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The Cleveland Screening was a great success!

2009-07-25T09:31:00.000-07:00

Many thanks to all those who joined us Wednesday night for the Cleveland screening of The Quiet Arrangement. Word on the Cleveland streets is that the film is the talk of the town (as is the trailer for John Delserone's legendary short film Corner Pocket).

Today the film will be screening at the CONFLUENCE sci-fi convention in Pittsburgh, PA. Check the link for more info. Showtime is 6pm.

Now our job is to make a big push to really get the film distributed so the rest of the world can see it.

If anyone has any reviews of the film, let us know!

The Quiet Arrangement- Cleveland Screening

2009-07-04T23:25:00.000-07:00

We're going to be screening our film The Quiet Arrangement on Wednesday, July 22nd at 7:15pm. The film will be screening at the Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights!

We hope to see you there! Join us for a great experience!

More information here:
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Starring Kyle Jason, Christina Simkovich, Rob Stone, Julian Hicks, Kevin M. Hayes, and Chuck D of Public Enemy

Written and Directed by David C. Snyder
Produced by David C. Snyder and Davon Magwood
Executive Producer John Delserone

It's been a long time...

2009-03-17T21:11:00.000-07:00

It appears as if I have been neglecting this site. The truth is...I have. But today I will not neglect it and I will give a proper update.

Part of the neglecting is due to work on our first "real" feature film, The Quiet Arrangement. I say "real" only because I have made two features before on videotape that are complete and utter garbage. So we'll just say that those don't count...because they don't.

Anyway, back to the matter at hand: we started shooting piecemeal in January and are looking to complete the film entirely by the end of April. I am almost finished with principle photography and I have already begun the editing process. Things are shaping up wonderfully and, although I'm nervous as hell, I think we'll have a great picture at the end of this.

Tomorrow we shoot some more in Youngstown, Ohio (the city where I came into this world) and draw even closer to completing this arduous task. Our budget consists of a credit card and my crew is my family and friends. My actors continue to kick ass for free and impress me to no end. This team is #1...

Enough of my yapping. Check out the trailer...

STILL Collector's Edition DVD Now Available...

2008-06-17T08:57:00.000-07:00

The Collector's Edition of STILL is now available for purchase if you so desire. This DVD features the short film created for the 48 Hour Film Project in Pittsburgh, PA, as well as a host of bonus features (Commentary, Interviews, Digital Effects Demonstration, and more...).

You can order the DVD from Kunaki directly for a meager $2 + S&H.

We'll have the film up on YouTube shortly...

If you're in the Pittsburgh area this week, check STILL out on the big screen in Carnegie as part of the 48 Hour Film Project Screenings!

The 48 Hour Film Project

2008-06-11T12:59:00.000-07:00

Well, after a weekend of great fun, lotsa work, and a dose of sheer terror, the team assembled by Ryan Fuhrig and Ryan Covert (Astrosmash) managed to complete our entry for Pittsburgh's 48 Hour Film Project.

Of all the genres to randomly pull from the hat, the only one that I didn't want was HORROR.

So take a guess as to what we drew...

Anyway, I think I've come out the other side a better filmmaker for it. At least, I hope that I have. I've never liked horror films (there are exceptions: THE SHINING, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, THE THING, PSYCHO) and I only attempted one once (a long time ago as a kid, and it featured bloody donuts that didn't look very bloody...thus, the end of my horror filmmaking exploits) and had resigned myself to the fact that I would have no interest in trying to make one ever again.

Until this past weekend, that is...

So, I had an idea to base our film on an actual event that occurred not far from where I live. I had seen some of the other horror entries for past 48 Hour Projects, and they were all goofy and really not worth a damn. And I didn't want to do that...not at all. So I figured I would go with something so real and terrifying that it would have to work...because it really happened...

Wow...I couldn't have been more right...

I'd like to think that I've made a truly disturbing piece of work. Now, art, by its very nature, is subjective, and there will always be people who disagree. I'm sure that there are horror film buffs who will think that our effort is timid and hardly worth its salt. But I do know that, even after shooting it, cutting it, and going over it twenty times looking for technical flaws, there are scenes in the film that really bother me. It's actually hard for me to watch, and that fascinates me.

Don't get me wrong, I'm extremely proud of the film and I think that it's incredibly effective. Everyone gave 150% and helped to get it done within the requirements and parameters of the contest. My actors gave amazing performances that help to sell the film, the effects are the best I've ever had, and the film looks really good. But the subject matter and what we attempt to depict are very difficult for me to understand and wrap my head around. And, to me anyway, the film is so good that it renders these horrifying events with such an authenticity that it creeps me the hell out.

So there's my two bits on my new film STILL. It'll be up for the world to see very soon...it premieres at the 48 Film Project Screening Tuesday, June 17th, in Carnegie, PA at 7 pm. If there's anyone around the Pittsburgh area, come out to the Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall and check out our film, as well as all of the other entrants for the 48 Hour Film Project. It will, at the very least, be interesting...

Screenings

Date:	Tuesday, June 17th and Wednesday, June 18th
Time:	7pm and 9:15pm each night!
Place:	Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA 15106; Phone:(412)-276-9472
Notes:	Tickets can be purchased at the door 1 hour before the first screening. Tickets will sell out, so be sure to get in line early!

Life's Glory

2008-03-26T23:34:00.001-07:00

Here it is, the brand new short.

Life's Glory Trailer

2008-02-24T14:57:00.000-08:00

The trailer for the new Command Pictures Production, Life's Glory, is now online at YouTube and wherever else you wanna find it at.

Life's Glory is a heartwarming mystery of redemption, hope, and destruction, set against the backdrop of an ever- changing world.

Check out the trailer and let us know how much it rocks! And thank you!

Summer of Solstice

2008-02-04T21:09:00.001-08:00

The Snyder Brothers classic that puts the TOI in TOILET!

STELLAR FORCE: 2006

2008-01-21T15:19:00.000-08:00

When the United States is threatened by the wholly evil and partially merciless FLAG ATTACKER, the president has to call in the elite combat and telecommunications unit: STELLAR FORCE!

Dog The Bounty Hunter

2007-11-08T08:01:00.000-08:00

Well, this genius has proven himself to be a real stand-up guy...unless your Black and trying to date his son.

So he gets the stamp:

That is all...

Short Films DVD- Volume One Now Available!

2007-09-04T07:33:00.000-07:00

Well, Dear Comrades, we would like to proudly announce that our first short films DVD collection is now available. For those of you who have been following our exploits over the years or up at YouTube, then this collection may be of great interest to thee. Included are five short films: STELLAR FORCE: 2006, SUMMER OF SOLSTACE, NOOT HET BARSTEN, HAIR- THE DREADED EXTENSION OF REVENGE, and PLASTRAGRAPHIC. Also included are extensive extras for some of the films, including deleted scenes and outtakes, commentary tracks, alternate endings, and trailers. We've tried to make this as comprehensive a collection as possible and put a lot of time and care into it so that you can enjoy it to its fullest.

You can order the DVD today from KUNAKI manufacturing. The cost is $2.00 plus shipping and handling. All said and done it will run you around $6. So at least pass along the word!

Order HERE...

Welcome to the Show!

2007-08-31T13:22:00.000-07:00

So, now, friends...here is where the proverbial sh*t will go down. Welcome to the new Command Pictures blog site. We'll have news, interviews, films, music, whatnots, and other crap associated with the Command Pix family. So check back, subscribe, or whatever the hell you want. We're now in business!