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1. INTRODUCTION

2. LISTEN

3. ABOUT THE SHOW

4. CREATOR'S STATEMENT

CERBERUS REX is a science fiction adventure in audio form.

The story is told entirely through dialogue, sound effects and music. There is no narration. The story was crafted from inception for a listening audience. We have action set pieces, we change environments, we convey movement and action, all with sound. To complement this approach, we structured and paced the show to be streamlined and tight—A leads to B leads to C leads to D and we’re done.

The list of influences is long.  In terms of the spirit of adventure: Robert Jordan, Wendy and Richard Pini, Terry Goodkind, Clive Cussler and Tad Williams. There are bits of Lovecraft, Barker and King in there.  In terms of structure and action: John Carpenter, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, John McTiernan, Walter Hill and Michael Crichton. And in terms of dialogue and writing tone: Shane Black, William Goldman and Nelson DeMille. So... a bunch... but we strove to be unique in our voice, particularly with respect to our main character, Dr. Anabela Correia. 

At the beginning of the story, Ana is an explorer stuck in academia. Ana is aggressive and tough but fun. She quotes books and movies and when teaching class, she’s Socratic so she’s scary but she’s more animated/fun-scary, less Paper Chase-scary. She has a fundamental need to challenge, discover, observe and analyze, and she eagerly accepts the call to adventure. She is consistently optimistic without being naïve. When faced with a challenge, she will out-think it, not out-fight it. Her code in the story is: think cosmically.

In contrast, character Benjamin Wyngarde, a Security/Containment Officer at Well Station, would fit well in a 90s action movie. Captain of the team, everyone’s big brother. If your dad ever fell asleep reading a book in a recliner, Wyngarde could have headlined that book.

Thematically, CERBERUS REX is about the evolution of the concept of heroism. Each of the main characters has a strong moral center but Wyngarde is the old guard that revs engines and unloads clips and Ana is the new hero that thinks cosmically. As events unfold, she makes the decisions that drive the story. Ana is the adventure’s hero.  

I made this because I thought it would be awesome if it existed, and I am excited about how it turned out. So much of CERBERUS REX works on (i) the strength of the performances, led by New York-based actors Natali de Assis (www.natalideassis.com) as Ana and Michael Joseph Murray (www.michaeljosephmurray.com) as Wyngarde and North Carolina-based voice actor George Washington III as John Brant (www.voevolution.com), a character that shows up later in the show and is a bit like old Bruce Wayne in Batman Beyond, and (ii) our exceptional score by composer Benjamin Goldman (www.benjamingoldmanmusic.com). Everyone involved-- the actors, our sound folks, our artists and designers-- did fantastic work and I am proud to present the final product of their combined efforts.

- Jason Hardcastle

5. PRODUCTION

Principal dialogue was recorded at Dubway Studios (www.dubway.com) in downtown Manhattan, using New York City-based actors and sound engineers. Additional dialogue was recorded remotely by voice actors across the country. The full cast and crew list is set forth in Section 7 below.

Composer Benjamin Goldman (www.benjamingoldmanmusic.com) is an award-winning composer who specializes in writing and recording music for film, television, advertising and other media. His work can be heard in the feature film, “Pearl: Harbor: The Accused”, the ongoing series “Thomas Creator Collective” and the upcoming game, “Exile”. For CERBERUS REX, Ben created an original score that is theme-based and incorporates inspiration from classic Hollywood adventure scores.

CERBERUS REX is a Heorot Media production. Heorot Media is an independent digital media company and this show is its first release.

6. PRESS

7. CERBERUS REX CAST AND CREW

Written, Directed, Produced and Edited by 

JASON HARDCASTLE

Music by

BENJAMIN GOLDMAN

Cast

Anabela Correia   NATALI DE ASSIS

    Benjamin Wyngarde   MICHAEL JOSEPH MURRAY

           John Brant   GEORGE WASHINGTON III

                                        Mackenzie Miller   CALI GILMAN

                                          Buck Langstrom   MIKE CALLAHAN

                                      President Crawford   BRIAN STIVALE

                           Hawksmoor University Students   EILEEN SUGAMELI

                                                           WILL CALLAHAN

                                                           GRACE INGLAND

                                                           ANNY JULES

  Mr. Zhang   JUSTIN CHIAO

                                  Science Team  Officers   KRISTEN DIMERCURIO

                                                           PETER LEWIS WALSH

                                                           BRAD GILLIAM

                                                           MICHAEL SPADACCINI

                            Security/Containment Officer   JONATHAN WEST

                                  Communications Officer   MIKE MORENO

                                         Geology Officer   JONATHAN COTTON

                                  CERBERUS REX Announcer   TY HARPER

                                    SCI-FI.COM Announcer   BRIAN STIVALE

Principal Dialogue Recorded at

DUBWAY STUDIOS

SOUND EFFECTS BY

SkewSound

The Recordist

Sounddogs

Sound Ideas

Hollywood Edge Sound Effects

Sound Effects OCD

Pond5

Lynne Publishing

Aleksandr Sablin

NoizFXed

AB Audio Visual

MWO Sound

Soundholder

One Sheet and Main Page Poster Art by

WESTON T. JONES

Preview Page Poster Art by

JEFF WARD

Title Design by

MARK "LINE" CANSINO

CERBERUS REX IS A HEOROT MEDIA PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS ARE RETAINED AND RESERVED.

THIS PROGRAM IS PROTECTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND OTHER COUNTRIES. ANY AUTHORIZED DUPLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, SALE, TRANSMISSION, REPRODUCTION AND/OR EXHIBITION, IN FULL OR IN PART, MAY RESULT IN CIVIL LIABILITY AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

NAMES, CHARACTERS AND EVENTS IN THIS PROGRAM ARE FICTITIOUS. ANY SIMILARITY TO REAL NAMES, PERSONS, CHARACTERS, EVENTS OR HISTORIES IS COINCIDENTAL AND UNINTENTIONAL.

8. CONTACT

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, feedback or requests for information at contact@heorotmedia.com or via the contact box below. I will get back to you quickly. 

Thank you!

- Jason