The Rapture Teaser Cast and Crew
The Rapture Teaser Cast and Crew
So, Im writing this blog to thank those who helped made April 8-9, 2006 a fun teaser shoot weekend, these people, without them, wouldnt make this project as easy it can go J So now, in no particular order, I presents you, the cast and crew for The Raptures teaser shoot!
Brian Richeson, who plays Job/Abaddon, the dude that shoots energy ball. If you pay attention to one of the scene within the teaser, youll see tears WOW, didnt know he is sooo dedicated that he created those tear drops.
Jeff Yanik, producer, and 1st AD, he made sure everyone is on time and on target, and he kept reminding everyone to move forward with time Hes good and hes there to keep us moving, he also the one that gets a lot heat than anyone else. But he knows its all for the FILM! J
Mark Labuda, dont under estimate this kid, hes young but hes full of energy, he was the one in charge of BTS footages (behind the scene), and he is going to edit it together, he spent more tapes than any of the units: 3 or 4 tapes. Boy, I can feel his pain during editing J
Andrew Spence, our official first intern, thanks to CSU and hes really eager and learning fast, I remembered first time he came onboard to help me at NBTVs shoot, very quiet, shy and not knowing what to do, but with the teaser, he was bold and step up to the plate and did whatever needed, youll see him in many of the BTS photos, doing from holding a bounce board to pulling an actor.
Andrew Sokol, producer, and my McGyver, hes the one that I HAVE to listen to for safety and pulley/wire work. We have some discussion during the teaser shoot, mainly because I want it done quick but he wanted to have it done right, he is right and I have to do the way it ought to be. If you have a safety guy there, LISTEN to him dont even bother arguing. Hed worked as my stunt coordinator/safety/wire-work person from my first film The Chase, then to A Jokers Card, then to The Lesson, then now to The Rapture, hes just someone I can trust with my life without doubt knowing he will keep me safeI hope J One more thing, when we first planned for the teaser, I wanted one person to be pulled back and one to be yanked, but then when we find out we got military outfit donated from Malabar Front (thank you Michael!), I thought, why not have 4 military guys and have 3 of them at least, to be yanked backward? Well, me and my big mouth, made things more difficult and more time consuming, but Master Sokol got it done for me, so I have my big 4 men being thrown back scene. Master Sokol was part of several awards winning films.
George Tutie, plays Midael, the guy with those wings, hes new and innocentYeah right! But he has that presence, even though he has little appearance but its enough to strike a memorable role. Youll see more of him in the feature.
Joseph A. Shaw, our 2nd unit makeup/wardrobe, he is a great help, and of course, give Christine Chapman a strong team that can make everyones makeup done on time and beautiful for the scenes. Hes helped in my other project like Drama Queen Music Video and En Passant The guy who got a black eye and looked beaten up thats his artwork.
Christine Chapman, producer and wardrobe/makeup, I gave her my vision, she made it happen, THATs the type of person you NEED in your film! Shes worked with me in the past in my project and Ive worked on her, its always fun J Her short films, where I helped as well, won some awards as well!
Brandy Seymour, plays Ydnarb, a Chimeara. I remembered the first time when I first met her, I thought isnt she the girl that plays the daughter in Bettlejuice??? She was trained in a brief time with Tony Brown in Columbus and then she showed off her skill, very impressive I might add, even when we modified the movement a bit, she did them well! A dedicated actress from Columbus.
Armon Arcuri, our Sound/Boom/PA, whatever you need him for. I met him through Cleveland IndieClub, and then got him involved in several of my short films: The Lesson, Drama Queen, Going Postal, and now this feature. I also worked with him during Christine/Chandlers shoot Rubble. He learns quick and since we have worked together in the past, it makes working together now very easy. I still remember the funny joke we did on him after his wrong wording during Drama Queen music video shoot.
Chandler Chapman, a martial artist and producer, and he plays Captain Michael, the dude who works for the underground mob and also for the military. Hes a great sport and when I asked if I can have wired and being tossed back, he said SURE. Little did he know that later, he got bruises, pain and more, a small accident happened during the teasers shoot. Hes in charge of military men trainings. He and Christine has created award winning films and also involved in other awards winning projects.
Peter Sampson, our 2nd unit Director. Since Mr. John Sheetz of Los Angeles couldnt know us this time, I have to enlist someone who I can trust and know what hes doing plus can get it done FAST, because of our tight schedule. So I thought, since Peter is one of the partner of an advertising agency, he MUST know how to work under pressure and get things done quick. So I asked him, and he said SURE! (Note, I also thought of Peter John Ross, the great director from Columbus, but I decided to let Mr. Ross to come here as a guest director while I can work very closely from someone here in town to make matter easier for me and logistic concerns). Peter and I worked in the past so we have a good working relationship and we can understand each other. As the director of the film, I gave Peter a lot of freedom in creative thinking and setup, because his scenes and mine arent connected so its easier for him to work on the look and feel while I do the same for mine. So, when he said he would be delighted to work with me, I smiled. A short film 3:18 where he DPed, recently won the 27th Telly Award, 3:18 is directed by Tony Samangy (whom will DP for 2nd unit). Congrats!
James Orosz, my buddy, my friend, and a very responsible kiddo. He had helped me a lot since A Jokers Card and had laid on a very cold floor to play a dead guy (outside in the snow) for Christines short film The Rubble, a good sport dude. J He also is a creative individual; look for stuff that will be used in the feature that he created! He was involved in several awards winning filmmakers’ project.
Cynthia Graham, our 2nd unit script supervisor, married to Peter Sampson and helps out at our shoot, shes the one who keep Peter in check!
Bill Johns, our DP (Director of Photography) and a guy very savvy on the technology and things to do to make a picture look good. Must check out his latest film Madness when its done, youll be blown away. Bill also co-chair Cleveland IndieClub and helps run the show with me. Ive worked with him on and off between his film and mine, I think he is what helped elevate the filmmaking standard bar in Cleveland. Bill is one of the few in Cleveland who had won several awards for several of his films.
Tom Luhtala, producer, and also in charge of the props and sci-fi stuff, he is also the MAN that did those incredible wings and soon, other stuff that you will be marveling all over in the feature. Tom worked with me since The Chase and Im glad that I got to work with him back then and helped me out, in A Jokers Card, not only he did the outfit for Nightwing, he also made my mask plus playing a small role in the film. And he got a strong head/shoulder, as he was the cause of a dent in the wall at Talkies. Its all good J Thanks to him and others, A Joker’s Card received a Telly Award for Best Entertainment short films.
Anne Dombrowski, executive producer for The Rapture, came and helped out, she was supposed to stay for A BIT, but she stayed for the entire shoot days, I am sure she had a great time, and Im glad she wasnt contagious (she was ill for almost a week). Ive worked with her on several nonprofit fundraising events so Im happy to have her back in creating this movie with her partner Peter Taylor and Monarch Pictures Ltd.
Peter Taylor, a friend and executive producer as wel, he and Anne formed Monarch Pictures Ltd., which their goal is to provide funding for The Rapture. They are working hard and they are excited to get involved in this fun project. Peter, like Anne, was going to stay only a bit during the teaser shoot, but they stayed till end. J
Micah Jenkins, plays a military soldier, from Columbus like Brandy, came a day earlier to hang out and help, thank you. And hes a good sport to allow me to have him yanked backward. He took some basic fallback training with Master Tony Brown in Columbus and came to do this.
Raymond Elkin, our grand chef! If you think you we would only have sandwitches for everyones lunch, you are wrong! We have pasta salad, pasta noodle with beef, vegetarian dishes, fruits, frozen fruits, brownies, muffins, etc. And guess what, HE COOK IT ALL. J Expect the same type of food for the shoot dates (except for those days when we have a huge crew/cast of 100 and over).
Donarld Gregory, our 2nd Unit Camera man, Peter relied on him to make sure the scenes are good, he and Peter, using 2 cameras for their scenes, he also worked with me on previous short music video Drama Queen, but he didnt had the opportunity to work on A Jokers Card so, Im glad he agreed to help out this time.
Donna Williams, plays Mia Myros, Chimeara, working for E and tries to capture Dr. Gutierrez, she came prepared, knowing her lines and in a VERY short time, learned the fight sequences with Brandy and did the fight scene! Nice! She was a camera person for A Jokers Card.
Richard Ingraham, the guy who quietly does all the sound/audio for A Jokers Card is BACK, this time prepared and know better how to do a more impressive work! He is the guy who also spent countless of 3rd shift hours to work with me on the 5.1 surround sound during A Jokers Card, it was a nightmare but we figured out! The Rapture teaser is also 5.1 dolby surround sound as well! He’s involved in many award winning films and performing arts projects.
Brendan Malloy, remember those falling ceilings from The Rubble? The man behind the CG work is back with a vengeance Not really, hes responsible to do the not easy stuff, like the wings when in fight sequences (obviously real actual wings cant be used there), so, his work is surely show at the end of the teaser.
Aryavarta Kumar, composer for all my films since 2005! Yeap, he did the entire score for A Jokers Card and then became the most sought composer in Cleveland, after/during AJC, he gets all type of composing opportunities (for Bill Johns, George Butiri, Ray ONeal, Christine/Chandler Chapman and many others). So, he also worked on my other shorts including The Lesson, Going Postal, En Passant, etc. He is now in charge of the composing/score section, composing scores that matches the live-action Anime style of The Rapture. An awards winning composer
Nick Brown, photographer for The Rapture, took over 387 pictures for that weekend, a lot of GREAT ones as well, he came with 2 of his models Gary Anthony James and Timothy M. Carr, they were recruited to help as well.
Kyle Znamenak, my good friend; if you say he doesnt know how to act then you are right, he doesnt, because he never acts, he is JUST the character he were told to play. For A Jokers Card, he played Jonathan Napier, son of The Joker, and he did extremely well. In Drama Queen, he plays the rejected boy, and again, it was easy task. For En Passant, he plays a psychotic killer, he was scary. Now for The Rapture, he plays Jonathan, someone discovering his place in life. For the teaser, he was a great sport and got himself all dirty and crazy (for the scene in prison), then he cleaned up and helped pull some wires for us. Kyle is very dedicated, he remembers his lines like they just easily come off his mouth. He aspires to become a psychology expert, not an actor, that perhaps is why he is so good as what he do in front of film, easily EMERGE into the character. His performance has helped made A Joker’s Card to win several awards.
Eric Ball, plays one of the military soldier, former Cleveland police office, so he has all the training, he is also going to be our military consultant. He was one of the other person being yanked backward by wires. He did really well, look for him on screen!
Chris Moe, another actor that is playing a military man, also he will be stunt doubling for George in some of the scenes. Great martial artist and looks good in his military combatant outfit.
Dan Gallagher, Master Sokos right hand man. Hes the one who make sure Sokol is NOT out of place, no just kidding, he helps Andy Sokol in the task of safety and wire work. He had helped me with my first wire work in Cleveland with the short film The Chase and then in A Jokers Card and now back to The Rapture.
Andrew Schofield, producer, also going to help me train actors in 2 men fight sequences. He is also a great actor, and works in many many projects. One of the producer for Bill Johns feature Madness as well. Andy is a certified electrician and knows how to set things quickly for our main DP guy so hell be working diligently with Bill to make sure the scene is set right. Andy also involved in several awards winning projects.
James Geier, producer, co-writer for The Rapture, he is also in charge of catering. James story writing is incredible, thanks to him The Rapture script was develop from a very hard format to a good reading and exciting format for all of us. He got involved with A Jokers Card first and noticed how well it well and now he’s back for the feature!
Karl Gironda, another model that came on Sunday and then was recruited to help pull a prop for the wire-work scene. Great sport!
Christopher Mazur, helping Peter Taylor and visited the set, he also gave an eye and ear for the shoot.
Annie Kitral, plays Dr. Gutierrez, THE ROLE that was MEANT for HER! Thats all I can say, look for her through the movie and see how she evolves! A talented actress that I am happy and honored to finally working with her. You probably would recognize her, she’s on TV and films! J
And thats about it!
Johnny K. Wu
Producer/Director/Editor
So, Im writing this blog to thank those who helped made April 8-9, 2006 a fun teaser shoot weekend, these people, without them, wouldnt make this project as easy it can go J So now, in no particular order, I presents you, the cast and crew for The Raptures teaser shoot!
Brian Richeson, who plays Job/Abaddon, the dude that shoots energy ball. If you pay attention to one of the scene within the teaser, youll see tears WOW, didnt know he is sooo dedicated that he created those tear drops.
Jeff Yanik, producer, and 1st AD, he made sure everyone is on time and on target, and he kept reminding everyone to move forward with time Hes good and hes there to keep us moving, he also the one that gets a lot heat than anyone else. But he knows its all for the FILM! J
Mark Labuda, dont under estimate this kid, hes young but hes full of energy, he was the one in charge of BTS footages (behind the scene), and he is going to edit it together, he spent more tapes than any of the units: 3 or 4 tapes. Boy, I can feel his pain during editing J
Andrew Spence, our official first intern, thanks to CSU and hes really eager and learning fast, I remembered first time he came onboard to help me at NBTVs shoot, very quiet, shy and not knowing what to do, but with the teaser, he was bold and step up to the plate and did whatever needed, youll see him in many of the BTS photos, doing from holding a bounce board to pulling an actor.
Andrew Sokol, producer, and my McGyver, hes the one that I HAVE to listen to for safety and pulley/wire work. We have some discussion during the teaser shoot, mainly because I want it done quick but he wanted to have it done right, he is right and I have to do the way it ought to be. If you have a safety guy there, LISTEN to him dont even bother arguing. Hed worked as my stunt coordinator/safety/wire-work person from my first film The Chase, then to A Jokers Card, then to The Lesson, then now to The Rapture, hes just someone I can trust with my life without doubt knowing he will keep me safeI hope J One more thing, when we first planned for the teaser, I wanted one person to be pulled back and one to be yanked, but then when we find out we got military outfit donated from Malabar Front (thank you Michael!), I thought, why not have 4 military guys and have 3 of them at least, to be yanked backward? Well, me and my big mouth, made things more difficult and more time consuming, but Master Sokol got it done for me, so I have my big 4 men being thrown back scene. Master Sokol was part of several awards winning films.
George Tutie, plays Midael, the guy with those wings, hes new and innocentYeah right! But he has that presence, even though he has little appearance but its enough to strike a memorable role. Youll see more of him in the feature.
Joseph A. Shaw, our 2nd unit makeup/wardrobe, he is a great help, and of course, give Christine Chapman a strong team that can make everyones makeup done on time and beautiful for the scenes. Hes helped in my other project like Drama Queen Music Video and En Passant The guy who got a black eye and looked beaten up thats his artwork.
Christine Chapman, producer and wardrobe/makeup, I gave her my vision, she made it happen, THATs the type of person you NEED in your film! Shes worked with me in the past in my project and Ive worked on her, its always fun J Her short films, where I helped as well, won some awards as well!
Brandy Seymour, plays Ydnarb, a Chimeara. I remembered the first time when I first met her, I thought isnt she the girl that plays the daughter in Bettlejuice??? She was trained in a brief time with Tony Brown in Columbus and then she showed off her skill, very impressive I might add, even when we modified the movement a bit, she did them well! A dedicated actress from Columbus.
Armon Arcuri, our Sound/Boom/PA, whatever you need him for. I met him through Cleveland IndieClub, and then got him involved in several of my short films: The Lesson, Drama Queen, Going Postal, and now this feature. I also worked with him during Christine/Chandlers shoot Rubble. He learns quick and since we have worked together in the past, it makes working together now very easy. I still remember the funny joke we did on him after his wrong wording during Drama Queen music video shoot.
Chandler Chapman, a martial artist and producer, and he plays Captain Michael, the dude who works for the underground mob and also for the military. Hes a great sport and when I asked if I can have wired and being tossed back, he said SURE. Little did he know that later, he got bruises, pain and more, a small accident happened during the teasers shoot. Hes in charge of military men trainings. He and Christine has created award winning films and also involved in other awards winning projects.
Peter Sampson, our 2nd unit Director. Since Mr. John Sheetz of Los Angeles couldnt know us this time, I have to enlist someone who I can trust and know what hes doing plus can get it done FAST, because of our tight schedule. So I thought, since Peter is one of the partner of an advertising agency, he MUST know how to work under pressure and get things done quick. So I asked him, and he said SURE! (Note, I also thought of Peter John Ross, the great director from Columbus, but I decided to let Mr. Ross to come here as a guest director while I can work very closely from someone here in town to make matter easier for me and logistic concerns). Peter and I worked in the past so we have a good working relationship and we can understand each other. As the director of the film, I gave Peter a lot of freedom in creative thinking and setup, because his scenes and mine arent connected so its easier for him to work on the look and feel while I do the same for mine. So, when he said he would be delighted to work with me, I smiled. A short film 3:18 where he DPed, recently won the 27th Telly Award, 3:18 is directed by Tony Samangy (whom will DP for 2nd unit). Congrats!
James Orosz, my buddy, my friend, and a very responsible kiddo. He had helped me a lot since A Jokers Card and had laid on a very cold floor to play a dead guy (outside in the snow) for Christines short film The Rubble, a good sport dude. J He also is a creative individual; look for stuff that will be used in the feature that he created! He was involved in several awards winning filmmakers’ project.
Cynthia Graham, our 2nd unit script supervisor, married to Peter Sampson and helps out at our shoot, shes the one who keep Peter in check!
Bill Johns, our DP (Director of Photography) and a guy very savvy on the technology and things to do to make a picture look good. Must check out his latest film Madness when its done, youll be blown away. Bill also co-chair Cleveland IndieClub and helps run the show with me. Ive worked with him on and off between his film and mine, I think he is what helped elevate the filmmaking standard bar in Cleveland. Bill is one of the few in Cleveland who had won several awards for several of his films.
Tom Luhtala, producer, and also in charge of the props and sci-fi stuff, he is also the MAN that did those incredible wings and soon, other stuff that you will be marveling all over in the feature. Tom worked with me since The Chase and Im glad that I got to work with him back then and helped me out, in A Jokers Card, not only he did the outfit for Nightwing, he also made my mask plus playing a small role in the film. And he got a strong head/shoulder, as he was the cause of a dent in the wall at Talkies. Its all good J Thanks to him and others, A Joker’s Card received a Telly Award for Best Entertainment short films.
Anne Dombrowski, executive producer for The Rapture, came and helped out, she was supposed to stay for A BIT, but she stayed for the entire shoot days, I am sure she had a great time, and Im glad she wasnt contagious (she was ill for almost a week). Ive worked with her on several nonprofit fundraising events so Im happy to have her back in creating this movie with her partner Peter Taylor and Monarch Pictures Ltd.
Peter Taylor, a friend and executive producer as wel, he and Anne formed Monarch Pictures Ltd., which their goal is to provide funding for The Rapture. They are working hard and they are excited to get involved in this fun project. Peter, like Anne, was going to stay only a bit during the teaser shoot, but they stayed till end. J
Micah Jenkins, plays a military soldier, from Columbus like Brandy, came a day earlier to hang out and help, thank you. And hes a good sport to allow me to have him yanked backward. He took some basic fallback training with Master Tony Brown in Columbus and came to do this.
Raymond Elkin, our grand chef! If you think you we would only have sandwitches for everyones lunch, you are wrong! We have pasta salad, pasta noodle with beef, vegetarian dishes, fruits, frozen fruits, brownies, muffins, etc. And guess what, HE COOK IT ALL. J Expect the same type of food for the shoot dates (except for those days when we have a huge crew/cast of 100 and over).
Donarld Gregory, our 2nd Unit Camera man, Peter relied on him to make sure the scenes are good, he and Peter, using 2 cameras for their scenes, he also worked with me on previous short music video Drama Queen, but he didnt had the opportunity to work on A Jokers Card so, Im glad he agreed to help out this time.
Donna Williams, plays Mia Myros, Chimeara, working for E and tries to capture Dr. Gutierrez, she came prepared, knowing her lines and in a VERY short time, learned the fight sequences with Brandy and did the fight scene! Nice! She was a camera person for A Jokers Card.
Richard Ingraham, the guy who quietly does all the sound/audio for A Jokers Card is BACK, this time prepared and know better how to do a more impressive work! He is the guy who also spent countless of 3rd shift hours to work with me on the 5.1 surround sound during A Jokers Card, it was a nightmare but we figured out! The Rapture teaser is also 5.1 dolby surround sound as well! He’s involved in many award winning films and performing arts projects.
Brendan Malloy, remember those falling ceilings from The Rubble? The man behind the CG work is back with a vengeance Not really, hes responsible to do the not easy stuff, like the wings when in fight sequences (obviously real actual wings cant be used there), so, his work is surely show at the end of the teaser.
Aryavarta Kumar, composer for all my films since 2005! Yeap, he did the entire score for A Jokers Card and then became the most sought composer in Cleveland, after/during AJC, he gets all type of composing opportunities (for Bill Johns, George Butiri, Ray ONeal, Christine/Chandler Chapman and many others). So, he also worked on my other shorts including The Lesson, Going Postal, En Passant, etc. He is now in charge of the composing/score section, composing scores that matches the live-action Anime style of The Rapture. An awards winning composer
Nick Brown, photographer for The Rapture, took over 387 pictures for that weekend, a lot of GREAT ones as well, he came with 2 of his models Gary Anthony James and Timothy M. Carr, they were recruited to help as well.
Kyle Znamenak, my good friend; if you say he doesnt know how to act then you are right, he doesnt, because he never acts, he is JUST the character he were told to play. For A Jokers Card, he played Jonathan Napier, son of The Joker, and he did extremely well. In Drama Queen, he plays the rejected boy, and again, it was easy task. For En Passant, he plays a psychotic killer, he was scary. Now for The Rapture, he plays Jonathan, someone discovering his place in life. For the teaser, he was a great sport and got himself all dirty and crazy (for the scene in prison), then he cleaned up and helped pull some wires for us. Kyle is very dedicated, he remembers his lines like they just easily come off his mouth. He aspires to become a psychology expert, not an actor, that perhaps is why he is so good as what he do in front of film, easily EMERGE into the character. His performance has helped made A Joker’s Card to win several awards.
Eric Ball, plays one of the military soldier, former Cleveland police office, so he has all the training, he is also going to be our military consultant. He was one of the other person being yanked backward by wires. He did really well, look for him on screen!
Chris Moe, another actor that is playing a military man, also he will be stunt doubling for George in some of the scenes. Great martial artist and looks good in his military combatant outfit.
Dan Gallagher, Master Sokos right hand man. Hes the one who make sure Sokol is NOT out of place, no just kidding, he helps Andy Sokol in the task of safety and wire work. He had helped me with my first wire work in Cleveland with the short film The Chase and then in A Jokers Card and now back to The Rapture.
Andrew Schofield, producer, also going to help me train actors in 2 men fight sequences. He is also a great actor, and works in many many projects. One of the producer for Bill Johns feature Madness as well. Andy is a certified electrician and knows how to set things quickly for our main DP guy so hell be working diligently with Bill to make sure the scene is set right. Andy also involved in several awards winning projects.
James Geier, producer, co-writer for The Rapture, he is also in charge of catering. James story writing is incredible, thanks to him The Rapture script was develop from a very hard format to a good reading and exciting format for all of us. He got involved with A Jokers Card first and noticed how well it well and now he’s back for the feature!
Karl Gironda, another model that came on Sunday and then was recruited to help pull a prop for the wire-work scene. Great sport!
Christopher Mazur, helping Peter Taylor and visited the set, he also gave an eye and ear for the shoot.
Annie Kitral, plays Dr. Gutierrez, THE ROLE that was MEANT for HER! Thats all I can say, look for her through the movie and see how she evolves! A talented actress that I am happy and honored to finally working with her. You probably would recognize her, she’s on TV and films! J
And thats about it!
Johnny K. Wu
Producer/Director/Editor
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