Two More Pumpkins

More pumpkin carvings -- Joker and Batman -- from Lance.

Happy Halloween

Lance carved the Batman Madman logo into a pumpkin for Halloween.

PhantomCounty.com Open for Business

At long last, Phantom County Productions, the company that brought you the fan film Batman Madman, has an online store!

At this very moment you could be purchasing Phantom County merchandise in obscene quantities from the comfort of your very own home!

Additionally, PhantomCounty.com will be offering DVD copies of our films & “straight-to-DVD” television programs for sale in the near future as well!

So don't just sit there jonzing for Phantom County merchandise! Get your fix exclusively at: www.PhantomCounty.com!

* We currently only accept PayPal as a means of payment, but as our eStore expands we will integrate credit card payments as an option. If you do not have a PayPal account, it couldn’t be easier to sign up for one!

Go to www.PayPal.com - follow the instructions, and be shopping in minutes!

** All PhantomCounty.com proceeds go to finance Phantom County Productions’ films!

Batman Madman the Fan Film

Batman Madman from Josh Dippold on Vimeo.

When Will the Movie be Online?

Never fear. Batman Madman is coming to a computer near you . . . soon. After we show the film in Ste. Genevieve on July 25 we will try our best to have the film here, available to watch, later the same night, right here on BatmanMadman.com. If not the night of the 25th, then as soon as possible thereafter.

We are looking around for places to host the film. Right now we plan to use Vimeo.com but may also put it on YouTube (in 4-6 videos because of the 10 minute time limit) or even Google Video.

DARK NIGHT @ THE I-MAX

THE DARK NIGHT was without a doubt the best BATMAN movie ever. Lance and I,FRF, went to RONNIE'S 20 CINE and saw the movie via I-MAX. Heath Ledger better receive all gratitude for his role as The Joker. Records don't matter,it will shatter them all,because the word is better than the hype. This movie was the best movie I have ever seen.

World Premiere

The world premiere of Batman Madman will take place on Friday July 25, at the Ste. Genevieve County Community Center. There will be two showings, one at 7:00 pm and again at 8:15 pm. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. The actors and director will answer questions between showings and afterward. Soon after, the film will be available here on www.batmanmadman.com

Batman Madman Trailer now on YouTube

More Screen Shots from Batman Madman

Promoting Batman Madman at Wizard World Chicago

Lance with Dan DiDio, Senior Vice President — Executive Editor of DC

Lance with Two Face and Joker

Lance at the Wizard World DC area

Lance and I did some promoting at Wizard World in Chicago this past weekend. We handed out business cards, wore the T-shirt and talked to folks about Batman Madman.

Our first Blog Buzz

Hey, how about this: The film got it's first write up on a blog recently and we didn't even ask! We're flattered that Fan Cinema Today found our fan film and have mostly kind words for Batman Madman. From the blog post:

Plenty of fan films have been delayed for their special effects, but holding back one until it’s actually listenable? I like this guy [Jim Kline] already. As for the movie, we’ll see how it turns out, but the trailer on their website could use a little paring back—it takes a few minutes to get to what appears to be the main plot: Joker kidnaps Robin and turns him into a Mini-Me of sorts. It’s an interesting idea, so I hope the execution does it justice.

Production Company Logos

Same Trailer on Vimeo

Batman Madman Trailer from Josh Dippold on Vimeo.

This is the same trailer you've seen here before, but this time you can put it on your own site, blog or maybe even myspace and facebook. Enjoy.

The Thrilling Process of Post-Production Audio

Batman Madman Trailer to Show at Superman Celebration

Word in from Metropolis, Illinois tonight. The trailer for Batman Madman will screen tomorrow at the Superman Celebration in Artist Alley on Market Street around 4 pm. Lance entered it as part of a fan film screening at the gathering.

THAT’S A WRAP!

Principal photography for Batman Madman has wrapped and post-production has begun! The producers of the short fan film hope to have the final cut ready for a July 4th release, but due to the amount of digital visual effects in the film & spotty audio problems, it’s still too early to confirm the release date.

Producer / director Jim Kline has been editing night and day (sometimes 13 hrs. at a time) to meet the self-imposed July 4th deadline.

“My biggest pet peeve with low-budget & no-budget indie films is bad audio,” Jim said. “I can tolerate a bad acting performance, lo-res visuals, and whatnot, but when the dialog sounds like it was recorded in an echo chamber, a tiled bathroom, or a coffee can, it quickly becomes a chore to pay attention or even care about what’s going on. So we (the producers) are planning a big re-record weekend where all of the audio that doesn’t meet our standard will be fixed. This may be the deciding factor as to whether we meet the July 4th release date.”

We’ll keep you up to date on the progress of post-production, and when a release date is confirmed you’ll be the first to know.

Until then folks, stay frosty!

Last Shoot Group Shot

More Images from the set: Commissioner Gordon's Office, the Batcave, Catacombs, etc

Batman Madman Trailer

Filming checklist -- 4/23/08

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The above image is the to-do list of film work done on April 23rd. Everything is checked off except Dino and Cody's voice overs.

I Have Black Eye Makeup

Choreographed Batman/Robin Fight Scene

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The handwritten image above is a choreographed Batman and Robin fight scene Lance wrote.

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