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Ralph Gethings

Do all that you can with time you have, and enjoy the time you have left

About Me

Hey everyone, What can I say about myself? I am a horror movie fan raised on everything from Boris Karloff's Mummy to chainsaw weilding Texans and Jason's continued exploits on Crystal Lake. I like to keep my "geek" in the closet, but have been tricked into talking about the latest comics and the latest sci-fi shows airing on Space. I'm a huge fan of shows like Tales From the Crypt, Tales From the Darkside, Monsters, Twilight Zone, etc... I like my movies to have an end, and yeah I'm one of those guys that really doesn't like to have to pump the brain juice to figure out what the hell is going on.
I've been doing makeup FX off and on for about 8 years, more recently due to my involvement with some local production houses. One of my high points was shaking hands with Tom Savini when at a New York convention. I love traditional and practical FX and find the digital medium only works if used when nothing else does.
As far as film-making goes, I've done two shorts, Hidden Darkness and 6 Minutes, both of which will hopefully be released before Christmas and be available for download on my site. I've got four other projects in various stages of pre-production, including 3 shorts and my first feature, which is based on my Hidden Darkness short.
I have a website that details alot of my work, although its a little dated. The new site(same address) will be launched October 31st 2006. Other then my current endeavors, I'm known for my figure painting (for which I've won many awards). I've also taken up sculpting over the last couple of years and have actually had one of my statues made into a model kit....cool!
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My Interests

Indie Film Making (Horror Films), Gore Effects, Figure kit building & Sculpting, Animation, Script Writing, anything creative!
& My Xbox 360!

I'd like to meet:

I'm into meeting any indie film makers, especially those involved in low to no budget productions. People who work in the makeup effects industry or even hobbiests who have an interest in this field. We can all learn from each other in many ways. Anyone from the city of Ottawa, Ontario is also encouraged to contact me.You can also visit my website at Darkstorm Films and let me know what you think of my work.

Music:

Techno Industrial Dance. My favorite band is VNV Nation followed by Apoptygma Berzerk. I'm a huge fan of the 80s and have been known to listen to traditional old school country (not this new young country CRAP) Johny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers. My favorite song is "Ring of Fire" by Johny Cash.

Movies:

The list goes on and on. I generally gravitate towards Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Horror. I like comedies, but usually won't pay to see them in a theatre. I can watch chick flicks once in awhile, but I tend to save those for my girlfriend. Some of my favorite films include Serenity, The Lord Of the Rings trilogy, Dune(David Lynch)...

Television:

I don't watch a lot of television, but once every now and again something comes along that I have to watch. Currently I watch Battlestar Galactica(Best show on TV), Supernatural, and Masters of Horror. My favorite television series is Firefly(even though its dead, I can watch it over and over).

Books:

Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, good fantasy, anything Clive Barker, the Hot Blood series, and anything that can make my skin crawl!

Heroes:

Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson. Two small time horror directors that have made it big and garnered the respect of top industry players and fans.I also have to throw Joss Whedon in there too, the man can do no wrong!

My Blog

McDonalds - what else are you eatin?

Okay, so I'm a little off topic today, but I gotta complain about something that's been bugging me for awhile now. I was at a McDonalds location on the weekend grabbing chicken McNuggets(probably the ...
Posted by Ralph Gethings on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:51:00 PST

Finally back on-line

It's been an off and on fight with my on-line access over the last few months. I've clocked countless hours on the phone with people who can barely speak english, walking me through the same steps ove...
Posted by Ralph Gethings on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:42:00 PST

No Means No

With the Killer 63 announced my spare time is slowly fading. Along with my K63 short I've also scheduled another short to be shot towards the end of the month called "No Means No". It's a tiny controv...
Posted by Ralph Gethings on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:11:00 PST

K63 Ottawa Horror Film Festival

The game is afoot! I am one of 13 directors chosen to complete a short horror film for Ottawa's next big yearly(hopefully) event. The general idea behind the festival is that each director is given 63...
Posted by Ralph Gethings on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:30:00 PST

Smallville

OK, I'm gonna let my geek out. So I'm watching the fifth season of Smallville and its a great show if your into that super hero, X-files,  90210 thing. Unfortunately I am, but something bites me ...
Posted by Ralph Gethings on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:20:00 PST

Battlestar Galactica Season 2.5 DVD

Well the release date for Battlestar Galactica 2.5 is upon us and I'm here to say there is no better quality television being aired today. BUT, although this series is great, send Universal a message ...
Posted by Ralph Gethings on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:10:00 PST

Hidden Darkness

Well its September now 2006, and my little short is still in limbo. At the beginning of the summer I handed everything over to professional editor and film maker Adrian Langley to do a final cut of th...
Posted by Ralph Gethings on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:45:00 PST

Prey For the Beast

OK Brett, this one's directed at you my friend. After last weekend's shoot I went home somewhat disheartened as to how one particular scene played out. You had just found your friend gutted and scream...
Posted by Ralph Gethings on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:20:00 PST

My first ever BLOG!

Well this is it, my first Blog. I've been bugged for awhile now to start one of these and well, here it is. I'm not sure that all I have to say is that interesting, so I'm just gonna talk about anythi...
Posted by Ralph Gethings on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:01:00 PST