tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19647964866949809542024-03-04T23:00:08.962-08:00GIANT MONSTER PLAYSETGreg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964796486694980954.post-53915860906396283962013-08-08T15:41:00.000-07:002013-08-09T05:15:22.886-07:00GIANT MONSTER PLAYSET UNLEASHED ONLINE & DVD!In September 2010 I decided to take an idea I'd scribbled in my journal a few years earlier and turn it into a film. By the next September, with a little hard work and a lot of help from very gracious (and talented) friends and family members, the film was a reality. Two years and a hand full of film festivals later, GIANT MONSTER PLAYSET is finally <a href="https://vimeo.com/71925900" target="_blank">online</a> and on <a href="https://www.createspace.com/376386" target="_blank">DVD</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/71925900">GIANT MONSTER PLAYSET</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/octoberville">Greg Pope</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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The DVD features the film, a director's commentary (me rambling for 11 minutes . . .how could anyone resist this?), visual effects reel, trailers, production galleries, and the full length official soundtrack album MONSTER SUIT.<br />
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DVD Available now at <a href="https://www.createspace.com/376386" target="_blank">CreateSpace</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Giant-Monster-Playset/dp/B00E9HSZFW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375970729&sr=8-1&keywords=giant+monster+playset">Amazon.</a><br />
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After receiving a mysterious package, a young boy innocently plays with it’s toy monster contents, unknowingly unleashing a gigantic beast bent on destroying his own small town. Shot in Franklin Tennessee on a micro budget of $600, Giant Monster Playset was an official selection at several festivals including the Nashville Film Festival, Comic-Con International (San Diego), and The Science Fiction+Fantasy Short Film Festival (Seattle). It also screens daily at the EMP Museum in Seattle, WA on the largest indoor LED screen in the world. Written & Directed by Greg Pope<br />
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Greg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964796486694980954.post-15838415804950705542013-06-14T11:58:00.000-07:002013-06-14T11:58:50.144-07:00GMPS Screening at Seattle's EMP Museum "Sky Church"…Daily!<div class="p1">
The <a href="http://www.empmuseum.org/" target="_blank">EMP Museum</a> in Seattle is a pretty amazing place. I and a few other filmmakers were taken on a tour by museum curator Brooks Peck back in January when <a href="http://www.giantmonsterplayset.com/" target="_blank">Giant Monster Playset</a> screened at the Science Fiction + Fantasy Film Festival (a museum sponsored event).<br />
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Just one of the incredible sights (& sounds) there is a thing called the <b><a href="http://www.empmuseum.org/at-the-museum/museum-features/sky-church.aspx" target="_blank">Sky Church</a></b>….a huge room housing the <b>largest indoor LED screen in the world</b>, powered by an <b>85,000 watt</b> JBL sound system. Honestly my first thought was "my kids would love to play Xbox on that" (and the Museum has that covered- they host video game nights there).<br />
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So I was not a little blown away when I received an email from the program manager asking if they could make Giant Monster Playset part of the <b>daily content</b> that screens at Sky Church.</div>
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So beginning today if you happen to be in the Seattle area you can see GMPS bigger and louder than ever at the EMP Museum. </div>
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Oh and you can see a whole slew of much cooler stuff like: </div>
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Stay Tuned…getting set to release GMPS online and on DVD this summer!<br />
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Visit the <a href="http://www.giantmonsterplayset.com/" target="_blank">official site</a>. Preview/order the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/monster-suit-original-soundtrack/id475559104" target="_blank">official soundtrack</a>.<br />
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Greg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964796486694980954.post-32863691847492003322013-01-03T13:20:00.000-08:002013-01-03T13:22:25.575-08:00GMPS at Science Fiction + Fantast Short Film FestEMP Museum and the Seattle International Film Festival will present the eight annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival on January 19th, 2013. The festival selects 21 films from around the globe and I'm thrilled to announce that <a href="http://giantmonsterplayset.com/" target="_blank">Giant Monster Playset</a> is one of them! The films will be shown at the Cinerama Theatre on Seattle's largest screen, 30 feet by 90 feet.
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I'll be attending the festival and I'm truly looking forward to it. Also looking forward to seeing <a href="http://www.empmuseum.org/at-the-museum/current-exhibits/hear-my-train-a-comin-hendrix-hits-london" target="_blank">Jimi Hendrix's Westerner hat</a> and <a href="http://www.empmuseum.org/at-the-museum/current-exhibits/cant-look-away-the-lure-of-horror-film.aspx" target="_blank">the axe used by Jack Nicholson</a> in The Shining at EMP Museum. <br />
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Below is the official trailer for the festival which features some truly amazing films (two shots from GMPS are also featured here):<br />
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<br />Greg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964796486694980954.post-57734472065300053992012-08-15T08:13:00.000-07:002012-08-15T08:13:03.558-07:00Giant Monster Playset at B-MOVIE CELEBRATIONGiant Monster Playset will screen at this year's "B-Movie Celebration" alongside a slew of other awesome b-monster movies September 14-16 in Columbus, Indiana and also on October 26-27 in Montreal, Canada.<br />
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Ticketing and Festival info <a href="http://www.bmoviecelebration.com/?page_id=8">here</a>.<br />
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Official Soundtrack Available here <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/monster-suit-original-soundtrack/id475559104" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itunes.apple.com/us/album/monster-suit-original-soundtrack/id475559104</a><br />
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Synopsis: A young boy receives a mysterious package. Upon opening it, he innocently plays with it’s toy monster contents. Simultaneously a gigantic beast appears, bent on the destruction of his own small town. The boy’s older brother discovers the connection between the two and realizes only he can stop it.Greg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964796486694980954.post-32952647480065327722012-06-13T17:40:00.002-07:002012-06-14T06:23:58.238-07:00Giant Monster Playset at COMIC-CON 2012!Very excited to announce GIANT MONSTER PLAYSET will make it's west coast premiere at <span class="st"><i>COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL</i>, the largest comic book and popular arts convention in the world, </span>as part of the Comic-Con Independent Film Festival.<br />
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Official Soundtrack Available here <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/monster-suit-original-soundtrack/id475559104" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itunes.apple.com/us/album/monster-suit-original-soundtrack/id475559104</a><br />
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Synopsis: A young boy receives a mysterious package. Upon opening it, he innocently plays with it’s toy monster contents. Simultaneously a gigantic beast appears, bent on the destruction of his own small town. The boy’s older brother discovers the connection between the two and realizes only he can stop it.Greg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964796486694980954.post-60559979575662616402012-04-20T08:34:00.000-07:002012-04-20T08:34:07.437-07:00Stellar Review from Nashville Art Scene of the GMPS Premiere!<em>"Giant Monster Playset</em> is an homage to giant monster films like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_%281933_film%29" target="_blank" title="Wikipedia King Kong 1933 film">King Kong</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla" target="_blank" title="Wikipedia Godzilla 1954 film">Godzilla</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them%21" target="_blank" title="Wikipedia Them! 1954 film">Them!</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_%28film%29" target="_blank" title="Wikipedia Tarantula 1955 film">Tarantula</a>, to name only a few. More than anything, though, <em>Giant Monster Playset</em> reminds us that what we love most about movies is the opportunity to create imaginative fun..."<br />
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THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH, 6PM<br />
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW:<br />
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Hope to see you there! Bring the kids! If you have questions about the film or this showing fire away at: <a href="mailto:octoberville@gmail.com">octoberville@gmail.com</a>Greg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964796486694980954.post-31140589167584703982011-12-08T11:45:00.000-08:002011-12-08T11:45:54.838-08:00Monsterfink's Midnight Monster Spookshow: Giant Monster Playset<a href="http://tomkrohne.blogspot.com/2011/11/giant-monster-playset.html?spref=bl">Monsterfink's Midnight Monster Spookshow: Giant Monster Playset</a>: No, I'm not talking about the Godzilla vs The Tricephellon Monster playset...though that thing was cool. No I'm talking about Director Greg ...Greg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964796486694980954.post-20403859219977975552011-12-01T09:00:00.000-08:002011-12-01T09:00:31.053-08:00Former Pixar Artist Paul Conrad Designs GMPS One Sheet!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0gVPeVTsxS6ILF5mjRKw1jao0iKKYKWzXDsRTcz3Zqk1bEQPetPpxitb1lOEpNcbNxwZPz52R1MyZV5Cda5YkEPVQuvevI7To-wbMPV49ROiWDSW4TunPYq3lhJ5WLwp02291SKz4b0/s1600/GMPS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0gVPeVTsxS6ILF5mjRKw1jao0iKKYKWzXDsRTcz3Zqk1bEQPetPpxitb1lOEpNcbNxwZPz52R1MyZV5Cda5YkEPVQuvevI7To-wbMPV49ROiWDSW4TunPYq3lhJ5WLwp02291SKz4b0/s320/GMPS.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
Check out former Pixar and Disney artist <a href="http://superrobotmonster.blogspot.com/2011/11/giant-monster-playset.html" target="_blank">Paul Conrad's post</a> on the creation of the poster/one sheet for Giant Monster Playset as well as the packaging for the actual playset box used in the film.Greg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964796486694980954.post-88618946805174280792011-11-21T08:07:00.000-08:002011-11-21T08:07:09.837-08:00Great review/post from Robert Hood:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3f0zVYdY2bkRr96DsjbVAdF6KBPQ8ApFQfW82WV6vB3JwoaoLU2XWEjZrAw5NsKK7DSOhBW8n_AV8WR2FtNf4UXCwtiUZHTcLDuXy6MrFgHlyDQofkgwFD8IUjxNJ7VU_dChyphenhyphencgw7Fs/s1600/Picture+6.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3f0zVYdY2bkRr96DsjbVAdF6KBPQ8ApFQfW82WV6vB3JwoaoLU2XWEjZrAw5NsKK7DSOhBW8n_AV8WR2FtNf4UXCwtiUZHTcLDuXy6MrFgHlyDQofkgwFD8IUjxNJ7VU_dChyphenhyphencgw7Fs/s400/Picture+6.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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"With its clear dedicatory approach to the monster mayhem, Giant Monster Playset looks like a lot of fun and director Pope appears to have caught much of the attitude that made the old films so imaginatively exciting."<br />
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See the entire post complete w/ stillz galore and behind the scenes pics <a href="http://roberthood.net/blog/index.php/2011/11/18/the-giant-monster-playset-is-ready-for-delivery/" target="_blank">here</a>.Greg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964796486694980954.post-83615888532084083752011-11-16T08:33:00.000-08:002011-11-16T08:33:36.572-08:00MONSTER REVEALED: New GMPS TeaserA new 40 second teaser for the film reveals the monster:<br />
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You can also watch the teaser on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xoUoXHlLM" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.Greg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964796486694980954.post-66379066757915993652011-11-14T12:31:00.000-08:002011-11-14T12:31:02.397-08:00MONSTER SUIT: Official Soundtrack for the Film Released!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPhr4XjFij0nGuvmEqGjAn7JQdRHTdT_jGaMvOLYIvx1fzdfdLnPzIRBbFRxw1XasC9b6dDlF8sYZNiEj42wTsfwC2jSaLJViXYnge_VWaOma3-qtv1NZ09lONY5_5cAWDZtlL6XLYUk/s1600/gp+monster+suit+LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPhr4XjFij0nGuvmEqGjAn7JQdRHTdT_jGaMvOLYIvx1fzdfdLnPzIRBbFRxw1XasC9b6dDlF8sYZNiEj42wTsfwC2jSaLJViXYnge_VWaOma3-qtv1NZ09lONY5_5cAWDZtlL6XLYUk/s320/gp+monster+suit+LR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>While GIANT MONSTER PLAYSET is under consideration at several film festivals I decided to go ahead and make the music from the film available. Preview all tracks below and pick up a copy at <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/gregpope4" target="_blank">CDbaby</a> or <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/monster-suit-original-soundtrack/id475559104" target="_blank">iTunes</a>.<br />
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The trailer for GIANT MONSTER PLAYSET will be shown at the Pickwick theater in Chicago this weekend as part of <a href="http://www.g-fan.com/html/gfest_xviii/gfest_xviii.php">G-FEST</a>, the largest gathering of Godzilla and Japanese monster fans in the world. <br />
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Huge thanks to festival organizer and J.D. Lees for his willingness to support an independent film this way! It's quite an honor to be sharing the big screen with some classic Godzilla films!<br />
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J.D. is also the the co-author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Official-Godzilla-Compendium-Year-Retrospective/dp/0679888225">The Official Godzilla Compendium</a> which I happen to own and frequently enjoy reading with my kids.Greg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964796486694980954.post-47475698667035908772011-07-07T15:56:00.001-07:002011-07-07T16:11:56.152-07:00Trailer Coming Soon . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylqkqz6C_VlPjM08Z_sQG24OKsVj9pCLBpPUiONN9hyPp-oHXluQOf5kGcc1TvL0NNvr5rSRYE6YO4amaWYaCgsJwP512hRgRU6O3PvOsVSaH0cOroBnOHZsus5aUL6g_RW2BUtGTWpg/s1600/trailer+image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylqkqz6C_VlPjM08Z_sQG24OKsVj9pCLBpPUiONN9hyPp-oHXluQOf5kGcc1TvL0NNvr5rSRYE6YO4amaWYaCgsJwP512hRgRU6O3PvOsVSaH0cOroBnOHZsus5aUL6g_RW2BUtGTWpg/s400/trailer+image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Greg Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920156101306772664noreply@blogger.com