Writers Of The Storm

Our First Feature Film

2008-11-11T04:54:04Z

Pray for Dawn was a script originally intended to give us a project through which we could learn the inner workings of film production. From storyboarding, to location scouting, casting to film editing, We have dove in head first and come to a point that we feel...We have something here.

]]> Pray for Dawn has become more than we had hoped for. We have finished initial filming, and are now in the post production phase. After viewing our footage, many have felt that we have achieved something much greater than imagined for our first attempt.

It has been received so well by those who have gazed upon our work, that we feel we must get this into the public. We are currently creating our website, "www.prayfordawnthemovie.com" and will feature all the news and info on distribution, cast and crew, a trailer, and much more.

Our hopes are that the excitement, and passion we have for film has shown through in our work. I personally cannot wait until our next project. I have told the members of WOTS that I have learned much, and that this is only the beginning. Thank you to all cast and crew of Pray for Dawn. It has been a dream come true.

Film Wrap

2008-11-06T04:22:33Z

After a grueling 4 months it looks as though WOTS's first feature film production, Pray for Dawn will finish shooting in the coming week. We will then proceed directly to the post production phase. I would like to thank the cast and crew for their time and effort. It was difficult after losing locations to weather, and such, but you all pulled through, and made this an enjoyable experience. I cannot wait to finalize this feature so that I may begin our next project

B Movie Celebration - Franklin Indiana

2008-09-29T18:37:03Z

I spent the week-end in Franklin, Indiana, attending the IndyFilm Co-Op B Movie Celebration. Franklin is a small mid-western town, marked notably by a small college and a historic downtown theater, the Artcraft. Nestled among turn of the century Victorian stately homes and 1920s bungalows, Franklin is as classic as the double feature drive-in.
]]> This was the second year for the festival and it has grown quite extensively. Vendors set up tables in the Johnson County Museum, the corner bar, The Willard, spilled its business out onto the streets and movie fans crowded around large outdoor screens to watch such wondrous features as Attack of The Crab Monsters.

Inside the Artcraft, larger productions filled the seats. Night of The Living Dead took a top spot, along with Sukiyaki Western Django. The opportunity to see films like these on a large screen is a rare one, so I took in everything that I could. On the small screens, Troma hosted their 2008 TromaDance festival, featuring over three dozen short and independant films from regional and low-budget film makers.

It's great to see Lloyd Kaufman (Troma Films) taking such an interest in the Franklin festival. A man as controversial and stalwart as he is in the realm of independant film making is not to be dismissed lightly. It doesn't take a flight of fancy to dream of Franklin becoming home to the best and brightest in indie sci-fi/horror movies on a yearly basis.

Joining Lloyd as guests were industry professionals such as Harry Manfredini (composer), Tom Holland (writer/director), Lt. Col. Paul Sinor (military technical adviser to filmmakers). There were plenty more on the bill, who talked about things such as Net Neutrality and what it means to film makers, budgeting a film and marketing strategies.

Feature Film

2008-05-21T23:52:53Z

Greetings all--

Just a quick update. Things have been going well with the company. We are preparing to film our first feature. Shooting will begin on June 13Th 2008, and will hopefully wrap up June 20Th. We have just finished signing contracts with the cast, and all locations have been finalized. We are still in the process of signing the rest of the crew, and we hope to have those positions filled within the following week. A copy of the script will be posted on the website in the next few days for those who might like a sneak peak. We will update you through the following weeks.

38 minutes

2008-03-23T21:55:16Z

A veteran stunt driver in Los Angeles finds himself in the middle of the deadliest terrorist attack in history, and discovers he may be the only one who can stop it.

Crossing the Line

2008-03-23T21:33:02Z

Two police officers discover exactly what it means to owe one another their lives.

I'm Dreaming of Hearing a White Christmas

2008-03-23T21:27:39Z

After hearing that their mother has been diagnosed with Cancer, two children set off across the Continent to find the one thing they know will make their mother happy on Christmas Day.

WOTS and Colorfully Dark Productions

2008-03-23T21:13:53Z

I recently had the pleasure of meeting with John Taylor, the owner and manager of Colorfully Dark Productions. He too is from the Midwest and has aspirations of making it in the film industry. After viewing his first two films, Writers of the storm has decided to join forces and work together on our next project.

]]> At first I had intended on only writing scripts and selling them. I had no intentions of getting into the production and filming of our material. After forming the close friendship with John, and discovering that the other writers in the company would like to produce some of our work, we have decided to take one of our recently finished scripts and move forward with production.

We will begin talks with investors in the month of April and would like to begin pre-production this summer. We will also meet with several talent agencies while in L.A. to hopefully get representation. We will post any further news on this as it happens.

Contact Us

2007-04-15T02:32:54Z

Email:
wjgreffey@writersofthestorm.com

Writers of The Storm, LLC
4910 Winston Drive
Indianapolis, Indiana
46226

Fox Hunt

2007-04-14T23:35:56Z

A reunion turns deadly when a group of teens play their favorite game one last time.

About Us

2007-03-31T23:42:30Z

Writers of The Storm is a collection of long time freinds who have decided to turn their creative energies towards cinematic story telling.

Michael Packer

2007-03-23T22:03:11Z

Michael was born in Indianapolis and grew up in rural Greenfield, Indiana. There he became active in his high-schools Drama Club and student newspaper.

With a focus on art in high-school, he went on to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. There he studied in the fine arts programs while also dabbling in the time arts classes, delving heavily into video editing and image manipulation.

Returning to Indiana, Michael went on to spend time as a music journalist and photographer for a local paper and city related websites (Nuvo, IndianapolisMusic.Net, IndyScribe, IndyGoth).

In addition to playing in a local punk rock band, Michael enjoys web design, plenty of video games, palm trees, and laying mulch.

Dan Van Duyn

2007-03-23T22:01:31Z

In a post apocalyptic world, one man would create a machine that would destroy the summit of a humanity's fears and dreams, and that would be THE ROBOT THAT---oh wait, I am getting ahead of myself.

Dan Van Duyn was born the youngest of four children to a rural family 20 miles east of Indianapolis. Early in his childhood he took to reading and writing, enjoying stories of all types. At this young age he met WJ on a school bound bus one morning, and they became fast and enduring friends.

Throughout the later years of Middle and High school, WJ and Dan's similar interests and attitudes in life helped them form a creative and comedic bond, which only cemented their friendship further. They would make up ad-lib short stories, seeing who could outdo one another in outlandishness of plot device and inventiveness of plot turns. High school saw this creative tension develop into skit comedy in drama class, both in improvisational comedy and comedic vignettes, as well as the epic story "Mad Tiff: Beyond Hoosier Dome" (althought honestly WJ created virtually all of the plot content).

During the college years, Dan and WJ split briefly to explore their separate paths. Dan worked toward a degree in education as well as in world history. During off times, Dan would try his hand at writing narrative prose in the form of adventure short stories.

After graduating with a BA in Secondary Education, Dan grew frustrated with the politics of teaching, and decided to strike at a more creative career path. Luckily for Dan, WJ has started the beginnings of a truly great writing partnership, Writers of the Storm. In this partnership WJ has given Dan the opportunity to join this incredibly talented ring of individuals to produce some of the most original and high quality material the film industry has yet to see.

Doug Hardy

2007-03-23T22:00:58Z

Doug grew up in a small town in Illinois named Westville. Growing up in a small town with nothing to do his focus turned immediately to sports. With his father being a hall of fame basketball coach it seemed college basketball was in his future. However, after a basketball accident shattered his left arm, sports took a back seat to his new future plans of not knowing what to do.

After a small time at Illinois State, Doug moved to Indianapolis to start over anew. He joined a band named Titus as their lead singer. As a member of Titus he quickly developed his writing technique writing original songs for the band. The band, now known as Project Hero (www.projectheroband.com) still uses some of the material he’s written to this day.

While waiting for the record contract he worked at a fine dining Italian restaurant where he met WJ. The life long friendship had begun. Doug met the rest of the Storm crew through WJ.

Doug now lives in Florida selling real estate, just like the rest of the people who live there and aren’t retired. He continues to hold true to his upbringing - staying in close touch with his friends and family, being a true Cubs fan, and staying close with God. In his off times he enjoys video games, movies, music, sports, and video games. Someday when he retires his goals are to travel a lot... and play video games.

Stuart Ough

2007-03-23T21:57:03Z

Though lacking the proper accolades, Stuart spent a short period dabbling in stage acting during his school days. However he realized his greater passion was with the creative writing and design process. Since graduating from Cornell College with a bachelor's degree in business and art he has spent a few early years playing the cliché role of "starving artist by day and waiter by night" while he co-authored and published three pop-culture gift books with the company buzz boxx. Always one to push himself, he refocused himself on design and has had a successful career as a professional web designer and IT consultant. Stuart also returned to school and is currently finishing a Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction.

It was during graduate school and working for corporate America that he finally realized it was time to grow up and pursue his dream of writing for film and television. Writers of the Storm is that perfect opportunity to Stuart to use both is business acumen learned from years of "playing it safe" as well as his wildly childlike creative powers and endless energy.

Lastly, having an adventurous streak as well as martial arts training, Stuart craves action and has also set his sites on getting a short cameo in one of their films in which he portrays a lackey who meets his demise in a notable, albeit likely violent, manner.