Just wanted to say hello to everybody, stay safe and much love. The industry will open back up soon, back to creating magic.
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Hey, Brandon Garic Notch! My name is Kay, I'm the Community Manager here at Stage32. Nice to meet you! I see you have weapons expertise - what is you training in?
Thank you for the well-wishes, sir! And to you as well! Have you been enjoying the mild LA weather as well? There have been lots of jobs for low-level positions opening up, and for talent I've seen lots of remote VO work. But I get the feeling people who look as cool as you are saved for on-set roles!
Would you do me a favor? I'd love for you to start a post in the Acting Lounge about your experience working on a big set like Birds of Prey! https://www.stage32.com/lounge/acting
Enjoy exploring the lounges, and don't forget to comment and respond to others’ posts, too! It's the best way to really connect!
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Thank you Karen. Originally from Minnesota I grew up around firearms and continue to train in defense pistol competitions (IDPA) as well as three gun. What started out as a hobby became something very useful in acting especially for movies like Birds of Prey where are you are operating with a real firearms on a controlled set.
https://youtu.be/LNPuq8iXqKo
Here's a little clip from Street of Dreams Los Angeles, in this movie we used prop guns.
https://youtu.be/iIRZoMst3kM
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Hey Brandon, Great to connect!
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Great to have you here Brandon Garic Notch! I appreciate that encouragement and motivation! I know we're all anxious to get back to production.
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Hip Hip HOORAH!!!!
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Thank you for the opportunity to connect, it's very nice to e-meet you, Brandon! Some of my Vancouver friends and film-family are saying work is restarting for them, which is such good news. I hope your area will return to set soon too! :)
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Hey, Brandon Garic Notch! Thanks for the vids! Yeah, you can definitely tell from how you work with your weapons that you know what you're doing. Great work! Oh, man - real firearms on a closed set is tense! Actually, would you be willing to start a post in the Acting Lounge (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/acting) about your experience on Birds of Prey working with real firearms on set?
I'm more of a blunt weapon person myself. My arts include Aikido, Judo, Jujitsu, Karate and Kendo (and pretty much in that order), so I learned jo/bo staff and the bokken/shinai as part of that training. Close combat is really my jam!