Jason Eisener Releases Halloween Fan Short Project Shamrock
The not-for-profit 16mm and 8mm short presents Michael Myers as a Silver Shamrock experiment and is framed as a lost 1960 reel.
Filmmaker Jason Eisener has released a Halloween fan short titled Project Shamrock: The Secret Origins of Michael Myers Exposed, according to Bloody Disgusting. The film links the events of Halloween III: Season of the Witch with Michael Myers, portraying him as a Silver Shamrock experiment.
The story is set in the 1960s, placing it before both Halloween (1978) and Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982). It is presented as a recently discovered lost film reel from "Halloween 1960".
Eisener directed, wrote and edited the short, which was shot over two days on 16mm and 8mm film in Dartmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Jen Yamato and Ian Matheson produced the fan film, which is not-for-profit.
The credits also list Andy Appelle as cinematographer and co-producer, Katie McQueston handling production design, props, wardrobe and SFX supervision, Andrew Gordon Macpherson on music and sound, and Steven Kostanski on the SFX prosthetic head.
Quick answers
What is Project Shamrock: The Secret Origins of Michael Myers Exposed?
It is a not-for-profit Halloween fan short directed, written and edited by Jason Eisener that presents Michael Myers as a Silver Shamrock experiment and ties into Halloween III: Season of the Witch.
When is the short set?
It takes place in the 1960s, before Halloween (1978) and Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), and is framed as a lost film reel from "Halloween 1960".
How was the fan film made?
It was shot over two days on 16mm and 8mm film in Dartmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia, with Jen Yamato and Ian Matheson producing.