William Allen
Advisor. Allen’s experience is a journey that has allowed him to partake in virtually every aspect of the production process. Every road traveled on this journey has developed a strong foundation in multiple genres of media fitting the convergent thread of our culture. “Proficiency in one stage of the production process requires knowledge in all other phases” stated Robert Musburger. This knowledge has allowed Allen to work with clients such as Tropicana, MSNBC, The Body Shop, and NFocus Visual Communication. Using this experience in the classroom brings energy and passion as he connects the written word with practicality.
Cheyenne Kirkpatrick
Scriptwriter and Key Grip. She has grown up in Minnesota but continues to be utterly shocked by the weather. She is studying Media Communication and Psychology at Crown College. She loves writing, and has habits of smiling and singing to herself and thinks the world would be better if people were transparent with each other.
Jonathan Vinson
Scriptwriting Team. Jonathan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in the rolling hills of central Kentucky. His family now lives in Troy, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit where his father serves as a pastor. Currently, Jonathan is a Sophomore at Crown College majoring in Communication and minoring in Psychology. He enjoys playing and writing music and is currently apart of a traveling musical theater group called ENCORE! Someday he hopes to secure a masters degree in marriage and family counseling to become a Christian couselor but also hopes to continue his passion for writing.
Adam Kapellen
Scriptwriting Team, Assistant Film Editor. Kapellen grew up in the infamous town of Sheboygan WI: the land which labels drinking fountains “bubblers”. He is currently a Bible and Theology major with a potential minor in Youth Ministry. I am quite unsure of my future plans but is certain that God is in control. He has been doing Photoshop work for approximately six years and Premeire Pro work for about four. Video and audio work is a huge passion of his hence why this trip should be quite rewarding. He hopes God is glorified through this film as he works through us to do his will. To Him be the Glory!
Adam Thul
Fundraising Team, Casting Team, Assistant Director. Adam is a senior at Crown, excited to graduate in May 2009 with a B.A. in Relational Communication. Besides devotedly doing the ever-present homework, Adam also serves on Crown’s Student Senate, works several nights a week, romances his sweetheart, reads when possible, plays guitar, and is usually involved in some kind of theatre. Adam’s passion is the story – bringing all the elements together to create a story that people will not only be entertained by, but also feel a connection with – so that when the film is done and the day is over, Adverbia has brought a lasting message to the lives of others.
Megan Sohl
Business Team. Production Coordinator. Megan is a senior majoring in Business Administration with a minor in Human Resource Management. She has always been interested in the film industry but this is her first experience working on a film crew. She is very excited for this experience and hopes to work in film in the future whether vocational or for leisure. For this trip, she is the Production Coordinator which is the information nexus of the production, responsible for organizing all the logistics from hiring crew, renting equipment, and booking talent.
Victoria Crowley
EPK Team, Script Supervisor. Victoria grew up in Marysville, Washington and found herself in the state of Minnesota when she began her career as a student at Crown College in 2005. She now has a bachelor’s degree in communication with a focus in creative media. Victoria’s extra-curricular involvement has ranged from Student Senate to Study Lab tutor. She also maintained membership in both the honors program and the Christian Leadership Scholarship program. Her passion for creative media has been channeled through her involvement in the school newspaper as lay-out editor and then as editor-in-chief. Along with writing and graphic design, Victoria has also demonstrated ability in film production through various class projects and other extracurricular productions.
Kelli McKeeman
Fundraising Team, Casting Team, Set Decorator/Props Master. Kelli is from Mound, MN. She is a junior majoring in communications with a creative media focus. First becoming interested in film after taking a media production class, she immediately grasped the chance to travel to Florida to minister to others through film. She and Adam Thul will be working together casting for the film. Kelli will also be the Set Decorator/Props Master and will be in charge of decorating the set which includes the furnishings and all the other objects that will be seen in the film and finding and managing all of the props that appear in the film. Kelli has a passion for film, but is undecided on whether she will pursue it after college.
Nicole Holte
EPK Team, Production Designer. Nicole Holte is a Senior at Crown majoring in Communications with a focus on Creative Media. She grew up in Grygla, MN, which is in the north western part of the state. She has a passion for photography and hopes to use it wherever she ends up. In her spare time she sings in a group called LifeVoice for the college and spends as much time outdoors as possible. In the project she part of the Electronic Press Kit and also claims the title of Production Designer. She will be working closely with the director as well as the actor. She is very excited about this trip and hopes that to use the skills she has acquired in this experience to help her once she graduates in December of 2009.
Neil Johnson
Storyboard Team, Best Boy/GripNeil Edward Johnson graduated from Prior Lake High School in Minnesota. He is a sophomore at Crown College and is undeclared as to a major at the moment. Neil has strong interest in missions with trips the last three years to the Czech Republic to teach in Christian English Camps. He has had brief experience with film making videos for church and one submission to the Reelie Film Festival, Crown’s film biannual film festival. He is very excited for this opportunity to help with pre-production and shooting the film.
Brian Shoberg
Brian Shoberg, known better as just “Shoberg,” has grown up in Minnesota his whole life and, in his 20 years, discovered many job interests before finally finding a passion and gift in production. Shoberg’s expertise is in post-production, but he has seen himself take many roles in production as well. Involved in football, SIFE, and The REEL, Shoberg finds himself very busy all the time but says he enjoys it. He is excited for the opportunity to change the world through film and, for right now, Adverbia!
Nick Garrard
Storyboard Team, Director. Nick is a Creative Media student at Crown College. He is originally from Helena, Montana, and is self-taught in film up to this point. He changed his major from Business Administration to Communication after the fall of 2008. He will be the directing the short film. Garrard’s other activities include participation in football and baseball.
Olivia Halgren
Fundraising Team, Business Team, Make-Up/Costume Designer, Associate Prodcuer. Olivia is a Senior Business Administration major with a Human Resource Management Minor. Hailing from Becker, MN, Olivia has been involved in College Republicans, The Reel, Acting Up, two student-directed one-act plays, the Spring Musical, the Honor’s Program, and served as the treasurer for the Student Senate during her years at Crown. Olivia is extremely excited to be a senior in her last semester at Crown, and looking forward to the challenge of serving as producer for this film trip.
Tom Marchant
Music Composer. Tom was not able to join Adverbia down in Florida but is still playing a part from Minnesota in creating a soundtrack for the short film.