Happy Holidays Film

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Happy Holidays: Podcast #4

Happy Holidays - Podcast #4

Happy Holidays Interview - Coin-Op TV Live

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A Portrait of Friends

"Just Like Old Times"
Clarissa, Thomas, Margaret & John have a field day

"Clarissa Ryder"

"Thomas Levy"

"Margaret Lloiend"

"John Maher"

Thomas shows off

John's view on the cold

Clarissa tries to sneak a snowball at Margaret

Picture Stills - Part 2

Picture Stills Continued

Scene 40 - Dinner for Two

Scene 57 - The Past Rears its Head

Scene 58 - Career Day

Scene 59 - Going Out

Scene 60 - Somebody's Home

Scene 61 - Head to Head

Picture Stills - Part 3

Picture Stills Continued

Scene 63 - Flirting with a Decesion

Scene 64 - Finding Out

Scene 67 - Taking a Stand

Scene 68 - Just Say Yes

Scene 81 - Decesions Made

Scene 82 - Leaving the Past

Scene 85 - The Beginning (pt 2)

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Picture Stills

A small taste of the film

Scene 1 - How it Begins

Scene 5 - Surprise Visit

Scene 7 - Friendship Re-Lit

Scene 13 - Forced Encounter

Scene 14 - The Affair Begins

Scene 20 - Making Promises

Happy Holidays

Scene 35 - Catching Up

Scene 37 - Telling the Truth

Clarissa Ryder - Played by Mary Fae Smith

Mary Fae Smith is a 20-year-old ambitious and aspiring young actress from the heart of America. She is the only daughter of Rod and Teresa Smith and has an older brother and a younger brother and many other very close relatives from the small town of Woodbine, Iowa. She is a third year student of Chapman University and is on schedule to graduate this May with a degree in theater performance. She is an active member of her church and enjoys learning new things about herself and others through her education, her career opportunities, and her faith.

Even though Mary’s generic name may seem to come right out of a classic reader from the 1950's, she is far from the typical stereotype. Her name may seem to indicate a traditional young woman looking to get married and have 2 children and settle down in her dream home with a white picket fence and a dog. Unlike her name, she is rather unique and non-traditional. Most people who know Mary wouldn’t dare try to fit her into any “traditional” stereotype.

Mary has great passion for everything that she does. She doesn't just do a job or task; rather, she becomes a part of the job or task at hand.

Mary's goals after graduation involve the unpredictable whirlwind that is the pursuit of a successful and rewarding acting career!

Mary Fae Smith as Clarissa Ryder

Charles Edmund - Played by Robert Walters

Robert Walters (Charles Edmund) began his actor's journey at the age of 14. Upon seeing his older brother Alex in productions both in high school and at the University of California, Irvine, Robert decided to try his hand at it and went on to be a part of seven different productions at Capistrano Valley High School. Noteworthy roles included Zach in A Chorus Line and Hermann Van Daan in the Diary of Anne Frank.

Robert has also begun moving in front of the camera lens, starring in a student film called Exit Music as well as landing a Domino's Pizza spot as the Delivery Guy, a print ad for the Tag body spray campaign, and most notably a role on the pilot episode of CBS's Cold Case.

Currently a junior at Chapman University, Robert is involved in some in-depth study of the acting craft. He can be seen in an upcoming production of Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde in a collection of one act plays performed November 15-19.

Robert Walters as Charles Edmund in Happy Holidays

Shooting Scene 1 - December 19, 2006

California temperature reaches a record low

Thomas and Clarissa meet

Boom Operator - Erin Mitchell

Jeff playing 16 year old Thomas

Mary playing 17 year old Clarissa

Director - Sassy, reviews footage with 2nd AD - Daniel Kauffman and 1st AD - Wes Thayer

Production Stills - December 18, 2006

Shooting scenes taking place December 2007

DP - Dillon Morris joking with Thomas Levy - Jeff Whitlatch, between takes

Grip - Josh Shlekner, ready to slate

Michael Sasso is excited to be playing John Maher at age 22

Charles Edmund - Robert Walters, waits for his scene

Dillon gets up close for a fight between Clarissa and Charles

Sassy, tired from a long day of shooting

Jeff, Brigette and Mike take a break

Michael Sasso, getting ready

Mary and Mike prepare

Production Stills - December 2, 2006

Shooting scenes which take place in December 2003

Sassy helping Mary

2nd AD - Daniel Kauffman

Director of Photography - Dillon Morris

Sassy giving direction to Mary, Brigette and Mike while the crew gets ready

Make up Artist - Tina Brown and Margaret Lloiend - Brigette Ashley

Shooting in the Rain

Production Stills - Dec 1 2006

DP - Dillon Morris, Director - Sassy Mohen, Grip - Steven Neptune

Audio Designer 2 - Daniel Kauffman

Boom Operator - Erin Mitchell

DP - Dillon Morris and AD - Wes Thayer go over a dolly shot

Sound Design - Nathan Whitcomb

Sassy, Mary, Jeff and Max taking a break

Production Stills - Nov 2006

Shooting the East Coast Party Scenes; taking place Dec 2003

Director - Sassy Mohen

Setting Up for Scene 44

AC - Cody Brown, Clarissa Ryder - Mary Fae Smith, DP - Dillon Morris

John Maher - Michael Sasso

PA - Jenni Westbrook holds slate for Cody Brown

Grip - Max Dohemeyer, Boom Op - Erin Mitchell, AC - Cody Brown, Director - Sassy Mohen, Clarissa Ryder - Mary Fae Smith, Thomas Levy - Jeff Whitlatch

The Four Characters Wait for Their cue