Darin Beckstead
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Darin Beckstead is an American film director and screenwriter best known for creating “Courage & Stupidity,” "Somebody’s Hero," and "Evil Nature.”[1][2]
Filmmaking[edit]
COURAGE & STUPIDITY[edit]
Beckstead's fantasy film, "Courage & Stupidity," was inspired by and reimagined the challenges Steven Spielberg faced when making “Jaws.” For the production, Beckstead layered in numerous easter-egg tributes to other Spielberg movies and pulled the title directly from a quote Spielberg gave regarding his memories of making the 70s blockbuster.[3][4] Kodak and Panavision sponsored the 25-minute production, enabling Beckstead to shoot on 35mm film.[5][6][7][8][9]
“Courage & Stupidity" screened at Fantasia and the Sitges Film Festival, and was spotlighted by Film Threat and Ain’t It Cool News.[5] [10] Ted Sarandos later made the film the first short to be offered as a stand-alone rental from Netflix[11] [7][12][13][14], and for the overall filmmaking endeavor, Marvin Levy, Mr. Spielberg’s publicist and Senior Advisor, penned a general letter of support, which can be found on Beckstead’s website.
SOMEBODY’S HERO[edit]
Beckstead wrote and directed the movie “Somebody’s Hero.” Production for the family-comedy took place in New York City and employed 16mm film to support Beckstead's retro vision for the story.[15] Beckstead said his hope was to also differentiate the picture from other movies in a similar genre.[16] The film screened at the Heartland Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, and was awarded “Best Feature” at Coney Island’s Festival.[15][17][16][18]
EVIL NATURE[edit]
In 2018, Beckstead directed a live-action FX test in support of a proposed movie titled EVIL NATURE. The project employed practical and digital effects to demonstrate “monster movement,” and was detailed in a Q&A session with Daily Dead News.[19][20] The completed work won “Best Special FX” at 2018’s Indie Horror Film Festival.[21]
Filmography[edit]
- Pandora’s Bag (2002)
- Zombie Valley (2003)
- Courage & Stupidity (2005)
- Somebody’s Hero (2012)
- Galactic Heat (2015)
- Evil Nature (2018)
- Pulped (2019)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Darin Beckstead". IMDb.
- ↑ "Darin Beckstead: Movies, TV, and Bio". www.amazon.com.
- ↑ "Courage & Stupidity (inspired by Steven Spielberg's film) bei Exsila.ch". Exsila.ch.
- ↑ "A ★★★★½ review of Jaws (1975)". letterboxd.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "COURAGE & STUPIDITY | Film Threat". April 24, 2005.
- ↑ "Darin Beckstead (Courage & stupidity)". EcranLarge.com. April 7, 2005.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Have a Look at Darin Beckstead's Zombie Valley Short Film". January 26, 2012.
- ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/courage-stupidity
- ↑ "Courage And Stupidity". Premiere.fr.
- ↑ "Moriarty's DVD SHELF! Rock Docs, SWORD OF DOOM, MST3K, And More!". Aint It Cool News.
- ↑ "NETFLIX CHOCK FULL OF "COURAGE & STUPIDITY" | Film Threat". July 25, 2005.
- ↑ "Fantasia Film Festival 2005". MUBI.
- ↑ "Post-nuclear Bloody Films: SITGES 05". September 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Courage & Stupidity: Featurette". IMDb.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "The Independent Critic - "Somebody's Hero" Review". theindependentcritic.com.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Hunsucker, Andy. "A Place For Film - Heartland Interview: 'Somebody's Hero'". Arts & Culture - Indiana Public Media.
- ↑ "Coney Island Film Festival - September 16-18, 2022". www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com.
- ↑ "Christopher Gorham". Insatiable Wiki.
- ↑ "Watch Now: Darin Beckstead's Evil Nature Proof of Concept & Exclusive Q&A". Daily Dead. April 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Evil Nature - Proof of Concept Proves To Be Great". May 13, 2018.
- ↑ http://indiehorrorfest.com/2018-season
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