“The Tunnel: Dead End” and another 135K Project in development!
by Enzo on Mar.05, 2012, under News
For those of you who may not have caught wind of it yet, we’ve begun working on another Tunnel movie! And if that wasn’t exciting enough for the team here at Distracted Media, we’ve also announced that The 135K Project won’t be dying with The Tunnel. A new Sci-Fi thriller titled ‘Airlock’ will be the next in line for some personalised frame-owning goodness.
All this on top of our web series Event Zero which is officially in production now, and it’s been a pretty eventful few days!
Here’s the official press release:
Fans of 2011’s internationally successful local horror film, The Tunnel are in for another scare with the “The Tunnel: Dead-End” receiving funding from Screen Australia this month.
Currently in development, “The Tunnel: Dead-End” will pick up the story years later as Tangles’ sister is determined to answer once and for all what happened to her brother in the gloomy underground tunnels.
“Initially, we weren’t anticipating doing another Tunnel film but the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the original, as well as our fans clamouring for another on an almost daily basis, made us go back and give it a second thought. We weren’t going to go ahead unless we could find a story we were 100% behind, which we now have and are thrilled to have the support of Screen Australia,” said Distracted Media’s Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey.
The Tunnel became last year’s most-talked about film locally and internationally based on its unique crowd-funding model and distinctive distribution. The film enjoyed a simultaneous online, DVD, theatrical, a world TV premiere on Showtime Premiere and an iPad release well as winning many industry award accolades.
Based on the success of the crowd-funding scheme for The Tunnel, Distracted Media has announced another 135k Project is in the pipeline. “Airlock” is a claustrophobic science-fiction thriller in the vein of Alien. http://135kproject.com/
““The Tunnel: Dead End” is a great opportunity to take Distracted Media into a different playing field but as producers we still very much believe in the basic principles of the 135k Project. Having a more mainstream film in “The Tunnel: Dead End” will enable us to up the stakes significantly with “Airlock” which will hopefully raise the bar for our free internet releases and what we can put back into their success,” said Distracted Media’s Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey.
NATASHA WARNER INTERVIEWS THE TUNNEL CAST – JAMES CAITLIN
by Enzo on Jan.10, 2012, under Behind The Scenes, Cast and Crew
Part 4 of our series of short interviews with the film’s key cast. You can find Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 here.
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Hi, I’m Bel Deliá and I play the role of Natasha Warner in The Tunnel. We had such an enjoyable time working together as a cast on such an incredible shoot, that I thought it might be fun, in the spirit of the role I played as a journalist, to interview my fellow cast – ‘the boys’. We wanted to give you a look into what it was like on set & some of our most memorable moments.
So I asked each of them about some of their fondest memories… enjoy!
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James Cailtin plays Trevor Jones
B: The team on this movie seemed to be able to have fun constantly, even in trying moments. I remember after a trying 8 hour long audio ADR recording session in the sound booth when trying my best to making average strangulation sounds, I looked at Carlo, Carlo looked at me & I said: “why don’t you get in here & strangle me. He happily obliged! Do you have any funny stories from your time on the film?
J: For me it was working out a way to let Enzo Tedeschi know that I had broken two ribs while filming Trev’s scene. It’s funny because even I didn’t know I had done it until two days later!
B: What about the scares? Any of those moments on set?
J: The most frightening moment for me during filming was reliving Trev’s horrific memories of what he saw in the tunnels.
B: I think the cast and crew would all agree that all in all we had a good time around a wonderful crew on an inspiring film adventure. What’s your fondest recollection?
J: My fondest memory is thinking back and realising, from day one, that I was surrounded by dedicated and committed people, all professionals in their fields. That I was part of something very, very exciting.
Learn more about the cast of The Tunnel here.
See a timelapse video of James Caitlin breaking a rib after the jump.
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NATASHA WARNER INTERVIEWS THE TUNNEL CAST – LUKE ARNOLD
by Enzo on Jan.03, 2012, under Behind The Scenes, Cast and Crew
Part 3 of our series of short interviews with the film’s key cast. You can find Part 1 & Part 2 here.
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Hi, I’m Bel Deliá and I play the role of Natasha Warner in The Tunnel. We had such an enjoyable time working together as a cast on such an incredible shoot, that I thought it might be fun, in the spirit of the role I played as a journalist, to interview my fellow cast – ‘the boys’. We wanted to give you a look into what it was like on set & some of our most memorable moments.
So I asked each of them about some of their fondest memories… enjoy!
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Luke Arnold plays The Crews Sound Recordist ‘Tangles’
B: We had some great fun on set, from silliness between takes to having a few drinks for the benefit of the rolling cameras. Does something stand out for you as having been particularly amusing?
L: The funniest moment for me had to be chasing down the Australian Prime Minister on our first day of shooting. I couldn’t get my microphone to stay up, and it kept falling down and swinging loose. The real sound guys kept throwing me looks like “dude, you’re the worst soundie ever”. Thank god for the magic of editing.
B: Do you have a scene that stands out for you as the most frightening?
L: The most frightening moment for me was actually cut out of the film. There was a scene where we found a locked door and it was my characters idea to climb through a small crack in between two broken walls to go around and open it up from the inside. In was long, dark, narrow, damp and full of spiderwebs. And when i got to the other side I was all on my own. The tunnels weren’t really that scary when you had a group around you, but the moment you were staring into darkness with no one around, you realized how creepy the place really was.
B: I know what you mean! I swear one time, I was standing in one of the tunnels when I felt a tap, tap, tap on my shoulder, looked right, no-one there, looked left…no-one. It ended up being a metal bar behind me in the wall. I still maintain it felt like a finger tapping me on the shoulder! Do you have a moment you look back upon as your fondest?
L: So many fond memories, but I love remembering the rehearsal period. On our first day Carlo gave us a fake news story to go film. It was a way of seeing how we worked as a team and how we fitted into our characters roles. It’s great because at the time we had no idea what the film was really going to be like. Everyone just has a bit of blind faith and optimism and you hope it’s going to turn out to be something good. Luckily for us, it has.
B: I really loved getting to sink my teeth into a great role like that too, the passion of the cast and crew. And it was fun to be one of few girls among the boys!
Learn more about the cast of The Tunnel here.
See the on-set ‘Meet The Cast’ interview with Luke Arnold after the jump. (continue reading…)
NATASHA WARNER INTERVIEWS THE TUNNEL CAST – STEVE DAVIS
by Enzo on Dec.07, 2011, under Behind The Scenes, Cast and Crew
Part 2 of our series of short interviews with the film’s key cast. You can find Part 1 here.
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Hi, I’m Bel Deliá and I play the role of Natasha Warner in The Tunnel. We had such an enjoyable time working together as a cast on such an incredible shoot, that I thought it might be fun, in the spirit of the role I played as a journalist, to interview my fellow cast – ‘the boys’. We wanted to give you a look into what it was like on set & some of our most memorable moments.
So I asked each of them about some of their fondest memories… enjoy!
I loved, loved, loved working with Steve, from day one we had each others backs and Steve really helped myself and the guys achieve one of the most important things – a believable news team.
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B: So Steve, greatest moments on set?
S: For me the most enjoyable moments during the underground shoot, were the scenes where the ‘STALKER’ was chasing us through the tight Tunnels… it was exhausting doing take after take but I found it exhilarating …. from memory when Carlo called “Cut” we were all pumped but still managed a laugh.
B: Most frightening moment?
S: I think the scene where I was most in the moment and therefore the most frightening was when we were all hiding watching the security guard and stalker in the lake …. during the film that moment is heavy and I definitely felt it at the time.
B: That was a very eerie moment! Now, your first acting gig, I know you’ve got the bug, I mean I had to race you to the make up chair each morning! Tell me of your fondest memory on set.
S: My fondest memory was not one single moment but the feeling at the end of each filming day of excitement among the cast and crew ….. we knew we had done something good, Director and producers were stoked and that filtered through everyone involved. It was also enjoyable personally for all the encouragement I got from the other actors and Director helping me get through my first acting role….. amazing experience … I loved it!
Learn more about the cast of The Tunnel here.
See the on-set ‘Meet The Cast’ interview with Steve Davis after the jump. (continue reading…)
NATASHA WARNER INTERVIEWS THE TUNNEL CAST – ANDY RODOREDA
by Enzo on Dec.01, 2011, under Behind The Scenes, Cast and Crew
Bel takes up her character of Natasha once more for this series of posts featuring the key cast of The Tunnel.
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Hi, I’m Bel Deliá and I play the role of Natasha Warner in The Tunnel. We had such an enjoyable time working together as a cast on such an incredible shoot, that I thought it might be fun, in the spirit of the role I played as a journalist, to interview my fellow cast – ‘the boys’. We wanted to give you a look into what it was like on set & some of our most memorable moments.
So I asked each of them about some of their fondest memories… enjoy!
To me Andy is the consummate professional. With his experience in Film & Television, I was so excited to work with him. Being my debut in a lead role of this caliber, it was great to be amongst the best!
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Andy Rodoreda plays TV News Producer Peter Ferguson.
B: Andy, what was your funniest moment on set?
A: I think it was having to get my facial growth clipped back on set. We realised my stubble continuity was out, but as there was no clippers on location I was driven by Jules to nearest barber. While sitting in barber chair describing movie Jules was hounded by waiting customers, wishing to be part of the film, one bloke even broke into song. Jules was impressed, but had to inform the guy that squeezing a musical number into a horror film might prove a bit tricky! In the end, the hair (beard) cut was on the house.
B: I remember one particular day on set you were teaching me how to fake a fast run whilst moving in slow motion so the cameraman could keep up. We got a bit silly that day, I ended up in tears it was so funny. Do you have a favourite scary moment from the movie, or on set?
A: The first screening of the movie, seeing the first attack on the security guard.
B: That neck crack scene always gets me. And what about your fondest memory of the whole process?
A: Way back, my first meeting with Jules and Enzo at a café in on Darling Street Balmain: their passion and enthusiasm.
Learn more about the cast of The Tunnel here.
See the on-set ‘Meet The Cast’ interviews with Andy Rodoreda and Bel Deliá after the jump. (continue reading…)
DIRECTOR CARLO LEDESMA AT SCREAMFEST 2011 [VIDEO]
by Enzo on Nov.10, 2011, under Behind The Scenes, Cast and Crew
We hit LA. It went well 
Still plenty of frames of The Tunnel left to be had! Grab your personalised digital frame at www.thetunnelmovie.net/buyout now.
VISUAL EFFECTS ARTIST DAVID SANDER ON THE ‘NECK-BREAK’
by Enzo on Nov.08, 2011, under Behind The Scenes, Cast and Crew, Geeky Stuff
It doesn't end well for this guy.
Given David Sander‘s newfound Golden Skull trophy thanks to Screamfest’s Best Special Effects Award for The Tunnel, we thought we’d invite him to give us a little insight into some of his experience working on the film. If you read between the lines, you can see we didn’t quite make it easy for him at times!
- Enzo
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When I was first asked about doing visual effects for “The Tunnel”, I was excited enough, but hadn’t reckoned on a couple of the shots the production threw at me. One of them was what came to be referred to as the “Neck Break Shot”, a rather gruesome sequence witnessed by our heroic crew via their night-vision camera, as Stalker (Goran Kleut) slowly twists the head of an already blinded security guard (Ben Maclaine) far further than nature ever intended.
To achieve the vision in one unedited sequence, both Ben and Goran took a dive into Willoughby Aquatic Centre’s pool at night, surrounded by props that glimpsed in the dark implied the dank, water-filled tunnels under Sydney. Goran performed the sequence with Ben, but rather than actually snapping Ben’s neck, Goran let go of Ben and continued his action, finally dragging Ben below the surface and submerging himself only to emerge a moment later to rush the camera.
The trick was when Ben’s head could turn no further, the camera was stopped, and he was turned around, his clothing reversed, and by himself continued the head-turn move to its grisly conclusion. (continue reading…)
THE TUNNEL WINS AT SCREAMFEST!!
by Enzo on Oct.25, 2011, under Cast and Crew, News
Team Tunnel on the Screamfest Black Carpet - Left to Right: Julian Harvey, Enzo Tedeschi, Steve Davis, Bel Delia, Carlo Ledesma
Hey guys,
We’ve only been back in Australia for a few days after a whirlwind tour of the United States – we hit Screamfest LA (Opening Night pics here), Telluride Horror Show and NYC plugging The Tunnel and doing screenings, and we found out yesterday that The Tunnel picked up the Best Special Effects Award at Screamfest! A huge amount of congratulations need to go to David Sander, the head of our VFX team who did the vast majority of the movie’s effects single-handed, as well as Sam Loxton and Luke Harris who rounded out the small team of computer effects whizz kids that made our movie look amazing. (continue reading…)
THE TUNNEL – NORTH AMERICAN POSTER
by Acehole on Aug.05, 2011, under Geeky Stuff, News
North American Cinemas? Hell yeah. Let’s celebrate with a new poster for them!!
Look out Canada, The Light Runs Out This Friday August 5! [NEW TRAILER]
by Enzo on Aug.04, 2011, under News, Press
We have had an absolutely INSANE few weeks here at Tunnel HQ – mostly taken up with teaming up with the most awesome Blackrock Films in order to bring The Tunnel to North American cinemas!
Yes, you read that correctly. The movie you helped us make officially hits the big screen in Vancouver this Friday August 5 – check out the details here if you’re keen. I can assure you if it freaked you out watching it at home, you will be terrified watching it on the big screen.
In honour of our big screen North American debut, we’re releasing a new International Trailer that has been screening in Vancouver cinemas for a week now – hope you like it, and feel free to spread the good word to your friends as per usual… especially if they are Canadian!!!
