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\nHello Mr. Fallon, thanks for your time!<\/strong>
\nNo prob man! Thanks for having me.<\/p>\n
How has your career been?<\/strong> When did you begin directing films, do you have film school experience?<\/strong> When did you begin acting in films?<\/strong> What film role was your favourite so far?<\/strong> Do you prefer to direct films or act in films? And how do they differ creatively?<\/strong> Who have been some of your more notable film influences in directing and acting over the years?<\/strong> How has the festival scene been for “Red Hours”?<\/strong> You explained in your website for “Red Hours” that some people walked out of it. As a filmmaker is it tough to see people walk out of your movie?<\/strong> Can you tell us where the idea for “Deaden” come from?<\/strong> How has the reaction been to “Deaden”?<\/strong> Do you find independent horror films have a harder time getting funding than films of another genre?<\/strong> If you could work with anyone in Hollywood, who would it be and why?<\/strong> Do you think with the increasing affordability of technology and hardware for filmmaking that we’ll see more potential masterpieces or much less quality?<\/strong> Have you learned to better hone your craft in filmmaking through your time on Arrow in the Head?<\/strong> What’s the most important thing you’ve learned directing films?<\/strong> What advice do you have for aspiring filmmakers anxiously trying to get their own films off the ground?<\/strong> Where can Film Loves Look For You Next?<\/strong> Finally, what did you think of “Eat, Pray, Love”?<\/strong> Thanks for your time, Mr. Fallon!<\/strong> Who is John Fallon? Well, if you peruse the net in search of information on horror movies, you’re likely to come across John who runs one of the most popular horror sites on the net entitled Arrow in the Head. He’s also one of the bigger names at Joblo.com and has appeared in numerous documentaries […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[58,359,472,477,501,939],"class_list":["post-1005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interviews","tag-action","tag-filmmaking","tag-hollywood","tag-horror","tag-indie-film","tag-short-films"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe film industry is a constant roller-coaster ride, maximum work doesn’t always mean maximum result, you always have to adapt, take the hits and keep on slugging while always being prepared to re-invent yourself. That’s where I’m at right now.<\/p>\n
\nOutside of two years of film school, a music video (“Gasolina” by Daddy Yankee) and a couple of short films (like THE RED HOURS); directing is fairly new to me. But I got the filmmaking bug and am working on getting my first feature (yes, horror) off the ground as we speak.<\/p>\n
\nI started acting Eleven years ago; I first worked in French (under another name) within the local scene in my home town of Montreal, Canada and then graduated to English via the Indie scene and some Hollywood stuff.<\/p>\n
\nRane in “DEADEN” is one of them. Being that I wrote the script; I gave myself a well rounded part. Got to hit varied emotional levels, got to fight, shoot guns, kiss the girl, and blow up a car with a rocket launcher. Fun times! I also loved playing Jimmy in “100 FEET.” I got to act with Famke Janssen and more importantly got to be directed by the man who inspired me to start writing screenplays in the first place when I was a teenager; Eric Red.<\/p>\n
\nI like them both for different reasons. When acting you’re a sailor on a ship, taking orders from the captain and working with others to have the ship sail smoothly and to achieve a collective goal. When directing; you are the captain of that said ship; an all new ball game. I have way more acting experience than I do directing at the moment but with that; directing is what presently excites me the most. So I am focusing more on that. Getting my feature done at all costs ASAP is my main goal. Thou shall be done.<\/p>\n
\nActing wise I’d say: Sylvester Stallone, James Dean, Marlon Brando, Clint Eastwood, and Mickey Rourke. On the directing front; David Lynch, Darren Aronofsky, Clint Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, John Carpenter and old school Dario Argento.
\nAs many people know you run Arrow in the Head, what horror films in your life have stuck with you and changed you?
\nThe Evil Dead, The Hitcher (original), and Nightmare on Elm Street (original) are the three films that started my love affair with the genre. So I guess those three.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/3xmtnRp.png\")
What, in your opinion, is the biggest downfall to modern horror today?<\/strong>
\nIn terms of the US studio system; its too much of a business now and not enough of an art form. At least we got foreign genre films to fill that void.<\/p>\n
\nThe Spanish Press at Sitges booed THE RED HOURS (watch it here), then the Sitges audience dug it, then the film won an Award at the A Night of Horror Film Fest… it then played in like 3 more Fests to positive responses… you got to take the good with the bad in this game; its all part of the experience. So it went all good for me!<\/p>\n
\nI didn’t give a sprinkle of a shit to be honest. When you create something and put it out there you have to be ready to take the negative as much as the positive. I expect and accept both. It should be said that all these years of auditioning and not getting roles have definitely resulted in the shell I have today. If you’re gonna get \u201churt\u201d every time you get a negative response \u2013 then its gonna be a long and painful ride or you won’t last very long in the biz. I am totally numb to destructive negative feedback now, I accept rejection very well at this point and am always open in hearing \u201cconstructive\u201d negative feedback.<\/p>\n
\nIt was actually sparked by the letdown that was the 2004 Punisher movie. Director Christian Viel and I (as huge Garth Ennis Punisher fans) were so disappointed by that film that we started to talk about doing our own vigilante film. After many beers and lots of bouncing; the idea eventually morphed into DEADEN.<\/p>\n
\nVery good! Deaden has kind of become what director Christian Viel and I thought it would become when we made it; a micro cult film. The movie was released in 2007 and I still get e-mails about it to this day. We had no money and little time to make it, but we put everything we had into it, so I am happy that it found its audience and has stayed with some people.<\/p>\n
\nDepends where you look for your funding. If we’re talking government subventions; yes; well here in Canada anyways. If you’re talking private investors; it depends on who you know. Getting any film financed is hard… period.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/tLafzaU.png\")
Is it tougher to make a short film or a feature length film?<\/strong>
\nObviously its easier to finance and shoot a short than a feature. The budget and production time are usually lower on a short.<\/p>\n
\nSylvester Stallone. The man and his films helped shape who I am today as a person and as an artist. It would be an honour to work with him and a dream come true.<\/p>\n
\nThe increasing affordability of technology may result in more Indie films being made; doesn’t mean they will be good though. Depends on the scripts and the creative forces behind them.<\/p>\n
\nGood question. Not sure. I assume that deconstructing other people films for ten years has given me some further insight, maybe, maybe not. Not something I ever thought about to be honest.<\/p>\n
\nBe ready to throw your shot list out the window and think on your toes everyday, bag your day of shooting no matter the cost and when you have ZERO idea as to how to solve a problem don’t let your cast and crew see it; just think fast, make a freaking decision and roll with it.<\/p>\n
\nIf you’re in this first and foremost for fame and fortune; don’t do it. If you’re in it Because you HAVE TO make a movie, its who you are; then keep forging forward and keep taking the hits till its fUcking done. Do or die trying.<\/p>\n
\nYou can see me right now as an actor (I play psycho boy Black Terror) in the popular web series Heroes of the North. I also have a couple of acting gigs up in the air; mums the word till shit gets locked.<\/p>\n
\nIs that a movie? Sounds like my usual weekends. Although it would be called Eat, Pray, F*ck and Play Hockey.<\/p>\n
\nThank you brother!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"