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makestuff
I work freelance as an actor, photographer, graphic designer and occasional writer.

Colin Hussey @makestuff

Age 60, Male

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San Francisco

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Posted by makestuff - June 5th, 2023


I completed the first draft of a screen adaptation of my sister's novella, A Sword in Hand. I started in late 2021, getting the first few pages done, bit by bit, following along with my sister's story, I but mostly procrastinated for over a year, turning my attention to other things. The week after my 60th birthday, I resumed work on the project and took to writing every day, finishing it in two weeks.


It's a direct adaptation of a work that's about 15-1/2 pages. Most of the dialogue and much of the directions are lifted directly from my sister. I then added and edited where necessary for it to make some sense as a script, and this draft comes out to a little over 44 pages.


The next step is to listen to it read by other actors, get feedback and take notes. After that comes the challenge of figuring out what to cut and what to expand. In its present form, it's way too short for a feature and a bit long for a short film. Its length is more in the range of a long-form TV pilot.


My plan is for the reading to take place on Monday, July 31, my sister's birthday. That should give me enough time to wrangle the talent and anyone else among friends and family willing to listen.


This draft is a merger of Leigh Ann's writing and mine. It's a matter of how much of my sister's words I keep in the next draft, while remaining true to her story and the characters. Many of her descriptions of action work perfectly well as directions in a screenplay. And there's being so closely attached to it, given our closeness as family. Yet despite that, I can still see where the story raises questions, which I'm sure will be raised by others.

At least this draft is finally done. On to the next step.


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Posted by makestuff - September 5th, 2022


It's been awhile since the last post I made on my profile page, so here's some of what I'd been working on, this past couple of years:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YsLQMk1kcw (monologue from "A Physician in Spite of Himself" by Moliere)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuI2PS1REts (monologue from "Antigone" by Jean Annouillh)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqyMgvgJZiA (remaster of "The Peach a one-page, two character play by a playwright friend of mine, Dawson Moore, in which I play both parts. I'd like to see this animated, someday.)


And since The EXIT Theater will soon be closing its doors after 40 years of operation in San Francisco, here's a monologue from one of their fundraisers, which I subsequently memorized for the camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBtEXcYLSyA


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Posted by makestuff - September 5th, 2019


This is my new favorite monologue, "Poseidon" by a playwright friend of mine, Stuart Bousel, which I decided to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XOPnDpHfaI


If anyone wants to animate it, feel free to drop me a line. (This reminds me to post some audio projects, which might make good animation projects.)


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Posted by makestuff - August 8th, 2018


My latest audiobook project has now passed the quality check and is now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/A-Sword-in-Hand/dp/B07G3K9J9J/

"A Sword In Hand" is the third and final story in a trilogy by my sister, Leigh Ann Hussey (1961 - 2006), which was published in Fantasy Book Magazine in the 1980s. It continues with the adventures of two siblings trapped in sword bodies. The brother winds up in the hands of the town bully, while the sister befriends an old scholar who used to be a mighty warrior, and they conspire to defeat the bully and get her brother back.

Production has been a bittersweet experience. On the one hand, the writing is brilliant and a pleasure to narrate, showing so much potential. On the other, my sister died abruptly in a motorcycle accident, twelve years ago--on my birthday, no less. Who knows what other fantastic work could have come from her, if not for that?


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Posted by makestuff - December 13th, 2017


My latest audiobook project has now passed the quality check and is now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Kin-Sword-Trilogy-Book-2/dp/B07815DSLD

"Sword-Kin" is the second in a trilogy of stories  by my sister, Leigh Ann Hussey (1961 - 2006) which was published in Fantasy Book Magazine back in the 1980s. It tells the backstory of how Molnya (known as Luc'hessen in the first story) and her brother fell under a curse by a sorcerer priest after Molnya's brother rejects the priest's amorous advances.


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Posted by makestuff - October 13th, 2017


https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/700117

It was a blast voicing the iconic characters of "Game of Thrones" in Jack DiMaze's brilliant cartoon parody. (Check out some of this other work.) We met through Newgrounds and hope to work together again in the future.


Posted by makestuff - October 1st, 2017


"Aquacreep" an RPG where I voice the main/player's character is now online at https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/699059 and can be downloaded as a standalone game here: https://gamejolt.com/games/the-creeps-live-on/280540

Many thanks to TheMillz for casting me in this project and kudos to my fellow cast for the outstanding work they did with their characters.


Posted by makestuff - September 26th, 2017


The official pilot of [Redacted], an audiodrama, is now on-line. I play Handler Marshal, a senior officer overseeing an elite team of misfits (my scene is early in the story): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMUBfbpkxsY


Posted by makestuff - August 12th, 2017


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQaSMTkyXNk

The above excerpt with my V-O is from a newly released RPG, Callsign Minotaur, which can be downloaded here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=835526985

 


Posted by makestuff - June 30th, 2017


It's official! My audiobook narration of "The Lover of Lord Eithras" is now for sale at https://www.amazon.com/Lover-Lord-Eithras-Sword-Trilogy/dp/B073G23R8Q/

This story was written by my sister, Leigh Ann Hussey (1961 - 2006), which makes is extra special to me.