We are currently in production with the fourth film in the Star Wars Toy Stories series – HOME SOLO. Think Star Wars meets Toy Story meets Home Alone! Follow us on social media for some behind-the-scenes sneak peeks throughout production.
In the meantime, please enjoy Star Wars: The Toys Awaken, and follow us on social media for the latest updates on Home Solo (links above).
Here's a fun little title reveal for our next fan film project, Home Solo: A Star Wars Toy Story. It will feature our series regular characters of Riley, Lucas, and Bobby along with some new faces and new toys. Of course, it will include a lot of fun stop-motion animation! We hope to submit this to the 2019 Star Wars Fan Awards.
Take a peek behind-the-scenes of our fourth Star Wars fan film, HOME SOLO: A STAR WARS TOY STORY. In this video we'll show you how we created lightsabers for Hasbro's HyperReal Black Series figures to obtain practical lighting effects for filming. Get an overview of our 3D models and prints, see our programmable control circuit for the LED filaments used to light the blades, and check out the painting methods we used to detail the lightsaber hilts.
JAMIE COSTA
HAN SOLO (voice)
Jamie Costa began his acting endeavors in college theatre back in South Carolina. Shortly after graduating he got more involved in the YouTube world by showing up in others viral shorts and sketches and then on to generating his own content. It wasn't long before he became an online sensation. All the while he has managed to hone his craft and maintain a career in the film industry as a prolific VO artist and onscreen actor. His online content has garnered millions of views across Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. In 2015 Jamie moved to LA to continue his industry pursuits.
WHITTON FRANK
PRINCESS LEIA (voice)
Whitton Frank has been performing on stage since she was eight. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with degrees in acting and creative writing and moved to Los Angeles where she worked in theater and film for several years. She is recently returned to Los Angeles from London after graduating from the prestigious London Academy of Dramatic Art. In addition to acting, Whitton is a swing and blues dance instructor and deejay. Check out her work and keep informed about new productions at www.whittonfrank.com.
MIKE EGBERT
HARRY
San Diego Native who received his M.S. in Information Technology and spent the next 10+ years playing "Cubeville". Needing more in his life, he started doing Standup comedy in 2009 and never turned back. Wanting to improve his comedy he turned to Improv and was formally trained at the National Comedy Theatre. This created a passion for acting. He has since been in a Feature film, many short films, webisodes, and TV Commercials. One of his biggest accomplishments was that he was hired by Cartoon Network to perform in their live interactive event during Comic Con as a lead character which led to several episode bumps on National Television.
ADAM DANIEL
MARV
As an ambitious child, Adam Daniel wanted to be two things, Superman and an Actor. Realizing that being a performer would allow him to be anything, Adam set all his focus on acting. He continued this while studying theatre at San Diego State University and the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. After graduating, Adam began his career in front of the camera on a children's series and has since become known for his range from physical comedy to drama. He studied improv at The Groundlings in LA and has starred in many films, commercials, voice over, and theatre.
MALIYA MONTEMAYOR
RILEY
Maliya is the daughter of Producer Raymond Montemayor. This will be her third fan film in the Star Wars Toy Stories series.
NORA MONTEMAYOR
HANNAH
Nora is the daughter of Producer Raymond Montemayor. This will be her second fan film in the Star Wars Toy Stories series.
KEVIN CABRAL
ANAKIN SKYWALKER (voice)
Kevin is a voice actor obsessed with all things Star Wars. He provides commerical, narration, and impression voiceover services. He has gained notoriety for his Star Wars voice impressions on social media, and has been featured in articles by Nerdist and Screen Rant.
CLARE STRIBLING
AHSOKA TANO (voice)
Clare is a bartender and medical professional from the Chicagoland area. Her passion for Star Wars began at a young age when she played with her brothers’ action figures, before knowing the movies existed. Clare is co-host of the Imperial Senate Podcast and Broaxium.
ROBERT NIXON
KYLO REN (voice)
At the age of 5, Robert Nixon was the youngest professionally performing magician in the United States, and he hasn't stopped performing since. Robert is a professional actor and dancer previously based in San Diego, CA, and has recently move back to his hometown in Maine. He can be seen on stage as much as he can be seen on film. He is also a writer, director, and producer and runs a production company called King Of Hearts Films.
DAVID S. DAWSON
YODA (voice)
David S. Dawson is proud to be a part of Star Wars Toy Stories. Star Wars was the defining series of films in his own childhood and ultimately led him on the path of storyteller and filmmaker. David studied Theatre at Baylor University and has had a long career both in the spotlight and behind the scenes in entertainment. A huge fan of voice actors, David has been steadily building his own career as a voice actor and is humbled and honored to be selected to portray Yoda in Star Wars: The Toys Awaken and Home Solo: A Star Wars Toy Story.
TAYLOR KOSTER
BOBBY
What drew Taylor into acting was the exhilirating and challenging adventure of it all. She has worked in many film productions throughout San Diego, as well as commercials, industrials and productions in Los Angeles. When not working on a project, Taylor keeps busy taking scene study, improv and auditioning classes in order to bring new creativity and technique to each role.
EDWIN FRANK ORTIZ
LUCAS
Edwin recently graduated from USC's School of Cinematic Arts with an emphasis in directing. He has directed and produced numerous short films, music videos, and commercials, as well as acted in various projects.
RAYMOND MONTEMAYOR
PRODUCER / WRITER / DIRECTOR / CINEMATOGRAPHER /
EDITOR / VISUAL EFFECTS / SOUND DESIGN
Raymond is an engineer turned artist. He holds BS and MS degrees in engineering from Harvey Mudd College and UCLA, respectively, and spent 12 years designing communication chips for the wireless and cable TV industries. He founded PixelPlex in 2012 to pursue his interests in digital media design, providing services as a motion graphics designer, visual effects artist, stop-motion animator, and 3D animator. A lifelong Star Wars fan, Raymond has focused his love for art and technology to produce this Star Wars fan film.
