The Book Club Would Really Like Your Vote at the Dailymotion Web Series Pilot Contest
Todd Rigney
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The folks at Dailymotion, with a little help from the Raindance Web Fest, are searching for a really good series for their latest contest. And while horror doesn’t generally do very well in this particular competition, RedShirt Films wants to change all that. This is where your vote comes into play.
The production company put together a pilot for its web series “The Book Club,” which tells the story of the most active serial killer in the United Kingdom and the documentary filmmakers tasked with telling his story. It doesn’t take long for things to get pretty bloody.
RedShirt Films puts a finer point on the story:
Chester Mapleforth is one of the most active murderers in the UK, if not the world. Over the last few years he has killed over one hundred and thirty people in some of the most horrific, brutal ways you can imagine. The police are fully aware of him. They have his home address, phone number, and Twitter name.
But they can’t touch him. Chester and his little village seceded from the United Kingdom in 2009, and the first thing the residents of Chestersberg did was vote to make murder legal. In fact, it’s the favourite hobby of all the residents.
Enter filmmakers Jamie McKeller and Jack Hobbs. Armed with nothing but a camera, some sound recording gear, and a lust for the story… they have no idea what horrors they’re about to face.
If “The Book Club” wins, they’ll get £2,500 from Dailymotion and Raindance to turn it into a series. RedShirt Films hopes to produce eight episodes that will eventually get edited down to a feature-length flick. They’re aiming for early Peter Jackson, which is always a good thing in my book.
So what are you waiting for? Check out the pilot for “The Book Club,” and if you like what you see, take a moment to give them your vote. You can also find out more about the series by hanging around the official Facebook page. It’s what Chester Mapleforth would want.
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