Who > Scott Virtes

non-Union combat-ready background guy

Height: 6'0-1/2" Weight: 210 lbs.

Hair: Brownish Eyes: Gray

Writing

• May 2006: new collection of short stories: "Blank Spaces & other dangers" (check it out)
• Feb 2006: new collection of poetry: "Afterlife 9" (check it out)
• Apr 2005: writer for crime noir serial "Nightbeat 2 & 3" (PhillipsFilms)
• Mar 2005: writer for crime drama "Vincent" (Scott Vee Productions)
• 2005: dialog writer for video game "Left Behind: Eternal Forces" (LeftBehindGames), also audio producer and audio casting director
• 2004: scriptwriter: short films for The Actors Playground: "Psyched Out", "Tech Support Blues", "Just Relax!", "The Siberians", "Ms. North"
• Dec 2003: writer, co-producer for horror film "Voice of the Dead" (PhillipsFilms)
• Aug 2003: scriptwriter: short film: "Mr. Graves" (Jorge Lopez, director)
• March 2003: co-writer, script supervisor for student film "Into the Dead Room" (Jeff Branch, director)
• 2003-date: game designer, writer for nickelgames.com
• 2003-date: head writer, producer, webmaster for The Actors Playground
• 1986-date: Over 300 short stories and poems published since 1986; including works in Analog, Space & Time, Elysian Fiction, Dreams & Nightmares, Star*Line.
  Full fiction credits here.
  Full poetry credits here.
• 2001-02: head animation writer, Komodo Studios
• Sep 2001: "insomnia f/x" (poem e-chapbook) published, truefire.com
• July 2001: "the Other secret house" (poem chapbook) published, Lockout Press
• June 2001: "Year of the Twist" (short story collection) published, iUniverse
• Sept 1998: "Arthur: the King, the Sword, the Legend", Corel Corp (CD-ROM adventure game): I wrote the 4 hour interactive script, did world design, mapping, post-production and sound f/x, and was the lead C++ programmer. Project was sold to another company and shelved.
• August 1997: "The Adventures of Shrimp E. Shrimp", SCV Systems (children's game): writer, creator, designer: 7 minute cartoon plus game action
• 1994-99: my software and game development credits are here.
• 1986-98: former editor/publisher of Sycophant, Alpha Adventures, AlphaDrive magazines

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Filmmaking

• Producer Assistant, "Table for Three" (2006), tv series, Stu Segall Productions (a few days)
• director, producer, editor for "Vincent" (2006), short film, the Actors Playground
• director, producer, editor for "the Siberians" (2004), short film, the Actors Playground; also did set co-design, set construction, set painting for this one
• director, producer, editor for "Just Relax!" (2004), short film, the Actors Playground
• director, producer, editor for "Tech Support Blues" (2004), short film, the Actors Playground
• director, producer, editor for "Psyched Out" (2004), short film, the Actors Playground
• co-producer, script supervisor, editor for "Mr. Graves" (2003), short film, the Actors Playground

Voice talent

• played Old Fart in "The Mantra Mess" (2003), audio production, the Actors Playground
• voice of gerbils in "Gerbil Wars" (game, 1998), SCV Systems
• voice of Shrimp E. Shrimp in "The Adventures of Shrimp E. Shrimp" (game, 1997), SCV Systems

Acting

• played TV Cameraman and Man in Crowd from 1974 in "See Arnold Run" (2004), Stu Segall Productions
• played Core Sailor in "Master and Commander" (2003), Peter Weir, Fox Studios

Training

• Video post-production - extensive work in "Arthur" (Corel Corp) and my own film productions
• Soundtrack composition - "Metal Noir" (Eldritchfilms, NY, c1996); "Nemesis" and other PC games for Komodoware
• Sound f/x - projects for Corel Corp, Beachware, Komodoware
• Hand-to-Hand fighting, grappling, cutlass, broadsword, quarterstaff - Dan Speaker, Fox Baja Studios / Academy of Theatrical Combat
• Cannons - Martin Bibbings, Trafalgar Guns; and armorer at Fox Studios
• Flintlock pistol and rifle - armorer, Fox Baja Studios

Other Skills/Hobbies/Expertise