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Karla Mason

January 15, 2021 by

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Karla Mason, actor and manager with FBFP
Karla Mason

Professional writer, producer, and critically acclaimed actress Karla Mason has enjoyed a varied professional career that has taken her from stage to film—from the West Coast to East Coast and back again over the past twenty years.

As an actress, her film and TV credits include As the World Turns, America’s Most Wanted, PBS’s American Masters: None without Sin, and the independent feature films Unremembered, Tornado States and soon to be released Lie Detector—along with countless commercials and industrials.

Her prolific stage credits include leading roles at such regional theatres as Charlotte Repertory Theatre, NC; Hippodrome State Theatre, FL; Virginia Stage Co.; New Jersey Shakespeare Festival; Profile Theatre, Portland, OR … and more. New York credits include leading appearances at the Mint Theatre, Grove Street Playhouse, and One Dream, among others.

Karla has had the pleasure of working with some outstanding names in the industry, including having been directed by Dylan Baker and Tony Award winning directors Bart Sher and John Rando. She has toured nationally, and taught and directed under the auspices of the California Theatre Centre.

Karla has appeared in the FBFP movies Wrong Room and Future Certain.

Website

karlamason.com

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Nan Avant

January 15, 2021 by

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Nan Avant, music composer with FBFP
Nan Avant

Award winning composer Nan Avant hails from the Pacific Northwest. Her work has appeared in festivals throughout the United States and internationally. She has received several awards for her original scores in short films and recently at the Park City Film Music Festival 2010, Nan received a Director’s Choice Silver Medal For Excellence Award for her score in the sci-fi feature film Unremembered.

“I have always had a passion for film music and I have had the opportunity to collaborate with many talented filmmakers. Watching a film, discussing characters, motives and ideas behind the script with the director and then incorporating these elements into my music is a creative and rewarding experience. It is inspiring when all of these pieces come together and a score is formed.” 

Nan Avant holds a BFA degree from California Institute of the Arts in Piano Performance and is a graduate of the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program under the direction of Emmy award winning composer, Hummie Mann. She is a contributing editor for ScoreCast Online, an online film music composer’s forum. Nan is a member of ASCAP and a member of the board of the Seattle Composers Alliance.

Website

www.nanavant.com

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Nicole Chaffin

January 15, 2021 by

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Nicole Chaffin, actor and singer with FBFP
Nicole Chaffin

Talented actress and singer Nicole Chaffin has experience from theatre to film, with a variety of roles including leads in American modern theatre, musical theatre, melodrama and Shakespeare.

Her abilities include speaking with an American Southern accent and experience with the Spanish language. She also is an accomplished professional singer (belt) and even has proficiency in fencing. Her training includes a master class with Tony-nominated writer and lyricist, Bill Russell, and extensive work at The Actor’s Lab with Kristina Haddad.

Nicole portrays Lauren Canella in the concept trailer, Exceptionals.

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Kevin Forrest

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Kevin Forrest, DP, lighting and crew with FBFP
Kevin Forrest

Kevin Forrest was born in New Orleans and then moved to Scotland when he was 10, where he first learned to edit using two VCRs and a makeshift sound board. Kevin moved to Portland where he received his certificate in Video Production and Multimedia.

Kevin is a freelance videographer, independent filmmaker and assists with the Video Production classes at Portland Community College. Kevin has shot several music videos, the Discovery Channel and has had his short experimental film “Endommage” in several film festivals.

Kevin’s editing system has been upgraded from two VCR’s and a makeshift sound board to Final Cut Pro on a MacBook.

Website

www.kevinforrest.xyz

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Wendy Peyton

January 15, 2021 by

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Wendy Peyton, AD and crew with FBFP
Wendy Peyton

Illinois native Wendy Peyton knows how to crack the whip. She’s likely to do it while cracking a few jokes, but rest assured the job will get done with finesse. Packing an enterprising attitude and tenacious attention to detail, Wendy consistently hits her mark.

Growing up in a town surrounded by fields of genetically modified corn and soybeans, Wendy dreamt of photographing exotic people doing foreign things in faraway places. Now grown, she keeps that dream alive while her perspective has evolved over the years.

Wanderlust drove her to Portland in 1993 where she found a deep-rooted music scene. Several guitar players and cameras later, Wendy had developed a keen eye for concert photography. She’s worked with a list of national performers including Beck, The Black Keys, Bo Diddley, Eels, and M. Ward.

Her dream of exotic people, foreign things, and faraway places now manifests itself in film production. A devoted photographer, cinephile and accomplished project manager, Wendy now brings her arsenal of talents to Full Brain Films as assistant director and production manager.

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Rochelle Muzquiz

January 14, 2021 by

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Rochelle Muzquiz, writer, producer and actor with FBFP
Rochelle Muzquiz

Rochelle Muzquiz is an LA-based actor, writer and filmmaker originally from Texas.

Rochelle’s passion for film began as a kid when she adopted the used VHS camcorder her dad brought home from work. Inventing scenes on the fly with camera in-hand, Rochelle would make improv videos with her friends at slumber parties and create comedic shorts for school projects. At 14, she wrote her first screenplay called Empty Heads, featuring Barbie dolls and miniature sets she spent all summer building in the living room (thanks, Mom!).

Today, Rochelle is a professional actor represented by Arthouse Talent and has appeared in independent films, theatre and commercials. She also recently completed post-production on Half-Quaked, a mockumentary feature she co-created, in which she plays an anxious journalist who interviews offbeat characters about Portland’s imminent earthquake.

Website

rochellemuzquiz.com

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Greg Kerr

January 14, 2021 by

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Greg Kerr, writer, producer and actor with FBFP
Greg Kerr

Award-winning writer, director and producer of the multiple award-winning independent feature Unremembered (2009), Greg Kerr has been writing and directing films since he was 11 years old, having premiered his first 3-minute film extravaganza (from an 8mm reel) in his living room.

He has a Master’s degree in writing and marketing from Portland State University. By day (and evenings), Greg teaches script writing and web design classes at Portland Community College, reserving the weekends and summers for script development and filmmaking.

Website

gregkerr.com

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Amy Tsang

January 14, 2021 by

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Amy Tsang, writer and actor with FBFP
Amy Tsang

Born in Massachusetts, Amy Tsang is a first-generation Chinese American. She grew up in suburban Connecticut until the age of 14 and then moved with her family to metropolitan Hong Kong. Amy began her acting career in Hong Kong after placing as a top five finalist in The Miss Hong Kong Pageant, winning an artist contract with TVB Network where she completed the TVB Training Course (Alum: Chow Yun Fat) and then went on to starring in popular Hong Kong network television drama and comedy series.

Now based in Los Angeles, Amy’s most recent work includes starring in the feature film Love Shot, appearing in Fox’s Lucifer, Showtime’s Shameless and the feature film Snakehead, as well as co-writing a new original series, Lady Luck with 2018 HBO Visionary Awards Winner Fiona Roan.

Website

amy-t.com

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