On Thursday May 8, the Stunt People performed a small little demo for PG&E and their Asian Pacific Cultural Heritage Month kick-off. Too bad there wasn’t much of an audience, and the stage was smaller than we anticipated (hahah, especially for my wushu set) but the crew had a lot of fun.
The best part? Going back to work wearing red silk pants and carrying a mop. Made for an interesting conversation with several sales managers in the elevator ride to the 5th floor. I mean, how do you explain that you just did a martial arts demo during your lunch break? Big thanks to the Stunt People crew and those that came out: Ray, Dennis, Lucas, Ricky, Eric, Matt, Brandon, Troy, and Gio!
Chelsea Steffensen has been busy with Nathaniel Pierson, Gavin Merrick, and Nathan Hoskins on what’s tentatively titled “The Tech”. It’s a 10-or-so minute short film that takes place in Redding, CA. Those who have seen older SP films will recognize a few locations.
Below are a few screen caps from the film. In the first and last one, Gavin and Nathaniel sing musical numbers. Turns out some of us can actually sing.
The Stunt People’s Gavin Merrick has spent the past few years making his way into the world of mixed martial arts. Gavin studied Wrestling, Tae Kwon Do, and Jeet Kuen Do until 2004 when he took interest in MMA. Now he’s embarking on a career involving cage fights, and we’re wishing him all the best. Then we can start putting big taglines on our DVD saying “Starring MMA World Champion Gavin Merrick”. Drop Gavin a line at his Myspace Page, but definitely check out one of his latest fights below.
Edward Kahana recently wrapped shooting for the first four episodes of 9 to 5 Ninja, a ninja-comedy starring Anne Lundbom, Eric Jacobus, Lucas Okuma, Shaun Finney, Ray Carbonel, J.J. Johnson, and Steve Yu. Currently in post-production, the episodes will premiere shortly. For now we have some photos:
Holy cwap! While Shaun and I were browsing Reel Video in Berkeley, I was looking through their martial arts films, no sign of Contour. Nothing in the ‘local filmmakers’ section even. Then I went to the new release section, and they had not one, but five copies of Contour. Fortunately Shaun had his camera phone, because we were POSITIVE that if we left to get a camera and came back they’d all be rented out, and a photo we would not have.
Director Keith Richardson has recently commissioned the talents of various SP members to perform stuntwork and fight choreography for his upcoming film Blessed Blood, a bloody vampire actioner. Keith has released two trailers, which are embedded below. In them you’ll spot myself (Eric Jacobus), Dennis Ruel, Anne Lundbom, Ray Carbonel, and Troy Carbonel.
Just in case you missed it, the Stunt People film “Contour” was featured in Impact Magazine last year. We had a nice 2-page spread. Many thanks to Mike Leeder for his help in promoting “Contour”! Right click the image below and save as to download the full spread, or go to the Press/Reviews Page.
It’s official: you can buy Contour at a Fry’s store near you. So go get one, and impress the store clerk by telling her you know us. Even if you don’t, we’ll vouch for you if she asks us.
