithsburg Library. If you're in the area and you want to see our movie, come on out! But seating is limited, so please call the library ahead of time and let them know you're coming: 301-824-7722. Hope to see some of you there!

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Have movies lost their touch? Has Hollywood completely given up on producing good content? I find myself constantly having to go back and re-watch movies from the past. Where have all the good films gone?

It seems that every year, mainstream films and the new age definition of an indie film (5-10 million dollar budgets) have nothing to do with stimulating an audience, but rather regurgitated stories and mindless special effects. Why is this?

I once read that there are only seven basic plots: