Beyond the Mask - Composer

Award-winning composer Jurgen Beck was born in Germany in 1962, and began his musical journey early in life. His passion for music grew though training on the trumpet (Fluegelhorn), guitar, piano, and bass.

Growing up a country know for its legendary composers, Jurgen’s love for music found further expression though writing songs and lyrics for his band, which eventually resulted in a recording contract and concert tours. When Jurgen moved to Dallas, Texas in 1987 to continue his music studies at a Christian college, he began producing music for independent artists, developing his skills in music arrangement, recording, mixing, and mastering.

In 2008, Jurgen’s love for film music resulted in a natural transition from writing and producing music to writing for film. To prepare him for the unique challenges of film scoring, Jurgen studied composition and orchestration with internationally renowned composers Leon Willett and Stephen Hill. Since then, he has composed the score for over a dozen documentaries, TV episodes, shorts, and feature films.

Jurgen, his wife Shawn, their daughter Arianna, and their dogs, Molly and Gracie, reside in the city of Midlothian in northern Texas. Please join us in welcoming them to the Beyond the Mask team! You can check out some of Jurgen’s earlier work here.
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Beyond the Mask - Pick-up Shoot

"Postproduction is rolling along well for Beyond the Mask. As we work toward the final draft of the edit, our team took a “break” for a pickup shoot here in Michigan. It was wonderful to have a portion of the production cast and crew back out. We were blessed with a great team unity, great weather, and ultimately, great footage! We’ll have some more exciting news for you soon, with updates on the music, audio, visual-effects, and editing fronts."

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Beyond the Mask - First Draft

“Double-crossed and on the run, an assassin for the British East India Company seeks to redeem his past…”

Three years ago, Beyond the Mask was simply an idea. Now, after countless drafts of story outlines, treatments and scripts, months of development and preproduction planning, 54 grueling days (and nights!) of shooting, and four months of assembly editing…the semblance of a Christ-centered period action movie has begun to emerge.

Last week, members of the BTM creative team met at Postproduction Headquarters (Southern IL) to review the first rough-cut of the film. While thousands of hours of work still remain, we are very encouraged by the progress to date. Even at this early stage, we are especially excited about the performances of the leading and supporting cast.

On Thursday afternoon, we reviewed the edit with Stephen Kendrick (producer of Fireproof & Courageous). As we watched and discussed each sequence, Stephen shared ideas for trimming or stretching each scene to insure the audience can engage with the story threads as they converge towards the film’s climax.

Here are few still shots from the edit:

We are so grateful for how the Lord has moved and provided for this film production, in many cases through the encouragement and support of you guys! the Please continue to remember the team in prayer as we press forward with the edit, and continue making plans for pick-up shooting, soundtrack, visual effects, and the release. Also, pray that the story would powerfully impact a generation of young people with the hope of finding identity in Christ. Stay tuned!

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Beyond the Mask - New Year’s Update

"With principle photography behind us, you might have been wondering what the BTM team has been up to. Other than catching up on a little reading and sleeping over the Christmas holiday (along with a hotly contested game of Axis & Allies), we’ve been working to wrap out the sets and locations used during the filming, and preparing for the next major phase of the project: postproduction.

“Postproduction” is the process of taking the footage that was shot (in our case, over 17 terabytes of data!), and turning the raw images into a final film. The first and perhaps most important step is the editing. We currently have three editing systems in operation, each with their own copy of the footage. We estimate the editing will last into the early summer of this year. Once we have completed a locked edit, we can release the film to the music, visual effects, and audio teams who can work simultaneously toward completion of the project.

As we are diving into the editing, we are reminded again of how God directed and provided in ways we could never have expected through every detail of the project. We were blessed and honored to work with an unbelievably talented and dedicated cast and crew.  We couldn’t be more pleased with the footage that was captured.

In the coming months, we plan to post weekly or bi-weekly updates to keep you in the loop with how things are progressing. We would appreciate your prayers for guidance, protection, and provision as we face the significant challenges represented in the final half of the project. We are excited to see where the Lord leads next in this journey, as we seek to point a generation of young people to hope in Christ through this action/adventure film."

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Beyond the Mask - Teaser Poster

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Beyond the Mask - VIDEO

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More behind the scenes pics from filming on the set of Beyond the Mask!

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Beyond the Mask - John Rhys-Davies

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John Rhys-Davies of Lord the Rings fame has officially accepted a lead role in Beyond the Mask, a period action-adventure currently filming in the Detroit area. Beloved by American and British audiences alike, celebrated Welsh actor Rhys-Davies is best known as Sallah in Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark and Gimli the dwarf in the acclaimed Lord the Rings trilogy. A SAG award winner and Emmy nominee, Rhys-Davies’ trademark presence, rich voice, and adaptability will undoubtedly suit him to his upcoming role as the calculating villain in Beyond the Mask.

This fall, Rhys-Davies will play Charles Kemp, a powerful entrepreneur in the British East India Company. Kemp is at once a respected businessman and feared criminal. Rhys-Davies joins a cast of over 30 respected actors, including Ade M’Cormack of Lost and Thomas Mahard of Gran Torino.

Set in the tumult of 1770s England and America, Beyond the Mask follows the trail of an East India Company hitman who seeks the power to bury his past, become a hero, and win the girl. Ultimately, in spite of his best efforts and traded identities, he realizes his need for justification through Christ alone. Marrying intense action-adventure and period drama, Beyond the Mask offers a unique and pioneering approach to Christian film.

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Beyond the Mask - BTS 2

The Beyond the Mask team is thrilled to announce that Andrew Cheney is playing the role of our story’s hero William Reynolds. We are so excited to have the privilege of working with him on this film. Andrew had stiff competition when he tried out for the part of William Reynolds with over 1200 other actors submitting for the role. He was the perfect choice and we connected with him right away.

Andrew comes to us with veteran film experience, as the recently star in the SAICFF audience choice award winner “Seasons of Gray.” Athletic and likeable, he enjoys playing soccer and working out. We have built him a personal training room for his use during the weeks of filming. Fun to work with, Andrew looks the part and his acting has been blowing us all away.

Yours truly operating B cam.

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Beyond the Mask - BTS 1

Join Producer Aaron Burns as he takes you on a behind the scenes tour of the Philadelphia street set.

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