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  • Just got back from Atlanta

    Wednesday, May 2, 2012 1:37PM / Members only

    I know I have not posted in months.  After the film in Nanhai, I headed back to LA for a week of rest.  Then I flew to Altanta, Georgia for 10 weeks on Demon's Rook, an awesome new horror film by James Sizemore, aka Loup Rah Garamore.  James and his team flew me in, along with Lisette Santana, an effects tech from LA, and my good friend Corey Ruby, from the Chicago area.  We had 10 weeks to build 4 demons, a ton of kills, body parts, 36 zombies, and much much more.  It was an intense job, with long hours, but every day was so so much fun and it was a joy to work with these people.  I almost wished it would never end.  Alas, I am now back in LA, with my stint on Demon's Rook complete.  I was unable to stay for actual shooting, but I got our crew through prep.  We actually made 92 molds.  That is an insane number.  Anyway, here is some of what we made.  I hope you all enjoy.


    Working on a headcast
    halfway done the headcast

    Our decapitated head is ready to be molded

    Lisette molding the head

    One of our victims, I mean actors, having his arm cast

    Our wonderful intern Stephanie, cleaning molds

    Our intern Bunie, who got her arms stuck in the glove molds, again

    Corey working on another matrix mold

    Correcting a neck cast

    making some teeth

    All of us fiberglassing a matrix mold

    James's zombie sculpture

    My zombie sculpture
    My baby, the fiberglass master mold for the surprise character in the film

    in front of the oven, on the day of the first foam latex run

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  • The torture is almost over, soon to be on the next job

    Sunday, Feb 5, 2012 2:16PM / Members only

    Our long shoot in Nanhai is taking its toll.  I have 7 more shooting days, and then I have to jet to Hong Kong to catch my flight back to LA.  The shoot has been tough, but the cast and crew are fantastic.  A special thanks to my team, Rayni, Tina, Style, and Louise, who have continued to power through.  The next few days will be full of blood gags and make-ups, so I anticipate long hours, and fatigue.

    On a lighter note, my big film in Atlanta got it's financing, so my flights are booked and I am off to Atlanta on the 20th.  I get to bring to people with me, so I chose Lisette Santana from LA, and Corey Ruby from Chicago, for my crew.  We will be in Atlanta for about 2 months, prepping with director, and effects artist, James Sizemore, for Demon's Rook.  It will be nice to set my own schedule again, and have some more creative and logistical control.  Hope to go to set for that one, but it might just be back to China in May for Electric Cherry.  When it rains, it pours, or so they say.

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  • Do not let children play with knives

    Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 3:30PM / Members only

    Well there are only 10 more days before I hop on a plane back to LA, and then off to Atlanta a week later for my next film.  Today was another fun one.  Showed up to work today at 8am without a bit under 6 hours of sleep.  It was all second unit for the effects team today.  Our task today: turn our wonderful 1st AD, Fred Sun, into a horribly shredded victim of the evil Jiang Shi (Chinese equivalent of a zombie).  Alas, a fair bit of this make-up got covered in tattered wardrobe, but here it is in all of it's glory.

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  • Moving Right Along...

    Friday, Jan 27, 2012 8:56AM / Members only

    Well, the days are piling up.  I think we have 17 days left in this odyssey.  The newest task, change that gnarly hand I did into something sleeker and sexy, while still being creepy.  We will later design a face to match.  Our US gaffer will be here soon, and that will help a bit too.  Alas, myself and several crew have caught the Nanhai cold and are coughing and wheezing our ways slowly back to health.  I think we are keeping some Vitamin C company in business in the process.  Well here is the latest incarnation of evil hand.

    Option 1

    Option 2

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  • And the adventure continues

    Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 10:57AM / Members only

    It has been an ongoing adventure on this latest film.  Little sleep, and constant changes, but we push on.  We did have two days off for Chinese New Year.  I trekked into Guangzhou with Harry Du Young, our intrepid key grip, and Eric Heise, our awesome sound guy, to poke around some historical sites, grab a massage, and have a nice meal to ring in the year of the dragon.  The next day was spent sleeping all day, in a vain attempt to prepare myself for the remaining 2 and a half weeks of shooting.

    Yesterday, I had the joy of smearing latex all over Arran, a great actor down from Shanghai.  He has to appear corpselike, and I cobbled together something to accommodate that.  Now, on to further awesomeness and the remainder of the shoot.

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    right now in beijing. back to hong kong end of the month.
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    posted on Thursday, Feb 24, 2011 12:21AM  [Report]
    Great meeting you and looking forward in working together on the current film project at Ace Studio in Guangzhou.
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    posted on Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010 7:27PM  [Report]
    Hi Mike, nice to know that you are in the site too. Too bad didn't get to see you while I reshooting in Nanhai. Let me know if you ever come to Shenzhen. Take care.
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    posted on Monday, Sep 6, 2010 11:16AM  [Report]
    Hey long time no see. I was up at the Stalag but you were paroled to Beijing. Nice work on all the creatures-love it!
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    I moved resently too, actually it is thrice in three month...
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    "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." The chinese is "千里之行,始于足下"
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    hola nice to meet you, i come from hk
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