Tag Archives: Sacramento

May102014

Posted in F4YL Crew

Raymond Park – sound design / sound FX / background music

Raymond, or Ray, is currently working as a sound effects editor / sound designer for film and he’s in love with every minute of it.  He’s also a huge cinephile, with some of his favorite directors being Andrei Tarkovsky, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Park Chan-Wook, The Coen Brothers and Lars von Trier (the list could go on forever).

Ray says of his love of sound,

 

“I love sound, especially within the boundless realms of storytelling.  From the most unintelligible crackling gibberish to the smoothest of melodious murmurs, I love it all.”

 

So passionate about his audio is Ray that he moved down to Los Angeles to follow his love.  There he works for Monkeyland Audio, while he also pursues work as a freelancer for sound projects ranging from sound effects creation/editing to composing to sound recording and more.

Ray first came to one studios back in 2011 when he joined forces with us for a short film we did for a 48 Hour Film Festival in Sacramento, CA.  Since then he has aided one studios on various projects as an honorary member of the one studios crew, including serving as sound effects artist/foley artist for the short film version of Fight 4 Your Life in 2012.

We are ecstatic to have Ray on board for more of his awesome audio abilities.  Give him a cup of Joe and he’s ready to go!  Yep, his skills are quite sound….he he.

Anyway, be sure to check in on Ray via IMDb, LinkedIn, Vimeo, Facebook or EmptyKingdom.com.  Trust us, he’s quite entertaining and has excellent taste!

 

– The one studios crew

 

 

May92014

Posted in F4YL Crew

Stephanie Shen – executive producer / financial adviser

Stephanie Shen is one hard working individual.  Not only is she a business graduate student at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, but she also holds down a full time job at music streaming company Rdio in San Francisco, CA, where she also resides.

A real passion for worldly travel, Stephanie, or Steph as her friends call her, looks to transfer into international financial consulting upon graduating.  In fact, she was accepted into a prestigious program that will ship her off in the summer of 2014 to a country unknown in origin to her until right before she is sent off.  WOW!  It is sure to be a great experience for her, and one that a first year graduate student rarely is chosen for.  Exciting indeed!  This will be a perfect intro to test the waters in the field she’s striving for.

Stephanie has aided Fight 4 Your Life behind the scenes since its beginning stages in 2012.  She has served as an executive producer and financial adviser, helping in any way she can in order to make the film a success.  The one studios crew owes her the world and knows she will be at the top of whatever it is she chooses to partake in throughout life.  Truly, her drive and promise are without measure.  THANK YOU Stephanie!

Check Steph out on LinkedIn!

 

– The one studios crew

 

 

May92014

Posted in F4YL Crew

Gary Merlo – casting associate / location scout

Garly Merlo passionately believes that tae kwon do has impacted his life in a very positive manner.  He has been training in martial arts since the age of 15, tallying up 12 years of experience as a head instructor and earning his Seventh Degree Black Belt along the way.

Upon moving to Folsom, CA Gary’s dream was to be a strong, positive influence in the community through martial arts instruction.  He considers himself to be a very family oriented person and feels fortunate to live in a family-driven community.  Gary says,

 

“I look forward to the challenge of making a difference.  Through martial arts instruction, I have witnessed children and adults reach far beyond what they believed to be their full potential.”

 

He continues,

 

“I believe the practice of martial arts, the discipline and training, develops the necessary life skills to succeed no matter what the student’s goals are.”

 

Gary has had the privilege of teaching in the Bay Area as well, and those students have now grown to become doctors, teachers, engineers and actors.  But more importantly he has tried to instill in all of his students a strong sense of family values and respect for those values.  His goal is to create an environment in which children and adults not only learn the disciplines of tae kwon do, but also learn a great deal about themselves.

This is apparent when you spend some time with Gary at his school West Coast Martial Arts, in El Dorado Hills, CA.  The relationships he has with his students, their families, his colleagues and everyone he meets are ones of welcoming and respectful natures.  It’s easy to see how he has become so successful, and his students the same.

The one studios crew has received the same treatment from Gary and his establishment.  With his cooperation we have filmed scenes at his West Coast Martial Arts for both the Fight 4 Your Life short (2012) and feature length films.   Gary has also aided us in casting and further location scouting.  Thank you for everything Gary.  Your knowledge, support and kindness are appreciated beyond words.  You’re the best!

For more info on Gary and his school, please visit www.westcoastkickinit.com.  Gary can also be found on Facebook!

 

– The one studios crew

 

 

May102014

Posted in F4YL Crew

TJ Kuahine – background music / soundtrack artist

Music producer, artist, Team Alpha Male fighter from Waianae, HI, now living in Sacramento, CA, T.J. Kuahine is a man who doesn’t no the meaning of the word cliche.  So often people get grouped into certain categories by those they choose to associate themselves with.

It would be easy to call T.J. an athlete or jock, because he is, with him being a dedicated mixed martial arts fighter having wrestled through high school and then moving to Sacramento to live and train with UFC superstar Urijah Faber and his Team Alpha Male.  It would also be easy to call him a musician, because he is, with him having produced countless beats for tons of singers, rappers and musicians alike.  The bottom line is T.J. is the perfect example of what it is to go against stereotypes and the norm.

T.J. is many things, as we all are.  And he is not afraid to demonstrate through how he lives what it is to be true to yourself.  A longtime friend of Fight 4 Your Life director Bryan Bachar, T.J. has been part of one studios projects for years, providing music and more.  We are happy to have this talented artist on our team yet again as he aids in the music for F4YL.  We thank you for everything you do $upaFlyTeddy$upaFly!  Keep those beats blastin’ and livin’ the dream.

Check out T.J., his beats, his fights and more on his personal site, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and SoundCloud!

 

– The one studios crew

 

May82014

Posted in F4YL Crew

Tomicko Abella – costume design / makeup & hair

Tomicko Abella is a fashion designer and all around stylista out of Sacramento, CA.  When she isn’t striving to come up with new clothing, she’s likely kicking back with her young daughter and having some good ole’ fun!

Tomicko came to Fight 4 Your Life through the power of networking.  And, WOW, has she been a huge help!  She is responsible for the stylish apparel, hair and make-up you’ll see on the lustful seductresses in F4YL.

Who are the seductresses?  Be sure to check up regularly on the Characters page here on Fight4YourLifeMovie.com for info on these enticing characters and more.  In the meantime, friend and follow Tomicko on Facebook and Twitter!  Oh, and she’s on MySpace too…yes, MySpace!

 

– The one studios crew

 

 

Mar62014

Posted in F4YL Media

F4YL “Running” Teaser Trailer (Short Film Version) (VIDEO)

The following teaser trailer was developed from the footage we shot in 2012 for the short film version of Fight 4 Your Life.  Our goal with this teaser was to demonstrate to the best of our abilities at the time the style and color schemes we were going to go for in developing the Fight 4 Your Life feature length film.  It’s important to note that the short was not shot with much of the color schemes, style, visual FX and more depicted in this trailer in mind.  So, it was a challenge to tweak things to a respectable level for what we wanted.

 

 

With that said, we were also aiming for this teaser to gather enough interest to gain the support of our local filmmaking community.  This was very important in the casting and development process, and more, because it allowed potential cast and crew to see we had a vision, and that we were not simply talking about it.  The teaser also showed we had already put in a lot of work on this project, further illustrating our seriousness about it coming to fruition.

The short film version of F4YL has only been seen by a select few people involved in that production.  We’ve held off showing it to people because it would reveal too much story line of the feature, which shares the same basic structure, even if immensely more detailed and added to.  Truly, they are two different films with strong likenesses, if that makes sense.  But we want that to be seen later, not now!

The actual finished version of the short has been seen by even fewer eyes since the version showed to most people was a rough cut.  Director/editor Bryan Bachar was already in heavy with the feature version of F4YL when he completed tying things up with the short.  So, there you go.

Plan to definitely see the short version of F4YL in the future though, likely on the DVD under special features when everything is said and done!  Then viewers can compare and contrast to all their hearts’ desire.  Anyway, here’s the teaser!  Can you see the similarities between it’s style, color schemes and more and those of the current feature version teaser trailer?  Check the feature “Intro” teaser trailer HERE.

 

– The one studios crew

 
 

Feb252014

Posted in F4YL News & Announcements

New Teaser!!! – Official Feature Teaser RELEASE!

Supporters, friends, colleagues and all of the above, we are proud to announce the release of the first official teaser trailer for the feature length version of Fight 4 Your Life!  Is it a coincidence that the launch of this trailer falls near the birthday of Fleet Blackwood himself, Mr. Brandon J. Woods???  Nope.  No coincidence at all.  🙂  Happy BDay Mr. Woods!

The one studios crew is continuing to work hard on the ongoing production of F4YL.   But as we edge nearer and nearer to wrapping production we are able to put more info out about the film….to your benefit!  This teaser is meant to intrigue and entertain, leaving you wondering and wanting more….and keeping you coming back to the F4YL site for further media and info.  So, we hope it succeeds in doing so!

Expect more trailers in the near future, including the full length theatrical trailer.  We’ll also be releasing more character, cast and crew bios soon, as well as launching our Soundtrack Contest.  Lots on the horizon.  Lots coming at you quick!  Until then, keep up the good fight!

 

– The one studios crew

 

Jan82014

Posted in F4YL Announcements • F4YL News & Announcements

Another Set of Shoots Down!

Happy New Year everyone!  We truly hope your holiday season was a fantastic time, spent with all of your loved ones.

The one studios crew has been working diligently to ensure Fight 4 Your Life stays true to its course.  The holidays may have been upon us, but we continued to push!  From January 1st through January 5th we had F4YL star Brandon J. Woods back from the east coast, where he is attending the Harvard School of Medicine, to shoot a string of scenes.  The shoots went great!  And it was awesome to have Brandon, aka Fleet Blackwood, back on set.

As we progress into 2014….WOW…..one studios will be shooting further scenes/shots without Mr. Woods during the months of January, February and March.  Our teenage Fleet, Antonio Mulqueeney, will be taking the reins for several of these shoots.  Wish him luck!

In addition to these shoots, we will be preparing with much vigor for having Brandon back in the spring for his final shoots, which happen to be the final scenes that will be needed for Fight 4 Your Life‘s completion!!!  Exciting news indeed!  We can’t wait to finish, but we are taking in every moment of this journey.  It’s priceless.  And we have some great stuff coming for you to check out over the coming months to show our progress….one being the first official teaser trailer for F4YL!!!

Thank you, as always, to everyone involved throughout this strenuous process.  And for those that are not directly involved, thank you for your support!  Fight 4 Your Life would not be possible without each and every one of you.  A very special thanks to all of the location providers for this past week’s shoots:

 

Frank & KC Richmond

Terry Colorado

David of Center Ring Boxing

Eliot Kelly of El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Hollie of River City Saloon

Peter Rodriguez

Brandon Umipig

 

Be sure to keep up on this site as we make some great updates over the next few weeks.  And be sure to peep the Fight 4 Your Life Facebook and Twitter pages.  Like the film and follow it here:

F4YLMovie on Facebook

F4YLMovie on Twitter

 

– The one studios crew

 

 

Nov192013

Posted in F4YL Blog

Greathouse of Dance in the News

F4YL resident BBoy Brandon “Knowbody” Greathouse and his troop of dancers blew it out recently in San Fransisco at the S.F. Hip Hop Dance Fest.  Check out this SF Gate article to read all about it.  Show the love.  Doin’ big thangs!  Reppin’ Fight 4 Your Life!!!

http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/S-F-Hip-Hop-DanceFest-review-In-step-with-future-4991964.php

 

– The one studios crew

 

Sep202013

Posted in F4YL Blog

Come Support Cast Member Brian Jagger’s Film!

Cast member Brian Jagger has been fortunate enough to have been selected to have his film script brought to life for the 2013 A Place Called Sacramento Film Festival.  It’s this festivals 14th year!  His film is called The Lottery Ticket, and will be premiered on October 6th at 1:00 pm at the Crest Theater in Sacramento.  Bring some friends, meet some more and eat some popcorn as you give Brian and his film some much appreciated support!

Brian’s a great dude and is heavily active in the Sacramento and Bay Area film and TV communities.  He a good guy to know.  And he’s just an awesome human being.  Plus, he’s a part of Fight 4 Your Life!  So, show him some love!  Also, there will be a special “After Party” at Blacktop Comedy in Roseville, CA at 6pm the same day.

The Crest Theater is located at:

1013 K Street, Sacramento, California 95814

 

Get your tickets for the film festival at www.purchase.tickets.com.

 

 

– B