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Voyage Trekkers

Nominated - Best Makeup Special Effects - 2014 International Academy of Web Television (Mark Greenawalt and Nathan Stipes), 2014

Synopsis:

Voyage Trekkers is a comedy web series about the worst starship crew in the Galactic Union. Lead by the charismatic but self-centered Captain Sunstrike (Adam Rini), with the help of the unfazed first officer Commander Powell (Logan Blackwell), and the exasperated Doctor Rena (Gabrielle Van Buren), they seek to climb their way up the space adventure ladder.

Created by Nathan Blackwell and Craig Michael Curtis, the show is produced by their production company Squishy Studios and Executive Producer Tray Goodman's Goodman Creative Minds Media. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Season One began production in December 2010 and premiered in July of 2011. Season Two started production in February 2012, but was spread throughout the year as they tackled the ambitious undertaking of building a physical bridge set for the crew. Season Two premiered in May 2013.

From Writer / Director Nathan Blackwell:

"The show is truly a labor of love and it's our comedic love letter to the sci-fi genre. It never escapes us how great it is that we're grown adults running around in space outfits with ray guns, fighting people with lizard masks. The project was born out of the desire to make something that was good and silly fun. There was no ambitious master plan. It was just supposed to be a single weekend with however many episodes we could finish in that time and that would be it. But because we had such a good time, with people we loved to worked with, the project took off with a life of it's own."

"We're so incredibly thankful to everyone who have helped us along the way and volunteered their time and energy to bringing this show to life."

"We hope you enjoy watching the show as much we enjoyed making it!"

OFFICIAL WEBSITE
WWW.VOYAGETREKKERS.COM

SEASON 2, EPISODE 1
Includes the SPFX Makeup by Mark Greenawalt on actress Tara Hutchinson for the android character Lt. Rigel.

MARK GREENAWALT'S INVOLVEMENT:

I only worked on one episode of Voyage Trekkers which happened to be episode 1 of season 2. I had known about Nathan Blackwell's film projects for many years and I finally met him at an IFP networking event in Tempe. I mentioned that I was interested in being a part of any upcoming projects he might have that could benefit from my artwork. It was several months later when he contacted me about doing the silver face painting for the android character Lt. Rigel. I was only on set for a short time at a warehouse in central Phoenix and then had to jet off to another project. While there I painted actress Tara Hutchison with an airbrush and European Body Art (EBA) paints.

I was honored (and shocked) to discover a year later that I had been nominated for Best Makeup/Special Effects for the 2014 International Academy of Web Television Awards!!! I was nominated along with Nathan Stipes. I was thrilled to attend the awards ceremony that was held at the Rio in Las Vegas on January 7th, 2014. Here is the link to the full list of nominees - http://www.iawtv.org/nominees-for-the-2014-iawtv-awards/ . We didn't win, but as they say, it was an honor to be nominated.

T H E   C A S T (Partial)

T H E   C R E W

Directed by
Nathan Blackwell ... (19 episodes, 2011-2013)
Nathan Stipes ... (1 episode, 2011)

Writen by
Nathan Blackwell ... (20 episodes, 2011-2013)
Craig Curtis ... (1 episode, 2011)
Nathan Stipes ... (1 episode, 2013)

Series Produced by
Nathan Blackwell ... producer / executive producer (12 episodes, 2011-2013)
Tray Goodman ... executive producer (12 episodes, 2011-2013)
Stephanie Mello ... producer (8 episodes, 2013)
Michael Lee Peterson ... producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Elyse Rukkila ... producer (4 episodes, 2011)
Linda Drake ... associate producer (2 episodes, 2013)
Diane Cook ... co-producer (1 episode, 2011)
David Stipes ... co-producer (1 episode, 2011)
Michael Levine ... co-producer (1 episode, 2013)
Michale Levine ... co-producer (1 episode, 2013)
Rachel Tullio ... line producer (1 episode, 2013)
Stephen Vital ... associate producer (1 episode, 2013)

Series Music by
Michael Markowski ... (12 episodes, 2011-2013)

Series Cinematography by
Colleen Marshall ... (10 episodes, 2013)
Bracken J. Batson ... (3 episodes, 2011)
Jay Lee ... (3 episodes, 2011)
Webb Pickersgill ... (3 episodes, 2011)

Series Film Editing by
Nathan Blackwell ... (11 episodes, 2011-2013)
Bracken J. Batson ... (1 episode, 2011)

Series Production Design by
Nathan Stipes ... (20 episodes, 2011-2013)

Series Set Decoration by
Todd Cook ... (5 episodes, 2013)

Series Costume Design by
Arlette Parra ... (2 episodes, 2013)

Series Makeup Department
Joanne Gregg ... key makeup artist (4 episodes, 2011)
Ashley Labord ... makeup artist (2 episodes, 2011)
Mark Greenawalt ... special makeup effects artist (1 episode, 2013)
Amanda Kolasinski ... makeup artist (1 episode, 2013)

Series Art Department
Todd Cook ... additional props / props (8 episodes, 2013)
Christina Pigeon ... art production assistant (6 episodes, 2011)
Sesh Evans ... art department (2 episodes, 2011)
Jackie Garay ... art department (1 episode, 2011)
Kenneth Backer ... construction coordinator (1 episode, 2013)
Chad Braker ... carpenter (1 episode, 2013)
Sara E.K. Hardy ... carpenter (1 episode, 2013)
David Stipes ... carpenter (1 episode, 2013)

Series Sound Department
Kristen M. Mozaffari ... sound mixer (6 episodes, 2011)
Erik Winkelman ... boom operator (3 episodes, 2011)
Tony Mundell ... sound mixer / sound recordist (2 episodes, 2011-2013)
Josh Kasselman ... sound mixer (1 episode, 2011)
Mike Riley ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2013)

Series Special Effects by
Brian Blackwell ... creature designer (4 episodes, 2011)

Series Visual Effects by
David Stipes ... visual effects producer / visual effects consultant / visual effects supervisor / green screen compositing / visual effects (8 episodes, 2011-2013)
Keirsten Van Hoek ... digital compositor (6 episodes, 2011)
Nathan Blackwell ... green screen compositing / visual effects (2 episodes, 2011)
Jennifer Alton ... green screen compositing (1 episode, 2011)
Diane Cook ... miniatures / visual effects producer (1 episode, 2011)
Eugene Pak ... green screen compositing (1 episode, 2011)
Robert Baum ... visual effects producer (1 episode, 2013)
S.E. O'Brien ... visual effects producer (1 episode, 2013)
Ryan Quackenbush ... digital matte painter (1 episode, 2013)
Brian W. Sheriff ... visual effects supervisor (1 episode, 2013)

Series Stunts
Adam Rini ... stunt coordinator (1 episode, 2013)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Darren Ito ... first assistant camera / assistant camera (12 episodes, 2011-2013)
Jeff Herold ... still photographer (7 episodes, 2011-2013)
Kevin Mason ... gaffer (3 episodes, 2011)
Jake Quinsey ... best boy / gaffer (2 episodes, 2011-2013)
Keith Coblentz ... steadicam operator (2 episodes, 2013)
Colleen Marshall ... gaffer (1 episode, 2011)
Timothy Alvarado ... vfx grip (1 episode, 2013)
Chad Braker ... grip (1 episode, 2013)
Dale Chase ... vfx grip (1 episode, 2013)
Karl DeGuzman ... vfx cinematographer (1 episode, 2013)
Clinton Layton ... grip (1 episode, 2013)
Noel Lucas ... second assistant camera (1 episode, 2013)
Tony Mundell ... key grip (1 episode, 2013)
Mike Rea ... gaffer (1 episode, 2013)
Tyson Smith ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2013)
Ronald Woollam ... vfx grip (1 episode, 2013)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ruth Allerton ... costume assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Nathan Stipes ... costumer (1 episode, 2013)

Series Editorial Department
Nathan Blackwell ... editor (1 episode, 2013)

Series Music Department
Boban Apostolov ... scoring pro tools engineer (1 episode, 2013)
Georgi Hristovski ... score recording engineer (1 episode, 2013)
F.A.M.E.'S. Project ... orchestra and studio contractor (1 episode, 2013)

Series Other crew
William Burrus ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Ronald Bush ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Shaun E. Cook ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Thomas Eldridge ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Skionwiio Hemlock ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Jeff Herold ... still photographer (1 episode, 2013)
Josh Kasselman ... still photographer (1 episode, 2013)
Brien Letrich ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Nepule Long ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Noel Lucas ... continuity (1 episode, 2013)
Cassandra Nicholson ... continuity / production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Emmanuel Rosales ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Shleimun Shleimun ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)

Series Thanks
Jill Zarizz Cummins ... special thanks (2 episodes, 2011)

S C R E E N I N G   H I S T O R Y

Phoenix Comicon, LA Web Series Festival, Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival, GenCon Film Festival

A W A R D S   A N D   N O M I N A T I O N S

Official Nominee for 2014 International Academy of Web Television Awards
Best Web Series - 2013 Phoenix Comicon Film Festival
Best in Arizona- 2013 Phoenix Comicon Film Festival
Best Production Design - Snobby Robot Award
Official Selection for Best Series - Snobby Robot Award
Official Selection for Best Ensemble - Snobby Robot Award
Honorable Mention for Best Series - 2013 The Geeky Awards
Outstanding Directing - 2012 LA Web Series Festival
Outstanding Special Effects - 2012 LA Web Series Festival
Outstanding Costumes - 2012 LA Web Series Festival
Outstanding Music - 2012 LA Web Series Festival
Outstanding Actor - 2012 LA Web Series Festival
Official Selection - 2013 Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival
Official Selection - 2012 Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival
Official Selection - 2013 GenCon Film Festival
Official Selection - 2012 GenCon Film Festival

P H O T O S   F R O M   T H E   S E T

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