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Richard Waters

@richmwaters.bsky.social

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Filmmaker and horror lover. Director/Editor Distort, Bring Out The Fear, In A Stranger's House, Advent, The O'Briens. Sadly unfunny but will never stop trying.

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Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · Apr 18

People discovering DISTORT on Amazon Prime is amazing. Low budget analogue horror (ish) films with indie musicians who don't tune their instruments dealing with horrors of the past and present overlapping can be a hard sell, but I hope people connect with it. Please review/share wherever you can!

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · Apr 14

DISTORT has landed on Amazon Prime in both the US and UK!

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Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 7h

Nice in stock item you have there, Zavvi.

Product page saying in stock and shopping now, see above. Above, it says sold out.

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 22h

That’s terrible. I find it hard to imagine a director who WOULDNT want to be involved in the visual side. It’s always the best side of the biz where you get to have creative collaboration.

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Chad Michael Ward @chadmichaelward.bsky.social · 1d

A massive THANK YOU to all of our backers on the latest FAIRY DUST crowdfunder! Every $ donated has helped bring our production to life & taken us one step closer to the finish line. There’s so much more to do and money to raise but for now: Thank you for joining us on this journey.

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Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 1d

Such a great film! I only saw it for the first time a few months ago and adore it!

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Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats! It was great to see the BTS pics. I can’t wait to see it all come together!

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 1d

Working with folks with that mindset is a hoot. Anyone who thinks that should be forced to watch that making of Aliens where Cameron and the DP butt heads over the visuals!

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Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 1d

We did it!!! 10km in sub-65 mins! And over €1500 raised for charity!! I can’t believe it!!

Richard and a female friend smiling holding medals

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 3d

It’s been a beautiful journey. So proud 🥲

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 4d

Really close to the big day now and lots of hard work and sweating in aid of charity still happening. Thanks a lot to everyone who has supported these great causes so far. We’re smashing it! eventmaster.ie/fundraising/...

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats! You all worked hard to bring it to life. I can’t wait to see the results of such effort!

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 6d

Demon dog for the win

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 6d

Aw 4 years ago Bring Out The Fear had its US premiere in the famous TCL Chinese Theatre in La at Screamfest during the absolute madness of lockdowns. I’m still super proud of the film, its message and meaning, and I love that it’s easily accessible in most parts of the the world.

Facebook memory of Richard with messy hair giving devil horns and the caption THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
@SCREAMFESTLA FOR HOSTING THE BIG - US PREMIERE OF BRING OUTTHE FEAR, AND FOR EVERYONE WHO JOINED US! WE COULDN'T BE MORE HONOURED!

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 6d

Oh hey! DISTORT is now available for freeeeeeee on Tubi!!! Perfect for this #halloween if you wanna explore away from the usuals and get your freaky #foundfootage side on!

(Also the more folks who watch it means the higher likelihood of a follow up. Jus sayin)

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · Apr 18

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · Apr 14

DISTORT has landed on Amazon Prime in both the US and UK!

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 6d

I really need a passion type project to be working on, be it mine or someone elses. This week has been heavy in the other direction in all the wrong ways.

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 6d

It's so good! And comprehensive! A real trial run for the Lord of the Rings appendices.

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t even start me 🤣🥲

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HorrorGirl Problems @horrorgirlprobs.bsky.social · 8d

Heartfelt conversations by the fire with people you love is the whole point of life, pretty sure.

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Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 9d

Happy birthday, mate!!

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Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 10d

You know how they say if you’re in a bad mood double check if you’re hungry or tired? I may be in need of dinner and nap 🤦🏻‍♂️

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 10d

It sometimes feels the race to the bottom is over and now it’s about who can dig their own grave the deepest.

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 10d

Definitely 2. I definitely think 2 smaller monitors is better than one bigger one, unless it’s an ultra wide that’s basically the same width as 2!

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 10d

It’s terrible. My laptop screen now goes into strobing flashes every now and again because apparently Google chrome and Adobe acrobat are 2 apps it has decided aren’t compatible to have launched at the same time.

Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 10d

though I can go shoot a film on an iPhone for next to nothing, it can’t get out there without paying the ferryman his coin. The internet of the artist is dead. We had an ok run, but I guess those who wanted their share to be larger won again in the end. Go figure.

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Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 10d

People still want films to distribute, but don’t have money for them. People with money want big expensive names that they can’t afford, so they forever have money they don’t have to spend. I keep trying to come up with ideas I can make for the kind of money I can scrounge together, but then

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Richard Waters @richmwaters.bsky.social · 10d

Predatory distributors stole 3 years worth of residuals on a platform that I can’t get a film back on to, and some territories just outright didn’t pay and released another film. I don’t know the actual amount I’m down, but it’s definitely enough that could have funded at least several more films.

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