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Ron Atkins
Directors Notes: November 8, 2005 First off, let me say "Eyes of the Chameleon" is finally done. After a grueling two and a half week shoot in April of 2004, and thousands of hours in the editing room, "Eyes of the Chameleon" will finally see the light of day with its first screening in Las Vegas, Nevada January 2006. Other screenings throughout the country will be announced soon. I want to note that the people who worked on "Eyes of the Chameleon" were a very dedicated group of individuals that gave it their all under grueling situations with so little time, and I thank you all for making the dream a reality. I just want to thank everyone who has supported EOTC up to this point. You know who you are. Without this support EOTC would have no life, so just consider yourself part of the motor that keeps this machine rolling along. It's weird how things work out. We submitted EOTC to tons of festivals last year and got no response. I think for the most part, a lot of these festivals take your money and don't watch your film. But that's just the nature of the beast. We knew what we were getting ourselves into when we made the film, but always believed EOTC would get accepted into at least a few of them. Politics are everywhere, not just in the White House. It did give me a chance to keep making the film better and better, as I kept editing all the way up to the premiere. So things do happen for a reason. Now, that being said, EOTC has had two very successful sold out showings when it premiered here in Vegas in January, and also had a great showing at the Cinema Wasteland show in Cleveland in March. Next up is Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors in June. Also, pick up the next Ultra Violent Magazine, one of the best horror magazines on the market, at your local bookstore where EOTC will get a feature article. So things are rolling right along, which means good things for the film. I believe we will see EOTC picked up by a pretty good label by the end of the year, or early next year, and I look forward to horror fans around the world taking a look for themselves at what I believe to be a very well done, truly Independent horror/exploitation film. Special thanks to : Scott Gabbey & Art Ettinger of Ultra Violent Magazine, Ken Kish of Cinema Wasteland, and Tony Timpone of Fangoria Magazine Thanks so much for all the support. I hope to meet you (My Fans) at one of the screenings. Ron Atkins
Director of "Eyes of the Chameleon"
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Ron Atkins was born September 14th, 1970 in Los Angeles, California. A trained musician for nearly three decades, Atkins began making films in 1995, striking a chord in 1997 in the underground independent scene with his exploitation films "Schizophreniac" , and its sequel, "Necromaniac" . Ron has also gone on to win world awards with his psychological thriller "Grip" , winning Best Short Thriller and the Audience Award at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival in 2002. Atkins has scored, edited, and directed eight films to date, and continues to make a reputation for himself as a controversial filmmaker to be reckoned with in cinema.