Two Air Force members produce film

Published June 12, 2008
By Brandice J. Armstrong
Tinker Public Affairs

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE -- Sean Lynch and Reservist Master Sgt. Dave Greene thought outside the box.
   Using the skills they acquired from their 34 years of combined Air Force active duty and reservist service, the two men produced Unsolved, a suspense flick which premieres this weekend.
   "Being in the military gave me the leadership ability to do this," said Mr. Lynch, 32, the film's producer and co-writer.
   A former senior airman stationed at Tinker from 1998 to 2000, Mr. Lynch said he had spent six years in the Air Force when he separated in 2000.
   "Because I started making movies later in life, I entered with a lot of life experience, and I think it actually helps tell a much more believable and accurate story," said 49-year-old Sergeant Greene, the film's director of photography.
   Sergeant Greene is a member of the 513th Operational Support Flight at Tinker. He said he has 28 years of active duty and reservist experience in the Air Force.
   "One of the things I really enjoy about working with reservists is getting to know what they do in their lives away from the base, it's such a diverse group," said Col. John Trnka, 513th Air Control Group commander. "Sergeant Greene has a passion for filmmaking and it's great to see him successful at it. I look forward to seeing the completed film."
   The two men said they met outside the Air Force about four years ago, while attending filmmaking classes at Oklahoma City Community College. They said their friendship blossomed and soon they recruited each other to work on films.
   Since 2004, they've worked on at least three films together: The Hunt, The Gray Man and Unsolved.
   Unsolved utilizes a cast and crew of Oklahoma City University students to tell the story of Amanda Voci, a criminology student who reopens an unsolved case for a class, only to trigger a series of unwanted events.
   Mr. Lynch said his wife brainstormed Unsolved as a crime scene investigation-concept, similar to the television show that airs on CBS. Once the concept was plotted, Mr. Lynch said he spoke with Lance McDaniel, the film's director and the two co-wrote the script.
   After casting some 30 parts, eight of which are main characters, the film was shot in a month's time from May to June 2007 in Oklahoma.
   Operating on a budget of $100,000, Sergeant Greene said the challenge was making the scenes look like they had a bigger budget.
   "I spent a lot of time with (Mr.) McDaniel planning to execute shots to make sure they were good looking and within budget," he said.
   Unsolved will debut 9 p.m. tonight at the Kerr McGee Tower and at 5:30 p.m. June 14 at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. The two screenings are part of Oklahoma City's dead CENTER Film Festival.