A brand new video, shot back in December in New Orleans, is now available for viewing on YouTube and at this site. The video features three different works: two poems (one by Gabriel Ruiz and another by Katherine Orozco-Verderber) and some slow music written and performed by Michael Verderber. This video, “Brush the Concrete Gently” is our 133rd production and will be the first of several short film works we intend to produce.
As with most theatres around the country, we will not have live staged productions for the next month or so, pending the outcome of COVID-19. Our productions of “The Remains of Neverland” and “Lard Ass” will be delayed until later in the year.
Meanwhile, we will continue to produce smaller works such as poetry videos and #ZeroLife works. We know that this time is bad for everyone, so we want to do our part and give you something to watch during the quarantine.
In the meantime, watch some of our new content on the newer ZeroUntitledFilms YouTube page or the old (no longer updated) Zero Untitled YouTube account:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeroUntitledFilms/videos?view_as=subscriber
Here is the official trailer for “The Remains of Neverland”! Original score by Robert James Trujillo and direction by Michael Verderber. The flyer is visible below; design by Merideth Harvey.
One MAJOR change: there was a problem with the building, so the show performances are scheduled for March now!
Official “Remains of Neverland” flyer; design by Merideth Harvey.
An unscheduled video just popped up into our productions! As an entry to the #StylophoneGenR8Comp synthesizer competition, DJ Oringe / Michael Verderber put together this video from the complete track from “Zellen”, footage from the “in[somnia]” trailer, and some new footage! We wish him luck in the contest! The video is viewable above!
Enjoy our latest and weirdest film to date – THE MATTRESS, a comedic puppetry spoof of “The Matrix” film. Written by Erik Helsing and directed by Michael Verderber, this is the first premiered project in our OBJECT-ionable Puppetry series. The newly formed series, explores utilizing multiple forms of puppetry using “found” objects instead of using traditionally constructed puppets.
Principal editing was done by Amber Badger (previously assisted in “Zellen”) and features the voice work of veterans Robert Trujillo, Josue Villarreal, and Justin Minter. Puppeteers were Andrea Lorin, Michael Verderber, and Katherine Orozco-Verderber.
What do puppets, marshmallows, and bread have in common? They are all features in our #ZeroLife video projects and trailers for forthcoming works. We have a handful of video projects lined up and already out, so here is a quick recap of this month’s goodies. We have a trailer for our upcoming puppetry film “The Mattress”, a #ZeroLife of the gang eating gross marshmallows, and an upcoming Christmas song that will be posted soon.
As promised, “Banana But Bread”:
Check out “The Mattress” trailer here (viewable on YouTube):
Check out “#ZeroLife Marshmallow Roulette” (viewable on YouTube):
Designed by Merideth Harvey, the official flyer for the forthcoming play “in[SOMNIA]” by Katherine Orozco-Verderber is up. You can find the black official version and the white EC version.
Under the direction of Katherine Orozco-Verderber and Michael Verderber, the trailer pays homage to a horror classic.
Some incriminating videos of the Zero Untitled gang have popped up recently, so we turned them into #ZeroLife videos. For those not in the know, #ZeroLife is our short work series of random behind-the-scenes, short works, video mini projects, music covers, and other assorted goodies that don’t fit into our Main Stage season nor into Textual Overture.
The two recently released videos, both filmed by Rebekah Ramos, are out now. The first, “And Then There Were FUN!” is a rehearsal outtake in which actor O’Ryan White improvises his final speech to the enjoyment of the cast in our 2016 production of “And Then There Were None”. You can see the video at the bottom of this post.
The second, “Basketball Diaries” is a narrated by Ramos and Katherine Orozco-Verderber. While we were doing productions at The Elks Lodge, the Elks asked us to help out with a basketball event for some local kids. Having arrived early, the gang decide to TRY to shoot some hoops.
UPDATE (Sept 26). A demo of an acoustic rock song called “My Eyes Met Yours” by Michael Verderber!
UPDATE (Nov 4). “How ‘Bout Them Apples?” (The ZU crew failing at the Apple Splitting Challenge).
Our experimental science fiction short has been released on YouTube! Check it out below!
“Zellen” is a sci-fi silent film developed around the score. The music came first and then the film was conceptualized from the music and sound effects. In essence, it was scored in reverse more like a music video. The primary purpose of the film is to experiment with the score, audio SFX, and the aural qualities developed from a bounty of synthesizers and experimental music equipment.
Zero Untitled Films/Productions is a theatrical group based in Kingsville, Texas, that produces unique experiences on stage, in film, and in other media. Zero Untitled’s goal is to let artists and audiences alike think outside the box.
![in[SOMNIA] flyer by Merideth Harvey](http://www.zerountitled.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/insom.jpg)
![in[SOMNIA] flyer by Merideth Harvey, EC version](http://www.zerountitled.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/insom-EC-version.png)
