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Evil Dead trailer production challenges and cup holder opinions from The Pinball Show.
The Evil Dead trailer required approvals from three licensors: Renaissance Pictures, Studio Canal, and Bruce Campbell
high confidence · Host describing the licensing submission process for Evil Dead promotional materials
Sam Raimi (the film director) had final approval and watched the Evil Dead trailer, giving zero revisions
high confidence · Host reveals this was discovered after the first approval and expresses emotional significance of Raimi's approval
Custom shotgun shell sculpts for Evil Dead broke twice during the filming shoot, halting gameplay filming
high confidence · Host describing production challenges with breakable custom-cast parts from Back Alley Creation
The extended feature cut of Evil Dead was longer than typical (35 minutes vs. target 20 minutes) due to depth of interviews with developers like Ben Heck
high confidence · Host explaining editorial decisions for the promotional featurette
The production schedule was two days at Spooky headquarters (one day B-roll, one day interviews/finishing)
high confidence · Host contrasting production timelines across manufacturers
Music licensing for promotional pieces is expensive and manufacturers rarely provide sufficient assets, only loopable middles of songs without intro/outro
high confidence · Host discussing music licensing challenges for Evil Dead and Texas Chainsaw Massacre trailers
Cup holders on pinball machines should either be well-themed and integrated or generic black ones, not half-measures with decals
high confidence · Host expressing aesthetic preferences about cup holder installation
Inappropriately placed cup holders beneath shooter rods interfere with knee-flipping technique on games like High Speed 2 Getaway
high confidence · Host describing personal experience with poorly placed cup holders on location machines
“If you want to take a pinball person and see them shit their pants, you walk them into that prototype office”
Host@ 2:11 — Describing the emotional impact of seeing Evil Dead's prototype development office and artwork
“We really couldn't play the game much and that's because the sculpts in the game that were bashable were not ready to work”
Host@ 7:09 — Explains a major production constraint: custom parts not production-ready during filming
“Zero revisions needed. I about fell out of my seat. I was so, so happy.”
Host @ ~31:00 min — Reaction to Bruce Campbell's team approving the trailer with no requested changes
“Sam Raimi, Oz the Great and Powerful, that Sam Raimi, Doctor Strange, the Multiverse of Madness... had final approval and watched the trailer that we created and approved it. That would mean nothing to most of you, but to me, that made me sick.”
Host@ 18:51 — Emotional revelation about Sam Raimi's involvement in approving the Evil Dead trailer
“If I'm going to present myself naked to Sam Raimi, it would not have been in that particular presentation.”
Host@ 20:05 — Host expressing regret about the production quality given Sam Raimi's involvement, noting more time would have been ideal
“Either go big or go home. That's what I would say [about cup holders].”
Co-host@ 24:44 — Aesthetic philosophy on cup holder installation quality
“Keep the liquids furthest away from your really expensive toys.”
Host@ 26:20 — Functional rationale for opposing cup holder installation
content_signal: Host provides detailed behind-the-scenes account of Evil Dead trailer filming at Spooky Pinball headquarters, including equipment, scheduling, and production challenges
high · Extended narrative about two-day shoot, prototype office visit, B-roll filming, interview setup, and technical challenges
product_concern: Custom shotgun shell sculpts from Back Alley Creation broke twice during filming, preventing planned gameplay B-roll capture
high · Host states: 'Second one broke. I broke it. Fuck... we can't keep doing this. Don't have the time to do this.'
licensing_signal: Evil Dead trailer required approvals from three separate licensors: Renaissance Pictures (Evil Dead 1), Studio Canal (Evil Dead 2), and Bruce Campbell entity; all approved with zero revisions
high · Host: 'We needed to submit that to not one, not two, but three licensors... zero revisions needed' for all three
industry_signal: Sam Raimi had final approval authority over Evil Dead pinball promotional materials and approved trailer with zero revisions after watching it
high · Host reveals: 'Sam Raimi... had final approval and watched the trailer that we created and approved it... zero revisions needed'
content_signal: Promotional featurette extended to 35 minutes (vs. target 20) due to depth of developer interviews; includes outtakes reel; rendering and review process caused significant production burden
high · Host discusses editorial decisions, rendering challenges, frame-by-frame review process, and multiple viewing cycles
positive(0.82)— Host expresses pride and emotional satisfaction with the Evil Dead trailer production despite challenges. Enthusiasm about working with Spooky Pinball and shock/awe about Sam Raimi's involvement. Cup holder discussion is light and balanced, with practical opinions rather than criticism. Overall tone is celebratory of accomplishment and collaborative industry relationships.
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industry_signal: Manufacturers (Jersey Jack, Spooky, Chicago Gaming) inconsistently provide sufficient promotional assets to content creators; music licensing particularly challenging with only loopable song segments lacking intro/outro
high · Host: 'They never give you enough assets... they're not giving you an intro to a crescendo... they're just middles of songs'
manufacturing_signal: Evil Dead filming occurred at end of August with month-to-six-week licensing/approval window; coincided with X-Men and Avatar releases plus expo preparation, creating scheduling pressure
high · Host: 'Within that next month we had X-Men released and Avatar released and we had expo coming up... very, very busy couple of months, very stressful'
content_signal: Host expresses pride in final work but acknowledges limitations: team is small (host describes as somewhat amateurish), rendering issues caused hesitation about future in-depth projects, more time/resources would be ideal
high · Host: 'By no means is it a professional top of the line system... I'm hesitant to even do something so in depth in the future'
community_signal: The Pinball Show operates Patreon Club membership tier with exclusive content, Discord access, and Q&A perks; bonus episodes distributed to paid members
high · Episode framing as exclusive club content with member Q&A from Eric answering cup holder question
personnel_signal: Spooky Pinball developers showed visible improvement in on-camera comfort and interview skills from Looney Tunes/Texas Chainsaw Massacre shoot (last year) to Evil Dead shoot
medium · Host: 'Their progression and how comfortable they were in front of camera and doing this type of work now versus the first time they did it last year'