Scott Di Lalla – Director – “I am ZoZo” January 23-7 PM EST

A few months ago I interviewed Darren Evans who shared with us his story of a dark and mysterious entity that invaded his life and changed him forever. This is serious stuff. Not to be taken lightly. His story has been made into a movie. I will be talking with ther director and also .. quite possibly Darren. You must tune in…. listen to my chat with him —> HERE

I Am ZoZo is an independent horror film inspired by accounts of real supernatural events. The story concerns a Ouija board experience that goes wrong on Halloween weekend and five young people who become the target of a malevolent spirit called ZoZo.

Writer-director-cinematographer Scott Di Lalla embarked on the making of I Am ZoZo with his One World Studios partner, Zack Coffman, who served as producer-editor. Di Lalla and Coffman had met at UCLA in the Tae Kwon Do club. Together, they fantasized about making movies. Then in 2004, they produced Choppertown, a cinema verite biker documentary that was embraced by the motorcycle community, went on to win festival awards, and launched a full-fledged distribution outfit.

For I Am ZoZo, the filmmakers’ first narrative feature, they agreed that a good horror story requires the perfect setting. Seattle and San Juan Island were chosen for their gloomy, dreary weather to accentuate the feeling of isolation.

Next, they discussed how to achieve the right look for the film. “Horror absolutely must have the right look to elicit an eerie feeling,” says Di Lalla. “I had been doing a lot of research and came across The National’s ‘Fake Empire’ music video. When I learned it was digitized Super 8, I was sold. It was exactly what we wanted.”

Di Lalla and Coffman acquired the same type of camera as used on the music video – a Canon 1014 XLS with a fixed zoom lens – and loaded up on KODAK VISION3 200T Color Negative Film 7213. “It was a brand new stock and the images were so much smoother,” Di Lalla notes. “We shot every frame of I Am ZoZo on it.”

“Cost wasn’t the deciding factor,” continues Di Lalla. “It was about shooting the film we wanted to make the right way with the right production values. Compared to HD video, it really wasn’t significantly more expensive to shoot film, especially Super 8. Plus, lighting was a consideration. Film has more latitude than digital video in high key light situations and the negative is extremely forgiving.

Read more about the movie —–> HERE

Tune in LIVE Monday Jan 23 at 7 PM EST —-> HERE

 

Darren Evans – November 8th 7 PM EST

This weeks guest is Darren Evans. He will be talking to us about Ouija Boards, also known as ” The Talking Board “. He will also be sharing some information with us about his own personal experiences with a certain DOUBLE sided Ouija Board. Many people use these things as toys …well… after this interview … I doubt it will be anymore.

Darren Evans is a paranormal researcher from Tulsa Oklahoma. He believes he has received haunted visits from spirit entities for the past 25 years. Darren’s research has brought controversial evidence of an entity known as Zozo, whom hundreds of people world-wide have claimed to have contacted via Ouija, and spirit board activity. “The Zozo Spirit Phenomena, is something I have had my eyes upon for a very long time,” Darren comments. “I am noticing disturbing trends, and increasingly more paranormal activity associated with the phenomena.” Darren’s research has prompted others to spread his warning that spirit board communication and spirit summoning can sometimes lead to dangerous repercussions, as evidenced by recent observations within the fields of Demonology and Religious clergy.  You can contact Darren here – – > Darrenteed@Yahoo.com.

You can learn more about Darren —–> HERE

You will find the interview Monday Nov 8th at 7 PM EST —-> HERE

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