>HOSTILE ENTITIES: A Creepy Puppet Project by MATT FICNER

> Hello Creepy Puppet Project fans! Here it is!! Hostile Entities, the most ambitious project to date. This was primarily a learning exercise for me with After FX software. I know the effects arent perfect, but this was what I was able to churn out on my computer. This particular project took MUCH longer that my previous films. Most of the time, I had to sit around and wait for layer upon layer of special effects to be rendered. I hope it was worth the wait and I really hope it is to your liking if not, well I at least learned a lot of technical stuff! I drew my inspiration from all the Sci-Fi stuff I loved as a kid Heavy Metal, Aliens, Star Wars and all that good stuff! I also had fun revisiting my old WarHammer 40K tool kit when I built the miniature ship interior sets. It was like I was a teenager again! FUN! Some of my long time friends may recognize the ship model from my Voyage of Vulture 0111 mini series I produced on Maclean Hunter cable back in the late 80s. A HUGE THANK YOU to Ralph Gethings for his technical support and giving me the seed idea for this project. A HUGE THANK YOU to Andrew Kramer at VIDEO COPILOT for the greatest After FX tutorials online! http://www.videocopilot.net Thanks to Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan of Rag and Bone Theatre for helping me find some rare plastics I needed to finish up some puppet parts. http://www.ragandbone.ca Thanks also to Candice Nelson and Brad Wood who added some voices to the mix! And a BIG , MONSTEROUS THANK YOU to all the fans of …