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Effects of topographic and geological features on building damage caused by 2015.4.25 Mw7.8 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal: a preliminary investigation report
© Wang et al. 2016
- Received: 23 December 2015
- Accepted: 29 April 2016
- Published: 10 May 2016
The 2015.4.25 Gorkha earthquake affected about eight million people in Nepal. Most injuries and loss of life were due to building collapse and damage. This work aims to investigate the topographical and geological effects on the severe damage caused by this earthquake.
In one-week field investigation in the earthquake-affected areas, several severely damaged areas with different topographic and geological features were surveyed, as well as the site of Kaligandaki River landslide dam failure. Some general tendency related to the building damage and landslide dam failure was obtained.
Through the field investigation, it was found that geological and geomorphological characteristics of a site, combined with the structure feature of the building, such as the short column effect, amplified the seismic vibration and caused severe building collapse and damages, i.e., 1) For buildings on flat area consisting of lacustrine deposit or diluvial deposit, resonance effect might be the main reason, while for the buildings on the top of hills or narrow ridges, topographic effect and sometimes, short column effect should take the main responsibility; 2) For buildings located on the gentle slopes or landslides, the settlement in the infill side caused by the strong seismic vibration can be the main reason; 3) Besides of the building failure on lacustrine deposit, failure patterns in three types of topographic and geological features, i.e., narrow ridges formed by landslides, diluvial deposits and alluvial fans, and landslides, were proposed as the possible mechanism of the building damage caused by the earthquake. For landslide dam failure, it was found that landslide dam could easily breach or collapse, when the landslide-dam-deposits were fine.
- Gorkha earthquake
- Investigation
- Topographic effect
- Resonance effect
- Landslide dam
- Building damages
The Gorkha earthquake occurred at 11:56 NST on 25 April 2015. The focal depth is about 15 km. The epicenter is 77 km northwest of Kathmandu. Based on the information from the United Nations, about eight million people have been affected by the strong earthquake in Nepal, which is more than a quarter of the Nepal's population (Goda et al. 2015; Dahal and Timilsina 2015).
To understand the damage caused by the earthquake, and find a solution to mitigate the geo-disasters in Nepal, a preliminary investigation on the 2015 Gorkha earthquake was conducted from 2 to 9 June 2015.
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Cultural heritage and building damage in Katmandu city (located on lacustrine deposits)
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Building damage in Gorkha Palace, Chautara and Changu Narayan (located on a narrow mountain ridge)
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Building damage in Sankhu (located on an alluvial fan)
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Building damage in Purano Naikap (located in a possible landslide area)
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An earthquake-induced landslide dam in Kaligandaki River
Methodologies and findings
Investigation on cultural heritage and building damage in Katmandu city (lacustrine deposits)
According to a previous study (Sakai 2001), lacustrine deposits are widely distributed in the Katmandu valley. The maximum depth reaches 600 m, and the average thickness at the center of the Katmandu basin is about 200 m. Many ancient buildings and temples were severely damaged or destroyed in Katmandu city.
Damage at the Swyambhunath world heritage site
During the investigation, it is found that the damages are more severe where the buildings and temples are closer to the slope. It may mean that the shaking is much stronger at the slope shoulder than at the mountain top. After the investigation in the same site, Hashash et al. (2015) pointed out that the topography effects refer to the modification (frequently amplification) of incident ground motion due to energy focusing effects at convex topographic features (hills, ridges, canyons, cliffs, and slopes), complicated subsurface topography (sedimentary basins, alluvial valleys), and geological lateral discontinuities (e.g., ancient faults, debris zones). These features can significantly alter the intensity, frequency content and duration of ground shaking during earthquakes compared to the shaking that the same site would have experienced, had it been on flat ground. In the Swyambhunath site, the topographic effect of hills and slopes may have occurred.
Damage in Dharahara and Durbar Square
Dharahara and Durbar Square areas are the central areas of Kathmandu city. It is also an attractive resort with many famous temples and buildings. During the earthquake, those ancient temples and buildings suffered heavy damage.
Through a study of local amplification effect of soil layers on ground motion in the Kathmandu Valley using microtremor analysis, Paudyal et al. (2012) concluded that the multiple amplified frequencies in a particular area can create a resonance effect both for low rise and tall buildings. They pointed out that the behavior of the surface layer as well as the layer underneath should be taken into consideration for seismic risk studies in the Kathmandu Valley. Because of the resonance effect, the low-rise to medium-rise buildings, and improperly designed buildings were selectively damaged.
From a viewpoint of long-term safety of the buildings, reconstruction of these building is recommended. However, the number of damaged buildings is so large that the budget required to rebuild them may have to be evaluated by the government.
Building damage in Gorkha Palace, Chautara and Changu Narayan (narrow mountain ridge)
The residential areas located on narrow mountain ridges suffered severe damage. This damage may be caused by the topographic amplification effect of the narrow mountain ridge. During the investigation, we visited three typical sites: Gorkha Palace, Chautara town and Changu Narayan. The following gives the damaging situation in details.
Damage in Gorkha palace
Gorkha Palace is the source of the Shah dynasty, and it is a very important culture heritage in Nepal. Because it is located near the epicenter, it was exposed to different effects of the earthquake.
Damage in Chautara town
The damage to the Chautara town was very severe though it is far from the epicenter and earthquake fault. The reason may be the amplification of the narrow mountain ridge, combined with the special structure of the buildings built on the slope along the highway. However, looking from another side of the town, it seems like that the whole town of the Chautara might be located on a large-scale landslide. If it is true, the Chautara town should consider moving to a safer place; otherwise, it will most likely suffer similar damage in the next large earthquake event. To solve this problem, more detailed investigation and landslide mapping are useful and effective.
Damage to Changu Narayan temple at Bhaktapur
Building damage in Sankhu (Alluvium fan)
Building damage in Purano Naikap (landslide area)
Landslide dam in Kaligandaki river
Fortunately, before the major slope failure happened, the local authority understood the situation and resettled the local people to safe place. 124 people living in the village that was located at the opposite side to the cliff were evacuated.
So roughly, it can be estimated that it took about 38 hours from the time of the small-scale rockfall to change into a major failure. It took 14.5 hours for the landslide dam lake to become fully filled, and 30 minutes for the landslide dam to complete collapse by overflow.
For the purpose of time prediction for landslide dam failure, we learned from that the collapse of the landslide dam by overflow only took 30 minutes. One of the possible reasons might be the crushing of the thin rock mass when the rockfall fell to the ground. The bedrock of the cliff is thin bedding phyllite which is relative soft and composed of fine scale-like minerals. Because of the strong collision from about a 700 m high position, the structure of the rock mass was pulverized. We concluded that the landslide dam consisting of loose deposits of the rockfall might be vulnerable for overflow, and the longevity of the dam will be short.
Figure 29(a) shows the case on the narrow mountain ridges. The Chautara town belongs to this type. Because the ridge is narrow, buildings used non-homogeneous foundations. One side of the building is directly located on the ground, and the other side is supported by piles, bricks, or concrete structures. Generally, the mountain ridge experienced stronger shaking, and this may cause the failure at the outside foundations. If the outside foundation is located in a landslide area, the foundation will be prone to collapse even if the landslide does not show obvious displacement; if all of the mountain ridge is located in a landslide, the amplified shaking can cause any types of failure because the ground shaking may cause not only horizontal displacement or vertical displacement, but also rotational displacement. The building damage occurred in Gorkha Palace and Changu Narayan were mainly caused by the strong shaking due to the topographic amplification as they are almost at the center of the mountain ridges. The situation at the Swyambhunath World Heritage site is not fully understood, however, at least the failure distribution on the main temple in the center and minor temples closing to the slopes coincided with type (a) in Fig. 29.
Figure 29(b) represents the geological structure in Sankhu town. In the upstream side, gravels and surface water is abundant, while as it goes to downstream side, the grain size of the soil becomes finer and finer, surface water becomes to groundwater, and the groundwater gradually becomes deeper. The reason for the concentrated building damage in Sankhu town may be resonance effect of the buildings to the deposit layers.
Figure 29(c) shows the failure pattern at Purano Naikap area. The similar pattern may be widely distributed around the Kathmandu basin. In this kind of area, the structure of the lacustrine deposit overlaying the bedrock can form an enhanced structure for the occurrence of landslides. If there is no earthquake, the gentle slopes are good for agriculture and housing. However, during a large earthquake, existing landslides can be reactivated. Because the lacustrine deposit landslide mainly consists of clay, generally they will not move for long distance during earthquake, but they can amplify the vibration and cause general destruction to the buildings, especially if the buildings in this area were located on shallow foundations on cut-slopes at the upper side, and infilled ground at the lower side. The amplified shaking may cause intensive settlement at the infill and cause non-homogeneous deformation at the foundation. When a building is located at the boundary of a landslide, it will suffer much more severe damage.
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For buildings on flat area consisting of lacustrine deposit or diluvial deposit, resonance effect may be the main reason, while for the buildings on the top of hills or narrow ridges, topographic effect and sometimes, short column effect should take the main responsibility;
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For buildings located on the gentle slopes or landslides, the settlement in the infill side caused by the strong seismic vibration can be the main reason;
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Besides of the building failure on lacustrine deposit, failure patterns in three types of topographic and geological features, i.e., narrow ridges formed by landslides, diluvial deposits and alluvial fans, and landslides, are proposed as the possible mechanisms of the building damage caused by the earthquake.
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For landslide dam failure, it is found that landslide dam will easily breach or collapse, when the landslide-dam-deposits are fine. The Kaligandaki landslide dam failure event gave us a good lesson that geo-environmental disasters can be reduced by catching the precursory phenomena and necessary managements.
This work was financially supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number A-2424106 for landslide dam failure prediction (Principal Investigator: Fawu Wang). International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction (ICGdR) also financially supported the field investigation. Mr. Tek Bahadur KC, the Chief District Officer of Beni and Mr. Uddhab Prasad Timalsena, the Chief District Officer of Gorkha, kindly gave us permission and supported our investigation. The authors thank Lynn Highland of USGS for her helpful and constructive comments on the contents when the first author presented the results in GSA2015 in Baltimore, USA. She also reviewed and edited the first manuscript of this paper.
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Although there is still a couple of months before the Church comes together to honour all our Saints, I have always believed in giving thanks and remembering them , especially our favourite Saints every day.
St Augustine of Hippo, my personal favourite, is largely remembered for his inspiring conversion experience and celebrated for his enormous intellect and writings. He is one of the most prominent doctors of the Catholic Church and on 28 August, we celebrate the life and legacy that this patron saint of brewers left us.
I first came to know about St Augustine through reading about his mother, St Monica. Intrigued by his personality and early life, I found his conversion to be truly a work of God...a work that only God is capable of accomplishing. Through mindless browsing on the Internet or casual readings, I would always come across very thought-provoking, meaningful and timely quotations by this great Saint. How I love his words, how they resonate within me. They are just so inspired by the Holy Spirit!
One day, after learning about the history of the Christian cemetery in St Joseph Church in Bukit Timah, I decided to travel more than 20 kilometres for this mini adventure. While I was there, I prayed for a deal I was negotiating to come to fruition, and after my prayer, just as I was walking down the stairs, I saw a tablet with a quote from St Augustine, "Ora Et Labora: Pray as though everything depended on God / Work as though everything depended on you".
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I worked up a Gnome pattern a few weeks ago but I just wasn't sure it was quite right yet so went back to the drawing board (computer) and re-worked him a bit.
He's still not quite there yet. I think a few more small tweaks to the pattern and I'll finally have it but would like any input you may have about it.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Re-worked the Gnome Pattern
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- Hello there! My name is June said...
That is all kinds of cute!!! I love it!
- July 18, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- MAB Jewelry said...
The after gnome (after gnome?) is better because of his little hands and he just looks. . . gnomier?
- July 18, 2010 at 4:48 PM
- Kaerie Faerie said...
These are great, I would add a cuff of fluff around the ankle to hide the stitching line, but they are cute either way
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- Wendy Wright said...
I like the after Gnome. His overall shape looks refined better. Great job Sassy as always. :)
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My budgie, Charlie, seemed to be having balancing problems. Took him to a vet to get his nails clipped to see if that would rectify the problem. Now he is having problems getting around his cage. Can't decide if it is his right foot or something wrong with his wing but I do believe it has to do with the foot.
I have looked at his right foot and it does not seem swollen or broken. As he moves around it seems as if he can't get his right leg up when it slips off his perch or when he flies to another perch and his foot doesn't connect to where he is going. He then looses his balance and either falls to the floor of his cage or he needs to manoeuvre to get onto the perch he was going for.
He has a ladder in his cage and when he fell to the floor he went to climb up the stairs and he couldn't lift his right leg as he was climbing the ladder. His leg was dragging behind. The Vet did cut one of his nails to the point where it bled and she needed to clot it.
My questions are if the nail was cut to close could this be causing Charlie's problem? Could the problem be higher up on his leg and hidden by his body?
I have no problem taking Charlie to a Avian vet to be checked out, however, he does not seem to be in pain. I am a first time bird owner. Charlie came to me by fluke. He literally ended up on my front door step. I know very little about birds other than what I have read on the internet. I have read it could possibly be anything from a tumour to a sprain.
Charlie is not very tame and it is difficult for me to really have a close look at him.
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State: NY
Type: Model Practice
Year: 2013
In this obesity prevention project, three local health departments (LHDs) and one four-county rural health network, serving a total of 765,323 residents, received federal stimulus funds through the New York State Association of County Health Officials (NYSACHO) and New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to increase access to, and encourage consumption of, healthier beverages in county buildings and at other public sites in their communities. Adapting educational materials developed by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH), they educated county leaders and the broader public within their communities about health risks associated with sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and health benefits of water and other healthy beverages. Primary goal and targets: to ensure that water, no-calorie seltzer and unsweetened iced tea are available in vending machines used by county employees and by visitors to county offices, the majority of whom are from low-income families, and that healthy beverages are served at public events. Secondary target: employees at other worksites where the employer was part of a LHD health coalition. NYSACHO developed a secure website for all its LHD members with resources such as best practices, model programs, and links to evidence-based research about the link between SSBs, obesity, and chronic diseases. After issuing an RFP, NYSACHO selected: Clinton ($35,065), Rockland ($36,000), and Orange ($36,000) County, NY Health Departments; and the S2AY Rural Health Network (Wayne, Steuben, Schuyler, and Yates County Health Departments at $52,774). Awardees implemented projects between May 1, 2011 and January 31, 2012, as outlined below*. All LHDs in NYS outside of NYC - serving an additional 10.24 million residents - received copies of adapted educational materials, a report on how to apply lessons learned; findings were presented at meetings of NYSACHO and the NYS Public Health Association. A public-facing web site at www.cutyoursugar.org was developed and promoted to obesity prevention advocates within educational, corporate and government sectors around the nation.
*ORANGE COUNTY¬-• Letter describing grant and sample policies/procedures mailed to town supervisors, mayors.• Educational materials displayed at community locations (libraries, worksites). • Provided on-going technical assistance to partners.• Policies and meeting guidelines developed and adopted by city buildings, libraries, one academic institution, county government. • Implemented countywide 'Water Campaign' including using table top posters at food court of local mall, Britta-filtered water stations provided to Department of Social Services, Public Library, and refillable water bottles to Little League teams promoting water as beverage of choice.• Changes made to availability and placement of healthy beverages in vending machines. • Educational materials made available at point-of-purchase.
ROCKLAND COUNTY-• Educational presentations made to the county executive, purchasing department, other staff. • Collaborative efforts with worksite wellness committee (representing 45 employers). • NYC's 'Pouring on the Pounds' campaign materials adapted for use. • Employee survey administered to gain insight on vending machine product mix. • County collaborated with vending company and held taste tests for employees. • Results of the employee surveys showed that people overwhelmingly wanted healthy products. Results used as evidence to request vending company to place healthy product mixes in machines. • Educational materials made available at point-of-purchase.• Seltzer (as requested by employees) sold well. • Educational campaigns were implemented in the mall and public transport (scrolling text ads/posters). Radio/ TV advertisements ran county-wide.• Over 3,000 educational materials disseminated.
CLINTON COUNTY-• Educated legislature, Board of Health, County Deputy Administrator. • AmeriCorps volunteer assisted with project work. • Healthy beverage policies adopted by local TV station, city recreational department, wellness center, worksites and county government center. • Conducted successful media campaign with print and radio messages. • Promotional events at worksites successful - elements included presentations, dissemination educational materials, beverage taste tests. • Worksite wellness trainings conducted with partner organizations.
S2AY RURAL HEALTH NETWORK-• Educated health human service legislative committees of all four counties. • Educational presentations made to more than 50 municipalities and 50 worksites in four county areas. • Letters introducing project mailed to city, town and village mayors and supervisors. Followed up with in-person visits. • Educational at worksite 'Lunch and Learn' sessions. • Policies developed and adopted by county governments and multiple worksites. • Increase of healthy beverages in vending machines.
NYSACHO• Developed and maintained www.cutyoursugar.org website.• Provided technical assistance.• Prepared and distributed to local county governments a "How To" report. • Presented findings to NYSACHO, NYSPHA • Reproduced and provided all LHDs in NYS with more than 36,000 brochures, posters, table top displays on healthy beverages.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Universal, the world's biggest record company, will release an album of bagpipe music next month, some of it recorded by a British army regiment while serving in Basra.
The label said "Spirit of the Glen: Journey" is the first commercial recording from the frontline of a warzone, and said it took out a multi-million pound insurance policy to send a production team to Iraq to complete the making of the record.
The album is a sequel to surprise hit "Spirit of the Glen," also featuring the pipers and drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards which topped the classical charts in Britain for 14 weeks when it was released last Christmas.
It sold around 300,000 copies, and made the band "the most unlikely pop stars in the world," said label manager Tom Lewis, who with producer Jon Cohen traveled to Basra with a mobile recording unit.
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The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards started recording the record for Universal label Universal Classics and Jazz before they were called up for a six-month tour of duty in Iraq.
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First Presbyterian Church of Lake Placid officially dedicated its new Genesis Center, an outreach center for the community, at 4:00 p.m. on February 28th. More than five hundred people attended the dedication service which featured music performed by the congregation's praise team, orchestra, handbells, choir, and children's group, along with video, dancers, greetings from other congregations, and statements from ministry leaders.
The service opened with medley setting of "Blessed Assurance" and "Holy, Holy, Holy" that featured the combined forces of the various musical groups with dancers. The congregation's senior pastor, Rev. Ray Cameron, gave the opening prayer and invocation, after which elder Paul Koukos read the outreach center mission statement. This was followed by a time of congregational singing led by the praise team and a responsive litany giving thanks to God for the completion of the new building and dedicating it to the glory of God and the work of evangelism. Associate Pastor Drew Severance offered thanks to all who had been involved in praying for and supporting the completion of the building and led the litany.
Special music during the service was provided by Tim Sewell, leader of the praise team and director youth ministries at the church, and his wife Barbara, who sang a duet on "How Deep the Father's Love for Us." The children's choir sang an anthem entitled "Small Deeds," highlighting how the purposes of God can be accomplished by ordinary people in simple acts of kindness, and the adult choir sang Joseph Martin's setting of John 3:16 "For God So Loved the World."
Greetings from the presbytery and the prayer of adoration were given by the Rev. Darrell Peer, pastor of the Sebring ARP church, and the Rev. Ray Culpeper, head of the Lake Placid Christian Ministerial Association. Wendy Lee Mielke and Rev. Drew Severance highlighted the mission of the church and its vision for the new center in presentations that focused on home and foreign missions, small groups, and the congregation's nascent sports ministry.
Rev. Ray Cameron gave the dedicatory sermon highlighting the two GC's: the Genesis Center and the Great Commission. He touched upon the faithfulness of God in the ninety years of the Lake Placid church's existence and the crucial importance of reaching out to the unsaved in love and compassion, meeting them where they are so that they may know the grace and salvation of Christ. The sermon highlighted particularly how sports, community events, and the arts can be used as Gospel opportunities as the church makes use of the Genesis Center to fulfill the Great Commission in new ways.
The service closed with a reprise of the opening medley and fellowship time with heavy hors d'oeuvres staffed by the women of the church and the kitchen committee.


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As I was away for most of the week, I'll give a little round up of what's been posted since my return.
Another Fake MS Email Update Alert
As usual, don't click these emails, you're likely to need a visit to our Extraction Forums
A bit of research into the hows and whys of the social engineering tricks spammer use.
Latest variants of the Storm worm have resurfaced and are filing inboxes over the Net.
It didn't take long for first iPhone scam site\malware to surface.
Rival gangs expend time on eachother, which could be good for us.
Matrix Needs An Adjustment Perhaps?
Net traffic has spiked in some parts of the world with no exact cause pinned down as yet.


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Conroy Cut by Clippers
After receiving his second 10 contract of the season, Will Conroy will return to the Tulsa 66ers after being cut by the Los Angeles Clippers. Conroy appeared in 2 games with the Clippers, and had 6 assists in just 17 minutes in a win against Indiana. Rather than retain him, the Clippers acquired Jason Hart who was recently waived by the Sacramento Kings. NBA teams favor experienced players when looking to add a 3rd point guard, and it can make life for somebody close to the NBA like Conroy difficult. Its clear that he has the talent to play in the NBA, but it creates a challenge for any point guard when forced to learn a new system and teammates in 10 days.
Tucker Breaks D-League Scoring Record with 51 Points
Shooting guard Clay Tucker of the Arkansas Rimrockers broke the D-League scoring record last week when he dropped 51 points in Austin on Saturday. Tuckers 51 points came on 18/30 from the field, 4/6 from the three point line, and 11/12 from the free throw line. Though his team has struggled, he has been one of the better scorers in the D-League this season at nearly 18 points per game. Tucker broke the previous record held by Billy Thomas, who scored 49 points during the 2002-2003 season.
Richardson Recieves 10 Day with Blazers
Shooting guard Jeremy Richardson of the Fort Worth Flyers has received his second call-up of the season. The Portland Traiblazers have added Richardson, who received two 10 day contracts with the Atlanta Hawks earlier this season. He has yet to appear in a game for the Blazers. Richardson is in his first year out of division 2 college Delta State. He displayed his ability to move off screens and hit jumpers during his time in the D-League. For right now, it appears as if the Blazers may use Richardson just as a practice player, but they could decide to retain him for the rest of the year if they like his upside enough.
3 Players Receive Workout with Nuggets
With J.R. Smith recovering from knee surgery, the Denver Nuggets worked out Von Wafer, Luke Jackson, and Joe Shipp from the D-League. Wafer was recently cut from a 10 day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, while Jackson received a contract with the Clippers earlier this season. Wafer, Jackson, and Shipp are all known for their three point shooting in the D-League, and all could be valuable role players in the Nuggets system.
Stinson Finds New Home in Fort Worth
Curtis Stinson has been waived by the Dakota Wizards, and acquired by the Fort Worth Flyers from the available player pool. Stinson averaged 11.4 points per game in 12 games with the Wizards. He fill in at shooting guard in Fort Worth, where they just lost Jeremy Richardson to the NBA. Stinson is a rookie out of Iowa State, who will need to develop point guard skills to reach the NBA.
James Lang Back in Arkansas
James Lang was waived by the Washington Wizards last week, and immediately acquired by the Arkansas Rimrockers, where he spent most of last season. The 23 year old center scored 11 points in his D-League season debut, and he will give the Rimrockers a much needed boost in the front court. Lang averaged 1 point and 1 rebound in 11 games with the Washington Wizards this season, before he was cut to make room for Mike Hall.
Tucker Back to 14ers
The Toronto Raptors have re-assigned P.J Tucker to the Colorado 14ers. The rookie out of Texas appeared in 14 games with Colorado earlier this season, and averaged 10.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 24 minutes per game. Tucker will need to continue improving his shooting range, as well as his positioning on defense.
NBA Player Updates
Will Blalock, Sioux Falls Skyforce/Detroit Pistons
7.0 ppg, 8.0 apg, 4.0 rpg
Blalock has done a good job distributing the basketball, and creating plays for others since being assigned to the Skyforce. The biggest the thing he will need to work on is shooting the ball, particularly from 3 point range. If he can become passable in this area, Blalock should certainly have a future in the NBA as a third point guard. He was outplayed by Pooh Jeter in his last game, but he has kept his turnover numbers surprisingly low.
Mile Ilic, Colorado 14ers, New Jersey Nets
3.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.33 bpg
Ilic seems rusty at this point, and it will take a good 5 games minimum for him to adjust to playing again. He appears to be semi-skilled on the offensive end, but this hasnt translated to the game all that well yet. Ilic will need to become stronger and improve his body, and this will help him in the post, as he doesnt fight for position well at this point in time. This also holds true on the glass, as Ilic gets most of his rebounds in the D-League simply because he stands taller than anyone else. For a player like Ilic, he has to adjust to a different style of play in addition to shaking off the rust from sitting on the bench. He wont be ready to play in the NBA for some time now, and his time in the D-League could be well spent if the Nets leave him in Colorado long enough.
Amir Johnson, Sioux Falls Skyforce/Detroit Pistons
18.4 pgg, 8.4 rpg, 3.2 bpg
Johnson has excelled in the D-League this season, and won D-League Player of the Week honors for his play last week. Due to his high level of athleticism and strong body, Johnson gets a lot of his points inside, where opposing players cant match what he brings to the court physically. Johnson has started to display the ability to knock down the mid-range jumper, and his back to the basket game is slowly improving. At the of 19, Johnsons upside as a prospect remains very high, and the time he has spent in the D-League has clearly benefited him. He could potentially be a hustle type player for the Pistons within the next two years, but he has the potential to be a starter in the NBA down the road if he can polish his skills. Defensively, Johnson does need to work on being more physical, and he needs to use his body to rebound rather than relying on his natural leaping ability.
Alexander Johnson, Arkansas Rimrockers/Memphis Grizzlies
11.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Johnson played well in limited minutes for the Grizzlies earlier this season, and time in the D-League should only help him gain confidence. An athletic big man, Johnson can work on further developing his low post game. He does have the ability to step out and knock down the mid-range jumper with ease, and his rebounding fundamentals are very solid at this point. Johnson knows how to play the physical game, and he should be a force for the Rimrockers if he plays with good effort. Though he doesnt have the upside of Amir Johnson, Alexander should be a good rotation big man in the NBA for a long time.
Damir Markota, Tulsa 66ers/Milwaukee Bucks
8.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.2 apg
Like Ilic, Markota is faced with the challenge of learning to play a new type of game in addition to adjusting to receiving playing time again. At this point in time, he seems to lack confidence in his shot even though he was known as a good three point shooter overseas. In the flow of the game Markota has passed up numerous open looks that his teammates encourage him to take, and instead tries to create jumpers off the dribble. He looks to be comfortable facing the basket on the offensive end, but he will need to work on playing within the flow of the game. At this point, Markota looks to be a long term project, and he could benefit from a couple seasons in the D-League.
Allan Ray, Austin Toros/Boston Celtics
14.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.0 apg
Ray lacks the ideal size for an NBA shooting guard, but this weakness doesnt hurt him at all in the D-League. He has scored the bulk of his points at this point in time going to the hoop thus far, though his jumper has been falling as well. As a 4 year college player, Ray knows how to play through his limitations, and the D-League will be a place where he should score at a very high level. If he can become more consistent with his scoring ability, and improve his ball handling, Ray will have maximized his D-League experience.
Marcus Vinicius, Tulsa 66ers/New Orleans Hornets
9.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.0 apg
Vinicius has a very nice shooting stroke at this point in time. He has a high release and can shoot the ball off the dribble, though his release is kind of slow. Off the dribble, he has displayed the capability to score going to the hoop in the D-League. Vinicius can dribble with either hand, and finishes smoothly inside. His biggest weakness in terms of playing in the NBA will boil down to physical limitations, but he could turn into a nice shooting specialist type. He has a very nice feel for the game, and displayed the ability to make some nice passes. It will be interesting to see if he can translate this skills he has displayed in the D-League to the NBA.
Team Updates
Idaho Stampede, 25-11
Idaho won their only game last week against the Anaheim Arsenal thanks to 15 points and 20 assists from Randy Livingston. Luke Jackson and Ricky Sanchez also came up big for the Stampede. Idaho has adjusted to the loss of Peter Ramos well, and they have a deep group of players at the 1-4 positions. They have won their last 4 games, and 8 of 10 thanks to all-around team play.
This week Idaho plays in Dakota on Wednesday, before making the trip to Albuquerque for a Sunday game.
Colorado 14ers, 24-14
Colorado went 4-0 last week, with wins over Dakota, Austin, Fort Worth, and Sioux Falls. They won all of these games without shooting guard Von Wafer, who has just re-joined the team. Pooh Jeter had 13 assists in the win over Dakota, but his impact on the court goes far beyond the numbers. He makes his teammates better on the court, and does a great job of controlling the tempo of the game. The 14ers have also been helped by Louis Amundson, who recently came back from the Utah Jazz. Most players coming back from the NBA struggle their first couple games back, but Amundson stepped in and played like he had never left. He has averaged 13.6 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game since returning from Utah. Elton Brown has also been steady for the 14ers lately, and Mike Harris has contributed as well.
This week Colorado will host games Friday and Saturday night against the L.A. D-Fenders.
Dakota Wizards, 20-13
Dakota lost to Colorado and Sioux Falls last week, before bouncing back for a win over Bakersfield. Renaldo Major has remained a steady presence for the Wizards on both ends of the floor, despite the fact that there have been many scorers added to their backcourt. Rod Benson has 4 double doubles in his past 5 games, and led the D-League in rebounding for the month of February at 9.9 per game. James Maye has left the team after struggling recently. Maye was one of Dakota's top scorers throughout the year, but his role had been reduced recently with the addition of Corey Williams and Chris McCray. To bolster their front court, Dakota recently acquired Darius Rice from the available player pool.
This week Dakota hosts Idaho Wednesday before traveling to Arkansas for Friday game.
Fort Worth Flyers, 20-14
Last week the Flyers lost to Sioux Falls and Colorado before bouncing back for a victory against Tulsa. They have struggled to find a go-to scorer since Pops Mensah-Bonsu returned to the NBA, and Jeremy Richardson received his third 10 day contract of the season. Kevin Burleson has stepped his game up recently, but he seems more comfortable distributing the ball than being the primary scorer. Luke Schenscher has played well recently, but he dislocated his finger against Colorado. They were able to pop it back into place right away, and he wont miss any time because of it. The acquisition of Curtis Stinson will give them another scorer, and they should be back in the mix if Richardson returns before the end of the season.
Fort Worth will look to come together as a team in practice this week, as they dont have any games until next week.
Sioux Falls Skyforce, 20-16
Sioux Falls went 3-1 last week, with wins over Fort Worth, Dakota, and Bakersfield, and a loss to Colorado. They have been helped greatly up front by Amir Johnson of the Detroit Pistons, who has been their stop gap since losing Jared Reiner to the Bucks. Stephen Graham has emerged as a top scoring option for the Skyforce, and hes not averaging 17.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. Frank Williams has also played well lately, and his three point shot continues to fall with consistency. Robert Hite has struggled with consistency in the D-League, and it will be important for him to become a consistent scoring threat for Sioux Falls.
This week Sioux Falls plays Thursday and Friday games in Albuquerque, before traveling to Bakersfield for a Sunday game.
Los Angeles D-Fenders, 19-17
Last week L.A. beat Anaheim, but struggled in a loss against Albuquerque. Wesley Wilson has started to play well for the D-Fenders up front, which will be important as they try to make a run towards the post season. Brian Chase has been a lot more consistent lately, and scored 22 points per game last week. Andre Emmett has been a steady presence, but they will need a better effort from Sean Banks, who has struggled from the field recently. It would still benefit the D-Fenders if they could add a strong big man in free agency, but they have set themselves up to make a playoff push.
This week Los Angeles plays in Tulsa on Wednesday, before traveling to Colorado for Friday and Saturday games.
Albuquerque Thunderbirds, 18-18
The Thunderbirds are currently the hottest team in the D-League, as they have won their past 7 games. Last week they won games against both Arkansas and Los Angeles. Dijon Thompson and Joe Shipp have lead the Thunderbirds recently, and they have been helped greatly by Andreas Glynaidaks at center. At this point in time, they have as much balance on their roster as any team in the D-League. Coach Cooper has placed himself in a good position to win a second D-League championship if he can keep this group of players together.
This week Albuquerque hosts Sioux Falls on Thursday and Friday, before playing a home game against Idaho on Sunday.
Anaheim Arsenal, 17-22
Anaheim beat Arkansas last week, but lost to Los Angeles and Idaho. Andre Owens, Jawad Williams, and Majic Dorsey have all stepped up as top scorers for the Arsenal lately. Stephen Smith has played well for Anaheim as well, but sometimes struggles from the field. The biggest problem for the Arsenal at this point in time is their lack of depth, and a low scoring big man. They would benefit greatly from another guard off the bench, and a big man who can put the ball in consistently from inside of 10 feet.
This week, Anaheim plays their only game on Saturday in Bakersfield.
Austin Toros, 15-19
Last week Austin lost both of their games to Colorado and Arkansas. BJ Elder played well against Colorado, but scored only 2 points against Arkansas. Jamar Smith struggled against the Rimrockers, though he has been playing a lot better as of late. The Toros should benefit from the presence of Allan Ray, who was assigned by the Celtics. Ray might take some time from BJ Elder, but his scoring ability will give the team a boost that they have sometimes lacked at times this season.
This week, Austin plays their only game Friday in Tulsa.
Tulsa 66ers, 14-21
Last week Tulsa lost their only game to Fort Worth. They struggled because Will Conroy was with the Clippers, and they didnt have a single true point guard on the roster. Alan Anderson started at the point for Tulsa, and ran the team well, but they were unable to overcome poor shooting from the field. Des Farmer struggled with his shot from behind the three point line, but he had some very creative finishes going to the hoop. Dehnam Brown displayed his shooting ability, but struggled with his slashing game. The 66ers will be greatly helped by the return of Conroy, but they still would benefit from the addition of another point guard.
This week Tulsa will try to get back on track with 3 home games. They host Los Angeles on Wednesday, Austin Friday, and Arkansas on Saturday.
Bakersfield Jam, 13-25
Despite their poor record, the Jam have been much more competitive lately. They lost close games to Idaho and Sioux Falls last week, before getting blown out by Dakota. Tamar Slay has played very well for the Jam as of late, and has averaged 17.6 points per game over his past 8 games. Mateen Cleaves has also emerged as the top point guard on the team, and has averaged 17.1 points and 7.6 assists per game on the season. Kevinn Pinkney has also continued his strong play, though he remains one of the few scoring options for the Jam up front. Quyntel Woods has struggled to get into the flow of things since joining the D-League, but could potentially turn into a solid contributor.
This week Bakersfield hosts Anaheim on Saturday and Sioux Falls on Sunday.
Arkansas Rimrockers, 11-26
Arkansas lost to Anaheim last week, but beat Austin thanks to a 51 point outburst by shooting guard Clay Tucker. In addition to Tucker, Roger Powell has been one of the better players in the entire league over the past month and a half. Arkansas had struggled to get scoring from the power forward and center positions, but that problem is now solved with the acquisition of James Lang and Alexander Johnson. They really have a chance to string some wins together if the new players can build chemistry quickly.
This week, Arkansas hosts Dakota on Friday before traveling to Tulsa for a Saturday game.


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Hey, here's some stuff I drew! Look at it!
Monday, November 19, 2012
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Here are two astoundingly pulpy covers. The first is, potentially, for my sketchbook. It's all still in the planning stages, but in theory, this will be the cover and title:
And this one is a cover for an upcoming Battlefield Press Role Playing Game (title subject to change) inspired by the classic adventure pulps. If you love The Shadow, Doc Savage, Indiana Jones, and RPGs, you'll dig this game:
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An Interview with Nathyn Masters, Director of The Perfect Letter
by Mike Haberfelner
September 2013
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Your upcoming movie The Perfect Letter - in a few words, what
is it about?
It�s about Jason Chauncey, a down
on his luck mystery writer who's suddenly offered not only representation
by a well-known literary agent, but a whole story. All he has to do is
flesh it out and write it using his agent�s outline and several strange
letters as his guide. But after receiving an unexpected package in the
mail, he starts to suspect the work of fiction may be closer to a very
scary reality.
How did the project come into being in the
first place?
I was
working on a project with JR2 Films and we were actually in Memphis when a
snowstorm hit. We had a 24 hour delay and all roads were closed until
morning. In our downtime we shot a short John Rogers had been cooking up.
It was finished, but never released save for the old trailer we uploaded
months ago. Later we met someone who wanted to do it as a feature length
and said they could get funding. John wrote a full length version and I
added in few details then we went into preproduction, but as happens many
times in this industry the funding simply didn�t pan out.
What can you tell us about your (original)
screenwriter J.H. Rogers III, and your collaboration with him on this
project as well as on past projects - and how did you meet up in the first
John is a very talented writer and
director who, along with his partner Jon Ross, produced the award
winning documentary Mound Bayou. After the original The Perfect Letter
project fell
through, John really wanted to move on to new things because he wanted
to start fresh with new projects, even shooting his own stuff. John and
I met in high school and both went to Columbia here in Chicago. He has
been a producer or co-producer on most of my projects, so I asked him
could I do The Perfect Letter. He gave me the go ahead, but it would be my own version
of the film because JR2 Films still wanted to keep the project in it�s
Now there were other short films John
had shot with producing partner Jon Ross who, aside from a producer also
happens to be a trained actor. My original idea was to make it an
editing exercise to try to merge these films into one creepy horror
movie by adding new footage since both had a creepy vibe and Jon Ross�
character was nameless in both, he�d be the glue that held it all
together. But John said no to that one because of issues with the movies
themselves and he didn�t want to go digging up old projects. So I used
his script as the jump-off point to work from.
A few months ago I shot some driving
footage with my Flip Camcorder (just because I could). I had one of
those small suction cups for pocket cameras and popped it on to the hood
of my car and did some night driving. I watched it on my computer and
loved it. I cleaned it up and put the scene together and right then
decided it needed to be the opening scene for The Perfect Letter. You can actually see
that on the movie�s fan page and on the Indiegogo. So shooting had
officially began.
can you tell us about the intended look and feel of your movie?
experimental and dark, with an escape horror video game feel toward the
middle. In fact the town Jason ends up going to was supposed to take
place in Raccoon Hill, Illinois, a nod to both Resident Evil and Silent
Hill, but
I changed it to New Springwood, IL, because I thought Kelsey Zukowski [Kelsey
Zukowski interview - click here] and other
Nightmare on Elm Street fans would get a kick out of it. Not to mention it
sounds much better.
With The Perfect Letter
being a horror movie, how would you describe your
approach to the genre (as in atmosphere vs all-out gore, sudden shocks vs
subtle suspense)? And is horror a genre at all dear to you, and why (not)?
The Perfect Letter
is more of a
creepy mystery thriller, so it�s definitely subtle with a few sudden
shocks. There�s little gore, maybe some blood, but like my character
in the movie, that�s not what I go for. And I do like horror, but
I�m a writer at heart, everything I do involves writing so it�s
about the story.
I do enjoy horror films like the
original Evil Dead and
Nightmare on Elm Street. Was never a
Jason or Michael
fan really, the concept didn�t do it for me. I also
like campy teen horror too, loved Stay Alive, which had the
silliest premise ever, but was a lot of fun and it introduced me to Lady
Bathory, who is now a villain in my comic book universe (Kaylee Williams
portrayed her in Epitaph: Bread and Salt, but you have to watch all
the way to the credits to find her [Kaylee
Williams interview - click here]). I also enjoyed both old and new
Fright Night-movies, Frighteners, 13 Ghost, Dead
Silence and the Scream-series, but I�m mainly a fan of mixed
genre movies, so most of the films I really like are action films with
horror characters or concepts like Underworld or
play the lead in The Perfect Letter
- so what will you draw upon to
bring your character to life, and how much of Nathyn Masters can we find
in your character?
I definitely know about being broke and consuming caffeine so I got that
down. The character is a guy who feels increasingly squeezed out of modern
day society in a way. He�s no prude, but still believes in and respects
morality, and though he understands gray areas he believes in a definitive
good and evil. One thing new for me is this character is an
ex-junkie. All my other main heroes have been generally clean-cut and if
there was drug use it was done by the bad guys. But in both the short film
and the full length script the main characters had issues with drugs,
either doing them or trying to stay clean so I kept that in there.
talk about the rest of your key cast and crew for a bit, and why exactly these people?
Oh wow, okay...
Kaylee Williams
I met Kaylee Williams [Kaylee
Williams interview - click here] a few years ago
when I was doing preproduction on the original Divinity film,
which I later rewrote, then stopped working on to shoot Epitaph.
Aside from rabid cuteness she knew martial arts and was good at it, so I
was hooked right there. And she would go from sweet to this kind of
tough chick attitude and I liked that. Since I didn�t do Divinity, I promised her I�d put her in something so she�s the
aforementioned Bathory Easter Egg in Epitaph and she plays my
character�s ex-girlfriend in The Perfect Letter. But I cast her in this because of
one of her gothy/punkish photos on Facebook. When I read the description
of the character I immediately thought of her.
Anita Nicole Brown
Kelsey Zukowski
Anita Nicole Brown [Anita
Nicole Brown interview - click here] is a favorite of mine. She�s an award winning actress and model
who auditioned for my Nightevil character for the Epitaph movie.
She brought that character to life and it�s an amazing feeling seeing
one of your comic book characters standing right in front of you. She
understood the character without a lot of explaining and she took
direction well. She�s simply an amazing and beautiful actress. Very
few times does a person act for me and I go, �Yep, she�s the one!�
right off the bat. And she�s on time and ready to go on every
occasion. And if she�s not busy and you call her up and say, �Hey
you wanna act in something?� it�s good chance she�ll be there. I
cast her because she wanted to play a good girl and the role of Gabriela
was perfect for her.
Kelsey Zukowski [Kelsey
Zukowski interview - click here] was introduced to me by
Heather Dorff of Filming �Round Midtown-fame [Filming
'Round Midtown interview - click here]. I chose Kelsey for
this because, aside from her love of horror, our mutual love of bacon
and caffeinated drinks, her talent and beauty, I knew she�d be crazy
enough to participate in this insanity with me. I gave her some really
loose directions on what to do for this film. She shot and acted in her
own footage, which is how we got that cool new teaser. Kelsey is also a
writer as well, and what I like about Kels is she doesn�t just wait for
someone to give her a role, she�ll act in her own project. That�s
how I got started and I relate to that.
Andrew Jacob DeHart
Elena Chernyakova
Andrew Jacob DeHart. He�s new. He can do the
dark brooding thing. He looks like a guy girls would like and when I put
his photo up on the fan page the ladies approved, so you gotta have a
good looking guy for the ladies. So that worked out. His character
bridges the gap between my character and another which helps solve the
Michael Schmid is an
awesome dude I met at a Heather Dorff Rock Band party, (because Heather
Dorff rules the acting world and controls time but no one knows it) [Heather
Dorff interview - click here]. He
has his own production company, 4Lizard Productions, loves to make
movies and can sing �White Wedding� better than anyone aside from
Billy Idol. So he�s in. But I sing �Supersonic� better.
Rebecca VanSickle is a newcomer. She's
fun, vivacious, was my convention model at Wizard World 2012 and is
literally just too cute not to put in a film.
Elena Chernyakova is an
actress, professional model and ex-professional tennis player who I
met on the set of Dhoom 3, when it was shooting here in
Chicago. We talked for a long time during our downtime. I liked her
accent and personality and she listened to the directors. I liked that
attentiveness. She mentioned she wanted acting to be her main focus
now. I told her we�d probably work together in the future. The
future is now.
Tiffany Christine is just a
lot of fun to work with. We met on Andy Schatner�s film Happenstance
[Andy Schatner interview -
click here]. I liked her and told her I�d put in a movie, so I did.
She played Igora in Epitaph: Bread and Salt
and now she�s in
this one.
Meiling Jin
Meiling Jin is a gorgeous young
actress and model. I loved her look and wanted her to be in the Silvergun Samurai remake as the
Taki-character, but since
I didn�t know when that would be done and I needed another wraith
for this film I chose Meiling because of her size and long hair. Was I
thinking The Ring when I made this choice? Yes.
Karla Monay Shaw is an actress
I met at an acting function here in Chicago. She had that business
woman vibe, looked and moved like a model and I liked her voice too.
She said she was looking for more acting roles so I told her if
something came up I would get in touch with her. I had a scene in an old
Church and I kept thinking about her in the role so I contacted her
and she immediately said yes.
Dragan Nikolic was a martial
artist from the final fight in Eptiaph: Bread and Salt, but we
didn�t really get to have much of a fight because of time
constraints. So he�s back and we get to go mano-a-mano. Dragan
can deliver a great roundhouse.
Yvonne Nieves is a lovely actress
that was suggested to me by scream queen Claire
"Fluff" Llewellyn to play one of the Estrie vampires in Epitaph. Yvonne is skilled in Wing Chun and Kung Fu. Her
character is human in this one, but we�ll still get to battle it
out. Probably won�t be a hardcore martial arts fight, but definitely
some kicks and punches.
Deann Baker and Heather Dorff
in Filming 'Round Midtown
Deann Baker is simply Deann Baker [Deann
Baker interview - click here], she�s highly energetic and one half of the dynamic duo of the
show Filming �Round Midtown with the other half being Heather
Dorff (see I told you about Heather) [Filming
'Round Midtown interview - click here]. She was in Epitaph: Bread and
Salt as the Frank Stein Industries spokes woman Amanda and I brought
her to this because I needed a blonde. All the girls are dark haired
and I wanted to vary it up. Seriously, I had a lot of fun
working with her on Epitaph so I grabbed her for this role too. I
actually did need a blonde though.
we speak, your film is still in its fundraising stages - so what can you
tell us about your fundraising efforts?
Basically I stick to Facebook and my
social media. We started with IndieGoGo and now we�ve added a
Kickstarter campaign. I�m really pushing the IndieGoGo, because you
get to keep the money you do raise on IndieGoGo. I�m going after $3000 on
IndieGoGo and $1000 on
Kickstarter. But whatever we get we�ll use it!
The Perfect Letter
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This is the first film I�m shooting
the bulk of. Meaning I�m acting, directing and shooting. (That�s part of the
experiment.) So that�s why the budget is so low.
In fact, as I mentioned before, Kelsey also shot her own scenes and I
shot the driving scenes and just finished shooting the first exploration
scene in a basement location that will act as the basement of one of the
character�s home.
Once the funds
are raised, how do you plan to proceed, and any idea when and where the
film might be released yet (and I realize it might be waaaay too early to
We�re already shooting so we�ll
just keep doing that. There is a hotel scene I want to shoot and we�ll
need to rent that and a nice house for the Eleanor and Ashely�s
characters because they come from money.
As for distribution, I�m a YouTube
partner so I release my films to YouTube and do my own DVD distribution.
Unless someone is going to offer money upfront, we probably won�t do
outside distribution. I am looking into Netflix and iTunes, but I do
like the web distribution model. I want to get enough stuff out that I
can make a living at it. But I also want to hit some festivals with this
one, with it being experimental.
Any future projects beyond The Perfect Letter?
I hope to do Victor Locke: Demon Hunter, a follow up to Epitaph:
Bread and Salt, in which I hope to see Anita, Kelsey, Deann, Heather
and Kaylee again for that one, a Facebook friend is pushing me to go back
to an old project called Silvergun Samurai, but I need to rewrite
that one for cost if I do it (ninjas ain�t cheap) and I still want to do
a sequel to Wages of Sin.
What got you into acting and filmmaking in
the first place, and did you receive any formal training on either
I wanted to be American Ninja. I was
big into martial arts movies and comic books. What Marvel and
DC are
doing today, I had in mind in high school back in the day, but in a very
different manner. I wanted to create comicbooks and movies that
weren�t adaptations of the books, but actually part of the storyline.
Like Epitaph: Bread and Salt isn�t an adaption, it�s the
beginning of the Epitaph comicbook series. The Victor Locke-movie
will be just another story in the series, but not a book. And I always
wanted to be in martial arts action films so I just started making
martial arts action films.
I got into filmmaking because I saw
Spike Lee�s School Daze. It wasn�t really his films as much
seeing a black filmmaker going out and doing it himself. Back then my
dream was to attend the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art
after high school, but one day colleges came to Hales Franciscan.
Columbia College and The Art Institute both caught my eye. So I knew
then I was going to one of them. The choice was an art school that was
just starting it�s film program (Art Institute of Chicago) or go to a
school with a dedicated, well known Film and TV program that also had
art classes (Columbia College Chicago). I decided to go to the film
I started as a film major then went
undeclared. I took
Film Tech 1 and 2 (back before you edited movies on computers), acting
in the Theater Department, Screenwriting 1 and 2, Video Production, TV
Production, fiction writing and storytelling. Should�ve added radio,
but did computers instead.
I didn�t do great in Film Tech 2
when it came to testing. My teacher told me it was obvious I knew the
fundamentals, I had to stop worrying about the test and go make a movie,
so a eventually, I did.
DV cameras and computer editing were
all the rage by the time I started doing this, but my mix of both video
and film production along with my knowledge of computers all came into
play, like God had set the whole thing up because I certainly didn�t
see it coming. It�s been a crazy trip for me and now days shooting
with DSLRs is much more like shooting with the old Bolex cameras because
you have to know your lens, how to operate them and you�re doing sync
sound, but digitally.
What can you tell us about your filmwork prior
to The Perfect Letter?
done three films, The 4th Beast: Mask of the Antichrist, it was my
first and was shot on an $800 budget. It was one of the first features
shot on the DVX100 and was distributed by Tanya York and her crew at York
Distribution. My second film was Wages of Sin
(not the horror film
attributed to me, but the action film), which was the first I starred in
and directed and my third was Epitaph: Bread and Salt, which came out
this year. My last two are both on YouTube. I think Epitaph: Bread and Salt
is the best one, but people seem to gravitate more toward Wages of Sin. Also there is an audio commentary for Epitaph: Bread and Salt
on YouTube.
How would you describe yourself
as an actor, and how as a director?
an actor, I�m a B-grade genre actor that specializes in martial arts
action films. Keep the dialogue short and I can remember it, I�ll emote,
say something cool, then punch, kick and shoot the bad guy as many times as
needed. So don�t be a bad guy.
As a director, I don�t know, I don�t
want to compare myself to anyone because I don�t think I�m on the
level of anyone of the people I like. Maybe I�m like Ed Wood [Ed
Wood bio - click here] meets
Robert Rodriguez with some Sam Raimi thrown in. If I ever get to blow up
something and do a slo-mo 360 dolly shot around someone I can add Michael
Bay in there.
Actors, filmmakers,
whatever else who inspire you?
Oh wow, whole bunch, Spike Lee, John
Woo, Michael Bay, Michael Mann, (the night shots in Collateral were off
the hook and inspires a lot of my night scenes. Again, check out the
opening scene for The Perfect Letter). Then there�s Sam Raimi, Quentin Tarantino and
definitely Robert Rodriguez, whose movies really got me to get up off my
butt and go do it.
As for actors, it guess all the
martial art guys, Bruce, Jackie, Jet, Yen, Snipes, Michelle Yeoh, JCVD,
Seagal, Statham, Scott Adkins, even the old B-movie cats like Dudikoff
(the American Ninja himself), Billy Blanks and Cynthia Rothrock who, in
another reality, is my wife.
As for others I�d be remiss not to
add Will Smith, and of course Arnold. And you know what, I�m going to
go ahead and add Tom Cruise. Mission Impossible just does it for
me and I love his willingness to do your his own stunts.
As for my general inspirations:
Religion, mythology, daily events, politics, conspiracy theories, comic
books and classical literature are all heavy influences. All my work is
crafted in one way or another around these things, especially the Epitaph franchise.
favourite movies?
El Mariachi, Pulp Fiction, Batman (the Keaton version),
The Dark Knight, American Ninja 1 and
2, Blade 1
and 2, Evil Dead (the original),
Fright Night (old and new), Dracula 2000, Sin City,
The Matrix Trilogy, Rules of the Game, Basic
Fatal Attraction, The Stunt People�s straight to video movie
Contour, Transporter 1 - 2, Mission Impossible 1 -
4, Ip Man and Ghostbusters. I�m sure there�s more, but those are the ones that
come to mind right now.
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Blade 3.
Seriously. So not pleased with what they did there. They could�ve done
much better, but seems like they didn�t want to. The Batman films under
Schumacher�s direction go without say. And there's Daredevil, which just
needed to be redone, poorly directed and choreographed for a big budget
superhero film. I did like the way they played to the fans, but it wasn't
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The Perfect Letter
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Anything else you are dying to mention and I have
merely forgotten to ask?
just saved money on my car insurance� No, heard that one before?
Thanks for the interview!
And thank you, God bless. And take
care. It�s been fun.
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Two New Videos – Black Summer & Between The Walls
October 23, 2013 by Rasmus
We are proud and happy to present these two new videos. Please give them 10 minutes of your time. We promise that it will be worthwhile. Both videos are a piece of art in their own right.
The video for Black Summer is made by Everything All at Once, a new Vancouver, CA based studio consisting of Kevan Funk and Benjamin Loeb.
The video for Between The Walls is made by the Copenhagen based director Sebastian Birk. The video features Sara Hjort and Peter Hald in the leading roles.
Both songs are taken from our Piramida album from September 2012.
Today we embark on a 5 week tour, that will be our final longer tour for a long time to come. Catch us if you can. Dates can be found here.
Hope you will enjoy the videos.
Credits and more info can be found on the Youtube page for the videos.
BETWEEN THE WALLS by Sebastian Birk
Watch here if you live in Germany or other countries where this videos might be blocked.
BLACK SUMMER by Everything All At Once
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