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Interview with Douglas Vermeeren - the movie maker!
Interview with Movie
maker, Douglas Vermeeren by Yahoo freelancer Stan Romero
We at ShowBiz are always excited and thrilled to share the latest and the best in ShowBiz. In this edition of articles about the talented Douglas Vermeeren, we share a recent interview excerpt of his.
The following is an excerpt from a recent interview with movie
director/producer Douglas Vermeeren in regards to his upcoming movie Creepy
Zombie. Douglas Vermeeren is the director and producer behind several hit
documentaries in the personal development and inspiration genre.
For more information about Douglas Vermeeren and his films go to:
www.DouglasVermeeren.com
and for more information about Creepy Zombies specifically go to: www.CreepyZombies.com
Stan Romero: Thanks for taking the time to talk with me.
Douglas Vermeeren: It’s good be with you.
Stan Romero: so,why did you want to become a filmmaker?
Douglas Vermeeren: As long as I can remember I enjoyed movies.
Like many filmmakers of my generation I was profoundly affected by the films of
George Lucas and Steven Speilberg. I still remember the first time I saw Star
Wars when I was 5. My Dad took our family to a drive in movie theatre and it
was magical. Another movie that profoundly influenced me was Richard Donners
Superman. To me it was larger than life. I remember as a young boy thinking
that these were nearly document ion of real life events. In other words I thought C3PO and Superman
were real people. As I grew older and realized these were movies I really
wanted to be part of that word.
Stan Romero: What was your first movie experience?
Douglas Vermeeren: There were really two major events I think
that could be considered my first experience. My first was when my grandpa gave
me his old 8mm movie camera. It was then that I first began to think about how
a movie was created and what it was like to be behind the camera. The second
was my first time to the set as a background extra. I was still in elementary
school and I loved everything about it.
Stan Romero: When did you start making your first productions?
Douglas Vermeeren: In middle school and high school I looked for
every opportunity to bring video into my school assignments and book reports. I
regularly signed out the schools audio Visual equipment. The librarian joked
that most students couldn’t get at the gear because I had a
permanent booking on it. Looking back it was probably true. I was shooting all the time and a close group
of friends and I tried to create our own projects.
Stan Romero: What was your first somewhat professional effort?
Douglas Vermeeren: While in college I created a short that I
entered into a small community film festival. It was well received but family
obligations kept me away from the awards ceremony and although we won a prize I
still to this day don’t know what we won. Upon my return and
hearing that we were recognized for our efforts encouraged me to go deeper into
my film studies.
Stan Romero: No doubt The Opus was a big moment for you. How did
that project come about?
Douglas Vermeeren: I actually am still very involved in personal
development and still publicly speaker from time to time. I recognized that
this was a genre that many people were very excited about and I had a lot of
connections in that world. I decided to make my first major movie because so
many elements just lined up.
Stan Romero: What did you learn from your first film?
Douglas Vermeeren: There were so many things that I found I didn’t
know. Some mistakes were very expensive. For example, I made a lot of mistakes
in raising money. I didn’t follow correct procedures and ran
into some trouble with the securities commission. (In the end I had to pay a
big fine.) I also hired a lot of people based on their enthusiasm rather than
their skill set and had to pay a lot of money to fix mistakes or reshoot entire
parts of the project. But overall I learned a lot here that made the entire
experience worth it. While there were a lot of bumps in the learning curve the
movie was very well received and so far has been translated into more than 23
languages worldwide and picked up as a book.
Stan Romero: What it easier for your next two films, The
gratitude Experiment and The Treasure Map? And why?
Douglas Vermeeren: It was much easier. I guess if I were to share
advice with any upcoming filmmakers the thing that I learned was if you do a
great job on your first film distributors and audiences are excited to see what’s
next. It’s kind of like that idea that you only get one change to
make a good first impression. The Opus did that for me.
Stan Romero: So now you are shifting to a completely new genre. A lot of people are talking about this dramatic switch from inspirational films to the exact opposite with horror. What inspired you to movie into the horror genre?
Douglas Vermeeren: I believe that people watch films to some
extent to feel emotions they don’t normally experience every day. They
felt that in the inspirational films I created and I believe they will feel
that in the horror film I am currently working on. It will be a fun ride. In
addition, I guess its kind of a wink to my high school friends who made movies
with me then. We would watch horror movies every weekend and we saw absolutely
everything in the video rental store. We then went out and tried to duplicate a
few things in our own films. I guess its a chapter in my life that I hadn’t
yet found closer with. So this time I get to do it with a reasonable budget and
experience.
Stan Romero: So what’s next after this?
Douglas Vermeeren: I haven’t decided yet. Our
office has received a few scripts and I’ve written a few as well. I don’t
know that it will be in the horror genre. I have a feeling that it will be more
of an action adventure or sci fi.
Stan Romero: Thank you for being with us today.
Thoughts become things to Creepy Zombies
On the heels of wrapping his latest personal development film “How
Thoughts Become things,” Director/producer Douglas Vermeeren
makes a startling announcement. Douglas Vermeeren became known as one of the
foremost directors and producers in the inspirational and personal development
genre with his award winning films, The Opus, The Gratitude Experiment and The
Treasure Map. His films have been translated into more than 23 languages and
developed into books featured in just as many languages. But this week he threw a curveball when he
announced that his next film will not be an inspirational picture.
At first consideration one might think that a simple inspiring
narrative film might be the next logical step that Vermeeren might make, but
the reality is far more surprising. Vermeeren declared on a panel discussion at
a recent personal development forum that his next film will be a “Zombie
picture.”
What is meant by the declaration of a zombie picture has yet to
be seen as the details given were less than precise. Some of the revealed
points include that the film will be titles “Creepy Zombies.”
It will be shot both in Vermeeren’s hometown of
Calgary, Alberta Canada and Los Angeles, California. The film will go into
production for June of this year and have an expected release date of October
2016.
Vermeeren will be writing the script.
When probed further about why a shift from personal development
is in order, Vermeeren replied that “this was really his first passion. Not
specifically Zombie movies. But fantasy, adventure and narrative stories. This
is what I went to school for in the beginning.”
When asked if his most recent film will be his last venture into
the personals development realm Vermeeren replied that he had just finished
principle photography on his latest personal development film “How
Thoughts Become Things.” Once it is released he will spend more
time in the non-documentary filmmaking, but the future was unwritten. There may
be more personal development films in the future.
Douglas Vermeeren makes an incredible shift for his next film
Here on ShowBiz, we feature the most recent, the latest in the ShowBiz world. We also handpick and feature the most interesting and innovative concepts in movie making and interesting films being made as we talk here.
One such most recent and interesting concept that I learn about this morning is about Douglas Vermeeren. On the heels of wrapping his latest personal development film “How Thoughts Become things”, director/producer Douglas Vermeeren makes a startling announcement! Read on to know more...
If you don't know whom we are featuring today - it is Douglas Vermeeren who became known as one of the foremost directors and producers in the inspirational and personal development genre with his award winning films - The Opus, The Gratitude Experiment and The Treasure Map. I would suggest to read about personal development genre if you don't know what it means.
Talking about more of his films - they have been translated into more than 23 languages and developed into books featured in just as many languages. But the latest news is, as we began this article, this week he threw a curveball when he announced that his next film will not be an inspirational picture.
At first consideration and understanding, one might think that a simple inspiring narrative film might be the next logical step that Vermeeren might make going by his successes, but the reality is far more surprising. Vermeeren declared on a panel discussion at a recent personal development forum that his next film will be a “Zombie picture.” Talk about generating interest and curiosity!
What is meant by the declaration of a zombie picture has yet to be seen as the details given were less than precise. Some of the revealed points include that the film will be titles “Creepy Zombies.” It will be shot both in Vermeeren’s hometown of Calgary, Alberta Canada and Los Angeles, California. The film will go into production for June of this year and have an expected release date of October 2016.
ShowBiz went a step ahead and asked if his most recent film will be his last venture into the personal development realm to which Vermeeren replied that he had just finished principle photography on his latest personal development film “How Thoughts Become Things.”
Once that is released he will spend more time on non-documentary filmmaking, but the future was unwritten. There may be more personal development films in the future. So, we at ShowBiz along with the readers of ShowBiz can say our excitement is palpable and looking forward to the film already!
One such most recent and interesting concept that I learn about this morning is about Douglas Vermeeren. On the heels of wrapping his latest personal development film “How Thoughts Become things”, director/producer Douglas Vermeeren makes a startling announcement! Read on to know more...
If you don't know whom we are featuring today - it is Douglas Vermeeren who became known as one of the foremost directors and producers in the inspirational and personal development genre with his award winning films - The Opus, The Gratitude Experiment and The Treasure Map. I would suggest to read about personal development genre if you don't know what it means.
Talking about more of his films - they have been translated into more than 23 languages and developed into books featured in just as many languages. But the latest news is, as we began this article, this week he threw a curveball when he announced that his next film will not be an inspirational picture.
At first consideration and understanding, one might think that a simple inspiring narrative film might be the next logical step that Vermeeren might make going by his successes, but the reality is far more surprising. Vermeeren declared on a panel discussion at a recent personal development forum that his next film will be a “Zombie picture.” Talk about generating interest and curiosity!
What is meant by the declaration of a zombie picture has yet to be seen as the details given were less than precise. Some of the revealed points include that the film will be titles “Creepy Zombies.” It will be shot both in Vermeeren’s hometown of Calgary, Alberta Canada and Los Angeles, California. The film will go into production for June of this year and have an expected release date of October 2016.
Vermeeren will be writing the script!
When we probed further about why a shift from personal development is in order to Vermeeren directly, he replied that “this was really my first passion. Not specifically Zombie movies. But fantasy, adventure and narrative stories. This is what I went to school for in the beginning.”ShowBiz went a step ahead and asked if his most recent film will be his last venture into the personal development realm to which Vermeeren replied that he had just finished principle photography on his latest personal development film “How Thoughts Become Things.”
Once that is released he will spend more time on non-documentary filmmaking, but the future was unwritten. There may be more personal development films in the future. So, we at ShowBiz along with the readers of ShowBiz can say our excitement is palpable and looking forward to the film already!