Interview with the Director of Womens Studies

An Interview I Conducted for www.terrortube.com a great place to find more horror info, news, and anything you can think of.

Horror is a genre that encompasses many sub-genre's within itself. Those who want to shrug horror off as mere murder and mayhem, with dumb psychopaths just killing topless coeds probably haven't given too many horror films a chance. Just like any genre there are those people who are constantly bringing creativity and intelligence to the next level, and it would seem that director Lonnie Martin may just be one of those aspiring individuals.

I was given the chance to question Lonnie on many things, including his upcoming project: Women's Studies. We also touch base on his production company, working with Judith O'Dea from Night of the Living Dead, and the obstacles horror filmmakers face. A big thank you to him for participating in the following Q & A. Be sure to check out http://www.ningenmanga.comand add http://www.myspace.com/womensstudiesmovie on Myspace.

TERRORTUBE: Please tell us a bit about yourself, and how did you get started in filmmaking?

"I got into theatre at a pretty young age. Like every aspiring actor, I wanted to be a leading man, but my build and talents lent themselves more to things like musicals, which I shamefully have to admit I love. In college, I studied directing for stage and started writing scripts. I write my first feature-length screenplay in the mid-90s and kind of never looked back. I tried going the screenwriter route with things like query letters and trying to get meetings in L.A., but nothing ever panned out. Having been a comic book geek as a teenager, I adapted one of my screenplays into what I hoped to be a ongoing comic book series. Again though, it didn't pan out. I only got as far as self-publishing one issue.