SWORDS, MAGIC, & MAYHEM in Motion Capture

I'VE BEEN IN HARDCORE TRAINING MODE

It was Incredible learning from The Mocap Vaults gurus, Richard Dorton & TJ Storm whilst training in the volume at Rouge Mocap!  

Swords, Magic, & Mayhem gave me a playground to incorporate my weapons & acting training, thus synthesizing them into a new and exciting medium.  I even got some practice conjuring soulful elemental spells before titular destruction ensued.  Blending dialogue, choreography, character, & safety all while mindfully delivering movements according to an animator's needs can be challenging - if you let it!  With more knowledge comes more self assurance.  I'm proud of the quality with which I pursue this work, and I'm grateful & elated to share another of my eclectic joys with you. 

Not a week after I finished training with The Mocap Vaults did I acquire a new mocap manager!  

Happy to join forces with A-Max Motion Capture Management.  They represent talent with a wide variety in skill sets, booking them in all aspects of the motion capture industry; video games, commercials, film, demo's testing, & trade shows.

The Bright Sessions

~An audio drama about therapy for the strange and unusual~

Season 3 premieres October 19th. Click the logo above to catch up on the prior two seasons & begin your journey among the atypical! 

The Bright Sessions is a science fiction podcast that follows a group of uniquely talented therapy patients. Patients with talents and abilities flirting in the realm of the supernatural.

This audio narrative documents their adventures, their struggles, as well as their sessions with the mysterious therapist, Dr. Bright.

Since the premier of the first episode in Nov 2015, the show is often prominently featured on iTunes, has inspired fan art, and was downloaded over a million times.

My show debut was the first episode of Season 3.  As you'd expect, my arrival means a great deal of changes for Dr. Bright.  A great deal of authoritarian changes, indeed. 

Join us for the premiere Oct 19th.

Top 10 Creepy, Fictional Podcasts: What to Listen to When Reality Becomes Too Scary

~Observer Culture

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE!

Pitch - FOX

Kylie Bunbury stars in this new FOX show centered around the first female pitcher in Major League Baseball.

In Episode 2, I grill her coach for his sexist comments about his newest most controversial recruit.

Westworld - HBO

I had a phenomenal time working on the pilot of Westworld, an HBO series inspired by the 1973 film starring Yule Brenner.  The story centers around a futuristic theme park populated by anthropomorphic machines on the cusp of sentience.  

With JJ Abrams producing, & Jonathan Nolan along with Lisa Joy weaving together increasingly complex story arcs, Westworld is likely to be one of the most talked about shows this season.

Brix and the Bitch WINS at HollyShorts!

The Brix & the Bitch team is honored to win the award for Best Action Short at Hollyshorts Film Festival!

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“I believe in social justice, I believe in acceptance, and I believe that civil rights should prevail over bigoted political policies. If you want to see change in this world than it’s important to contribute positively, otherwise you’re not doing anything to make actual progress. ”

— Our feminist director Nico Raineau in his interview for Talent Monthly

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Below is a list of our upcoming festival screenings;

Official Selection - Portland Film Festival

August 29th - September 5th

http://portlandfilmfestival.com/

Official Selection - NewFilmmakers LA Summer Series

September 8th at The Standard Hotel in Hollywood

http://www.newfilmmakersla.com/

This is a special summer series at an outdoor venue: the pool at the Standard. It's a very swanky and cool evening, a bit intimate, and all the films are supposedly "edgy." Best part is its FREE! Spread the word, invite your friends.

Official Selection - Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

September 2016

http://www.hklgff.hk/

Official Selection - Catalina Film Festival

September 28th - October 2nd

We Screen: Friday September 30th at 10:30am-12:30pm

http://catalinafilm.org/

Official Selection - Napa Valley Film Festival

November 9th - 12th

http://napavalleyfilmfest.org/

Brix & the Bitch screens at HollyShorts Film Festival

According to Film Freeway, "HollyShorts is an organization devoted to showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe, advancing the careers of filmmakers through screenings, networking events, and various panels and forums."

Come join the Brix & the Bitch cast & crew as we screen in this action packed block within the cinema palace of the TCL Chinese Theatre on the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Tuesday August 16th
10pm

TCL Chinese 6 Theatre
6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles 90028

The phenomenal cast & crew of Brix And The Bitch at HollyShorts Film Festival!

From Left to Right: Cody Blase Skully (Sound Artist), Alex Marshall-Brown (Actor), Lili Kaytmaz (Lead Make-up Artist), Nico Raineau (Director/Writer), Dre Swain (Actor),Carlos Foglia (Actor & Graphic Designer), John Gardiner (Director of Photography).

“Brix and The Bitch veers the audience down a path they never would have expected because it is essentially a love story about two women and a simple twist turned this movie from ordinary into extraordinary.”

— Movies Over the Rainbow

“ ‘Brix and the Bitch’ delivers a very heavy and excellent plot twist that isn’t just a fine turn of events for the climax, but is something of a poetic testament to the romance that ensues on-screen.

Everyone is on their game here, from star Swain, the equally stellar Alex Marshall-Brown, and Raineau whose filmmaking prowess culminates in to a bone crushing martial arts film.”

— Cinema Crazed

“Swain and Marshall-Brown are tremendous”

— The Independent Critic

After the Hype - Batman vs Superman

Episode #151

I return as guest host for my third episode of After the Hype leaping into the superhero realm of Batman vs Superman; the Extended cut.  I'm clearly Team Wonder Woman & used my geeky womanly wiles to bring my cousin Armond Richards in on the fun!  It was a thrill to make this a family affair.

VAIN - fka Pulse

Welcome to Bite Club!

Below is BTS footage of our time onset filming with director Maggie Levin, the cast, & crew.  A bloody good time was had by all!  

Please Note; The series now goes by VAIN, but it was formerly known as PULSE.  In deference to the tragedy in Orlando, FL we opted to embrace a different title.  

Imagery courtesy of Sela Shiloni

New Reel!

My adventure continues, and I'm jubilantly riddled with The Feels as I see how my reel has grown over the years.  It's not something that I hear talked about often, but like a CV, I believe that my reel is a culmination of the years of devotion I've put into my career.  I can't possibly show you everything I've ever done.  That footage is voluminous & varying in production value to accurately represent what I can do.  Not everyone's reel is indicative of their abilities, and there's still so much more I have to show you!

But I'm getting closer.  I believe it.  Once you watch this, maybe you'll believe it too.  

The Store

After well over a year of preparation, development, & fund raising, we finally filmed the pilot episode of The Store!!!  Mostly thanks to you.

The cast & crew joined forces for a week in sunny San Diego to make this bad boy a reality.  Set designers, makeup artists, costumers, gaffers, actors, producers, and directors all contributed their talents in the creation of this retail comedy.  The dirty work is done, and now it's in the hands of our editor to shape into a finished product.  

We could not have done this without you, and we are so grateful for your donations, love, & support to make this little gem a reality.  More news to come as things progress.

Quentin Tarantino's Suicide Squad - Loot Crate

Stepping into the shoes of Viola Davis and embracing the recruiting skills of Amanda Waller. This parody depicting "Quentin Tarantino's Suicide Squad" has been so well received, trending on Facebook, with 390+ views on YouTube, and many write-ups in notable publications (all listed below).  It even screened at Quentin Tarantino's very own New Beverly Cinema!  

We had a ball giving you guys something to talk about!

This summer... The Bride, Django, Jules, Gogo and Aldo slice through the bad guys as Quentin Tarantino brings you his most diabolical ANTI-HEROES in this "SUICIDE SQUAD" parody trailer!

UPDATE!!

We got some great write ups on our trailer.  Look ye, Look ye, Read all the goodness!  PLUS, we're trending on Facebook! There are officially too many articles to track, so here is an abbreviated list.

Article Contributors include;

Thomas Freeman (Maxim), George Johnston (Hollywood Reporter), Matt Miller (Esquire), RV Walker (Nerdist), Chris Smith (Yahoo Tech), Nick Romano (Entertainment Weekly), Garth Franklin (Dark Horizons), Graham Winfrey (IndieWire), Jay Jayson (Comicbook.com), Daniel Ricwulf (Screen Rant), Dave Trumbore (Collider.com), Jill Layton (Hello Giggles), Beth Elderkin (i09)

After the Hype Podcast - Bourne Trilogy

Episode #150

After the Hype needed people to talk espionage, great filmmaking, & stellar fights. So, guess who they called?

Eric Stolz & I rejoin the After the Hype crew to analyze the Bourne Trilogy among copious laughter & reverent glee. Come listen to simmer in the madness with us.

Mocap

I'm dipping my toe into some exciting new territory sampling the freshest technology.  Introducing the Perception Neuron Suits from Noitom!!  Mocap never felt so weightless! ...so Free!  

This is a small behind the scenes video of Jarrell & I working for a VR interactive cinematic experience, Remember Remember.

Much thanks to Richard Dorton, Ari Karczag, & Jarrell Hall for getting me in the grass to play.

Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce

I'm grinding hard as a bootcamp instructor pushing several phenomenal women to live their best lives!  Watch me sculpt the masses in Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce on BRAVO, Episode #2007, Rule #14; "No means...No"!!

Integrity

This film by Rebecca Anne Kovach, delves into the women risking their lives working the beat within law enforcement.  Must they remain above the law in order to retain their sense of Integrity?

This film is currently in post production, and I'll be posting more about this in the weeks to come.

Lonely & Horny

Check out this Vimeo On Demand series, Lonely & Horny, in which Ruby Jade (Amir Blumenfeld) is a neurotic, selfish, understandably single 30-something who wants to have sex more than anything else in the world. Along with the help of his empathetic dating coach, Josh Rice (Jake Hurwitz) Ruby embarks on a quest to find love - with literally anybody.
Then, for a moment in Episode 107, 'anybody' happens to be me.

* Fun Fact!  This episode was shot in Hollywood on my birthday last year! Dec 16th!

Brix & the Bitch - Reviewed & Upcoming Screenings

WE GOT A GREAT FILM REVIEW from The Movie Guys

"At first glance, Nico Raineau’s Brix and the Bitch looks like it could be a great product reel from Zack Snyder’s beginnings. I mean that in the most complimentary way. The film has energy, great looks and dynamic action welded together in a great tight story. In fact, it could easily be expanded into a feature film, and if they did I only hope they use the original stars. Dre Swain as the proverbial “Bitch” and Alex Marshall-Brown as the hard hitting “Brix” tear up the screen with their emotional energy and unique prowess. Raineau’s tale of one woman fighting for the top spot in an illegal fight club so she could finally break free is both exhilarating and hard to watch. The end fight is a match up no one will want to miss, and Raineau refuses to let us have any breathing room. Move over Rocky and Jake, these women kick all kinds of ass."

- The Movie Guys
May 17, 2016

NEW OFFICIAL SELECTIONS! 
Do you want to see what the hype is all about?  
Then come to one of our upcoming screenings!

1) Provincetown International Film Festival
Shorts Program: Queer Shorts: Women’s
Friday June 17th, 11:30am, Art House 1
Sunday June 19th, 7:30pm, Waters Edge 2

2) NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
(@nfmla)
Saturday June 25th, 5:30pm
Shorts Program #1 - InFocus: LGBT Stories
Transamerica Center
1150 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
(*Cast & Crew in attendance!)

3) Outfest Los Angeles
(@outfest)
Shorts Program: "Girls Shorts"
Friday, July 15th at 9:30pm // DGA, Theater 1
Sunday, July 17th at 3:30pm // DGA, Theater 2
(*Cast & Crew in attendance!)

4) Marfa Film Festival
(@officialmarfafilmfestival)
July 15th – 17th

5) Woods Hole Film Festival

July 30th – August 6th

6)  HollyShorts

7) Martial Con

http://www.themartialcon.com/

Manifest - My R0DE REEL Contest

VOTE FOR OUR FILM! 
Manifest is a 3min sci-fi drama we submitted for My Rode Reel contest.  YES, a Contest!! There are $300,000 worth of quality microphone & film equipment on the line, so please VOTE and help us be a contender!  Voting ends June 29th!

As astronaut Dixon Wells prepares for a one-way mission to leave Earth, he recalls his last few hours on the planet and confronts memories he can't come to terms with.

Once you Vote, there's also a great behind-the-scenes video that will give you insights into our onset journey.

#Manifest
Directed/Shot/Edited - Leo Kei Angelos
Written - Leo Kei Angelos, Gabriel Caste, & Darren Bailey
Starring - Gabriel Caste, Michael Evans Lopez, Darren Bailey, and myself
Crew - James Poirier & Tyler Costill

http://www.rode.com/myrodereel/watch/entry/2076

#Space #Science #Astronaut #Love #Romance #SciFi #Film #Contest #Winner #Vote #MyRodeReel16 #SetLife #LosAngeles

Dystopia - LOOT CRATE

Catch me in the tail end of this Loot Crate original short film, Dystopia!

Androids are now outlawed in this Dystopian future, but Sid (Hugh Scott) finds one rummaging through his scrapyard. Why it's there and what it's looking for could be the difference between the end of all androids and their continuation. Check out this month's Loot Crate Theme Video and if you're into the geeky classy sci-fi magic, then do yourself a favor & hit the Subscribe button.

https://youtu.be/9dInadOjzSg

Executive Producers
Chris Davis, Matt Arevalo

Producers - Jamie Parslow, Peter Weidman, Adam Murray

Starring - Hugh Scott, Peter Weidman, Alex Marshall-Brown, David Hernandez, Adam Critchlow, Jerrell Williams, Bryan Ludens

Written and Directed by
Jamie Parslow

Stunt Coordinator - Brian Danner

Director of Photography
Pierce Cook

First Assistant Director
Austin Herring

Production Design - Paul Bianchi, Jake Lloyd, Noelle Ann Mabry

Make Up/Special Effects
Lawrence Mercado

Costuming - Bridget Desjarlais

Assistant Camera - Karis West

Steadicam Operator - Will Sampson

Grip and Electric
Matthew "Lank" Hingstman, Joseph Baltazar, Tony Villa

Sound Mixer - Sky Adams

Production Assistants
Tommy Howard, Sean Hackman

Location - Studios 60, Los Angeles

Special Effects
Little Brothers Sight and Sound

Sound Design
Jenga Productions - Jimmy Funicelli

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PULSE

Maggie Levin and I are working on some innovative stuff.  Creating original content for 360-video & blurring the lines into virtual reality has been a challenge & a dream!  Take a look at the behind the scenes footage of our foray into bloody bloody PULSE.  We're crazy about it, hope you will be too.

Behind-the-scenes preview of PULSE, a digital/360 hybrid series.