Interview With Ben Franklin: The Creator Of Bloody Cuts Horror

 
 

Indie Horror has exploded.

A multi-million pound budget and excessive marketing is no longer a primary catalyst of popularity.  More and more, be it in film, books or video games, we have seen a huge influx of new horror experiences, created by people purely for the love of this captivating genre.

It’s what we love at New Rising Media, and Bloody Cuts is a perfect personification of this paradigm shift in horror.  I talked to Ben Franklin, Creator, Producer and Editor of this series about how he got started, the technology used to produce these amazing short films, and what is needed to replicate his (and the entire team’s) success.

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Concept Video Shows Future Applications Of Google Glass

Now that Google Glass is out in the public, what does the future hold for the device?  Will we as a society accept this device, and what apps would we use?  Toronto-based creative agency Playground Inc. has answered this question with a concept video that envisions what we may be using Glass for in the coming months.

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Kevin Smith Rejects Possibility Of Kickstarter For Clerks III

Kevin Smith has changed his mind about using Kickstarter to fund Clerks III, saying that doing so would be unfair to struggling film makers.

Unlike Zach Braff, Smith has decided to use the capital and influence he already has rather than use funding from the public.

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First Draft of Clerks III Script Is Finished

Kevin Smith announced on Monday that he has completed a draft of Clerks III.

When he began the script in March, he said that the final film in the Clerks series would be the best film he'd ever make.

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Seven Million People In UK 'Have Never Used The Internet'

Research by the Office for National Statistics shows more than seven million adults in the UK have never used the internet.

Currently 43.5 million adults are now online, which is one million more than this same time last year.  However, 7.1 million remain offline, with the elderly and disabled least likely to be connected.  

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Watch Google I/O 2013 Here LIVE

Google I/O is here again, and with many questions being asked around Google Glass, Android and Chrome OS, it's fair to say hype is rather significant.  New Rising Media will be streaming the entire event LIVE.

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Blackberry Launching BBM On iOS And Android This Summer

Blackberry has announced that its popular 'BBM' messaging service will be coming to iOS and Android as a free app this summer.  Long considered as one of the company's strongest exclusive features, CEO Thornston Heins announced "It's time to bring BBM to a greater audience."

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Facebook Blocks 'Social Roulette' App That Deletes Your Account

Within hours of its launch, a Facebook app offering users a one-in-six chance of deleting their account has been pulled.  This social media reinterpretation of Russian Roulette, named 'Social Roulette,' puts the user's Facebook account at risk of complete deletion.

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Star Trek: Into Darkness Review

Star Trek: Into Darkness is a well-executed and thoughtfully written follow up to the 2009 film, with excellent performances and incredible action scenes; sadly, it fizzles out somewhat in the last 20 minutes.

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Nokia Lumia 925 Announced

Nokia have announced the Lumia 925, their latest flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone, at today's event in London.

Following all previous rumours, and yesterday's leaked images, the Finnish smartphone maker has finally taken the official wraps off the phone.  It's quite similar in design cues to the previous models in the Lumia line, but it has a twist: it's made from aluminium.  The rear of the device is still made from polycarbonate, and the front is a pane of glass; but the aluminium surround marks a new shift for Nokia's material-centric design.

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