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Episode 1: LOL_4_EVS
       
Synopsis

Having an imagination is key to living a complete life, but what if it begins to blur your line with reality? Jimmy is your average guy. He has a girlfriend, great friends and a good job as a substitute teacher. The only problem is that he's obsessed with video games. Watch as Jimmy toes the line between reality and fantasy as he embarks on his mission to defeat the Masked Warrior in THE WAR OF GAME Episode #1 LOL-4-EVS.
  

 


 Credits

The War of Game
Episode 1: LOL 4 EVS

Tough Guppy Productions©

Directed & Written by
Brandon Lawrence &
Jacob Cooney

Produced by
Brandon Lawrence

Director of Photography
Nicholas Rini

Gaffers
Nicholas Kirsten
Tim Herrman

Sound Mixer
Daniel S. McCoy, C.A.S.

Hair & Makeup
Jessica Elbaum
Michelle deMilt

Art Director
Thaddeus Knight

Costume Design
Bianca De'Larosse

Production Manager & Assistant Director
Scott Pitts

Associate Producer
Natalie Steere

Re-recording Mixer
Kenn Michael

Additional Score
Rachael Lawrence

Edited & FX by
Brandon Lawrence

Photographer & Production Assistant
James Irwin

Production Assistant
Natalie Bayan

 

War of Game Cover Artwork
Brian Jones

 

CAST

Jimmy
Mark Kelly

Michael
Evan Helmuth

Tom
Kirk Zipfel

Masked Warrior
Dylan Kenin

Autumn
Brooke Allison

Michael’s Daughter
Morgan Guttman

Principal
Ric Barbera

Radiance
Melissa Strom

Masked Warrior's Mother
Brandon Lawrence

Announcer
James Mathis III

 

“Beginnings”
Performed by Hands Down
Written by Ryan Culton
Produced by Allen Woolsey
Alien Pheatus Records©

 

Filmed on location at
Malibu Creek State Park

 

Filmed with the support of the
Screen Actors Guild

Special Thanks To:
Larry and Mara Lawrence
Daniel and Samya McCoy
SirReel Studio Rentals
Ranger Lincoln
Malibu Creek State Park
Ari Davis
Cody Campbell
Neal R. Lett
Drama 3/4 Productions
James Irwin Photography
The Joint
 

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News

The War of Game Wins Audience Choice Award at the Gangrene Film Festival
Tough Guppy Productions is proud to announce that The War of Game has won the audience choice award at the Gangrene Film Festival.

 


The War of Game Wins Accolade Award
The Accolade is a non-traditional, virtual venue. Awards go to those filmmakers, television producers and videographers who produce fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries. It is a showcase for cinematic gems and unique voices. For more information on The Accolade Competition go to www.accoladecompetition.org/Film/.

About The War of Game

The War of Game is an episodic adventure, where the audience views the imagination of video gamers and the contrast between avatars and your average ordinary people. Currently a short film that lives on the web, The War of Game - Episode #1 - LOL-4-EVS has been shown in film festivals and to thousands of viewers via the internet. Released in June of 2008 as a way to visually explain the concept, The War of Game relates to its audience made of video gamers who grew up playing Atari and have graduated to online gaming. It is a chance to see that nerdy video gamers, who are socially awkward, can become anything from super hero’s to sports legends just by pushing a start button on a video game console. Aimed at a demographic of video gamers from the ages of 12-35, The War of Game is a chance for it’s audience to realize they are not alone.


Written and Co-Directed by Brandon Lawrence and Jacob Cooney, The War of Game: Episode #1 LOL-4-EVS was shot in the spring of 2008 in order to visualize the concept. The idea behind making it a ten minute short film was so it could stand alone as a film festival piece, but that was not the main intentions behind making the film. The short film is a pitch presentation for a greater episodic series that can dig deeper into the imagination of a gamer. Shot in two days over a weekend so that nobody involved missed work, with a minimal budget, The War of Game: Episode #1 LOL-4-EVS was extremely fun to be a part of for everyone involved.

Screenings/Award

Gangrene Film Festival
September 5, 2008
Award: Audience Choice Award

14th Annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival
September 17-21, 2008

The Show Off Your Shorts Film Festival
February 17th, 2008

The Beverly Hills Shorts Festival
March 1st, 2008

Wild Rivers Film Festival
September 4th, 2009

Rainer Independent Film Festival
June 11th, 2009

The Accolade Competition
Award of Merit

  
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