Production Notes
The first day of filming took place on August 10 at Intermedia studios in Sarasota, and comprised green screen photography Dylan and Jaszy inside the base control center. Once the airlock set was ready, principal photography continued August 26 at SMR aggregates in Lakewood Ranch. All exterior shots of Mike and his suit were filmed during one 12 hour day.
Although McKinley edited a watchable rough-cut that very weekend, it took over a year to export, key, motion track, animate and composite the special effects which play a role in practically every shot of the film. Overcoming technical difficulties with the film’s recording format, and photography challenges faced on the day, Zach Reynolds worked tirelessly to single-handedly deliver 45 visual effects shots for the film. There are a total of 60 VFX shots in the seven minute film (compared to 360 in the original Star Wars.)
Full Credits
FlyingCar Pictures Presents:
"LIFE IN A GLASS HOUSE"
Directed by
AUSTIN McKINLEY
Written by
DIRK MANNING
based on his short story
Produced by
SHERRIE McKINLEY, BRIANNE ZULAUF
Director of Photography
& 3D Visual Effects
ZACH REYNOLDS
Costume Designer
KATIE DOEBLER
Supervising Sound Editor
STEVE LEMKE
Cast:
Chris - MIKE KRADLAK
Dan - DYLAN H. JONES
Helen - JASZY McALLISTER
Graphics - ALAN LAIDLAW
Concept Artist - STEVEN QUENTIN
Special Electronic Effects
Designed & Created by
NEIL HENDRICK
Makeup Artist - LINDA SHEPARD
Costume Supervisor - LAWRENCE "BUDDY" YACKLEY
Construction Supervisor - TERRY DORR
Catering & Transportation - JULIE DORR, VICTORIA STEELMAN, LINDA THURSBY
Production Assistants - NANCY THURSBY, WAYNE THURSBY, ERIC NAPOLITAN
Assistant to Mr. Kradlak - DONNA PERKINS
"Time in Reverse"
Written by GABRIEL HERNANDEZ, JAMES HOPE, JOEY TRICARICO
BRAD WAGGONER and CHRIS HOPE
Performed by THE CAUTIONERS
The Producers would like to thank:
Jeanne Corcoran, The Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office,
Gene Henshaw, Nancy Plank, Candice McElyea, SMR Aggregates, Inc.,
The Sarasota Orchestra, Jim Flynn, Intermedia Productions, John Rusnak,
Doris and Daryl Schmucker, David Zietz
Story and Screenplay © Dirk Manning, All rights reserved.
Filmed on Location in Lakewood Ranch, Florida
and at Intermedia Studios.
Characters and incidents portrayed and the names herein are
fictitious, and any similarity to the name, character or history of any
person is entirely coincidental and unintentional.
