Shelter - Out on November 25

An emerging indy production company, Three Blind Artists Entertainment Group (3BA), is beginning to create significant buzz as their first feature-length film SHELTER, approaches its November 25th release date.

Echelon Studios - SHELTER, a drama about people vying for limited spots in a small town's only bomb shelter as the world above them comes to an end will be release on November 25th release date.

SHELTER was made for under $100K. "The fact that Echelon Studios believed in this project with no stars in it is amazing" said Actor/Consultant Alan Cassman.

The intrinsically ground-breaking film happens in real-time, takes place primarily inside of a bomb shelter, and features a single scene that lasts over seventy minutes. The film is a hybrid of formats, shot on Sony's HDV camera, the HVR-Z1U, but also using the P+S Technik adapter to apply 35mm film lenses. "The footage is stunning", said Producer/Writer/Director Chris Elston who also serves as 3BA's Creative Manager. "My cinematographers have given me exactly what I was looking for. The movie has the popping colors of high definition but the grain and depth of field that makes film so beautiful. Audiences will be blown away by how gorgeous this film is."

Elston concludes, "I've had the concept for this film for over a decade. I finished writing it two and a half years ago. We started shooting it over eighteen months ago. A lot of people have worked very hard for a very long time to overcome some major obstacles. Now, after finally getting it out there, to see people respond so positively is not only rewarding but, it's also vindication."

"We made a film that looks and sounds great on a streamlined budget" adds Producer and 3BA's Technical Manager Casey Brooks, "A hundred thousand dollars is lunch money in this town. Imagine what we'll be able to do with ten or twenty million."

While a $20M budget is fun to think about, 3BA is taking their projects in what they consider the proper order. "Our company is dedicated to making intelligent decisions," said Doug Elston, 3BA's Executive Manager and General Counsel. "We want to spend our money wisely and make our investors happy so that we can keep doing this. That includes both working our ways up the ladder and continuing to choose projects that people are willing to spend their hard-earned money to see."

About SHELTER

Status: Complete
Genre: Drama
Release: November 25, 2008 (Amazon.com, Singa Home Entertainment, Netflix, etc.)
Major Credits: Written & Directed by Chris Elston
Produced by Casey Brooks, Chris Elston, Sue Doc Ross
Executive Produced by Doug Elston
Edited by Robert A. Perez & Chris Elston
Cinematography by Casey Brooks & Juan Santos
Cast: James Casey, Chris Elston, Jennifer Pennington, Kelsey Sanders,
D.C. Douglas, Sarah Green, Kendall Ryan Sanders, Alan Cassman, Chad Nell,
Casey Brooks, Grant McKaskle, Osbie Shepard
With a catastrophic world event rapidly approaching, 18 people vie for 10 spots in the small town's only bomb shelter.