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New Deal Studios' First Co-Production, "100 Feet," Premieres on Sci-Fi Channel
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MARINA DEL REY, CA--(Marketwire - April 23, 2009) - New Deal Studios' first co-production,
"100 Feet," a thriller starring Famke Janssen and Ed Westwick, premieres on
the Sci-Fi Channel this Sunday, April 26th, followed by a DVD release
through Hollywood Video on April 28th. "100 Feet" is the first project to
be released under the production shingle of New Deal Studios.
In "100 Feet" a woman, played by Famke Janssen, is put under house arrest
for killing her abusive husband in self-defense. While confined to a 100'
perimeter in her house, she discovers that the house is haunted by the
ghost of her dead husband.
Academy Award® winning producer Jonathan Sanger entrusted New Deal
co-founder Matthew Gratzner to join the production team as visual effects
supervisor and then co-producer because of his talents as a visual artist,
director and his keen business sense.
During post, New Deal's digital division began work on the project and
completed over 220 digital effects shots for the film in a short eight-week
period with a tight budget. Simultaneously, Gratzner worked with the editor
to re-cut the film, designed and shot several inserts, supervised the
digital intermediate and created a new sequence for the very last scene of
the picture.
Building on 14 years of experience in design, visuals effects and
photography has earned New Deal a reputation for filmmaking, in addition to
its stellar history of effects artistry. Its experience on studio projects
has allowed New Deal to refine the film production workflow and evolve into
a 21st Century Studio. The vision for New Deal Studios is to be the
live-action Pixar. New Deal is passionate about amazing storytelling
executed with unparalleled creativity and production management.
About New Deal Studios:
New Deal Studios was founded in 1995 by Matthew Gratzner, Ian Hunter and
Shannon Blake Gans. This artist owned, independent company is housed in
Marina del Rey, California. NDS uses a diverse palette of artistic tools
that range from the art department, workshop, production, to the digital
department on its projects. Creativity and solid management practices are
the foundation upon which NDS has grown over the years and why major
studios continue to entrust NDS with projects such as "Batman: The Dark
Knight" and "Night At The Museum 2," "Alice in Wonderland," "Terminator:
Salvation" and "Shutter Island."
www.newdealstudios.com