William Earl Horror Film School is a new feature in which talent in front of and behind the camera share the ins and outs of creating the biggest onscreen scares.
Creative duo Lee Roy Kunz and Cru Ennis wrote and directed the religious indie horror film “Deliver Us,” which was just released in select theaters and VOD.
The story — a nun mysteriously gets pregnant with twins and is investigated by a representative of the Vatican (played by Kunz), worried that one will be the Messiah and one will be the Antichrist — sounds like it would touch on many of the same ideas as other films released this year, such as “The Pope’s Exorcist” and the upcoming “The Exorcist: Believer.” But the visually-stirring work relies on impressive sets, creative camerawork, dynamic lighting and an appreciation for Biblical images in order to maintain a constant sense of fear and unease.
Here, the duo recommend key ways they were able to make a gorgeous-looking film on a shoestring budget. DO shoot in a location which gives you bang for your buck The duo had previously shot a project in Estonia, and chose to film “Deliver Us” there for a number of reasons. “Beyond the tax credit there, the quality of people working and the quality of life is really great,” Kunz said. “The last time we shot in Estonia, there was a producer who was our local fixer named Elina Litvinova.
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