We completed our third and final day of shooting on the short film. I am very thankful to the cast and crew and friends who have come together to make a piece of art. Production on this film has been a great adventure and I look forward to the next stage as we complete shooting.

This was the “lightest” of the three day shoot, but still no small task. We had three different sequences to cover, in three different parts of Los Angeles, but it all came together nicely.

Here are some images. And THANK YOU to everyone involved.

Gavin’s first episode of Iron Man: Armored Adventures airs this month on Monday the 24th! Full Details below. And don’t worry, if you don’t have Nicktoons as part of your cable lineup, you can watch the episode streaming after it’s broadcast.

Monday, October 24th, 2011
08: 00p-08:30p – #209 – Iron Man: Armored Adventures “The Hawk and the Spider” (PREMIERE)
Description: Iron Man has a hard time stopping slippery thieves Hawkeye and Black Widow from stealing Stark International’s UI chip, and an even harder time when Titanium Man steals it from them!

Preview Clip HERE

Phew!!! What a day. Up at 4:30, Krispy Kreme by 5:00, throwing our lovely actress into the ocean by 7:00 AM… camera’s rolling of course! And despite an entire Triathlon being between us and our first shooting location we got everything we needed and a beautiful overcast sky for the opening sequence of the film! A BIG THANKS to everyone involved yesterday!

(Laura Monaco in a gorgeous custom dress by Mae)

We were all over the place, the beach at dawn, the highways of Los Angeles by noon, and Downtown by the mid afternoon. An additional thanks to the beach services guys for not kicking us out and to photographer Joe Rubenstein for donating a fantastic location for our downtown shoot.

I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.

(Adam Rydell can hear everything you’re saying)

(Surfer, musician, and now actor Polo working with Ben and Matt)

(Ben, continuing to get good shots, even through soaked from a rogue wave)

(Laura Monaco and Polo after shooting their sequence)

(Everyone is very happy to no longer be shooting next to a public restroom)

(Producer Rhianne and the troops march past the crazies downtown)

(The Bros Koppin, two very dangerous men with their weapons of choice)

(Actor John Gilbert getting prepped from Jenny Lee)

(Actresses Kali Chung and Laura Monaco holding up traffic… no really.)

(AD and general multi-tasker, Katie making an adjustment to the wireless on Laura)

(After a long day, we’ve all gone a little mad… Matt, Ben, Polo, Adam, Myself and Kyle)

(DP Ben Koppin getting a close shot with actress Laura Monaco)

Wow!!! What an insane adventure we had in the high desert yesterday. Everyone involved did a fantastic job, and although hot with a sun beating down, the desert cooperated very nicely with us (except for a desert dog that chased two of our cars trying to herd them and bite their tires).

(Rhianne and Kristin making some shade for the camera… and cameraman)

I don’t want to say too much about what’s going on in these images, because I don’t want to give anything away, but you can tell there was a lot of hard work and fun to be had.

A BIG THANKS to cast and crew for an excellent first day shooting!

(Makeup and Hair Artist Jenny Lee prepping actress Kali Chung)

(Producer Rhianne Bergado will shoot you)

(Sound Engineer Adam Rydell along with DP Ben Koppin)

(Actress Laura Monaco and myself)

(AD Katie Townley, Mae and Adam want you all to remember to drink your water and wear your sunscreen)

(Actor Brian Brummitt in the middle of nowhere)

(Ben, Rhianne and Kristin prep for a shot)

(Actress Kali Chung wondering how she got herself into this mess)

(Jenny Lee preps Laura for her first shot of the day as Katie looks on)

(Our last setup for the night, it was very late, very spooky and very much in the middle of nowhere)

Shooting will begin on the new short film written by Gavin in September.

Excited to announce Brian Brummitt and Kali Chung have joined Laura Monaco in the cast for the film.

Brian and Laura Monaco and a table read.

Kali Chung and Laura Monaco already looking like old pals.

Producer Rhianne Bergado has clearly found what she considers a Kodak Moment.

I am super excited to share with everyone that I am in preparation to shoot a new short film. Most importantly a film with a super talented team. This is a script I wrote a few years ago and have been polishing every since. Finally its just right, and the time to move forward and commit it to moving image.

Last night was our first table read with our two talented actresses Diep and Laura and I am super excited to be working with them.

Rhianne Paz Bergado will be producing, Katie Townley will be ADing and Ben Koppin will be shooting.

There will be more news over the next few months on this project, I can’t wait to share it with everyone.

Hey Everyone!

My novel THE FREAK TABLE is currently a quarter finalist in the amazon.com Breakthrough Writing Contest.

You can visit it’s page, download a free Kindle version excerpt, click “like” or leave a review at the link below.

Thanks!

The Freak Table Amazon Breakthrough Contest Entry

As you may know from my sorted and shady past I spent some time in front of the camera as a model… ahem, yep. Funny I know. Well, some time has passed since those days, and I’m now easing back into that world. Not in front of the camera, but behind it! Here are some images for my first fashion shoot as a photographer. I had a fantastic time working with Mae, of Mae’s Dress Shop, her model Judy Ly and the team for hair and makeup.

Hope you enjoy the images, I’ll post more when the collection hits stores.

One of my favorite shots from the day

An outtake I was fond of

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Gavin’s short science fiction story, Paris 90 is featured in this months version of Synthetic Sensations Computer Music Magazine!

In Paris 90, Detective Charles Dubois’ life is in the hands of his partner. Not an unusual position for a member of the police. What is unusual… his partner is one of the Paris Police Department’s first sentient robots.

Synthetic Sensations is a fantastic magazine coming to you straight from the future. For a mere pound a month… or two dollars American, you can download the PDF either to print or view, as it’s a very computer friendly magazine. This is where the future of publishing is headed… be the first on the wave so you can surf the sweet spot.

www.syntheticsensations.com

I recently finished my first novel The Freak Table and I’m about to start sharing it with potential publishers. Please join our fan-page/online petition and show publishers there is an audience hungry for this book!

Facebook Page for THE FREAK TABLE

Introduction

Remember when skateboarding was a crime?

We weren’t the first to do any of it, but we were the last to do it for the right reasons.
We were the skaters, wavers, freaks, faggots, punks, goths, deathrockers, outsiders, and losers. We were punched, shoved, pushed, kicked, judged, beat up, beat down, alienated, and humiliated. In other words we were teenagers.

But more than that, we were the teenagers who didn’t fit in. We chose to walk the halls of our schools and the streets of our towns as outcasts. We didn’t know it at the time, but our little rebellions were part of something bigger. . . .

The Freak Table takes us back to a time when skateboarding was a crime, when wearing a Mohawk didn’t get you the girl, and when standing out from the norm meant constantly standing up for what you believed in.

We stood up for the very minority we created . . . Us.