Photo's from Lynch Mob World Premier

Lynch Mob Movie Premier

CLICK HERE for many many more

 

Conyers-based actor lands supporting role in 'Lynch Mob'

9/13/2009 12:01:00 AM
By Chris J. Starrs
Staff Correspondent

Conyers-based actor Nelson Bonilla well remembers the most critical 40 minutes of his entertainment career.

A New Jersey native who owned and operated a landscape design company, Bonilla found a previously unknown affinity for acting through a drama group at his church.

"When I started going to this little church in Henry County, I noticed they had a drama department, and I thought I'd be good at something like that," Bonilla said. "It was fun doing skits on Sunday mornings that emphasized the pastor's message. Acting really seemed to grab me, meaning that I was good at it."

Bonilla decided to try to engage an agent to help him find acting work, which was when he became the recipient of the 40 moments of truth.

"I decided to go for it, and got an appointment with an agent," he said. "And I was horrible. I'd never done a cold-read audition before and it was just terrible. But that agent spent about 40 minutes with me and took the time to point me in the right direction about taking acting classes, getting better photos and learning a technique. It was the most valuable 40 minutes anyone ever spent with me. It was constructive - she ripped me apart but she got me on the right path."

Six months later, better educated in the ways of the actor, Bonilla returned to that same agent's office and enjoyed an entirely different outcome.

"I had gone to class, I studied, I bought books on acting - I'd never read so much in my whole life," he said. "But the fire was lit. I went back to that agent and knocked her block off, and got my first agent. It was a good feeling."

In 2005, Bonilla landed his first role in "Motor Home Massacre," a low-budget horror film made in Georgia and was released directly to video.

"That movie is in every Blockbuster and Hollywood Video score in the country," said Bonilla. "That was my first major film role."

He's appeared in a number of small, independent films since then and in 2008 earned a role in the hit Fox-TV drama "Prison Break," which helped Bonilla feel he was turning the corner in his new profession.

"I landed three scenes in an episode of 'Prison Break' and it was a fantastic experience," he said. "The people I worked with were so graceful and encouraging. It was really surreal to be on a network TV show. The calls and e-mails were a little overwhelming but fun - that's been my biggest role until now."

Bonilla has returned to the independent film world, taking a supporting role in the thriller "Lynch Mob," in which a town with a long-held secret comes toe to toe with organized crime purveyors seeking out a snitch in hiding.

"It does have a unique plot line," Bonilla said of the story, which takes place in the fictional Georgia town of Lynchburg and pits flesh-eating zombies against well-armed New York City mobsters.

Originally reading for a role as an FBI agent, Bonilla wound up earning a part as Jimmy Q, the mobster who only speaks in questions. The film stars John J. Cornetta (who also serves as executive producer), as well as Tony Darrow (a veteran character actor who had a regular turn in "The Sopranos" as well as parts in several Woody Allen films) and Paul Borghese (who also appeared on "The Sopranos" and a host of other television shows and films).

While the film is rated R for its predictable violence, gore and naughty language, Bonilla said "Lynch Mob" also has some comic elements.

"I think it's probably impossible to do a zombie movie without some comic references," he said. "The film has some really strong actors and the producers really took their time casting the right folks. Once the establishing shots were done, the actors were allowed to play a bit with a little bit of latitude from the director. That's when the magic happens."

The film, with its $1 million budget, was filmed in 2007, primarily in Atlanta, and Bonilla said the producers have been biding their time to try and arrange a major distribution deal. The Atlanta-based Spry Brothers Films got involved in the proceedings and put a deal together for "Lynch Mob" to open in more than 200 Carmike theatres across the country.

The world premiere of the film will happen very close to Bonilla's home as the Carmike Crossroads 16 in Conyers plays host to the first official screening of "Lynch Mob" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The film will have its official release the following day.

"It will be a premiere with all the bells and whistles," Bonilla said. "We'll have the red carpet out and VIPs, including all the actors in the film. It's going to be an amazing event. We're really focusing on the premier because we want to honor the film and Carmike for really stepping up for us. And I've lived in Conyers for nearly 10 years and Conyers deserves an event like this - I don't remember there ever being a premiere of this magnitude there."

"Lynch Mob" will open on 13 screens in Georgia and will play on at least one screen in 27 states.

Now working for Cornetta - a New York native who has acted in a number of projects but may be better known in metro Atlanta for his ownership of the Love Shack novelty shops - Bonilla said he hasn't done a whole lot of film work since "Lynch Mob" was completed, although he has been involved in a planned sequel.

"I changed professions, going from the landscape architecture and design business to the retail business, so there was a lot to learn," he said. "I had a lot of homework, which didn't make much time for finding acting jobs. Hopefully, we'll have the sequel to 'Lynch Mob' in the pipeline soon."

When asked if he had much screen time in the new film, Bonilla chuckled and said, "The camera did like me - I'm very thankful."

For more information on the production and release of the independent feature film "Lynch Mob," visit www.lynchmobmovie.com.

Scott Stamper – Executive Producer & Screenwriter

Scott Stamper – Executive Producer & Screenwriter

 Scott Stamper was born in Seattle, Washington and raised in Tennessee. While Scott was a child his father worked his way through law school as a Memphis city police officer. In just two years after graduating law school, his father was the youngest Judge to sit on the bench of Montgomery County just outside of Nashville.

Like his father, Scott was always an overachiever. At the age of 12, he set a world's record in marksmanship, chartered his first corporation at 14, earned a private pilot's license at 16, started college at 17, and purchased his first house at 19.

Shortly after arriving in Atlanta Scott started a lucrative computer programming company. In 1995 his firm was developing some of the first application software for the internet, before most people had even heard of the world wide web. By focusing on digital and streaming media he was able to combine his love of filmmaking and editing with his career.

For the past eight years, Scott Stamper has been assisting independent filmmakers in the Southeast in bringing their visions to the screen. From writing and directing, to props and editing, he has worked in virtually every aspect of film/video production.

In 2003 Scott directed the short film entitled "Performance Anxiety". He co-wrote, produced and directed this comedy, which starred Randall Carlton, one of the leads from Reign of Fire, and Dave the Dwarf, from the nationally syndicated MJ Morning Show. This ambitious short, had a cast of 30 and a crew of over 25.

With a desire to jump from independent shorts to feature films, Scott Stamper and John J. Cornetta formed First Cinema Productions and immediately began planning and pre-production for their first feature film Lynch Mob.

Lynch Mob stars Tony Darrow (HBO's Sopranos and Goodfellas), John J. Cornntta, Michael Cole, and Paul Borghese. It will be released in theaters on September 18th, 2009.

Scott is married to Rachel Stamper, an award winning writer who has studied under several best selling writers and collaborates on most of his screenplays. Scott lives in Brookstone Country Club in Cobb County, Georgia with his wife, two sons and two black labs.

Scott is active in several local charities and helps coach handicap children for the Equestrian Special Olympics.

In his spare time, Scott developed the popular website AtlantaFilms.com, a free resource for Atlanta area filmmakers with over 20,000 registered members. Scott is also very active in the local independent film community and is a member I.M.A.G.E. (Independent Media Artist of Georgia etc.) and the Atlanta Screenwriters Group.







S.A.G. Film Ratings Lynch Mob IMDB MPAA

Black Filmmakers Plan to Kill... at the Box Office with Movie "Lynch Mob"

Atlanta, GA, August 30, 2009 ---- The community of black filmmakers in Atlanta is small but strong. Lynch Mob, a film produced by black-owned Spry Brothers Films has just scored an unprecedented theatrical release with Carmike Cinemas.

What’s even more amazing about this release is the low-budget indie flick is the first film for the Spry brothers. Twins Carlos and Charles, who formed the company just a year ago, were hoping for success, but were surprised it came so soon and in such grand style.


Though the Macon, Georgia natives each went their separate ways in business, both Carlos and Charles became self-made millionaires. In summer of 2008 though, the brothers came back together to found Spry Brothers Films and with their usual knack for success, within months had scored their first film deal for Lynch Mob with Atlanta based First Cinema.

Many theaters are saying “no thanks” to big budget studio films, so how did Lynch Mob garner a theatrical?

Charles and Carlos Spry forged an alliance with another black entertainment mogul migrating into the film industry, Ron Poag of RP Entertainment, LLC. Poag, a South Carolina native, has promoted the work of Keith Sweat, T. Pain, Vivica A. Fox, R. Kelly and Bow Wow.

Poag’s RP Entertainment and Spry Brothers Films negotiated a deal with Carmike Cinemas and then stumbled across Lynch Mob. The horror film has cannibal rednecks battling gun-toting Mafioso and no, for once in a scary movie, the black guy is not the one to die. Dexter Tucker, Chris’s brother, rolls into town as part of a black biker gang who spell the end to the flesh-eating mob of backwoods barbarians.

The tagline for the movie says it all: “If you only see one mafia, cannibal, zombie horror film this year, make sure it’s Lynch Mob.” Lynch Mob opens at Carmike Cinemas across the country on September 18th.

The star-studded premiere of the film will take place in Atlanta on September 17th and will be hosted by the ATL’s chocolate enchantress Maria More of Radio One’s Hot 107.9.

Take the mob, throw in some flesh eating zombies

Lynch Mob

Now here is something that Ive never heard of…again. It never ceases to amaze me that people outside of the Hollywood area are coming up with original ideas and concepts for movies, and still no one takes the seriously. Case in point. Here is Lynch Mob – A horror movie with a twist.

Take the mob, throw in some flesh eating zombies, a small town with some secrets to it, and you got yourself a good, original movie. From the trailer it looks like this one is not just shot on a handy cam (although there is nothing wrong with that…see Dead Ted). Good idea and some actors that know what there doing could someday make Hollywood think about something other than remakes.



Anyway, read below for the synopsis and links to the trailer and websites…

Synopsis:

The rural town of Lynchburg Georgia holds a dark secret. A century old curse has condemned the citizens to a diet of human flesh. Unable to leave the city limits the town folks must lure unsuspecting travelers to their quaint town where they soon become the menu item of choice. Problems arise when the Federal Government releases a street savvy criminal into their community under the witness relocation program.

Starring Tony Darrow from HBO's "The Sopranos".

Official Website
MySpace Page
Lynch Mob | Horror Society (3 September 2009)
http://www.horrorsociety.com/2006/12/12/lynch-mob/

It's Time Lynch Mob

Blockbuster: Buy or Rent Online
The rural town of Leesburg Georgia holds a dark secret. A century old curse has condemned the citizens to a diet of human flesh. Unable to leave the city limits the town folks must lure unsuspecting travelers to their quaint town where they soon become the menu item of choice. Problems arise when the Federal Government releases a street savvy criminal into their community under the witness relocation program.
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline: cannibals, curse, murder, thriller, the south
Genres: Suspense/Horror
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive strong bloody horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and language.
Production Co.:
First Cinema Productions
Filming Locations:
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Atlanta, Georgia, US

Biography of Johnny Ramano

Biography of Johnny Ramano played by John J. Cornetta in Lynch Mob in theaters September 18, 2009

CLICK THE IMAGE TO PLAY THE THEATRICAL TRAILER

This Biography and many other fun filled facts about John J. Cornetta and the movie Lynch Mob can be found at I.M.D.B. The official Internet Movie Database.

He first appears in the 2009 mafia horror film Lynch Mob as Captain of the Giovanni crime family. He is the nephew to the family's boss Anthony Giovanni [ Tony Darrow] who is more like a father to Johnny since Johnny's father disappeared and was assumed dead or in Witness Protection Program when Johnny was only 8 years old. That was the same time that Johnny, his younger sister Maria and Johnny's Mother Marutzi were all brutalized by a young gang of thugs in an alley way just outside of the city in Pearl River

New York. The gang raped both Johnny's mother Marutzi and his kid sister Maria, killing her and forcing Johnny to watch it all. Johnny's mother killed herself a few days later and Johnny was raised by Anthony Giovanni and his wife, Johnny's Aunt Philomene whom Johnny affectionately calls Nanny

Biography of Johnny Ramano played by John J. Cornetta in Lynch Mob in theaters September 18, 2009

Johnny is the son of would be family Don Ferdinando DiMayo and Marutzi Luciano.
John J. Cornetta and Tony Darrow F.B.I. photo Lynch Mob

Johnny has a chip on his shoulder for anyone who would even dare touch or hurt a woman. The death of his sister and mother marked in his brain forever. This noble trait is not so noble in an underground crime family and throughout the film it puts Johnny at odds with the family and himself.

John J. Cornetta who portrays Johnny Ramano worked closely with business partner and writer Scott Stamper when creating the character. Part of the influence on Johnny's overly protective tendencies is based on Cornetta's own youth. Cornetta, born and raised in Piermont N.Y. was the youngest of four children to Joseph and Patricia Cornetta. Cornetta had three older sisters, Pattie, Anita and Lisa but no brothers. His fathers sister Adel Cornetta tragically lost her husband John Post to an auto accident just months before John was born. John J. Cornetta, who was set to be named Joseph Anthony Cornetta, was named after his deceased uncle. His now widowed aunt was now left to raise their two little girls Debbie and Lynne with John's father Joseph assuming the father role John now had five older sisters and no brother. Unbelievably counting John's sisters and first cousins only, he had more than 20 female relatives and just two boys. John J. Cornetta learned how to respect and protect woman at an early age.



Part of the influence for this film can be seen in the opening scene which takes place in a bar with many gangsters. Again Cornetta was raised in his parents Restaurant in Piermont N.Y. Cornetta's Seafood Restaurant where not only were drinks and food served but his mother Patricia worked as a waitress and where real life mobsters from New York in the 70's and 80's would frequent this New York landmark.

John J. Cornetta plays this protecting gangster and falls in love with Lynchberg, yes you guessed it, waitress Sarah, portrayed by actress Kristyn Sammons.



Johnny's rival for family power Michael Giovanni is played by none other than actor Paul Borghese who grew up in the neighboring town of Blauvelt New York and Paul and John and their families have been friends for more than 50 years!

Johnny Ramano is the first Gangster to visit Lynchberg Georgia and with the help of two woman is the only one to leave there alive and move back to N.Y.

The twist of all twists is that in the end it is those same two woman Sarah and her daughter (hidden for most of the film) who end up killing and eating Johnny. As a piece of flesh is sliced away from Johnny the first person to eat him is a 140 year old infant! Yes a one hundred and forty year old baby, the nucleolus of the family and of the Lynchberg curse. So is Johnny dead or is he now the one cursed?

Only the release of Lynch Mob China Town (now in production) will answer that question!


Paul Borghese official site
John J. Cornetta official site
Tony Darrow official site






S.A.G. Film Ratings Lynch Mob IMDB MPAA

Lynch Mob on Yahoo Movies

The rural town of Leesburg Georgia holds a dark secret. A century old curse has condemned the citizens to a diet of human flesh. Unable to leave the city limits the town folks must lure unsuspecting travelers to their quaint town where they soon become the menu item of choice. Problems arise when the Federal Government releases a street savvy criminal into their community under the witness relocation program.


Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline: cannibals, curse, murder, thriller, the south
Genres: Suspense/Horror
Production Co.: First Cinema Productions
Filming Locations: Atlanta, Georgia USA

S.A.G. Film Ratings Lynch Mob IMDB MPAA

John J. Cornetta

Born in Nyack New York, John moved to Boca Raton Florida at 13 years of age. For the next few years he traveled back and forth from Boca Raton to Piermont New York. The son of an Italian Father and an Irish Mother, John began his acting career at a play house in Piermont New York. In South Florida he worked with Burt Reynoldsand studied with Boca Talent. In 1990 John moved to Atlanta Georgia where he started many successful businesses. He became a self made millionaire by age 28.

The acting bug bit John again and he began renewing his career in 2001 by training, training and training. He got a hold of any script he could to dissect it and hone his craft. He went back to school taking workshop after workshop. A business pro, networking and the business of acting was second nature to John. And since he already had all the money he would ever need, he was in a much better place to renew his career.

“Not having to worry about where my next meal was coming from or how I was going to pay my rent was huge. I could relax and just concentrate on acting. If I get the part, great, if I don’t, I’m still going to eat lobster and I’m not going to lose my Mercedes! It’s not being cocky; it just has put things in a better perspective. I do this now out of the love for the art, not for the money!”

Click here to go to John Cornetta's Acting site

Lynch Mob Movie Debut

Lynch Mob Movie Debut
Update, March 2008:

"Lynch Mob" shooting continues and the movie remains in production -- and almost in post-production stage! Check out Frank Koretsky's updated IMDB page here.

Plot: The rural town of Lynchburg, Georgia, holds a dark secret. A century old curse has condemned the citizens to a diet of human flesh. Unable to leave the city limits the town folks must lure unsuspecting travelers to their quaint town where they soon become the menu item of choice. Problems arise when the Federal Government releases a street savvy criminal into their community under the witness relocation program.

Starring Tony Darrow from HBO's "The Sopranos."

Frank Koretsky serves as producer for 2008's Lynch Mob and was also the Executive Producer for 1997's The Last Embrace, written and directed by Stuart Canterbury.

Cast of "Lynch Mob" can be found at IMDB.com.
(Starring, among others, Tony Darrow from HBO's "The Sopranos.")


"Lynch Mob" Director: Byron Erwin

"Lynch Mob" Writers: Rachel Stamper (screenplay) and Scott Stamper (writer)

http://koretskyinvestments.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=9

New horror flick has Sopranos twist

Our pals at Frozen Pictures told us about
Keith Walker (right, with Michael Lohan), an Atlanta-based producer they worked with on the Michael Lohan nonfiction television project over the weekend. You'll be hearing alot more from Keith. His latest project is a film that should be heading to theatres soon: Lynch Mob, "a Mob movie with a horror twist." Or vice versa.

The movie stars Tony Darrow, who you'll remember as Larry Boy Barese from The Sopranos.

30 second Lynch Mob Trailer

Can't see the trailer above? Click HERE
Read more about Keith Walker here.

Stay tuned for more.

Meet Keith Walker

We’re still sorting through all the material from our East Coast shoot for the Michael Lohan project— and it’s shaping up into the one of the most inspirational, compelling and surprising series we’ve been involved with. We also worked with a lot of great people collaborated with us, You’ll be meeting them in the days to come, starting with one of our executive producers, Keith Walker.

Keith drove to Long Island from Atlanta, Georgia, and though he was one of the bigshots on the set, he worked the trenches, pitching in behind the scenes and even working one of the cameras.

Keith Walker is a well-respected producer and charismatic dealmaker who’s worked closely with many celebrities in the television, movie and music fields, including Phillip Michael Thomas, Lee Majors, P Diddy, Jeremy Jackson, Fat Joe, The Ying Yang Twins, Steve Harris and Neely and many more. Keith is one of the talents turning Atlanta an entertainment hotbed. he's A&R director for the music label Warrior Records, a consultant for the new entertainment channel BSPN-- and filming top-grade movies withut leaving town.

As a matter of fact, after producing the Atlanta-based film Fate, starring Majors, Thomas and Michael Pare (Eddie & The Cruisers) and workign as associate producer of The Unseen, starring Steve Harris (Heist, Diary of a Mad Black Woman), Keith's most recent picture, Lynch Mob ("A Mob movie with a horror twist") has the canny timing of starring Sopranos regular Tony Darrow and is set to hit theatres soon.

We expect to be doing a lot more work with Keith Walker, who along with cameraman extraordinaire Lewis Bailey, is helping turn the great state of Georgia into Frozen Pictures South!

INTERVIEW: Bryon Erwin, Director Lynch Mob

CinemATL: How were you brought onto Lynch Mob?

BE: I was working as an editor and the film company, First Cinema, was shooting a short film with an inexperienced AD who didn’t slate the shoots, so when I went back to edit I had to revamp and log all of the footage. And as I was editing it, I was working with the producers and talking to them about what they did right and what they did wrong, what I would have done and so forth. I built a trust with them with what kind of artist I am. They saw what I did to turn the footage into a nice piece of work, so when they got their next project, they wanted me to direct it.

CinemATL: What is your past experience as a director?

BE: I directed a couple of no-budget horror films in high school and one in film school. Since these were shot on VHS the format quality was too low to get distribution. After film school I spent several years directing commercials for Comcast.

CinemATL: How did the decision to shoot on HD come about?

BE: I was really lucky with that. We had 3 Panasonic 24 P cameras, so we knew we could get fight scenes with lots of coverage, car chases and what not. At one point the producer came up to me and said that the new thing was HD and for now on everything that was not shot in HD was going to get left behind as far as distribution and airing on cable channels. So he pushed really hard to make sure the movie was going to be shot in HD.
That meant the crew; especially the DP had to be familiar with the HD. The DP was totally good with the 24 p, but had little experience with HD, so he actually backed out of the project. But after talking to him and working with him a little bit he became really excited about the possibility of what HD can do and he has really shined and become our saving grace for this movie. He has turned o ur production from a regular Atlanta - filmed movie into one of Hollywood caliber.

CinemATL: From the dailies, what difference have you noticed between the HD quality and that of 24 P?

BE: What I have noticed the most is that you have a lot of clarity with your image, to the point that you can see the cells on people’s skin. It’s so clear and sharp of an image that it gives you the freedom to manipulate the image with filters, coloring, and color correction. Like a negative when you shoot film, you have a lot more play when you transfer it to digital with how much contrast you can add or take away and colors you can enhance and so forth. When you’re shooting with video you lose those options, but when you’re shooting HD you get them all that back. I worked with an editor on cutting together a trailer and he showed me how it is possible to crop or zoom in on an image and retain the quality.

CinemATL: Tell me about casting?

BE: The hardest role to cast was the lead role, the character Weasel. We had two of what I consider the best actors in Atlanta try out for the role they both did it in different ways, but they both did it excellent, they gave 200% and it was fascinating just watching them do their screen tests. One of them did it in a way that was outside of the box, but after a long debate, we decided to go with the original way and that gave us that actor, Michael Cole.

CinemATL: How has your experience on set been?

BE: We’ve had the best luck of any film I’ve ever worked on. Whatever technical problems have challenged us in a day, we have creatively worked around them to turn the scenes into something better than we originally imaged. For example, suddenly we have cloud coverage and we have to shoot it differently but that turns out to be better for the script and better for the story. Locations fall through but we get backup locations on the spur of the moment. And the backup locations have ended up better than the locations we lost. We’ve just had the best luck the way things turn out every time we have shot.

CinemATL: How do you feel about the cast?

BE: I’m the luckiest guy in the world, as far as being a director. Even though we held rigorous auditions for each of these roles, I knew that each person we hired didn’t need a lot of direction to play his or her part well. Thus, my job has been minimal as far as how I’ve had to direct the actors. I just have to tell them to speed up or slow down. I don’t have to go in there and say now you have to be sadder or angrier; these guys are just nailing it. They’re perfect at their parts.
CinemATL: What do you think about the script?

BE: I’ve done a lot of movies where the crew and I have put in 14-hour-plus days, giving everything we’ve got and then go home exhausted and just pass out. I’ve done this over and over again and I’m 40 years old now. I’m not a big Hollywood director. All of the past movies have had the same problem and that is the story is not there. If you start off with a good story, it doesn’t matter how it’s executed, you can’t fail if the people like the story. We’re just lucky that we had a good story to begin with and that motivates everyone who’s working on the movie. We know in the end all of this hard work is going to pay off because we have a good story.

CinemATL: What are you working on next?

BE: I can’t tell you that. But I can tell you it’s going to be a horror movie.


Dave R. Watkins is a actor, writer & filmmaker living in North Georgia.

INTERVIEW: SCOTT STAMPER, Writer/Producer Lynch Mob

CinemATL: What inspired you to write this script?

SS: We were looking to do a film in the horror film genre and we were trying to think of something that hasn’t been done. Since we had access to a lot of Mob-type characters, like some actors from the Sopranos, we tried to write a Mob-based horror film. But since we were filming in Georgia, it had to be based in the south.

CinemATL: Which Soprano’s cast members were you able to secure?

SS: Paul Borghese and Tony Darrow. Tony is best known from his role on Goodfellas as the restaurant owner, but also plays Larry Boy Barese on the Sopranos. Tony’s character on the Sopranos gets arrested next season and becomes a series regular so we happened to get him at just the right time.
We were also able to get Dexter Tucker, Chris Tucker’s brother, to do a cameo for one of the film’s final scenes.

CinemATL: How did you target these two actors?

SS: One of the producers, John Cornetta, has been friends with Paul Borghese since childhood. Paul has done some work on the Sopranos and is a series regular on several NBC shows including Third Watch and Law & Order. From there, Paul contacted Tony.

CinemATL: Did you shoot under a SAG contract?

SS: Yes, we are on the Ultra Low Budget SAG agreement. We have to pay SAG actors a minimum of $100 dollars a day. We were going to go non-SAG until we secured the name talent actors.

CinemATL: How did you go about getting financing?

SS: Part of it is self-financing, but we also have some investors. We had an investor’s reading of the script, but everyone who invested was someone we already knew.

CinemATL: What are you shooting on?

SS: We are using the HVX200 HD camera and running it to the P2 card, which captures true HD.

CinemATL: How long have you been shooting?

SS: We started in late July. We did most of it in two months. We did about 80% during the first month and now, because of the more complex shoots with special effects and working with everyone’s schedule, we have to do one day here and one day there.
We were planning on doing an 18-day shoot, but about halfway through we realized we would either have to lower the quality of what we were shooting or extend the days. So we decided to go for a longer shoot. It went from an 18-day shoot to about a 28-day shoot.
Extending the days brought about new complications when the crew, planning on only shooting for 18 days, signed onto another production. We then had to work around the schedule of the other movie, which became very difficult when the film’s schedule would constantly change at the last minute.

CinemATL: Where have you shot in Georgia?

SS: Rome, Marietta, Lawrenceville, Alpharetta, all over Atlanta and now Douglasville.

Welcome to Lynchburg

On Set: "Lynch Mob"
Written by Dave R. Watkins
Thursday, 19 October 2006


The sign created for 'Lynch Mob.' (photo: Dave R. Watkins)On September 17, 2006 I traveled out to Dacula Georgia to observe one of Lynch Mob’s final shooting days. The film deals with a mob informant, Weasel, who is put in the witness protection program after turning over evidence to the FBI. He relocates to the town of Lynchburg where it is soon revealed that the townspeople suffer from a curse placed on them during the civil war that forces them to eat human flesh to survive, but makes them immortal. Soon the mob sends their people after Weasel and carnage ensues.

While on set, I observed the minimal crew on hand and was impressed as they functioned in an efficient and synergistic manner. While most of the crew focused on shooting several car scenes that involved adhering an HD camera and light to the hood of the car, others worked on creating an impressive “Welcome to Lynchburg” sign to be used for a few of the films’ key scenes scheduled later that day.

The main crewmembers were extremely busy most of the day, but I was eventually able to get on-set interviews with both writer/producer Scott Stamper and director Byron Erwin.