{"id":141114,"date":"2020-11-02T08:38:20","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T14:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=141114"},"modified":"2020-11-08T23:52:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T05:52:45","slug":"wolf-of-snow-hollow-filmmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wolf-of-snow-hollow-filmmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmmaker Interview: Jim Cummings Talks &#8220;The Wolf of Snow Hollow&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"writer-actor-and-director-jim-cummings-discusses-shooting-horror-covid-era-distribution-and-the-future-of-indie-filmmaking\">Writer, actor, and director Jim Cummings discusses shooting horror, COVID-era distribution, and the future of indie filmmaking.<\/h2>\n<p>Filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3526993\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Jim Cummings<\/a> has been busy since\u00a0his now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/making-one-take-short-films\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">infamous one-take short film <\/a>\u2014 &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/174957219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Thunder Road<\/a>&#8221; \u2014 won the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Following that win, Cummings turned the short into a full-length feature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7738450\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">of the same name<\/a>, premiered it at SXSW 2018 (where it won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature), and eventually self-distributed it digitally and in indie theaters across the globe<\/p>\n<p>Now, 2020 sees Cummings return with his next project \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt11140488\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>The Wolf of Snow Hollow<\/em><\/a> \u2014 which features a bigger production, heavier themes, and some hardcore genre horror alongside the filmmaker&#8217;s\u00a0signature mix of indie comedy and drama.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"following-up-a-sxsw-winning-feature\">Following up a SXSW-Winning Feature<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JTjYRFZOf4I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I began by asking Cummings to take us through his journey from distributing <em>Thunder Road <\/em>to working on its follow-up, <em>The Wolf of Snow Hollow.<\/em>\u00a0Here&#8217;s what he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>So, we finished <em>Thunder Road<\/em>. We submitted it to South by Southwest. We got in and we won. But, even then, we still couldn\u2019t get anybody to buy the film for more than half of the budget. And, the budget was 190 grand. So, we decided to self-distribute. We sold the film to basically every territory in Europe and all over the world. And, it\u2019s had theatrical releases in over twenty-eight countries now \u2014 which is crazy. So, at this point, we\u2019ve basically started our own production and distribution company that is kind of following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001752\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Soderbergh<\/a> model of doing \u201cone for them and one for us.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve paid even a little attention to the production and path to distribution of <em>Thunder Road, <\/em>you know they&#8217;re fascinating topics. In fact, Cummings himself has been very open with his <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@jimmycthatsme\/shorttofeaturecurriculum-b645dbaeae25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">short-to-feature process<\/a>, as well as the new models he\u2019s developed for helping other independent filmmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/risasarachan\/2019\/01\/03\/independent-filmmaker-jim-cummings-on-how-filmmakers-can-create-and-distribute-without-help\/#77617b524543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">self-distribute their own films<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cummings also talked a bit more about the challenges of working on <em>The Wolf of Snow Hollow<\/em>, which was shot in the small town of Coalville, Utah over twenty-three days with a mostly local crew.<\/p>\n<p>Originally written before <em>Thunder Road<\/em> and initially shopped around to no avail, <em>The Wolf of Snow Hollow <\/em>was quickly greenlit after Cummings won big at 2018&#8217;s SXSW, forcing the filmmaker to jump into production and to put his writing, directing, and acting methodologies to the test once again.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"the-diplomacy-of-directing\">The Diplomacy of Directing<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q03zOoH-hGo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In discussing the multiple duties \u2014 writer, lead actor, feature-film director \u2014 he undertook on <em>The Wolf of Snow Hollow, <\/em>I asked Cummings how he was able to handle all three roles, as well as what he&#8217;d learned from taking them all on multiple times now.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>So, when I was doing it the first time, it was basically out of necessity. We didn&#8217;t know anybody. We didn\u2019t have any big famous actor buddies. So, we couldn\u2019t really do it with anybody else, and I was the only person who had done that sort of thing before \u2014 with the &#8220;Thunder Road&#8221; short \u2014 which was humiliating and ridiculous. But, I knew I was going to put in the twenty-four hours a day to rehearse and make it perfect. So, we shot it. We made it. And, I learned a lot on that set of what the practicals of making a movie are. And, I feel like it basically gave me a toolkit to make more stuff.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking on <em>The Wolf of Snow Hollow<\/em>, Cummings estimates that the scale of the production was roughly ten times larger than <em>Thunder Road<\/em> \u2014 which was shot in Austin, Texas with a small indie cast and crew. However, as Cummings quickly experienced in his new film, there are plenty of new challenges when you have anywhere from fifty to sixty people on set at any given time. Cummings jokes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Just think about handling the parking situation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Once he found himself managing everything from parking to moving sets, Cummings realized he\u2019d \u201cbasically have to become a diplomat\u201d as the director, and spend as much time working on the politics as the performances. There&#8217;s a lot to be said about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/5-filmmaking-tips-directing-acting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">acting in a project you&#8217;re directing<\/a> yourself.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"transitioning-from-comedy-to-horror\">Transitioning from Comedy to Horror<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vl2CtBCZ1Qs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Thunder Road<\/em> stood out for its relationship between comedy and drama. And, while <em>The Wolf of Snow Hollow<\/em> certainly has comedy and drama elements as well, it\u2019s also very much a horror film. Jim spoke on adding this new genre to his filmmaking style:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Yeah, so it is a werewolf movie and it is a horror movie. But, even in this &#8220;genre of horror,&#8221; I\u2019ve always looked at it as a comedy, then a drama. And, I think horror is one of those things where it functions the same kind of way that comedy does, where you have to hold the audience&#8217;s attention. And also, there are punchlines that just happen to be scares rather than jokes. So, I feel like I had already kind of organized my thinking around impressing an audience and a set of payoffs. It just became about scares for some spooky scenes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While it\u2019s always difficult for filmmakers to cross genres \u2014 especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/genre-breakdown-horror-films\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">a genre with such rich history and iconic tropes<\/a> \u2014 it\u2019s also very much how we consume art and media these days, with filmmakers from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001053\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Ethan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001054\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Joel Coen<\/a> (the Coen Brothers) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000399\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">David Fincher<\/a> working hard to combine genre styles and expectations. For <em>The Wolf of Snow Hollow<\/em>, Cummings likens the very nature of horror to those deep feelings you get when you can\u2019t decide whether you should be laughing or frightened.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"distributing-during-covid\">Distributing During COVID<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Slightly different. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UcLTu2579x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">pic.twitter.com\/UcLTu2579x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Cummings \ud83c\udf83 (@jimmycthatsme) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmycthatsme\/status\/1315043848637181952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">October 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Originally slated to be released mid-spring, <em>The Wolf of Snow Hollow<\/em> was delayed until October because of COVID. I asked Cummings about the ins and outs of releasing an indie-horror film at a time when most theaters are shut down and major blockbusters are absent:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It really sucks that films like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10665338\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Halloween Kills<\/a><\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt9347730\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Candyman<\/em><\/a> didn\u2019t come out as the huge movies that we\u2019ve all been looking forward to as fans. But, then, that also means that these indie movies like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7873348\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Save Yourselves!<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10126434\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Scare Me<\/em><\/a>, and <em>The Wolf of Snow Hollow<\/em> have been able to be released and not buried under the competition. You know, the pond all of a sudden becomes a lot smaller because we don\u2019t have to recoup ticket sales quite like the other, bigger movies did. So, I think all three of these movies went onto iTunes around the same time and, you know, we got a lot of eyeballs because of it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If everything had gone originally as planned, Cummings estimates that his film (along with others meant to be released around the beginning of the pandemic) would just now be finishing up its theatrical run and hitting VOD to capitalize on the Halloween market.<\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s interesting to see how indie features \u2014 like the ones Cummings mentioned \u2014 have been able to fair as digital-only releases and without the major blockbusters to compete against.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"the-state-of-the-industry\">The State of the Industry<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">World Premiere<br \/>\n\ud83d\uddfa \ud83c\udf0e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QcyBJqrz2n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">pic.twitter.com\/QcyBJqrz2n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Cummings \ud83c\udf83 (@jimmycthatsme) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmycthatsme\/status\/1312206046413291520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">October 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the wake of releasing his most recent film (and with another already in post-production), I asked what his thoughts were on the current state of the industry and his advise for those who are similarly weighing their options of whether to submit to festivals or self-release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Yeah, it\u2019s a difficult thing as I&#8217;m such a huge fan of film festivals, and we&#8217;re certainly submitting our new feature to festivals here soon. I think if you have a short film and it\u2019s really good, I would reach out to <strong>Short of the Week<\/strong> or send it to the <strong>Vimeo Staff<\/strong> for consideration because I think we\u2019re looking at a digital landscape for the time being. Because, while &#8220;Thunder Road&#8221; played almost every film festival and for audiences around the world, it \u2014 very, very thankfully \u2014 actually had more people watch it in the first twenty-four hours of being out online than the entire rest of the year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For many of us who work in film and video, this is a hugely pressing question, as it\u2019s undeniable that many of us have plenty of projects in various states of completion at any given time. Whether it\u2019s a script you\u2019ve been aching to start shooting or a short film that\u2019s finished and you\u2019re looking to start submitting to festivals, whatever the case, Cummings makes a good point about just how undefined this current state of the industry might be.<\/p>\n<p>So while <em>Thunder Road<\/em> \u2014 both the short and feature \u2014 certainly got a boost from film festivals and the associated awards, the upsides of a digital release and online word of mouth can actually be just as valuable.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"new-opportunities-for-indie-films\">New Opportunities for Indie Films<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_141346\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wolf-Snow-Hollow.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141346\" class=\"wp-image-141346 size-full\" title=\" The Wolf of Snow Hollow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wolf-Snow-Hollow.jpg\" alt=\" The Wolf of Snow Hollow\" width=\"755\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wolf-Snow-Hollow.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wolf-Snow-Hollow.jpg?resize=300,149 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wolf-Snow-Hollow.jpg?resize=277,138 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wolf-Snow-Hollow.jpg?resize=359,179 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wolf-Snow-Hollow.jpg?resize=543,270 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wolf-Snow-Hollow.jpg?resize=560,279 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wolf-Snow-Hollow.jpg?resize=150,75 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-141346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001233\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Robert Forster<\/a> and Jim Cummings in a scene from<\/em> The Wolf of Snow Hollow<em>. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/orionpictures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Orion<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Having released a film during, well, a<em>ll of this<\/em>, I asked Cummings how he sees the future of film \u2014 specifically indie film \u2014 developing over the next few years? What new challenges and opportunities did he see on the horizon for aspiring filmmakers?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Yeah, it&#8217;s a weird (expletive) time. And, I think the benefit that independent filmmakers have is that now the world has become democratized. So, you can walk into a Best Buy or get on eBay and buy a camera (or rent a camera) that shoots a cinematic quality and in a way that was never possible, even ten or fifteen years ago. Now, technology&#8217;s at a place where you can build a film studio in your apartment. I think the future landscape of independent film will be more like Vimeo, where there is cultural curation and people who are making stuff to impress Redditor audiences rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0898266\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Big Bang Theory<\/em><\/a> audiences.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/new-age-of-filmmaking-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">shutdowns might have hit the industry hard<\/a> in some areas, there are some aspects about the future that give filmmakers like Cummings some hope. While his film might have gone through its own set of delays and uncertainties, it found a home and an audience online, all after being released without the stiff competition of big IP blockbusters.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward, there&#8217;s actually an opportunity for independent filmmakers to be the ones to step up with the DIY, small crews and safely distanced productions in backyards to fill the gaps left, while the majority of Hollywood might be forced to sit on the sidelines with their 150-plus crew productions on hold.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For more filmmaker interviews and inspiration, check out these articles below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/pedro-almodovar-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">How Pedro Almod\u00f3var Writes a Good \u201cBad\u201d Character<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/best-low-budget-soundtracks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">The 6 Most Notable Low-Budget Soundtracks of All Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/using-allegory-in-film-and-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">How Filmmakers Use Allegory in Film and Video Projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/steven-soderbergh-cinematography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">The Auteur Cinematography of \u201cPeter Andrews\u201d a.k.a. Steven Soderbergh<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/free-assets-for-video-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">100+ Hot FREE Assets for Your Next Video Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Cover image via Jim Cummings\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/orionpictures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Orion Pictures<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writer, actor, and director Jim Cummings discusses shooting horror, distributing during COVID, and the future of indie 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