Travis Gordon
Travis Gordon is a Canadian film producer, screenwriter, and director. As a filmmaker, he is best known as the creator of the webseries Spellfury, a fantasy-action show that is currently in its second season of production. His films and webseries include the productions Mass Stupidity, Revelation, Spellfury (short film) and Spellfury the webseries.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | |||
| 2007 | Mass Stupidity | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2008 | Revelation | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2009 | Spellfury (Short) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2008–2011 | Spellfury | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Recognition
Reviews
In May 2009 Wired.com reviewed Spellfury and in an article called "7 webotainers worth watching" wrote "Canadian writer-director Travis Gordon throws World Of Warcraft video games, Lord of the Rings pomposity and Buffy The Vampire Slayer snark into the blender for this live-action series"[1] Ain't It Cool News also reviewed his show as well.[2] Also there is a review of Spellfury with some interview pieces on the Koldcast.tv.[3] Mr.Gordon's webseries Spellfury was also reviewed by Tubefilter on July 8, 2009 in an article called "‘Spellfury’ is Low Budget, High Fantasy".[4]
Interviews
A full Page newspaper article (EMC Perth) on Spellfury and interview with Gordon about his webseries.[5] GenerationD20 video interview with Travis Gordon about Spellfury.[6] Popculturemonster interview with Travis Gordon.[7] In a recent audio interview with Gordon on www.genretraveller.com, he discussed the creative process of making Spellfury and finding a business model for a webseries.[8] 2 interviews with Gordon on UberscifiGeek.com[9] and Innsmouthfreepress.com [10]
Awards and nominations
Gordon won a Bronze for a 'Dramatic Short' at the 2008 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival for a short called Revelation.[11][12] The short film starred Julie O'Halloran, Robbie Drebitt and Penu Chalykoff, actors he would use later in the webseries Spellfury.
References
- ↑ Previous post Next post (2009-05-15). "7 Webotainers Worth Watching | Underwire". Wired.com. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ↑ "AICN COMICS REVIEWS: AVENGERS! JLA! VENOM! SAMURAI 7! dot.comics! & MUCH MORE!!! - Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news". Aintitcool.com. 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ↑ http://blog.koldcast.tv/2010/show-news/spellfury/spellfury-isn%E2%80%99t-just-funny-it%E2%80%99s-a-spell-of-a-good-time/
- ↑ "'Spellfury' is Low Budget, High Fantasy". News.tubefilter.tv. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ↑ http://www.emcperth.ca/20100624/Entertainment/Perth-based+online+show+casts+spell+on+viewers
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nmJBdV8YM4
- ↑ http://popculturemonster.com/index.php/2010/spellfury-interview-with-travis-gordon/
- ↑ http://www.thegenretraveler.com/fantasy/podcast-episode-43-an-ode-to-spellfurians/
- ↑ http://uberscifigeek.com/?p=9272
- ↑ http://www.innsmouthfreepress.com/?p=1076
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650428/
- ↑ http://www.worldfest.org/downloads/winnerslist2008.xls