{"id":1994,"date":"2011-04-04T08:38:26","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T15:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/blog\/?p=1994"},"modified":"2016-05-16T19:02:34","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T02:02:34","slug":"hobo-with-a-shotgun-meet-care-center-slaughterhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/blog\/hobo-with-a-shotgun-meet-care-center-slaughterhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Hobo with a Shotgun,&#8221; Meet &#8220;Care Center Slaughterhouse&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Care Center Slaughterhouse&#8221; is a trailer directed by Benjamin Lee Martin for the &#8220;Hobo with a Shotgun&#8221; online grindhouse trailer competition. The winner&#8217;s trailer is added to the DVD release of &#8220;Hobo with a Shotgun,&#8221; with a chance at development into a feature. In a race to the top of the <a href=\"http:\/\/ca.hobowithashotgun.com\/contest\/vote\/\">vote<\/a>, &#8220;Care Center&#8221; is currently in second place.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Care Center Slaughterhouse (2nd Place in Hobo with a Shotgun trailer contest)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d_pgFKZsdJc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hobo-with-a-shotgun-trailer.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hobo-with-a-shotgun-trailer\" width=\"320\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2001\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"q\">Why this contest?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"a\">Benjamin Lee Martin<\/strong> It was a deadline and I love the genre and wanted to be a part of it! I have a lot of back-burner projects and dream scripts I want to do, but there was no time limit, so they could be put off. It&#8217;s so easy to make excuses for not getting something done, and that&#8217;s were I was at. So this contest was the kick in the ass I needed!<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"q\">Did the larger idea precede or just inspired with this story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"a\">BLM<\/strong> I got the idea for Care Center Slaughterhouse [CCS] as a feature not a week before I found out about the contest, so it was just perfect timing. The idea came out of a few drawings I did of old people beating the crap out of each other! As far as I&#8217;m concerned, this contest isn&#8217;t the end for CCS!<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"q\">All planned or any happy accidents?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"a\">BLM<\/strong> I work with actors on a daily basis and I know that they are artists who want to bring their own to the table&#8211;so I let them do what they want first, then fine tune it from there. Subtle, but fantastic things, happen. Like the guy playing cards while the woman sews a severed nurse head! That was all the actor&#8217;s idea. You gotta let things happen cause it&#8217;s usually stuff you&#8217;d never think of. That&#8217;s filmmaking!<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"q\">Favorite collaboration on this project, such as specific cast or crew?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"a\">BLM<\/strong> I had nothing to offer other than a bloody good time! Everyone just did it because they liked the project. They&#8217;re all my favorites because they dropped everything and did this crazy project with me when I had nothing to show for myself. I&#8217;m so amazed and thankful.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"q\">Favorite part of the production, from pre through post?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"a\">BLM<\/strong> It happened so fast it&#8217;s all a blur. I did all the casting and scheduling of the actors, which was a pain&#8211;why did I decide to make a 2 min trailer with 15 actors!? Production and shooting is the most fun&#8211;I love the chaos of it. Editing is more relaxing for me cause I get to sit back and play around with the footage.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"q\">What&#8217;s next? How can readers help?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"a\">BLM<\/strong> Readers can help by <a href=\"http:\/\/ca.hobowithashotgun.com\/contest\/vote\/\">voting for Care Center Slaughterhouse<\/a>! Online voting is open until April 7th at 11:59 PM EST.<\/p>\n<p>At first, we didn&#8217;t make the top 5, then they removed a disqualified entry and put CCS in&#8211;so we missed the first 5 hours of crucial voting time. But I&#8217;ve already won cause it got done and really made me realize what I&#8217;m supposed to be doing with my life!<\/p>\n<p>And next? Care Center Slaughterhouse, the feature! Mwuahahahaaa!<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"q\">Overall, how was the experience and what did you learn?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"a\">BLM<\/strong> It was huge learning experience for me. The most important thing I learned is that no matter what happens, if you&#8217;re determined and willing to roll with the punches, it all works out.<\/p>\n<p>Also, get off your asses and make stuff, and I&#8217;ll promise to do the same!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Care Center Slaughterhouse&#8221; is a trailer directed by Benjamin Lee Martin for the &#8220;Hobo with a Shotgun&#8221; online grindhouse trailer competition. The winner&#8217;s trailer is added to the DVD release of &#8220;Hobo with a Shotgun,&#8221; with a chance at development into a feature. 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