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The Mair Park Bigfoot pays off

Symon — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:01:00 +0000

Many moons ago while surfing Amazon’s Listmanias I came across an author by the name of Jeremy Robinson. To cut a long story short, he was running a viral video contest to promote his new book, Pulse. I bribed my good buddy Lesmondj into spending a Saturday afternoon in the bush and what eventuated was two versions of the now infamous Bigfoot attack video (over 10,000 hits now on Metacafe and YouTube).

We won by a landslide, the closest (and only) opponent trailing by 9000ish hits (but who’s counting) and I was delighted to recieve the promised books last week.

A massive THANKYOU to Jeremy Robinson for the very generous prize (and for forking out mega moolah for the postage). Please check out his site here.

And for all those dying to know how the movie magic was created, here is some Bigfoot Attack Footage trivia…

1. No, the Bigfoot wasn’t real. There was more than one concerned person thinking the footage was authentic. Lesmondj and I must have the mean acting skills (and girls dig guys who have skills…).

2. The entire attack scene was done on the first take… with an imagined Bigfoot, yes imagined, not real.

3. Jon Dylan used his computer hacking skills to overlay the Bigfoot sound effects (purchased from Itunes for $1.79).

4. Apparently, the Bigfoot growls sound identical to a real Bigfoot, as one reader commented (as she deals with them on a daily basis – seriously).

5. The Mair Park Ghost legend is mostly true.

6. On the short version, Yes, the blood was real… from my nose. Don’t ask.

7. The rotting bone at the cave’s entrance (tedious version) was stolen from my dog.

8. Lesmondj spent the majority of the attack scene voluntarily lying in a puddle of water. The mark of a true friend.

9. There was no script.

View the short (and exhilirating) version below:

Footage of Bigfoot Attack? – Click here for more blooper videos

View the long (but informative) version below:

Authentic footage of Bigfoot attack?

Symon — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:43:00 +0000

A couple of weeks ago Lesmond and I entered a viral video contest promoting PULSE by Jeremy Robinson.

Although entertaining, the movie was far too long and I hate to say it… boring. Good news folks. I have re-edited it to a lean 1.15 minutes, and thanks to a blood-nose (don’t ask), it now has an alternate ending (like special edition DVDs

So PLEASE view the clip below and tell your friends about it as the more views it has, the better chance I have of winning. Thanks heaps!

Footage of Bigfoot Attack?

Mair Park Ghost Footage

Symon — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:52:00 +0000

About this time last year, I wrote of the time when my parents had a close encounter with the urban legend known as ‘The Mair Park Ghost. The original post created quite a stir, and you can read the subsequent shenanigans here:

The Mair Park Ghost

Haunted houses, ghosts and demons

Ghost mystery solved… or is it?

Symon Drake… Ghostbuster (heh)

Revenge of the Mair Park Ghost

On Saturday, my good buddy Lesmond and I decided to make a small video diary/doco about the ghost legend. What ensued was far from expected, or rehearsed. Disturbing footage follows.

Bigfoot… Bigfake

Symon — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:24:00 +0000

The post title says it all.

Last week a body of Bigfoot was found, this week it was discovered to be a hoax. Bummer, I was hoping it was real. A lot of people are disappointed right about now. (Especially the guy who paid $50,000 for the body

Read the Foxnews article here.

Body of Bigfoot found?

Symon — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:23:00 +0000

Still from the famous Patterson film

I’ve always been interested in Bigfoot (thanks to the various ‘unsolved mysteries’ books on the bookshelf growing up).

It is with some excitement that I read that a body of Bigfoot has apparently been found. News.com.au states:

Two US professional Bigfoot hunters claim to have found a body of the legendary creature and will present evidence of the astounding discovery to the world’s press and scientists tomorrow.

Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, who run Bigfoot expeditions, say they found a dead Bigfoot in the woods of north Georgia, in the southeast of the US, about two weeks ago and have put the carcass in a freezer.

They along with “the real Bigfoot Hunter” Tom Biscardi, who has endorsed the find, will front a press conference in California, where they say DNA and photo proof will be presented.

(Read the full article here.)

Am I skeptical? You bet. Am I hoping that they actually have found a Bigfoot? Definately!

Will keep you posted. Meanwhile, feel free to read about New Zealand’s very own bigfoot here.

Cool discovery… the supposed body of a Bigfoot crammed into a freezer, while the hunters who claimed the find prepare to present more proof.