My Name Is Jerry

My Name Is Jerry is an American independent drama film released on DVD on October 19, 2010. by Clothespin Films LLC, in association with the Institute for Digital Entertainment and Education at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. It stars Doug Jones an alumnus of the university as Jerry Arthur a fortysomething doortodoor salesman going through a midlife crisis. Jerry has to deal with the stresses of work, his estranged daughter returning home, and a sudden interest in punk music sparked by a chance meeting with a group of teenagers. The film is directed by Morgan Mead, with the screenplay written by David Hamilton, both Ball State alums. Filming began in July 2008, and wrapped in August 2008. The film first screened for Muncie audiences on May 7, 2009 to a soldout screening room attended by over 800 people. It has since made its way through the film festival ranks and continues to earn awards and praise, most notably for the performances of leads Doug Jones and Katlyn Carlson. The film is most notable for featuring Steven Yeun before he achieved widespread fame for his role in AMCs The Walking Dead.

Originally conceived in 2006 by Mead and writing partner Andy Janoch as a starring vehicle for Doug Jones, Mead took the original project to Ball State University professor Rodger Smith, who along with his Institute for Digital Education and Entertainment IDEE program, was interested in involving the university with a film project. Mead, Janoch and Smith went through several scripts drafts before Mead contacted David Hamilton, a collegefriend who was working in Los Angeles for the series ER. Hamilton did a script rewrite and along with fellow ER alum Zach Baliva, came on board to produce the film.Though Ball State University had the equipment to produce a motion picture, they did not have the necessary personnel, so professionals from Los Angeles, Chicago, and Austin were hired to take the roles of department heads, to further the students experience on the project, and to give the film a more polishedlook. Nathan Wilson was hired as the Director of Photography, after having worked on several highprofile films. Michael Bricker was brought on board as Production Designer, based on his work on smaller films produced in Austin, TX and with the University of Texas at Austin. Blair Scheller was hired out of Chicago for his experience in the sound departments on bigbudget motion pictures. All of this led to a more rounded experience for the Ball State University students who would fill out the support crews and production positions. ........

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