Shine On
Shine On
Shine On
Shine On
Shine On
A dark comedy about the pursuit of inner peace.
A dark comedy about the pursuit of inner peace.
A dark comedy about the pursuit of inner peace.
A dark comedy about the pursuit of inner peace.
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Shine On
A dark comedy about the pursuit of inner peace.
A dark comedy about the pursuit of inner peace.
A dark comedy about the pursuit of inner peace.
A dark comedy about the pursuit of inner peace.
A dark comedy about the pursuit of inner peace.
Eric Decklin is a celebrated self help author and spiritual guide who's helped thousands to find inner peace and realize their potential. Dan is a heavily medicated man with many self diagnosed ailments.
Dan has reached his breaking point after being dropped by his fourth therapist and his meds no longer doing what they promise. In an act of desperation he reaches out with a craigslist ad looking for someone to help him thrive again.
Eric has fallen victim to celebrity and uses his status for his own self interest. Mainly the pursuit of women. One of Eric's former conquests comes back to expose him for the fraud he has become. In an act of defiance to prove her wrong he answers Dan's ad.
The series takes place over an eight week course that Eric is giving to a studio of lost souls looking for him to shine a light on their true potential. At home he is locked in a battle with Dan as they both struggle to find their light. What Eric thought would be a walk in the park to prove his worth is anything but.
The idea for the series came from an ad Derek read and he thought there might something there worth exploring. We started a discussion about this person who was in such desperate need of help that they posted an ad seeking it out. But more importantly we talked about who the person was that would answer that ad. There had to be a serious need there as well. This persons needs were quite extensive and taking them on would be a full time job. It seemed that based on everything they were asking for in the ad, that at the root of it they just wanted somebody to connect with on a daily basis and make them feel like they mattered.
In this digital age where we now mostly connect with everybody online or via text it can become increasingly isolating, at least from my personal experience. We wanted to explore these two lost souls we created who are from opposite ends of the social spectrum. They are both incredibly isolated for different reasons and are suppressing their true potential through self medication. We wanted to put these two in a room and have them battle it out to land in their rightful place in this world.
Tyler Nimmons - Creator/Writer/Director/Editor
Derek Webster - Creator/Director
The Cast:
Derek Webster - Eric Decklin
Tyler Nimmons - Dan
Kristin Minter - Amanda
Sarah Jane Dalby - Grace
Sara Fletcher - Caroline
Marz Richards - Barry
Rachae Thomas - Camilla
Kerry Bishop - Alex
I know that these campaigns don't always succeed so we have 3 budgets in place. Even if we reach half our goal we will be in pretty good shape. We do have some pretty lofty ideas for this series and of course we'd like to reach our goal. All the funds raised here will go to paying our crew, equipment rentals, locations, extras, food and our post production crew.
We are extremely grateful to all those who help in anyway possible. Without supporters like you, projects like this don't exist. I personally know about this from my past film. It would not have been possible without the help of all those who donated. I try and donate whenever I can to a project, even if it's $20 because I know how those small donations can add up and help a project.
We don't have any autographed cast photos or fancy perks. What we do have are bragging rights. That is right...Credits. We are offering Special Thanks, Associate Producer, Co-Producer and the all mighty Co-Executive Producer.
These will be listed in the credits of each episode and the last two will be listed on imdb.com. For those who aren't in the business that might not mean much, but go ahead and slip it into conversation at your next social gathering. But do it like the Hollywood folk do...
Please pass this along and post it wherever you are comfortable doing so.
We are in need of locations and bodies and depending on which budget we reach we can either beg and borrow or pay you for your time.
Locations we need:
Studio Apartment or 1 bedroom with an open living room. As bare bones as possible. If not we will empty it out for you, respectfully of course. (1 Day shoot)
Loft or house. Something with an open floor plan that contains the kitchen and living room in one area. (1-2 Day Shoot)
Yoga Studio (1 Day Shoot)
Bodies we need:
Extras. We need about 15-20 extras. They will be heavily featured. These are people who are taking Eric Decklin's workshop and are spread out through 8 of the 11 episodes.
PA's. We need 1-2 a day to assist on just about everything. From helping to wrangle extras, getting lunch, transferring footage, respectfully emptying out a fully furnished studio apartment and any other small detail that we will most likely forget on the day of.