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I’m No Stud Logline and Synopsis

Logline

When a reasonably liberated couple invites their two grown daughters and their

significant others to spend the night, they don’t reckon on the sleeping arrangements

being quite so uncomfortably close.

Synopsis

Normally, Stephen Baskings would be elated by a visit from his doting daughters.

Unfortunately, this weekend, they have brought along their significant others. To make

matters worse, there are suspicious sounds emanating from their bedrooms. Cheryl,

Stephen’s open-minded and considerate wife, attempts to take Stephen’s mind off the

matter. But when the amorous sounds prove too much for him, Stephen launches out of

bed on a mission to stop the madness once and for all. Cheryl, though, is not about to let

Stephen embarrass the entire family, and so she embarks on a mission of her own, taking

any means necessary to keep her crazed husband in check.


I’m No Stud Awards, Screenings and Distinctions

Awards and Nominations

Winner: Best Micro Budget Short – HDFEST Film Festival

Winner: Jury Award for Best Short Film – Jersey Shore Film Festival

Winner: Audience Favorite, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Sound –

25th Annual Brooklyn College Film Festival

Finalist and Best of Fest, Comedies – Palm Springs International Film Festival

Finalist and Programmer’s Favorites – Rhode Island International Film Festival

Finalist: Hoboken International Film Festival

Finalist: San Fernando Valley International Film Festival

Screenings

Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films

Rhode Island International Film Festival

National Board of Review of Motion Pictures

Cleveland International Film Festival

Williamstown Film Festival

Rhode Island International Film Festival Encore Film Screenings

Delray Beach Film Festival

HDFEST Film Festival

DC Shorts Film Festival

Coney Island Film Festival

Sacramento International Film and Music Festival

Jersey Shore Film Festival

Hoboken International Film Festival

25th Annual Brooklyn College Film Festival

Newport Beach Film Festival

San Fernando Valley International Film Festival

Harvard Independent Film Group


Distinctions

June 2006 – The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures honored Randall Ehrmann

with a grant and honorary membership into the prestigious organization for his high-

definition comedy short I’m No Stud.

November 2006 – The screenplay from I’m No Stud is featured in the book, The Short

Screenplay: Your Short Film from Concept to Production by Emmy award winning

screenwriter Daniel A. Gurskis. Course Technology PT: 2006.

Press

Palm Springs Shortfest: Sex in the Cinema - "I'm No Stud was a huge crowd hit....."

LINK to article

http://www.criticalmassfilmhouse.com/film-fest/palm-springs-shortfest-sex-in.html

More kind words…

http://eugeniatsutsumi.com/belt/infocus.html


I’m No Stud Crew Bios

Randall Ehrmann (Writer, Director, Producer) is an award-winning writer, director and producer. In 2006, he founded Alligator Pond Productions for the purpose of developing and producing inspiring stories for film, theater and television. Randall’s thorough knowledge of production comes through years of experience as a first assistant director, production manager and line producer. Current projects include award-winning writer/director Ryan Gould’s dramatic tale Penance, Jerry Schram’s feature film Insidious, and an untitled feature project by Eric Weber slated for production this Spring. Randall’s comedic short film, I’m No Stud, is screening at some of the top film

festivals in the country, including Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, and Rhode Island International Film Festival. The film was a finalist at both festivals and received encore screenings as part of their best of fest screening series. I’m No Stud was awarded a grant from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures and the screenplay is published in The Short Screenplay: Your Short Film from Concept to Production by Daniel Gurskis. Randall is currently developing a comedic feature with hopes for a summer production.

Anthony R. Ponzio (Producer) has been a Movie Fan for as long as he can remember. This love of film has taken him on madcap journey with ill-fated dreams of stardom and celebrity hijinks. Upon his realization that watching movies was much easier than starring in them, Anthony tried his hand at everything, from a Professional Poker Player, to a Dog Walker and even as a Deckhand on Steve Forbes’ yacht, The Highlander. With pockets full of money, but an empty heart, Anthony eventually found himself back in the halls of Brooklyn College (A place from which he was unceremoniously removed because of gambling). There, he discovered the Brooklyn College Film

Department. Now, working as a student of film, Anthony has realized that being behind the camera is as energizing and intense as acting in front of it. In June of 2008, Anthony will graduate Brooklyn College with a BA in Film Production as well as a BA in Journalism. As a member of the Film Department, Anthony worked as a crew member on over a dozen short films, and also served as a Producer on five of these films, including I’m No Stud. He has also written and directed two short films titled Phone Karma and The Accident.

Jay Kim (Director of Photography) has over fifteen years of experience in the world of film and television production. He has worked on numerous films,


documentaries, and music videos as a Director of Photography, Steadicam Operator, and editor. Jay is also an expert in Macintosh system and NLE workstations and teaches Nonlinear Editing class at Brooklyn College Film Department. He has a MA in Media Studies from The New School, a BA in Film Production from Brooklyn College, and a BS in Journalism and Broadcasting from Chung-Ang University, Korea.

Dave Marcus (Editor) entered the post-production industry in 1999 as the Co-Creator and Content Director of Magnet Media's award-winning Digital Media Training Series (DMTS) and DVD subscription series, Zoom In- an instructional DVD series about the technical craft of editing and motion graphics. As Content Director from 1999-2004, he produced video based training on topics such as Final Cut Pro, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, and After Effects. As an independent freelance editor, he has worked on a variety of projects for clients such as Toyota, Walmart, BET, and Saks Fifth Avenue. His most recent documentary projects include a short film called Fast and Reliable which was an Official Selection at Slamdance 2006. Dave has also worked with award-winning director Bruce Sinofsky (Metallica: Some Kind of Monster) on several short documentaries, including one about the new design of the Freedom Tower. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College. Ben Holbrook (Composer) has been involved in music since age five playing piano and trumpet. As a teenager, he studied music theory and composition privately with mentor Darrell Morrow, creating original compositions and arrangements for wind band, orchestra, jazz ensemble, rock band, and choir. Later, he studied with notable Chicago composer Jeffrey Kowalowski. While attending college in Chicago, Ben performed as a singer in jazz and cabaret clubs. He was also a featured vocal and instrumental soloist with the Northshore Concert Band in addition to holding the post of Principal Euphonium, performing for the French Consulate while touring France. After receiving a Bachelor of Music degree from DePaul University in music education, Ben served as a public school teacher for six years in Illinois and California. While a teacher, he composed, arranged, and conducted for high school bands, orchestras, and jazz ensembles before deciding to change careers and apply his talents to the film and television industry. Now living in Los Angeles, Ben is actively composing and orchestrating for films and other entertainment media. Credits include Kiss The Bride (currently in post-production, Shadow Factory), Long-Term Relationship (Guest House Films), The Call of Cthulhu (HPLHS Pictures), Nudity Required (Imaginal Cells), and Wings of Legacy (Live Area).


I’m No Stud Cast Bios

Mickey Ryan (Stephen Baskings) has been in many plays, in many venues, over many years. On very rare occasions he has been sighted on TV and film. He is presently in a production of Orson Welles’ Moby Dick-Rehearsed directed by Marc Silberschatz at Richmond Shepard Theatre. He recently filmed Jay Stern’s short comedy The Ring of Ultimate Power as well as Stern’s feature film adaptation of Middletown and Rowley’s The Changeling. He

played Jerry the ill-fated television host in the SciFi Channel film Darklight. He was also a member of the late Jean Cocteau Repertory company. He is celebrating his tenth year as Ramona Floyd’s significant other.

Ramona Floyd (Cheryl Baskings) is a New York-based actor, writer, and filmmaker. A professional actor for over fifteen years, she has appeared on stage, in film, television, animae/yakuza, voiceover and an internet MoveOn.org spot, directed by John Sayles. Ramona’s feature film credits include Jingle Hell (aka Christmas Present – available at a Walmart near you) and the soon to be released Humor Me directed by Chris Towey and Warren Etheredge. She can also be

seen in an upcoming segment of the Onion News Channel online. Off-Broadway acting credits include the title role in Medea, and roles in Pygmalion, The Maids and Candida for the Jean Cocteau Repertory Theatre. Most recently, she completed a very successful run of The Monument with Clockwork Theater at the Clurman Theater. She was also a proud participant in the Lark Theatre’s U.S./Mexico Exchange workshop of Events With Life’s Leftovers (Acontecimientos Con Apartes De La Vida) directed by Jackson Gay. Other NY stage roles include Tonya Ritter in Man Measures Man, Iris Henniman in Down The Road and annual performances in Gone In 60 Secs, a multimedia short play collaboration between the Harrogate Theatre, UK and Brooklyn College. As a stage actor, she has appeared in The Balcony, Blue Window, Critic’s Choice, Rhinoceros, The Well of Horniness, La Ronde, and See How They Run, among others. She is a proud advocate of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Actor’s Fund, for whom she participated in the 11th Annual Nothing Like A Dame event at the Imperial Theatre. As a writer and filmmaker, her short comedy films include Destination Madrid, Where’s Cupid and Banana Tree. Ramona is also a producer for the independent feature film, The Changeling, and is currently a producer for First Sundays Comedy Film Festival at the Pioneer Theater in New York.


Jospeh Sousa (Walter) recently returned from Angola where he filmed Witch Orphans a documentary about children accused of witchcraft. The trailer for this film is available on youtube.com under title 'witch orphans'. Joseph is a graduate of the Brooklyn College BFA acting program. He appeared in the Shakespeare in the Park production of Mother Courage starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. Other theatrical credits include The Crucible, Proof, Suburbia, Red Light Winter, Silence,

and As You Like It.

Dina Cataldi (Carrie-Ann Baskings) is an only child originally from Rhode Island. When she was 14 she started a Theater company at her local Boys and Girls Club and thus was bitten by the acting bug. Since 2000 Dina has lived and traveled to Hawaii, London, and finally New York to study theater. She has been in New York since 2004 and recently received her MFA in

Acting from Brooklyn College. Currently, she is working on the web series Z.E.R.O the first Digitally Distributed Episodic Zombie Series (www.warofthedead.com) for Fangoria.com. Next she will appear on stage with the Brooklyn Repertory Shakespeare Company as Imogen for Cymbeline and will begin shooting Nightwing vs. Batman with ComicsFinest Productions as The Oracle. Recently she co-stared in FrightWorld with Red Scream Films as Acid Poptart. Dina is a huge Jim Carrey fan and hopes someday to star in her own action film a la Jennifer Garner or Milla Jovovich. In her spare time she can be found at the gym, playing video games, or watching movies, her favorite being the Princess Bride and A Bronx Tale.

Todd Baker (Mike) Todd was a performer from the beginning. He started off providing the entertainment at family gatherings and even putting on his own plays in elementary school. His passion for performing led him into many high school plays, theater troupes, rock bands and eventually led to several collegiate scholarship offers in the arts. After finishing college and relocating to New Haven, CT, an experimental songwriting collaboration managed to attract some attention from a small label and blossomed into a full fledged band, Fountain Project. The group released three albums and finally called it quits after four years of touring the Northeast. Todd has gone on to finish a solo album and is

currently writing material for a second. In early 2005, Todd relocated once again, this time to New York City. 2005 also marked his return to the stage starring in Bayside the Un-Musical, an off-off Broadway parody of the famous Saved by the Bell television show. He has also done commercial campaigns for the Museum of Sex, Orbit Gum, Tour GCX Golf, numerous independent films and voice over work for Smirnoff Ice. He continues to work and live in New York.


Kay Cameron (Kristin Baskings) Kay Cameron is a graduate of Cornell University and currently studies acting with Sande Shurin in New York City. Recent credits include the short film Characters (feat. Sarah Foster), New Boobs (2006 Inspirational Short film Festival and Florida Film Festival), Take A Look At The Wild Side, Believing, Mercy College Commercial, and currently is working on All My Children. She would like to sincerely thank the entire cast, especially Randall, along with her mum, daddy, bambam, grandma and Tommy her superhero.


I’m No Stud Director’s Statement The premise for I’m No Stud came to me in a flash of panic as I contemplated the

approaching birth of my daughter and her inevitable journey, or perhaps, demise into

womanhood. Memories of my own childhood and teen years (wild parties, underage

drinking, and STD scares) flooded my thoughts and my panic was quickly confirmed.

I stumbled out into the living room where my wife was relaxing with a good book and

informed her that upon the first sign of puberty, our daughter would be off to a nunnery.

Of course, my wife talked me down off the ledge, and I soon realized that I too would do

what every sane parent does, commit to keeping his child safe, happy and healthy, while

encouraging her to be her own person and live her own life. I’m No Stud is my

preparation for the inevitable.

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