THE INSURGENTS

Description

After a catastrophic alien invasion, one man leads an insurgency by recapturing the NORAD military compound and taking the invaders head on.

THE INSURGENTS is a trailer only, short film written and directed by Jimmy Weber.

Made for less than $50 in a couple of weeks, THE INSURGENTS is an action packed, visual effects driven thrill ride you won't soon forget.

Cast

COREY COSTELLO
JJ ITALIANO
ANNIE BAKER
JIM WILLIS
TOMMY REGAN
LAURA LYNN

Crew 

JIMMY WEBER - Writer, Director, Post Production
ANNIE BAKER - Producer 
DAVID LIBAN - Executive Producer

About the film

I love action movies and science fiction just as much as I love horror. So without any money, I wanted to make an alien invasion film to rival INDEPENDENCE DAY. But since we didn't have any money, all we could really afford was a trailer. To be honest, trailers are generally better than the film. In most cases, it's much more fun to imagine what the film is going to be than to actually see it. So with a basic premise, I give you THE INSURGENTS. Watch the trailer and imagine how cool it could be.

Making the Film

Making a trailer is fun...really fun. Essentially it's just a combination of money shots strung together with cool music and motion graphics. From the beginning, I wanted to make a trailer that LOOKED like a trailer. I watched dozens online and took notes on the pacing and editing techniques. For weeks I would recite the trailer in my head over and over, timing myself to make sure it was quick and to the point. Yes, this is crazy, but it worked.

With a script written, we spent all of our money on some plastic guns and a couple of MINI-DV tapes to shoot on. After a couple days of shooting and a week of post, we had a trailer that LOOKED like a trailer.