Orin discovers bizarre cloning experiments in the government’s secret underground labs.

The Production

"Action!" The crane dolly rolls down the track. Hundreds of costumed extras commence a mock battle surrounded by massive explosions. Sparks fly as soldiers armed with laser guns mow down a rag-tag rebellion force. "Cut!," director Jason J. Tomaric calls from his perch high atop a huge camera crane. He is lowered to the ground and smiles with satisfaction.
The clouds of dust slowly begin to settle as the extras enjoy a temporary cease-fire. "This is great," exclaims a bystander, thrilled by the enormity of the production. "Is this from Hollywood?" "No, we're from Cleveland," Greg McDougall, Production Designer and Pyrotechnician, is happy to explain.

Sony Studio's High Definition Transfers Center, in Los Angeles, saw the trailer for One and said it was the best piece they have seen to date in terms of lighting and production value.

Francis Ford Coppola said about independent film, "Some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart and make a beautiful film with her father's camcorder."

Jason J. Tomaric is a tall and lean twenty-four-year-old guy from Chardon, Ohio. He is about to set Hollywood on its ear with One.

In weaving his tale, Tomaric and his close-knit, dedicated cast and crew have pulled off what seems to be the impossible. They have created a Hollywood-quality film that has the look of a multimillion-dollar presentation on a shoestring budget of 20,000 dollars. Sony Studio's High Definition Transfers Center, in Los Angeles, saw the trailer for One and said it was the best piece they have seen to date in terms of lighting and production value. Audiences will not only marvel at the professional quality of the movie, but also wonder how Tomaric was able to pull off such a phenomenal feat from his headquarters in his family's basement.

One utilizes 48 Cleveland locations, 9 Cleveland celebrities and 3,000 extras, not forgetting a loyal crew of about 60. Tomaric was magically able to secure some fantastic locations to create his post-apocalyptic world of the future including NASA, a nuclear power plant, underground subway tunnels, cathedrals, jails and breweries.

"You wouldn't believe where we shot in NASA," tells Jason. "We shot in a wind tunnel. We shot in the bottom of quarter-mile deep, zero-gravity pit. We shot in an equipment room." The areas in which Tomaric chose to film bemused Lori Rachul, News Chief of the Community and Media Relations Office at NASA's Glenn Research Center. "We offered him all these great locations and he wanted a maintenance closet. Some of the strangest places caught his eye." But, Jason is quick to defend his choice. "It had millions of pipes everywhere in there. It looked great; I was going nuts about it."

“People who have seen this... all over the country, have had an amazing response!” —John Lanigan #1 morning show host WMJI

Some locations came easier than others. It took Tomaric three months of cajoling and paperwork to secure the NASA locale. "A landfill in Lake County was the most difficult location to secure. The Perry Nuclear Power Plant was the easiest." Jason explains, "Perry has a simulation room which is the exact copy of the main control room. It looked like a million bucks! So I walked right into the vice-president's office, introduced myself and said, 'Sir, I'm shooting a movie and would like to use the simulator room.' He was just tickled about it. I walked out of there 15 minutes later with a signed contract."

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