Spring Break
Obsessed with horror
Amateur film production company to premier thriller 'Rapt' tonight
Heather Mawhiney
Issue date: 10/29/09 Section: Currents
A young woman finds a mysterious box in the woods - and what begins as a simple curiosity becomes an all-encompassing, rapt obsession, and drags others down with her.
This, Seventh Level Productions, a student-run amateur film production company, latest project, "Rapt," will premier tonight as a double feature with this week's campus film, "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
"The film follows (the main character) Ann's obsession with the box as it engulfs her throughout the week, ultimately climaxing on Friday," said coproducer senior Matt Troge.
Ann's character, played by senior Charlene Lucht, shows her downward spiral as she is susceptible, both willingly and unwillingly, to her own obsessions, Troge said. Her supporting character, Caroline, played by senior Kaysee Schmidt, serves as the voice of reason and, for a time, manages to reel Ann back to reality, but eventually succumbs to her friend's uncontrollable intentions, he said. The third character in this twisted plot is Michael, played by senior Eddie Neve, though a more ominous and primarily off-screen presence, serves as the possible force behind Ann's ruin, he said.
The project got started when the two brains behind the operation, Troge and senior Ben Klema, the initiator of the whole company, decided to push their boundaries.
"We had done a lot of comedy and romance in the past," said Klema. "(Matt and I) were talking one night and decided it would be cool to push ourselves to do something we've never done before - a dark, horror film."
Previously, the group had produced three comedic mini series, "Present Tense" and "Station 10" and "Our Hall," along with the short romantic film, "Love, Daphne," which won the independent film STIFFE award.
The entire production includes 10 people. All are local, and many are UW-Eau Claire students.
"We had a volunteer crew and cast for the production," said Troge. "They do it for the film and the passion of what they love to do."
This, Seventh Level Productions, a student-run amateur film production company, latest project, "Rapt," will premier tonight as a double feature with this week's campus film, "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
"The film follows (the main character) Ann's obsession with the box as it engulfs her throughout the week, ultimately climaxing on Friday," said coproducer senior Matt Troge.
Ann's character, played by senior Charlene Lucht, shows her downward spiral as she is susceptible, both willingly and unwillingly, to her own obsessions, Troge said. Her supporting character, Caroline, played by senior Kaysee Schmidt, serves as the voice of reason and, for a time, manages to reel Ann back to reality, but eventually succumbs to her friend's uncontrollable intentions, he said. The third character in this twisted plot is Michael, played by senior Eddie Neve, though a more ominous and primarily off-screen presence, serves as the possible force behind Ann's ruin, he said.
The project got started when the two brains behind the operation, Troge and senior Ben Klema, the initiator of the whole company, decided to push their boundaries.
"We had done a lot of comedy and romance in the past," said Klema. "(Matt and I) were talking one night and decided it would be cool to push ourselves to do something we've never done before - a dark, horror film."
Previously, the group had produced three comedic mini series, "Present Tense" and "Station 10" and "Our Hall," along with the short romantic film, "Love, Daphne," which won the independent film STIFFE award.
The entire production includes 10 people. All are local, and many are UW-Eau Claire students.
"We had a volunteer crew and cast for the production," said Troge. "They do it for the film and the passion of what they love to do."
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