You may soon notice that this movie is less about story and more about performance from actors.  Those stunningly realistic roles were made possible from the chairs of 15 talented people across the Internet.  Each line was recorded from their own equipment and sent through e-mail as an MP3 file.  Joe Malchow student from New Jersey calls it "a powerful sign of the times."

Our cast is worldwide, from Australia, Singapore and several American states.  Some of the actors were professional radio announcers like Kevin Coan from Ohio, and others were still in high school - a perfect mix of talent to provide a life-like atmosphere to the movie.  Mike Sundermann, from Colorado, was recently hired as a chemistry professor in Texas. His role of the miltary General Powers was recorded on his home computer.  You may not have known that the Seattle reporter was actually Eric Potts, a police detective in New Jersey.  "I have never actually voice acted before, I enjoyed this immensely," said Potts, now operating a mobile DJ business.

And that Pentagon reporter giving updates on all the attacks? Benita Green - she's worked on everything from national news to automotive exhibits to musical theater.  Her performance was on a $20 microphone from Staples, "I don't have a radio or acting background, but have performed my own songs in bands, which gave me some related experience."  Ed Husa, resident of the Chicago suburbs, got a better deal on his microphone - only $15, and he recorded his lines in his bedroom.  Yes, the NASA Public Relations director was only a guy on his computer mic.  Husa says he was the first to volunteer for the voice role, "I feel honored to be a part of this group of people that made this possible."

Market updates and a few other voices were done by actor-comedian David Lawson from North Carolina. His lines were recorded from his college dorm room. "My high-cost studio included a $8 mic and a stack of laundry baskets as the stand," says Lawson.  He's actually the famous one among us - appearing in the indie flick Mob Daze which he also co-wrote.  He also writes for the John Kerwin Show in Hollywood.

From Singapore is Eugene Low (played astronomer), which is now serving in military service. He recorded his lines from a laptop computer before going into basic training. 

Two from Australia. Jason Kennedy-Davidson (he claims to be a distant cousin of JFK) playing the video expert.  Ryan Jeffery a university student in Sydney was the reporter travelling in the snowy conditions of the south pole.

It doesn't necessarily take trained actors to make a project like this, although it doesn't hurt.  Emily Harris decided to take a one-day class in voice acting. "I figured would help me in reading lines and sounding natural during recording.  I'm not sure how much the session helped; but it certainly didn't hurt!"  You can judge for yourself - her supporting role as Marge White the video expert eventually replacing Jim Thomas.

Borgus is the strange mad-scientist behind this production.  He keeps his real name hidden because the government is after him.  But seriously.  Borgus is known among many circles for his voice impressions and political parodies.  In 2002 he got his degree in Audio Production at Webster University in St. Louis, after studying management and film theory at other universities. He carried this audio movie project with him over a span of 5 years, until it was finally possible to produce.  The movie is a combination of his dedication and love for science fiction and satire.

So you can clearly see what makes this audio production so unique, the wide range of people that make it so realistic.  When you examine this movie, think first of the actors - connected together by phone lines - that brought it to life.

Jan 03