QotD movie FAQ part 10
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forgottenbennetVampires and Music Videos
We made three Lestat music videos. MTV may not play them, because the movie has an "R" rating, but VH1 could. In addition, we intend to release them on the net.
The videos are seen in part in the movie. They will almost certainly be on the DVD. They will probably be shown at some point on the TV music channels. However, we hope to release them in other formats soon.
The videos are of Lestat and his band, so no one else from the cast, including Aaliyah, is in them. In other words, they aren't QUEEN OF THE DAMNED videos (which could include Aaliyah); they are videos from the band "The Vampire Lestat" (aka "Satan's Night Out"). For those who care, they each have a classic horror-movie theme: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, Murnau's NOSFERATU, and Browning's DRACULA.
The "Death Valley" Concert in Werribee, Australia
Let me thank you for coming out to Werribee that very long, cold and windy night. The same goes for Vampvan and the 1200 other Goths who cheered with such conviction that Stuart Townsend describes it as the best night of his acting career. There is quite a bit of the concert and the crowd in the film, but it's unlikely that, because of their very number, all 1200 will be identifiable... although I expect a lot of freeze-framing searches through the QUEEN DVD next year!
I hate even thinking about how we chose the concert site — I can't imagine more boring location scouts. Basically, we needed a wide-open place that wasn't too far from Melbourne. The openness was meant to reflect Death Valley, which in turn was an idea of Michael Rymer's after hearing of the Burning Man concerts. There was a racetrack also considered, as well as an airport. But all had more disadvantages than Werribee, when you factor in "look." As I suspected at the time, since we were shooting at night, it wouldn't have mattered all that much where we shot. You didn't ask why we bussed everyone in. The answer is, so no one would get cold and decide to slip away and drive home while we were shooting. Twelve hours is longer than you imagine when it's cold, right?
We made three Lestat music videos. MTV may not play them, because the movie has an "R" rating, but VH1 could. In addition, we intend to release them on the net.
The videos are seen in part in the movie. They will almost certainly be on the DVD. They will probably be shown at some point on the TV music channels. However, we hope to release them in other formats soon.
The videos are of Lestat and his band, so no one else from the cast, including Aaliyah, is in them. In other words, they aren't QUEEN OF THE DAMNED videos (which could include Aaliyah); they are videos from the band "The Vampire Lestat" (aka "Satan's Night Out"). For those who care, they each have a classic horror-movie theme: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, Murnau's NOSFERATU, and Browning's DRACULA.
The "Death Valley" Concert in Werribee, Australia
Let me thank you for coming out to Werribee that very long, cold and windy night. The same goes for Vampvan and the 1200 other Goths who cheered with such conviction that Stuart Townsend describes it as the best night of his acting career. There is quite a bit of the concert and the crowd in the film, but it's unlikely that, because of their very number, all 1200 will be identifiable... although I expect a lot of freeze-framing searches through the QUEEN DVD next year!
I hate even thinking about how we chose the concert site — I can't imagine more boring location scouts. Basically, we needed a wide-open place that wasn't too far from Melbourne. The openness was meant to reflect Death Valley, which in turn was an idea of Michael Rymer's after hearing of the Burning Man concerts. There was a racetrack also considered, as well as an airport. But all had more disadvantages than Werribee, when you factor in "look." As I suspected at the time, since we were shooting at night, it wouldn't have mattered all that much where we shot. You didn't ask why we bussed everyone in. The answer is, so no one would get cold and decide to slip away and drive home while we were shooting. Twelve hours is longer than you imagine when it's cold, right?
