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I have never met Stantz, but I followed the production of this movie. I am also an independant filmmaker and understand how hard it is to shoot a film without any backing. Here are some things to remember:

PRODUCTION:
The misconception is that Eric shot this on video - he did infact shoot on Super 8mm film and made it work. Shooting on film - even Super 8mm - runs in the thousands of dollars. To buy the stock, have it developed, transfered to video and color corrected is not a cheap process.

Time is also a difficult thing tocome by. These people are not part of S.A.G or any other motion picture union - they have their day jobs. So they work when they can which can drag a production on. Speaking of S.A.G, the acting is not the best, but we work within our budgets.

TECHNOLOGY

Again, Stantz shot this movie on Super 8mm film using a NIZO 6080 - I know because I own the same camera. For two minutes of film cost about 15 dollars and another 15 to get it developed - so $30 for 2 minutes of filmstock. Multiply that by an 1.5 hr show and you're looking at about $3,000.00 just for filmstock. Then you are going to spend about another $2,000.00 to have it color corrected and transfered to video via RANK technology.

The film is not a mega blockbuster costing $82,000,000.00. But for a regular guy who has a passion for movies, forked out his own money, and got it ON video shelves, he should be applauded.

"ice" is a fantastic indie gorefest that invokes stan brakhage and sam raimi. this 8mm epic is atmospheric, imaginative, and has plenty of amazing special fx. scares and gore galore! check it out!