Friday, February 07, 2025

Three Awards at The Florence Film Awards!

 









Thursday, February 06, 2025

AF Episode 3: "The Video"

 

Sci-Fi Pulse called this episode "hilarious" in its review yesterday

Now you can see it for yourself!  Episode 3 of Abnormal Fixation: "The Video."


Wednesday, February 05, 2025

Sci-Fi Pulse Reviews AF Episode 3: "The Video"



In advance of tomorrow's Abnormal Fixation episode, "The Video," Raissa Devereux at Sci-Fi Pulse has posted a review of the episode.  

She writes:

"The comedy is even more hilarious, and the tragedy is even more heartbreaking. Muir underpins the tonal extremes with incredible world-building. For the comedy, viewers get an incredible sequence tied to Alyssa’s back up plan.That isn’t all, though. We also get an ever more earnest story behind an app Elvis has used to cope with separation. For the tragedy, viewers confront the titular video. For this, Muir employs a sobering mix of history, mythology, and body horror...

...Muir and Alicia Martin absolutely sell the comedy and history between Elvis and Season. However, the grounded, harrowing turn by Pauline Mae Allera as Chesa centers the story....

...Abnormal Fixation, Episode 3: “The Video” is wonderfully layered entertainment. So far, Muir has given his audience a whole-hearted class on less is more film making."



AF: Meet Chesa (Pauline Allera)


Tomorrow on Abnormal Fixation's third episode, "The Video," Elvis, Season, Bleeder and the team investigate a disturbing video, from a mysterious young woman named "Chesa." 

In that "dark web" video, Chesa reveals a harrowing tale, and drops an important clue involving the mystery of the Woodpyre Mill Phantom.

In real life, Chesa is played by the amazing Pauline Allera, a talented graphic artist, and storyteller, who you will be hearing much more from, I'm certain, in the future. 

I first met Pauline during the pandemic, when she was a remote student (on Zoom!) in my Public Speaking class  I learned of her amazing artwork in class, and I was so glad when she took on the role of Chesa for our indie show.

Last spring, when we started prepping AF, Pauline really did amazing character work for Chesa. She constructed a back story for the character, granting her new depth and motivation. Much of that detail now ends up on screen. It's so good. 

After intense rehearsals, Pauline shot her material for the episode first, before the rest of the cast in principal production, and she set the bar high.  When we filmed the other cast members reacting to Chesa's video, they were actually watching Pauline's footage!

I can't wait for you to see Pauline and meet Chesa tomorrow, in "The Video."

Monday, February 03, 2025

AF: The Team! 100K and rising!

A humbled and grateful hank you to all the viewers who are discovering, watching, and re-watching our silly rockumentary web series.  

The second episode "The Team," is over 120K views at this time!  (It's a record for our channel!)


Three Awards at The Florence Film Awards!