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TOAST

Starring

Elisha & Renee Herbert

 

Narrated By

Ella Purnell

 

Written & Directed By

Douglas Riggs

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TRAILER

Story

“Toast” is an exercise in shutting down the frontal lobe during the writing process in hopes of catching lightning in a bottle, both in the written word and corresponding imagery. A five minute waterfall of automatic cadence about how we, as humans, argue and negotiate with ourselves every morning over the simple task of getting out of bed...and what massive consequences that seemingly small decision has over our lives.

 

Featuring voice-over performance by Annie Award winner Ella Purnell (Netflix's "Arcane", Showtime's "Yellowjackets") and animation by Emmy winner Jason Carpenter (He Named Me Malala). 

 

This visual poem is inspired by the shared ethos of Jack Kerouac and Jackson Pollack, as an attempt to tap into an unbridled source of flow state creativity. 

CREDITS

Starring

Elisha Herbert

Renee Herbert

 

Narrated by

Ella Purnell

 

Written & Directed by

Douglas Riggs

 

Cinematography by

Carlos Mason

 

Produced by

Carlos Mason

 

Producers

Andrew White aka Don Blanco

Ricky Fosheim

Spartan Daggenhurst

 

Executive Producer

Liz Cardenas

 

Animation Direction & Design

Jason Carpenter

 

Edited by

Eric Medina

 

Visual Effects by

Hyphenate

 

Sound Design by

Skylight Productions

 

Color by

Duran Castro

Finishing by 

Forged By Fire 

 

Animators

Jason Carpenter 

Inure Sirola 

Claire Schlaikjer 

Cast 

Elisha & Renee Herbert

John Laviola

Walter Samuel

Arden Maden

Kimberly Cohen

Tasha Dixon

Teresa Navarro

David Alana Graf

Tyler James White

Magaly Castellanos

Voiceover Casting Director

Kelly Moscinski

 

Music Supervisor

Justine Von Winterfeldt

 

Production Design

Ryan Glennan

Art Director

Ves Phillippi

 

Assistant Director

Bucky James

 

Wardrobe & Styling

Elisha & Renee Herbert

 

Hair & Makeup

Adriana Bena

1st Camera Assistant

Robert Dicaro

 

2nd Camera Assistant 

Chris Gentry

Gaffer

Aaron Morganstein

 

Best Boy Electric

Aidan Keltner

 

Key Grip 

Tommy Gallagher

 

Best Boy Grip

Case Bowman

 

Grips

Dylan Melly

Gigi Guthrie

 

Stills Photographer

Cory Roberts 

 

Production Assistants

Chase Detwiler

Chris Mackie

 

“Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, op. 26”

Written by

Max Bruch

Courtesy of APM Music

 

Shot on RED

Atlas Lens Co. 

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CONTACT

Douglas Riggs

douglas@steakandrose.com

Office in Larchmont Village

156 N. Larchmont Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90004

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