A CREATIVE TEAM
OF INNOVATORS

Crimson Flare Productions is a collective of college students dedicated to creating engaging and meaningful films for audiences to enjoy.

ABOUT CRIMSON FLARE PRODUCTIONS

This group serves as a platform for student filmmakers to bring their creative visions to life. Through collaboration and access to shared resources, Crimson films empowers artists to realize their projects and showcase their talents.

Key Contributors

Brady Hayes

DIRECTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER

Brady Hayes is the founder of Crimson Flare Productions. He specializes in directing and writing, and is always seeking more opportunities to better establish those skills. His credits include The Rim, BEAT-UP, Ghost Problems, and many other projects he has made while attending college. His goal is to make Hollywood level films for people to enjoy.

Evan Gallet

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Evan Gallett is an Arizona based cinematographer and editor who has been involved with a multitude of projects. These projects include The Rim, BEAT-UP, Ghost Problems, and many more. He is focused on honing in his skills to craft excellent visuals that support the story of any film he is apart of.

@evangfilms

Bradley Widhalm

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Bradley Widhalm is a 21-year-old cinematographer and videographer based in Arizona, who has been creating video productions since middle school, alongside Brady, and they both strive to captivate their audiences. He is dedicated to exploring innovative visuals and creative techniques. His goal is to capture high-quality content that resonates with audiences, and he continuously pushes the boundaries of visual media.

Bradleywidhalm2004@gmail.com

Tory Barden

GRAPHICS

Tory Barden is a visual designer based in Phoenix. He has a background in digital, web, and graphic design. He has been focused on elevating crimson flare productions through stunning graphics. He designed the main posters for The Rim, Fading Colors, Beat-Up, Shiver, Ghost Problems, and Rift and is currently working on a poster for the upcoming film, "The Rim 2."

torybarden.com

Joshua Utterback

MUSIC

Joshua Utterback is passionate about music and has been playing various instruments since he was young. He wrote and produced the music for "The Rim", co-produced the music for Beat-Up and Ghost Problems and is currently working on the music for the upcoming movie, "The Rim 2"

Broque Schmidt

MUSIC

Broque Schmidt is a talented music composer who is focused on elevating films through his songs. He plays multiple instruments to help bring his own passion projects to life, while also helping out on other films. He specializes in instrumental rock/metal. Broque composed and produced the music for Fading Colors, and co-produced the music for Beat-Up.

broque2k@gmail.com@thejerilla2k

Justina Wilkins

MAKE-UP ARTIST

Justina Wilkins is an extremely talented makeup artist. She helped bring together the Ghost Problems project by designing the makeup and look of the main villain Queen Valencia. She also designed the look of the ghost army, and had over twenty-five extras painted. She also worked on makeup for the award winning project Shiver. Justina is currently working on other films in pre-production.

@justmakeup.ina

Brandon Nelson

WRITER, SCRIPT SUPERVISOR

Brandon Nelson is a writer and script supervisor. He specializes in creating interesting stories with abstract concepts that make the reader become enraptured with the world being built. Brandon has also worked on other projects including Fading Colors, Ghost Problems, The Recipe, and helped co-write The Rim 2: Search Party.

bran575don@gmail.com@brangocrzy4x

Griffin Mietzner

ACTOR

Griffin Mietzner is an Arizona based actor who fully enraptures himself into any film he is apart of. He has acted in multiple student films including The Rim, BEAT-UP, and Ghost Problems. He also works behind the scenes as an assistant director and script supervisor.

Wyatt Brown

VISUAL EFFECTS ARTIST

Wyatt Brown is a skilled visual effects artist who brings projects to life with his creative work. He is self-taught and achieves amazing results with his creative talents. He has worked on several projects including Beat-Up, Shiver, and now his biggest yet Ghost Problems.

Kaitlyn Annab

ACTRESS

Kaitlyn attends Grand Canyon university, majoring in early childhood special education. Even though her major is not film related, she tries to fill up all her free time with as much film as possible. She loves acting and always has, even from a young age. She hopes to pursue it as a career if that is the path the Lord has for her!

Kaitlyn.annab@warriorlife.net

Koralynn Dennison

PHOTOGRAPHY

Koralynn is a Colorado and Arizona based photographer with nearly a decade of experience behind the lens. As the founder of Eternal Flame Media, she specializes in capturing raw emotion and authentic human stories through powerful, wordless imagery. Her passion for visual storytelling has led her to contribute to film projects such as The RIM2 and Like Me. Koralynn continues to pursue her vision in both portraiture and cinematic photography.

Koralynn45@gmail.com@eternal.flame.media
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