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Patrick A. McIntire
Patrick was born November 27, 1979 in South Bend, Indiana. Encouraged early to develop his natural creativity, his writing talents led to numerous awards and recognition through elementary, middle and into high school. Patrick was first introduced to filmmaking as a child via his father’s interest in home filmmaking and began using antiquated 16mm movie cameras to shoot shorts with his family and friends as early as 8 years old.

Years of individual experimentation lead Patrick into the independent film circuit serving both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. From 1994’s Pocket Guide to White Suburban Youth produced by the Notre Dame School of Film, Theatre & Television, to his own foray into micro-cinema with his 1997 feature Scenarios, Patrick has maintained a commitment to creating, promoting and supporting independent film and video both in and out of the Midwest.

In 2000, Patrick joined forces with Dave and Rose Orvis for the New Dawn Films 35mm short, The Silo, serving as Unit Production Manager, and Post-Production Consultant. In 2003, Patrick was a finalist in the Anything but Hollywoood screenwriting competition for his short entitled Easier to Ignore, an installment of his Travis Preston series which focuses on the angst and insanity that comes about during quarterlife.

2004 was an exciting year. After over three years of part-time post-production of the Adrian Vanderbosch film Alone in My Head, the film premiered at an Indiana University Independent Video & Film Festial (IVFF) and found audience acclaim. Late 2004 saw both the birth of both his son, Micam, and Project Passage, a major motion picture project based on the successful Myst franchise of video games. Passage, only known as that big secret project until recently, was co-created by creative partner Adrian Vanderbosch in partnership with Cyan Worlds, Inc. Since early 2008, Patrick and Adrian have been slowing disclosing the history and direction of Project Passage on their production journal located at mystmovie.com.

In 2005, Patrick showed his support to South Bend-area filmmaker Timothy Alan Richardson’s epic parody Dork of the Rings through donation of various grip equipment required for principal photography. Throughout that year, Patrick also served as Creative Director of electronic outreach for (MAF) Mid-America Filmmakers, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization in the South Bend / Michiana area dedicated to regional filmmaking.

In 2007, Patrick began preproduction of the independent short For Travis Preston, planned for production in 2008 with Adrian Vanderbosch serving as co-producer and Director of Photography.

Patrick has completed coursework in Marketing and Psychology at Indiana University and film production studies with the co-op Chicago Filmmakers. Intent on completing his studies in film, Patrick was accepted to Columbia College’s celebrated film production program but had to drop out due to family medical issues.

By day, Patrick holds the position of Creative Director and Project Development Leader at AVID Commerce, an e-commerce firm located in Buchanan, Michigan. He and Adrian also offer services in web and commercial film and video production through the freelance media design and development firm, TechniArtist Media.

Adrian Vanderbosch
Adrian was born September 27, 1978 in South Bend, Indiana and was raised in the small village of Cassopolis, Michigan some thirty miles north. Always a bit of an “odd” child to those around him, Adrian showed a strong interest in the arts from a very early age and was enthusiastically encouraged by his parents to actively pursue all of his talents.

Adrian won his first award for the writing in the fifth grade for Bobby and the Bubblegum Brigade which took first place in the Young Authors competition. He also found himself deeply interested in the dramatic arts and was very active in his high school’s theatre department. During his career there he starred in numerous plays, including Moon of Ourselves Alone for which he received a Best Actor award on a statewide level.

Upon his graduation in 1997, Adrian began his higher education at Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois where he majored in Theatre, but this turned out to be a very short stay.

Desiring a more focused study of his craft, Adrian chose to leave Chicago after only one year when he was accepted to a conservatory program at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts, West in Hollywood, California. There, he gained his real-world education by performing in California’s Official State Theater, The Pasadena Playhouse, filling roles in such shows as The Blue Room, I Am the Camera, and Boy’s Life.

After his graduation in 2000, Adrian turned his focus to his own projects by writing, directing and producing his first film Alone in My Head which has received high praise with audiences. He continued to apply his skills in the film world, serving in various positions on other independent films. During this year, Adrian also initiated a collaboration with some of his fellow writer/actors to develop the stage play Take it Like a Man which is a collection of vignettes and monologues exploring the difficulties men face in carving out a male identity in a post-feminist world.

In 2001, Adrian was cast as Carl Denham in the film The Eighth Wonder. This feature-length mockumentary about the genesis of the original King Kong was written and directed by Disney animator, James Mansfield, and featured Peter Jackson, Frank Darabont, Stan Winston, Fey Wray and other prominent members of the Hollywood industry.

Adrian returned home for family reasons in 2002 where he reunited with his long-time friend and collaborator Patrick A. McIntire. Since that time, Adrian has been writing and developing various concepts including Project Passage, The Musings of a Muddled Man, Venus, and Scorpio. Most recently, Adrian completed a commercial for Teacher’s Credit Union called Basic Arithmetic which he wrote, directed, produced and shot with the help of his always-present collaborator Patrick.

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