Rictus River Films

07/02/2022

Well, looky here! An inside look at the animation of The Wilder Family Web?? Don't mind if I do!
Actors who appear in this BTS video: Liam McKinnon, Kimberley Philpott, Cody Porter, Nina Sirlé, Matt Mihilewicz, Lauren Hughes & Griffin Cork!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxCGAFJEY4w

Here's a closer look at how The Wilder Family Web is being animated!

29/10/2021

Much like Grayson in this frame, we are tuning out the world and working away! It's a bottomless pit of animation work, but we are loving every second of it. LOVING IT! More BTS and sneak peeks coming sooooon!

27/10/2021

29/09/2021

The Wilder Family Web's bizarre parental figures, Dale & Wanda Wilder, have much to discuss! And they are both voiced by incredible actors! Dale is played by Cody Porter, and Wanda is played by Kimberley Philpott. Even though they were recorded separately, Dale & Wanda's voices really bounce off each other. You could've sworn we recorded them together!

Every voice in this film matches the character so well, it's astounding. A big thank you to all our cast, you truly brought these characters to life. We feel we really got to know you guys from listening to the same syllables on repeat over and over to get mouth movement and body language right. Ha ha! Seriously though, the animated characters feel so alive we had to remind ourselves real human people actually voiced them. Here's to our stellar voice cast! More behind the scenes yet to come!

29/09/2021

The Wilder Family Web's protagonist, Grayson Wilder, is working on a family web assignment. The moment we first matched up actor Liam McKinnon's voice with the animated Grayson Wilder, it was magical. Every voice in this film matches the character so well, it's astounding. A big thank you to all our cast, you truly brought these characters to life. We feel we really got to know you guys from listening to the same syllables on repeat over and over to get mouth movement and body language right. Ha ha! Seriously though, the animated characters feel so alive we had to remind ourselves real people actually voiced them. Here's to our stellar voice cast! More behind the scenes yet to come!

12/05/2021

While working away on The Wilder Family Web, we recently revisited the design for Fara Wilder A.K.A. Spider-Grandma and we decided to change things up. We did this for 2 reasons:

1: All of our characters are so unique looking, and we realized we wanted something more specific and iconic looking for Fara. She was the first design completed, and the general look of the film had not been as fleshed out, so we found she looked more generic compared to the rest of the characters.

And 2: Nina Sirlé delivered an incredibly wild and wicked performance and we realized our dead-eyed original design wouldn’t do it justice, and the last thing we want is the performance hindered in any way.

The Wilder Family Web is making fantastic progress, I am having trouble keeping it all behind the curtain. I can’t wait to show you.

08/03/2021

The Wilder Family Web wants to give a huge shout out to Ken Ferguson at Livetone Productions. All of our character's voices were captured in Livetone Productions' incredible studio! If you ever need to record a voice actor, ADR, or your band, Ken is your guy. Be sure to get in contact with him for pricing and availability. HIGHLY recommended.

Livetone Productions
780-904-9546
www.livetoneproductions.com

02/03/2021

One of the first concept drawings of Grayson Wilder. Some minor changes include his cow-lick and the "2" on his shirt instead of a bird.

The Wilder Family Web is existing more every day!

10/02/2021

Look at this big happy family! Rictus River Films was blessed by its biggest cast yet for The Wilder Family Web! Each of these talented actors brought their a-game to the recording booth, and we couldn't be more grateful! Please put your hands together for:

Liam McKinnon as Grayson Wilder
Kimberley Philpott as Wanda Wilder
Cody Porter as Dale Wilder
Griffin Cork as Axel Wilder
Nina Sirle as Fara Wilder (AKA Arachno-Grandma)
Madison Nyenhuis as Erin Locke
Andrew Merrigan as William Wilder
Hannah Wigglesworth as Valorie the Eleven Eyed Horse
Julio Mateo as Scarecrow/Doctor Vincent
Lauren Hughes as Courtney Rolo
Paul Huculak as Pastor John Locke
Sherri Dahl as Sandra Wilder/Virginia
Jayce McKenzie as Young William/Megan Wilder
Morgan Leblanc as Brock Fuller/Larry the Goose
Elizabeth Allchin as Carrie Rolo
Holly Gautreau as Marcy the Goose
Adrian Ting as Andrea Warner
Keaton Flaman as Mack/The Butcher
Matt Mihiliwicz as Jarvis the Eel King
Thomas Tunski as Vocalie
Additional voicework of various creatures by Griffin Cork, Morgan LeBlanc, Holly Gautreau, Julio Mateo, Keaton Flaman, Danielle Krevenky and Jordan Bouma.

The Wilder Family Web is coming soooooon! Er, soon-ish.

06/01/2021

Are you excited for our absolutely insane animated film, The Wilder Family Web? So are we! Our incredibly creative artists and animators are working away right now so we can get this thing out in a timely fashion! Make no mistake, that's still a long ways away. Animation takes time, but we hope we can give you a little sneak peek in the near future! Keep an eye out for this one!

07/12/2020

Rictus River Films is looking for multiple scenic artists for their new animated film, The Wilder Family Web! The scenery is very inspired by german expressionism, so if you have anything in your portfolio with very twisty architecture, be sure to include it! Please send resume, portfolio and cover letter to the email address listed below.

PROJECT: The Wilder Family Web
PAY: Low
UNION/NON-UNION: Non-Union
CONTACT: [email protected]

26/10/2020

Get your "WOOOS" ready, because that's a wrap on session 2 of the Wilder Family Web!!! A big shout out to our insanely talented cast! You guys brought some incredible talent to the sound booth! This weekend featured the voices of Madison Nyenhuis, Julio Mateo, Jayce Mckenzie, Hannah Wigglesworth, Adrian Ting, Sherri Dahl, Keaton Flaman, Holly Gautreau, Paul Huculak, Elizabeth Allchin, Tom Tunski, Morgan LeBlanc and Danielle Krevenky! And just like that, our Alberta cast is completely wrapped! We still have one session left we'll be doing remotely from Toronto, and then that's it that's all!
We've also wrapped two of the Rictus River Films crew, our script supervisor Danielle Krevenky as well as our sound recordist Ken Ferguson. Thank you two so much, you guys were on top of every task before I could even say anything. You are gems.

26/10/2020

The Rictus River Films crew celebrated wrapping our last Alberta-based actors yesterday! WOO! The Wilder Family Web is well on it's way! A huge thank you to our incredible sound recordist, Ken Ferguson, as well as our studious and diligent script supervisor, Danielle Krevenky! You guys are gold! Also a huge thank you to our extremely talented cast members who came out this weekend! You all brought these characters to life! We'll be releasing the wrap compilation of all of you soon. Stay tuned!

10/10/2020

Love Your Family. Survive Your Family.
Coming Soon!

29/09/2020

What an amazing weekend of recording with the Rictus River Films Team! We were able to wrap many of our amazingly talented actors for our upcoming animated film, The Wilder Family Web! Only a few more to go before we have this whole thing in the can. Huge round of applause for
Liam McKinnon, Kimberley Philpott, Cody Porter, Griffin Cork, Nina Sirle, Lauren Hughes and Matt Mihilewicz!
And of course this couldn't be possible without our incredible sound recordist, Ken Ferguson, as well as our studious and diligent script supervisor, Danielle Krevenky! Thank you everyone for your incredible work!

The Wilder Family Web is coming soon!

27/08/2020

We would like to give a shout out to Crisalida The Film, of which our very own Jordan Bouma was the Production Designer. If you want to see what Jordan was up to on Crisálida, check out this interview! And then follow the Crisalida The Film page to find out more!

The short film is directed, written and edited by Villiam Chahal, with cinematography by Xavier Colamarco, camera assistant Raj Chillam lighting design Tyson King, make up Nelly Rabbi, dress designed by Heather Bouchier, sound Chris Hummel and post sound design and music by Mathew Golden. Post production effects, Marlon Victor Bondoc and Vishnu Vasudevan Nair. Produced and co-written by Catherine Mondragon. Starring Kimberley Philpott and Kight Logroño Neale.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3vo9Fg4l6U&t=79s

Jordan Bouma, the production designer for the film Crisálida, talks about colour and art influences in set dressing to express the inner world of the charact...

25/08/2020

CREW CALL FOR: SCRIPT SUPERVISOR FOR ANIMATED WEB SERIES

SERIES: The Wilder Family Web
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Rictus River Films
DIRECTOR: Jordan Bouma
CONTACT: [email protected]
DATES: September 26th, 25th and 28th (Subject to change)
WHERE: Edmonton

NON-UNION
VOLUNTEER POSITION

DETAILS: We are looking for a diligent script supervisor who can know our script forwards and backwards. There are quite a few lines and we want to make sure nothing is missed on our recording days. Food and beverages will be provided, as well as an imdb credit and promotion on all our social media outlets.

Due to COVID-19, dates are subject to change. The script supervisor will also be required to wear a mask, keep a safe distance in the studio and sanitize hands frequently.

Please send the following to [email protected]
-Resume
-Why you think you're a good candidate for this position

11/08/2020

This is one of our favourite shots from our sci-fi short film, Utak. This big iconic reveal wasn't originally imagined until we were scouting the location. There are also two very memorable shots right after this one that our visionary cinematographer Carl Carter Greene came up with. It just goes to show that a team of great minds coming together can create something beautiful. Collaboration is not feared here.

10/08/2020

Some monstrous expressions while recording Where Monsters Dwell! Big shout out to the amazingly talented voice cast, Matt Mihilewicz, Madison Nyenhuis, Griffin Cork, Jenn Repp, Julio Mateo, Keaton Flaman, Holly Gautreau, Will Wiens and Andrew Colantuono! They really brought the characters to life!

08/08/2020

Charlie Wool and Melissa Green find themselves in a conflicting situation in Where Monsters Dwell! You can find out why right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCu1OLpSfNc

07/08/2020

It's not easy being a horse, but actor Zac Wilson toughed it out! Zac spent 3 days performing completely blind in a horse face with very little air, and he did a marvellous job. Eyes Like Yours was Jordan Bouma's Thesis Film in college, and he aims to make better films now. Still a gooder though.

06/08/2020

Behold! A plethora of behind the scenes featuring the cast and crew of our sci-fi short, Utak! This film could not have been pulled off without this incredible hardworking team. If you happen to need the best of the best, here they are.

Photo credits: Keegan Richard & Nadia Cheechoo

06/08/2020

Utak takes the red carpet! In 2018, Utak had two grand nominations, Yelyzaveta Shynkarova for Best Actress and Jordan Bouma for Best Director by the International Christian Film & Music Festival!

31/07/2020

COMING SOON!
These characters are beginning to get their voices! Some very exciting cast announcements are coming! Keep your ear to the ground.
Also, did you notice how the crack in the frame looks like a spider-web? Slick and clever graphic design. Because webs, The Wilder Family WEB, there's going to be a lot of web motifs in this movie, you get it.

30/07/2020

Throwback to our bizarre sci-fi thriller, Utak! Starring Yelyzaveta Shynkarova and Neil Paterson.

30/07/2020

HERE IT IS! Our animated short film Where Monsters Dwell is now online for public viewing!

This could not have been achieved without the work of our amazing cast and crew! A big thank you to our incredibly talented voice actors, Matt Mihilewicz, Madison Nyenhuis, Griffin Cork, Jenn Repp, Julio Mateo, Keaton Flaman, Holly Gautreau, Will Wiens, and Andrew Coluntuono! These characters could not have been brought to life without your voices! And they couldn't have been recorded without our knowledgable sound recordist, Will Wiens! The original score is composed by the musically talented Nigel Dahl! Be sure to tune your ear to his work. Every SFX and foley you hear is engineered by the great Kevin Pettigrew of Small House Studios! If you need sound work done, Kevin is your guy!

A big thank you to all the festivals that premiered our animated short film! Your recognition keeps independent filmmakers like us hopeful for the future! A big shout out to Festival Of Fear International Film Festival, International Festival of Winter Cinema, and the International Christian Film & Music Festival!

We're not done making films! So keep an eye out! If you're wondering how you can support Where Monsters Dwell, the easiest thing you can do is share it, spread it, and post your positive public reviews on our page and IMDB page! Links below:

page: Where Monsters Dwell
IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8943168/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCu1OLpSfNc&t

Charlie Wool, an over-confident monster tracker, is flat broke and trapped in a monster infested city. Charlie's luck turns around when he is finally hired f...