Staff Pick Season Premieres to Watch "Ghost Dogs" Written by Joe Cappa |

The film begins with a sweet pet that has been rescued and is kept in the laundry, looking forward to meeting their new family members. But, just before the arrival of the new owners, the dog begins to make a strange appearance. The vacuum cleaner begins to roam around the home when the dogs of past owners, who have now been transformed into ghosts, walk through walls. Cappa is a masterful comic writer, subverting the horror of humans in the sense that, in the eyes of pets, ghosts do not appear scary, but rather fascinating; as they become the main antagonist.. These differing tones and atmospheres are beautifully captured in the grungy, highly colored and outlined style that is reminiscent of television's Liquid Television and early RAW comic collection.

It's been an arduous wait. Cappa believed he had finished being a part-time worker for others and decided to take on his own project and took the time to complete his first film. The movie was finished 2 years later. After a series of learning curves, mistakes, and an injury to the arm that was debilitating, the risk resulted in a profit. "Ghost Dogs" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2021, followed by a subsequent appear at a number of festival events both local and internationally.

     Prior to this Weekend's Staff Pick premier, we spoke to Joe in order to find out the things he's influenced by and what he is influenced by as well as his challenges. Additional things.

     The origin of the inspiration for HTML0    

     "I have been drawing these dogs that move with their knees and hands for a prolonged amount of time. The dogs looked strange and made my coworkers to laugh. Then, in the past, I decided to purchase an Wacom tablet which allowed me to draw straight onto the computer. The first idea I had to draw was someone crawling across the floor. It turned out quite well I thought I could even make short films from the footage.

     At the time, when I started producing music videos for my friend and bands, but had not worked on a personal initiative for me. My belief was that I tried in my head that I had the capability of creating something that could air in the MTV channel Liquid Television back in the 1990's. I was looking to create something that could be a source of inspiration in my early days when I saw the camera my parents had. It is from this that I'm convinced that all the ideas came from. It may have been influenced by the premise of every horror movie in which the dogs bark at things that are invisible to everyone else in the family. It was an intriguing tale when dogs are able to detect the spirits of family members who have passed away . "

The dog's temperament style

     "I enjoy films and artworks which blur the lines between comedy and terror. It seems like a large portion of my art goes there , too. It's a great feeling to provoke in people where they're not sure of which way to go, whether they're fearful or just enjoying themselves. Dog owners trigger that kind of reaction. There's something eerie about dogs with arms and legs that resemble human beings. Are they like human beings, or are they predominantly humans? What would they behave? "

     The style is visual:    

     "That is from the early days of Liquid Television. Director JW Hallford and myself were determined about the style of the film one we considered to be older. Like it was an unimportant short that has seen a revival. We gave the film motion-shaking effects however I was not looking to add any hair particles or particles. The style of animation does the talking. Additionally, I would like to express my appreciation to the artist who created these backgrounds. Patrick Carroll, who I think is able to capture the style and style so beautifully . "

HTML1 From a point of view along with the influences which influence it:

     "I think what I found amusing about writing of "Ghost Dogs" is the fact that I could look at terror-related stereotypes through the viewpoint of an animal. The humor throughout the entire story is the character of the animal which doesn't seem to be afraid of the things that it ought to be scared of but is instead scared of things it shouldn't be. This is the reason I wanted to reference "The Shining" in a clear way. The film had a significant influence on the style. The film even has a reference to the film of Michael Mann 'The Keep'. The character of the ghost dog characters (no intentionally pun) is heavily influenced by "Gremlins." Are they snarky? Are they dangerous? Do they pose a risk? ? "

     The concept of the robot vacuum character    

     "The original version of the film I wrote was about three dogs who were trapped in their home. It was my intention to make the storyboards for all the scenes while I was writing them, and then come up with interesting gags and other ideas. My brother had suggested that we have a fight with Roomba. My script is written using just one dog's protagonist as well as robotic vacuums. It proved to be the perfect character to entertain and an amazing plot device which could be employed to make lots of confusion and humor . "

On challenges faced:

     "I said it was my first animation film, so it was an initial learning curve starting from the very beginning. Each mistake was the result of an error. The idea I thought could be completed in six months, ended up taking almost two years. One of the most difficult challenges I'm trying to tackle is animating my psychotic scene. The speed of animation is enhanced between 12fps and 24fps. This is why it was a labor-intensive sequence. Repeating the process of creating the same frame over and over caused a lot of damage to my arms! I was injured to my shoulder that was rigid and not able to get my body to the belly button on my body for 2 months. It was also so painful that it was causing suffering. So, I had to be off for six months while my body began to heal. This was an enormous setback . "

     What's your best tip to budding filmmakers?    

     "If you're planning to develop your own products (like making it yourself, and not make it for anybody else It's difficult to find the passion to pursue it in the face of the possibility of becoming financial ruin. This has been a constant concern for me all through my existence. In the end I could not see any gain from what I had done to aid other people. I had no endgame. However I was unable to find a purpose for making my own garbage.

     In the end, at the end of the day, the only option is to just follow the happiness. Don't be deceived by doubt. Your choice is to give up and take on living your life to the fullest. I had been trying to discover something attractive to me. This is beginning to pay off. It's a very yoga method of saying it. I don't really feel competent to provide career guidance like that, but this is what I'm thinking about and would love to had before  "

     What's next? Any upcoming projects?

"Yeah! I've been producing minute-long films that you can see via my Instagram account @joecappa ."

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