An Ominous Entertainment Production
Written, Directed, Produced & Edited by Jordan A. Roman
Produced by Katie Anne Moy & Willis McCord
1st Assistant Director - Willis McCord
Kara - Sofia Masson
The Doctor - Lewis E. Woods
Voice of the Doctor - Spencer Devlin Howard
Director of Photography - Martin Taube
Edited by Dag Abebe & Jordan A. Roman
1st AC - Brendan Grant
2nd AC - Matt Ward
Gaffers - Austin Michaels & Andrew Choe
Best Boy Electric - Austin Dammann
Key Grip - Connor Colby
Best Boy Grip - David Geller
Stunt Coordinator - Ian Eyre
On Set Sound Mixer & Boom Operator - Jeff Cendejas
VFX Artist - Highlander Villareal
Storyboard Artist - Todd Hoppmeyer
Original Score & Post Sound Design by - Sam Costello
Color by - Jensen Vinca
BTS Still Photographer - Emma Kopkowski
Production Assistant - Emma Kopkowski
Location Site Rep - Eren Dupree
Director's Statement:
I've long been a fan of horror franchises that revolve around a central antagonist. The franchises that create an iconic villain that the heroes battle in every installment of the series are so fun to watch and bring with them a level of rewatchability and comfort. My biggest influences for Takers came from supernatural horror franchises such as Hellraiser, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th or the Halloween franchise. I love the fantasy and world-building that comes with exploring these worlds and the lore of these evil creations and superhuman abilities that they possess. I also was very interested in adding in an action element to the horror genre and loved the idea of introducing a villain that could move space and time and manipulate the people around him with a kinetic and dynamic movement that brought with it a thrilling intensity, much in the way a fast paced action film or chase sequence would bring to a viewer. With Takers, I very much wanted to increase the production value and level of complexity by adding in stunts and an extensive use of art-directed visual effects for the Doctor's appearance, that make up the vast majority of shots within the film. I always wanted Takers to be an intense, horrifying and thrilling viewing experience that established the tone of the film and introduced a new central antagonist that could eventually become the next big horror franchise. Takers is a proof of concept to introduce the character of The Doctor, and my hope is to further explore this surreal and nightmare-ish landscape in a feature film eventually.
