Dead Man's Lake
An ’80s slasher throwback with a Bloody Cuts twist — three campers head to a private lakeside hideaway and discover the horror waiting for them.
Directed by: BEN FRANKLIN
Produced & Written by: BEN FRANKLIN
Script by: JOEL MORGAN
Editor & Assistant Director: ANTHONY MELTON
Director of Photography: JONNY FRANKLIN
Born from a love of the golden age of slasher films, Dead Man's Lake dives headfirst into an ’80s-style nightmare — with a signature Bloody Cuts edge. It’s the first time Ben Franklin steps into the director’s chair, and the result is our biggest, boldest summer scare yet.
Three campers slip away to a private lakeside spot for a weekend of fun, but the woods don’t stay quiet for long. With nowhere to run and nobody to trust, the trip turns into a brutal fight to make it back to daylight.
Shot on an Arri Alexa, the 2 day shoot threw many seemingly impossible tasks in front of the team, but we wouldn’t be defeated. Quite the opposite, as we produced the longest film of the series, shot on 3 separate locations, and with the biggest cast yet – including Harry Potter star Jon Campling.
The difficult shoot was efficiently managed by Anthony Melton and Ben Tillett (on Assistant Director duties), who kept the schedule on-track, in face of endless rain and waterlogged sets.
The Post Production process on Dead Man’s Lake was the most intensive to date, with over 40 VFX shots to complete, as well as an authentic grade from popular colourist Patrick Inhofer (Tao of Color). But the time spent in our darkened edit suites was worth the sacrifice, as we produced a film that is every bit what Bloody Cuts is all about… Pure unadulterated horror!
Drenched clothes, burnt faces and a smashed car, this is one summer the Bloody Cuts team won’t forget in a hurry…
Trivia: ‘Stitches the clown’ makes a cameo at one point… Did you spot him?