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I wanted to pop by your inbox to let you know that I just dropped a cinematic travel video on my youtube channel. I don't usually promote these things through the email channel since I try to use this for newsletters, tips, product promotions, and other news, but this may just be one of the most cinematic things I've ever made, so I thought you'd dig it! Check it out here, and subscribe to the channel! I'll see you this weekend for the regular newsletter. talk soon, and as always, thanks for being here Caleb |
Caleb Spillyards
Motivating the pursuit of passion through the lens of filmmaking.
It’s 1 AM and I’m doing karate in my living room. Not real karate, movie karate. I’m brainstorming ideas for the movie Ballerina, and we don’t even start our first day of work for 2 months. Over-caffeinated, anxious, and preparing for the worst. Me in a nutshell. I don’t even have a script, so every fake scenario I’m anticipating and brainstorming choreography for is technically pointless. But that’s never stopped me before. I set my phone on the kitchen counter, coffee mug as a tripod, so I...
I remember seeing John Wick in theaters back in 2014. I was already living in New Orleans at the time, pursuing being an actor but had recently been introduced to the stunts world. Seeing this film sealed the deal. As I watched John Wick debut a completely new type of action and fight choreography, it lit a fire in me. I wanted to be a part of that world. That was the beginning of my pivot into stunts. I knew what I wanted, but I had zero idea how I was going to get there. And maybe thats...
The Opportunity It's a normal afternoon in 2022. I'm eating lunch with Laura when my phone lights up. I haven't exactly been expecting this call, but I was hoping for it (a part of me anyway). My heart starts to race as I pick it up. "Hey man!" I say to my friend (and frequent stunt coordinator boss) "What's going on?" "Hey buddy, So I got that call for Ballerina like we were hoping, and I just wanted to ask you if you wanted to be my Fight Coordinator for it." My heart starts beating a...