Jason Kraynek | 224.612.1584 | jacenk@gmail.com

Very Cool Videos | Short Film

JACENKNET | Chicago, IL

Cast | Crew

JASON KRAYNEK – Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Gaffer, Colorist
MORGAN BASS – Director, Writer
ROBERT FELKER – AC, Grip
JESSICA LYNN – Hair, Makeup
ANTHONY FARINAS – Producer, Actor
SARAH ZELMAN – Costume
MIKE MCCAUGHN – PA
MARILYN BASS – Actor
TAYLOR WHITE – Actor
GERRIT O’NEILL – Actor

Gear | Production

CAMERAS – RED Dragon
LENSES – Canon CNE Prime set
LIGHTS – Hive, Litepanels, Quasar Science, Blind Spot Gear
RIG – Shape, Wooden Camera, Easyrig, Flowcine, SmallHD, Teradek

‘The Handoff’ is a silent short film about spies, thieves, vampires, assassins, bartenders, and sad men. From director Morgan Bass, of Very Cool Videos (of whom I also shot ‘Coffee Guy‘ and ‘Gancho‘).

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// This was done over the course of a few nights and a couple of locations – bar, apartment, hallway, alleyway, restaurant, parking lot, bathroom, etc. With some much-needed pre-production scouting, we were able to put things together in a schedule that made sense and best used our time in the end.

For a team, I brought on Robert Felker and Jessica Lynn, along with the gang from VCV and cast to assist. I graded the film which turned out as a colorful fun project to be involved with and watch. //

man in red and yellow light drinks coffee in the short film 'the Handoff'
man in blue light sits in kitchen pouring milk in the short film 'the Handoff'
man and women walk down a creepy alleyway in the short film 'the Handoff'
2 men in blue light and silly outfits stare at light from a suitcase in the short film 'the Handoff'
woman in green and red light in the short film 'the Handoff'
man stares at the camera outside of a restaurant in downtown chicago in the short film 'the Handoff'
woman in blue light looks towards camera in full shot in the short film 'the Handoff'
creepy bartender stares at camera in the short film 'the Handoff'
man in car at night points a shotgun out window in the short film 'the Handoff'
man in alleyway lit with blue light in the short film 'the Handoff'
side angle headshot of woman in yellow light in the short film 'the Handoff'
man and woman sit at a lounge bar in the short film 'the Handoff'

BEHIND THE SCENES

sad man sits in dark harsh lit kitchen w bowl of cereal in the short film 'the Handoff'
One of the first shots of the night (stupid long from memory recall due to limited crew and zero budget) was set up as the sun was going down and lit w a @hivelighting #wasp250 from behind and a @blindspotgear #tilelight from above mixed w a lot of haze.
behind the scenes shot of man in red light at a restaurant booth in the short film 'the Handoff'
behind the scenes shot of man on toilet in the short film 'the Handoff'
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