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Melissa L. Nichols

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Born in Springfield, IL. Resides in Houston, Texas. Melissa L. Nichols is an artist of many talents. She is a successful writer/producer, graphic artist, designer, classically trained actress, voice actress, martial artist and special effects artist. She is a graduate of the Carver Center Advanced Visual Arts program... See full bio »

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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

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Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel


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Filmography

Hide HideMake-Up Department (33 titles)
2011 Macabre Theatre (TV series) (special makeup effects artist - 1 episode)
– Renfield the Undead (2011) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2011 Spoiled Rotten (short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2010 Psychic Experiment (special makeup effects artist)
 
2010 Boggy Creek (special makeup effects artist)
 
2010 Renfield the Undead (special makeup effects artist)
 
2005 How to Make a Monster (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2003 S.I.C.K. Serial Insane Clown Killer (video) (key makeup artist)
 
2002 Workplace Fatalities (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2000 Tag You're It: Lock Out/Tag Out (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2000 Hapless Hal and the Temple of Doom (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1999 Minor Cuts and Scratches (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1999 Riding on Rolling Stock (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1999 Arlington Road (special makeup effects)
 
1999 Silence of the Slams (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1999 Killing the Badge (assistant special effects makeup)
 
1998 Wheelbarrow Safety (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1998 Injection Injuries (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1998 Stop the Bleeding (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1998 Space Heaters (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1998 Dress Safe (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1997 Portable Generators (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1997 Rough Riders (TV movie) (assistant makeup artist)
 
1995 America: A Call to Greatness (TV documentary) (assistant special effects makeup)
 
1995 American's with Disabilities Act (ADA): Working Together (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1995 Lab Safety: 2 Potential Hazards (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1995 Lab Safety: 1 Chemical Hazards (video short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1995 The Dark Dancer (special makeup effects assistant - uncredited)
 
1994 Twisted Fear (special makeup designer)
 
1993 Haunted (assistant special effects makeup, assistant special makeup effects)
 
1992 Moment of Truth (short) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1992 The Broken Spur (assistant makeup artist)
 
1990 The Hidden Jungle (makeup artist, special makeup effects artist)
 
1988 Into the Spider's Web (assistant makeup artist, assistant special effects makeup)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (33 titles)
2013 The Legend of Goatman (short) (creature effects assistant)
 
2011 Macabre Theatre (TV series) (creature effects assistant - 1 episode)
– Renfield the Undead (2011) (creature effects assistant)
 
2011 Midnight Abyss (special effects assistant)
 
2011 Spoiled Rotten (short) (zombie and gore effects)
 
2011 Javelina (creature effects)
 
2010 Boggy Creek (creature effects assistant)
 
2010 Renfield the Undead (creature effects assistant)
 
2005 How to Make a Monster (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
2002 Workplace Fatalities (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
2000 Tag You're It: Lock Out/Tag Out (video short) (creature effects assistant)
 
2000 Hapless Hal and the Temple of Doom (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1999 Minor Cuts and Scratches (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1999 Riding on Rolling Stock (video short) (creature effects)
 
1999 Silence of the Slams (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1998 Wheelbarrow Safety (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1998 Injection Injuries (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1998 Stop the Bleeding (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1998 Space Heaters (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1998 Dress Safe (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1997 So You Want to Be (TV series) (special effects makeup - 1 episode)
– So You Want to Be a Special Effects Artist? (1997) (special effects makeup)
 
1997 Portable Generators (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1996 From Nowheresville (short) (special effects makeup)
 
1995 Jacklight (creature effects crew - uncredited)
 
1995 American's with Disabilities Act (ADA): Working Together (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1995 Lab Safety: 2 Potential Hazards (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1995 Lab Safety: 1 Chemical Hazards (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1994 Jason's Lyric (special effects makeup assistant)
 
1993 The Trust (special effects makeup assistant)
 
1992 Amputation Injuries (video short) (special effects makeup)
 
1992 Behind the Mask (TV movie) (special effects makeup)
 
1992 Moment of Truth (short) (creature effects assistant)
 
1990 The Hidden Jungle (creature effects assistant, models)
 
1990 Look Who's Toxic (special effects makeup assistant)
 
Show ShowProducer (17 titles)
2012 Bosworth 2012: Obama and the GOP (video short) (producer)
 
2012 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 3 (video short) (producer)
 
2011 Holiday Ventgnet: Holiday Flying (video short) (producer)
 
2011 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Volume 2 (video short) (producer)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Daeryon (video short) (producer)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 1 - Advanced Level (video short) (producer)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 2 - Black Belt Level (video short) (producer)
 
2011 Rotten Zombies (video short) (producer)
 
2010 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short) (producer)
 
2010 Renfield the Undead (producer)
 
2009 Sa Bang Bong- Bayonet Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short) (producer)
 
2009 Taekwondo Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short) (producer)
 
2008 Chayon-Ryu Self Defense-Beginner through Intermediate (video short) (producer)
 
2008 Jang Bong Hyung of Chayon-Ryu Vol. 1: Beginner through Intermediate) (video short) (producer)
 
2008 Jang Bong Hyung of Chayon-Ryu Vol. 2: Advanced Level (video short) (producer)
 
2008 Pre-Arranged Tactics of Chayon-Ryu (video short) (producer)
 
2005 How to Make a Monster (video short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
2012 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 3 (video short) (screenplay)
 
2011 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Volume 2 (video short)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Daeryon (video short)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 1 - Advanced Level (video short)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 2 - Black Belt Level (video short)
 
2011 Rotten Zombies (video short)
 
2010 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
2009 Sa Bang Bong- Bayonet Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
2009 Taekwondo Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
2008 Chayon-Ryu Self Defense-Beginner through Intermediate (video short)
 
2008 Jang Bong Hyung of Chayon-Ryu Vol. 1: Beginner through Intermediate) (video short)
 
2008 Jang Bong Hyung of Chayon-Ryu Vol. 2: Advanced Level (video short)
 
2008 Pre-Arranged Tactics of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
Show ShowDirector (14 titles)
2012 Bosworth 2012: Obama and the GOP (video short)
 
2012 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 3 (video short)
 
2011 Holiday Ventgnet: Holiday Flying (video short)
 
2011 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Volume 2 (video short)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Daeryon (video short)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 1 - Advanced Level (video short)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 2 - Black Belt Level (video short)
 
2010 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
2009 Sa Bang Bong- Bayonet Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
2009 Taekwondo Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
2008 Chayon-Ryu Self Defense-Beginner through Intermediate (video short)
 
2008 Jang Bong Hyung of Chayon-Ryu Vol. 1: Beginner through Intermediate) (video short)
 
2008 Jang Bong Hyung of Chayon-Ryu Vol. 2: Advanced Level (video short)
 
2008 Pre-Arranged Tactics of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
Show ShowEditor (14 titles)
2012 Bosworth 2012: Obama and the GOP (video short)
 
2012 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 3 (video short)
 
2011 Holiday Ventgnet: Holiday Flying (video short) (edited by)
 
2011 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Volume 2 (video short)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Daeryon (video short)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 1 - Advanced Level (video short)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 2 - Black Belt Level (video short)
 
2011 Rotten Zombies (video short)
 
2010 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
2009 Sa Bang Bong- Bayonet Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
2009 Taekwondo Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
2008 Chayon-Ryu Self Defense-Beginner through Intermediate (video short)
 
2008 Jang Bong Hyung of Chayon-Ryu Vol. 1: Beginner through Intermediate) (video short)
 
2008 Jang Bong Hyung of Chayon-Ryu Vol. 2: Advanced Level (video short)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (13 titles)
2012 Bosworth 2012: Obama and the GOP (video short)
 
2012 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 3 (video short) (stills photography)
 
2011 Holiday Ventgnet: Holiday Flying (video short) (director of photography)
 
2011 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Volume 2 (video short)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Daeryon (video short)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 1 - Advanced Level (video short)
 
2011 Kwon Beop Hyung of Chayon-Ryu: Vol. 2 - Black Belt Level (video short)
 
2009 Sa Bang Bong- Bayonet Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
2009 Taekwondo Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
2008 Chayon-Ryu Self Defense-Beginner through Intermediate (video short)
 
2008 Jang Bong Hyung of Chayon-Ryu Vol. 1: Beginner through Intermediate) (video short)
 
2008 Jang Bong Hyung of Chayon-Ryu Vol. 2: Advanced Level (video short)
 
2008 Pre-Arranged Tactics of Chayon-Ryu (video short)
 
Show ShowArt Director (11 titles)
2012 Bosworth 2012: Obama and the GOP (video short)
 
2011 Macabre Theatre (TV series)
– Renfield the Undead (2011)
 
2010 Renfield the Undead
 
2003 S.I.C.K. Serial Insane Clown Killer (video)
 
2000 Hapless Hal and the Temple of Doom (video short)
 
1999 Silence of the Slams (video short)
 
1998 Wheelbarrow Safety (video short)
 
1997 Portable Generators (video short)
 
1995 Lab Safety: 2 Potential Hazards (video short)
 
1995 Lab Safety: 1 Chemical Hazards (video short)
 
1990 The Hidden Jungle
 
Show ShowActress (8 titles)
2011 Macabre Theatre (TV series)
The Oracle
– Renfield the Undead (2011) … The Oracle
 
2011 Rotten Zombies (video short)
Infected Zombie
 
2010 Renfield the Undead
The Oracle
 
2009 Modern Dating According to Jeff
Woods girl
 
2005 How to Make a Monster (video short)
Ms. Monsterella
 
2003 S.I.C.K. Serial Insane Clown Killer (video)
Waitress
 
2003 Wilderness Survivor: The Game (video)
Tracey Mcknot
 
1992 The Broken Spur
Pony Express Rider
 
Show ShowArt Department (7 titles)
2003 S.I.C.K. Serial Insane Clown Killer (video) (production designer: Facades FX)
 
2000 Hapless Hal and the Temple of Doom (video short) (set designer)
 
1999 Silence of the Slams (video short) (set designer)
 
1997 Portable Generators (video short) (set designer)
 
1995 Lab Safety: 1 Chemical Hazards (video short) (set designer)
 
1995 Lab Safety: 2 Potential Hazards (video short) (set designer)
 
1992 The Broken Spur (properties)
 
Show ShowCostume Designer (5 titles)
1995 America: A Call to Greatness (TV documentary) (special costume designer)
 
1993 Haunted
 
1992 Behind the Mask (TV movie)
 
1992 The Broken Spur
 
1990 The Hidden Jungle
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (6 titles)
2011 Rotten Zombies (video short) (wardrobe)
 
2009 God Thinks You're a Loser (wardrobe assistant)
 
1999 Minor Cuts and Scratches (video short) (costumer)
 
1998 Wheelbarrow Safety (video short) (costumer)
 
1993 Haunted (costume supervisor)
 
1992 The Broken Spur (costume supervisor)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (3 titles)
2011 Holiday Ventgnet: Holiday Flying (video short)
 
2010 Renfield the Undead
 
1998 Wheelbarrow Safety (video short)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (3 titles)
2011 Kwon Beop Daeryon (video short) (still photographer)
 
2010 Karate Hyung of Chayon-Ryu (video short) (still photographer)
 
2008 Chayon-Ryu Self Defense-Beginner through Intermediate (video short) (still photographer)
 
Show ShowSet Decorator (3 titles)
2003 S.I.C.K. Serial Insane Clown Killer (video)
 
2000 Hapless Hal and the Temple of Doom (video short)
 
1999 Minor Cuts and Scratches (video short)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1997 So You Want to Be (TV series)
Herself
– So You Want to Be a Special Effects Artist? (1997) … Herself
 

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Melissa a four time Remi winner at Worldfest-Houston: Gold Remi (How to Make A Monster- 2005 Instructional short) Gold Remi (Renfield: The Undead- 2011 Best Special Effects Makeup- Feature) Gold Remi (Renfield: The Undead- 2011 Horror Feature) Platinum Remi (The Legend of Goatman- 2013 SFX creatures and design). See more »