The End of the World Party (zombie-comedy short film)


I directed a fun little zombie-comedy short film called “The End of the World Party.” Starring Nick Sommer and WC Tank on a blustery Halloween day at Grant Park in South Milwaukee.
The End of the World Party

Doing ADR with actor/co-writer/costumer Nick Sommer on a beautiful fall day (recording zombie voices and re-recording a couple of Nick’s lines — 15-30mph of wind on the day we shot).
ADR Session with Nick Sommer

A short video and photos of the beautiful sunrise overlooking Lake Michigan before the shoot.

Fall Sunrise
Red Band Sunrise

Grant Park is an incredibly gorgeous park that I don’t visit enough. A visit there in late August got me thinking about shooting a film there.
Especially this photo:
Hidden Beach
Some more photos from that August trip:
Sunset Golf Hole
Crossing
Covered Bridge
Beach Bridge
Spiderweb
Flower

Hot Summer Night – Photographs

On a hot summer night this Sunday, I visited beautiful Grant Park for the first time in years. Photos are from Grant Park’s Seven Bridges, hidden beach, golf course, and more. Don’t leave summer!

Scared all the Sunday golfers away for a moment…
Sunset Golf Hole

Crossing… Lake Michigan in the background with a stream running into the park in the foreground.
Crossing

I want to make this my summer cottage…
Sunset Golf Shack

Eerie and beautiful…
Covered Bridge

Trying to hold camera steady as mosquitoes maul me…
Beach Bridge

Beautiful ‘hidden’ beach…
Beach

Crawling through the spiderwebs…
Spiderweb

Splash of color… and mosquitoes…
Flower

My stairs can beat-up your stairs.
Serious Stairs

Yeah. It’s was a little humid.
Humid

Leaving…
Exit Bridge

Beautiful bending branch over Lake Michigan.
Bending Branch

Thanks for reading! ~VB

Lollapalooza Evacuation

I was shooting video at Lollapalooza this past weekend, but on Saturday it was evacuated at 330pm because of weather. Photos below, including one of myself, taken during evacuation at the main entrance to Lolla (Congress at Grant Park). Also may post a short video clip of the evac later.

Lollapalooza Evacuation (tight)
Lollapalooza Evacuation (wide)
Lollapalooza Evacuation (self-portrait)