DVD International And Digital Circus To Produce First-Ever ""Made For"" DVD Feature Film; ""The Watcher"" To Be Filmed As Both Linear And Interactive Production
DVD International, a leading independent DVD supplier, and Aftermath Media, producers of the best-selling DVD ""Tender Loving Care,"" are teaming up for the industry's premier ""made for"" DVD film. ""The Watcher,"" which will begin production in March, 2000 (under Aftermath Media's new Digital Circus banner), will be produced both as a linear theatrical release, and as an interactive DVD. The announcement was made today by David Goodman, President, DVD International, and David Wheeler, co-founder, Aftermath Media. ""While 'Tender Loving Care' has been heralded for its creative innovation and use of technology, we've barely scratched the surface,"" said Wheeler. ""DVD technology has allowed my partner, Rob Landeros, and me to apply our computer based interactivity to mainstream movie making in a form the public is quite willing to embrace."" ""With 'The Watcher,' Digital Circus is taking digital filmmaking to a new level,"" said Goodman. ""The Watcher"" will take advantage of the high-tech digital equipment that has made Aftermath Media innovators in the industry. The film will be recorded on Digital BetaCam, allowing the producers to shoot the production entirely with natural lighting. Following the completion of the film, Wheeler and partner Rob Landeros will spend the next nine months incorporating interactive properties for the film's DVD release. The entire production will then be transferred to film for theatrical release. DVD International will have exclusive worldwide rights to the interactive program, releasing ""The Watcher"" worldwide on DVD. ""The Watcher"" is a contemporary, edgy urban story about obsession, art, eroticism and murder. It follows the story of a beautiful and mysterious artist named Jane, a recluse who expresses herself only through her art. About DVD International DVD International (DVDI), based in Mountain Lakes, NJ, focuses on DVD distribution opportunities and distributes programming from Aftermath Media, Alpha DVD, A-PIX Entertainment, Bennu Multimedia, Infinite Ventures, Joe Kane Productions, Michael Nesmith's Santa Fe Pictures, Mill Reef Entertainment, NAXOS of America and Planet Theory. About Digital Circus Digital Circus, based in Vancouver, Canada, is teaming up with Supersonic Media Productions, which will handle all post production including DVD authoring. Digital Circus is a division of Aftermath Media, a company dedicated to creating interactive entertainment with compelling content and extraordinary executions.