For the recent ep of "Law by Mike" (see ep link in my profile) Producer Friend @philmoore4u asked me to help solve a puzzle for his show. How to get the host of "Law by Mike" to really climb a wall with electronic suction cups. I was able to bring in skilled help from @stevetheweaponsguy and together we put slings on the cups for his feet and for extra safety, put a harness on him and I was tethered to him on the roof in case he slipped. Mike really climbed with the suction cups and it was a fun little puzzle to work on together. Thanks Phil and Steve! The video here is Steve testing before we shot. #stunts #stuntcoordinator
I recently got a call from a Stunt Coord asking for my info and a selfie for a stunt double gig, ASAP. Instead of taking a selfie myself, that is only useful for casting my nose hairs in a part, I asked my pro photographer Wife, Diana @toshikophoto to help me on this one. This is her, using natural sunlight, right outside of our door. No filters and I was able to fulfill the ASAP request and booked the gig. Thanks @toshikophoto ! If you're looking to update your headshots, I know a kind, great photographer who makes those of us who feel awkward taking photos, have a fun time!
Updated Stunt/Action Demo. Still going through some minor rehab but feeling ready to get back out there. Thanks to everyone in these clips for the fun action experiences! #stunts #stuntactor #laactor
Got back to MoCap after many years out of it, and I got to do it with my good Pal & Fight Coordinator @stevetheweaponsguy Thanks to MoCap Commander @arikarczag for bringing us in and @jonasgermanface for guiding us through the experience. The last few years came with many physical and mental set backs. Thanks Steve for joining me on the rehab trail. This session was a good way to start crawling back to our health! #18thedition #fightcoordinators
Stunt Day 2 with Stunt Coord. @stevetheweaponsguy , different production. Thanks for bringing me in to assist and perform. #stunts #stuntcoordinator #shortfilm #fightcoordinator #stuntactor
Foreheadshots 📸Let’s make that a thing😅 Also, stunt people have to hide their faces 😜Tb from many years ago #candidphotography #actorheadshots #laheadshots #actingheadshots #actorlife #stuntlife #stuntcoordinator #fightcoordinator #fightchoreographer
Aug 27th marked my 27th year here in LA. A lot of physical and situational setbacks this past year. Despite that, I'm thankful for these bright spots with Family and Friends. Here's a combo of stunt acting work, stunt/assist coordination, stunt team work for short films, previz sessions, a stage prod. & some training from the last year. #stunts #stuntcoodinator #stuntcoordinator #shortfilm
SGT. KABUKIMAN L.A.P.D – SING, DANCE, KILL.
In honor of the the new TOXIC AVENGER @toxicavenger - I’m unleashing a proof-of-concept teaser I created about 10 years ago for a Sgt. Kabukiman re-imagining.
It screened at Tromadance, and for a little while we were talking with Uncle Lloyd @unclelloydkaufman about developing it as a feature.
Pitch: The Raid meets Black Swan with a splash of Fist of the North Star.
Huge thanks to the cast and crew who brought this brief little fever dream to life:
✦ Director / Editor / Concept Art: Mike L Taylor @pretendforreal ✦ Director of Photography: Collier Landry @collierlandry ✦ VFX: Patrick Starr @patrick_t_starr ✦ MUFX: Andrea Valades ✦ Grip / Electric / AC: Riley Reiss @rileypanos ✦ Downtown L.A. timelapse: Steve Ezell @steveezell ✦ Fight Choreography: Tripp Pickell @tripppickell ✦ Tripp Pickell as SGT. KABUKIMAN ✦ Don Marshal as Fighting-Fans Thug @donald.marshall1 ✦ Carlos Cespedes as Nunchuk Thug
#toxicavenger #sgtkabukiman #troma #tromadance #lloydkaufman #cultcinema #proofofconcept #fightchoreography #actioncinema #midnightmovies #throwback #vfx #indiefilm #fanfilm
Silly Stunt Acting fun I had recently. Catch the full 22min episode, Brianna - "Topper Guild is Missing" on YouTube, link in my Profile. #stuntactor #stunts
Music by @davidfesliyan
