Neovoxer: Credits
With a project like Neovoxer (if there has ever been a project like Neovoxer) the challenge of insuring that every one gets due credit for their efforts can seem insurmountable.
I originally conceived of Neovoxer to be quite a small project. One shot on Super 8 film, it would include the artwork and performances of various artists I was meeting in the Boston area in an impressionistic/surrealist “quest” movie which I would screen at local art salons while performing a soundscape live.
Squeezy Easy.
This was, at the time, a way of staying creatively busy as I recuperated from the making of my first 26 minute long short film, which was an excellent film-school but not a very good film, that had taken three and a half years to complete, broken my bank, driven me to an indescribable level of physical and mental exhaustion, left me living out of the Honda civic I had “borrowed” from my parents and dropped me off unceremoniously on Boston’s doorstep at the somewhat naive behest of a comrade in arms to “Come visit”.
Just saying...
At this point I was, for all intensive purposes, functionally insane.
There is a great synchronicity found in crazy, however, if not in life itself. And while I began Neovoxer as an unrepentant exploration of my own personal creative process: One free of any responsibility to career, market or academic validation; a process that involved equal parts martial arts, sleep deprivation, alcohol, hunger and an insatiable desire to live every second of life to it’s fullest, Neovoxer quickly became much more than that.
As word of the project spread people offered more and greater resources; from cameras, film stock, and locations to talent, time and energy and before I fully understood what was happening we were slated to shoot a cast of hundreds on 35mm film funded by the meager finances afforded me by two unskilled labor jobs I had been juggling.
W. T. F.
There are certain moments in time, however, when a confluence of events occurs in such a way as to make the impossible seem inevitable. Somewhere along the way the prospect of exploring a contemporary mythology of collective creative expression touched a nerve and, with Neovoxer as the unifying force, the opportunity to give voice to that creative mythology became the myth itself.
While in film jargon one might say “Neovoxer took 7 years to make”. A more accurate description is to say Neovoxer is a Collective Creative Action taken over the course of seven years. A Creative Action taken by an ever-growing cast of people from vastly different walks of life and corners of the world tasked with the challenge of giving voice to their own role in the super-sensory story of us.
With that, the credits below are more than simply a long list of names. Each name belongs to an actual person. Each person - in turn - dedicated their time, energy, skill and talent to the Neovoxer experience.
For that I will always be grateful.
--Michael Pope
(If you were a part of Neovoxer in any way and your name is not listed, please contact me and I will promptly make the correction.)
Neovoxer
A Film By:
MICHAEL POPE
DAVID FRANKLIN
TROY KIDWELL
&
ANNE CHAISSON
Featuring:
DAVID FRANKLIN
MAURICE RIQUELME
JENNFIER TARRAZI-SCULLY
MICHAEL POPE
ANA SIA
ALEXIS TRBOYEVICH
&
MIWA YAGI
Cinematography:
JIRI DVORSKY
&
RACHAEL LEVINE
SCOTT D’ANGELO
DYLAN KIDD
ADDITIONAL
Cinematography:
TROY KIDWELL
DAVID FRANKLIN
DAMIAN KOLODIY
ROB ACHESON
Edited By:
Michael Pope
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CREW BY LOCATION:
CHANNING DAUGHTERS WINERY, NY
DYLAN KIDD : CAMERA
ADAM DAVIS : GAFFER
TROY KIDWELL : ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
JOTI MYSTRY : 2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
LEWIS MCVEY : 3RD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
THE BARRENS, ME
SCOTT D’ANGELO : CAMERA
MICHELLE : ASSISTANT CAMERA
CHEESEBURGER : GAFFER, GRIP
TROY KIDWELL : PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
PRINCE FREDERICK, MD
RACHAEL LEVINE : CAMERA
JOE MORRONE : ASSISTANT CAMERA
TED HOPE : 2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
TROY KIDWELL : KEY GRIP
RICARDO SEDAN : GAFFER
ANDY ALDOUS : STUNT TECHNICIAN
REGINA MICHEL : PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
WALTHAM SANITARIUM / STILLING STREET, MA
JIRI DVORSKY : CAMERA
BERNARD BRONGNIART : ASSISTANT CAMERA
JONATHAN NORCROSS : GRIP
CARRY DESILVA : ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
JASON WILKOSZ : STUNT COORDINATOR
ANDY ALDOUS : STUNT TECHNICIAN
MONICA DIGIOVANI : ART DEPARTMENT
NECIA MULLEN : MAKEUP
KAREEHM KHYBERRY : MAKEUP
CHRISTINA NOCERINO : MAKEUP
JOHN PAUL TANSEY : PRODUCTION MANAGER
VESSELA STOYANOVA : PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
LAB / CATSKILLS, NY
JIRI DVORSKY : CAMERA
CAMERON GLENNDENNING : ASSISTANT CAMERA
JASON WILCOSZ : KEY GRIP
ROB ACHESONE : GRIP
DAMIAN KOLODIY : GRIP
JONATHAN NORCROSS : GRIP
MADAME DOLLHAUS : PRODUCTION DESIGN
DR. RYAN DOUGLAS : BONDAGE SPECIALIST
MS. POIZON : BONDAGE SPECIALIST
WALTHAM SANITARIUM 2, MA
JIRI DVORSKY : CAMERA
DAMIAN KOLODIY : ASSISTANT CAMERA
PERSEPHONE KARAKOSTA : MAKEUP
JED BARNUM : PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
CATSKILLS 2, NY
DAMIAN KOLODIY : ASSISTANT CAMERA
JASON WILKOSZ : KEY GRIP
MADAME DOLLHAUS : WARDROBE
MONICA DIGIOVANNI : MAKEUP
KIM MURRAY : PRODUCTION MANAGER
REGINA MICHEL : PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
JULIAN TOWNLEY : PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
SARA THOMPSON : MAKEUP, CRAFT SERVICE
CREW BY LOCATION:
CHANNING DAUGHTERS WINERY, NY
DYLAN KIDD : CAMERA
ADAM DAVIS : GAFFER
TROY KIDWELL : ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
JOTI MYSTRY : 2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
LEWIS MCVEY : 3RD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
THE BARRENS, ME
SCOTT D’ANGELO : CAMERA
MICHELLE : ASSISTANT CAMERA
CHEESEBURGER : GAFFER, GRIP
TROY KIDWELL : PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
PRINCE FREDERICK, MD
RACHAEL LEVINE : CAMERA
JOE MORRONE : ASSISTANT CAMERA
TED HOPE : 2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
TROY KIDWELL : KEY GRIP
RICARDO SEDAN : GAFFER
ANDY ALDOUS : STUNT TECHNICIAN
REGINA MICHEL : PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
WALTHAM SANITARIUM / STILLING STREET, MA
JIRI DVORSKY : CAMERA
BERNARD BRONGNIART : ASSISTANT CAMERA
JONATHAN NORCROSS : GRIP
CARRY DESILVA : ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
JASON WILKOSZ : STUNT COORDINATOR
ANDY ALDOUS : STUNT TECHNICIAN
MONICA DIGIOVANI : ART DEPARTMENT
NECIA MULLEN : MAKEUP
KAREEHM KHYBERRY : MAKEUP
CHRISTINA NOCERINO : MAKEUP
JOHN PAUL TANSEY : PRODUCTION MANAGER
VESSELA STOYANOVA : PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
LAB / CATSKILLS, NY
JIRI DVORSKY : CAMERA
CAMERON GLENNDENNING : ASSISTANT CAMERA
JASON WILCOSZ : KEY GRIP
ROB ACHESONE : GRIP
DAMIAN KOLODIY : GRIP
JONATHAN NORCROSS : GRIP
MADAME DOLLHAUS : PRODUCTION DESIGN
DR. RYAN DOUGLAS : BONDAGE SPECIALIST
MS. POIZON : BONDAGE SPECIALIST
WALTHAM SANITARIUM 2, MA
JIRI DVORSKY : CAMERA
DAMIAN KOLODIY : ASSISTANT CAMERA
PERSEPHONE KARAKOSTA : MAKEUP
JED BARNUM : PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
CATSKILLS 2, NY
DAMIAN KOLODIY : ASSISTANT CAMERA
JASON WILKOSZ : KEY GRIP
MADAME DOLLHAUS : WARDROBE
MONICA DIGIOVANNI : MAKEUP
KIM MURRAY : PRODUCTION MANAGER
REGINA MICHEL : PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
JULIAN TOWNLEY : PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
SARA THOMPSON : MAKEUP, CRAFT SERVICE
THE CAST
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
LYNEA ADAMS
LANCE ALI
BRETT BABARO
JED BARNUM
ELIZABETH BROWN
LISA BUFANO
DEBORAH BUTLER
AMANDA CAGE
DAVE CALCAGNI
ANNE CHAISSON
MARK CHAMBERLAIN
FRANCESCA CHANNING
ISABELLA CHANNING
CLAIRE DAVIES
JOHN DEGREGARIO
MONICA DIGIOVANNI
DR. RYAN DOUGLAS
FRANK D’URSO
JIRI DVORSKY
DON FARRELLY
RAMIRO FERNANDEZ
GREG FILIPOVICH
FITZ
DAVID FRANKLIN
E. STEPHEN FREDERICK
PERRY HALLINAN
ARTHUR HARDIG
BETSEY HERSHEY
JENNIFER HICKS
KAREN HOLBROOK
SONYA INGARSON
TIM IVERSON
TROY KIDWELL
MILAN KOHOUT
DAMIAN KOLODIY
EMMA LOUISE
ELENA LYAKIK
TARA MCDONALD
TOMEI MYAMBO
JONATHAN NORCROSS
EVAN O’SULLIVAN
AMANDA PALMER
POIZON
MICHAEL POPE
MAURICE RIQUELME
BRIAN ROGOWSKI
DAVE ROSS
GRACIE ROSS
PAM SCOTT
MIKE SHRIEDER
ANA SIA
STEVEN SLOTNICK
ISHA SUMNER
JENNIFER TARRAZI-SCULLY
MARINA TATISTCHEFF
YANNI WOODS
MIWA YAGI
PRODUCTION DESIGN:
MICHAEL POPE
MAURICE RIQUELME
DAVID FRANKLIN
TROY KIDWELL
EMMA-LOUISE
MADAME DOLLHAUS
DAMIAN KOLODIY
ROB ACHESON
CLAIRE DAVIES
JENNIFER HICKS
&
THE EMPIRE SNAFU RESTORATION PROJECT
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY:
MAURICE RIQUELME
&
GREG FILIPOVICH
“KATA”
CHOREOGRAPHED BY
MAURICE RIQUELME
“VIOLETTE’S DANCE”
CHOREOGRAPHED BY
JENNIFER TARRAZI-SCULLY
POST PRODUCTION PRODUCER:
DAVID FRANKLIN
VIDEO EFFECTS:
MICHAEL POPE
DAVID FRANKLIN
TROY KIDWELL
ADDITIONAL EDITING:
DAVID FRANKLIN
JEREMY BUHLER
LEAH O’DONNELL
GEORGE ROBBINS
SCORE COMPOSED BY:
MICHAEL POPE
&
THE NEOVOXER ENSEMBLE
THE NEOVOXER ENSEMBLE:
MICHAEL POPE : VOCALS, GUITAR, BASS
DAVID FRANKLIN : VOCALS, SOUND EFFECTS, GUITAR
VALERIE THOMPSON : ELECTRIC CELLO, VOCALS
ERIK NUGENT : INVENTIONS, CLARINET, BASS CLARINET, VOCALS
BRIAN VIGLIONE : DRUMS, JANGLE, VOCALS
TROY KIDWELL : ELECTRIC GUITAR, BASS
PATTY BARKAS : VOCALS
NOAH BLUMENSON-COOK : DIGITAL EFFECTS, AUDIO MIXER
ADDITIONAL COMPOSITIONS:
“TEETHING”
COMPOSED BY VALERIE THOMPSON
“PILOT’S THEME”
COMPOSED BY DAVID FRANKLIN
“THE LAST BATTLE” COMPOSED BY BRIAN VIGLIONE
“TEN SHIN GO SO”
(THE FIVE COSMIC SOUNDS)
COMPOSED BY HIROYUKI AOKI
ADDITIONAL MUSIC CONTRIBUTIONS:
TROY KIDWELL
JOHN DEGREGARIO
ANNE HARLEY
&
MICHAEL KNOBLAUCH
LIVE RECORDING ENGINEER: JOHN DEGREGARIO
AUDIO MIXER: NOAH BLUMENSON-COOK
PRODUCER: MICHAEL POPE
SCORE PERFORMED AND RECORDED LIVE AT
ONI BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
THANKS TO THE NEOVOXER FAMILY:
Andrew Anselmo, Steve Bailey, Brett Babaro, Jed Barnum
Zea Barker, Lee Barron, Lisa Bufano, Christina Chapman
Dav Clark, Meredith Davis, George Dery, Lydia Eccles
Terre Friedrichs, Lisa Lunskaya Gordon, Meghan Hough
Erika Hutchinson, Jason Karakehian, Heather Kuhn
Alix Levin, Bony Lil, Stephen Martin, Thom Martin
Miki Matsuki, Ed McNamara, Fernando Medina
George Mosley, Evan O’Sullivan, Earl Patrick
Dave Remedios, Andrew Rodgers, Scott Roi, Dorian Rose
Liza Reese, Garabed Satrakian, Juliette Schneider
Kelda Sleeber, Justine Sheckler, Rolf Solstad
Vessela Stoyanova, Ajda the Turkish Queen
Kara Trott, Nicholas Vargelis, Alisia Waller
Somer Waters, Oren Weinrib, Natalia
THANKS TO:
Tom Cole, The Daves, Heidi Derven, Marshall Hall,
Parker Hall, Meg Hume, Lynn Jeffries, Ragnar Kamp
Steve Marx, Helena Stuart, Mark Turek, Alex Trboyevich
Bob Webb, The Channing Family, Karen Golightly
Rob Koch, Deborah Long, Megan Park, Steven Perkins
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Ray and Marge Franklin, The Popes: Peter, Elaine
Melly, Annie, Chris, Gooze, Cat, Matt, Hanna
Emma & Pharibe
And my Mom and Pops
NEOVOXER WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HELP OF:
Breakaway Courier Systems NY, The Tanne Foundation
Pan9, Experimental Television Center, FMC
G2 Gallery, Mobius, Opus 40, Only Hearts
The Reel School, The Dollhaus, The Oni, Xeno Lights
Conceived, Written & Directed by Michael Pope
