![Jordan Hull P.A. Intern on the set of "Witness Insecurity"](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/large_lightbox/hash/bc/af/bcaf15d4c03d1a3a45ea39bf44e612bb.jpg "Jordan Hull P.A. Intern on the set of "Witness Insecurity"")
China Grove, N.C. physician and author Eric Troyer is executive producing the film version of his 2006 self published novel "Insecurity". The film Witness Insecurity began shooting in and around China Grove late May and concludes next week.
Much of the crew was assembled from NC based filmmakers, some from right here in the Triad. L.A. filmmaker Heather Hale, who is tackling her first feature film as director and shares writing credit on Troyer’s screenplay will produce through her shingle Heather Hale Productions. Hale brought many key crew members with her from L.A. but relied on North Carolina filmmakers for many crew positions.
Hale first burst on the scene in 2000 with a spec screenplay for "The Quadroon Ball" which became the $5.5 million Lifetime film "The Courage to Love".
Among local crew is Production Assistant intern Jordan Hull, a 2009 graduate of Parkland High School, Production Designer Sara Costello and Art Director Sophia Moore, who together are partners in Prop Tarts Inc. a full service production design team out of Burlington, NC. Recent films shot in the Triad the pair has crewed include Elephant Sighs, The 5th Quarter and Eyeborgs.
Other Triad crew are Production Supervisor Lauren Weingarten, Sound Mixer MacAulay Flynt and Boom Operator Adam Croft, although Flynt is now based in New York.
Hale couldn’t rave enough about her Triad crew and believes they are essential to pulling off this low budget SAG picture.
Hale and Troyer were able to secure some Hollywood talent for their project. On hand for their production are Grace Johnston (Beaches), Edward Furlong(T2: Judgement Day, Th Gren Hornet), Elaine Hendrix (The Parent Trap), Meatloaf Aday (The Rocky Horror Picture Show)and Brian Krause(Charmed), Daz Crawford(The World is Not Enough, Blade II) and Rick Ravanello(CSI, Bones, Numb3rs)
Hale and Troyer have not yet secured distribution but have several companies interested. Keep watching this space for updates as the film progresses.
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do you think you can send me the photo of jordan hull by lee roberts shown in the opening of this article please? I am the actor working opposite Elaine Hendrix in this scene, Donald James Moore shown in the blue shirt there. Being a N.C. native and relatively new to the film acting business, I trained in Winston Salem under Burgess Jenkins and I was extremely fortunate to have been cast as Mike, Regional Director of the US Marshall's office, Elaine Hendrix' character's boss. Dir. Heather Hale saw the results of three years of hard training at the callback auditions back in April and gave me my shot at my first professional feature film opposite Hollywood Actors (my instructor Burgess doesn't count), gained my SAG eligibility and impressed Ms. Hale enough on my work there that she has sent me a new script on an upcoming project to be filmed in Malibu. She is a very talented writer & director! my email: perserventia@gmail.com
Unfortunately, the production (Dr. Eric Troyer, executive producer) owes the some crew and actors money due under SAG contract rules, me being one of them in the photo . There is a unified, formal complaint through regional SAG office. I have presented my request multiple times. As you can see, morals in the South have nothing to defend themselves on against the Hollywood prototypes. Everyone worked very hard on this film, in good faith and professionally employed and should receive payment.
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