In addition to being an independent filmmaker, I also like to get in front of the camera and indulge the acting bug whenever I can. Below is a list of many of my acting credits with pictures from some of the movies I've appeared in. Several of my own past movie productions are included here, along with movies produced by other filmmakers. This page also gives details about various television and radio interviews I've done over the years to promote the movies.
"TV Terror" - This is an intentionally campy horror-comedy feature film from Upstate New York independent filmmaker Michael Korotitsch, which focuses on the scary happenings at a Public Access television station. Producers at the station are disappearing one by one. Will a songstress who has become a local celebrity be next? I appear in TV Terror as a representative of the cable company who wants to do away with unprofitable Public Access programming. Actor James Carolus, who was my co-producer on The Temptress (see below), also appears in the same scene as another cable company executive. TV Terror aired on SACC TV 16 in Schenectady, NY in October 2004. For more information on the film and to watch the movie trailer visit the Malinda Productions website. A link to this site can be found on the Links page.
"London After Midnight" - Independent filmmaker Bruce G. Hallenbeck's action-horror feature is about psychic investigator duo David London and Holly Gemini (David Louis and Prudence Theriault) battling the forces of evil. I play one of these forces of evil in the form of a hideous zombie named Sean. I also served as Associate Producer & Editor
on the movie. London After Midnight had its Upstate New York Area Premiere at
The Dead of Winter Free Film Festival, held at The New York State Museum in Albany, NY in January 2005. For more information and to view pictures from this movie event
see Out & About page 2. For the latest news on London After Midnight visit the Pagan Film Productions website. A link to this site can be found on the Links page.
To view the movie trailer for London After Midnight see the Movie Trailers page.
"Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter" - Shadow Tracker (played by Ron Rausch) is
a man of mythic stature whose sole mission is to hunt down and destroy the undead.
In this movie, which provided me with one of my earliest film roles, I had a bit part (no pun intended) as a vampire who attacks Shadow Tracker in a graveyard. This Super 8 epic was written and directed by Upstate New York-based independent filmmaker Joe Bagnardi. Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter was released on VHS by independent distributor E.I. Independent Cinema and is now available for purchase. The movie was shown at the 2003 Shocktoberfest Film Festival at Hudson Valley Community College
in Troy, New York, and the 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival at The New York State Museum in Albany, NY. To view information and pictures from these movie events
see Out & About Page 1 and Out & About Page 2, respectively. Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter was also shown on satelite cable network B-Mania Television.
For more information on the upcoming sequel to this film titled "Shadow Tracker Vampire Hunter: Resurrection" see Other Projects Page 2. To view current casting announcements from Very Scary Productions as well as other selected filmmakers and production companies see the Casting page.
"Hamilton & Burr: The Duel Of The Century" - This short historical film was written and directed by Upstate New York independent filmmaker Edward Henderson, who passed away shortly after production was completed. The movie is a re-creation of the famous Hamilton & Burr duel from history. I play a character named Van Ness, who
was one of Burr's group. The ensemble cast also includes my friend and frequent production partner James Carolus. This movie is currently in post-production, and
I will have more information on it soon. Stay tuned...
"The Temptress" - I appear briefly in this vampire feature as a vampire victim whose body is found in the woods by one of the main characters. I also play the off-camera
part of Randy, a boyfriend who kicks Karen (a main character played by Jennifer Birn) out of his car and then drives off. The Temptress stars Jennifer Birn, Heather Blossom Brown, James Carolus, Timothy Jay Hatch, Mary Kay Hilko, Jennifer Lescovich, Amy Naple and Karen Wallingford. The movie first premiered at The Off-Broadway Theatre
& Grill (now called Reel Meals Dinner and a Movie) in Saratoga Springs, NY in January, 2003. The Temptress was also screened as part of Shocktoberfest 2003 at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY, and most recently at The Dead of Winter Free Film Festival, held at The New York State Museum in Albany, NY in January 2005.
To view newspaper coverage of these movie events see the Media page.
To view photos from, and for more information on, the Upstate New York Area Premiere of The Temptress and Shocktoberfest 2003 see Out & About Page 1.
To view photos and for more information on The Dead of Winter Free Film Festival see Out & About Page 2. See "The Temptress" Page for more information on this feature. To view the movie trailer see the Movie Trailers page. The Temptress can be purchased through filmbaby.com - see the Merchandise page for more information
"3 To Murder" - This short movie (approximately 40 minutes) served as the inspiration for my vampire feature The Temptress (see above). The story in 3 To Murder is about a gang of criminals who have their sights set on three women living in a house on the outskirts of a small town. I play Cruze, who is the psycho in the group. Many of the main characters in this movie return in the The Temptress. 3 To Murder has screened several times in Upstate New York's Capital Region. The movie was shown at the 1999 Area Filmmakers Fantastic Film Festival, and at Shocktoberfest 2003, both of which were held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. In 2005 3 To Murder was screened as part of The Dead of Winter Free Film Festival, held at The New York State Museum in Albany, New York. To view newspaper coverage of Shocktoberfest 2003
and The 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival see the Media page, and to
view photos from, and for more information about, these two movie events see
was shown on independent television station DUTV-54 in Philadelphia. The short film prequel 3 To Murder is included on Temptress Special Edition DVD, which can be purchased through filmbaby.com. See the Merchandise page for more information.
"The Green-Eyed Monster" - This is a short horror movie (approximately 25 minutes) where I play a lead role but am not actually seen on screen. My character is billed as
The Voice. He is an evil entity that talks to a young woman named Pamela (played by Kelly Chaisson Warner) one Halloween night over a dead channel on the radio and eventually drives her mad. Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter star Mary Kay Hilko also appears in the movie as Pamela's sister Jennifer. The Green-Eyed Monster was shown at the 1999 Area Filmmakers Fantastic Film Festival and at Shocktoberfest 2003, both of which were held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. Most recently,
The Green-Eyed Monster was screened at The Dead of Winter Free Film Festival, held at The New York State Museum in Albany, New York. To view newspaper coverage of Shocktoberfest 2003 and The 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival see the
Media page, and to view photos, and for more information on, these two movie events see Out & About Page 1 and Out & About Page 2, respectively. For more information
on this horror short see the Upcoming Movies page. To view the movie trailer see the
Movie Trailers page. A 2008 re-mastered version of The Green-Eyed Monster is now
available for purchase on DVD or via Download through online distributor filmbaby.com.
"Night Therapy" - My good friend independent filmmaker & actor Timothy Jay Hatch (who also appears in The Green-Eyed Monster, 3 To Murder, The Temptress
and Of Theatre & Bikinis - see above) helped me produce this movie and the two preceding short films as well. In my first horror short (approximately 24 minutes)
I played Dr. Meyers, a psychiatrist who talks to three patients about their encounters with a disembodied talking head. Night Therapy has been shown several times in Upstate New York's Capital Region. The movie screened at the 1999 Area Filmmakers Fantastic Film Festival and at Shocktoberfest 2003, both of which were held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. Most recently, Night Therapy was shown at
The 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival held at The New York State Museum in Albany, New York. To view newspaper coverage of Shocktoberfest 2003 and The 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival see the Media page. For more information on these two movie events see Out & About Page 1 and Out & About Page 2, respectively.
My current plans for this movie are to release it on DVD for sale over the internet.
Stay tuned for more information on this...
INTERVIEWS: Television
I have appeared as a guest on three Upstate New York area television shows to promote my previous movies:
"Culture TV" (episode) - This is a show produced by The College of Saint Rose
Media Education Department in conjuction with Time Warner Cable. It appears on cable access channel 16 in the Albany, N.Y. viewing area. Upstate New York independent filmmakers Bruce G. Hallenbeck, Joe Bagnardi, Timothy Jay Hatch
and I were on the show to discuss our movies and independent filmmaking. We also showed movie clips from some of our latest productions.
Below are some stills of my appearances on Area Filmmakers Showcase (first and third photos) and Culture TV (middle photo).
"Area Filmmakers Showcase: An Inside Look" - I also co-wrote and produced this program in conjunction with SACC TV 16 in Schenectady, N.Y. The show aired on that station. I was a guest along with several other independent filmmakers and actors from the Upstate New York Area.
More pictures from this show can be found on the Malinda Productions website.
In February 2004 I was a guest on the internet radio show B+ Moviemaking, hosted by filmmaker Les Sekely. I spoke about my vampire feature The Temptress and several of my short horror films listed above. A link to the website for Adrenaline Radio can be found on the Banners page.
I also did a radio promotion for The 1999 Area Filmmakers Fantastic Film Festival.
The show aired on AM station WROW in Upstate New York. I was an organizer
of that movie festival as well.
Movies I've Acted in:
EXTRA BITS (Movies I have appeared as an extra in.)
"Dead Residence" - A short zombie film from Upstate New York-based director and special make-up effects artist Jared Balog. In Dead Residence I appear as a zombie.
"The Risen" - An independent horror feature from Upstate New York-based filmmakers Brandon Bethmann & Eric Szmyr. This movie is available on DVD from independent distributor Sub Rosa. The Risen screened as part of The 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival, held at The New York State Museum in Albany, New York. See Out & About Page 2 for more information on this movie event.
"Murphy's Law" - A short comedy from Upstate New York-based independent filmmakers The Masucci Brothers. They've made this movie available on VHS & DVD.
"The X-Files: Graceland" - This movie is an X-Files fan film from digital filmmakers
The Masucci Brothers. The story concerns an X-File dealing with an Elvis Presley sighting. For more information on Murphy's Law & The X-Files Graceland visit
the website for Fountainhead Pictures listed on the Links page.
INTERVIEWS: Documentary
"Every Pixel Tells A Story: How One Community Joined The Digital Filmmaking Revolution"- I was interviewed for this documentary from writer Peter Hanson.
The documentary looks at the use of digital video by independent filmmakers and also features interviews with Joe Bagnardi, Bruce G. Hallenbeck, The Masucci Brothers
and others making movies in the Upstate New York area. I spoke about the technical advantages of the digital video format, as well as the impact the technology is having
on low-cost moviemaking. We also talked about my particular area of interest in filmmaking: the horror genre. Peter produced and directed this documentary, which
was screened on Sunday, November 3rd, 2002 at Hudson Valley Community College
in Troy, NY. Every Pixel Tells A Story has now been released on VHS and DVD.
The DVD contains extra features, including a making-of segment and trailers for independent films produced in Upstate New York's Capital Region. (The movie trailer for my vampire feature The Temptress is included here). Click here to see a photo
of the DVD box cover for Every Pixel Tells A Story. To purchase a copy of the documentary please contact Peter Hanson at peterchanson@yahoo.com, or through
his website: www.grandriverfilms.com.
"The Edge of Reality" - Joe Bagnardi, director of Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter(see above), directed this feature anthology horror movie. The three segments in it are Dead Man, The Maze & The Quarry. I appear in The Maze segment as a storage
facility manager. The movie also features filmmaker Bruce G. Hallenbeck and several other stars from Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter. I served as Associate Producer
& Editor on The Edge of Reality. This anthology horror movie first premiered at
The Off-Broadway Theatre & Grill (now called Reel Meals Dinner and a Movie) in Saratoga Springs, NY in September 2003. The movie was also screened as part of Shocktoberfest 2003 at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY, The Dead of Winter Free Film Festival held at The New York State Museum in Albany, NY in January 2005, and, most recently, at the 2007 NIGHT OF B-MOVIE INDIES at the Historic Madison Theater in Albany, NY. To view newspaper coverage of these events see the Media page. To view pictures from, and for more information on, the Upstate New York Area Premiere of The Edge of Reality see Out & About Page 1. To view pictures from, and for more information on, Shocktoberfest 2003 and The Dead of Winter Free Film Festival see Out & About Page 1 and Out & About Page 2, respectively.
To view information and pictures from the NIGHT OF B-MOVIE INDIES screening see Out & About Page 4. For more information on this feature see Other Projects Page 1.
To view the movie trailer for The Edge of Reality see the Movie Trailers page.
This movie is now available for viewing at Video On Demand (www.vod.com).
It can now also be purchased on DVD or via Download through filmbaby.com.
"Of Theatre & Bikinis" - In my first non-horror picture an ambitious college student named Claire (Heather Blossom Brown) is determined to meet famous Hollywood Director Jeffrey Williams (James Carolus) after she reads in a tabloid that he is scouting for new talent in her area. I appear in the movie as the director's personal driver as he travels down the roads of Claire's small suburban town. In addition to Heather Blossom Brown and James Carolus, who previously appeared in my vampire feature The Temptress (see below), the movie stars newcomer Marie DeLorenzo
as Claire's level-headed best friend Rebecca, and also features appearances from Timothy Jay Hatch and Jason Palmer, who starred in many of my previous short films. For a full cast and crew list for Of Theatre & Bikinis see the Upcoming Movies page. The movie was premiered as part of The 2006 New York State Museum Independent Film Festival. For more information and to view pictures from this movie event see
Out & About Page 3. Of Theatre & Bikinis was also shown as part of the NIGHT OF
B-MOVIE INDIES screening, along with filmmaker Joe Bagnardi's horror anthology feature The Edge of Reality (see below), on November 8th, 2007 at Albany's Historic Madison Theater. For more information and to view pictures from this movie event see
Out & About Page 4. For more information and to view pictures from the short comedy Of Theatre & Bikinis see the Upcoming Movies page. Of Theatre & Bikinis can be purchased on DVD through filmbaby.com. See the Merchandise page for more information.
"Bloodlust" - This movie is a vampire feature from Upstate New York independent filmmaker Michael Kazlo II. My production partner James Carolus and I make cameo appearances as thugs hired to watch the outside of a warehouse. Actor Matthew J. Kennedy and actress Heather Blossom Brown, who both appeared in my own vampire feature The Temptress (see below), star in the movie. Bloodlust premiered at AIMIE'S DINNER & MOVIE in Glens Falls, New York on October 27th, 2004, and at Crossgates Mall Cinema 12 in Albany, NY on October 28th, 2004. It was also shown as part of a horror movie feature double bill at THE BLOOD, FANGS & CLAWS FILM FEST,
along with The Temptress, at Albany's Historic Madison Theater on Halloween Night (October 31st) 2006. For information and pictures from that movie event see
Out & About Page 3. Bloodlust is now on DVD and available to purchase at three Upstate New York area Borders book stores. For more information visit Michael Kazlo's Archangel Productions website. A link to this site can be found on the Links page.
"The Drowned" - Upstate New York independent filmmaker Bruce G. Hallenbeck's most recent feature film is a suspenseful psychological ghost story. In the movie I play
a rather sinsister apparition. The Drowned was premiered as part of The New York State Museum 2006 Independent Film Festival. For more information on this event see
Out & About Page 3. For the latest news on The Drowned visit the Pagan Film Productions website. A link to this site can be found on the Links page. And also see Other Projects Page 2 for more information, including a cast list and production credits for this independent horror feature. Additionally, an exclusive interview with independent filmmaker Bruce G. Hallenbeck can be found in the Thoughts For The Month Archives for the year 2005 (for January/February 2005). The DrownedDVD can be purchased through online distributor indieflix.com. See the Merchandise page for purchasing information. Purchase the DVD
"The Last Round" - I make a cameo appearance as an office worker in this feature film from Upstate New York independent filmmakers The Masucci Brothers. The picture is a feature-length version of their previous short film of the same name. The movie is about
a group of strangers who answer an ad in the newspaper looking for players for a game of Russian Roulette. My production partner James Carolus also played an office worker
in the same scene. For more information on The Last Round visit the Fountainhead Pictures website. A link to this site can be found on the Links page.
"The Subject Matters" (episode) - This half-hour interview show is hosted by College of Saint Rose Communications professor Gary McLouth and airs on WYPX TV55 (PAX) in the Upstate New York Capital Region viewing area. During my appearance
on the program I discussed many different facets of independent filmmaking, and showed clips from The Temptress and The Edge Of Reality (see above).
My episode first aired on August 6th, 2005.
Very Scary Productions - My Acting Credits Page
The following three short films were ones I wrote and directed as well as acted in:
All images, photographs and videos contained within this website are copyrighted material.
Very Scary Productions
The website of independent digital filmmaker Jeff Kirkendall
"Corruption" - I appear as a police officer at a crime scene in this independent feature film from Upstate New York-based filmmaker Christopher R. Bishop. The movie is a crime drama which was premiered at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York on February 25th, 2007. It also played for a week-long run at the Historic Madison Theater in Albany, New York. A link to the website for Crown of Thorns Productions (Christopher Bishop's production company) can be found on the Banners page.
The Temptress Special Edition DVD can be purchased through filmbaby.com.
The movie is also available as a Download. See the Merchandise page for purchasing information. To watch the movie trailer for The Temptress see the Movie Trailers page.
The Temptress Special Edition DVD can be purchased through filmbaby.com.
The movie is also available as a Download. See the Merchandise page for purchasing information. To watch the movie trailer for The Temptress see the Movie Trailers page.
* * * To find out about movies for sale see the Very Scary Productions Merchandise page. * * *
Below are some movie stills of me as Zombie Sean attacking Kaitlan the Witch
(Amy Kerr) in the Bruce G. Hallenbeck horror feature London After Midnight.
(London After Midnight photos courtesy of Pagan Film Productions, LLC.)
Below are some movie stills of me as a vampire fighting Shadow Tracker (Ron Rausch) in Joe Bagnardi's independent horror feature Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter.
(Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter photos courtesy of JB Productions)
Below are some movie stills of me (standing by the easel) as a cable company executive in the horror-comedy feature TV Terror from independent filmmaker Micheal Korotitsch.
(TV Terror photos courtesy of Malinda Productions)
The Temptress Special Edition DVD can be purchased through filmbaby.com.
The movie is also available as a Download. See the Merchandise page for purchasing information. To watch the movie trailer for The Temptress see the Movie Trailers page.
The Temptress Special Edition DVD can be purchased through filmbaby.com.
The movie is also available as a Download. See the Merchandise page for purchasing information. To watch the movie trailer for The Temptress see the Movie Trailers page.
The Temptress Special Edition DVD can be purchased through filmbaby.com.
The movie is also available as a Download. See the Merchandise page for purchasing information. To watch the movie trailer for The Temptress see the Movie Trailers page.
The Temptress Special Edition DVD can be purchased through filmbaby.com.
The movie is also available as a Download. See the Merchandise page for purchasing information. To watch the movie trailer for The Temptress see the Movie Trailers page.
