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ABOUT THE FILM

 

Synopsis

"Dayglass," a 30-minute short film, is an experimental fantasy about a forest dweller from the distant past who finds himself imprisoned on the sands of time. Quickly marked as a doomed man, he must get help from the other poor souls on the beach, if he has any chance of escaping in time.

 

Production Info

The idea for "Dayglass" was first born in the summer of 2006. Soren Laulainen and Austin Nokleby collaborated on a screenplay, which was to be their senior project at Cogswell Polytechnical College in Sunnyvale, California.

They wrote the story during the fall and winter, while casting, scouting for locations and assembling their crew. After several months of difficulties and setbacks, involving the casting of the lead role, "Dayglass" began production in March 2007.

Production went smoothly for seven weeks. At the same time, they started work on post-production, editing together the scenes they shot the previous week. This continued until Soren and Austin graduated from Cogswell Polytechnical College. They needed to move back to their homes near Seattle, Washington, so production halted for an indefinite amount of time.

In September 2007, post-production resumed. Austin and Soren are editing together what they shot last spring and are working on script revisions. They plan to return to California in the spring of 2008 to finish what they started.

 

Cast

Hero ............. Soren Laulainen
Chair Man ...... Chuck Phelps
Stan ............. David Scott Keller
Ophelia .......... Imani Jade Powers
The Samurai ... Burt Takeuchi
Hero's Wife ..... Rachel Staley

 

Crew

Directors ......................... Austin Nokleby and Soren Laulainen
First A.D. ......................... Soren Laulainen
Second A.D. ..................... Marli Schoessler
Preproduction A.D. ............. Amadeus Demarzi
Writer ............................. Austin Nokleby
Camera Operator ............... Austin Nokleby and Marli Schoessler
Boom Operator .................. Sam Lopez
Costumer ......................... Marli Schoessler
Special Makeup Effects ....... Jared Forman
Still Photographer .............. Sam Lopez
Film Editors ...................... Soren Laulainen and Austin Nokleby
Music .............................. Soren Laulainen
Visual Effects Consultants ... Nathan Vegdahl and Sean Kraft
3D Modelers ..................... Brent O'Gara
Finnish Translator .............. Frans Laulainen