"love never dies"
"the chemistry between us"
"four tragedies"
"the grim order"

"transgression"
"blue"
"heir to the throne:
changing of the guard"

"heir to the throne: the heir apparent"

"[sic]"
"infected"
"visions"

"matt's episode"
"dead to the world">
"graveyard path / way of the gods"
"what the thunder said"

2001 STEVIES WINNER - BEST VIDEOGRAPHY


"heir to the throne: changing of the guard"
episode 2x03

written by ryan rubio
directed by m. wilson burdorff
produced by m. wilson burdorff

date - april 4, 2001
length - 28:25

Read the scripts here.
See the photos here.

s y n o p s i s

When two professional killers decide to retire, they find themselves in competition over the same woman as well as to take over the position of the Angel of Death.

part 1 of 2

c a s t

Kyle
Ben Vanderneck
Niles
Ryan Rubio
Terri
Sara Culp
Death
Ken Vaden
The Shark
Brian Godwin
Victor
Sam Cone
Billy
Forrest Oliphant
Niles's Father
Darby Orcutt
Thug #1
Dan Hooper
Thug #2
M. Wilson Burdorff
Thug #3
Rick Ward
Thug #4
James Khanlarian
Lackey
M. Wilson Burdorff

Directed by
M. Wilson Burdorff

Written by
Ryan Rubio

Produced by
M. Wilson Burdorff

Assistant Producers
Sara Culp
Beth Mayo

Edited by
M. Wilson Burdorff

Director of Photography
M. Wilson Burdorff

Camera
M. Wilson Burdorff
Lance Brown
Kara Mannix
James Khanlarian

Lighting
M. Wilson Burdorff
Sara Culp

Makeup
Kara Mannix
Sara Culp

Blood Effects
M. Wilson Burdorff
Sara Culp

Technical Consultant
Sam Cone

Script Continuity
Beth Mayo

Key Grip
Sara Culp

Weapon Performance
Sam Cone

Set Construction
Brian Godwin
Sara Culp

Production Assistance
Sam Cone
Jeff Box

Special Thanks
Chi Psi Lodge
Amanda Price
Brian Godwin
Dave Ferrell
Rick Ward
Allen Henderson
Matt Stradley
UNC Surplus

Filmed on Location in
Chapel Hill, NC
Carrboro, NC

copyright ©2001 unc student television
story copyright ©2000 ryan rubio

m u s i c

Howard Shore - "Crash Landing"
Howard Shore - "Meta-Flesh Game-Pods"
Gyorgy Ligeti - "Requiem"
Queen - Track 14
Queen - Track 8

The Pogues - Track 5
Alice in Chains
Violent Femmes - "Color Me Once"
Led Zepplin - "Dyer Maker"
Howard Shore - "Memories of Shell Beach #2"
Fiona Apple - Track 3
Fiona Apple - Track 4
Fiona Apple Track 5
Gyorgy Ligeti - "Lux Aeterna"

l o c a t i o n s

The old Burdorff place
Brian Godwin's Apt.
Chi Psi Lodge
Woods around Forest Theater
That old carwash in Carrboro
The parking lot of the Professional Business Women
BPW Road

i n t e r e s t i n g   f a c t s

- The winning hand in the thugs' card game is known as "the dead man's hand".

- Producer m. wilson burdorff plays two different character in this part, one with hair and one without. But the one without comes first.

- The Niles's car is the same as David's in "The Chemistry Between Us" and Agent Smith's in "Four Tragedies".

- The Shark's place is actually an abandoned carwash that smelled strangely like bubble gum.

- The story Niles tells Kyle is actually that of "The Chemistry Between Us" only from the characters' point of view rather than the audience.

- When the knife is opened, the hand belongs to Sam Cone.

- The sound of Victor's head crunching is actually that of a tomato and Tositos being crushed simultaneously.

- For the post killing scene, actor Ryan Rubio had to look tired and dazed. He ran around, punched the ground and was eventually socked in the jaw by producer M. Wilson Burdorff.

c o n t i n u i t y   e r r o r s

-Kyle doesn't still have blood on his hands when he wakes up, but Niles does

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