From Marvel to the World Series: Los Angeles Film School Alumni Work on November’s Top Entertainment Projects
November of 2024 saw notable accomplishments of Los Angeles Film School alumni across different sectors of the entertainment industry. From Alyssa Ulrich and Damani Blair’s roles in Marvel’s Agatha All Along to Cynthia Hernandezgarcia’s production work on Fairly Odd Parents: A New Wish, these graduates are putting their stamp on hit projects. Audio engineer Andrew Padilla celebrates a World Series win with the Dodgers. Take a look at how The Los Angeles Film School has equipped these creative professionals to achieve success!
Red One
Two alumni of the Los Angeles Film School lent their talents to the production of Red One, the highly anticipated Christmas-themed action-comedy starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Chris Evans. Blane Eguchi, a 2012 graduate from the Film program, contributed as a Loader. Devin Stovall, who graduated from the Recording Arts program in 2019, was a Stunt Performer. Stovall previously has worked as a Stunt Performer in this year’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die and the cult hit, Bottoms.
Synopsis
From Rotten Tomatoes:
After Santa Claus — Code Name: RED ONE — is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
Agatha All Along
Two alumni from the Los Angeles Film School worked on the production of Disney+/Marvel’s Agatha All Along, starring the Golden Globe-nominated Kathryn Hahn. Alyssa Ulrich, a 2019 Entertainment Business graduate, contributed as the Health and Safety Supervisor for the Los Angeles Unit. Damani Blair, a 2019 Film graduate, worked as a Visual Effects Producer with Barnstorm VFX, helping bring the show’s stunning visuals to life.
Synopsis
From Marvel.com:
In Agatha All Along, the infamous Agatha Harkness finds herself down and out of power after a suspicious goth Teen helps break her free from a distorted spell. Her interest is piqued when he begs her to take him on the legendary Witches’ Road, a magical gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they’re missing. Together, Agatha and this mysterious Teen pull together a desperate coven, and set off down, down, down The Road…
Fairly Odd Parents: A New Wish
Cynthia Hernandezgarcia, a 2017 graduate of The Los Angeles Film School’s Animation program, has established herself as a talented Production Manager at Nickelodeon. Recently, Cynthia shared exciting news, stating: “The time has come – mark your calendars for the Netflix release of Fairly Odd Parents: A New Wish on November 14th!”
Her resumé includes serving as a Production Manager on the popular animated series The Casagrandes, and as a Production Coordinator on the series The Mighty Ones, further showcasing her expertise in animation production.
Synopsis:
From IMDB:
Hazel, a ten-year-old girl who has just moved to the big city of Dimmadelphia for her father’s new job, explores the city on her own after her brother Antony leaves for college.
The Dodgers
2021 Audio Production grad Andrew Padilla worked for the Los Angeles Dodgers during their recent championship season, along with other sports teams and arena venues as an Audio Engineer. Andrew said:
“LA Film School helped give me the tools needed to now become a part of a World Series Championship Team. We just finished out the season and now my focus shifts to other arenas in Southern California. I’ve been a Dodger fan my whole life and to be able to be here when the lights are shining the brightest is what I live for.”
Follow Andrew on Instagram: @Saterfoo
November Industry Round-up
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