Alan Ray

Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Screenplay

Alan began his film and television career in 1985 in Phoenix performing in independent films, TV commercials and theatrical plays. In 1989, he produced and starred in the feature film “Twisted Fate”.

In 1996, Alan relocated to Los Angeles and studied at the Beverly Hill Playhouse under Jeffrey Tambor, on-camera acting under Margie Haber and The Voicecaster. Alan went on to appear in numerous feature films, TV commercials and theatrical plays. Alan also worked with dozens of USC FIlm School graduates wearing many different hats helping them complete their graduate films.

In 2004, Alan became Founder and President of CNK Digital the creator of Looney Tunes Phonics, a children’s learn-to-read program. Alan secured $13 million in capital, negotiated the Warner Bros. licensing contract, co-wrote scripts, cast and directed the voice-over artists and the animation team. He produced numerous TV Commercials. Looney Tunes Phonics sold in 4,500 Walmart stores under the brand name EPIK Learning Tablet generating $20 million in annual sales its last five years in distribution.

William Brian Baker

Producer, Director, Story & Screenplay, Starring as Craig & Honeysuckle

Brian’s passion for the performing arts ignited at the age of 16, leading him to perform in several esteemed theaters across Charleston, SC, including Flowertown Players, Footlight Players, The Village Playhouse, and Clemente Players. He further refined his craft in the evening conservatory program at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City, propelling him into a successful career on stage, in film, and in music videos. Now back in South Carolina, he continues to explore new creative avenues, with his third writing project, Honeysuckle, showcasing his commitment to storytelling.

Patrick Lipp

Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist, Sound Design

Patrick is a multi-talented entrepreneur. Producer, director, cinematographer, editor, IT Engineer, eCommerce brand developer and so much more. Patrick first began his video editing journey in early Highschool, learning the basics from his older brother.

Having been surrounded by numerous bands, a recording studio, and playing multiple instruments himself, the creativity was in his blood, and was merely waiting for inspiration and motivation. After multiple photo and video projects in school, he soon would place that creativity on the back burner to focus on his career working IT as a defense contractor which he would continue for the next 15 years.

In the early 2010’s Patrick would find his way back behind the camera, only this time helping a few friends with a project they were starting on YouTube. While he enjoyed this, it wasn’t the direction he aspired and would soon go off on his own. Over the next 13 years he would begin the journey of learning not only the basics of working a camera, but the more advanced techniques and theory behind framing, lighting, editing and color grading, all while starting multiple businesses based around IT and his various creative passions.

He would go on to build a successful photography business with his wife, and would offer Wedding videography for a period of time, and then in 2022 Patricks photo and video interests would shift focus on another of his passions, Automotive. He soon began building his most recent business venture, The Cultured Car, which is an automotive documentary/narrative style video series. This included developing a production company based around capturing the imagery. As of May of 2024, he has joined the production Honeysuckle as the Editor and Colorist, as well as the acting Sound Engineer for production days.

Dell Brewer

Camera Operator

Budding creator with in-depth experience behind the camera and behind the curtain. Applicable skills and qualities from on stage to on set. Highly focused and determined to make way into the film environment with directing, editing, cinematography, acting, and choreography experience. Adept and eager to apply skills from several trades and art backgrounds to your project. In this world of out-of-the-box thinkers, there are no unworthy skills. My name is Dell Brewer. Art has been the one constant of my life in which I have found definition and meaning. From penciling to cinematography, I aim to acquire as much as I can from those fellow artists around me. After all, life is the greatest production. How are we to understand it if not through art?

Teddy Schafer

Gaffer

Recently graduating from the College of Charleston in 2022, Teddy has been exploring multiple workplace fields in an attempt to learn a variety of skill sets and lessons. Ranging from sales positions, marine work, and even combat training, it’s safe to say there’s no area of work that Teddy wont try. After spending multiple years practicing cinematography on his own (and studio level training in high school), Teddy is ready to set his sights on the world of film.

Kala Kannisto

Makeup Department Head

In 2016, Kala saw an episode of Face Off, a creature creation competition show first appearing on SYFY. Something magical happened inside her and her creative makeup spark was ignited! As a former theatre major and competition dancer, makeup had always been a fun part of her life but seeing this show made a career applying makeup for stage and film feel like a real possibility.

Fast forward to 2024 and Kala has studied for two weeks in Los Angeles under 3 time Oscar winning makeup artist Ve Neill (Hunger Games, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice), Emmy awarding winning makeup artist Debbie Zoller (A Star is Born, Pitch Perfect) and Academy Award nominated makeup artist Eryn Krueger Mekash (Fabelmans, American Horror Story).

She has also created special effects makeup for an independent feature film, several short films, commercials, live TV appearances and theatrical productions and is currently being mentored by BAFTA and Emmy nominated makeup artist and designer, Naomi Bakstad. She was also featured in the Nov 2021 edition of The Charleston City Paper and in SC Voyager Magazine for her work. She loves applying and painting prosthetics, playing with manipulating light and shadow through contouring, working with vivid colors, making makeup look invisible and most of all, as a natural extrovert, working with others in interesting environments.

Erik Grant Bennett

Composer

Erik is poised to become the next big name in movies.  His majestic scores and imaginative orchestrations are gaining the attention of filmmakers everywhere.  A cum laude graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Erik holds a degree in film scoring and has been composing commercial music for a variety of platforms for several decades.  An Emmy-nomination under his belt, Mr. Bennett’s past clients include Coca Cola, UPS, Nascar, The Olympics, and Fox5 news, to name a few.

Celeste Stoney

Celeste is a professional singer, actress, voice over artist and songwriter signed to Peermusic Publishing. Celeste as a featured artist on legendary rapper Ja Rule’s single, “Murder Reigns” earned Celeste a Platinum Record. Celeste has been a featured singer with other artists including Foxy Brown, Raekwon The Chef, MC Lyte and NAS as well as UK rapper Fugative with the cart topping UK single “Bad Girl”.

The Explorers Club

The Explorers Club are an American pop rock band originally from the coast of South Carolina, United States. The music of their first album is heavily influenced by the vocal harmony styles and production of The Beach Boys. Their second album shows more influences of soft-pop artists of the early-1970s such as Burt Bacharach, Glen Campbell, etc. The band released their third studio album ‘Together’ in 2016. On 2020 they released the self-titled album ‘The Explorers Club’ and an album of covers titled ‘To Sing and Be Born Again’ on Goldstar Recordings.

Other Crew

Bradley Shuffler – Camera Operator
Cameron Scharf – Script Supervisor
Jon Fang – Gaffer
Graham Stowe – Best Boy
Brighton Brown – Makeup Artist
Payton Hood – Lighting Technician
Justin Edward Baker – Locations
Loud House Audio – Recording Studio

Production Assistants

Abbey Carr
Ashley Perry
Savannah Davis
David Floyd
Alisa Simmons
Johnny Birchfield
Tamara Starnes
Noah Greenawalt