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HERASSMENT
HERASSMENT
Herassment is a comedy short film about what happens when gender roles are reversed on an otherwise normal night out. “Chad” played by Lucas Becker is the kind of guy who feels the need to comment on every attractive women he sees until he finds himself at the mercy of the one woman he didn't catcall. “Opal” played by Jennifer Sullivan is a mysterious woman who decides to give Chad a taste of his own medicine. As his world reverses women become men and men become women and now Chad finds himself the victim of offensive remarks being thrown at him. Other featured roles include Chad’s friend “Kevin” played by Gregory Leigh Nelson, who is Chad’s first clue that something is amiss, and the”Drunk Girl” played by Kristin Rea, who is Chad’s last straw.
Our Director, Reece Petty, overlooking a scene
Actress, Kristen Rea, studies her lines
Executive Producer, Paige Prokop, making sure everything is on schedule and doubling as Script Supervisor
Co-Producer, Annie Southall, updates the slate for the next take
Director, Reece Petty, and Director of Photography, Alex Robinson, review the last take
Everyone working together to make a great film
This film was first born in a KU film class among many story pitches when later director of photography, Alex Robinson, pitched the idea of a film about a man getting catcalled as punishment for his own insensitive comments towards women. This idea along with a different story pitch about a guy’s night out inspired scriptwriter and producer, Paige Prokop, to combine the two ideas into one night of gender role ramifications and possible redemption. After many rewrites, auditions, and weeks of pre-production planning Herassment was finalized and they set out to film it.
Putting together 6 almost strangers can seem a struggle for a film crew with a short window of time to produce a short film but for this crew all the pieces seemed to slide into place. Director, Reece Petty, and Directors of Photography, Alex Robinson and Addie Fahrlander, worked with Prokop’s script to create the visual elements to bring the story to life. Fahrlander also organized cast auditions where the full crew unanimously chose their actors in their respective roles. Production and Art Design by Annie Southall gave Herassment the right look and feel to take the production to the next level. While on set writer and producer Prokop kept everything on schedule while maintaining script supervision and helping the director and DP with camera work when needed. Lastly editor Nathan Walker, with help from Prokop and Southall in special FX editing, strung together the many shots and takes to create the final version of Herassment audiences will get to enjoy. All in all it was truly the epitome of a group project with roles overlapping and everyone helping everyone to make Herassment the best short film it could be.