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What the heck is Julian up to?

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Our beloved director, Julian Stamboulieh, has been living it up this week in Salt Lake City at FanCon/FilmQuest (we’re an official selection of the film fest and have several nominations under our belt). He’ll be back in Montreal following our screening on Saturday and the awards ceremony, but we’ve been able to keep up with his exploits thanks to the wonders of Twitter and Instagram.

Julian? That’s your cue:

And for photos you’ll need to jet over to the Instagram page, because apparently I can’t figure out how to embed images here. Enjoyyyyy.

Latest “Man Of The Hour”

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This week Episode 5 (“XP”) was examined. Read full write-up here.

“Although I would readily confess to a complete ignorance of all things LARP, I still find myself perfectly able to write favorably and even admiringly of the series—and, I suspect, therein lies the genius of LARPs.”

” …LARPs employs its winning formula once again, oscillating back and forth in a happy juxtaposition between funny and tender.”

In other news, Julian is heading off to Salt Lake City for FilmQuest!

Could I be any happier or more excited for him? Doubtful. Inside am I seething with jealousy at not being able to go? No comment.

 

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Here’s the link to the LA Weekly article written by Stephanie Carrie.

“sleek, smart Canadian web series LARPs brings to life an endearing cast of characters”

“Julian Stamboulieh’s dynamic direction transports the audience between worlds seamlessly.”

“The low-budget series bumps up production quality nicely with costumes donated by LARP retailer Les Artisans d’Azure.”

We were also featured on Tubefilter’s Indie Spotlight: ‘LARPs’ Is The Latest Spin On ‘The Guild’.

“Director Julian Stamboulieh and the rest of the team at Beanduck Productions have focused their efforts to create an engaging visual setting, a lovingly-constructed cast of characters, and clean, sharp dialogue.”

“Like Geek & Sundry’s Unplugged, LARPs is carefully balanced so that it is appealing to LARPers and accessible to a general audience.”

“Web series fans will find plenty to enjoy, even if they’ve only ever expressed a passing interest in foam weapons and Medieval costumes.”

Steph’s LA Weekly Web Series Pick of the Week: LARPs: The Series

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We were Stephanie Carrie’s LA Weekly Web Series Pick of the Week AND she interviewed Jon and Julian for “The Tangled Web We Watch”!

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Following in the footsteps of Felicia Day’s hit web series The Guild, sleek, smart Canadian web series LARPs brings to life an endearing cast of characters from yet another oft-ridiculed ‘nerd’ sub-culture: Live Action Role Playing.

Hollywood loves to throw a LARPer into the cast whenever they need an aspersers nerdy escapist, ie Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Role Models, but the LARPing community of hundreds of thousands in the  US alone is, of course, far more nuanced. Read the rest of my LA Weekly Review of LARPs HERE, and check out my full interview with Director Julian Stamboulieh and writer/actor Jon Verrall about creating the show below.

 

Do you have an advice on anything from the conceiving to the writing to the shooting to the promoting of web series — things you learned that you wish you had known before?

JULIAN: The web is a free platform to…

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Have you been keeping up with the podcast?

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Huh? HAVE YOU???

More episodes have been added, each more scandalous than the last. Check out the latest one, it may or may not feature yours truly and Scott Humphrey. We may or may not disgrace the show, embarrass our fellow cast and crew mates, and reveal secrets that should have been taken to our graves. Maybe. I can’t be too sure… It’s a hoot ‘n’ holler, regardless!