The Riches on Hulu

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 7:07 PM

Just wanted to let everyone know that you can now watch 'The Riches' on Hulu.

If you never saw my episode... Here it is!

Another Video Interview

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 4:07 PM

Hey all!

Here's a video interview from opening night of the 2nd Annual Feel Good Film Festival. My short film 'The Romantic Foibles of Esteban' screened at the festival.


Enjoy!

Current News

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:02 PM

Okay, so I admit... I've been a very, very bad blogger!

It seems that I have neglected this site somewhere in the middle of my Facebook craze (for those of you who would like to catch up with all that has been going on, visit my page there).

Anyway, really busy couple of weeks over here:

First, I got to return to Fox! Granted it was just to audition for the hit tv show House, but it was great to be back on the lot (for those of you who don't know, I worked there for nine months while shooting The X-Files back in the early part of this decade).

On that note, and as a side note, I'd like to give my condolences to the family of director/producer Kim Manners (The X-Files) who passed away earlier this year. He was truly a gifted man and I am proud to have had the honor of working with him.



Okay, NEXT...

I read for one of the leads in Day of the Woman a remake of the 70s cult-horror classic I Spit on Your Grave. Was great to be brought in for such a large role. In the end, I probably would've had to turn down the project, but it was still awesome to be considered (for those of you who don't know, the original was banned all over the place for it's gruesome 30+ minute rape sequences and bloody genital dismembering!).


Moving right along...

This week I auditioned for the new MTV show Hard Times. The show is like HBO's Hung, but for teens. I read for the role of one of the main kids older military brothers. The role was a recurring guest star! Anyway, I went back to MTV on Friday to read for the producers and the director. I read with the main kid and I think it went pretty darn well. The episode starts shooting next Saturday, so keep your fingers crossed that we hear something in the beginning of the week!

In production news, I just shot a small viral video series with the talented comedian Erin Brown that we'll be putting together and releasing in the next month or so. More info to come.


And tomorrow, I'll be directing an episode of the webseries Hero's Quest which I have acted as DP for during the life of the season. The series is being directed/produced by America Young and Jeffrey Jones.


What else, what else??

I figure I might as well put everything I can think of in one blog, since you never know when I may post again... just kidding. I'm gonna try to get better at this whole updating thing.

Just moved to Burbank! About a mile from Disney Studios and my favorite lot ever! WARNER BROTHERS!!! (for pics from the last time I was on the lot auditioning for Southland, check out my Facebook... and I'll probably post them here). The new place is amazing! Hardwood floors, lots of windows, and a full private garage! I'm moving up in the world!


I just did two more shows over at The Geffen Playhouse. Farragut North, in which I got to work with Chris Pine once again, and Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas, which I got to work with the amazingly talented French Stuart and yes... Matthew Modine. Again, for pics, visit Facebook... and yes, I'll post them here when I'm feeling a little less lazy.




Ummm... I'm probably going to change the format of this blog from Blogger over to Wordpress (sorry Google, you know I love you!) so be on the lookout for that sometime soon! By the way, if you haven't experienced the beauty that is Gmail, Google Calendars and iPhone syncing, please do so now... you'll thank me later ;)

Also, for anyone who kept up with our webseries The Romantic Foibles of Esteban, we cut together a 20-min short that premiered at the 2nd Annual Feel Good FIlm Festival back in August. We'll probably be making the film available on the site soon, so make sure to keep an eye out!


Well, I'm sure I could go on for a few more hours but I don't wanna give up the goods all at once, so until next time... I got nothin'

Oh, by the way, lemme know how you like all these links to what I'm talking about!

Living on the edge. Trying something new. You know me ;)

Until next time...

C-

Video Interview

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Monday, August 17, 2009 at 9:45 PM

Here's a video interview I did about my show 'The Romantic Foibles of Esteban' - Enjoy :)

'The Romantic Foibles of Esteban' Screening at the Egyptian Theater

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 3:46 PM

It's OFFICIAL! 'The Romantic Foibles of Esteban' will be screening at the Feel Good Film Festival (www.fgff.org) Saturday August 8th at 5pm. Tickets are only $10. Purchase your tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets (www.brownpapertickets.com/event/72830). Come hang out with the cast and crew, enjoy this hilarious project and just... FEEL GOOD!!!

Updated Acting Reel

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 11:05 AM

Here's the newest cut of my acting reel which includes clips from The Riches, Groupidity, and The Romantic Foibles of Esteban.

Tubefilter News Review

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 9:21 AM

Read the latest review for my series 'The Romantic Foibles of Esteban'

It's not too shabby ;)

http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/06/16/the-romantic-foibles-of-esteban-charms…somehow/

'The Romantic Foibles of Esteban'

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Monday, April 20, 2009 at 4:31 PM

Hey everyone! Here's Parts 1-3 of my show 'The Romantic Foibles of Esteban'

Hope you enjoy!





Check Out the NEW Site for My Show!

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 6:26 PM

We just released the brand new site for my show 'The Romantic Foibles of Esteban'.

Check it out at www.idatedesteban.com

New episodes will be available every Monday!

And don't forget to keep a look out for the short film version in early May.

Check Me Out on the Season Finale of Groupidity!!

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 2:25 AM

Hey everyone!

So I finally make an appearance in the show 'Groupidity', which I produce and DP. My character LEWIS from 'The Romantic Foibles of Esteban' makes a crossover into the season finale of the show.

Enjoy!

The Riches Season 2 on DVD

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:03 AM

Don't forget to pick up your copy of The Riches: Season 2, out on DVD today!

You can also purchase a copy through Amazon.com by clicking HERE.

I'm in the season finale "The Lying King" and play Wallace.

Enjoy!

C-

Production Website

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 11:28 AM

Hey All -

Just wanted to let you know that we just launched the new website for my production company Vanguard Media Group. It has a ton of footage from projects I've been directing and producing over the past year.

Check it out at www.vanguardmediaonline.com

Also, be on the lookout for the launch of the new site for our show 'The Romantic Foibles of Esteban' in the next few weeks. Once the site is up, we will be releasing episodes 1-3 (a new episode each week).

Don't miss out! Visit www.idatedesteban.com

Directing Reel

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 3:49 PM

Hey Everyone -

Finally finished putting together my directing reel. If you need a director for anything, let me know.

Spread the word!

Enjoy!

C-


Professional Acceptance

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 12:46 AM

It only took about nine months from when we first started the project, but IMDB has finally embraced and accepted our show as a real show and added it to their database!


Ciao-

Chris Cornell Music Video

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 4:35 PM

Hey Everyone!  

Long time.  Anyway, here's Chris Cornell's newest music video for the song 'SCREAM' off his new album that he does with Timbaland.  Me and the very talented America Young play that 1940's couple in the video installation at the gallery. 

Enjoy!


Episode 101 of 'The Romantic Foibles of Esteban' Premieres Today!

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Monday, August 4, 2008 at 12:41 PM

Hey all -

Episode 101 of my show 'The Romantic Foibles of Esteban' has finally gone live.

You can see it online at the official site www.idatedesteban.com

The show is available in both Standard Def and Hi Def

Make sure to tell everyone you know about the show so we can get enough hits to continue producing the series!

Ciao!

C-


Check Out www.idatedesteban.com

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Monday, July 7, 2008 at 10:16 AM

Hey Everyone -

So the website for our series launched on Friday.  It will be up until the official site launches August 1.  Make sure to go check it out!


The site contains all the pre-release promos for the show.  The promos are also available at:


Spread the word and make sure to catch the premiere of Episode 1 on Friday August 1, 2008

Enjoy!

C-

The Riches Season 2 Finale

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 11:39 AM

Hey all -

If you missed me in the season finale of The Riches, here is my scene for your viewing pleasure.

Enjoy!

C-


Episode 1 is in the Can!

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 3:06 PM

We just wrapped production on Episode 1 and everything looks amazing!  We had an amazing cast and an extremely talented crew.  I am totally excited about the way things worked out and we're now looking forward toward production on Episode 2 in a couple weeks.  Not sure what type of pics we can release as of yet, but here's one of me, my producer America Young and the star of the show J Michael Briggs that Wire Image took last week.
Enjoy!

C-

The Riches Season Finale

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 10:47 PM

Hey Everyone -
Make sure to watch me in the season finale of 'The Riches' this week.  The episode is airing Tuesday April 29 at 10pm, 11pm and 1am as well as Friday May 2 and Sunday May 4 at 11pm .  I'll keep you posted of any other air times.

C-

Promo's for Series

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 5:01 PM

Hey all -
We started shooting promo's for a pre-release marketing campaign for our series that's going to be launching this summer.  I can't tell you much about it due to the air-tight media seal that's being put on it for marketing reasons, but I can tell you that it's a single-camera romantic comedy series and is being written and produced by myself and J. Michael Briggs.  My production company is producing the series and I'll be helming the project as director.   Here's a few pictures of the cast from the last couple days of shooting.

Enjoy!

C-

Tamara Carey, J. Michael Briggs and Myself

Me, Story Cunningham and J. Michael Briggs

Deborah DiMiceli, her daughters Lynsee and Cidney, 
J. Michael Briggs and Me

Miley Yamamoto, J. Michael Briggs and I


Peaceable Kingdoms

Posted by Hard Sun Production | Labels: | Posted On Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 8:55 PM

Hey Everyone!  I just finished shooting the film 'Peaceable Kingdoms' today.  The film was directed by Peter Gelles and is about an American soldier in Iraq who befriends a young Muslim boy.  
I play an American soldier who is stationed at a checkpoint out in the middle of nowhere and is caught up in a deadly series of events.  I got to do some pretty cool stunt work today including flying up onto the hood of a car after a bomb goes off in our faces.  I'm including some pictures that I took on set.

Enjoy!

C-

Self Portrait

The Crew

My Trailer

Preparing for the day

Taking a little nap between setups

The checkpoint

David Marlin 'Zaid' and I

The Cast and Stunt Coordinator Jack Huang

Curt Clendenin and I

Me and Casting Director Ashley McCarthy

Show Development

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On Monday, March 24, 2008 at 1:28 PM

So my production company Vanguard Media Group, LLC is starting work on several projects, the first of which will be a web series that takes a comedic look at the online dating scene in Los Angeles.  Future projects include several features, a musical documentary and some music videos.  I'll definitely post more info as it becomes available.

C-

Two New Projects

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On at 1:23 PM

I've just been cast to play an American soldier stationed in Iraq in the indie film 'Peaceable Kingdoms' directed by Peter Gelles.  Principle photography starts at the end of March.

Also, from May 5th through October 7th I will be appearing in William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga, CA.  I'll post more info as it becomes available or you can check out their website at www.theatricum.com 

C-

Some Girl(s) Wrap Party

Posted by Hard Sun Production | | Posted On at 1:18 PM

Here's some pics from the Closing Night Party of Neil LaBute's 'Some Girl(s)'.  Such a great cast to work with!  I'll miss them all.
C-

Melissa Machat and Myself as 'Fran' and 'Casey'

Melissa Machat, Rosalind Chao and Me

Couldn't forget to sign 'The Wall'