Lights, Camera, Hijinks
Atlanta, Georgia | Film Short
Comedy, Musical
Tensions are high at the performing arts magnet school as the talent show looms where there's much more on the line than glory...Will the singers, dancers and tech crew work together to create magic? Or will their hijinks stop them from kick-ball-changing to success?
Lights, Camera, Hijinks
Atlanta, Georgia | Film Short
Comedy, Musical
3 Campaigns | Georgia, United States
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Tensions are high at the performing arts magnet school as the talent show looms where there's much more on the line than glory...Will the singers, dancers and tech crew work together to create magic? Or will their hijinks stop them from kick-ball-changing to success?
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Lights, Camera, Hijinks is a movie musical about a performing arts school prepping for a talent show with a cash prize of $10,000. The competition gets heated and the singers, dancers and tech students turn against each other, they will do ANYTHING to secure the cash. But is there a deeper reason they are so vehement in getting the prize money? Which will win, morals or pride?
This story was created by the Atlanta Workshop Players (AWP) students, a collection of kids, teens and adults with a voice, a point of view, that should be seen by many! Kindness and unwavering support are so needed in our society right now. Stories such as Lights, Camera, Hijinks, that are told in a joyful, silly and playful way are an easy way to start discussions among viewers around some of the more difficult topics in life.
*Behind the Scenes from MMC & AWP's last movie musical, In-Between
As an acting studio, the Atlanta Workshop Players believe that technical skills are important but even more so is how we navigate the world, we encourage empathy, compassion, dedication and unwavering support between students. That is a strong through-line of Lights, Camera, Hijinks!
*Screen grab from MMC & AWP's last movie musical, In-Between. Kate Morehouse
Abbott Elementary meets High School Musical the Musical the Series
The Movie Musical Company is a training program at The Atlanta Workshop Players, a nonprofit performing arts organization dedicated to changing the world one audience at a time. The original concept for Lights, Camera, Hijinks was created by students Julia Collazo and Willa Cusky with elements from Emma Powell and Reyn Graves. Once the concept was finalized, the rest of the cast brainstormed to figure out the pranks to be used throughout the film. THEN all of this information was made into a story outline by Ashlyn Stallings and sent to Composer and Lyricist Jacob Ryan Smith. This is truly a collaborative piece thanks to the kids, teens and adults in the Movie Musical Company and the production team!
The Lights, Camera, Hijinks team is currently in pre-production. Music and Lyrics are being written by the composer, locations are being secured, wardrobe is being pulled, script is being finalized and every bit of support helps during this time! There will be a red carpet premiere for Lights, Camera, Action within one year of wrapping production, it will be sent to festivals worldwide and post festival run will be released publicly.
Stretch goals: Lights, Camera, Hijinks is asking for $5,000, our shoestring budget is actually $10,000 so ANY bit over $5,000 is more beneficial than we can even express! It makes it possible for Lights, Camera, Hijinks to have a larger crew, be able to attend festivals and have promotional materials made! And if there is even MORE than this film needs for its forward trajectory, it will be added to the mix for our next short film!
*Screen grab from MMC & AWP's last movie musical. Joshua Tyrell, Audrey Zimmerman, Reyn Graves, Julia Collazo, Michika McClinton, Scarlette Amber Hernandez, Imaria Ayanna, Aaron Arquimedes, Amber Symone. Photo: moonshine canyon
From Julia, Willa, Emma and Reyn, who worked on the original concept:
REYN - "I think the most human experience is our search for connection, and I want to tell stories that explore that. Despite how easy it is to talk to just about anyone now, it often feels like we’re more disconnected than ever. There’s a lot of fear and hate in the world. Stories about people coming together in kindness feel necessary right now. I really love Julia and Willa’s idea, and I’m glad some of the concepts Emma and I came up with will work in that story!"
Please pledge, follow, and share the Lights, Camera, Hijinks campaign! Financial pledges are incredibly beneficial and spreading the word is JUST as helpful! Please also FOLLOW this campaign and encourage others to as well, once we hit 250 followers, Lights, Camera, Hijinks get additional perks to support production!
Verbiage for you to use when sharing: Please consider supporting Lights, Camera, Hijinks' Seed & Spark campaign! It is an original movie musical short film about a performing arts school prepping for a talent show with a cash prize of $10,000. The competition gets heated and the singers, dancers and tech students turn against each other and will do ANYTHING to secure the cash. But is there a deeper reason they are so vehement in getting the prize money?
*Screen grab from MMC & AWP's last movie musical, In-Between. Aaron Arquimedes
Thank you for considering supporting Lights, Camera, Hijinks. YOU make art possible and we could not be more grateful to this community!
Love, creativity and pranks,
The Lights, Camera, Hijinks Cast and Crew
*Photos in the incentives section are screen grabs and BTS from the fall movie musical In-Between they are raw images.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Gear Rental
Costs $1,000
Lights, cameras, c-stands, apple boxes, dolly tracks...ALL the gear it takes for movie making!
Hair and Makeup
Costs $300
Product and HMU crew members!
Festival Circuits
Costs $500
Once post production wraps, the short film will be submitted to festivals which include entry fees and promotional materials!
Crew
Costs $1,200
Contribute to the cost of Director of Photography, G&E, Assistant Director, Script Supervisor, Production Assistants and more!
Composer & Lyricist
Costs $2,000
Contribute to the cost of the Composer & Lyricist for this movie musical. All music and lyrics are original written FOR the performers.
Cash Pledge
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About This Team
Executive Director Lynn Stallings
COMPOSER, LYRICIST & MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Jacob Ryan Smith is a composer / performer out of New York City, originally from Atlanta, GA. He graduated from The University of Michigan where he received his BFA in Musical Theater Performance & was the first ever graduate of the new Musical Theater Composition minor.
In composition, he is known for his prolific writing in a variety of different mediums, including Musical Theater, Ballet, Television, Film, and Pop Music. In 2020, he accomplished a year long project he entitled "The Song Smith," where he wrote and produced a song every day for the entire year (resulting in 366 unique songs). He's worked with an all-star list of Broadway veterans, including Ashley Park, Andrew Barth Feldman, Joe Serafini, Michael McElroy, and many more. His work has been highlighted by NPR, The Today Show, IHeartRadioBroadway, Out Magazine, and many other publications. In performance, Jacob has been doing regional theater all around the country for years. He’s originated roles in multiple new workshops in New York City, and been a featured singer at multiple cabaret venues.
More than anything though, Jacob simply loves to create art in any fashion. He’s always game to collaborate and make something new out of nothing. He feels lucky every day to get to do this as a profession. He also really really really likes Survivor and hopes to play one day. Just manifesting that.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & DIRECTOR: Lynn Stallings is a producer, director, casting consultant, on set acting coach and experienced talent manager in television and film. She has performed in over 30 musicals and hundreds of commercials, voice overs, radio dramas, and talk shows. Lynn began as a professional dancer, studying with Luigi, the Martha Graham Company, Rowland Dupree and the Dance Theatre Workshop. Her theatrical training includes the University Theatre Program, the Academy Theatre, Theatre Atlanta and the Alliance Theatre School. Lynn has taught at the University of Mississippi, Dance Theatre Workshop, the Alliance Theatre and is the founder and executive director of The Atlanta Workshop Players. She has written and produced 23 successful, family musicals. Lynn is currently the on-set acting coach for the new NBC Universal/Peacock show Teacup.
WRITER & CHOREOGRAPHER: Ashlyn Stallings was born into a family of actors and extensively trained, Ashlyn was raised with a passion for dramatic arts. She has made her mark across musical theater in New York and Atlanta, as well as brought countless roles to life on film and network TV.
She is an award winning actress who recently co-starred on AMC's 'The Walking Dead', FX's 'Atlanta', BET’s 'The Quad', appeared in the indie feature 'Breaking Glass', starred in the award winning 'Cupcake' and has honed her craft as the lead in various unique short films. Ashlyn is also an accomplished theatre performer, with credits such as Dee Dee Allen in 'The Prom', Shelly & Annie in 'Evil Dead The Musical', Red Riding Hood in 'Into the Woods', swing roles in touring musicals, and a number of variety shows.
Ashlyn has trained at the prestigious New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, as well as extensively in Meisner, dance, stage combat and stunts. While not in the spotlight, Ashlyn is also a film photographer and screenwriter. She looks at life as an adventure, strives to make a difference with her art, loves to knit, hike, cuddle her fur babies and also bakes really good oatmeal cookies. Like…really good. Ashlyn is currently in her most intense dinosaur phase.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Lights, Camera, Hijinks is a movie musical about a performing arts school prepping for a talent show with a cash prize of $10,000. The competition gets heated and the singers, dancers and tech students turn against each other, they will do ANYTHING to secure the cash. But is there a deeper reason they are so vehement in getting the prize money? Which will win, morals or pride?
This story was created by the Atlanta Workshop Players (AWP) students, a collection of kids, teens and adults with a voice, a point of view, that should be seen by many! Kindness and unwavering support are so needed in our society right now. Stories such as Lights, Camera, Hijinks, that are told in a joyful, silly and playful way are an easy way to start discussions among viewers around some of the more difficult topics in life.
*Behind the Scenes from MMC & AWP's last movie musical, In-Between
As an acting studio, the Atlanta Workshop Players believe that technical skills are important but even more so is how we navigate the world, we encourage empathy, compassion, dedication and unwavering support between students. That is a strong through-line of Lights, Camera, Hijinks!
*Screen grab from MMC & AWP's last movie musical, In-Between. Kate Morehouse
Abbott Elementary meets High School Musical the Musical the Series
The Movie Musical Company is a training program at The Atlanta Workshop Players, a nonprofit performing arts organization dedicated to changing the world one audience at a time. The original concept for Lights, Camera, Hijinks was created by students Julia Collazo and Willa Cusky with elements from Emma Powell and Reyn Graves. Once the concept was finalized, the rest of the cast brainstormed to figure out the pranks to be used throughout the film. THEN all of this information was made into a story outline by Ashlyn Stallings and sent to Composer and Lyricist Jacob Ryan Smith. This is truly a collaborative piece thanks to the kids, teens and adults in the Movie Musical Company and the production team!
The Lights, Camera, Hijinks team is currently in pre-production. Music and Lyrics are being written by the composer, locations are being secured, wardrobe is being pulled, script is being finalized and every bit of support helps during this time! There will be a red carpet premiere for Lights, Camera, Action within one year of wrapping production, it will be sent to festivals worldwide and post festival run will be released publicly.
Stretch goals: Lights, Camera, Hijinks is asking for $5,000, our shoestring budget is actually $10,000 so ANY bit over $5,000 is more beneficial than we can even express! It makes it possible for Lights, Camera, Hijinks to have a larger crew, be able to attend festivals and have promotional materials made! And if there is even MORE than this film needs for its forward trajectory, it will be added to the mix for our next short film!
*Screen grab from MMC & AWP's last movie musical. Joshua Tyrell, Audrey Zimmerman, Reyn Graves, Julia Collazo, Michika McClinton, Scarlette Amber Hernandez, Imaria Ayanna, Aaron Arquimedes, Amber Symone. Photo: moonshine canyon
From Julia, Willa, Emma and Reyn, who worked on the original concept:
REYN - "I think the most human experience is our search for connection, and I want to tell stories that explore that. Despite how easy it is to talk to just about anyone now, it often feels like we’re more disconnected than ever. There’s a lot of fear and hate in the world. Stories about people coming together in kindness feel necessary right now. I really love Julia and Willa’s idea, and I’m glad some of the concepts Emma and I came up with will work in that story!"
Please pledge, follow, and share the Lights, Camera, Hijinks campaign! Financial pledges are incredibly beneficial and spreading the word is JUST as helpful! Please also FOLLOW this campaign and encourage others to as well, once we hit 250 followers, Lights, Camera, Hijinks get additional perks to support production!
Verbiage for you to use when sharing: Please consider supporting Lights, Camera, Hijinks' Seed & Spark campaign! It is an original movie musical short film about a performing arts school prepping for a talent show with a cash prize of $10,000. The competition gets heated and the singers, dancers and tech students turn against each other and will do ANYTHING to secure the cash. But is there a deeper reason they are so vehement in getting the prize money?
*Screen grab from MMC & AWP's last movie musical, In-Between. Aaron Arquimedes
Thank you for considering supporting Lights, Camera, Hijinks. YOU make art possible and we could not be more grateful to this community!
Love, creativity and pranks,
The Lights, Camera, Hijinks Cast and Crew
*Photos in the incentives section are screen grabs and BTS from the fall movie musical In-Between they are raw images.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Gear Rental
Costs $1,000
Lights, cameras, c-stands, apple boxes, dolly tracks...ALL the gear it takes for movie making!
Hair and Makeup
Costs $300
Product and HMU crew members!
Festival Circuits
Costs $500
Once post production wraps, the short film will be submitted to festivals which include entry fees and promotional materials!
Crew
Costs $1,200
Contribute to the cost of Director of Photography, G&E, Assistant Director, Script Supervisor, Production Assistants and more!
Composer & Lyricist
Costs $2,000
Contribute to the cost of the Composer & Lyricist for this movie musical. All music and lyrics are original written FOR the performers.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Executive Director Lynn Stallings
COMPOSER, LYRICIST & MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Jacob Ryan Smith is a composer / performer out of New York City, originally from Atlanta, GA. He graduated from The University of Michigan where he received his BFA in Musical Theater Performance & was the first ever graduate of the new Musical Theater Composition minor.
In composition, he is known for his prolific writing in a variety of different mediums, including Musical Theater, Ballet, Television, Film, and Pop Music. In 2020, he accomplished a year long project he entitled "The Song Smith," where he wrote and produced a song every day for the entire year (resulting in 366 unique songs). He's worked with an all-star list of Broadway veterans, including Ashley Park, Andrew Barth Feldman, Joe Serafini, Michael McElroy, and many more. His work has been highlighted by NPR, The Today Show, IHeartRadioBroadway, Out Magazine, and many other publications. In performance, Jacob has been doing regional theater all around the country for years. He’s originated roles in multiple new workshops in New York City, and been a featured singer at multiple cabaret venues.
More than anything though, Jacob simply loves to create art in any fashion. He’s always game to collaborate and make something new out of nothing. He feels lucky every day to get to do this as a profession. He also really really really likes Survivor and hopes to play one day. Just manifesting that.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & DIRECTOR: Lynn Stallings is a producer, director, casting consultant, on set acting coach and experienced talent manager in television and film. She has performed in over 30 musicals and hundreds of commercials, voice overs, radio dramas, and talk shows. Lynn began as a professional dancer, studying with Luigi, the Martha Graham Company, Rowland Dupree and the Dance Theatre Workshop. Her theatrical training includes the University Theatre Program, the Academy Theatre, Theatre Atlanta and the Alliance Theatre School. Lynn has taught at the University of Mississippi, Dance Theatre Workshop, the Alliance Theatre and is the founder and executive director of The Atlanta Workshop Players. She has written and produced 23 successful, family musicals. Lynn is currently the on-set acting coach for the new NBC Universal/Peacock show Teacup.
WRITER & CHOREOGRAPHER: Ashlyn Stallings was born into a family of actors and extensively trained, Ashlyn was raised with a passion for dramatic arts. She has made her mark across musical theater in New York and Atlanta, as well as brought countless roles to life on film and network TV.
She is an award winning actress who recently co-starred on AMC's 'The Walking Dead', FX's 'Atlanta', BET’s 'The Quad', appeared in the indie feature 'Breaking Glass', starred in the award winning 'Cupcake' and has honed her craft as the lead in various unique short films. Ashlyn is also an accomplished theatre performer, with credits such as Dee Dee Allen in 'The Prom', Shelly & Annie in 'Evil Dead The Musical', Red Riding Hood in 'Into the Woods', swing roles in touring musicals, and a number of variety shows.
Ashlyn has trained at the prestigious New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, as well as extensively in Meisner, dance, stage combat and stunts. While not in the spotlight, Ashlyn is also a film photographer and screenwriter. She looks at life as an adventure, strives to make a difference with her art, loves to knit, hike, cuddle her fur babies and also bakes really good oatmeal cookies. Like…really good. Ashlyn is currently in her most intense dinosaur phase.