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Markiss McFadden - Writer, Director, Actor and Producer
Markiss McFadden started off his career as an actor only in 2009. He is known for his role in Michael Bay's “Transformers: Dark Of The Moon,” where he played the baby-faced soldier alongside actor Josh Duhamel.
Immediately after shooting "Transformers," Markiss was determined and decided to create his own production company called McFadden Family Films.
Markiss wrote, produced, starred and directed his first feature film, titled “Love Triangle.” The film is still currently successful and was just released on DVD Nov. 2017. The film has won more than a dozen awards on the film festival circuit. The success of “Love Triangle” drew many filmmakers to McFadden Family Films to get their film projects moving forward.
Since “Love Triangle,” Markiss has directed and/or produced five features and four shorts. Many have yet to be released. His most recent film, “Executor,” which he produced and starred in alongside Paul Sorvino (“Goodfellas”) and Mischa Barton (“The Sixth Sense” and the TV series “The O.C.”), was released in September 2017.
REEL - ACTING, DIRECTING, PRODUCING
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
Michael Tushaus - Cinematographer, Composer and Producer
Michael has been making films and videos for more than 30 years as a cinematographer, composer, director and actor. He owns and operates Digisphere Productions in Las Vegas, NV.
His work as a filmmaker and composer has garnered him two Emmys® and a total of 11 Emmy® nominations for multiple regional commercial campaigns he has produced and created. For his work on feature-length and short films, he also has garnered dozens of film festival awards and nominations including Best Short Film, Best Sound Design, Best Cinematography, Best Actor and Overall Excellence awards.
As a cinematographer, Michael has worked with most digital cinema cameras on the market today, ranging from RED, ARRI, Sony, Panasonic, etc. He has lensed for a variety of feature films, music videos, short films, commercials, web series and fan films varying in styles of action, horror, suspense, psychological drama, sci-fi, superhero, comedy and documentaries.
He has been a regular cinematographer for companies like Billboard, where he filmed numerous segments featuring the biggest stars in the music business. Recent segments include Wiz Khalifa, the three members of Major Lazer, Hunter Hayes, Brandon Flowers, Wayne Newton and countless others. Michael has a vast and lengthy background as a theatrical lighting designer, which helps bring a unique, yet mature artistic flair to his style.
Michael received his degrees in music and theatre in 1998, where he focused on music scoring and composition. He won several collegiate composition awards and then went on to a consistent career composing for several projects including feature films, documentaries, commercials, live shows, web series, fan films, comedy sketches, talk shows and more. He received his first Emmy for composing in 2014 for his score in a commercial campaign, and has received two Global Music Awards for two of his feature film scores, "Territory 8" and "Alien Domicile." He also scored our last fan film, Daywalker: Blade Origins, alongside Eric Rickey from the Las Vegas band, “Rabid Young.”
REEL - FILMMAKER / CINEMATOGRAPHY
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
James Lee Hawkins
Classically trained since childhood in multiple forms of Martial Arts, James has experience in many films as stunt and fight choreographer and has played roles from Shakespeare to Odysseus.
James has worked with theaters to major film sets with professionals such as Director Roland Emmerich, Actor/Director Sho Kosugi, Actor/Director Jean Claude Van Damme, and of course Actor/Director Markiss McFadden, who has recently cast James for the role as Wolverine in the upcoming TV Series Pilot “Wolverine Origins Lost Chapters.”
Since Childhood James has had a burning passion for Martial Arts and Acting, which drove him to hone and harden every skill he could obtain to forge his career and life. One of his natural passions is Sociolinguistics.
Our latest project Daywalker: Blade Origins, we produced with a very small budget. After the great feedback and fans wanting more, we decided to take things up a notch. This is why we need you! We need our fans to help us make this film without compromising because of budget restrictions. That's why we are only aiming for $75,000. We are planning to take the final product to the next level. With the help of the fans we can turn this into an Original Series on your favorite online movie platform!”
McFadden Family Films have made many successful films. All have been distributed worldwide. The most recent film Executor have distribution with Vision Films and Sony Pictures. With our experience and passion and with YOUR help we can bring this film to life!
• Pre-Production - (casting, prep, scouting locations, designing props, costumes, special effects, sets): Feb. 2018 - Jun. 2018
• Production (estimated) - (shooting): Jul. - Aug. 2018
• Post-Production (editing, sound, music, VFX): Sept 2018 – Feb. 2019
• Projected Release Date: 2019 – TBD
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