Model Citizen

Past and present collide when a middle-aged gay man’s next door neighbors move out without saying goodbye, forcing him to reexamine parts of himself he had long since tried to forget.

STORYBOARDS

Photo of the two books produced to help bring my original idea for this story to life. Originally titled, “Triggered,” these books became the storyboards for the short film - and a great way to help determine if the story was working before filming began. Storyboards by Doug Allen.

My vision of this film initially seemed far beyond the scope of my abilities, budget, and resources. As an alternative to making the story into a film, I decided to illustrate my ideas as a storybook.  Originally titled, “Triggered,” I ended up printing my illustrated “script,” thinking it would be a cool art piece, and that would be the end of it. But when the necessary elements to make the film started to come together organically, I saw that if I followed the book, scene by scene, and in some instances, shot by shot, I could make the film as I had originally envisioned it. The book became a blue-print for making the film and communicating to others what I was trying to achieve.

SCREENSHOTS

Screenshots of completed footage.

Story, art direction, set decoration, costume design, hair styles, props, and title design by Doug Allen.

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All images copyright 2024 by Doug Allen.

Cast

  • Doug Allen

  • Fredrick Tucker

  • Max

  • Leo

  • Clay Schermerhorn

  • Joe McDonough

  • Jarrett Daniel

  • Jane Donohue

  • Taylor Bistamy

  • Jared Splaine

  • Deb LeClair

  • Kayla Garabedian

  • Kayla Caufield

PRODUCTION

PRODUCTION DESIGN

HAIRSTYLES

COSTUME DESIGNS

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