{"id":7584,"date":"2011-04-13T21:06:07","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T01:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/news\/article.php?ArticleID=7584"},"modified":"2018-05-08T10:42:32","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T14:42:32","slug":"7584_meet-ariel-frenkel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/2011\/04\/13\/7584_meet-ariel-frenkel\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Ariel Frenkel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ariel Frenkel \u203208, knew at a very young age that he wanted to be an actor, but didn\u2019t know he would be as comfortable behind the scenes<\/em> as well as in the scene<\/em>. That was until he found himself writing, directing, and starring in his first feature film, Pluto<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBeing behind the camera was terrifying, but it was also an exciting and rewarding experience,\u201d says Frenkel.<\/p>\n

Frenkel self-financed the film, which took about two weeks to shoot, and about two years to complete. \u201cI was tired of waiting around for an opportunity to come to me, so I created it for myself,\u201d says the North Brunswick native. Now living in Queens, Frenkel shot the film around New York City and parts of New Jersey, including the campus of his alma mater, of course.<\/p>\n

Frenkel said that he began to think about the script right after his graduation, and recruited many of his former theatre major peers to be a part of the film. \u201cI met a great group of actors and friends at Montclair State,\u201d he said. Frenkel credits the \u201ctalented and supportive faculty\u201d of the Theatre Department, and small class environment for his confidence and drive to achieve his professional goals.<\/p>\n

While at Montclair State, Frenkel won the prestigious Irene Ryan Acting Award at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Since graduation, he has performed in many regional theatres, as well as television commercials, and films. He is a member of StrangeDog, a New Jersey-based theatre company, which he founded with five Montclair State theatre alumni, and a member of Cake Battered Wives, a New York-based improvisational group. Frenkel produced Pluto<\/em> through his own production company, FireCracker Chicken Films, LLC.<\/p>\n

Meet Pluto<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Frenkel\u2019s film, Pluto<\/em>, tells the story of a\u00a0resourceful young man with the time and, most importantly, the money (because we all know you can\u2019t have \u201ctime\u201d without \u201cmoney\u201d!) to create a \u201cunique\u201d hobby of disguising himself and interfering with the lives of strangers. <\/span><\/p>\n

The next steps for Frenkel will be dedicated to marketing the film to independent film distributors and hosting the film\u2019s premiere, which he hopes to bring full circle back to Montclair State campus. <\/span><\/p>\n

You can learn more about Pluto at www.meetpluto.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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