It’s funny how things fall into your lap sometimes. I sign in to Twitter one day and on the left ‘suggestions’ browser I see Chompers 3D. As an avid lover of horror film, obviously I was compelled to ‘like’ Chompers 3D on Twitter. After that I received a message in my ‘inbox’ thanking me for liking the page. “Ok,” I thought, “Let me take a closer look at this.” I saw what I thought was a microwave with a fanged mouth; turns out it is a sink. “Ok,” I thought, “What the Hell is going on here?” Chompers 3D looked like a pretty good time already!
And here we are! I reached out to the creator Jesse Blanchard through Chomper 3D’s Facebook page. What is Chompers? Is the movie going to be stop motion? …What is Chompers?! Well, I can confirm that Chompers 3D will have puppets instead of actors. I think this makes Chompers 3D the first puppet 3D horror film in existance! In regards to my other question, all will be revealed…eventually. The talented and dedicated crew behind Chompers 3D is hard at work fine tuning the official site, finishing up a trailer for the film, and editing the entire movie. However, the trailer will be coming soon and an official press release will be coming even sooner! Until then we can all be left patiently waiting for answers.
For now, I can share with you a mini press release sent over to me by director Jesse Blanchard himself. Also, here are the social networking links you need to know about: Chompers 3D Official Facebook, with lots of 3D pictures on there for those with 3D glasses; Chompers 3D Official Twitter, and Chompers 3D Official Website.
The Creature – Chompers is a shape-changing predator that disguises itself as something round waiting for a victim to slide an appendage inside its mouth. In the wild, it took the shape of hollowed out logs and stumps. In suburbia, its found trashcans, cookies jars, coffee cups, & so much more.
The Hero – Brooklyn is smart, but that’s about all she has going for her. Her skin is not good, she’s overweight, and she has glasses as thick as coke bottles. but she is about the only person that will survive the movie and it’s not because of her luck.
The Puppets – The people are real. The creature is real. The blood and guts are real. They just happen to be puppets. We’re using puppets because this is the best tool to tell the story. We’ll be able to pack so much more into the movie with this method. It will create a better environment to hide the monster in. We will not have any restriction on what happens to the main characters. And we can build exactly the characters and the world we have in mind. We’re using puppets to make a better movie.
3D – Writer/Director Jesse Blanchard has designed and patented his own 3D camera system. His first stereoscopic 3D short Shine took home the Best of Festival Award from the Los Angeles 3D Film Festival. More info of the camera system at www.GoatAndYeti.com
Jesse Blanchard – Writer/Director Blanchard has made over 50 shorts before stepping into his first feature. Those shorts have been picked up by George Romero and Dimension Films, praised by Neil LaBute (Nurse Betty, The Wicker Man) and Drew Barrymore (E.T. Never Been Kissed), and screened around the world at festivals from New York to Cannes.
Says Blanchard “The puppets are no more a gimmick than Kermit the Frog. These are real people that are going through one hell-of-a-time with Chompers…they just happen to be puppets. Furthermore, most of my favorite horror films – aliens, dead alive, evil dead, the thing, etc – use puppets. This just takes it one step further.”
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