A movie release party is being held to honor Ball State University students for finishing a feature film that took more than one year to complete.
The party for the cast and crew is from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday at Toyota & Scion of Muncie, located on Nebo Road.
The film, "Bloody Good Movie", was produced as a part of the Department of Telecommunications immersive-learning program, which is in its sixth year.
"Bloody Good Movie" is about five writers who are trying to develop the next horror piece. The film follows each writer through his or her own story as part of the larger film, producer Katrina Pena said. The film took 15 months to finish and involved more than 100 Ball State students.
"It was hard working around all of the people's schedules who were volunteering on this project, but everyone was great," Pena said.
Associate producer Glenn Pratt also agreed that scheduling was a challenge for the crew.
"Planning is everything," Pratt said. "It all comes down to how well you did on your pre-production planning."
Pratt said in addition to learning technical skills, the project helped him come out of his shell.
"In the beginning, it was difficult to talk to people," Pratt said. "I had to talk to everyone from actors, to businesses and even police. After a while, it is just second nature."
In the last two years, TCOM has produced several other films, including "Grove Lake" and "Freewall." "Freewall" was recently screened at the Indianapolis International Festival.
Pena said she would recommend being a part of an immersive learning project like this one to anyone who wants to learn how to make a feature-length film.
"It's difficult as a producer," Pena said. "You oversee everything, getting the budget, feeding the cast and stuff. I really learned communication. When you tell someone something you have make sure it's absolutely clear. But everyone has one goal-to make the film," she said.
"Bloody Good Movie" is set to premiere in the spring of 2010 at the IMAX and the Indiana State Museum. Pena also said she hopes the film will be released to DVD.
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