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Action figure Richard Norton at Master Yi’s
A long stretch of Burnet Road north of Research Boulevard has not yet benefited from the advent of the nearby Domain shopping Babylon. Strip centers look like dowdy afterthoughts from the 1970s and one can’t help but express curiosity about what goes on behind the miniblinds of these businesses. Master Yi Academy, for instance, has taken advantage of the relatively affordable real estate by operating a spacious, well-tended martial arts headquarters, including two well-lit, popular studios.
Jason Montgomery, Richard Norton, Rick Galione
Friday, one gym-like space was given over to movie star Richard Norton, who shared insights from his fake fighting on shows such as “Ironheart,” “Rage and Honor” and his friend Chuck Norris’ “Walker, Texas Ranger.” He demonstrated the camera-frame-filling “John Wayne” swing pnch and gave advice on keeping other fighters in one’s peripheral vision or falling to the floor without “breaking” (using one’s arm or hand to cushion the fall).
Janell Vela-Smith, Christian Ramirez
Among the participants in all shapes and sizes were members of the Janell Vela-Smith’s Fighting Stunts Association, as well as representatives from her Innovative Renderworks, an independent film company that plans to shoot “Templar: Honor among Thieves” at Spiderwood Studios, still under construction near Bastrop.
Jason Montgomery, Rick Galione
So quite a bit of action behind those miniblinds.
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By Spiderwood
June 5, 2009 12:08 PM | Link to this
Spiderwood Studios has been called the "Texas Center Of Animation"
"Flight Of Magic" believed to be the first three act, 3D animation, children cinema fully produced in Texas, it is also said that it may be the first ever "independent animation produced with these formats in America"... produced by Spiderwood Productions. Produced and Directed by: Tommy G Warren, Sam Threadway (animation director) and Tommy G is the writers of the original screenplay.
By Spiderwood
July 22, 2008 12:16 AM | Link to this
Spiderwood Motion Picture Studios is down river about 25 min. from downtown Austin, Tx. The 200 ac. Studio with Sound Stages and huge visual effects "green screen" (CYC) is expected to be complete soon.
Tommy G Warren, Producer/Writer is now working on several possible feature length screenplays for in the development stages.
Trent A Warren, Editor/Music producer is also involved in the progress of Spiderwood.
Jason Lopez, CG / photo. and Jerome Ennis, production assist and supervisor is also involved with planning and production of projects.