Strange things have been happening at Langer airfield in recent months. If you stumbled there in the evening you could well have noticed a lot of spare limbs and copious amounts of tomato ketchup. They were all necessary props for Gasoline Blood, the first in a trilogy of short horror films being directed by Nottingham's David Pope. It's a zombie film (although David doesn't really like the term zombie) based in an abandoned warehouse. It's also a comedy romp in a 1970's Hammer style with lots of chases through fields. "We had about 40 extras come down on a day and our make-up artist applied loads of zombie make-up to them all. It was quite a sight seeing them all lined up together." Getting started David's film career got started while studying media production at Lincoln University. He's gradually built up his projects spending more money and having his shorts screened at Bang! at Nottingham's Broadway.
 | | David Pope in full director mode |
David, 27, isn't one to let obstacles get in his way. "The greatest advice to give to people is just to create your own opportunities. Lots of people come out of university and think they'll get a job in the media. "I think because it's so competitive you need to do your own things to make you stand out from the crowd." Vampires and werewolves Having completed Gasoline Blood, David is currently editing Creeping Thirst, a vampire film. It was mostly filmed in London with a few scenes shot in Nottinghamshire. He's hoping to get it into the big horror film festival, Fright Fest, that's held in August.
 | | David takes a break |
After that he's planning the third in his horror trilogy. This will be about werewolves. David isn't worried about spiralling costs, especially with werewolf transformation scenes. "I would never not do anything because of cost. As you build up your portfolio it's good to spend a bit more and make things bigger and better. It shows you are progressing." David is currently writing Gasoline Blood the feature film and is going to be applying for funding throughout the year with a new production company Year of the Dog Films.
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