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PROVING GROUND: FROM THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN REDLOCKS A Motion Picture Proposal OWNERSHIP STATEMENT Information and financial projections in this document are accurate to the best of management’s knowledge. However, accuracy cannot be guaranteed. As with any new commercial development opportunity, there is a significant amount of risk. No guarantee is being made that financial projections will be realized or that business strategies will not be change to meet changing conditions. The film industry in particular is highly speculative and there is no guarantee, expressed or implied, of any investor returns. This document and its concepts presented are proprietary to T E K Productions. This document is being made available to accredited individuals and companies who may become actively involved in this project. All potential members will be required to certify their accredited investor status as a prerequisite of membership. 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IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE ABOVE, STOP READING NOW AND EITHER RETURN OR DESTROY ALL COPIES (ELECTRONIC OR PHYSICAL) OF THID DOCUMENT TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS, AND PLEASE INFORM THE CONTACT ON THE PRECEDING PAGE. CONCEPT Holly Stephenson, 13, loves starships and space battle history, probably due to the fact that her father, Richard, is a lieutenant colonel in Earth’s Interstellar Defense, where he designs starship defense systems. Home schooled by their mother, Julia, Holly and little brother Noah often await the periodic return home from duty of their father, even at this the end of an interstellar war. And they get their wish, when he returns, promising a weekend of fun and family. Plans are dashed, however, when both Dad and Mom are recalled to duty that very night, and they leave the kids in the capable hands of the family sentry droid. During the wee hours, Holly concocts a plan to hold their parents to their word by venturing to their location: Terelli Prime. Stealing away in the darkness, the kids make their way to the space base and blackmail a freighter pilot, Quozzo, to take them to their parents. Ironically, Quozzo is freighting the I.D.S. Bradbury, a heretofore- decommissioned battleship, which has begun a refit to become an automated drone to patrol the demilitarized system where salvagers, pirates, have begun using the lax, end-war security to appropriate military vessels. Things spin out of control, when Quozzo’s ship falls under attack by pirates. Quozzo and Noah escape in an escape pod to Oblivia Two a hostile nearby planet, and, just before the freighter is destroyed, Holly manages to escape into the protection of the Bradbury. Both she and the warship emerge unscathed. Now the space around Oblivia Two becomes the proving ground for Holly and the Bradbury, as she uses her wits and the limited battle systems of the Bradbury to resist the Reticulan pirates bent on seizing her father’s ship, led by the coldhearted, Aria Krait, herself only a child, while Noah and Quozzo struggle to reach a communication system on Oblivia Two, before a searing fiery cyclone or the slathering jaws of one of the planet’s predators seals their fate. Will the Stephensons survive to ever see Dad and Mom again? Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks, was written specifically for actress, Holliston Coleman, after her parents lamented the lack of quality and appropriate acting roles for their talented young daughter to accept. “What a ride!” came back the enthusiastic response from the family, along with a desire to see the screenplay produced. It has since been rewritten to include Holli’s brother, Bobby Coleman, himself a rising star, and yet again to include actress, Jennette McCurdy, also a busy young talent and a friend of the Colemans, after her several of her television performances were seen, and it was discovered the three actors have always wanted to work together. Captain Redlocks seeks to offer a truly moviegoing experience, combining awonderful story contained in an entertaining screenplay, first-rate actors and special visual and sound effects that will have audiences covering their eyes and ears...and running out of the theater saying, “Let’s go see it again!” While Captain Redlocks is an “effects movie” filled with what will surely be groundbreaking visual effects, what sets it apart is its emphasis on memorable characters, laugh-out-loud humor and hair-raising danger. As one of our associates put it, “it isn’t as cartoonish” as other family fair, and it raises the bar where live-action, family-oriented motion pictures are concerned. Excellence and broad appeal remains the focus and the outcome. And while too many family pictures include, out of some absurd obligation, some “adult” content, obligatory profanity or “that one graphically violent scene”, Redlocks commands a wide audience without stooping to include these objectionable elements. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION T E K Productions currently seeks financing for the production and profitable distribution of the motion picture currently entitled Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks., a slam-bang science fiction action movie about a lone teenage girl, abandoned about an obsolete warship, who engages in a battle of wits—and photon torpedoes!—against space pirates bent on seizing her vessel. The screenplay has been in development for two years now and is ready for production. A total production budget of $16.5 million is necessary to complete Captain Redlocks to a final distributable print, as well as distribution itself. Investors are invited to contribute to all or a portion of this amount, with investment returns shared among all investors involved. Production can begin once enough funds to complete the picture has been raised. In return for this investment, a non-controlling stake worth 50% will be offered from the gross profits of Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks. Initially, investors will as a group receive 100% of the motion picture’s profit until each investors’ principal is recouped, then 50% thereafter. Each investors’ share of the profits will be proportioned to his or her investment. WHY CAPTAIN REDLOCKS? Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks is a motion picture whose time has come: an honest-to-goodness excellent, exciting, original, live-action, family-oriented space opera that has already garnered a cult following: those who are weary of the movies coming out of Hollywood now. Again, Redlocks is not a kids’ picture, but a family picture, and a conscious effort has been made to make it palatable for adults ad well as kids—a picture the whole family can truly enjoy without having to second-guess their choice to watch it. There has been nothing like Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks ever made. Smart, eye-popping and thoroughly entertaining, it’s a movie moviegoers will want to watch over and over again. Space operas have performed quite well in the past, with classics like the Star Trek and Star Wars series. Spy Kids has grossed $165M worldwide. More recently, Zathura and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl earned a combined $169M. With Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks described by some as “Star Trek meets Spy Kids,” and the fact that a real cult following for this movie has already emerged before the movie has even been made, the potential financial prospects become quite exciting. CURRENT STATUS Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks is currently in preproduction. ABOUT T E K PRODUCTIONS T E K Productions is a limited liability company founded in February of 2005 in Kansas City, Missouri by writer/director/producer, Kevin M. Kraft and wife, Sharon. Our mission is to produce original and memorable moviegoing experience cost effectively utilizing high-definition technology and exceptional talent known and unknown talent. The heart of T E K can be found behind its name, which is the initials of Kevin and Sharon and their four children. The Krafts hope to recapture the spirit and excitement of movie of the past, which still remain favorites even today, to once again make going to the cinema a family occasion to look forward to by providing titles and subject matters with a broad to do our best to do so. T E K also seeks to change the way demographic without sacrificing innocence nor intelligence of the story. And while we realize it is not always possible to achieve such a balance, we will make it a priority movies are made, first by utilizing cost effective high-definition video technology, rather than film. Such notable directors as George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez have already proven the value and overall preference of HD over film, and director, Kevin M. Kraft will continue what they have started. While most of T E K’s movie projects will undoubtedly be original stories written by director, Kraft, it is also our desire to discover and develop talent outside our production company especially from young writers. We believe undiscovered talent is constantly being overlooked by the film industry and hope to bring some deserving new faces to light. We welcome submissions by other writers and actors and other motion picture talents. And while we cannot assure you will be chosen for one of our projects, we can promise to serious consider every submission we receive in as timely a manner as possible. Following is a list of T E K Productions principal and their primary duties: Kevin M. Kraft........................................CEO, screenwriter, producer, director Sharon Kraft...........................................Executive director Leah Moulder..........................................Executive Administrative Assistant Terrance Moulder...................................Scoring TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC The primary target audience for Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks is FAMILES! But a successful marketing campaign would also include teens and young adults and would involve interviews in magazines popular among these groups. Because T E K is a Christina-owned company, he religious and conservative markets could also be tapped for media exposure, as well as media known to support independent filmmaking. Other marketing strategies Television spots during popular shows on networks like Nickelodeon and Disney, radio interviews, library visits and sample readings of the movie tie-in novel to Captain Redlocks, continuing grassroots promotion on blogs and websites like MySpace, Shoutlife and the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). MEANS OF REVENUE Following is a list of revenue options for Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks. · Studio Deals · Studio Distribution Deal · Theatrical Release and Distribution · Pay Per View · Broadcast and Foreign Rights · Other Rights CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS T E K Productions has identified several factors critical to our long-term success: · Putting together an excellent team of motion picture professionals, which we can rely on not just for this motion picture but many more to come. · Use of the best technology available to meet theatrical quality standards, particularly the use of high definition cameras and digital technology, as well as tied and true practical effects. · Careful control of expeditures. Motion picture production can be expensive, and without proper monitor, costs can get out of control. T E K Productions hire the best accountants possible to ensure we will not go over budget. In fact, it is the gleeful challenge of T E K to always come in under budget, if possible. · Marketability. More than any business, a motion picture needs to appeal to audiences, the wider the better. Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks has gone through the strenuous development process designed to ensure a well-written, well-acted, great-looking and highly marketable project. · Decisive Advertising. The marketing campaign for Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks is broad but targeted for the maximum response. External Success Factors The motion picture industry is constantly fluctuating, as numbers of people attending theaters climbs and drops. The factors that cause this are too numerous to list. However, as compared to many other industries, the motion picture industry—and entertainment in general—always accounts for a very large market. THE PEOPLE BEHIND PROVING GROUND DIRECTOR AND CREW
The following pages will introduce the reader to some of the talent behind Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks. MEET THE DIRECTOR...AND Writer...and Producer!
Kevin M. Kraft has been an avid writer from early childhood, growing up in upstate New York. His interest in moviemaking stems from that time as well and has been developed throughout years of study and application in short films. Having written, produced, directed, and/or acting in a number of obscure, short films and videos, Kraft’s knowledge and love for motion pictures is hardly hidden. Known as The Man in the Snap-Brim Hat, he lives with his family in Kansas City, Missouri, where he is also the CEO of T E K Productions (www.tekproductions.org), a motion picture production company with a number of movie projects in development, beginning including PROVING GROUND: FROM THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN REDLOCKS . FILMOGRAPHY THE DISPUTE OF DRAGONS writer, director, producer JOHNNY ADVENTURE ACTION FIGURE actor, writer, producer THE W-3 CREW writer THE DISPUTE OF DRAGONS-video short (post production) writer, director, producer “YA GOTTA BE CAREFUL IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD!” writer TOPWORLD (in development) writer, director, producer TOPWORLD: DESCENT writer RIVERHORSE writer BOTTLENECKER writer PROVING GROUND (in development) writer, producer, director THE READER (in development) writer, director, producer PROFILE OF JENNIFER DAVIS, ACTRESS (digital video demo for Hallmark Channel’s New Morning Show) director, producer AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 1995 Kansas City Network of Christian Writers FICTION AWARD for the compelling short story THE LAST SAMARITAN Hollywood Scriptwriting Institute’s Hollywood Scriptwriting Award for TOPWORLD…November, 2006 Tanglewood Films’ First Fifteen Minutes Screenplay Award for TOPWORLD…November, 2004 Burris-Hulett Screenplay Discovery Award for TOPWORLD, BEST OVERALL…November, 2004 72nd Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, HONORABLE MENTION for SQWARK!...2003 72nd Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, HONORABLE MENTION for THE W-3 CREW...2003 Anything But Hollywood (2003) SEMIFINALIST, THE W-3 CREW
ADDITONAL ON-CAMERA WORK Featured extra................................................................................The Last Breath.............dir. Ty Jones Manager..........................................................................................Midwest World...............dir. Jerry Rapp PERTINENT EDUCATION Institute of Children’s Literature in West Redding, CT………graduate, 1998 SPECIAL SKILLS Screenwriting, director, editing, casting We at T E K Productions are proud to be associated with one of the most impressive cinematographers in the motion pictures industry. Let us introduce you to: andrew_shulkind cybermaven@earthlink.net At age twenty-one, Andrew received his BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. By the end of the year, he became the youngest admitted member of the camera union. At twenty-two, he had a film at Sundance, and by twenty-four, he was working as a camera operator in Hollywood for such filmmakers as Jerry Bruckheimer, Steven Spielberg, David Fincher, and Michael Mann. His energy, experience, acumen, and humor helped him earn early and continued success as a cinematographer, and increasingly as a director/DP. No matter what hat he is wearing, Andrew likes people and works best in collaborations, where the best idea wins. But Andrew has not advanced at such an accelerated pace by skipping steps. He has a well-rounded background with stints in advertising, post-production, publicity, theatre, and has climbed his way up the camera department ladder. Still in his late 20s, Andrew's credit list of high-profile features, commercials, videos, and television reads like a veritable "who's-who" of Hollywood's A-list. He has worked on projects such as Artificial Intelligence, Panic Room, Terminator 3, West Wing, videos for Marilyn Manson and Counting Crows, and on commercials for Volkswagen, Chrysler, Pepsi, and Visa, among countless others. A classic multi-hyphenate, Andrew calls upon his extensive technical experience and his unusual creative vision to persistently challenge the status quo with stunning images. At first, with only low-budget credits, Andrew felt he lacked experience with bigger budgets, so he moved to Los Angeles and began climbing the ladder as a feature camera assistant. From there, Andrew sought to work for the cinematographers whom he admired most. He parlayed his position into one of a more personal capacity where he could cultivate relationships and learn from the best. In so doing, he carved out a niche, studying under the mentorship of such well-known cinematographers as Darius Khondji, Janusz Kaminski, Amir Mokri, and Don Burgess. Andrew is able to shape light in an exceptionally simple and unobtrusive way. He has terrific understanding of contrast, angle, and pacing, which he uses to enrich stories in clever and innovative ways. In fact, Kodak recently called upon him to shoot product demos for a newly released stock. Having shot projects not only across the world, but all across the budget range, Andrew has made a name for himself maximizing production values to deliver a big-budget sheen, even under strict budget constraints. He works nimbly on both sides of the film/video debate, and has even lead seminars for advanced cinematography and high-definition. Besides his experience and talent, Andrew is a strong communicator and knows how to mobilize and motivate a crew to get everyone to give their best. He is known as someone who knows the gear, shapes the look, and achieves the vision. His work has not gone unnoticed and has screened at, among others, the Sundance Film Festival, New York First Run Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Los Angeles Short Film Festival, Lake Placid Film Festival, Czech Int'l Film Festival, and the Canned Comedy Festival. With each new project, he continues to prove his acuity and originality with film. Andrew's dynamic visuals and storytelling talent have made him one of the most promising filmmakers today. Partial Credit List COMMERCIALS | PROMOS | PSA panasonic/RES kodak stock tests mvpa director's cuts coca-cola spec 'the crystal method' bonus jiffy lube visa sony* aquafina* tmobile* pepsi philips/magnavox dodge* mercedes* ford* volkswagen* chrysler* chevrolet* * as camera operator MUSIC VIDEOS | SHORTS SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE music video: "she don't call" andrew shulkind NOTWIST music video: "one with the freaks" keith schofield THE CUSTODIAL CODE festival short andrew zilch SUNSET TOWN festival short justin swibel/brian treitler I SCREAM festival short gregory veeser GOULASH festival short mimi zora FEATURES petulla pictures THE TRUTHSEEKER brian kraft anything or nothing ANYTHING ELSE mike rosen intermedia/carolco TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES* jonathan mostow sony pictures PANIC ROOM * david fincher columbia pictures ALI * michael mann dreamworks/WB A.I. * steven spielberg * as assistant to cinematographer TELEVISION | DOCUMENTARY rush productions "RUSH:360" (TV) andrew shulkind american apparel untitled cheerleading trailer joshua homnick digital wings ent. "BEHIND THE VELVET CURTAIN" doc phil guye the elephant theater "BLOODKNOT" stage play * harold becker comedy central Lonely Island comedy show (TV) ardy anders HGTV "URBAN RENEWAL" pilot (TV) todd uhlman * as lighting director FESTIVALS | AWARDS sundance film festival, lake placid film festival, new york film festival, first run film festival, canned film festival, san francisco jewish film festival, abel cinetech filmmakers grant, academy of television arts and sciences cinematography categeory finalist, cinematography merit badge SPECIAL SKILLS 65mm / 35mm / super16 / HD / digital / 24p / visual effects / greenscreen / time lapse / time exposure / EPK / documentary / steadicam / remote heads (stabilized) EDUCATION new york university, tisch school of the arts cinematography university of westminster, London RICK STASI, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER With thirty-six years in corporate environment, from international Fortune 500 companies to small start-up businesses, Rick has worked as a executive producer/co-creator on book, tv and film efforts, offers an extensive background in publishing and marketing and has been creative director and strategist, for retail outlets throughout the U.S. and Mexico. Rick Stasi has also held positions including Director of New Business Development for a KC-based direct marketing company and VP of Brand Management for a Topeka-based business, focusing on their intellectual property, “Cosmo the Cosmic Cat.” Rick is also a talented writer/illustrator with a long history in the comic book/licensing field. Credits include a large battery of work for Warner Bros., The Disney Company, DC Comics,Marvel Comics, Twilight Zone, Krause Publications.Characters/titles include: Superman, Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Legion of Super-heroes, Captain Marvel, Justice League, Spider-Man, Looney Tunes, Tiny Toons, Darkwing Duck, Goof-Troop, Bonkers, Rescue Rangers, TailSpin, The Green Hornet and Twilight Zone. Stasi created a theme park concept for DC Comics featuring Superman and other related DC Comics’ characters, partnering with Mego Toy Co., Ilya and Alexander Salkind, (Producers of Superman, The Movie, Superman ll and Supergirl) Interstate Brands Companies, i.e. Hostess Cupcakes, Ho-Ho’s and Twinkies. fHe is ormer Vice President of Dreamscape Productions, a Topeka-based publishing company and Stirred Water Studios, as Executive Producer and Executive Director of Acquisitions. Rick initiated start-up for both companies. Of note, Rick partnered on a Warner Bros. task force that launched Warner Bros. Publishing International (WBIP) in 1990. Half of an original 2-person start-up, Rick wrote and drew much of the inventory and helped grow and develop the creative staff, providing product for world-wide production and distribution. This also included writing and drawing Tiny TunesTM under Steven Speilberg’s aegis. Ninth Street ComicsTM is Rick’s creation for his intellectual properties. Ninth Street Comics include: “Wanderlust,” “The Lode,” “Warriors of the OracleSword,” “The Silver Terror,” “Rocket Dad & Comet Girl,” “The Final Book of Job,” “Funny You Should Ask,” and “Here Comes Danger Dog!” Teaching is also Rick’s passion. For seventeen years, he volunteered services in the Kansas City area, including the inner-city, tutoring economically-challenged children for “Crosslines,” an inter-denominational organization. He also taught Christian studies for the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. Rick is currently on the faculty of the Kansas City Art Institute. For the past twenty years, he has taught “Cartooning, Comic Book Art and Sequential Storytelling” to teens and adults and recently added "Intellectual Properties–Taking your Project to Books, TV and Films." Rick also assists his students with career counseling. Stasi is listed in the International “Who’s Who of Comic Book Super Stars,” by Krause Publications. His most recent work, for American Century/Stowers Innovations, is “The Focinar.” Illustrated, in his “Mad Magazine-style,” this book focuses on” doubling your business and improving the quality of your life.” Improving the quality of life is Rick’s main motivator joining the highly-respected TEK Productions. Rick feels that TEK's core value of absolute integrity and honesty, in all aspects of their mission is refreshing and outright enviable. And, "telling stories of the triumph of human spirit and redemption are timeless. These tales will outlast us all.” FRED DAVIS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Fred, co-founder and producer with HollywoodFunding, his knowledge and experience cannot be underestimated. Although his busy schedule takes him all over the world, he still focuses on the most important aspects of bringing deserving motion picture projects to fruition, and T E K Productions is most fortunate to have secured his interest early on. Producer: · 2000s 1. Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks (2008) (pre-production) (executive producer) 2. Monster Mountain (2007) (V) (post-production) (co-executive producer) 3. Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon (2006) (executive producer) Actor: 1. The Lost Platoon (1991) (as Fred David) .... American soldier STARRING........
Holliston Coleman SAG Hair: Red Eyes: Hazel DOB: 6/30/92 Height: 5'1" Weight: 95 lbs Coast to Coast Talent Group, Meredith Fine (323) 845-9200
Holliston Coleman as Holly Stephenson/Captain Redlocks! Holliston Coleman began acting at age four when, on her first theatrical audition, she booked a role written for a six year old. Holliston was so convincing and articulate that despite no filming experience she booked the part of Horace Bing's daughter on the popular and long-running television series Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, with Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jane Seymour. The part called for Holliston to master an extensive number of lines, to sing both in a group and solo, and to shed tears for her father.
Since then, Holliston has tackled a number of roles beyond her years. At the age of six, she booked the title role as "the Child" in the Paramount feature film Bless the Child, starring opposite Academy Award winner Kim Basinger. The role was described in the breakdown by the Paramount features casting director as "perhaps the toughest role ever written for a six year old." Holliston played an autistic child overwhelmed by messages from God and pursued by agents of evil.
As a largely silent autistic child on screen the majority of the film, Holliston had to communicate a vast emotional range with expression and posture. One critic described her as having "dead-on instincts when acting with her face and body." Her performance was hailed by critics nationwide, with the New York Times proclaiming her to be "enormously compelling … a real find." People Magazine raved that "the best acting comes from Holliston, who brings real gravitas to her scenes." Holliston received over sixty positive reviews nationwide. (See attached.)
Later, Holliston was selected from a national search to play the title role in a TNT film Miss Lettie and Me, filmed on location in Georgia, in which Holliston played opposite Mary Tyler Moore and Burt Reynolds, both Golden Globe and Emmy winners and Academy Award nominees. The filming of Miss Lettie and Me was extremely demanding in that Holliston filmed every day of the shoot and was on screen most of the film. She played Moore's feisty niece who has unexpectedly come to live with her. The producer, Beth Poulson, noted that Holliston's maturity, focus, ability, and sweetness were so unusual that she would recommend Holliston to "any production, anytime."
Holliston also performed as the voice of Lilo's classmate Aleka in Disney's animated film Lilo & Stitch II.
Between films, Coleman continues to be offered extremely challenging roles in television dramas. In Law and Order: SVU, Holli played a pregnant 12 year old, the illegal wife of a cult leader whom she finally shoots, in what lead Marishka Haggerty called "an Emmy-worthy performance in her favorite episode". In Medium, Holli plays a recurring role as the best friend of Patricia Arquette's daughter. Touched by an Angel tapped Holliston for one of the biggest roles they've ever offered a child, calling for virtually continuous screen time as a near-orphan guided by angels in her search for her missing father. In Judging Amy, Holliston portrayed a difficult, emotionally charged based-on-truth story of a disturbed young girl whose mother eventually murdered her. In Ally McBeal, Holliston played a young girl torn by her father's infidelity to her mother, and in ER, Holliston was asked to portray a young girl driven to kill her father in self-defense.
Holliston's film experiences also include Supreme Sanction, in which she played opposite Michael Madsen and David Dukes as the daughter of a man pursued by assassins, and Norman Jewison's Emmy-nominated Dinner with Friends, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play of the same name. In Dinner with Friends, Holliston had the privilege of acting as the daughter of Academy Award nominee Toni Colette and Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear, as well as with Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell.
Holliston has extensive international experience. She filmed Bless the Child for four months in Canada, and recently traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria to film Run for the Money, an action-drama with Christian Slater, Val Kilmer, and Daryl Hannah. Holliston portrayed Slater's daughter, kidnapped by Kilmer.
Holliston has already accumulated a rich variety of experiences in film making. She has acted around fire and explosions, participated in car chase and accident stunts, had a full body double cast made (requiring her to be still while her entire head and body were wrapped in plaster), was in a harness two stories high against a green screen background (she did flips in the harness between takes for fun), has been filmed underwater, remained motionless for over an hour while special CG cameras were programmed frame by frame, acted against non-existent CG creatures, and acted under huge wind fans and rain-making equipment. Holliston has also acted with animals and birds, both live and animatronic.
For her title roles in Bless the Child, Holliston was honored with a prestigious Saturn Award nomination for Best Performance by a Younger Actor from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. For her title roles in both Bless the Child and Miss Lettie and Me, Holliston received Young Artist Award nominations for Best Performance. In honor of her inspiring role as Cody in Bless the Child, Holliston was asked to be a Presenter at the televised Family Film Awards.
In spite of Holliston's interesting and busy life as an actress, she remains a normal kid with an array of friends from church and neighborhood, and has surrounded herself with a variety of pets and outside activities. Holli and her family have owned and loved pets including: dogs, cats, rabbits, sheep, chinchillas, hedgehogs, parrots, guinea pigs, mice, lizards, frogs, fish, and a large tortoise. Holli is currently taking swim and diving training at the Olympic Rose Bowl Aquatic Center. She also takes gymnastics and piano lessons. Holli loves to sing and dance.
Holli enjoys learning new accents for her potential roles. She has been tutored by Robert Easton, the renowned "Henry Higgins of Hollywood" for various accents from Irish to Santa-Fe Western. Easton says Holliston is a quick study with an excellent ear and a remarkable ability to pick up the nuances of language. PROVING GROUND: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks was written explicitly by Kevin M. Kraft for Holli. “There is no Captain Redlocks without Holli,” proclaims Kraft.
Holli home-schools year-round with her mother Doris (a former writing instructor at USC and Cal State University, Northridge), her father Bob (a Caltech grad and software development engineer), and her younger brother Bobby, whom she in turn is helping to educate.
FILM REVIEWS OF HOLLISTON COLEMAN AS 'THE CHILD' IN PARAMOUNT'S "BLESS THE CHILD"
" Holliston Coleman … is enormously compelling, a real find. " -- Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times " Newcomer Coleman makes a fine impression." -- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"Coleman suggests a complex mind ticking behind the innocent face" -- Robert Koehler, Variety
" Holliston Coleman gives a REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE" — Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide
" The best acting comes from Holliston, who brings real gravitas to her scenes." -- People Magazine
"Holliston Coleman, refreshingly unprecocious" -- Katrina Onstad, National Post
"Holliston Coleman in a very self-possessed performance… delivers a finely-modulated and totally unselfconscious performance." -- Dennis King, Tulsa World
" In 1999, a young actor named Haley Joel Osment burst onto the scene with a spectacular performance in a scary movie (The Sixth Sense) in which he stood head and shoulders above his big-name Hollywood co-stars. ...In 2000, this pattern was repeated.... the young actor is Holliston Coleman. ... Coleman's impressive big screen debut...IS a treat to watch … without any sign of child-star precociousness. Young Holliston Coleman's performance is great " -- Brian Webster, Apollo Guide
" Holliston Coleman puts in the film's best performance. Quiet and understated, you almost believe this girl knows and sees more than all the adults fighting over her. " -- James Kendrick, Film Desk Reviews
"Bless the Child: She's the Bright Spot in the Picture Holliston Coleman's film debut is a wonder. Coleman puts in a solid, shaded performance. ... She displays dead-on instincts when acting with her face and body. Her fear seems real, as does her joy...She has a bright future ahead of her... " -- John G. Nettles, The Cabinet of Dr. Casey
" There are wonderful moments in 'Bless the Child.' For the film to work...the right performer had to be chosen to play Cody, and Coleman is up to the task...she shines beatifically." --Vicky Edwards, Chicago Tribune
"Holliston Coleman, the best and most sensitive actor in the movie …" -- Barbara Lester, Ft Lauderdale City Link
"Young Holliston Coleman… is a real find, and dodges all dangers of becoming an unctuous child actor" -- Dustin Putman, Young-Hollywood.com
" Casting Coleman as Cody was a marvelous move " -- Pam Grady, Reel.com
" SMART, TALENTED " -- Mary F. Pols, Contra Costa Times
" 'Bless the Child' also benefits from the child itself: Holliston Coleman as Cody. There's an earthiness to her, an edge to her girlishness.. ." -- Donald Munro, The Fresno Bee
"Sewell..and young actress Holliston Coleman ...certainly pull more than their share of the load." -- Lesley Jacobs
" … especially seven-year-old Holliston Coleman turned it out. She is blessed, indeed." -- Tim Bennett, checkout.com
"The movie is effective... because of fine performances of … Coleman." -- Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope
" Coleman did a wonderful job " -- Holly McClure, The New Movie Show
"…solemnly appealing" -- Lawrence Toppman, The Charlotte Observer
"Holliston Coleman is quite believable as the troubled Cody." -- Laura Clifford, ReelingReviews.com
"Holliston Coleman put[s] her adult colleagues to shame..." -- Todd Anthony, Sun-Sentinel
"Holliston Coleman (Cody) gives a great show. She's very convincing and I felt for her. Impressive…" -- Movie Emporium
"...this film's titular child... charming and lovable" -- J. Rentilly, TNT's Rough Cut
"beatific Holliston Coleman" -- Rita Kempley, Washington Post
" Holliston Coleman delivers the best performance of the film. " -- Kris Worrell, Albany Times Union
"quite good as Cody ... the little girl is VERY aware of what is going on around her!" -- Dave Forsmark, The Flint Journal
"Coleman is appealing …" -- Bob Campbell, The Star-Ledger, N.J.
"clearly gifted child actor Coleman" -- Matthre Breen, MYOC Spotlight on Movies " Coleman… manages to look beatific, disoriented, and terrified throughout …" -- Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News "…newcomer Coleman provides the proper angelic/spooky countenance as the mysterious Cody." -- Mark Burger, Winston-Salem Journal
"Blessings on the moviemakers for…casting Holliston Coleman, a sweet, good child actor, as Cody." -- Mary Kunz, Buffalo News
"She's a cute kid who does a good job…" -- Kevin M. Williams, Chicago Sun-Times
" Cody [is] played sweetly by Holliston Coleman. ...Touches in 'Bless the Child'…show filmmakers were taking it seriously, usually involving young Coleman. When she comforts a homeless man, for example, or quietly heals an ill woman…Coleman's performance is good… " -- John Keenan, Omaha World Herald
" Holliston manages a welcome innocence & wisdom" -- D.T. Baker, Edmonton Journal, Alberta
"Director Chuck Russell['s]... central character is a six-year-old girl (played with ethereal grace by young Holliston Coleman), but he doesn't shove her down our throats with cutesy moments or mugging reaction shots." -- Teddy Durgin, Day Tips. Com
"Holliston Coleman manages to look both adorable and empathetic as the child with special powers…" -- Jay Carr, Boston Globe
"Which leaves newcomer Holliston Coleman as the Angel of Mercy. She's a natural in front of the camera. And she honestly earns our sympathies... [her] earnestness ..." -- Kevin Courrier, Globe and Mail
"Coleman is impressive as the beatific child." -- Michael H. Kleinschrodt, New Orleans Times-Picayune
"the crowd broke into...applause three times as Cody (precious Holliston Coleman) stood up to the malevolent Stark." -- Hap Erstein, Palm Beach Post "Cody,…drawing appreciative cheers from the audience…" -- Gary Thompson, Philadelphia Daily News
"beatific little girl …enchanting child actor Holliston Coleman" -- Tribune/ Get Out, Phoenix
"The…one who shows…enthusiasm is young Holliston Coleman." -- James Berardinelli, colossus.net
"…Coleman is a gifted actress." -- Christopher Null, filmcritic.com
" Holliston Coleman (Cody) gives a great show. She's very convincing and I felt for her. Impressive " --www.joblo.com
" Holliston Coleman is cute.... the little girl is darling. -- RossAnthony.com
"Holliston Coleman is appealing..." -- Kathryn Jenson White, Daily Oklahoman
"…a cute little redhead with almost as many dimples as freckles…" -- Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer FILM Bless the Child Title Lead - "the Child" Paramount Toronto Kim Basinger, Christina Ricci, Ian Holm miss lettie and me Title Lead - "Me" TNT Atlanta Mary Tyler Moore, Burt Reynolds Lilo & stitch II Animation Voice-over for "Aleka" DISNEY Los Angeles A CAROL CHRISTMAS Lead as "Lily" Hallmark Los Angeles Tori Spelling, William Shatner dead hollywood moms Guest star as "Chloe" Hallmark Los Angeles Justine Bateman, Andrew McCarthy run for the money Lead as "Megan" USA Sofia, Bulgaria Christian Slater, Val Kilmer, Daryl Hannah, Verne Troyer dinner with friends Guest star as "Laurie" HBO Los Angeles Toni Colette, Greg Kinnear, Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell supreme sanction Co-star as "Bailey" HBO Los Angeles Michael Madsen, David Dukes mascara Lumi Cavazos, Ioni Skye Co-star as "Ellie" Anamorph Films Los Angeles TELEVISION Love's Unending Legacy (2007) (TV) .... Belinda Marshall-LaHaye LAW & ORDER:SVU "Charisma" Guest Star as "Melanie" NBC New York Medium "Light Sleeper" Recurring as "Hannah" NBC Los Angeles touched by an angel Lead Guest Star as "Danni" CBS Salt Lake City "Hello, I Love You" ER "It's All in Your Head" Guest Star as "Brianne" NBC Los Angeles judging amy "The Last Word" Guest Star as "Leslie" CBS Los Angeles Those who can Pilot Guest Star as "Brittany" NBC/Littlefield Los Angeles ally mcbeal "The Affair" Co-Star as "Cara" FOX Los Angeles BAYwatch "Countdown" Co-Star as "Bridget" UPN Los Angeles POWER RANGERS GALAXY Co-Star as "Mandy" FOX Los Angeles "Redemption Day" dr Quinn medicine woman Co-Star as "Samantha" CBS Los Angeles "Before the Dawn" FILM EXPERIENCES Location Shooting, Green Screen/CG Acting, Motion-control Camera (still for 2 hours), In-Harness (2 stories high), Acting with Live & Animatronic Animals & Birds, Surrounded by Fire, In Storms, In Car Chase, Underwater, Full Body-Double Cast Mannequin (completely wrapped in plaster) SKILLS & TRAINING Accent tutoring with Robert Easton (the “Henry Higgins of Hollywood”), who says she has remarkable accent ability; swimming & diving; gymnastics. CRITICAL REVIEWS and AWARDS (a sample) "Holliston Coleman … is enormously compelling … a real find" -- The New York Times "The best acting comes from Holliston … real gravitas" -- People Magazine "Coleman suggests a complex mind ticking" -- Variety "Holliston Coleman gives a remarkable performance" -- TV Guide "… refreshingly unprecocious" -- National Post " a finely modulated and totally unselfconscious performance " -- Tulsa World Nominations: Saturn Award for Fantasy & Science Fiction Films, 2 Young Artist Awards, Women's Image Network (WIN) Award, Best Actress in a Film, CAMIE Award
Jennette McCurdy as Aria Krait In addition to her acting ambitions, Jennette enjoys many activities including dance, karate, ice skating, piano, cooking, reading, writing, and watching movies. Her other talents and skills include roller blading, skateboarding, singing, baseball, basketball, and trampoline. She hopes to someday graduate from film school and dreams of turning her own screenplays into movies. She loves performing in front of the camera and is equally fascinated by the many aspects of production that take place behind-the-scenes. She currently co-stars with Miranda Cusgrove in the hit Nickelodeon comedy series iCarly. Actress - filmography . iCarly (2007) TV......Sam . Tiger Cruise (2004) (TV) .... Kiley Dolan . Breaking Dawn (2004) .... The Little Girl . Hollywood Homicide (2003) .... Van Family Daughter . My Daughter's Tears (2002) .... Mary Fields ... aka Against All Evidence (USA) ... aka Meine Tochter ist keine Mörderin (Germany) . Shadow Fury (2001) .... Anna Markov Filmography as: Actress, Notable TV Guest Appearances Notable TV Guest Appearances 1. "Zoey 101" playing "Trisha Kirby" in episode: "Bad Girl" (episode # 2.4) 13 November 2005 2. "Over There" in episode: "Situation Normal" (episode # 1.8) 14 September 2005 3. "The Inside" playing "Madison St. Claire" (as Jenette McCurdy) in episode: "Everything Nice" (episode # 1.4) 29 June 2005 4. "Malcolm in the Middle" playing "Penelope" in episode: "Buseys Take a Hostage" (episode # 6.21) 8 May 2005 5. "Judging Amy" playing "Amber Reid" in episode: "My Name Is Amy Gray ..." (episode # 6.22) 3 May 2005 6. "Medium" playing "Sara Crewson" in episode: "Coded" (episode # 1.9) 28 February 2005 7. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" playing "Holly Purcell" in episode: "Contagious" (episode # 6.11) 11 January 2005 8. "Strong Medicine" playing "Haley Campos" in episode: "Selective Breeding" (episode # 5.14) 17 October 2004 9. "Karen Sisco" playing "Josephina Boyle" in episode: "No One's Girl" (episode # 1.9) 7 April 2004 10. "Malcolm in the Middle" playing "Daisy Wilkerson" in episode: "If Boys Were Girls" (episode # 4.10) 9 February 2003 11. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" playing "Jackie Trent" in episode: "Cats in the Cradle..." (episode # 2.20) 25 April 2002 12. "Mad TV" playing "Cassidy Gifford" (episode # 6.1) 7 October Bobby Coleman as Noah Stephenson Bobby Coleman grew up on film and tv sets, watching his sister Holliston Coleman (Bless the Child, Miss Lettie and Me) act. When he turned five, he wanted to follow in his sister's footsteps, and begandoing a wide variety of commercials. At six, he began doing guest roles on TV shows, and, like his sister, tended to be chosen for dramatic roles rather than sitcoms. In Dragnet, he was a little boy stolen by his father, and in Medium's second-season premiere, he played a young boy forcibly abducted, whose pinky finger was cut off on-screen in a very dramatic scene. In Jag, he played a boy hiding a pet cat whose discovery solved the case. At seven, Bobby began doing big-screen film work. His role as Austin in Must Love Dogs (Diane Lane, John Cusack, Dermot Mulroney, Christopher Plummer) gave him quite a bit of on-set filming experience, and included a stunt scene in which he is hit in the face, giving him a bloody nose [Box Office Mojo: “Dermot Mulroney's…son (Bobby Coleman and can this cute kid act) gets a nosebleed…”]. Bobby enjoyed filming that scene quite a bit! His next film (not yet released) was Friends with Money (Jennifer Aniston, Joan Cusack), and almost immediately after filming that, Bobby was chosen for a regular role on the new TV sci-fi series Surface, now airing on NBC Monday nights. Since the pilot was picked up, Bobby has resided both in Los Angeles and in Willmington, North Carolina, where Surface is filmed. Fortunately, Bobby loves to fly, always choosing a window seat! So far, Bobby, who plays main character Lake Bell's son in Surface, has been in most episodes. Off set, Bobby has had a chance to play with the mock-up of the baby sea monster – the mystery of the show – and has had a wonderful chance to try boogie-boarding at Wilmington's beautiful beaches, fossil hunting in abandoned quarries, learning skateboarding, and of course has gained a lot of film experience. Just after the Surface pilot was filmed, Bobby began auditioning among thousands of boys as part of an extensive, international search for the title lead in the film Martian Child (New Line Cinema, 2006). The film is about a disturbed young boy adopted by a science fiction writer (John Cusack). It required a subtle portrayal with a lot of internal and dramatic acting. The casting process was difficult and extensive, but eventually Bobby was chosen. It was an eerie déjà vu for the family, because at almost the same age, Bobby's sister Holli had been chosen for the title lead in Bless the Child, a similar film about a disturbed child with intriguing powers. Bobby filmed Martian Child in Vancouver, B.C. for almost three months, working virtually every day. The work was intense, requiring Bobby to assume a persona completely the opposite of his own. A neighborhood mom watching the filming one day expressed aloud that Bobby must be a very difficult child for his mom because of his silent intensity. His mother was in ear range and burst out laughing, because Bobby normally is the opposite—a crazy, happy, chattering dynamo. But the comment was a tribute to Bobby's acting and his ability to make the character of Dennis believable. John Cusack said of Bobby's acting in an interview: “[Speaking of] talent…I'm working with this little kid in Vancouver, Bobby Coleman, and he's this remarkable little guy [with] fantastic instincts.” Bobby Coleman SAG Hair: Sandy Eyes: Hazel DOB: 5/05/97 Height: 48" Weight: 48 lbs Coast to Coast Talent Group, Meredith Fine (323) 845-9200 FILM MARTIAN CHILD Dennis (The Maritan Child – Title Lead) New Line Cinema Vancouver, Canada John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Oliver Platt Must Love Dogs Austin Conner (Dermot's son) Warner Bros. Los Angeles John Cusack, Diane Lane, Dermot Mulroney, Elizabeth Perkins, Christopher Plummer friends with money Marcus Sony Pictures Los Angeles Jennifer Aniston, Joan Cusack Prize winner of defiance ohio Mike (VO) DreamWorks Los Angeles Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern miss lettie and me Drug-store Diner TNT Atlanta Mary Tyler Moore, Burt Reynolds r un for the money Boy in Park USA Sofia, Bulgaria Christian Slater, Val Kilmer, Daryl Hannah, Verne Troyer Pre-k Young Matthew Indep Prod Los Angeles TELEVISION SURFACE Jesse (main lead's son) Multiple Episodes NBC Wilmington, NC (Episodes 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107 thus far) MEDIUM David "A Priest, A Doctor,…" NBC Los Angeles JAG Donovan (Oklahoma Accent) "Two Towns" CBS Los Angeles Dragnet McCarthy's son "Daddy's Girl"(Season Premiere) ABC Los Angeles COMMERCIAL jc penny Principal National Lunchables Principal National Lunchables-2 Voice-Over National Leapfrog "First Day" Principal National leapfrog "Dog" % |
