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Twisted Metal: Be Mine – Behind the Scenes

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Happy Valentine’s Day

A very happy Valentine’s Day to everyone. Hope it’s truly twisted!

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Twisted Metal: Be Mine

Join Twisted Metal’s Sweet Tooth as he celebrates Valentine’s Day the only way he knows how. Continue reading

February Short: Behind-the-Scenes 5

Fog adds that extra element of drama to the scene as actors Chris King and Akasha Banks Villalobos wait for the next take.

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February Short: Behind-the-Scenes 4

Our amazing sound team, Alan Koda and Clayton de Wet, always seem to give off a magical aura.

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February Short: Behind-the-Scenes 3

Jay Galvan, director of photography, and Travis Jones, grip and assistant camera, check how the fog settles on the monitor.

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February Short: Behind-the-Scenes 2

It wouldn’t be a Blue Goggles Valentine short without a little blood. Andrew De Leon, special effects make-up, and Lisa Marie Kull work on Akasha Banks Villalobos’ hair while script supervisor, Lisa Marchese, keeps a close eye on continuity.

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February Short: Behind-the-Scenes 1

Our February short was filmed at a Groove Lube auto shop and was the perfect location for the video. Crew members Travis Jones, Lisa Marie Kull, Jay Galvan and Ben Moody get the set decorated and lighting in place.

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Bonus Features – Skyrim Intervention

Skyrim Intervention has been a great success. We hit the 100,000 view mark less than 48 hours online and couldn’t be more happy that people are enjoying it. That’s always our #1 goal when we make a new short.

Now that you’ve seen the original, check out the outtakes.

Skyrim Intervention

Since the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Greg hasn’t left his man cave and is living in an altered Skyrim reality. When Greg’s family and friends finally have enough of him missing out on real life, they must take drastic measures to convince him to stop, but will he listen?

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February Short

This month has been a whirlwind of activity on the filming front. Saturday night, we filmed our February short. The crew was back and joined by actors Chris King and Akasha Banks Villalobos. We were also excited to be able to film at Groovy Lube again, a location we used in Twisted Metal: Home Sweet Home. This one has a quick turnaround, so be prepared to see the short next week!

January Short: Behind-the-Scenes 6

Actors Courtney Hopkin and Chris Baldenhofer are all business when it comes to filming!

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January Short: Behind-the-Scenes 6

Cast members Courtney Hopkin, Christine Giordano, Ted Meredith and John Buseman hang out between set-ups.

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January Short: Behind-the-Scenes 5

Our crew is always hard at work on set. Director Ben Moody and DP Jay Galvan get the camera ready while AD Shawn Marchese and Script Supervisor Lisa Marchese make sure we don’t miss anything.

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January Short: Behind-the-Scenes 4

Director Ben Moody acting out the next camera move.

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