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About Me

I currently live in Arlington Heights, IL and work as a Production Technician for GE Healthcare. In my spare time I work on independent film projects. Mainly I've been working on a trilogy of fan films, called "Star Wars: Pathways" (you can learn about it by clicking on this link - Star Wars: Pathways or The Force.Net .)Due to what I was able to accomplish on such a miniscule budget I was tapped by some of the head honchos at GE to start making training videos for them. I've made 2 so far and they are fun to watch as well as informative (or so I'm told).I am also working on a feature length zombie movie screenplay which I intend to direct titled "Millennium's End" *title subject to change (look for it's official MySpace page in my Friends List).Another project of mine that's proven to be quite popular is a comedic Halo 2 based machinima series titled "Stranded". You can find them on You Tube where they've been watched thousands of times and have garnered a lot of critical acclaim. (if you want to see the episodes, just scroll down and you'll find them)I'm slightly shy and a little quiet, but once I become comfortable around new people you can't get me to shut up (just ask my co-workers). I have a healthy sense of humor, I'm dependable and very easy to get along with. That's why I find it funny when I hear that people at work think I always look pissed off. Couldn't be further from the truth (although find me someone who's actually happy to be at work). Oh yeah... don't let the gut fool you, I'm very agile. LOL! I also am an avid video gamer, film buff, I enjoy spending time with my friends and am looking for that special someone to spend the rest of my life with.
Shoot me a line if you're interested in chatting or if you're looking for someone to direct your next music video *wink wink nudge nudge*._____________________________________________________ ______
This is the teaser trailer for my first completely original short film, a horror/thriller titled "Stalk". It stars Kelly Kiorpes and Will Gartside. It was written and directed by me.
Here's a scene I recently directed and edited for my Directing Class starring Kelly Kiorpes and Don Markus.
Here's a concept teaser trailer to the zombie movie I'm currently writing with plans on directing in the near future, "Millennium's End"... Millennium's End Concept Teaser
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Here's an exclusive scene from the second chapter of the Star Wars: Pathways trilogy, Path of Deceit...Exclusive Path of Deceit Scene
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Add to My Profile | More VideosHere's the long awaited trailer for the second chapter in the STAR WARS: PATHWAYS fan film trilogy... PATH OF DECEIT: ..And here's some videos of the first film in the Pathways Trilogy... The Trailer:..The Celebration III promotional video:..The Blooper Reel:..... and here's the first episode of one of Industrial Strength Productions' many side projects... STRANDED Episode 1: Gods & Grenades! Enjoy!.. And here's Episode 2: Diss-Belief... .. And Episode 3: Ace in the Hole... .. And finally the fourth episode of STRANDED, The Trouble With Ikky... ..

My Interests

Film, filmmaking, writing, reading, gaming, hanging with friends. ..

I'd like to meet:

Ali Larter, Kristin Bell (saw her in person at Wizard World Chicago 2006!!! Smokin'!!!), Elisha Cuthbert, Milla Jovovich... you know... all those fine Hollywood hotties! Oh yeah... and those fine goth chicks from The Cruxshadows.

Music:

I'm a fan of many genres, but I tend to gravitate toward industrial, metal, some EBM and film scores. I'll just give a mix of my faves... KMFDM!!!!!, Front Line Assembly, Cubanate, Kidneythieves, I: Scintilla, Nine Inch Nails, Pig, Razed in Black, The Birthday Massacre, Rob Zombie/White Zombie, Zombie Girl, Epica, Fear Factory, (old) Metallica, Mnemic, Nightwish, Static-X, Funker Vogt, Icon of Coil, Velvet Acid Christ, The Advantage, Court Jester, Cypress Hill, The Cruxshadows, Bella Morte, David Bowie, Desert Planet, ELO, Faith No More, Jimi Hendrix, Juno Reactor, Killing Joke, Korn, Lacuna Coil, Muse, Richard Cheese, The Rolling Stones, Jerry Goldsmith (Alien, the Star Trek scores), James Horner (Aliens, the Star Trek scores), Elliot Goldenthal (Alien 3, Final Fantasy), Hans Zimmer (Batman Begins with J.N. Howard, Gladiator), Nobuo Uematsu (any Final Fantasy game score), Johnny Klimek/Reinhold Heil (Land of the Dead), Don Davis/Juno Reactor (The Matrix Trilogy), Wojciech Kilar (The 9th Gate), John Carpenter (Prince of Darkness, The Fog), John Williams (the Star Wars scores), Brad Fiedel (T2), John Powell (X-Men: The Last Stand) and most recently Steve Jablonsky's awesome score for "Transformers".

Movies:

I'm a HUGE film buff (duh, I make films in my spare time so inspiration had to come from somewhere) so I'll narrow the list down to a few... Trainspotting, The Fountain, Cloverfield, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Rules of Attraction, Closer, La Femme Nikita, Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope, The Departed, Serenity, Kill Bill (1 & 2), Se7en, Aliens: The Director's Cut, Severance, Black Snake Moan, Angel-A, Caddyshack, Transformers, Live Free or Die Hard, The Last King of Scotland, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Batman Begins, Resident Evil, Superbad, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Big Lebowski, First Blood, Pulp Fiction, X2, Black Hawk Down, Jaws, Dawn of the Dead (1978 & 2004), Leon: The Professional, Goodfellas, Mortal Kombat, Fight Club, Sin City, Blade (1 & 2), The Matrix Trilogy, The Black Hole, Beverly Hills Cop, Hackers, Tron, The Godfather (1 & 2), Dark City, Jet Li's Fearless, Slither, Night/Day Watch... this list could go on forever!
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Television:

I usually only catch TV shows on DVD (I'm wierd like that) and some of my favorites are Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, 24, Lost, Futurama, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Veronica Mars, Heroes, Dead Like Me, Surface, Law & Order: SVU, Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica (the new series), Attack of the Show!, Everybody Loves Raymond, Farscape, Freaks & Geeks, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, Red Dwarf, Da Ali G Show.

Books:

The Harry Potter series (J.K. Rowling), the Meg series (Steve Alten), Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh), the Star Trek: New Frontier series (Peter David), Weapon of Flesh (Chris A. Jackson), The Beach (Alex Garland), Rebel Without A Crew (Robert Rodriguez), Cell (Stephen King), The Zombie Survival Guide (Max Brooks)... and in comic books - Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Frank Miller), Sin City (Frank Miller), Daredevil, The Walking Dead, Teen Titans and the Green Lantern/Green Lantern Corps series. Currently reading the "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Philip Pullman.

Heroes:

I don't really have any heroes, but there are people whose movies I admire enough to let it influence my work in film... David Fincher, Paul W.S. Anderson, The Wachowski Brothers, Guillermo Del Toro, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Danny Boyle, Robert Rodriguez, Tony Scott, Kathryn Bigelow, James Cameron, Quentin Tarantino, Sam Raimi, Alex Proyas, John Woo, George Romero, Luc Besson, Len Wiseman... or anyone who's not a complete tool. You know who you are.Your results:
You are Green Lantern Green Lantern 75% Spider-Man 70% Superman 55% Robin 55% Catwoman 50% Hulk 45% The Flash 45% Iron Man 45% Supergirl 40% Batman 30% Wonder Woman 20% Hot-headed. You have strong
will power and a good imagination.
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My Blog

Stalk Shoot

This past weekend, from May 30th to June 2nd, production began and ended on my first original short film, titled "Stalk". It's a horror/thriller about a woman alone in a cabin in the woods who i...
Posted by Christopher on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:08:00 PST

Back to School

It's been nearly 14 years since I last set foot inside a classroom, but in order to do what I want to do with my life and career I need to take steps to accomplish that and going back to school is the...
Posted by Christopher on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:28:00 PST

So I drank the punch...

... and started playing World of Warcraft. Yeah, I know what you're saying. I made it quite clear that I had no interest at all in playing yet another lame MMORPG after having horrible exp...
Posted by Christopher on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:00:00 PST

Dragon*Con 2007- Day 5

Woke up early, said my goodbyes and got on a plane with Rob back to Chicago... not after Rob had his bag searched once he told a security person that he had a sword and gun in his suitcase. I wa...
Posted by Christopher on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 06:37:00 PST

Dragon*Con 2007- Day 4

Sunday, our last full day to enjoy the convention before heading back to Chicago. I realized that one particular person in our group had pretty much ignored me for the past day, mainly after my "Cell ...
Posted by Christopher on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 06:17:00 PST

Dragon*Con 2007- Day 3

We had to be up early to get ready for the costume parade through Atlanta that we all were participating in. A gang of pirates we were. Arrrgh! Well, it sounded good on paper, but my costu...
Posted by Christopher on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:24:00 PST

Dragon*Con 2007- Day 1

So my first ever Dragon*Con convention took place this past weekend. I had a blast (minor glitches nonwithstanding). To start things off... My friend Rob and myself were flying out fro...
Posted by Christopher on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:45:00 PST

Dragon*Con 2007- Day 2

So we drive down to Atlanta wearing the same clothes as the previous day and stinking like old sweat socks. We checked in at our hotel, the Hilton, and while the others in our group made a beeli...
Posted by Christopher on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:00:00 PST

Media Team

Interesting developments lately. Very interesting. OK. So, the "Contamination Control" training video at work went kablooey. The dude whose department was responsible for my having to make...
Posted by Christopher on Thu, 03 May 2007 07:59:00 PST

Upcoming Film Projects

Well, I guess that the 5S video that I did for GE Healthcare really impressed a lot of people because a couple of weeks after it premiered at our facility in Arlington Heights I was asked to start wor...
Posted by Christopher on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:21:00 PST