Interview with Indy Horror Queen Reyna Young Part 4
Today we conclude our interview with Reyna Young, indy horror movie producer, horror show host, and rabid horror fan.
Dave: Tell me about Last Doorway Productions.
Reyna: Last Doorway Productions is an independent horror company I started to help promote everything that I do and what I stand for. I started doing short films and the only way I could think of getting it out there was too start my own company to help promote my work. Not long after I started it my husband got involved and we have been non stop ever since. We do Film Festivals, a show, movies, write books, and anything else I throw at him. What happens is I say I want to do something, get started doing it and then tell him we’re doing it and he goes along with my ideas. LOL. Like when I started A Nightmare To Remember International Horror Film Festival. I started it, put out a press release, and then told him we were throwing one. I do it to him all the time, it drives him nuts but I know he loves it. So yes its been four years for Last Doorway Productions in November and it’s been a crazy and wild ride, but I love it.
Dave: How many films have you produced?
Reyna: I produced four films before I met John and 13 after. Both features and shorts. I have 45 scripts written for short films and I feel so behind. I want to make it a habit to shoot a short film every weekend but until then I will keep on writing.
Dave: What advice would you have for someone that wanted to get into making indy horror films and connecting with the community? Is there a website where someone to start?
Reyna: Email me anytime with any questions you have. I get asked a lot by fans how they could get started. I tell them pick up a camera and start making a film. Put yourself in it and go from there. Buy a cheap editing program and it’ll be easy to start learning how to edit and create. Get your friends involved and start off with a one minute short and build from there. Sometimes you can’t sit around waiting for someone to call and ask you if you want to be in the film; you have to get up and do it yourself. But anyone and everyone feel free to contact me for any questions you might have at [email protected].
Dave: Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies in your opinion:
Reyna:
1. Halloween
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. A Nightmare on Elm street
4. Friday the 13th
5. Alice Sweet Alice
6. Dracula- Béla Lugosi version.
7. Frankenstein-Boris Karloff
8. Creature From the Black Lagoon
9. The Exorcist
10. Evil Dead
Dave: Great list. You not only hit all the greats in the genre but nailed a couple of my all time favorites. Thank you very much for your time, and good luck with the documentary and all your future projects. (Frankenstein image courtesy of the horror movie t shirt category)
A Guide to Nerd Guys Meeting and Dating Women: Making the call Part 4
Here’s where we talk about email or Facebook rather than a phone call. 
I can’t think about Facebook these days without picturing this shirt (image courtesy of the horror t shirt category).
First of all, know that you are actually in for a bit of a more difficult time here. If a girl gives you an email or Facebook rather than a phone number that usually means she is less into you than she might have been. Email or Facebook is for girls a nice, soft way to blow you off without having to deal with rejecting you to your face. That being said, I have successfully dated women who I started off communicating via email, so don’t give up.
Like the voice mail, keep it simple. You can even follow the guideline I gave last post for voice mail. However, as there is more room to communicate there is a certain amount of pressure to make some kind of non-essential personal comment. I usually roll with a joke or something. You also have to have an modest idea of what you would like to take her out to do. Here is what a typical first email might look like:
“Hi (girl’s name here). You gave me your (email/Facebook page) the other day at the (event) where we (talked about something/did something together). Did you ever (find your contact lens/figure out who was wearing that clown outfit/put out that brushfire/etc)? LOL.
I was thinking we should (get coffee/see the movie she expressed interest in/go to the pistol range/go hiking/etc). That would be cool. Let me know how your schedule looks next week. You can call me at (your number here).
(Your name)”
This a pretty direct email, but personally I don’t like to mess around via email too much. I have found most women appreciate a direct approach. If she calls you things are looking good.
