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1. When did you decide that filmmaking was what you wanted to do?

 At 15. I had a bottle of ketchup, a younger brother and my parent's brand new video camera.

2. Give us your resume' of past projects.

Only short films up to this point. My first was "The Trunk" about a 'business' exchange gone wrong and one man ends up in the trunk of a car. It was silent, shot on Super-8 with a great guitar score by a talented friend, Brian Murken. My second was "Item F-8563". It was a sci-fi short about censorship where a 'citizen worker' discovers a book he is supposed to be making safe for the public and tries to escape with it. He is pursued by a suit and tie clad representative of the 'authority' and eventually trapped. He and the book are sent for processing and correction. This played at the DGA in Hollywood which was very exciting.

3. Who inspired you to become a director?

No one person really. It was the experience of movie going in general that fueled my desire. One of my earliest memories is of a darkened theater. Growing up in a small town in the mountains, my friends and I would only have movies to keep us out of trouble. We'd skateboard down to the local theater and catch double features every week. Tuesday night was mountain night - all seats $2!!

4. You just finished your latest project "Zombie Hunter"  tell us all about it. 

As the name implies, it's about a guy who hunts zombies. The short is actually the opening 10 pages of a completed script. We wanted to do the short as an additional marketing tool to generate interest in the script.

5. What exactly are the "B's of Boron"?

 During our shoot, which was in Boron, CA we encountered a few obstacles and they all seemed to have the letter 'B' in common. First there was the HUGE swarm of bees which would periodically interrupt shooting and force all of us to scatter in panic for our cars. Then there were the bikers - about 10 strong - who noisily rode onto our set and then begged to be in the  movie. Third there was the bomb test taking place at an Air Force base about 5 miles away for our location. It was as though a 5.0 earthquake hit the set and then a thunderous boom echoed over us. Lastly there was the suspicious bacon which Brian, my DP ate the last morning of shooting. He lasted about 2 hours before looking like a zombie himself - pale, sweaty and weak. He nearly passed out while holding the camera. He headed to the hotel and slept for the next 9 hours.

6. What's the future for Zombie Hunter, will there be a full feature made from it? 

That is the hope. With the recent return of zombie popularity there may be a chance.

Geoff Hamby Director of Zombie Hunter

The Zombie Hunter Played by Chris Staviski

Caballero Zombie in the Desert

Another Zombie Victim

"Just Two More Takes"

Lynn Ayala In The Bronco

Dead Zombie In a Field

Severed Arm Thrown From The Bronco Window

Rock Zombie

Ready To Put The Pedal To The Metal

Director of Photography Brian Corder and Barry Green

7. What do you think is the most important thing for a Director to bring to the set? 

Passion. A desire and energy that infects everyone else. Other than that I would say organization. You better know what you want and how you're gonna' get it!

8. What do you think is the biggest problem with Hollywood today? 

I am a little tired of seeing re-makes, especially when you know there are hundreds of great original scripts just sitting on a studio shelf somewhere. There is also a proliferation of the over-glossed, quick cut, MTV style look in movies. The old addage "Less is more" should be applied there. Being a HUGE music lover I'm also disheartened by the lack of good movie scores. They are being replaced by the hot songs of the month. Some movies feel like nothing more than 2 hour soundtrack commercials - again I think of MTV. But, it's a business and businesses need to make money.

9. Any future projects in the works?

In addition to Zombie Hunter, I am working on a screen adaptation of a novel. I have met with the author's wife - the author is deceased - and completed the screenplay. We are in pre-pre-production now.

10. Plug away, it's your only chance!

Brian Corder, DP, editor extraordinaire

Chris Staviski, actor, producer, superstar

Brian Murken, musical genius, web master

Jon Sorenson, greatest zombie ever, dvd menu maestro, editor, graphic designer

Lynn Ayala, actor, future star

Gigi Bannister, make-up!!!

Barry Green, Fiercely Independent Films, inspiration, equipment, knowledge, support, talent

11. Here's where we give you a word or phrase and you give us the first thoughts that pop into your mind.

 Biggest regret- 

waiting so  long to start making movies!

Biggest prick-

anyone who tells me no

Toxic Shock TV (shameless plug)-

greatest website with toxic in the name

Your biggest "break-thru" moment-

i'll let you know when it happens

You can only watch 3 movies for the rest of your life, which 3-

impossible. how many DVDs could I stuff inside 3 DVD cases???

You can only listen to 3 songs for the rest of your life, which 3-

something by The Police, something by John Williams and something by Led Zeppelin oh, and something by Stevie Wonder and Johnny Cash and RUN DMC... no way can I do this.

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