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MILES WARTES ADDS ANOTHER BIG NOTCH ON THE RESUME!

Posted on November 29, 2012

[caption id="attachment_553" align="alignleft" width="300"] Miles Wartes[/caption] Miles Wartes BDS Student Miles Wartes has a busy two months coming up with three solid thesis student films! He was recently cast as Allen McGrew, the lead in Liquid Luck’s production of “Back to the 80s” directed by Ian Kellett. It is a tribute film to the classic era that brought us incredible films like “Footloose” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”.  Miles will not only be working on his acting but will also be practicing a lot of dance routines. He will be sure to cut loose. Miles has also been ca...

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BDS STUDENT ROBYN DENNIS STACKING UP THE SHORT FILM WINS!

Posted on November 29, 2012

[caption id="attachment_803" align="alignleft" width="200"] Robyn Ashley Dennis[/caption] Robyn Ashley Dennis Robyn Ashley Dennis has had an incredible month and a half of short film wins from ranging from student films to indy projects! Not only has she been cast in a slew of short films but she was also cast as the lead in a majority of them. She recently went creature like in the film, “The Evocation of Shinigami”by R.W. Films LLC, a film taking on an eerie Eastern suspense myth. Joined the cast of “Sales Guys” by Senopia Film Productions. Got her time travel ...

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STUDENT LANDS NATIONAL COMMERCIAL!

Posted on November 29, 2012

Don Beauregard BDS Student Don Beauregard landed a national commercial this early October for Kaiser Permanente! Proving that age should never stop our dreams from coming true, Don, 67yrs old, has been studying acting at Benjy Dobrin Studios for over two years. He is represented by W-Talent. He played the role of a fisherman in a lifestyle/health shoot. His reaction to the win was filled with excitement saying. “Although I am in acting for the journey as much as the arrival it always feel good when your work gets validated.” Congratulations Don and thanks for being an inspiration to us ...

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BDS STUDENTS PROVE LOVE CAN FALL APART IN “AS SEEN ON TV”

Posted on November 26, 2012

[caption id="attachment_803" align="alignleft" width="150"] Robyn Ashley Dennis[/caption] [caption id="attachment_571" align="alignleft" width="150"] Cougar[/caption] BDS students Robyn Ashley Dennis and Cougar scored both leads in the short film, “As Seen On TV: Protein X.” It is a short film by Natalie Villa that takes on the classic zombie genre and adds a romantic comedy twist. Trying to impress the office secretary, Steve ends up taking some behind the counter protein supplements only to find himself slowly falling apart and decaying. Hilarity ensues as they go out on a date and a fellow jealous office employee finds out...

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FROM COLORADO TO UTAH, BDS STUDENT HAS BUSY TWO MONTHS

Posted on November 26, 2012

[caption id="attachment_812" align="alignleft" width="200"] Cougar[/caption] BDS Student Cougar has been hard at work, auditioning and booking. His latest wins include a few commercials, short films and some supporting roles in up coming feature films. He landed a three state regional commercial for the famous southwestern furniture store, RC Willey flying him and fellow Colorado actors to Utah. Along with a local commercial for Real Estate Agent Lori Corken, shot on RED by the talented cinematographer James Drake. His various short films include playing a supporting role as a nerd in “Too Good” by award-winning director of Twombley, Zac...

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BDS STUDENT DOES SOME SUPER BOWL ORIGAMI!

Posted on November 26, 2012

Grant Benjamin Grant Benjamin, BDS Student with a lot of wins this year is taking on the Super Bowl! He was cast as the lead in a commercial for the Doritos Super Bowl Competition.  The commercial “Origami” takes the age-old contest of tying cherry stems to a whole new level. Check out the video here and be sure to vote and like! CLICK HERE FOR Origami Commercial

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BDS STUDENT LAUNCHES PRODUCTION COMPANY

Posted on November 24, 2012

MILES WARTES Congratulations to BDS Student Miles Wartes and his father Alan Wartes for their new production company Greenwood Studios. Years in the making, this father and son duo has set out to produce film and video projects emphasizing strong storytelling and artistic excellence. They have already hit the ground running with their first animated film, “I Once Ate a Pepper” and short film, “Fast Food Romeo.” Their first official shoot was a music video for the Safonia Women’s Choir. Congratulations Miles and Alan. The sky is the limit and we are thrilled to see you reach there and beyond! ...

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BRONCOS, TACO BELL AND MORE! BDS STUDENT WONDRAE HART IN TACO BELL AD!

Posted on November 23, 2012

[caption id="attachment_791" align="alignleft" width="283"] WonDrae Hart[/caption] WONDRAE HART BDS Student WonDrae Hart has had a super successful year including two commercials within months of being signed to Big Fish Talent. Check out his latest commercial for Taco Bell featuring former Broncos Players, Mark Jackson, Ricky Nattiel and Vance Johnson! Check out the video here and congrats WonDrae! You keep killing it!

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BDS STUDENTS FILL THE ROSTER FOR SHORT FILM!

Posted on November 21, 2012

Avenstar Productions known for its feature film, “Openings” cast three BDS students for their next film, “Ask Raymond.” Joining the cast will be BDS Students Eve Cohen, Kevin Sean Ryan and Natalie Waldrip. [caption id="attachment_506" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Eve Cohen[/caption] [caption id="attachment_456" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Kevin Smith Ryan[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_554" align="aligncenter" width="231"] Natalie Waldrip Headshot[/caption] Congratulations!  We love seeing the team work! http://avenstar.net/

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ANDY HANKINS JOINS THE CAST OF CREEP!

Posted on October 29, 2012

ANDY HANKINS [caption id="attachment_485" align="alignleft" width="210"] Andy Hankins Headshot[/caption] Andy Hankins continues his solid 2012 year of feature films with the indie film production, “Creep!”, by Slithering Carpet Films. Other BDS students include Tom Auclair and Rafael Hernandez. This clever film is a mix of narrative and documentary as it follows the real life exploits of a seriously bad movie called, ‘The Creeping Terror,” and its even more disturbing director, a real life creep Art Nelson. Andy will be playing John Caresio who played the role of Col. James Caldwell in the original campy horror film. Check out the web...

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