Posted in B's Films

The Within – Short Film Trailer

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On occasion, I like to get out from behind the camera and dabble in acting.  In need of someone to fill a small role his sci-fi short film, The Within, I happily jumped at the chance to aid my colleague Marc Gardner.  Marc has been in several of my projects and is a great dude, always willing to help out a fellow filmmaker in need.  The part was for a police officer named Officer Jones.  It was a blast!  Check me out at the 0.52 second mark.  And be sure to keep your eyes peeled for The Within as Marc and his Ring22 Entertainment develops the story line into an ongoing web series!

 

– B

 

 

 

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Fight 4 Your Life – Feature Intro Teaser Trailer

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Ahhh….it feels good to finally be showing some of the hard work my team and I at one studios are putting into our upcoming feature film Fight 4 Your Life.  This is the first official trailer using actual footage shot for the full length film version of this project.  For those of you who have kept up on F4YL, it began as a short film we shot for a 48 Hour film festival in Sacramento, CA.  I liked the idea so much that I decided to revamp the script after we finished the short, and transform F4YL into a full length feature film.  The one studios crew agreed, and a year and a half later, here we are…..nearly finished with production and releasing the first official teaser.  Happy happy, joy joy! ….thanks for the quote Ren and Stimpy.

You’ll find the teaser trailer I did for the short version of F4YL on this site too, if you’re interested.  That trailer was intended to demonstrate the look and style, in a way, we are going for with the full length version.  It also served as a way to help get people on board with the project.  So, compare and contrast.  Give constructive criticism.  Judge.  Hate.  Enjoy!

Lots more to come with this project amigos!  Keep up on Fight 4 Your Life at the film’s website, where you can also find links to its social media pages.  Anything to know about how I’m involved in this project is on there too…. me being the director, executive producer, etc.

 

F4YLMovie.com

 

– B

 

 
 

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The Extortionist (Short Film)

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A few different bases were covered by me for this short film by my buddy Logan Williams, serving as the 1st AD, Gaffer/Key Grip and Assistant Editor.  I also acted as the production’s Visual Effects Artist/Compositor.  All lighting equipment was supplied by one studios, my lil production company.  The effects were done in Adobe After Effects and Photoshop CS5/6.

Logan is an up and coming filmmaker currently finishing his final year at Loyola Marymount University in the L.A. area.  He’s been a colleague of mine since 2011 and I always enjoy working with him.  Look out for his future work, as well as more projects on this site with his involvement as he and I continue to work together within the one studios Universe of productions.  Of course, be keen to projects we work together on of his creation and those of others too.

 

– B

 

 
 

Film Description:

When a depressed and introverted man comes home to his happy son, he has to deal with the horrific events of his past in which an extortionist controlled his life. Official selection Hollywood Black Film Festival 2012.

 

 

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Tha Block – Character Graphics

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As part of the process of creating the webisode series Tha Block, I decided to create motion graphics for each person’s intro.  In doing so, I also decided to create still graphics utilizing the motion graphic elements in still form before I put motion to them in After Effects.  What a great way to capture each moment, right?!

Each graphic started out in Photoshop before going to After Effects.  Personally, I really like how these graphics turned out.  Each one holds true to the personality and background of the person it reps.  And each one had a lot of love put into it.  I had a lot of fun doing these.  Check out Urijah Faber and the rest of the crew from Tha Block.

Thanks for viewing!

 

– B

 

 

 

 

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Tha Block w/ Urijah Faber – Promo Teaser

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This is the promo teaser I created some years back for Tha Block, a webisode series I was working on with MMA/UFC superstar, and old friend of mine, Urijah Faber.  I followed Urijah and his Team Alpha Male crew around for a solid six months getting footage of fights, interviews, daily life, funny happenings, original scripted content and more.  We got a good amount of buzz from this video.  And everything was going well until an unfortunate turn of events.  Siiiiiigh…..

Although Urijah and I continue to work together, this project has been put on hold for the time being….I stress time being.  Too much work was put into it and I feel strongly about it’s quality and worth.  So, it’s all about adjusting to the circumstances and timing.  I have a lot of good stuff on these guys and the plan is to one day get it going again, either by turning the footage I gathered into a film of some sort, or, doing as originally was thought out and release webisodes.  Either way, I’ll have to gather new footage in addition to this older stuff in order to bring viewers up to date with this crazy bunch of S.O.B.’s!  You have to know when to let projects go.  But you also have to know how to see failure vs hiccups.  This project hasn’t failed.  Tha Block’s just marinating.  🙂

For more on Urijah and Team Alpha Male, and boy is there a lot out there on them, visit Urijah’s website at www.urijahfaber.com.  You can also just turn on the TV….

Thanks for watching!

 

– B

 

 
 

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L.O.S. – The Dream (Part 1)

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I have been tinkering with webisodes for a while now.  The first one I ever did was a six parter following a couple of dudes with dreams of making it big.  This is part 1 of that webisode series, entitled L.O.S.: The Dream.  I’ll be putting the rest of the webisodes from this mini-series up after their unveiling on the upcoming, brand spanking new one studios site, which will have first dibs.  So, keep your eyes peeled.  If they’re one here, then the new one studios site is up and running, and you should probably check that out too…..just sayin’.

This is a pretty simple video, but fun.  Sometimes, it’s all about having fun.  My peeps involved in the video with me came to me and we quickly threw this together.  I did all production.  And I plan on doing more webisodes in the future using higher quality equipment and putting more time into them overall.  They’ll most definitely be shot in high def, unlike this series.  All in all, good stuff.  Enjoy!

 

– B

 

 
 

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Max Preps – Football Individual Highlight

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I have done contract work for CBS affiliate Max Preps in the past.  This is a small clip from a game highlight of an individual player, who is the running back.  In addition to filming an entire game for Max Preps, later editing it down into a fun highlight for the fans, players and coaches, I also do these individual highlights for parents, players and coaches.  These individual highlights are great for college recruitment, personal archives and eternal glory.  And I can do them for any sport, not simply football.

Sports I’ve shot:

– Football
– Wrestling
– Rowing
– Basketball
– Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
– Judo
– MMA
– More!

This game was shot in standard definition.  But I also shoot in high definition, of course.  All areas of production were carried out by me.  Always a blast doing these!

 

– B