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The Driver and the Devil: Casting

We're excited to announce our amazing talent for this weekend's "The Driver and the Devil" Music Video Shoot. William Sterling will play "Adam", our ride-share Driver in the story. This is my third collaboration with him and looking forward to finally be directing him myself! You may recognize him, he's been featured on hit...

The Driver and the Devil

[caption id="attachment_4198" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Mike "Unleaded Logic" Mertes, Sept. 2018[/caption] Unleaded Logic - the jack-of-all-trades, master-of-ALL DJ/musician out of Chicago - has had a busy 2018, with no signs of slowing down. His latest album (released in January) was intended as the score for an ill-fated video game dubbed "Neon Noir". While the game...

State of Affairs 2017

Around 11 years ago, as a student at Columbia College Chicago, I founded Beyond the Nametag Productions. It is meant to be an independent label to launch content from across the entertainment spectrum. While starting as a stamp for my student films, it was meant to grow into more. We've been quiet for too long, which...

Mulholland Overlook Sunset Time-Lapse

Recently I drove down Mulholland drive and ended up at the Mulholland Overlook to shoot a time-lapse of a gorgeous sunset over the San Fernando Valley. There was a rare bit of weather that night and the result are some bright colors reflecting off of dark clouds. Take a look below for a...

ON THE GROUND: ComicCon 2014

Better late than never, the post I should have written a week ago: I was assigned by WWE Studios to head down to ComicCon in San Diego, CA to run tech on the panel featuring the trailer premieres for See NoEvil 2 and Leprechaun: Origins from them and Lionsgate Films. Pretty significant since we finally unveiled the new-look Leprechaun, a total 180 from the original series. I’ve spent the past year or so finishing and delivering the film in post production so I am stoked for the result. Read on for the whole experience that was ComicCon as well as the links to the juicy stuff – trailers for both films.

FLUFFY: A Short Film 6 Years in the Making

FLUFFY, the title character from the short of the same name.

FLUFFY, the title character from the short of the same name.

Six years ago, in the cool early spring of the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, I set out to Direct what would be my last “student” film at Columbia College Chicago. It would be for a comedy directing class, one I particularly enjoyed, taught by Terry Miller. The short would be based off of a silly idea I had in high school about a boy’s stuffed bunny rabbit who springs to life as a serial killer. Sort of a tongue-in-cheek horror/comedy where TOY STORY meets CHILD’S PLAY. But why would this silly short film take so long to finally get edited and released? Well, that’s a whole different story.

NEW RELEASE: Ashes

[caption id="attachment_349" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ashes[/caption] Four years ago, Reaves Washburn, Ryan Mitchelle, Andre Avanessian and myself sat down at Jinky's Cafe on Ventura Blvd. to discuss a short film I had been writing. It came from a neighbor's story idea, about an assassin who botched his assignment and now has to face a certain death himself,...

Shawn Montgomery Interviewed on “Logically Thinking”

  [caption id="attachment_380" align="alignleft" width="256"] The Gamer Logic Logo[/caption] Michael Mertes from Gamer Logic has interviewed yours truly on his "Logically Thinking" podcast. We talk film-making, breaking into the industry, coming of age and gaming. Check out the embedded tweets below for both parts 1 and 2.         Part 1: The Logically Thinking Podcast returns with an interview with...