An Interview With Katie Bullock
Twenty year old Katie Bullock originally trained to be a hotel manager. But after meeting a movie director friend of a friend, stumbled into acting and modelling. At that point she realized that hotel management wasn’t what she wanted to do and started persuing her acting career.
And now, with a string of films and a couple of music videos under her belt, she has agreed to talk to Dale Pierce about acting, directing, producing… and web design.
Dale: Give everyone a greeting and just tell them who you are.
Katie: Hi my name is Katie Bullock… Director, producer, actress, model, real estate agent…. WHEW!
Dale: What is the url for your website?
Katie: I have 3 websites… www.katiebullock.com (personal site), www.dramatizedentertainment.com (production site) and thornmovie.com
Dale: Now did I get it right, that you also design websites and did your own?
Katie: Yes very true all of my websites are designed and the html written by ME!
Dale: Aside from film, you have also done some music videos?
Katie: I have done two, I think: Dysillusioned- Bed of Roses and 13 Even – Shackles
Dale: You have done several indy horror films. What would be your favorite?
Katie: I would have to say that Thorn was my favorite… I mean a friend of mine (Mark) and I came up with the concept wrote the script and directed it… it will always be a part of me
Dale: Perhaps we can quickly go through the films you’ve worked on so far, starting with Tears of Blood.
Katie: Jessica- the girl I played – is a typical perfect girl – straight A’s, rockstar boyfriend who just proposed and a great best friend, Caroline. Jess and her boyfriend Tom just leave the prom when they are attacked. She is murdered and he is left for dead and with a broken heart. The only one who knows what really happen on that horrible night is Caroline and she wasnt even there…
Possessions was an awesome script about these two best friends who were warned not to go into an abandoned warehouse and decide to throw a party there anyway one by one they become posessed and murder their friends.
Dysillusioned was a short film written by Mark Goles about a rockstar who is heavily into drugs, sex and alcohol and how he looses everything including his wife because of it.
Thorn is my baby. Thorn (thurisaz) is an ancient rune known to possess its victim at birth. Unfortunatly for Stephanie (me) and her friends, the Mark Of Thorn has been unleashed in the shape of a mass murderer. As Stephanie’s friends start piling up one by one, she looks to her friend Steve for help. As time runs out on her friends lives, they realize with the help of Vinnie Inra and Detective Randeer the danger of the symbol that has haunted Steve since birth.
Chickenhead is a comedy. It is just filled with typical racial humor– for instance I act as a “white girl trying to be black”– hopefully no one takes offence to that the writer is black!!!!
Saber-Trailer is a sci fi film with some comedy in it. I was supposed to be in the movie but i was pregnant during filming but I landed a spot in the trailer months before it was shot.
Happy Hour was about a young child who was abused my his mother and became a murderer.
Dale: Any future films planned right now?
Katie: YES!! I am doing a film with Michael Bruneio and an awesome script! The title for the film isn’t yet set in stone but we are going to start shooting after the new year.
Dale: Did you study acting or get into the indie film scene without formal training and learn as you went along?
Katie: No training at all. I was doing it for fun and decided I loved it
Dale: Many indie films have a cult following among fans, it seems. Do you ever attend fan conventions or indy filmfests yourself?
Katie: I had attended one in April of 2004 – Frightvision in Akron, Ohio
Dale: What are your interests outside of film?
Katie: Well i am a real estate agent… I have a 3 month old son who is my life… I like partying, shopping, working out, dancing, spending time with my family. I’ll try anything at least once.
Dale: Are there any coworkers you really think are exceptionally talented?
Katie: Too many to name!
Dale: Is horror your favorite genre or just where the most opportunities in indie film seem to lie?
Katie: Definitely my favourite genre to watch and a lot og fun to act in, but I would like to do a dramatic role just so everyone knew I could do it.
Dale: Anything else you would like to touch on?
Katie: Did i mention the film i am doing in the beginning of the year??? should be AWESOME
Dale: Closing comments?
Katie: I just want to thank everyone who has supported what i have been trying to do .. all those who have helped me along the way to learn and understand — Mark, Jim, Mike, Chris— PS i miss you guys…
I am the writer of the movie “Tear of Blood” Its really funny that you say that you starred in it when the film was never shot. No, I will not deny that you were cast for the role of Jessica, however, the film was never shot as a result of a personal situation involving certain members of the cast and crew. Katie you know what that situation was!
Actually, Lisa, the film was never completed…And I never stated that it was. However the question wasnt what films have you completed… it was, what have you WORKED ON… and I did shoot on that film, for quite some time, reguardless of if it was finished or not =)