 Osiris
Rising was originally intended to be my directoral debut for an independent
film made for under $20,000.00
The idea was spawned from my experience working on an independent feature in 1997.
The results reflected in the complimentary tape were horrifying because
for $40,000.00, it was only shot on Super VHS. The writing was poor,
the acting was worse, and the direction was non-existent. Surprisingly,
with all of this, the movie still turned a profit.
It can be done better. So, I set forth to write my first screenplay
-- Osiris Rising. It came first, from my love of Egyptology, and second,
from my interest in deductive reasoning. An outline was written to promote
filming with little or no budget. From there things escalated. Characters
that had three dimensions and tension materialized and the story began
to write itself.
The seclusion of this park with huge cliffs,
rock faces, and small caves offers the Killer a place to worship Osiris
It also presents itself in the most eerie way. The local
color & scenery to prevail over the Killer's
need for it to be Egypt, in his mind. He's displaced among all this distinctly
American environment.
- Peter John Ross 1998 |
Minus
the sunlight, this was exactly what I had in mind for CRIME SCENE #2. It's
got no houses, no people, and a single dark, scary tree in the middle of
nowhere. There are thousands of such locals in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois,
& Michigan.
Here
is a photo of the actual Police HQ in downtown Columbus, OH
Again,
a close-up of the WAREHOUSE. This is where the loading and unloading of
narcotics would take place. Funny note: the drug dealers are unloading
the drugs hidden inside toys, this links Osiris Rising to 
A place to bring the movie to its ultimate conclusion.
Also
from the final act, These are Indian made steps leading into the mysterious
forest in that same park which establish a look and feel to the area.
Although
a daylight photo, the WAREHOUSE still has a distinctive look. There is
a pub I go to right on the other side, but at night, this is lit up with
these orange light, that make it seem so ominous.
From
the final act, there is a sequence where Jack would be on the path and
John would be about to enter a cave. Just as in the photo, you can't see
two feet into this cave. So this is my proof that when staring down a dark
tunnel, someone could be right in front of you and you'd never see them.