Killer Pad has now been handed over to Private Island for sound post-production and should be ready in a matter of weeks! Our first screening to the selected audience went very well, and we loved all the feedback that we received. The audience laughed so much throughout and they really enjoyed having some one-on-one time with Robert so they could ask questions about the movie and he could get their opinions on scenes we were playing with. Now with sound, all the appropriate farts, squeals, screams and whimpers will be added to full effect, so not a beat is missed when you all get to see it in theaters.

I also want to take a moment to thank all the makeup companies that contributed to the film and helped our head makeup artist Karen Faye and our assistant makeup artist Annette Lorant during production: Clinique Laboratories, Lancome Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics and Senna Cosmetics – our actors couldn’t have looked as great without you!

Please be sure to check out our newest additions to the media gallery – we have some wardrobe sketches from our costume designer, Jennifer Soulages (her picture is in there too!) and a few fun pics from the temporary ADR session we had with Eric, Daniel, and Rosalynn. We’ll be sure to let you all know as soon as the movie is finished and when you can expect to see it on the big screen.

The folks over at Horror Channel have posted a report of their visit to the set.

So there I was, standing in a parking lot in Studio City when a van arrives to pick me up. I jump in and we head off into the hills and the winding roads off of Mulholland Drive. The van stops and lets me out in front of what appears to be a pretty killer pad.

1. To tell the temperature without a thermometer, count a cricket’s “chirps” for 15 seconds and add 40. This tells you the degrees in Farenheit.
2. More than 50% of people in the world have never made or received a phone call.
3. The term “Radar” is derived from the phrase “Radio Acquired Detection and Ranging.”

A few new stills from the Viper cam are available in the Frames section of the Gallery. Keep in mind, they haven’t been color corrected and are not indicative of the final “look”. The Viper records more color than actually necessary and the DP & Director adjust the levels in post to achieve an image that really pops. The images are green because the human eye is most sensitive to that part of the spectrum, so there’s more latitude to work with in post.

Yup, that’s Hector Jimenez (from the upcoming film Nacho Libre) puking his guts out.

1. Sound carries so well in the Arctic that on a calm day, a conversation can be heard from 1.8 miles away.
2. The “57” on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.
3. TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA is the unnatural fear of the number “13.”

“Killer Pad” is being shot with cameras using the latest cutting edge Digital technology. Two Viper FilmStream Digital Cinematography cameras are being used in “FilmStream” mode which provides the greatest available latitudes and image quality available in today’s digital equipment. The FilmStream signal is being recorded to the S.two DFR digital disk recorder. This allows for the use of digital look up tables on set and for immediate playback and review of each take during the production.

The Viper and S.two Recording equipment is being provided by The Camera House in North Hollywood. The Camera House is a leading supplier of high precision camera systems, comprised of cameras, lenses and accessories for the motion picture, television series and television commercial markets in North America. The Viper camera systems been used in the filming of motion pictures, television series, made for television mini series and commercials since their introduction over 3 years ago. The cameras were developed by Grass Valley (a Thomson Brand company) out of the Breda Netherlands factory, which has been producing high quality cameras for over 40 years. The Viper first made headlines with Michael Mann’s COLLATERAL in 2004 and was also used on Mr. Mann’s recently wrapped MIAMI VICE for Universal. In addition to numerous high profile commercials (Nike, HP, Heineken, Ford, Lexus), television mini series (The 4400, The Final Days of Planet Earth, Terminal City), television series (Lazytown, Sex Love and Secrets, Everybody Hates Chris) and David Fincher has chosen the Viper’s to shoot his latest feature ZODIAC which is slated for release late in 2006. “Killer Pad” Cinematographer David Stump, ASC also worked with the Viper’s on the children’s feature, RED RIDING HOOD and most recently on the comedy feature WHAT LOVE IS which is due for release in early 2007.

In unrelated news, Pictures from Day 9 are up!

Check out the new stills pulled from the camera that’s being used to shoot the movie. More available in the Gallery.

More Little Known Facts:
1. A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why.
2. The name “Wendy” was made up for the book PETER PAN.
3. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
4. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs.
5. The world’s youngest parents were 8 and 9, and lived in China in 1910.
6. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.

Oh, and before I go, I thought I’d end each entry with some little known facts, because… well, everyone loves little known facts:
1. There are over 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half caused cancer in rats.
2. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
3. Scientists have identified only 4,000 different viruses, a fraction of the estimated 400,000 believed to exist on Earth.
4. Lacking a collarbone, the deer mouse can flatten its body so much it can squeeze into an opening one quarter of an inch high.