Daily Inspiration: Meet Scott and Kameron Hale

Today we’d like to introduce you to Scott and Kameron Hale. 

Hi Scott and Kameron, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
Halehouse Productions was an inevitability. For the longest time, Kameron and I have not only been movie lovers but also obsessed with all things horror. We talked for years about writing and directing a horror movie, but due to time and money, we never found that moment in our lives when we could make that happen. 

In 2019, we decided to stop talking about making a horror movie and just do it, however we could, whenever we could. We were older, had more time; a little more financially stable; and thanks to Kam’s work from doing freelance editing and directing for local Cincinnati artists, we also had connections. 

We produced, edited, wrote, and directed our first feature-length film, Entropy, in 2020. It was a no-budget feature with an up-and-coming Cincinnati-based cast about a young woman meeting old friends for dinner – old friends who have sinister plans for the cancer growing inside her. 

We embraced our financial and experiential limitations to try and deliver the best horror film that we could with the practically nothing that we had. Everything we learned, we learned along the way. Through doing so, we became well-rounded in pre-and-post-production work, as well as marketing and distribution. After a festival run, during which Entropy won Best Actress and Audience Choice Award for Best Feature at the Something Wicked film festival, we finally secured domestic distribution with Gravitas Ventures, a major distribution company. Last month, we finalized international distribution with Myriad Pictures to get Entropy out to the rest of the world. Currently, if you live in the United States or Canada, you can find Entropy on most major streaming platforms. 

Today, we are preparing for our first open-to-the-public theatrical release for our second feature-length horror film, Free to a Bad Home – a horror anthology where the lives of three strangers – a widow, a thief, and an addict – are changed by cursed objects and those that spread them. We are incredibly proud of Free to a Bad Home and the massive improvement we’ve made in our work as filmmakers as a result of Entropy, and we can’t wait to show the world how far we have come, and how far we’ve to go. 

On June 5th, we are doing a public showing of our second film, Free to a Bad Home, in Miamisburg at the Plaza Theatre.

Event and Ticketing Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/403739841234670/?ref=newsfeed

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It’s hard to say whether or not it has been a smooth road, as we have very little sense of perspective. Filmmaking has been nothing but firsts for us. Producing Entropy and Free to a Bad Home and being involved and responsible for almost every facet of those films has, undoubtedly, been stressful and challenging, but also incredibly rewarding. 

There were moments were Entropy’s production almost came to a halt due changes in casting, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Free to a Bad Home’s production was far smoother.

The rockiest part of the process is often post-production. Getting the films into a presentable shape. However, learning the ropes of distribution may have been the biggest wake-up call. Not only are very specific file types, renders, exports, consents, and documentation needed, but the costs to us to meet some of the distribution requirements exceeded the costs of the films themselves. 

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Scott Hale is the president of Halehouse Productions. He wrote, starred in, produced, edited, and did audio engineering for Entropy, and did all that again while also co-directing with his brother, Kameron Hale, Free to a Bad Home. He is also the author of The Bones of the Earth series, In Sheep’s Skin, and his newest upcoming novel, The Body is a Cruel Mistress – all of which can be purchased on eBook or paperback at most online retailers. To fund these hobbies and dreams, Scott is a clinical manager for Social Services at a well-renown hospital in Ohio. 

Kameron Hale is vice-president of Halehouse Productions. He wrote, starred in, produced, edited, and directed Entropy, and did the same again while sharing directing duties with his brother, Scott Hale, when it came to Free to a Bad Home. Kameron has also done freelance editing, directing, cinematography, and script supervising for local Cincinnati artists. To fund his hobbies, Kameron also works at the same hospital as his brother in Health Information Management. 

What makes you happy?
I’m happiest when I am with people who mean the most to me, such as my wife, Hannah, and my family. While I love directing, my greatest passion is writing novels. 

Contact Info:

• Email: halehouseproductions@gmail.com
• Website: https://halehouseproductio.wixsite.com/website
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halehouseproductions/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HaleHouseProductions
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC5q20ruIe34c9tK4f4IeJg
• Other: https://linktr.ee/halehouseproductions?fbclid=IwAR3FXXSDiJi3839BKuXx6PTcFUuSgfhUIO-IFVrYDN1wm47x2IK8K3yn6tM

Image Credits
Nathan Hackmann