BnT Productions
BnT (pronounced either "B 'n T" or "Bent") Productions is the brain-child of B. Byron Whitten and Theresa M. Whitten. Although it remains to be seen when it will be put into production, the first film title anticipated by the newly formed independent studio was "The Buttcrack that Ate Decatur".
Bruce Byron Whitten
Bruce began writing science-fiction short stories in 1979. His first piece was a techno-action tale about aliens trapped on earth. Since then, he's been dreaming up stories to amuse and delight his fans, from the poignant "Running with the Wind" to the dark and turbulant ShadowChildren.
He can be found under the handle of "steelblade" (or sometimes "steelblade_1") at www.machinima.com, http://allboards.themovies.com and www.imdb.com, where he has submitted numerous reviews, mostly for b-movie classics. "Armageddon Blues" has been published commercially at www.thedeepening.com as well as made into a short film.
When telling a story, Bruce has high standards. "There's a difference between literature and entertainment," he has said, "Entertainment is concerned with what you think. Literature is concerned with whether you think."
In addition to producing his own animated films, he has produced a number of treatises on the art of filmmaking for The Movies Online message boards, a community that has contributed greatly to the success of the ShadowChildren series.
Theresa Marie Whitten (aka Tera)
Tera has been painting and drawing longer than she can remember. Her training includes a life-time of trial and error, punctuated with the occasional classroom study. Her writing experience includes a multitude of angsty poems and two years of Duran Duran fan-fic in the 80's.
She began voice-acting for Bruce and quickly became in demand among the talented directors who have been releasing their own short films on Lionhead's game movies website. She also found in animated film-making another outlet for her design skils, as she began customizing 3-d objects for the ShadowChildren series.
Getting caught up in the glitz and glitter of the online film venue, she soon wrote her first script and outlined her second. Although she is giving precedence to assisting Bruce with his productions, release of "The Good Guy" (a super-hero musical comedy) and "Chryseis" (a drama based on the Iliad) are still in the works.
Her collection of acrylic paintings for sale can be found at www.sitekreator.com/artbytera. Her wide range of voice work can be seen in such movies as "Inborn", "Pax Romana" and "J. Alfred Prufrock Contemplates the Infinite", as well as most BnT Productions films.
