Back in November, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Funny or Die regular Luke Barnett, who co-wrote, acted in, and produced the Christian film industry satire Faith Based, had signed on to star in a thriller called Teacher’s Pet. That project has since made its way through production, and our friends at Bloody Disgusting – along with director Noam Kroll himself – have confirmed that Barnett is joined in the cast by Clayton Royal Johnson (Stranger Things), Kevin Makely (Young Rock), Drew Powell (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Sara Tomko (Resident Alien), Josh Pafchek, genre icon Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator), and newcomers Michelle Torian, Alexe-Anne Godin, and Makenna Ginn.
Kroll wrote a blog entry about the making of the film, complete with behind-the-scenes images, that can be read at This Link. Kroll made his feature directorial debut with the 2012 drama Footsteps and has followed that up with the mystery thriller Shadows on the Road, the thriller Psychosynthesis,...
Kroll wrote a blog entry about the making of the film, complete with behind-the-scenes images, that can be read at This Link. Kroll made his feature directorial debut with the 2012 drama Footsteps and has followed that up with the mystery thriller Shadows on the Road, the thriller Psychosynthesis,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Horror icon Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, Suitable Flesh) and more join Faith Based actor Luke Barnett in the creepy thriller Teacher’s Pet.
The upcoming thriller centers on “a malevolent new high school teacher with a sinister past who becomes disturbingly fixated on a brilliant female student. As he unveils his true sociopathic nature, the young woman is forced to navigate a treacherous battle of wits to survive high school.”
A perfect recipe for intense, skin-crawling thrills.
Sara Tomko (“Resident Alien”), Drew Powell (“Gotham”), newcomer Michelle Torian, Kevin Makely (“Young Rock”), Clayton Royal Johnson (“Stranger Things”), Alexe-Anne Godin, Richard Handley (The Black String), and Alexis DawTyne have also joined the cast alongside Crampton and Barnett.
Teacher’s Pet is written and directed by Noam Kroll.
The official logline for Teacher’s Pet follows “a gifted high school senior (Torian) whose charismatic new teacher (Barnett) offers an escape from her turbulent life, but as the year progresses,...
The upcoming thriller centers on “a malevolent new high school teacher with a sinister past who becomes disturbingly fixated on a brilliant female student. As he unveils his true sociopathic nature, the young woman is forced to navigate a treacherous battle of wits to survive high school.”
A perfect recipe for intense, skin-crawling thrills.
Sara Tomko (“Resident Alien”), Drew Powell (“Gotham”), newcomer Michelle Torian, Kevin Makely (“Young Rock”), Clayton Royal Johnson (“Stranger Things”), Alexe-Anne Godin, Richard Handley (The Black String), and Alexis DawTyne have also joined the cast alongside Crampton and Barnett.
Teacher’s Pet is written and directed by Noam Kroll.
The official logline for Teacher’s Pet follows “a gifted high school senior (Torian) whose charismatic new teacher (Barnett) offers an escape from her turbulent life, but as the year progresses,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Faith Based actor Luke Barnett is set to star in Teacher’s Pet, the fourth feature from writer and director Noam Kroll.
Launch Releasing will finance, produce and distribute the indie set to start production in Los Angeles in early January 2024. The project signed a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement just before the Hollywood actors strike ended.
A Funny or Die regular, Barnett co-wrote, acted in and produced Faith Based, a satire on the Christian film industry, which was toplined by Jason Alexander, Lance Reddick and Margaret Cho. He also produced Your Lucky Day, which starred the late Angus Cloud.
Barnett will appear in the fourth season of AppleTV+’s sci-fi drama For All Mankind and the indies Tapawingo, opposite Jon Heder, and Tonic, with Lori Petty.
Teacher’s Pet is set to portray a malevolent new high school teacher with a sinister past who becomes disturbingly fixated on a brilliant female student.
Launch Releasing will finance, produce and distribute the indie set to start production in Los Angeles in early January 2024. The project signed a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement just before the Hollywood actors strike ended.
A Funny or Die regular, Barnett co-wrote, acted in and produced Faith Based, a satire on the Christian film industry, which was toplined by Jason Alexander, Lance Reddick and Margaret Cho. He also produced Your Lucky Day, which starred the late Angus Cloud.
Barnett will appear in the fourth season of AppleTV+’s sci-fi drama For All Mankind and the indies Tapawingo, opposite Jon Heder, and Tonic, with Lori Petty.
Teacher’s Pet is set to portray a malevolent new high school teacher with a sinister past who becomes disturbingly fixated on a brilliant female student.
- 11/20/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Launch Releasing, the independent film distribution and production company, has announced its 2023 development slate following last year’s releases, Lionsgate’s “The Black String,” starring Frankie Muniz, and “The Translator,” which world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Highlights include the action-comedy “Andy Somebody” and two sequels to the animated franchise “Riki Rhino,” which the company will executive produce.
“At Launch Releasing, our passion and mandate is really simple – we want to find movies that we love and share them with audiences. When we saw ‘Andy Somebody,’ we instantly fell in love with its underdog story and its quirky comedic characters and we’re looking forward to audiences joining us on this really fun ride,” stated Sheldon Brigman, the company’s CEO. “Whether it’s genre titles such as ‘Mr. Sleep’ or captivating human interest films such as ‘The Translator’ where complex characters make life and death decisions in war torn Syria,...
Highlights include the action-comedy “Andy Somebody” and two sequels to the animated franchise “Riki Rhino,” which the company will executive produce.
“At Launch Releasing, our passion and mandate is really simple – we want to find movies that we love and share them with audiences. When we saw ‘Andy Somebody,’ we instantly fell in love with its underdog story and its quirky comedic characters and we’re looking forward to audiences joining us on this really fun ride,” stated Sheldon Brigman, the company’s CEO. “Whether it’s genre titles such as ‘Mr. Sleep’ or captivating human interest films such as ‘The Translator’ where complex characters make life and death decisions in war torn Syria,...
- 2/27/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Noam Kroll is an award-winning Los Angeles based filmmaker and founder of the boutique post-production company Creative Rebellion. In his latest guest post for Indiewire, he writes about how to achieve the day-for-night look. Check out Kroll's blog here, and Creative Rebellion here. Low-light cameras such as the Sony A7S and Canon C300 have been opening up incredible possibilities for shooting night exterior scenes without any lights at all. But there are still some huge advantages to shooting day for night which can make it an ideal choice for many filmmakers. So for those of you who are looking to go down that path, this article will detail exactly how to do it right. Read More: Attention, Filmmakers: 5 Budget-Friendly 50mm Lenses for the Cinema Look Shooting day for night (for those of you that don't know) is quite literally the practice of shooting during the day with the intention...
- 8/24/2015
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
Read More: Attention, Filmmakers: 5 Panels You Won't Want to Miss at Nab Award-winning Los Angeles-based filmmaker Noam Kroll is reporting daily from Nab 2015 for his blog. Here's his latest report: I've had a love/hate relationship with Red for a long time. My first proper narrative film was shot on the Red One, and since, then I've shot countless projects on the Scarlet, Epic and Dragon – usually having a solid experience with their gear. That said, in recent years I have been less impressed with their offerings and yesterday's Weapon announcement has followed that trend. Weapon Revealed Red announced last night that the new Red Weapon brain will start at $49,500 for the 6K carbon fiber version, and for an optional $10,000 upgrade fee you can an 8K Vista Vision (full frame) version of the camera. Unfortunately, the $10,000 upgrade fee will jump up to $20,000 after Nab, meaning that the new flagship 8K...
- 4/13/2015
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
Noam Kroll is an award winning Los Angeles based filmmaker and founder of the boutique post-production company Creative Rebellion. In his latest guest post for Indiewire, he writes about why getting accepted into a film festival is no longer essential for getting your independent film out into the world. Check out Kroll's blog here, and Creative Rebellion here. One of the worst feelings for filmmakers is the disappointment that surrounds the opening of a dreaded rejection letter from a film festival. Many of us feel that festivals are the key to our success and growth as filmmakers so naturally, when we don’t get accepted, it can be a tough pill to swallow. This year, I was fortunate enough to have been brought on board as the short film programmer for an excellent festival in Los Angeles (Dffla), and sending out my share of rejection notices really put things in perspective for me.
- 6/23/2014
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
1. Call for Projects: Attention, filmmakers and web series creators, the National Film Board of Canada (Nfb) and Canadian arts group Arte are beginning a web series and need submissions. Entitled "Interactive Haiku," the series wants to compile "short online experiences" from an international body of filmmakers. Find out more here. 2. Stop Obsessing Over Gear: In a contributed opinion piece, L.A.-based filmmaker Noam Kroll writes about the obsessive focus on filmmaking gear and how it detracts from the main principles of good storytelling. Read Kroll's piece here. 3. Kickstarter News: Kickstarter announced that it will no longer review every project submission by hand as part of its approval process, which means that some crowdfunding campaigns have the project to launch immediately. In a blog post, Kickstarter wrote: "We're pleased to offer creators a simpler process for sharing their projects with the world, and the flexibility to choose how much help they.
- 6/4/2014
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
L.A.-based filmmaker Noam Kroll has given Indiewire permission to publish this article about how the obsessive focus on filmmaking gear detracts from the main principles of good storytelling. Check out Kroll's original blog post here, and his production company post-production house Creative Rebellion here. Given the vast amount of of technical obsessiveness that exudes from my site, it's ironic that I am writing an article on how obsessing over gear will never lead to the best creative results in your work. Gear and technical know-how are, of course, critical to master and some of the biggest keys to success in this industry, but they need to be put to use in the right way. You need to have a goal and vision for what you want to achieve, and that should be what’s driving your excitement about the tools that you’re going to use in that...
- 6/4/2014
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
L.A.-based filmmaker Noam Kroll has given Indiewire permission to publish this article about the importance of lighting -- especially when shooting digitally -- which originally ran on his website NoamKroll.com. Check out Kroll's original blog post here, and his production company post-production house Creative Rebellion here. Capturing a cinematic image when shooting digitally takes a lot more than a single technique or piece of gear to achieve. There are so many variables – from the camera itself, to the lenses you use, framing choices, and post production/color grading, just to name a few. That said though, there is a bit of a hierarchy in terms of which facets of cinematography are most critical in achieving that filmic look that we are all after. In my opinion, dynamic range is very close to the top of that list, while other elements (like resolution) are closer to the bottom.
- 5/28/2014
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
Los-Angeles based filmmaker Noam Kroll is founder of the boutique production company Creative Rebellion. In his latest contribution to Indiewire, Kroll helps filmmakers understand which lenses to use for which production -- below, he highlights the benefits and drawbacks of primes (lenses with a fixed focal length) and zooms (which allow various vocal lengths). You can read his original post here and visit his blog for more stories of various aspects of film production. The choice between prime lenses and zoom lenses has been always been a difficult one for professional DPs and amateurs alike. While primes are traditionally more cinema-oriented than zooms, there are also some great cinema zooms out there, which can make choosing lenses as difficult for a pro shooting on Pl glass, as it is for a first timer who is just looking to buy their first lens kit. Let's brush up on the pros of...
- 1/27/2014
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
Noam Kroll is an award winning Los Angeles based filmmaker, and founder of the boutique production company Creative Rebellion. He blogs about filmmaking at his website NoamKroll.com, where this post originally appeared. The logline is truly an art form of its own. It's the one or two sentence summary of your film that not only conveys your premise, but also gives the reader emotional insight into the story as a whole. Loglines were used in the early days of Hollywood so producers could read a short explanation of a script (most often printed on the spine of the screenplay), allowing them to skip over uninteresting screenplays without even pulling them out from the shelf. While loglines today are no longer printed on the screenplays themselves, they effectively serve the exact same purpose -- to efficiently represent the story and get the potential reader interested. While it's critical to have...
- 1/6/2014
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
L.A.-based filmmaker Noam Kroll is currently working on his second feature. He keeps a production blog at his website NoamKroll.com. In this blog post, he writes about focusing on characters in order to build a better screenplay. Check out Kroll's blog here, and his production company post-production house Creative Rebellion here Writing a screenplay is a balancing act, and while all the components need to work together in harmony, the one component that can really make or break the script (in my opinion) is the character. In other words, you could have the most beautifully written story arc, and perfect structure to your script, but if your lead character is dull and flat then everything else falls to pieces. Conversely though, you may have story that needs work and the general pacing may be off, but if your lead character is compelling, your audience will remain engaged...
- 11/8/2013
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
L.A.-based filmmaker Noam Kroll is currently working on his second feature. He keeps a production blog at his website NoamKroll.com. In this essay, Kroll argues for the value of a good producer by saying that no director should be their own producer. Check out Kroll's blog here, and his production company post-production house Creative Rebellion here. If you’re planning on directing a low-budget independent film, chances are you’ve at least considered being your own producer on it. These days it’s hard enough to get your movie made in the first place, so once you’ve put together a great script, budget and crew, you may be so eager to get to production that you decide to produce it yourself. Or maybe you just don’t want a ‘producer’ interfering with your vision of the film and ultimately decide that you’re going to go...
- 11/7/2013
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
L.A.-based filmmaker Noam Kroll is currently working on his second feature. He keeps a production blog at his website NoamKroll.com. Check out Kroll's blog here, and his production company post-production house Creative Rebellion here. One of the most common goals for filmmakers and Dp’s today is achieving a film look when shooting on video. I’m often asked “which digital camera will look the most like film?”, or “how do I color grade my footage to look filmic?”. The truth is that there is not one single thing that you can do that will magically make your footage look like it was shot on film. There are a number of key variables that you need to get right in order to get the most filmic looking footage when shooting digital, and below I’m going to break down the more important elements that you should take into account.
- 10/17/2013
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
L.A.-based filmmaker Noam Kroll is currently working on his second feature. He keeps a production blog at his website NoamKroll.com. Check out Kroll's blog here, and his production company post-production house Creative Rebellion here. Disclaimer: Before reading this it’s important to note that if you choose to shoot Guerrilla style (without permits) you are doing so at your own risk. Depending on how and where you shoot, you may be subject to fines, fees and other legal complications. Take my tips below with a grain of salt and know that should you choose to start shooting without permits, any complications that may arise are solely your own responsibility. For anyone who isn’t familiar with the term, “guerrilla” shooting essentially means shooting your film in public with no permits and in most cases, no permission from any property owners for that matter. This may sound to...
- 10/10/2013
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
Filmmaker Noam Kroll is working on his second feature, and he's blogging tips for fellow filmmakers on his blog. Last week, we shared with you Kroll's five essential crew members for a skeleton crew, and this week, we're sharing with you his ten tips for shooting with available light. Below, he covers how to make sure you're getting the most out of what nature has to offer. Check out more from Kroll on his blog and his production company and post-production house Creative Rebellion here. The practice of shooting with only natural or available light on cinematic productions can be fantastic if it suits your story and method of working on set and in pre-production. It’s important to recognize before going into production using only available light though, that it will not make things easier. It will simply shift the workload to different areas of the production. For example,...
- 10/7/2013
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
L.A.-based filmmaker Noam Kroll is currently working on his second feature. He keeps a production blog at his website NoamKroll.com. He wrote this entry after people asked him what the most important roles were to have if you only had money for a few crew members. Check out Kroll's blog here, and his production company post-production house Creative Rebellion here. Up and coming filmmakers often ask me how to effectively shoot a film with a Skeleton Crew. For those of you that don’t know the term, a Skeleton Crew is a film crew that is stripped down to the bare essential crew members, usually in order to save money in production, or to be less conspicuous when shooting without permits. While I have directed and produced many shoots that were done with exceptionally small crews, there is no cut and dry formula for putting together a crew of this scale.
- 9/30/2013
- by Noam Kroll
- Indiewire
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