Problems Galore!

So we've had a few hitches along the way to finishing this future masterpiece of modern cinema. After finishing the "one shot" without an troubles, shooting the edited version has been quite a venture. Our original actor who played Yul cannot reprise his role for the edited version so we had to ask my roommate, Slade, to fill in. He obliged and as we started to try and film the edited version we discovered our boom mic was not working thus we had to abandon all shooting for that night. We now are shooting a couple days before the project is due and Slade may not be able to make it so we will have to recast again. I thought that making films was supposed to be fun, but I had no idea it would be THIS fun! Ah, sarcasm at its finest...

Peace,

Alex

Cast and Crew

Luke Nienstedt
Producer
Director
Editor
Director of Photography

Luke Nienstedt is currently attending the University of Iowa to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Cinema. The idea for The Passion of Junior came to him one day during his Fiction Production course. He has written and directed many other short films and wishes one day to control the world by creating a film that brainwashes the masses into accepting a product he has invented that will revolutionize hygiene as we know it, the motorized q-tip.


Alex Swaroff
Producer
Director
Editor
Camera

Alex Swaroff is currently attending the University of Iowa to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Cinema and Journalism. The idea for The Passion of Junior came to him one day during his Fiction Production course when Luke told him. Alex has made numerous zero budget films in his day and hopes one day to reach that magical budget of 100 dollars. He calls himself a dreamer and recalls that the strangest dream he ever had was when two robots from 2011 came up to him while walking down the street. They informed him about the downfall of the motorized q-tip and the real money was in edible bandaids.


John Bogulski
Actor - "Junior"




John Bogulski is currently a student at the University of Iowa. He is majoring in Cinema, Theatre, and Communications. In his spare time he writes, directs, and acts in a monthly show entitled "Fallout" for UI TV. He has been called a "prodigy of the arts" and hopes to one day become art by building the world's largest paint bucket and jumping into it. His plan is then to flop around on a large canvas and finally staple himself to the top. He will then live out the rest of his days as a living work of art until he slowly dies of hunger and thirst!


Jimmy Shoemaker
Actor - "Yul"





Jimmy Shoemaker is currently attending the University of Iowa and pursuing a degree in Environmental Science. He can often be seen canoodling with koala bears in remote, rural areas. In the days of his youth he was told what it means to be a man. He's got a whole lotta love and claims the soul of a woman was created below.


Eric Kline
Actor - "Yul"





Eric Kline is currently attending the University of Iowa and pursuing a degree in Cinema. In his spare time he can be seen running around abandoned houses screaming, "Lilacs and lillies, give me the chillies!" No one knows for sure what this means, but cryptic experts have been contacted by the Federal Government to crack the code.

Long Synopsis

There's nothing better than spending a Friday night with your best friend playing Wii bobsledding, right? Junior and Yul live for blazing speed and quick reflexes. They set their chairs in front of the television to mimic a real bobsled, strap on their headsets, grab their controllers, and hold on tight for a night of excitement. Junior receives a call from his father telling him to come home, but Yul stresses the fact that Junior is the glue holding this team together. If that wasn't enough, an online heckler ridicules Junior. Yul has seen enough. Grabbing Junior by the sleeve, Yul takes him to the mirror and gives him an inspirational speech he won't soon forget.

Short Synopsis

Junior and Yul are just two guys who love bobsledding. They enjoy the delicate crunch of cheese puffs and the cold embrace of Mountain Dew. Together they are part of the international team of Wii bobsledders! Junior's father does not approve of such tomfoolery, and a fellow online member doesn't either. Yul can't stand by and watch Junior slip and slide into obscurity. The time is now for a motivational speech for the ages.