Thanks to the dozens of people who came out and supported Starlight Productions at the premiere of our first feature film, Light!  It was great to get most of the cast reunited and see the reactions from people all across Southwest Florida as the images played out on screen.  If you were one of the few who missed the premiere, check out the great photos John Fernandez took of the event!

The time has finally come! We are proud to announce that Light will be coming to a film screen in Fort Myers, on Monday, August 8, 2011.

This past week, Starlight Productions was contacted by Eric Raddatz of the Fort Myers Film Festival about bringing “Light” to the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center as part of the Film Festival’s popular Summer Intellectualization Mondays.

Mark your calendars for Monday, August 8, 2011, at 6:30pm. Writer/Director Marty Wisher will be joined by Cinematographer & Special Effects Guru Tim Gunderman, along with the movie’s stars: Danny Rawley, Christian Kilian, Mitch Jacobs, and Keegan Shayne, as well as most of the cast at this special premiere.

Host Eric Raddatz will introduce the film and moderate the Q&A following the presentation. For more details, check out the invite on Facebook.  We look forward to seeing you on the red carpet!

Christian Kilian, one of the child stars of our soon to be released independent film, Light, was interviewed by ABC News almost a year ago as part of a story on people who suffer from albinism and the tragedy that afflicts albinos in Africa, where they are killed because of a superstition about magical properties in their skin.  Well, the show is finally going to air on ABC’s 20/20, tonight at 10pm, 9pm Central.  Find more details on ABC’s website, and check your local listings for the episode you don’t want to miss!  Light was written and directed by Marty Wisher.

First render of “The People Of the Light” at the end of the film. We utilized veteran actor and teacher Dick Westlake, as well as various members of United Film & Television Artists (UFTA) for these shots.

A scene from the independent teen sci-fi film, Light, written & directed by Marty Wisher.

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The first FX shots of “The People in the Light” are in.

A scene from the independent teen sci-fi film, Light, written & directed by Marty Wisher.

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Guy Noegel

Cape Coral singer/songwriter Guy Noegel, also of the bands KYDeity and Skindot, has been recruited by Starlight Productions’ Teresa Cobb to create a soundtrack/score for our almost completed film, Light.  Guy’s bands have a great reputation and have received local radio airplay, but one of his dreams has always been to create music for films.

We’re thrilled to have Guy as part of the Light team, continuing to create an independent film using entirely local (Southwest Florida) assets.

Our hope is to have the movie completed by mid-July.

As we near the completion of our first feature-length film, Light, we are looking for someone to fill in the gaps on our score.  The scenes available on this site have temporary music to enhance the scene, but we need a professional-level musician to handle the scoring for the film.  As with all of our other positions, this would be for film credit only, but could be a big boost for the person or persons who help us out.

To submit your resume and get more information, please contact Tim (Tim@StarlightstudioProductions.com) or Marty (Marty@StarlightstudioProductions.com)

For weeks, we’ve talked about Max, Jake’s, so far unseen, pet that was created as a result of an explosion in science class.  But for a variety of reasons, we kept Max under wraps so far.  No longer.  It is time that the world sees Max in all, okay, most of his glory.  Thanks to some clever model work and a couple of long nights of puppeteering and compositing, we are now proud to show off the most unusual character from Light, Max:

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Jake goes with Lucas to Mr T’s with Max

A scene from Light

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Jake and Lucas at the Pizza place.
A scene from Light
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