Heaven is Hell | Feature Film
Yokai Films
Crew
Jason Kraynek – Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Gaffer, Story, Storyboard Artist
Chris Sato – Co-Director, Producer, Editor, Story, Digital Effects
Mike Meyer – Director, Editor, Screenwriter, Story
Michael Tsirtsis – Grip, Editor, Story
Don Barnes – Executive Producer
Phil O’Neil – Executive Producer
Fara Goodman – Associate Producer
Jenn Walsh – Associate Producer
Ben Kolodzinski – AD
Andy Ramsey – Sound, Grip
Sebastien Audinelle – Steadicam, Camera
Mike Gauthier – Camera
Erdem Ertal – AC, Grip
Josh Romero – AC, Grip
Rodney Glassburn – Grip
Toni Barbosa – Costume Designer
Michael B. Murrie – Sound Mixer
Daniel Rodriguez – Sound
Eric D Morrison – Composer
Stephen Holliger – Foley Artist
Matthew Stratton – Weaponsmith, FX, Stunts
Garret Popek – SFX
William D Huddleston – SFX
Ben Casey Scott – SFX
Shane Hill – Actor, Stunts
Zack Meyer – Stunts
Andrew Luckenbill– Stunts
Jessie Mutz – Stunts
Greg Poljacik – Stunts
Jamie Brouillette – Makeup Artist
Yokai Films – Studio
Cast
Lindsey Marks – Actor
Christopher Marcum – Actor
Ethan Henry – Actor
Mark ViaFranco – Actor
Jack Schultz – Actor
Danny Heeter – Actor
Tierza Scaccia – Actor
Steven Howard Rasmussen – Actor
David Bertucci – Actor
Christopher Meister – Actor
Beka – Actor
Joyce Porter – Actor
Tony Papaleo – Actor
Abel Zander – Actor
Ashton Clay – Actor
Gear
CAMERAS – Canon 5d Mark II, Canon 7d, Canon T2i
LENSES – Canon Primes, Zeiss Primes
LIGHTING – Arri, Kino Flo, Litepanels
GRIP – Cinevate, Zacuto, Redrock, SmallHD, Marshall
Shortly after dying in a car crash, Faith arrives in Heaven only to find it a barren wasteland, ruled by an evil archangel. She then meets up with Judas, Thomas, and a team of rogue Apostles, armed to the teeth and dead set on finding an exiled Jesus Christ and restore him to power. By any means necessary.
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This film was shot over nearly 2 years (from 8/10 – 10/12) due to all of us having day jobs and only being able to shoot on weekends, the large ensemble cast that was tricky to always schedule correctly, various cast conflicts, and injuries outside of shooting, and various other issues. It was our first big film together and it was a good learning experience for all of us at the end of the day.
Full cast/crew list: IMDB
Heaven is Hell was the first big passion project that would go on to be a long, fun, stressful, exciting, hot, dangerous, and chance for us all to learn firsthand how to shoot a feature film.
There are many stories about the making of this film and I hope to share as many as I can throughout updating this page. Since the film, I have gone on to work with many of the creators and cast in many many other projects including Chris Sato, Mike Meyer, Andy Ramsey, Lindsey Marks, Sebastien Audienelle, Christopher Marcum, and Ethan Henry to name but just a few.
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