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April 5, 2011 · 10:56 PM

READY TEDDY to Bare Bones

Ready Teddy will slice through Muskogee, Oklahoma later this month when it screens at the Bare Bones International Film Festival.  Writer/director Jerod Costa announced recently that his bloody opus has been nominated in the Best Horror/Sci-Fi Micro category at the festival which champions small-budget filmmakers.  Ready Teddy is scheduled to run Saturday, April 30th at 2 PM.

Elvis is kidnapped by four Liverpudlian lunatics seeking to extract the secret of That-Which-All-Men-Desire. Caught in a trap and can’t walk out, will our hero get all shook up? That’ll be the day! Not for the squeamish, Ready Teddy is a tale of blood, guts and peanut-butter-banana cuisine.

Brad Stephens stars as a sinister Paul McCartney in the film.  Shot in the Dallas area, Ready Teddy made its début last year at the Trail Dance Film Festival, winning two awards including Best Dark Comedy.  It then went on to claim the Best Short Film award at Blood Bath 2: The Film Festival in November.

The Bare Bones International Film Festival was created for filmmakers, screenwriters and actors involved in independent motion picture projects anywhere in the world.  Movie Maker Magazine named the festival one of their “25 Festivals Worth The Entry Fee” in 2010.  The festival run April 25–May 1, 2011 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

For more information, visit The Bare Bones International Film Festival website.

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November 14, 2010 · 9:30 PM

READY TEDDY Bathes in Gory

Ready Teddy took home Best Short Film honors at Blood Bath 2: The Film Festival tonight.  In the film, Brad Stephens plays Paul McCartney in a story filled with action, dark humor and enough blood to bathe in.  Shot in the Dallas area, the film made its début earlier this year at the Trail Dance Film Festival, winning two awards including Best Dark Comedy. 

The six-minute short screened earlier today to a very eager crowd of horror enthusiasts.  In attendance were writer/director Jerod Costa and actors Mickey Finn (Elvis), Scott Barber (John) and Brad Stephens (Paul).  Awards were presented this evening at the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff, Texas.

The King of Rock-N-Roll is kidnapped by four Liverpudlian lunatics seeking the secret of That-Which-All-Men-Desire. Caught in a trap and can’t walk out, will our hero get all shook up? That’ll be the day! Not for the squeamish, Ready Teddy is a tale of blood, guts and peanut-butter-banana cuisine. 

Blood Bath 2: The Film Festival is the 4th film festival organized and hosted by DOA Blood Bath Entertainment. This two-day event is a celebration of independent cinema in the horror and dark comedy genres. Details, trailers, posters, tickets, and much more can be found at http://www.doabloodbath.com.

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November 8, 2010 · 12:00 PM

READY TEDDY at Blood Bath

Ready Teddy will hit the big screen in Dallas this weekend as DOA Blood Bath Entertainment will screen the Jerod Costa film at the Blood Bath 2 Film Festival in the Texas Theatre.  Brad Stephens channels the darker side of Paul McCartney in the award-winning six-minute short filled with action, dark humor and enough blood to bathe in. 

Elvis is kidnapped by four Liverpudlian lunatics seeking to extract the secret of That-Which-All-Men-Desire. Caught in a trap and can’t walk out, will our hero get all shook up? That’ll be the day! Not for the squeamish, Ready Teddy is a tale of blood, guts and peanut-butter-banana cuisine. 

Shot in the Dallas area, the film made its début earlier this year at the Trail Dance Film Festival, winning two awards including Best Dark Comedy.  Ready Teddy runs during the second day of this year’s Blood Bath Film Festival, November 14th at the Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. in Dallas.  It is currently scheduled to run shortly after 1 PM. 

Blood Bath 2: The Film Festival is the 4th film festival organized and hosted by DOA Blood Bath Entertainment. This two-day event is a celebration of independent cinema in the horror and dark comedy genres.  Details, trailers, posters, tickets, and much more can be found at http://www.doabloodbath.com.

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January 25, 2010 · 1:30 PM

READY TEDDY Wins at Trail Dance

Ready Teddy took home two Golden Drovers last night at the awards presentation for the Trail Dance Film Festival, held over the weekend in Duncan, Oklahoma.  Writer, Producer, Director Jerod Costa’s bloody rock-n-roll opus took home a statue for Best Dark Comedy.  Kate Cassity won a trophy for her poster design for the film.

Ready Teddy screened Saturday night to the delight of festival attendees.  In attendance were a number of the cast and crew who took to the stage afterwards for a Q&A session.  When pressed about his treatment of the Fab Four, Costa responded by initiating a debate on who was better, Elvis or The Beatles.  The audience was clearly divided between the music icons but everyone appeared to enjoy the film.

In the film, I play a Liverpudlian lunatic named Paul whose crew — John, George and Ringo — has kidnapped the King of Rock-N-Roll seeking to extract the secret of That-Which-All-Men-Desire. Caught in a trap and can’t walk out, will our hero get all shook up? That’ll be the day! Not for the squeamish, Ready Teddy is a tale of blood, guts and peanut-butter-banana cuisine.

The Trail Dance Film Festival introduces up-and-coming filmmakers from around the globe to Oklahoma’s emergent film industry and provides a welcoming forum to showcase films amidst a beautiful Western landscape. The festival concludes with a grand awards gala and reception where custom sculpted Golden Drover Awards are presented to winning filmmakers and one lucky high school student will be awarded a $2000 scholarship to pursue a career in filmmaking. Trail Dance is an event organized by the Southwest Association of Film (SWAF).

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December 17, 2009 · 1:30 PM

READY TEDDY Heads to Trail Dance

Ready Teddy, the latest film by local auteur Jerod Costa, will début as an official selection of the 2010 Trail Dance Film Festival.  Named one of MovieMaker Magazine’s Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in 2009, Trail Dance 2010 will be held January 22-24th in Duncan, Oklahoma.  Ready Teddy is scheduled to screen Saturday, January 23rd at 8:45 PM in the Simmons Center Theater

In the film, I play a Liverpudlian lunatic named Paul whose band — John, George and Ringo — has kidnapped the King of Rock-N-Roll seeking to extract the secret of That Which All Men Desire.  Caught in a trap and can’t walk out, will our hero get all shook up?  That’ll be the day!  Not for the squeamish, Ready Teddy is a tale of blood, guts and peanut-butter banana cuisine.

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A prolific filmmaker, Costa will also be presenting another short film at the festival, Three Dreams in Three Minutes, a visual representation and interpretation of three dreams that the filmmaker experienced.  In addition, Trail Dance will also present NINEtoFIVE, a short film from Ready Teddy director of photography Anthony Vasiliadis.

The Trail Dance Film Festival introduces up-and-coming filmmakers from around the globe to Oklahoma’s emergent film industry and provides a welcoming forum to showcase films amidst a beautiful Western landscape.  The festival concludes with a grand awards gala and reception where custom sculpted Golden Drover Awards are presented to winning filmmakers and one lucky high school student will be awarded a $2000 scholarship to pursue a career in filmmaking.  Trail Dance is an event organized by the Southwest Association of Film (SWAF).

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September 11, 2009 · 1:00 PM

The Ballad of Paul and Elvis

Don't Mess with Paul McCartneyIt’s been awhile since we heard from our friend Jerod Costa.  Last January he shared a teaser for his short film, Ready Teddy, in which I play a rather sadistic Paul McCartney.  I’m pleased to report that the project is still moving forward and we may have a completed film to share soon!

Hello everyone, it’s been a while…

This is just a quick update to assure everyone that Ready Teddy hasn’t fallen into some deep, dank pit where it’s struggling to survive. This last year life has gotten in the way of my aspirations for the film. I had a tremendously busy graduating semester where I produced 14 short films. My computer crashed and I had to essentially start from scratch. I’ve also had some fairly horrendous money issues. But alas, enough bitching.

Last night I finished a rough cut of the film. It looks great cats! (And kittens!) I also have Anthony working on sprucing up some of the shots with muzzle blasts for the guns and a few other surprises. I’m working on getting this early cut to Daron, the composer, sometime this coming weekend. Next week I’ll smooth out the edges of the picture cut and get into the sound editing, yuck! I hate sound editing. Bottom line: My goal is to have it finished by October 1st. Then we hit the festival circuit. I’m still toying with a few ideas for a premiere for the cast/crew.

Needless to say it’s beena wild ride this year, but soon you all will be enjoying the pleasent sight of Mitch, legless and screaming. Thanks again for all the time and effort put into the project. A director is only as good as his cast and crew.

-Jerod

That’s great news, Jerod.  We’re all wishing you the best and looking forward to seeing Ready Teddy in all its gory … I mean, glory.

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January 25, 2009 · 10:00 PM

READY TEDDY Teaser Online!

Jerod Costa must juggle the demands of life with his passion for filmmaking.  This results in a post-production process that is slower than his liking.  Nonetheless, he is making great strides in completing his film, Ready Teddy, and has produced a trailer to whet your appetite.

I had the pleasure of working on this project in November, playing the part of Paul McCartney in Costa’s bloody opus.  Here is your first look at me playing a legend!

WARNING: What follows is, well, rather bloody and vulgar and goes great with fried peanut-butter and banana sandwiches!

 

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And that, my friends, is just the beginning.  Ready Teddy is coming soon!  Thoughts, comments?

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November 25, 2008 · 2:33 PM

‘Ready Teddy’ Set Photos

Here is a small sampling of photos from the Ready Teddy shoot.  These are about all I can share on this blog.  The rest are rather brutal.  Enjoy!

Don't Mess with Paul McCartney

Elvis Kryptonite

The King, Defeated

What All Men Desire

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November 22, 2008 · 10:58 AM

The Long Unwinding Reel

Here’s an update on Ready Teddy from writer/director Jarod Costa:

The film is good…in fact it’s freaking amazing. The transfer session could not have gone better. Every shot looks perfect. We did not lose a single take due to focus, underexposure, or scratches on the film. I could not ask for a better looking film. It’s being transferred HD so it looks amazingly crisp. I wasn’t able to get the footage due to some equipment malfunctioning, but I’ll be able to pick up my drive on Monday and then start editing. So for now we have this weekend to celebrate our amazing achievment.

Sounds like it is going very well.  I can’t wait to see how everything turns out.

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November 18, 2008 · 12:52 AM

“I Buried Paul”

Ready Teddy has wrapped!

Doc, I got this pain right here...The bizarre and bloody short film in which I play a Goodfellas-esque Paul McCartney successfully completed principal photography over the weekend.  It took two 14-hour days to shoot the six page script but there were a lot of effects to cover in those six pages.  Without giving too much away, let’s just say there was more blood spilt in this flick than contained in all four Beatles combined — or perhaps almost as much as was in Elvis himself.

 I just received an e-mail from the screenwriter and director, Jarod Costa:

It’s a great feeling to stop for a moment, look to the right and Elvis is on his cell phone wandering a graveled Mansfield parking lot…turn to my left and see George Harrison and John Lennon bloodied and sharing a cigarette and look straight ahead and see Troy shirtless and spitting blood. Every one of you gave a spectacular performance and deserves massive amounts of kudos. I now know what cast and crew I want on all of my projects.

It’s a great feeling for an actor when a director is this enthusiastic about a shoot.

I’ve been promised stills from the set and, of course, a copy of the completed project which should be done before the year is out.  In the meantime, above is a shot taken with my phone.  Enjoy!

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