"From the Vaults" to Debut a Never-Before-Seen Film, and More!

By: Andrew Bermudez

(LEGO Studios; January 22, 2013)

     With work continuing on Johnny Thunder and the Wisdom of the Ancients, New Friends ~ An Environmental Fable, and Zoo Flight, the next "From the Vaults" re-release was unveiled in a recent teaser for The Film School Challenge. While Seth Masterson was looking for the old LEGO Studios movies, he uncovered something else that caught his eye: footage from the never-released animated film, Remember the Alamo. With plans to clean it up with the Adobe Creative Suite, he expects to have the film finished for release sometime in the spring. "The film tells the story of the Battle of the Alamo," said Seth Masterson. "While it is very crude, I plan to make it look as professional as possible."

     However, what is interesting here is that it will be a "From the Vaults" release, even though it has never been released until now. "It was a tough sell at the time," said Thomas Brocko, resident film editor. "The film was supposed to be a serious docu-drama, but couldn't be taken seriously because of its bad production values. However, we have computers to fix that now. But in my line of work, special effects can only do so much. Have you ever had to edit a bad movie, with no hope of saving it in post-production?" Either way, the film is expected to debut in February.

The Texans defend their...er...colorful Alamo in this screenshot by Andrew Bermudez.

     In the meantime, work continues on the other projects, most notably Johnny Thunder and the Wisdom of the Ancients. Despite past delays, there is still determination to get the filming done by December 2013. And, according to the schedule, it can be done. If work on the film is diligent enough, the filming could be done by Thanksgiving. We'll keep you updated. However, for New Friends ~ An Environmental Fable, you can forget the February 15th release date. It seems unlikely that the film will be done by then, especially with some new projects starting development this spring.

     There is also plenty of work needed to be done for Mustache Maniacs Film Co.'s tenth anniversary in 2014. That will be taken care of this year. Don't forget to register for The Film School Challenge! You have until February 28th to do so!
     Update: In The Nightly News At Nine's Police Show Commercial, it was announced that a contest based around the video is coming soon. There is a slight possibility, though a very doubtful one, that we will make an entry for the contest. True, Seth Masterson vs. Shark Hoops fared well both with the fans and the judges, but there is still a lot of work needed to be done on all of the other aforementioned projects. We will keep you informed.