i started acting in plays and short films after college because, hey, sometimes you find yourself sitting in your 2001 Nissan Xterra outside your girlfriend's house in Auburn, Alabama, stoned as hell, and wondering how the hell you got there, and what you're going to do with your life. and you decide to become an actor. but then you follow a bunch of side-quests along the way, and eventually, you become a copywriter to pay the bills. look, you don't wanna take life advice from me. that's what guys like tony robbins are for. but i will tell you this: i've lived life. and you haven't lived it if you haven't jumped out of a Jeep to avoid a collision with an oncoming Mack Truck on an island construction site, rowed a little boat across a moonlit lake at the bottom of an abandoned quarry to climb a waterfall, or stumbled home in the dark once or twice.
sound advice short film mockumentary
written, directed, edited & produced by Martin Rees at VCU Brandcenter
dp: Nika Rahini
starring: Mark McColey, Erica Mendel & Martin Rees
dp: Nika Rahini
starring: Mark McColey, Erica Mendel & Martin Rees
very dumb content
i went on a content creation spree for a month one summer and then logged out of TikTok for a year.
when i logged back in, i saw one of my very dumb videos had gone what i would call mildly-viral, like a cold, to the tune of 47K+ views and 500+ likes.
all that from one character i wrote, performed, shot and edited in the course of three or four hours one evening after work.
top comments included:
- you are a GENIUS😱 writing this down for later
- so smart thank you sm
- thank you for this very helpful tutorial
- This is the same dork that tells people to play dead if a bear comes after you! 🤣
- This is a serious issue and you’re making fun of it. How sad
now imagine what i could do for you if you hired me to write character-based content and ideas for you.
when i logged back in, i saw one of my very dumb videos had gone what i would call mildly-viral, like a cold, to the tune of 47K+ views and 500+ likes.
all that from one character i wrote, performed, shot and edited in the course of three or four hours one evening after work.
top comments included:
- you are a GENIUS😱 writing this down for later
- so smart thank you sm
- thank you for this very helpful tutorial
- This is the same dork that tells people to play dead if a bear comes after you! 🤣
- This is a serious issue and you’re making fun of it. How sad
now imagine what i could do for you if you hired me to write character-based content and ideas for you.
@martinrrees protect ya neck #braineatingamoeba #swimming #summer #comedy ♬ original sound - martinrrees
below is part of what happened when i made a video every day for a month one summer.
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improv & acting in New York City
circa 2015-18
oh yeah. i forgot to mention i had a three-year stint in New York City where i studied Shakespeare, learned improv at UCB Theatre,
and got myself a freelance acting contract. i was broke, but it was fun. ahh, but for the erstwhile days of youth's last stand,
and got myself a freelance acting contract. i was broke, but it was fun. ahh, but for the erstwhile days of youth's last stand,
