ON THIN ICE: THE MAKING OF ICE FROM THE SUN

Directed by Todd Tevlin and Jason Christ

Staring the cast and crew of ICE FROM THE SUN

ON THIN ICE is a well-structured, fascinating look behind the scenes at the micro-budget, horror film industry. While the bulk of the film is shot mostly over the six month shooting schedule for ICE FROM THE SUN, ON THIN ICE follows director Eric Stanze from the early casting stages all the way through post production.

I’ll be honest my sets were never as professionally run as the one’s Eric oversees. The man comes off as sharp as anyone I’ve had the chance to work with. You can easily see why everyone interviewed sings his praises. As long as Eric can keep up the quality of his work, it won’t be long before he makes the jump to bigger budgeted features.

THIN ICE works as a handbook on filmmaking. Unlike most “Making Of” documentaries that only show interviews and the occasional scene being shot, THIN ICE puts the viewer right in the action illustrating shot set-up and scene structure. You witness both what works and what does not. THIN ICE isn’t afraid to show what scenes and special effects fall flat on their face and it’s those sequences where you really learn about filmmaking.

There’s a shot in ICE FROM THE SUN that involves one of the characters exploding. The effect is supposed to take place during a summer setting. It was shot in mid-winter after a snowfall using gasoline. The explosion wouldn’t detonate due to the cold. One of the most important effects in the movie and nothing happens. One of the first rules of filmmaking is to learn to overcome and Stanze’s crew do just that. They work together and eventually the effect comes off beautifully.

I suggest you watch ON THIN ICE as soon after ICE FROM THE SUN as possible, when everything is still fresh in your mind. When you can remember the images from ICE FROM THE SUN and the questions they raise. Almost always, ON THIN ICE answers everyone.

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