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Frank & Zed: All Puppet Monster Movie (Feature Length!)

Created by Jesse Blanchard

The first all hand-puppet movie in 30 years needs your help. Practical effects, zombies, monsters, and tons of gore -It's 90% done!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

At long last...
over 5 years ago – Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at 05:04:05 PM

Hello Dear Friends!

I have some news—this time next week you could be streaming Frank & Zed!

Frank & Zed: Backerfest!

It won't be perfect. In fact, it may be a real pain in the butt! However, I believe I can make it work. So, more news to come as I get the platform figured out. 


DVDs, BluRays, and Downloads are still a ways away. So, I've decided to at least stream the present cut of the film for you this Halloween! I will also do my absolute best to start shipping all the non-film rewards next week. 


Thanks so much! More details to come.


Jesse


World Premiere Saturday - Roger Ebert Review!
over 5 years ago – Sat, Oct 10, 2020 at 01:59:10 AM

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World Premiere!
over 5 years ago – Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 10:09:09 AM

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Big news coming today!
over 5 years ago – Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 11:41:19 AM

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The most powerful filmmaking tool
over 5 years ago – Mon, Sep 07, 2020 at 10:07:37 PM

Hello Dear Friends,

The film continues to move forward. Right now, I'm navigating the legal and technical issues - which is as exhausting and boring as it sounds. Despite being sooooo close to the finish line, I still don't have a firm idea of when I can share the film. As always, my apologies and thank you for your patience. 

So, here's a peak at something else!


The most powerful filmmaking tool:


  Hmmm, the preview image kind of gives it away. 

Storyboard wall. The Orange post-its cover shots we're not tackling that day.
Jesse explains a shot to Jason.
This is the original village intro boards. Most of this was scrapped. But, you can see the first drawing of the priest's hood in the bottom right corner.

Templates:

Would you like to take a crack at storyboarding yourself? Here are the storyboard templates  I created and have used for the last decade. 

Download Links!

Storyboard Template Large

Storyboard Template Small

Storyboard Trading Card Reward:

Many of you snagged one of the 4,500 original storyboards I did for the film. I wanted to dress them up for you a bit so I made the custom Frank & Zed trading cards. What do you think?  

Want your own? Snag one here!

More good stuff on the way. As always, thanks for your patience!

Jesse

Extra Bits: Caravaggio