\u201cIt\u2019s the subgenre of metal that\u2019s pushing metal to the edge, and I think that that in and of itself encapsulates the spirit of all metal,\u201d says Dunn about extreme metal. \u201cAnd then maybe more from a sociological perspective, it\u2019s also important because it ensures that the foundation of the metal underground never collapses in the sense that metal came out of the underground\u0143tape trading, factory towns, suburban basements, the places that people didn\u2019t want to go to.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dunn and his team launched one round of fundraising through IndieGoGo and raised almost $40,000, which paid for the first round of expenses (travelling around the world to interview main players in the extreme metal scene, as well as equipment and filming costs). Now he\u2019s hoping to raise another $35,000 to cover costs associated with putting the episode together and releasing it independently.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe learned a lot on the first campaign,\u201d says Dunn. \u201cWe\u2019ve never done something like that before. This time we\u2019re going to be much more active. We\u2019re going to be leaking brief excerpts from the interviews that we film as the campaign unfolds, to give people a taste of what we actually did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those who knew Dunn while he was at UVic say it makes sense that his movies have done as well as they have. Margo Matwychuk, assistant professor in UVic\u2019s department of anthropology, says she\u2019s not surprised that Dunn has achieved the considerable amount of success that he has.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs an undergraduate student in anthropology at UVic many years ago, Sam stood out as an extraordinary student among a cohort of excellent students,\u201d says Matwychuk. \u201cUnusual for undergrad students at the time, Sam looked for and found opportunities to get involved in research projects being carried out by various profs and offered his insightful comments on a paper I was working on for publication. He was an exceptional student and person.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matwychuk goes on to say that Dunn\u2019s movies have an academic element to them that isn\u2019t promoted but gives them a deeper element than a standard music documentary.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile not marketed as such, his films are outstanding anthropological documentaries, or ethnographies, that record both a musical genre and a way of life for thousands of musicians and aficionados around the world,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
For Dunn, it\u2019s all in a day\u2019s work, which is exactly what he\u2019s made his passion for metal: work. He\u2019s settled into a busy career making movies about metal, which is what he wants to be doing, whether the end result is crowdsourced or bankrolled by major networks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe try to create good quality work, because the music is important to us and these stories are important to us, and because this is what we want to do. This is our livelihood and also our creative pursuit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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