Here are a couple quick looks at some projects I've been working on. The first is called Blowout and is a lesson in why 80's buddy cops would make terrible used car salesmen. Please see here: http://www.filmaka.com/archives.php?film_id=069e58b2-8990-102c-ad35-00301b4506f4.
Next up is a short film about the perils of interoffice facebook "poking": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfgFi_Pgq7A.
Finally, here is an innovative little advertisement for the play Carved in Stone, in which I will be understudying the role of Truman Capote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8I91XyDcks.
Enjoy!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
ACTORS: Do you have what it takes to play Sam Bailey?
If you do, you could wind up with your own DVD feature on a theatrically released motion picture!
For those who haven't heard, Sam Bailey is an upcoming independent film about a six hundred year old man looking to erase the very last record of his existence. Through the friendship of a salt-of-the earth cabbie in Boston, he winds up reconnecting to the world instead.
On the one hand, our best "hook" for audiences is the mystery of Sam Bailey's arcane life. Who is this man - or woman, for that matter? Why has he lived so long, and how has he changed the world? On the other hand, it's the simple, human approach to this story that makes it funny, truthful, and special... and that's where you come in!
Over the last few months, internet speculation about the existence of Sam Bailey has been growing. Websites like www.whoissambailey.com have been generating theories about the nature of Sam's unusual longevity. Historical evidence has been unearthed. More than that, people are actually claiming to be Sam Bailey on social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
It's time for the REAL Sam Bailey to step forward.
If Sam Bailey saw the world waking up to the reality of his existence, what is it he would need to tell them? What would you say?
Put it on video. Make it a testimonial, a rebuttal to the mounting internet fuss, or even just a greeting to the people of the world! Put together a video message that really shows your stuff as an actor, and put it up on YouTube. Make the title of the video "I AM SAM BAILEY."
Then, e-mail a link to scoop@whoissambailey.com along with your name. Make sure to put I AM SAM BAILEY in the subject line.
As we put together the DVD package, we'll be selecting at least twelve of our favorite Sam Bailey monologues for inclusion as a special feature!
If this seems unorthodox, guess what! It is! As the team behind Sam Bailey, we have access to the production and distribution channels to put a fantastic film in theaters. What we need is an audience to meet us when we get there. One way to address that is to cast "name talent." That's the tried and true method. As an actor, you know it well.
Instead, we've opted to use this film as an opportunity for our own creative community.
To do that, we need to build a superstar audience from scratch. If you're willing to put yourself out there with a "Sam Bailey" that commands our interest, our imaginations, our funny bones and our hearts, we're willing to share that audience with you. Simple as that.
And remember - Sam could stand for Samantha too!
See you round, Sam Bailey!
For those who haven't heard, Sam Bailey is an upcoming independent film about a six hundred year old man looking to erase the very last record of his existence. Through the friendship of a salt-of-the earth cabbie in Boston, he winds up reconnecting to the world instead.
On the one hand, our best "hook" for audiences is the mystery of Sam Bailey's arcane life. Who is this man - or woman, for that matter? Why has he lived so long, and how has he changed the world? On the other hand, it's the simple, human approach to this story that makes it funny, truthful, and special... and that's where you come in!
Over the last few months, internet speculation about the existence of Sam Bailey has been growing. Websites like www.whoissambailey.com have been generating theories about the nature of Sam's unusual longevity. Historical evidence has been unearthed. More than that, people are actually claiming to be Sam Bailey on social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
It's time for the REAL Sam Bailey to step forward.
If Sam Bailey saw the world waking up to the reality of his existence, what is it he would need to tell them? What would you say?
Put it on video. Make it a testimonial, a rebuttal to the mounting internet fuss, or even just a greeting to the people of the world! Put together a video message that really shows your stuff as an actor, and put it up on YouTube. Make the title of the video "I AM SAM BAILEY."
Then, e-mail a link to scoop@whoissambailey.com along with your name. Make sure to put I AM SAM BAILEY in the subject line.
As we put together the DVD package, we'll be selecting at least twelve of our favorite Sam Bailey monologues for inclusion as a special feature!
If this seems unorthodox, guess what! It is! As the team behind Sam Bailey, we have access to the production and distribution channels to put a fantastic film in theaters. What we need is an audience to meet us when we get there. One way to address that is to cast "name talent." That's the tried and true method. As an actor, you know it well.
Instead, we've opted to use this film as an opportunity for our own creative community.
To do that, we need to build a superstar audience from scratch. If you're willing to put yourself out there with a "Sam Bailey" that commands our interest, our imaginations, our funny bones and our hearts, we're willing to share that audience with you. Simple as that.
And remember - Sam could stand for Samantha too!
See you round, Sam Bailey!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sam Bailey Surfaces in Northridge
Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of taking part in the first table read of Tennyson Stead's upcoming motion picture Sam Bailey, of which I am a co-producer, at the offices of Unified Pictures. To put in ineloquently, it was awesome!!! One of the actors, there made a comment about how many of us go to reads where the script is...eh, and we all come out thinking well that would be great if it could happen but well, pie in the sky and all. However, he went on to say, this was different. I whole-heartedly agree. It is very rare that I am lucky enough to be in a room with such solid talent and charm that it shines through even in a first table read. I had an excited feeling that I was at the start of something special, something that would have reverberations down through cinematic history. It was electric. The Actors involved were offering intelligent and energetic suggestions on everything from the script to the film's viral marketing campaign already underway at http://www.whoissambailey.com/. I thought to myself, if I could spend the rest of my life working with people like this, on projects like this, there would be no need to die and go to heaven, I'd already be there! We have a plan, we have the talent, we have the drive...and were coming!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Of Car Wrecks, Near Misses and Landings You Can Walk Away From
At approximately 10:20 am on Thursday morning I was involved in a car wreck that I was very lucky to walk away from. Basically my brand new car, just purchased 4 short weeks ago, looks like the Incredible Hulk jumped on it and promptly started stomping the yard.
It's amazing how time slows down in an accident. Like you have all the time in the world and none at all. Even thinking about the crunch of the impact makes me shudder. The employees of the towing yard that the corpse of my car was sent to, people who see cars that were involved in fatalities, looked at the car, looked at me and said "you walked away from that?"
I'm not the most religious guy in the world. I don't believe in fate, preferring to think instead that I can build whatever future I choose for myself. I fear that if I deign to rely on fate just a little, then it will make me get lazy. I've seen too many times in my life when luck is simply when opportunity meets preparation. However, this was one of those times when I think to myself, "it just wasn't my time".
I am humbly grateful for the outpouring of support I received from facebook, text messages and phone calls from family, friends, co-workers and cast members. I love you all and consider myself truly rich to be surrounded by people like you.
However ...
One of these people (who gave me a lot of support, even leaving a facebook message letting everyone know I was okay) wishes to be blogged about in the following manner (because he is insane). Ahem... here goes:
So I got in this horrible car wreck the other day and this miserable, sociopathic piece of human filth by the name of Tennyson E. Stead (what kind of cock calls himself a name that was obviously stolen from a Victorian Romance novel??? Nice try Wuthering Heights!!! Go back to your character sheets and try again, nerd!!), all this guy can say when he finds out is "The scripts man!!!! The scripts were in your car!!! Did you save the scripts for this weekend's reading of Sam Bailey???!!!! Those things cost me 40 bucks to print up!!!!!" So the day after my car wreck, this piece of garbage makes me limp 45 minutes downtown, on Vicodin to rescue his precious damn scripts from my car!!! This is the man I call my business partner (spits)! Welcome to Hollywood kids!!!
It's amazing how time slows down in an accident. Like you have all the time in the world and none at all. Even thinking about the crunch of the impact makes me shudder. The employees of the towing yard that the corpse of my car was sent to, people who see cars that were involved in fatalities, looked at the car, looked at me and said "you walked away from that?"
I'm not the most religious guy in the world. I don't believe in fate, preferring to think instead that I can build whatever future I choose for myself. I fear that if I deign to rely on fate just a little, then it will make me get lazy. I've seen too many times in my life when luck is simply when opportunity meets preparation. However, this was one of those times when I think to myself, "it just wasn't my time".
I am humbly grateful for the outpouring of support I received from facebook, text messages and phone calls from family, friends, co-workers and cast members. I love you all and consider myself truly rich to be surrounded by people like you.
However ...
One of these people (who gave me a lot of support, even leaving a facebook message letting everyone know I was okay) wishes to be blogged about in the following manner (because he is insane). Ahem... here goes:
So I got in this horrible car wreck the other day and this miserable, sociopathic piece of human filth by the name of Tennyson E. Stead (what kind of cock calls himself a name that was obviously stolen from a Victorian Romance novel??? Nice try Wuthering Heights!!! Go back to your character sheets and try again, nerd!!), all this guy can say when he finds out is "The scripts man!!!! The scripts were in your car!!! Did you save the scripts for this weekend's reading of Sam Bailey???!!!! Those things cost me 40 bucks to print up!!!!!" So the day after my car wreck, this piece of garbage makes me limp 45 minutes downtown, on Vicodin to rescue his precious damn scripts from my car!!! This is the man I call my business partner (spits)! Welcome to Hollywood kids!!!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Famous Writers Resurrect in Carved in Stone
Yesterday, I began rehearsing for the Los Angeles Production of Carved in Stone by Jeffrey Hartgraves. Carved in Stone had a very successful run in San Francisco and is now set to wow audiences in Tinseltown. The play follows the adventures of Gryphon Tott, a young man who awakes in the afterlife to find himself surrounded by dead literary luminaries. The big question is, why is he there? Carved in Stone is a fun, insightful and thought provoking examination of the ownership of literature and famous personalities by the public at large as well as the tenuous line between fact and fiction in the work of an artist. Carved in Stone opens June 19th at Theatre Asylum in Hollywood and yours truly will be understudying the role of Truman Capote in performances on July 19th (1pm Matinee), August 2nd (7pm) and August 7th (7pm). Also watch for the talented Matthew McCallum understudying the role of Tennessee Williams in these performances as well. Tickets and info can be found @ http://www.carvedinstonetheplay.com/home.html.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Heartsgaard coming to a Theatre near you!
Yes, you read it right, that was Theatre with an "re" and not an "er". Heartsgaard scribe and Director, Tennyson Stead recently turned in the first Draft of the Heartsgaard stage play script! The play wows me (I know, pretty eloquent, huh?). It is like no theatrical experience I have encountered as an actor or audience member. I don't want to reveal too much but suffice to say that the Heartsgaard stage play is no simple screen to stage adaptation. It is it's own animal entirely. The play, soon to be staged in the City of Angels and it's inevitable film counterpart, will be companion pieces to each other. Each work will both stand on it's on and compliment the other. You can see the Heartsgaard film and still come to the play having no idea what you are in for and vice verse. I happily look forward to collaborating with Tennyson in bringing the Heartsgaard story to it's first ever audiences. Please visit my production company's website at www.secondfrontfilms.com where you can follow Heartsgaard's progress and pick up some cool Heartsgaard swag! Impress your friends by being the first kid on your your block to display a cryptic rune on your person!!!
Audiences fall in love with Dead in Love
I just received word this week that a film that I headlined and executive produced "Dead in Love" , took home Audience Choice Best Picture from the 2009 Barebones Film Festival in Oklahoma last weekend! This film and it's Director, Chris Watsone has valiantly slugged it's way through production and is now enjoying acclaim from it first groups of many audience members to come. "Dead in Love", a heartfelt comedy about a pair of best friends making their way through the afterlife in search of love for one of them, is a testament to the hard work of Chris and the fabulous cast he assembled. I had a great time working on this picture and am happy to see it start to get the attention it deserves. Please visit the film's myspace page at: http://www.myspace.com/deadinlovemovie for all the news thats fit to print about the film and when it will be coming to your town!
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