GOOD GUY WITH A GUN
Logline: A rural noir thriller following a boy and his mother’s arrival into a small town where their fractured relationship is widened by his deepening journey into gun culture. Amidst the increasingly dangerous path he finds himself on, he and his mother struggle to repair their fractured family. But at what cost?
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Christopher Lane
Chris graduated from the University of Michigan with 2 degrees, neither of which were for film or video. He now works in television as a Camera Operator and Director of Photography. Christopher has traveled throughout the world filming documentaries, music videos and short films, including Africa, Central America and north of the Arctic Circle. Good Guy with a Gun is his first feature.
IMDB
Emmy is a Chicago-based production designer who creates environments and experiences for theatre, film, television, commercials, and events. They approach every design as a form of storytelling and believe every visual element can be used to accentuate the story a design is meant to serve. Emmy is passionate about designing productions that focus on discussing hard truths, addressing social injustice, and fighting for a future of equity and collective prosperity. They have been a proud company member of Collaboraction Theatre since 2018. They hold an MFA in Production Design & Technology from Ohio University’s School of Theater.
CINEMATOGRAPHER
CASTING DIRECTOR
Although Claire has been casting professionally since 1996, her first casting gig was actually at the age of 10. While producing her second revival of The King and I in her garage, the neighborhood kids staged a revolt, and demanded a fair audition process after they discovered she was planning on giving herself the lead role for the second year in a row. She acquiesced and immediately held a casting session, after which she promptly cast herself again, stating that the whole thing was her idea, so she got to choose. Thankfully she matured a bit since then, and her casting skills have been honed, so that the Chicago actors will never be in danger of her stealing their roles. Currently Claire has the distinct privilege of casting Empire, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Sense8, and the upcoming series Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. An Artios winner for her work on Empire and Prison Break, she is also a national board member of CSA (Casting Society of America), board member of IPA and a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. IMDB
STUNT COORDINATOR
Greg Poljacik is a well-regarded member of the United Stuntmen’s Association, a member of SAG/AFTRA, the Society of American Fight Directors with several years of experience working on films and television (reel below). In addition to being the inventor of the secret recipe for Gravity & Momentum’s stage blood products, Poljacik has been working as a teacher, fight choreographer and stuntman for over a decade. When not doing stunts, Poljacik teaches stage combat at the Second City Training Center in Chicago and is a research consultant in the field of cognitive/behavioral neuroscience, focusing on high-performance athletics. All of his work in the art of stage combat follows the principles of “safety, story, substance.” Greg’s Stunt Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a4ekDauj5A
SPECIAL EFFECTS - ARMORER
Matthew T. Stratton Special FX is the leading arsenal of movie weapons in Illinois and the seven surrounding states. He offers props and weapons from early Medieval to modern and even post modern. An exclusive Class 3 Dealer in full auto weaponry for films and mid-west source for The Specialist Ltd. of New York. Credits include: "Meet Bill, "Wanted", Lets Go To Prison", Killer Inside Me", "Shameless".
Matthew T. Stratton Special FX still offers its services of special effects. Be it mechanical, atmospheric, pyrotechnic. Our services have enhanced such project as the History Channels series of "Mobsters", "Gangland", "UFO Files", "Final Report".
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COMPOSER
Petter Wahlbäck is an award-winning Swedish composer and sound designer working out of Chicago. Petter’s main areas of focus are music for media and performing arts.
He has written music and created sound design for numerous award-winning films, dance performances, and theater productions. Feature film scores include The Ghostwriter by Tim Miller, Asymptotes, Canvas, and Mother’s Milk, by Ed Pionke, Into the Wake by John Mossman, and the critically acclaimed documentary Without Charity by Paul Lyzun. Theater sound and music credits include the Mark of Kane (CityLit) Julius Caesar (Invictus) Summer and Smoke (VioletSky) Malapert Love, The Pavillion, Eurydice, Requiem for a Heavyweight (Jeff Award Winner), By the Bog of Cats, Ada and the Engine, and Vanya on the Plains (the Artistic Home), By the Skin of Our Teeth (ChiArts) and many others.
As many other media composers, Petter have a background in rock and pop music. Growing up in Sweden, he played guitar, bass, and drums in several bands of various genres. In the US he played guitar and recorded with indie rockers Intelligent Dennis and Hedonists, Maybe in the early 2000’s. He also works as a teacher at Columbia College Chicago where he teaches music theory and composition.
www.soundcloud.com/petterwahlback
www.youtube.com/petterwahlback
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Hair/ Make-Up
Alana Areyzaga is an award winning filmmaker and recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago, where she earned her BA in Cinema Arts and Science. She has written and directed numerous short films, documentaries, theatrical productions, and web series. Alana works professionally as a Key and SFX Makeup Artist. She has worked in TV, commercial, theater, shorts, and live events. She is self taught and specializes in FX silicone builds and blood design. Good Guy with a Gun is her first feature.