Boy George (2009) – Entry for Bloodshots Canada 2009

In collaboration with Crezia Films, I directed a zombie movie within 48 hours (47 hours and 54 minutes to be exact) and completed with six minutes to catch our breath.

“Boy George” was originally a port short written by Rob Peña. Collaborating with film school alumni and students alike, they’ve joined Bloodshots to make the film within 48 Hours! After 47 Hours and 56 minutes of blood, sweat, and tears, they’ve brought this zomedy to life!

Any words would dampen the film, so I would just invite you to see it!

If you like the film and continue to support filmmakers, vote for this baby by…

EMAILING: bigsmashproductions@gmail.com
SUBJECT line – “BOY GEORGE”
MESSAGE – “I vote for ‘BOY GEORGE’ as the best film of Bloodshots Canada 2009″.

Official Screening of 30 Day Promise at San Diego Asian Film Festival

Here it is! It’s actually screening as I type this. Anyway… if you’re in San Diego and you missed this one, it’s on again at October 24th.

http://sdaff.bside.com/2009/films/sightsandsoundsofanewhope_sdaff2009

30 Day Promise (2009) – Screening at Vancouver Asian Film Festival!

Following the San Diego screening of 30 Day Promise, the film returns to its roots at Vancouver with its Vancouver Premiere at Vancouver Asian Film Festival.

We just received an email from one of the organizers that we’ve been accepted for screening this coming November.

Details to follow soon.

30 Day Promise (2009) in San Diego Asian Film Festival!

30 Day Promise got accepted into the San Diego Asian Film Festival! So if you’re in the area between October 16th-29th, come check it out.

The film is listed here:

http://www.sdaff.org/features_view.php?news_id=422

Unfortunately, it doesn’t credit me since the credit goes to the filmmaker – Xia Lee. Fortunately, if you come and watch it, you’ll see my face since I am the sole actor in the short. Don’t forget, I also wrote it.

I’m still awaiting results from other film festivals, but this is a victory on our part. Film festivals are a finicky business where some festivals will accept you and most will toss it aside in favor of a more fitting film.

Ringing Hell (2006)

Practice films are exercises to make you a better filmmaker or more or less improve your process on the production floor. There are 24/48/1 week contests that one can join within the area. Just grab a functioning camera, film dogma style, and if further equipment are available, it’s totally advisable to pursue. If you have the cash, why not rent out?

This next film is a collaboration between several Vancouver Film School students including myself as a writer-for-hire. It was also my first collaboration with Xia Lee, and it’s somewhat of a push that would lead to producing Money Shot and ultimately 30 Day Promise.

It all started with 10 hours, a crew pulled out of the air and an idea taken from my already dark humorous self.

Shades & Magee EPK (2008)

So I added my acting resume on a separate page just as another means of breaking into the industry. I’ve realized that in 2008 that I had more acting gigs than actual film gigs or writing gigs. It’s telling me to consider that path as well and not to snub it because of how emerging actors are being stereotyped negatively. I may not get any romantic lead parts but I do play a mean character actor.

Check out my role as a disgruntled director in a “practice shoot” we did in 2008.

30 Day Promise – Encore screening at Shaw Cable Channel 4!

 

The popularity of the Asian short films have inspired Shaw bigwigs to do a second screening of it at another channel, this time the main Shaw Cable Channel 4. It’s a big jump from channel 119 to its main channel. I myself am surprised and honored to make this leap. Now if only CBC, CTV or Global put it into their programming to get a wider audience.

Here’s a write-up of the event from the head of Explorasian:

Shaw Multicultural Channel joins with explorASIAN to present the second annual Filmmakers Showcase during Asian Heritage Month. Tune in Monday May 18 on Shaw TV Cable 4 as we present a collection of short films by local Canadian filmmakers who portray, explore or celebrate different aspects of the Asian-Canadian experience.

Shaw Multicultural Channel and Shaw TV celebrate filmmakers telling stories about the Asian Canadian experience.

MONDAY – MAY 18 2009

CABLE 4

7 am to 9 am
4 pm to 6 pm

Mojave Spiel – Videography

When I acquired my HV30 on September 26, I’ve put it to use through documentaries c/o Road to Ongaku. It also works well to capture audition cues from actors for their short films. I’ve also put it to other use such as videography as you can see below.

Mojave is an indie band from Vancouver, Canada. They are dedicated environmentalists that develop their music career around their environmentalism. They distribute their music digitally and sponsor endangered animals. They have a new album coming out on May 30th. Check out their website (linking shortly).

Money Shot – 2,000,000 hits!

The short film that could… finally it has hit 2,000,000. People claim it’s the name, but 2 million is 2 million. That’s a lot of coverage. If hits were dollars, I’d be that rich. Well, I’d have to split it with Xia but yeah… I’d be richer than what I am right now.

Anyway, enjoy it again, keep the hits coming!

Free Beer Sequence (Road to Ongaku)

I used to have an Japanese Rock Cover Band. Well in all honesty, we played songs heard in anime. They were catchy and progressive, it was wonderful. So Road to Ongaku is a little personal for me at the same time, it makes a good subject for a documentary. 

Free Beer was the band I used to play drums/sing in. Before that it was known as Dojibiron and before that Bohemian Beast Fighters. I like Bohemian Beast Fighters, it had a ring to it. Free Beer’s cute too.

Here is a work print for the documentary as Tribute for Free Beer. If you’re wondering about the emotional response you’re getting, yes it’s intentional. 

Apologies for the non-subtitling, I haven’t locked the final audio/video edit yet.