STARJACK  ENTERTAINMENT  ANNOUNCES  GLOBAL  DISTRIBUTION  FOR  “MADDER  THAN  A  FULL  MOON  DOG”

16 May 2013, North Yorkshire, UK & Connecticut, US – Starjack Entertainment is proud and delighted to announce the signing of a prestigious distribution agreement for its British ‘rockumentary’, Madder Than a Full Moon Dog, which features the music of Orange Goblin, ASOMVEL, Dark Forest, Eliminator, Stiletto Farm, Stuka Squadron, Triaxis and more.

The deal signed with Fisher Klingenstein Films will cover both digital and DVD release over North America, Ireland, the UK, Germany, France, and Spain. 

Fisher Klingenstein Films is operated by Danny and Jack Fisher (also of City Lights Pictures) and Alan Klingenstein who, between the three of them, have a wealth of experience in film distribution.

Starjack partner, and the film’s director/producer, Deborah Robinson, says of the deal, “Madder Than a Full Moon Dog was created to honour the memory and music of my brother, ASOMVEL founder and front-man, Jay-Jay Winter, and I am thrilled that it is now in such safe hands. The film features the very best of British metal, some already known globally, and some who are making waves on home ground — and I could not be happier that all of these bands will now find the global audience they so richly deserve.”

Pamela Glasner, the film’s other producer had this to say, “I am so awed by all of this, that through Deborah’s sheer force of will, first came the festival and then came the film, both of which will keep her bother’s memory alive in the music world forever.  I’m honored that we were able to do this for a man who was so loved — future generations of heavy metal lovers will get to know this amazing musician.”

For more information about the film, the festival from whence it came, Fisher Klingenstein Films, or Starjack Entertainment, please visit the following sites:

Official film website: www.madderthanafullmoondog.com

Official festival website: http://www.fullmoondog.com/

Starjack Entertainment website: www.starjackentertainment.com

Fisher Klingenstein Films website: http://fisherklingenstein.com/

In their latest interview for Iron Fist magazine, ASOMVEL talk about 'MADDER THAN A FULL MOON DOG', and also their collaboration with STARJACK ENTERTAINMENT and their contribution to the soundtrack for Starjack’s upcoming horror film, THE CALICOON, starring TWISTED SISTER front-man, Dee Snider. To read the full article, purchase this month’s edition of Iron Fist here: www.ironfistmag.com

The Full Moon Dog Festival also received a fantastic review in Iron Fist's December issue - proving you can never have too much of a good thing!

A film more nasty than a dose of pox - ‘Madder Than a Full Moon Dog’

Filmed at Full Moon Dog Festival 2012, Leeds, England, and featuring live performances, interviews, and back-stage tomfoolery from such bands as Orange Goblin, ASOMVEL, Dark Forest, and many more great British metal acts - Starjack Entertainment’s new release is a rare glimpse into the world of heavy metal.

Coming January 2013

Click here to see the trailer
Order your copy now! www.madderthanafullmoondog.com

Iron Fist have given Full Moon Dog 2012 a glowing review in their November issue!

They call the festival, "A triumphant celebration of Great British metal" 

And say of ASOMVEL, "ASOMVEL were only ever going to kill and kill they do...they stage a truly crushing display that would have made the late Jay-Jay extremely proud" 

Can't wait for next year's festival? Pre-order the DVD now, relive the good times!
Read the full review here

Best known as Twisted Sister front-man, Dee Snider will be playing the role of the Riggs: a complex man who divides his time between trying to hold the crumbling hotel together, inappropriately waving his blatant sexuality around like a flag, and drinking copious amounts of liquor in a futile attempt to drown out some vague but hideous incident from his … and the hotel’s … past.

Aside from his stupendous musical career, Dee’s multi-faceted career has found him hosting popular radio and TV shows, acting in feature films, lending his beautiful narrating voice to multiple documentaries, and appearing in such popular TV reality shows as Growing Up Twisted and Celebrity Apprentice.    

Director, Deborah Louise Robinson had this to say about this latest turn of events:  “As a long-time fan of Dee and his work, I could not be more excited to be working with him on The Calicoon. He is an incredibly talented and charismatic individual, and absolutely my first choice for this role.  I am honoured that he has agreed be a part of this.”

For more information on Starjack Entertainment, its partners, and the film, please visit these sites:

Starjack Entertainment Website: www.starjackentertainment.com
Official Film Website: www.calicoon.com
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Well, it’s the morning after the night before, and I am thrilled to say that Full Moon Dog 2012 was better than I could have ever imagined! So many people turned up to honour the memory of Jay-Jay Winter – and they gave him a party fit for a legend!

The Cockpit in Leeds was near capacity within minutes of doors opening – and at one o’clock we started a party that we’ll remember forever. I will never, ever forget Full Moon Dog 2012, or the people I met there.

So many people came up to thank me for organising the festival, and I am deeply humbled by that – it wasn’t me who made this the kick-ass shin-dig it was – it was the amazing bands who played their hearts out, and it was the heavy rockers that came from all over the world to celebrate Jay’s life, it was the hearts and spirits of everyone in the room – it takes people to create an atmosphere – and thank God, we had the people.

I had been promoting this festival as ‘Bringing back the 80’s' – and yesterday, it was like being back in 1985 when venues would be packed to the rafters with rockers pumping their fists and raising their horns for a genre they worshipped – All you people who got off your backsides, travelled to Leeds, and did it like you meant it - YOU made it work!  And I salute you.

We are absolutely delighted that Brave Words, the on-line counterpart to the fantastically popular, Canadian heavy metal publication, Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles has picked up on news of Full Moon Dog 2012. They have run a feature about the festival and the film, Madder Than a Full Moon Dog which will be read by countless heavy metal fans globally.  

"Producer/director Deborah Louise Robinson: "This is a festival created by the fans, for the fans – and it has real heart, and let me tell you why. On October 18th, 2010 my brother, Jay (pictured below), tragically lost his life in a car accident at the age of 43 – our world would never be the same again. I knew right then that focusing on his death would ultimately have me sitting in a strait-jacket and drooling.  I had to focus on his life, to let the world know something about the uniquely inspiring individual he was. And the truth is, he wasn’t just my brother, he was yours too…back in October 2010, the heavy metal community lost one of their own. Jay- Jay Winter, founder and front-man of Asomvel, a man who lived for the genre, a man of honour, pride, and integrity, and a man in possession of the most hilarious quick-wit you could imagine – a man, who, once met, could never be forgotten. Every person who met Jay is a better person for it – and it is for the people that never got to meet him that Full Moon Dog Festival was created. Festivals should not only be for those heavy metal fans with deep pockets and designer clothes – they should be accessible to all, and our aim is to use the proceeds from the festival and the DVD to grow the festival each year, while still keeping the ticket price low – ensuring that Jay’s music and memory will shimmer through the ages." "

Read the full article here.
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Starjack Entertainment are proud to announce that this release will now to include a very special bonus disc to honour ASOMVEL founder-member and front-man, JAY-JAY WINTER.

We all know that MADDER THAN A FULL MOON DOG will be an hour and a half of heavy metal madness and mayhem, and as if that wasn’t enough, it has been decided to include a bonus disc – a memorial disc dedicated to the memory of Jay-Jay Winter. The disc will include the official Asomvel, Full Moon Dog video, along with previously unseen footage taken during the making of that video. There will also be tributes from Jay’s fans, friends, and family, and various other footage and stills from the archives. If you knew Jay, then this DVD just became a ‘must –have’ and if you didn’t have the honour of knowing him, here’s your chance to get to know the legend that is, Jay- Jay Winter.

You can pre-order your copy of the DVD by using the link on the left.

The first 100 people to pre-order will be credited on the film as ‘The following people have been officially declared Madder Than a Full Moon Dog’ – so don’t hang around, secure your copy now!

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Full Moon Dog and Madder Than a Full Moon Dog made local news today, reaching another 16,000 people.

"Deb, who recently released her first movie, the documentary Last Will and Embezzlement – which
featured Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney – will be filming the action for a DVD, entitled Madder Than a
Full Moon Dog.
“If people come down wearing their band or their company t-shirts, the camera will find them,” she said."

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When considering the pros and cons of which camera to use for filming ‘Madder Than a Full Moon Dog’, we have many things to take into account.  This film, being shot ‘on the fly’, will rely on the crew being on the ball and being prepared for the very real issues we’re certain to encounter.

Speaking with Dean Hinchliffe, the cinematographer for this project, we’ve been discussing the issues with DSLR cameras.  DSLR cameras can give a great cinematic effect in low lights, and in that respect they’re the perfect camera for shooting this particular film, but they also bring with them a whole host of problems, the first being the sheer amount of cards we’d go through with a five-man crew shooting for an entire day. We’d either need a stack of cards at our disposal, or we’d have to offload the cards as they filled up, but that’s not ideal.  It would require someone with a laptop and an external hard drive dedicating their entire day to this.  Nice job!

Focus could very likely be a problem, as well.  It is far more difficult to focus a DSLR quickly and, with all the fast-moving action on stage and low light throughout the venue, focusing would almost certainly be an issue. We could mount LED lights on the cameras, but these are expensive, and the cheap ones tend to strobe. Traditional tungsten camera lights use batteries like they’re going out of style, and are not really an option for an all-day shoot like this.

Speaking of strobe lights, that’s another problem with DSLRs.  Same with flash photography — the cameras don’t cope well and you can end up with a strange ‘half-frame flash’ which is a pain to ‘repair’ in the edit. One way around this would be to use a traditional CCD camera as our ‘static’ and then cut to that in the edit whenever the strobe lighting effects are causing problems with the DSLRs.

On-stage recording won’t pose a problem when it comes to sound because we’ll be recording straight from the mixing desk, but we’ll certainly need to record the sound separately for the interviews and the crowd footage since the DSLRs do not have good on-board mics.

All this said, the main advantage of a DSLR is that when the footage is good it can look awesome and you can achieve that lovely cinematic shallow depth-of-field where the background is soft — which is exactly the look I’m going for.

I think the best option we have is to use a mix of DSLRs and CCDs and, though it might be a pain in the edit, it’s the only way we can have the best of both worlds.

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