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Derek Andrew Sharp
Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Script Doctor, Editor, Production Designer and P.R.
   A LOOK BACK AT PAST PROJECTS (PART ONE)

HALLOWEEN: THE SERIES- Devoted to the movie franchise and a fan fiction series

HALLOWEEN THE SERIES - AN OVERVIEW

HOW EXACTLY DID THIS FAN BASED PROJECT COME ABOUT?

I had just completed JASON VS. MICHAEL and I was jumping back and forth between message boards.  On one particular board, SEQUEL BUZZ, I was in constant contact with another writer, Eric Hiers and we shared similar ideas and the like.  In fact, he was the first person to actually review JASON VS. MICHAEL and give a solid positive opinion on the project.  He was tackling his own trilogy at the time - the famous BOOGEYMAN series, which is playing in variation at his studio at the moment.  But any way, we ended up teaming up the project just out of choice.  It was something I just tossed out there and Eric and I were the only ones to stay on the series.

WAS THERE ANY REAL DIFFICULTY DEVELOPING THE SERIES?

I think there was without a doubt.  Developing a series at a steady rate and trying to have a Pilot done a week before Halloween just doesn't make for good writing.  I quickly wrote the first episode and took the reins of being the head writer, which at the time was a thrill but me being the individual I was took the credit for creating the series (not the movies).  Looking back now I think Eric should have recieved a co-creator credit since he brought in the element of Lindsay in the next episode.

HOW DID ERIC AND YOURSELF WORK TOGETHER?

Eric and I tossed ideas back and forth through e-mail and outlined the series.  I think more than anything he came up with the overall arc of the series as opposed to me just coming up the concept for the show.  As for writing episodes, we tackle them in twos.  I would be writing one, he would be brainstorming another and we would bring the idea to the table and go from there.  There were times where we didn't say anything about plot details whatsoever but I think we would have tightened up approach as the series went on.  If it had.

WHAT ENDED THE SERIES?

Looking back on it now, I think it was a rash move on my part to just stop writing on it.  I had this great prequel storyline idea that I was working on, but about mid-way through that script I truly realized that I wanted to work more on my original scripts than just being stuck on a series.  It pretty much just ended from there.

Eric went on develop a couple of sequels with his co-horts and was in line to Direct JASON VS. MICHAEL from my original script.

IS IT COMING BACK?

A friend of Eric's had tempted the possibility but Eric has so many other projects lined up, so I very much doubt we'll see an actual end to the series.

 

Filmography

SCRIPTS

NIGHTMARE (1998) -- The very first horror film script I've ever written.  It was pretty much RESIDENT EVIL 1 and 2 mixed into one big movie, that two teenagers could never make.  The only script I had ever written used an actual bound notebook.

THE LEGEND (1998) -- A slasher with a certain amount of SCREAM and some truly messed up mythos.  Just remember "Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary."  Decent script, but fails in actual suspense and the slasher was just predictable.

JASON VS. MICHAEL (1999)  -- My attempt at fan fiction to get on at either New Line Cinema or Dimension Films.  Loved by me, loathed by fans of both series.  Occasionally, I get e-mails from people that want to actually film this script, but I've pretty much nixed the idea of the script ever being a film.  ERIC HIERS (BOOGEYMAN and EAST LAKE HIGH: V-DAY) was in line to Direct the film through his studio, Matchbox Pictures.  ALL CHARACTERS PROPERTY OF NEW LINE CINEMA AND DIMENSION FILMS EXCEPT WHERE NOTED.

HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL: HELL'S AWAKENING (1999) -- Based on Characters Created By Dick Bebe  -- Another fan fiction screenplay of mine.  I'm one of the few that enjoyed the remake to HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, but wanted to see so much more.  Once more I found myself bringing back the surviving cast members of the original and teaming them with a team of paranormal investigators.  It was a rough sequel script that went through various changes as I wrote it.  Sadly, the script never fully reached completion.  I was trying to make something unique from a decently plotted remake.  Just didn't happen though.  ALL CHARACTERS PROPERTY OF WARNER BROS.  AND WILLIAM CASTLE EXCEPT WHERE NOTED.

TWILIGHT (2000) -- This date is connected to the most complete draft of the film.  This is also the only draft, that managed to get close to being filmed. Zombie flick in the vain of RESIDENT EVIL and DAWN OF THE DEAD.  One script is available to read on the net.  Not my best to date,  but some nice Romero references.

DEADPOOL (2000) -- A full feature length adaptation of Marvel Comic's DEADPOOL.  A complete comic trip with comedy and action at its heart.  My only wish was that the script had more character depth than all the slice and dice action, but it was essentially the comic book complete with character's from the comics.  This script was a ball to write, but copyrights and budgets are something that one can't avoid.

HALLOWEEN THE SERIES (1999-2000) also Creator -- 2 EPISODES -- "TV PILOT -- Evil Never Dies" and "The Strode House" -- This series was my first attempt at a TV Pilot and a number of episodes.  It fell to bad planning on my part and a very underdeveloped plot, which I felt couldn't make it through a seasons worth.  Originally, I intended to let the show run for two to three seasons.  ERIC HIERS was onboard as a writer and web designer.  Scripts available at the offical site: http://www.geocities.com/halloween_theseries/HalloweenTheSeries_MainPage.html PURELY FAN FICTION.  ALL CHARACTERS EXCEPT WHERE NOTED ARE PROPERTY OF DIMENSION FILMS.

BOOGEYMAN RESURRECTION (2001/2) Co-writer -- Never Completed -- CHARACTERS CREATED BY ERIC HIERS -- This script was a sequel planned even before the third BOOGEYMAN script was reaching completion.  Simply put, I just tossed in pages, that didn't lead to anything.  I could have finished the film, but couldn't find the heart to finish someone else's character.  The project just got way out of hand for my taste and some part of me felt like I had done the film before.  I had enjoyed the first two scripts much more and couldn't see doing another sequel.  Just didn't seem right at all. Check out Eric Hiers' MATCHBOX PICTURES site here: http://www.geocities.com/hannibal_31643/

P.O.V. A STUDENT FILM (2002)  -- A documentary about my life.  This is the first onscreen appearence of the Twilight Productions logo and it was spelled wrong.  The first of two class assignments. Basically my first attempt to plug my studio while still getting a grade -- scripted entirely with that idea in mind.  RUNS 15 MINUTES.

BOOK OF THE DEAD (2002) -- My tribute to EVIL DEAD and BLAIR WITCH.  The last of two films I completed for one of my high school classes.  Decent, but could have been a lot better with more planning and more time.  One of my most troubled shoots.  Rain, script rewrites on the flight, and trouble with the cast.  Ended up with a A- becuase I didn't define fear.  RUNS 30 MINUTES.

TRUTH(S) (2003) -- Film Noir with a MEMENTO kind of twist.  Actually scheduled for production, but never saw the light of the day due to dileemas on set.  One scene was shot and put away forever.  Part of me is planning to get this script going at one point or another

UNTITLED - TV PILOT (2003) -- A planned horror TV series, that would be different horror stories every week.  Something like TALES FROM THE CRYPT minus the intros.  This Pilot bears some inspiration on later projects, particulary DARK.

NOCTURNAL - TV PILOT (2004) -- Detective meets DEAD LIKE ME with a very gothic twist with a dash of ANGEL.  This is my third attempt at a TV Pilot script.  If anything this was my first mixture of a film noir and horror.  It's 22 pages all total and it leaves itself open for more episodes,  which I may write on down the road in the near future.

MAN WITHOUT FEAR! (2005)

www.manwithoutfear.freeservers.com

EPISODES - 1.01 - "BULLSEYE" (Completed May 4, 2005)

ALTER A SPIN-OFF OF TRUTH(S)

"CARRIER" -- PART ONE (Completed May 6, 2005)

OZ THE SERIES

www.oztheseries.scriptmania.com

"INTO" -- Pilot -- (Completed June 20, 2005)

 

CONTRIBUTED TO SCRIPTS

BOOGEYMAN: RESURRECTION (2001/2) Co-writer to Eric Hiers, who was at the time writing BOOGEYMAN 3 and finishing up SUMMER BREEZE 2.

JASON VS. MICHAEL (2005)  I did the all too infamous script above and Eric was going to turn it into a film, but the script is outdated to current HALLOWEEN and FRIDAY standards.  Eric has borrowed elements from my original script to make this current draft, which sounds fantastic making a much stronger script. 

 

MOVIES

P.O.V. A STUDENT FILM (2002)                                                     

-RUN TIME: 15 MINUTES

-Starring -- Derek Andrew Sharp

 

BOOK OF THE DEAD (2002)

-RUN TIME: 30 MINUTES

-Starring -- Ricky Burrnet, Billy Gaines, Pedro Pinto, and Derek Sharp.

 

TRAILERS

BOOK OF THE DEAD (2002) - A very simple trailer that shows what could be the most horrorific moments of this film.  Its a trailer prepared for a movie that only had one showing. A very rough trailer but it gets its point across.

 

TEST FOOTAGE

TRUTH(S) (2003) -- We recorded an improv. sequence involving Jacob Begley (Nolan) and lead actor, Jonathon Thomas (Alexander) right at the end of the summer.  The sequence is pretty fluid, but goes nowhere.  Clocks in at just under 4 minutes and remains in a solid wide shot looking at both characters.

 

TREATMENTS

PUNISHER (2004) -- This was our studios attempt at covering the origin of Frank Castle as the Punisher. We attempted a number of ideas and outlines for this one. The Treatment was pretty much the classic Punisher origin but Artisan/Lion's Gate had a film coming out at that time thus this film never went into production.

EVIL DEADER: BOOK OF THE DEAD 2 (2005) -- The first treatment of the new year.  Basically, a sequel to ARMY OF DARKNESS involving new characters.

- Just recently polished another draft of EVIL DEADER.

 

ACTING

P.O.V. A STUDENT FILM (2002) -- As Myself

I'm pretty much front and center here.  Behind and in front of the camera.  Technically no acting involved, just me narrating and talking about my life.

BOOK OF THE DEAD (2002) -- As Myself

Actually visually on camera for all of three seconds in an interview section.  Thereafter, I'm behind the camera directing the action or attempting to throw in as many plot twists as I can make up.  Acting in this case is strictly focused on making it through the project as the filmmaker version of "me".

I EAT POOP - THE CNN EPISODE (2004) - Unbilled -- Interviewee

I EAT POOP is a well-known public access show in the area.  The show itself has a pretty big fanbase.  Essentially, it's a comedy show that runs a half hour at 12:30am on Insight Communications Channel 98.  I knew one of the female actresses that was on the show and was offered the chance to do a small part for creator, Jimmy Tits.  (The name is a joke -- think COFFIN JOE.)  Jimmy interviewed me for about two minutes and I was on a couple of seconds all total.  To say, the least it was a fun experience.  Jimmy has done an excellent film in respect to SNATCH, entitled BASTARD (http://www.whatisinthecase.freeservers.com), that I highly recommend.  You can check it out on the offical site for the show here: http://www.ieatpoop.net.

 

MUSIC VIDEOS

CLASS OF 1999 - "ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL" (2002)  -- A short three minute film of mixed footage from my high school days.  The one copy was lost amongst the tapes in my media class.  Probably erased for new class footage.  It turned out decent, not spectular, but I enjoyed it.  An entire Spanish class sat through the video two or three times, so I was entirely happy with that.

 

COMICS

LEX LUTHOR - RETRIBUTION (2005)

My attempt to restart the SUPERMAN titles following Mark Waid's SUPERMAN BIRTHRIGHT arc. This concept was originally going to run as a 3 part mini-series, which would then lead into an ongoing SUPERMAN series.

THIS SERIES WAS NEVER COMPLETED BUT THE OPENING PAGES OF THE FIRST ISSUE REMAIN.

BATMAN - ARKHAM (6 PART) and REBIRTH (6 PART) (2005)

Another attempt at an ongoing title this time with another favorite character of mine. This was a HUGE planned arc that would run over a year in the main title in the vein of Jeph Loeb and Frank Miller's BATMAN. It would have revamped Batman and given him a new perspective. 

 

NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES

BRAWL (Short Story) -- A real twisted short story, that I wrote during my first semester of college in Creative Writing.  The story followed the brutal fall of a man and his actions.  Most people didn't get it -- it was either too dark or too short on character.  The twist ending was pretty much a success -- those that got it enjoyed it, those that didn't just scratched their heads.

 

PRODUCER

P.O.V. A STUDENT FILM (2002)

BOOK OF THE DEAD (2002)

 

CONSULTING PRODUCER

JASON VS. MICHAEL (2000)

Based on the above mentioned fan script I wrote. I rewrote the ending, smoothed out some plot details and added some new elements. Eric Hiers was scheduled to direct, but I didn't hand over the finished script. So it never happened. Eric Hiers has written his own draft, which contains components from my earlier dated draft.

STUDIO: Matchbox Pictures 

 

HALLOWEEN THE SERIES (2005)

Based on the above mentioned entry and being tackled by Eric Hiers, Matchbox Pictures.  Strictly involved as a Consulting Producer since I developed the series and wrote two episodes.

STUDIO: Matchbox Pictures

 

SCRIPT REVIEWS

Scripts By Eric Hiers, Owner of MATCHBOX PICTURES

THE BOOGEYMAN -- Reviewed 7/18/2002

BOOGEYMAN 101 -- Reviewed 7/18/2002

SUMMER BREEZE -- Reviewed Early Draft 7/18/2002 

                                     Reviewed Final Draft 1/2/2005

FILMBUFFS -- Reviewed Final Draft 5/1/2005

LILTH -- Reviewed Rough Draft 5/3/2005

http://www.geocities.com/hannibal_31643/ScriptsReviews.html

 

SCRIPT DOCTOR

TWILIGHT (1999-2005) -- Self-explainatory.

JASON VS. MICHAEL (1999-2002) -- Additional Scenes and Dialogue Deletion.

DEADPOOL (2000) -- Rewrote the Introduction 12 to 15 times.

TRUTH(S) (2003) -- Rewrote Dialogue, Scene Locations and Certain Elements Within Scenes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


CO-WRITERS

Chad Sanders (TWILIGHT)

Derek Sanders (TWILIGHT)

Eric Hiers (HALLOWEEN THE SERIES, BOOGEYMAN RESURRECTION, and JASON VS. MICHAEL)

Jacob Begley (DARK, TWILIGHT, TRUTH(S) and ALTER)

 

CURRENTLY USING ((EDITING EQUIPMENT))

Sony Handycam DCR-DVD92

Editing with Pinnacle Studio Plus Verison Nine

 

 

THE INFAMOUS JASON VS. MICHAEL SCRIPT

WHAT POSSESSED YOU TO TACKLE JASON VS. MICHAEL?

For me at the time it was just an exciting idea.  FREDDY VS. JASON wasn't happening at New Line Cinema at the time and HALLOWEEN: H20 was pretty heavy on my mind since it had just actually seen release.  I was and still am a HUGE FRIDAY THE 13TH fan.  So I kind of stumbled into the project.

WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU DID?

I actually posted a trailer in script format on what was once a very big community forum (SEQUEL BUZZ -- the site is now defunct) and people were hooked on it.  At the time, I had actually finished the introduction sequences and plastered them to the trailer.

WHEN IT WAS DONE, WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING?

I went in with no exceptions and came out with mixed reviews.  People either loved it or hated it.  Fans were as mixed as the next guy, mainly because I went out of my way to flesh out the continuity errors, actually having Michael talk (as in what HALLOWEEN 4 was suppose to do), bringing in Elias Voorhees' (something that ended up being cut out of JASON LIVES) and having more story than a body count.  The fact, that there was almost no body count pissed off fans to no end.  Even the new reviews on Simply Scripts forum is much the same, yet, I still find people that dig the script.

WAS THERE A PLAN TO BRING IN ELEMENTS OF JASON X?

I wanted to bring in the military in the first draft, but it ended up being cut out just because I thought it was too much.

WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT IT THEN AS OPPOSED TO NOW?

Back then originally I saw it as more of my first real break into the world of the horror scripting community and independent film circles.  It had its effects, fans loved it, hated it, and a "Dan Kingston" even went out of his way to replace his name with mine on the script.  Am I pissed at the guy? No, it's actually flattering.

Now, I see it as more of my past benchmark.  It was defintely more my style back then and it lead me to teaming up with Eric Hiers for HALLOWEEN THE SERIES and BOOGEYMAN RESURRECTION. 

WOULD YOU EVER TACKLE A HALLOWEEN OR FRIDAY THE 13TH SCRIPT AGAIN?

I really wouldn't debate the chance. If I could tackle HALLOWEEN or FRIDAY again I would without question.  I have a genuine respect for both series, but I would have to do something truly unusual...a prequel or a remake at best.

PART TWO

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO TACKLE "DEADPOOL"?

I don't think there was any real general consensus of mine on the project.  It was just a project I had wanted to do for a long time after picking up the books back when Deadpool had first actually achieved his own series.  The title had a serious sense of humor that I really just enjoyed and plays with a very tragic action hero, who makes an ass of himself the entire way through.

HOW DID YOU APPROACH THE SCRIPT?

This was another one of those no-brainer task for me.  I was pretty focused on the character and the elements that drove him.  I played with every character I could possibly play with - Weasel was his partner-in-crime, Blind Al was there,  T-Ray blocked Deadpool later in the script, and Dr. Killbrew was Deadpool's main kill objective.  I took a lot of influence from the books directly.  Jimmy Palmotti's New York City Deadpool played a part, yet, there was still the merc approach played up from the first couple of issues of the story.  It was a fan's dream verison of the project and it just kept growing as I wrote it.

WHAT TYPE OF GENRE WERE YOU AIMING FOR?

It was defintely a comedic-drama-action film and that's about the only way to classify it.

ARE YOU GOING TO TACKLE ANOTHER?

I'm actually thinking of tackling a ULTIMATE DEADPOOL mini-series since the Ultimate's are pretty much dominating the Marvel Universe at the moment.  It's another idea that has been in the back of my head for a long while.  If I do the script it will be up here or it will be in comic format - one or the other.  Either way, there will be an ULTIMATE DEADPOOL if I ever have the time to focus on the character again.  Right now, it just isn't happening.