Timo Rose
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Timo Rose is a German horror and science fiction filmmaker, rapper, and founder of the production company Sword of Independence Filmworks (later Germaica Films and Records/Rosecalypse).
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[edit] Films
Timo Rose is best-known for his Mutation film trilogy, which involves a toxic chemical created by Nazis and rediscovered in modern times. The second and third chapters in this film trilogy were re-edited in 2006 into an FX-heavy "special edition" entitled Mutation: Annihiliation.
Rose's films are typically produced with a minimal budget and focus on the use of practical and CG special effects. A large majority of his earlier FX work was done by German director/effects technician and close friend Olaf Ittenbach, although Rose now does most of his own under his "Germaica SFX" banner.
Although his films are brutally violent, Rose is known as one of the kindest and soft-spoken filmmakers in the German horror film industry. Although relatively new to the moveimaking scene, he has built an excellent rapport with fellow gore filmmakers and genre fans. This popularity gave him the ability to direct his first English-speaking film, 2004's Lord of the Undead, starring American scream queen Debbie Rochon.
His first film to be released in America will be 2007's Barricade.
[edit] Inspiration
Rose's films are heavily influenced by modern, hyperkinetic action movies and video games, even going so far as recreating scenes and character profiles from popular horror-themed video games (such as "Goldman" in the Mutation films, who is directly lifted from the Sega shooter House of the Dead 2).
[edit] Music
Timo Rose has also released several rap CDs under the pseudonym, King Hannibal, and takes part in numerous live performances throughout Germany. His albums, which mix traditional rap with metal have all been successful in Germany's upstart hip-hop industry.
[edit] Filmography (as director)
- Barricade (2007)
- Mutation: Annihiliation (2006)
- The Legend of Moonlight Mountain (2005)
- Lord of the Undead (2004)
- Rigor Mortis - The Final Colours (2003)
- Space Wolf (2003)
- Mutation III: Century of the Dead (2002)
- Mutation 2 - Generation Dead (2001)
- Midnight's Calling (2000)
- Mutation (1999)
[edit] External links
- Timo Rose at the Internet Movie Database
- Timo Rose at My Space
- "King Hannibal" at My Space
