Cast:
JOHN GARINGER
John "Johnny-G" Garinger will play the protagonist of the film. John's filmography is in its budding phase, AKA: he has never been in a film before. Untrained? Yes. But unrefined? Never. John is ready for the task. In our pre-production "trailer" shoot in August of 2010, with limited direction and preparation, John fell immediately into his role with all the grace and ease of a feather in the wind. And his talents stretch far beyond cinema. When he is off-screen, John will be using his creativity and carpenter skills to build camera rigging, swap street signs on the fly, or generally come up with creative solutions to every logistical conundrum we may encounter. More importantly, his presence is strong - positive, hard-working, and inspired. John is the hero of our film, and our hero in real life too!
PATRICK SHEEHAN
Patrick will play the film's supporting role, the nameless man on the road, part-antagonist, part-companion, part-whoknowswhat. In real life, Patrick is a talented writer, one of two creative-writing grads on our team! When he's not working for Ben Bridge, he can be found flipping through the pages of his many 50-pound CD books, writing hilarious things like this and this, or just sitting in a chair. Patrick will bring the strength of an unflinching indifference to his role - a talent for which he may finally gain the recognition he so clearly deserves … and doesn’t care to receive.
Crew:
IAN WOOD
Writer, Director, DP
Ian Wood has been making films for six years. Shooting primarily on 16mm film, aside from an ongoing documentary project (The Old Man & The Flying Machine), his work has been mostly experimental in nature. His first film, Tsunami Escape, has played the festival and gallery circuit, while his more recent film, Pioneers in the Land of Ghosts, was screened as the visual element of a multi-media performance centered around a live 30-piece orchestra. Tsunami Escape and Pioneers, both “experimental narrative” short films, illustrate the development of a rich and original visual language from an emerging director and cinematographer.
With The Loop, Ian aims to tune his visual approach into a more traditional narrative form. The Loop will be a slight departure from "experimental" filmmaking towards a more linear, narrative design. It will be Mr. Wood’s most conventional, yet ambitious approach to cinema to date, an attempt to simply tell a story, but also to make a meaningful and original film that is both timeless and beautiful.
Aside from making films, Ian has put together a series of Cinema Shows – live, cinematic performances that blend film projection with music, sound effects, and performance art – and he is building an archive centered around amateur, “home movie” films.
With The Loop, Ian aims to tune his visual approach into a more traditional narrative form. The Loop will be a slight departure from "experimental" filmmaking towards a more linear, narrative design. It will be Mr. Wood’s most conventional, yet ambitious approach to cinema to date, an attempt to simply tell a story, but also to make a meaningful and original film that is both timeless and beautiful.
Aside from making films, Ian has put together a series of Cinema Shows – live, cinematic performances that blend film projection with music, sound effects, and performance art – and he is building an archive centered around amateur, “home movie” films.
NATHAN MURPHY
AD, Sound
Nathan – AKA Nate – AKA The Unknown Legend – has collaborated on every Ian Wood film to date. The Loop will be his first major collaboration with Mr. Wood in which he will not be seen on-screen, but his presence in the film will surely prove to be just as strong. Nate is a writer, a poet, and soon, a filmmaker in his own right. He is currently working on completing his first film, a docu-fictional story about a man named Bobby Lewis. For our production, Nate will be Assistant Director, and director of on-location sound recording.
DANNY CHOE
2nd AD, AC, Photography, Post-Production
Danny has been working in film and video production for about three years. His specialty by trade is in post-production, but his talents stretch to nearly every realm of filmmaking, and art in general for that matter. Long story short: he’s a natural. On location, Danny will be 2nd AD, AC, as well as stills photographer. Off-location, he will be involved in almost all facets of pre-production and post-production.
JON HILL
PA
In between making wine, working on rebuilding his 1972 Chevy Station Wagon (another Never Ending adventure!), and generally Doing It All, Jon will be the lead PA of our production. Jon is multi-talented and experienced in the process of movie-making. He has been a part of many, if not all, of Ian Wood’s films, to varying degrees. At Never Ending Films, he is the rug that ties the room together. On this project, in fact, he will be the rug and the room – The crew will be crashing at his place.
JOEL LEIGH
PA, Sound
JOHN MILNER
PA
John Milner, on the other hand, is the guy you don’t want around when the cops show up … but we want him around regardless. John should be able to dedicate a whole lot of time to the film, because, well, he is unemployed. But no matter what AT&T might think, we know he will be a great addition to our team. John is the only member of the crew who has not worked on a film before, yes, but we are confident he will fit right in. Mr. Milner never ceases to amaze and mystify, whether he is fixing a boat engine on the fly, discussing philosophy, playing Beethoven on the piano, or just generally being Icelandic.
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