Sunday, September 11, 2016

BB Movie Review - 3 Minute Review

BB - Official Stills
"A gritty, raw character drama wrapped in the veneer of the low-budget thriller!"

The hook for micro-budgeted indie film BB reads like many a B-movie thriller: A hard-up woman becomes a web-cam model to make some fast cash, only to find herself being stalked and harassed by an obsessed fan.

BB differs notably from typical direct-to-video genre fare, however, in its presentation. Filmed documentary-style, sans narration, fly-on-the-wall clips of heroine Leah (played by real-life web-cam model Jennifer Mae) are interspersed with found-footage style sequences of her #1 fan Hal (Kristian Hanson) being generally creepy and obsessive. Director/writer/editor CJ Wallis cleverly works around the absence of studio sets and effects through rapid cuts, parallel editing, and musical montages that show Leah’s life spiraling out of control while events build toward the inevitable collision between the protagonist and her tormentor.

Friday, September 9, 2016

BB Movie Review - Cinema Bluster

BB - Official Stills
"C.J. Wallis has crafted a strong independent thriller worth your time, as it balances the lines of public and private, lurid and perverse, love and obsession. This world is definitely one you will not be comfortable in"


BB Film Review: A Lurid Tale Of Online Persona

We live in a connected world, where with the single touch of a button or swipe of a screen we are immediately present in the life of another. The majority of the time, this is simply maintaining a connection with friends and family, however, in other instances, it serves more as a social contract between strangers, where each party has a mutual understanding of trust in the exchange of goods and services. And in the case of BB, the full-length feature debut of C.J. Wallis, we are given a glimpse into the prurient life of a cam girl, stripping for anonymous strangers, and the inherent dangers of presenting one’s self to the masses.

Zer0 Tolerance's Score Artwork "Napoleon Complex"


FortyFPS Productions has been hired to write, perform & arrange score pieces for Joseph Forsberg's independent film Zer0 Tolerance, a film about school bullying and now the cover art for the album has been released.

Tracks & previews will surface over the next little while.

Designed by CJ Wallis.

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Thursday, September 8, 2016

BB Movie Review - TalkHorror

BB - Official Stills "This is the early efforts of some talented people that have a bright future!"


Introduction

I was approached to review this film by C.J. Wallis, who is the man responsible for filling out most of the crew member positions on this film, such as writer, director, editor, cinematographer, producer, and so much more. Most notably, he’s just simply a pretty cool dude to shoot the shit with, which I discovered while shooting messages back and forth on Twitter.

Daily Dead Interviews Director CJ Wallis



Q&A with BB Writer/Director CJ Wallis:

Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, CJ. When did you originally come up with the idea for BB?

I never really know, to be honest. I tend to just have a bunch of cool ideas for characters or show-off scenes or shots floating around in my head that, individually on their own, don’t add up to much.

I was pretty into Bjork for a long time and in high school I saw 18 hours worth of underground Hi-8 tapes of a kid named Ricardo Lopez who filmed himself over a year having conversations to the camera about his love for Bjork while progressively, and successfully, building an acid bomb hidden in a book for her. He filmed and timed his own suicide with when she was meant to open the book herself.

I met cam-model Jennifer Mae and the more I thought about her profession, I started to realize how vulnerable and terrifying it could be under the surface. Coupled with my fascination with people’s theories about being able to hack into embedded cell-phone or laptop cameras and add Ricardo Lopez to the gumbo and all those chunks rapidly form and became Megazord-like.

A few days later, the script was done. A month after that, we were filming.


Tuesday, September 6, 2016

BB Movie Review - Zisi Emporium

BB - Official Stills
"Mae excels as a fantasy girl and a passionate lover. CJ Wallis, who wrote and directed "BB" will no doubt rake in awards at film festivals in 2017!"


BB, Alienation, Desperation, Fear....
Written by Christopher Zisi

...after fear, what is the next word?  You'll see. In 2016's "BB," CJ Wallis takes us on a voyage which has the feel of a downward spiral.  From the outset, we sense carnage heading our way.  Acute characters who are so familiar to us, ushered along by horrific circumstances, and highlighted by heavy, ominous music make our feature today. A whole article could be written about the Mother Marygold music which permeates "BB," suffice to say it will carry you through one horrific ordeal. Besides, it's time for a new purple haired beauty, as Lt. Gay Ellis (UFO) from the early 1970s was our last one.

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Poster Design - Zer0 Tolerance Movie


POSTER DESIGN: ZER0 TOLERANCE MOVIE

Designed by CJ Wallis, @fortyfps

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

MR MARCELO "OG LUV DAT OG 4" ALBUM ARTWORK

A photo posted by CJ Wallis (@fortyfps) on
MR MARCELO "OG LUV DAT OG 4" ARTWORK
Designed by CJ Wallis, @fortyfps

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

BB Movie Review - BloodGuts UK Horror

BB - Official Stills
"From the outset, BB is not your average blockbuster. Despite a pulsing soundtrack and a visual flair to rival Hollywood, the films content is wrapped around your face and does not let go!"


When Leah Lamont (Jennifer Mae) discovers the money that can be earnt by being a cam girl she realizes the life she wanted could be the one she has. Jumping into a strange world, she takes to the income and custom really well until on of her viewers (played by Kristian Hanson) realizes that the woman behind the screen might not be the one he wishes.

Holstered between PEEPING TOM and MANIAC, BB is a tense thriller that is as chilling as it is beautiful. Self funded by director CJ Wallis, this is a passion project that shows how great vision and a lust for attention can put up a fight against the mighty mainstream. Whether the focus is on passionate and quite graphic love making or the visible emotional breakdown of a woman in love, BB is a master to its own success.