Name Jay Burleson | Role Filmmaker | |
Most People Would Say It's Insane To Make A Movie On VHS by Jay Burleson
Jay Burleson is an American filmmaker from Hartselle, AL.
Contents
- Most People Would Say Its Insane To Make A Movie On VHS by Jay Burleson
- Feast of the Vampires
- The Nobodies
- As Director
- References
Feast of the Vampires
In 2009, Burleson shot his first feature film, Feast of the Vampires. The film was intended to pay homage to 80's films such as Fright Night and The Monster Squad. In the fall of 2009, the film premiered at the Southern Shorts Film Festival in Athens, AL. and took home the Audience Choice Award for Best Film. The film was self released on DVD at www.feastofthevampires.net in February 2010 and later became available on Amazon.com and Amazon on Demand.
The film takes place in a Southern town with a vampire curse. A normal young man ends up trapped in a Southern plantation and must out-wit an African American vampire and his Native American house-keeper in order to save a beautiful farmers daughter with whom the young man has fallen in love. The film was transferred to VHS and is presented by a host along the lines of Robert Osborne. The film contains many campy elements and is considered a b-movie.
The film has received positive reviews from The Dollar Bin Horror Blog and Oh-The-Horror.com. Rhonny Rheaper of Dollar Bin Horror Blog called the film, "A ton of fun to watch..entertaining as hell!" Brett G of Oh-The-Horror praised Burleson for creating a stylish film and commended him for working well within a very limited budget, noting that, "I enjoy this kind of stuff because I like to see enthusiasm shine through; it does here in spades."
In April 2011 the film screened on the internet version of Creature Feature which is hosted by the legendary Count Gore De Vol.
The Nobodies
In 2011, Burleson started working on a feature film titled The Nobodies. The film is half documentary and half b-horror/comedy. The b-horror/comedy portions are shot on VHS. The film stars Lane Hughes (You're Next), Bill Pacer, Hannah Hughes (V/H/S 2), and Danny Vinson. The film is set to be released in late 2015.