"Virus" the Horror-inspired music video of Cape Town based female-fronted Industrial-Metal band TERMINATRYX is in fact a three-pronged project breaking South African boundaries and expectations.
Originally in October 2009 a werewolf transformation promo clip was produced by Paul Blom & Sonja Ruppersberg for their South African HORRORFEST Film Festival (est. 2005).  It was directed by Paul (also a Fangoria contributing writer), stars Sonja (who is the HorrorFest postergirl) and features make-up FX by Clinton Smith. 

A woman finds an unmarked envelope on her doorstep containing an old Betamax tape.  She digs an old player from her cupboard and views it.   A full moon appears on screen - and things get hairy(!)

See the uncensored TERMINATRYX "Virus" music video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDiRabFQXvg  
Watch the original HorrorFest trailer at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFh62j-3IpI
Catch a teaser of the expanded movie & music video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2pVRqC5Has

The outcome of this promo clip was very well received, and even American Werewolf In London director John Landis was impressed when it was passed on to him.
With a very tight shoot of a single night for the original promo clip, some of the prosthetics by world class make-up FX artist Clinton Smith (from Cosmesis ) could not be utilized.  (Smith has done exceptional work for movies like The Last House On The Left remake, Laconia, and Death Race 2).
So, mid-2010 they loaded up and head down the Cape Town east coast to Betty's Bay, to expand upon this exciting clip.  This was transformed into the impacting "Virus" music video for Paul & Sonja's band TERMINATRYX, as well as an even more involved short film, "Marked" (featuring soon at: http://www.YouTube.com/FlamedropProductions )

The bulk of this expanded shoot was done over a single weekend with very little sleep in the middle of the Cape Town winter (with a few pick-up shots in July and October).
A grueling shoot had Sonja running around the woods in the cold night, and naked in a freezing mountain pool.
The movie was shot on the Canon 5D MKII camera by Marnus Tredoux - camera supplied by Visual Impact / Magus, chosen for its superior quality and user friendly handling - http://www.visuals.tv

This multi-purpose project is unlike any South African music video, short film, or promo clip, and was produced by Paul & Sonja's Flamedrop Productions, in co-operation with Cosmesis Advanced Prosthetic Studio, Visual Impact / Magus, Magic Hour Productions, Furry Wood Productions and Silver Bullet Lighting.

Both TERMINATRYX "Virus" and "Marked" made their debut at the 2010 South African HORRORFEST Film Festival over Halloween season, and got the Audience Choice Award, plus Best Special Make-Up FX.
The clip was requested by the Sci-Fi London Film Festival, is being featured on EerieTube.com, and is the first music video from a South African band to appear on the European Metal TV site LoudTV.net
The extended short film "Marked" was also requested by the Seattle International Film Festival for possible consideration even before its completion.
In addition to being covered and featured on many music and movie related sites and blogs, it also got a spread on the renowned indie portal TwitchFilm.com

Paul & Sonja are currently gearing up for another short film and music video, as well as writing a feature film screenplay.
Another audio-visual project they spearhead is THE MAKABRA ENSEMBLE, creating new soundtracks for silent classics silent movies and performing it live to the screen.