We have shot an amazing film and are editing it now. So every extra dollar we earn will be put towards post production to make the film that much more professional, and marketing and film festival submissions, so people will actually see it!
It's The Breakfast Club meets... Dr. Strangelove.
These days it seems like, "He always kept to himself," is the sound-bitten cliche heard after almost every mass shooting. In our comedy we follow
a group of eccentric
LONERS, forced to endure government-mandated group therapy. They are led by a less than competent therapist, and thrust into a conspiracy created by politicians to justify the government's failing
program. In order to avoid becoming another Loner taken away by mysterious government ops, they are forced to do what terrifies them the
most: To stand up for their right to be alone... together.
How did Loners become a movie?
- Started as a play called "Lone-Anon," written by Neil McGowan and named one of
L.A.'s ten best plays of 2013 by LA Weekly. It was written for a festival at the Pacific Residence Theater, and premiered at the award-winning Rogue Machine Theater.
- Producer David Welborn asked Producer Tyson Turrou if he had any material for a film. Tyson was acting in "Lone-Anon" and suggested an adaptation of the play. Tyson brought on USC film school friend, Director Eryc Tramonn and his producing partner, Rob Miller.
- After a year and a half of rewrites, tweaks and table reads with the "Lone-Anon" turned "Loners" cast, we have an
amazing script and are ready to go into production on May 26th, 2015!
Why Loners loves YOU!
We are throwing our heart and souls into this movie! We are calling in every last favor we've earned in Hollywood and utilizing all the artistry we've learned over our collective decades spent in this town. We are creating a film that is going to look like it was made with a $1,000,000 budget for just over $50,000! (Seriously!) We're putting a lot our own money into it ($25,000).... but it's not enough. THIS IS WHERE YOU BEING AMAZING COMES IN!
We are asking you to help us out in completing our budget. To throw in whatever you can- whether it's a tiny bit to stay in the loop and see the process of what's happening with Loners, a few more bucks so that you can essentially buy a ticket in advance and see it before anyone else does. Or- give our film even more of your hard earned cash, and get some of the other super cool perks that we are going to be shooting out to our supporters like T-shirts from a T-shirt cannon! Whatever you give us, whether it's social media shares, a few bucks, or a lot of bucks, you will be responsible for a great movie and helping a group of filmmakers take control of their dreams and show Hollywood what they can do. After we make Loners we will be able to show investors for future movies why we deserve their money, and show casting directors why we should act in their films. We literally could not do this without you!
How your money is going to make a movie!
$13,000 For The Heads of Production Crew To Make Our Set Run
- Director of Photography, 1st Assistant Camera Operator, Gaffer, 1st
Assistant Director, Production Designer, Costume Designer, Makeup
Department Head, Sound Recorder, Boom Operator, Digital Transfer.
- The rest of the crew, including producers and director, are working for free.
$12,000 For Actors To Make Our Movie Hilarious
- In the play we had six actors... in the movie we have thirty two. Even under the SAG-AFTRA Ultra Low Budget plan... it adds up!
$5,000 For Art Department To Make Movie Magic
- We
are talking sets, props, wardrobe, set dressing, and a lot more. In the
play we had one location, in the movie we have more than twenty.
Yikes! We spent $5,000 just talking about it!
$15,000 For Post Production Services To Make Our Movie Be Beautiful
- Editing the picture and sound, mixing the sound, color treating
all of the footage so it looks like the professional TV and Film you're
used to seeing. By the way... this is an amazing deal!
$5,000 To Feed Our Cast and Crew!
- We're trying to get them to go on a hunger strike during shooting, but so far it's a no-go.
$5,000 For... Stuff
- Copies, office supplies, camera supplies, lighting supplies, gasoline. You get the picture.
Who are these Loners?
Brenda Davidson- Actor
Brenda grew up in Chicago and studied acting at Illinois State University. After performing in theater in Chicago, she moved to Los Angeles where she has worked with Rogue Machine Theater, The Geffen, and The Moth Theater Company as an actor, producer and collaborator.
Brian Letscher- Actor
Brian was raised near Detroit, Michigan. He
played football for The
University of Michigan, then moved to NYC to pursue acting, where he performed Off-Broadway and landed roles in film and TV.
Brian
became a produced playwright when Jeff Daniels' theater, The Purple Rose, developed and produced
a full equity run of his first play, "When The Lights Come On", about
his experiences in the world of college football.
Since moving to
Los Angeles six years ago, Brian has appeared in multiple stage shows and over two dozen TV shows, including his best known work to date, on ABC's hit show, Scandal, recurring in over 20 episodes as agent Tom Larson.
Neil McGowan- Writer, Actor
Neil McGowan is a writer and actor based out of Los Angeles, CA. He received a BFA from West Virginia University. His short films, Like Old Times and Trip and Sloan, both of which he wrote and stars in, have appeared in many film festivals across the country. His screenplay, Numbered, won the Slamdance Screenplay Contest. His play, Lone-Anon, produced at award-winning Rogue Machine Theatre in Los Angeles, was named one of the Top Ten plays of 2013 by L.A. Weekly Magazine.
Rob Miller- Producer
Rob is a USC Alum. He has worked on many productions both large and small including Music Videos, TV Pilots, and short form narratives. Passionate about the arts in general, whether it be books, music, film, or theater, his focus has always been bringing unique ideas and perspectives to an audience. This is Rob's first feature.
Melissa Paladino- Actor
Melissa grew up all over the East Coast, and after discovering the stage in college, moved to NYC to pursue her theater career, then followed the sunshine to L.A. and found her home at Rogue Machine Theater. She has appeared in numerous plays to rave reviews, and has been given great kudos by the likes of The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and LA Weekly. She most recently wrapped filming on the indie film Black Eyed Angels.
Keith Stevenson- Actor
Keith is actually from West Virgina! He went to college at West Virginia University with Loners' writer, Neil McGowan. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has acted in, produced, directed and written numerous plays, films and short films, including the L.A. favorite trilogy, "Out There on Fried Meat Ridge Road" at the Pacific Resident Theater.
Eryc Tramonn- Director
Eryc is a USC film grad, and has directed numerous music videos (appearing on MTV), commercials and short documentaries.
Having amassed
production experience in new media, Eryc competed and won on
Drew Barrymore’s first produced television pilot, a project dedicated to
finding new directing talent. He was also chosen
as one of 50 interviews, from a field of 12,000 entrants, for Spielberg’s On the Lot which premiered on Fox. Eryc has also managed various aspects of post-production for NBC | Universal's promo and commercial division, one of the largest content creators on
the planet.
He has always loved innovation as a part of the filmmaking process, and is a firm believer in leveraging technological advances to the service of storytelling. As such, he is an avid RED shooter, and is now flying drones to capture footage from the air for major corporate clients.
Tyson Turrou- Actor, Producer
Tyson grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado, and attended The University
of Southern California's film and theater school. As an actor, Tyson
has had the good fortune to work in television and film with some of
Hollywood's biggest directors, producers, and Emmy winning actors. Tyson has acted in over twenty television shows and films, most recently on Rizzoli and Isles, Parenthood, Justified, CSI:NY. He has also received rave reviews for several plays in Los Angeles, including California Dreamin', in which he played Charles Manson.
David Christian Welborn- Actor, Producer
David began his career on stage... most notably, as Stanton Case opposite Robert Picardo, in Arthur Millers Broken Glass, and years spent in the sketch comedy troupe "Comic Sutra". Some TV, & film roles include, CSI NY, Malcolm In The Middle, and Franklin and Bash as lawyer Gary Keen. David can be seen now, as the lead role in the feature film thriller Biology 101, which had a national cable, VOD, and DVD release in March. Trivia: His first film role was in Roger Cormans, Dinocroc as Deputy #4 on the scifi network. Born in Olympia WA, but raised in San Diego.
