Resident
Evil: Siren's Song (2018)
No this is not the latest installment
into the $1.2 Billion grossing series loosely based upon the game by
Capcom. Although the series
came to be the highest grossing film series based on a video game; it
still lacked the authenticity that die hard Resident evil fans
yearned for. After 14 years and 6
films later; a reboot has been announced, though to whom the
directorial reigns belong to is yet to be determined.
When a big budget Hollywood movie is
put into production; there's a whole army of artists behind it aided
by large funding going into the Millions to help bring the projects
into fruition. These movies can be based upon original ideas or even;
as in the case of Resident Evil; video games. But what makes these
films a success is not really the money spent to make it but the
reception by the fans themselves. Like the Sony series RE films;
which did have the production value to be successful; the fans
received it. But even within that; there were fans that wanted a more
authentic; true to the game experience. Thus over the years led to
the emergence of several fan films based upon the wildly popular game
series.
The latest fan film to come out is
Resident
Evil: Siren's Song (2018). Produced in unison by Cinematic
Adventure Club, Fired
Boy Films, and Superhuman
Pictures with Sacramento
Film Armory providing the special effects and makeup. This true
fan film consisted of an entire team of fans who had spent many hours
playing the series over their childhood (and then some). Consisting
of a screenplay written by Sky
Montoya and Anthony
Villa; the movie introduces two new characters. A Veteran
S.T.A.R.S Member; Shane
Maus and a rookie RPD Cop; Nikhil
Naidu.
Throughout the film there are several
nods to the game strategically placed in plain sight. From
typewriters to the first aid sprays; they will all make an appearance
subtly in the film. Blink and you may miss it. Several iconic
characters also make an appearance in the film. Although their time
is limited as the film mostly concentrates on the events around SGT
Maus and Officer Naidu. Characters to look out for are:
Hunk played by Robert
Reimers
Jill Valentine played by Micaela
Daci Rubio
Chief Brian Irons played by D.
Brad St. Cyr
Barry Burton played by Shaun
Patrick
Kevin Ryman played by Anthony Villa
With a limited budget; many characters
were played by the same actors. One noticeable talent would be
Jennifer
Ravensong; who ends up playing 4 roles!
Coming up with an original side story
and still staying true to the game; the Montoya / Villa script was
given vision to by Director Reggie
Waters and Director of Photography; Justin
Dailey. Shot on location in Rancho Cordova, Roseville, and Lodi;
the location also included the ship; Aurora.
The film took about 2 years from start
to finish and about $10k to finish. If you consider yourself a RE
fan; then here's the link to the promo; the trailer for the fan film
and finally; the link to the full film itself; ENJOY!
Promo
Trailer
Fan
Film
