Burn One Productions

Breaking it down with Claire Demorest

ashley — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:21:09 +0000

(Click the pics below to meet Claire!)

(We sat down with BOP’s triple threat, Miss Claire Demorest

to give you an exclusive interview with the young starlet.  She made

time to talk to us between auditioning, recording, and rehearsing.

Here’s what her fly self had to say. CLICK ON THE ARTICLE BELOW!

Once it’s up on your screen, click again to make it bigger!)


(Want more?!  Check Claire out in our Burn One Dance Videos & CLICK HERE!

Our you can hang with her at our STORE!)

Brand spankin’ new

ashley — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:57:42 +0000

I had a work day planned with actress Claire Demorest a few weeks back, when she showed up to lunch looking adorable. So we dropped all our plans and had a mini photo shoot! It sparked a huge realization in me. I like producing photo shoots equally as much as I like making movies! So I have been shooting up a storm and it’s a blast! Here’s a pic of makeup guru Genie Skemp and I at the ‘Deadliest Warrior‘ prop warehouse picking out sweet weapons for a photo shoot this weekend! I’ll post them asap so check back.

You should see my house right now. It’s full of film negative envelopes, camera turtorials, and lighting books. So much to perfect for projects to come! I have only been shooting rolls of film because it’s cooler than digital..hehe. Just sayin’. I want to thank everyone that I have shot with in the past few weeks. I have some great friends and mentors! Also a very special thanks to Lori Dovi of Ribbit Tree and Plant for allowing us to use her gorgeous property! It’s a paradise over there! Above is some of our recent work. Check out the rest at our GALLERY! We work with some incredible photographers so book a shoot with us! Then go to OUR STORE and get yourself some fly spring gear.

I have been working on some other peoples cool projects recently too! My dear friend and producing partner Philip Jessen just shot a fun internet video that a lot of the Burn One fam acted in! Here is a photo of some of the cast! I will post the video as soon as its up! I have also been working with script extraordinaire Phil Donohue on his new feature and my new pilot! It’s great to have someone push you and encourage you at the same time! Shout out also to the boys of CPS and Bedrock Media Group LLC who I recently worked for. Fun times. Well I gotta go do some yoga then eat my big ass Chipotle burrito! New Burn One DANCE VIDEO and more GALLERY PICS soon! So come back, or book your own project with us now! (BurnOnePro@gmail.com) Oh and if you need a website go to THIS GUY! He’s the best!

Burn One Ballet

ashley — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:55:34 +0000

Have you seen our second Burn One Dance video? Check it out above and visit our YOUTUBE to subscribe. The video features Claire Demorest. You can see more photos of her in our ARCHIVES section. Claire and I are working on a top secret new commercial that we will be filming very soon. Check in with her and our Burn One peeps HERE too!

Festivals and shout outs!

ashley — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:47:53 +0000

Burn One is having a busy winter, and a cold one. Let me tell you a little bit about what BOP has been cultivating over in our NoHo kingdom. We are currently submitting our short ‘History of Made Up Things’ to festivals all over the US! I personally can’t wait to travel the states meeting all the awesome indy film makers our country has to offer. Wish us luck! Here is an image straight from our HOMUT press kit! Check back for more HOMUT updates. If you feel like helping us fund our festival plans, check out OUR STORE and pick up some gear! You help make Burn One Productions possible! Also show some love to the team of people that contribute to BOP with their hard work and talents HERE!

Aside from BOP, I have been working on a handful of projects with some very talented people. Above is a behind-the-scenes look at what I’ve been up to this month. I am shooting a new work out video BLOG with Health guru Catherine King. She kicked my butt the other day with cardio yoga! I also produced the Spring 2010 Anchor Blue campaign with the multi-talented photographer/producer Richard Martinez. Check out his stuff at Analigital (an associate producer of HOMUT). I also produced another shoot this month for Kayvon Photos with model Claire Demorest. We earned the great 120 mm shots by hiking into the trees of Fryman Canyon. And lastly I script supervised pick ups for the feature film ‘Super’ starring Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, and Rainn Wilson. A little tired, but life is gravy over here. I hope February is treating you well! I will be dropping a new dance video this week, so keep checking in! xxo Ash

“It’s been a long time. I shouldn’t have left you. Without a dope beat to step to.”

ashley — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:23:18 +0000

It has been a minute since I updated this. I have been laying down some serious ground work for BOP lately. I’m proud and excited to release the fruits of that labor for you now! 2009 was good to me, but this year is mine! If you haven’t already checked out our new TRAILER and my DIRECTOR’S REEL, holler at those right now. I have had the pleasure of working with some very talented individuals for the culmination of these projects. Special thanks to everyone I have worked with thus far! This is a photo of Claire Demorest, our new Burn One dime piece and seriously kick ass performer.

Watch our new BURN ONE DANCE video here and check out our other videos at BURN ONE YOUTUBE. There will be plenty more of Claire coming soon! We are shooting again with her this Sunday and there are two new dance videos on the way! In the mean time check in with this awesome PHOTOGRAPHY site for more cool stuff featuring her.

I am also excited to announce the launch of a project very dear to me. Our DETROIT PROJECT is up on our DTOWN page. I went back to my home state to shoot our new BURN ONE CLOTHING campaign. It only felt right to use the people of Detroit as our models, wearing designs inspired by the city. It was an incredible and inspiring experience. I hope you like the gallery, and there is still more photos to come. Special thanks to photographer Kayvon Esmaili for his beautiful work.

I have a very busy schedule ahead! I am working with director/photographer Richard Martinez of Analigital this month producing a new photo spread for Anchor Blue. On top of that, I’m pushing to finish all the festival stuff for ‘History of Made Up Things’. If you love Burn One and wanna see more, please visit our STORE now! We need your support to continue with new projects! The clothing is comfortable and you’re supporting our newest films! WE NEED YOU! A portion of our profits go to CWC as well as Urban Farming. I’ll talk to you guys later this week. See you soon. xxo Ash

Hit it.

ashley — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:25:04 +0000

Well hello! Have you guys seen the trailer for our new film ‘History of Made Up Things’ yet?? You better get on it! The film stars Kent Karson, Eli Jane, and Jenny Bahn. I have begun the festival submission process and I’m learning so much about how to market a short film. I have decided to attempt to travel as much as possible with this film and get Burn One’s name out to everyone I meet. Maybe even pick up some feature funding along the way! Thanks to producer Phil Jessen for cutting our amazing trailer! More on HOMUT soon.

Now that post prod. is done on my short film, I am prepping to shoot a new project Nov.15th!!! Burn One has teamed up with a beautiful and talented young lady, Claire Demorest to dance in our new BOP Clothing Commercial. We are rehearsing at Millenium Dance Complex this weekend and I just picked up some dope beats from music master Donny Morrison yesterday (thanks Lucas)! This weekend I’m staying in to storyboard, location scout and style the shoot! Check back yo.

This week I also had the opportunity to travel up to Big Bear, CA to start the planning of an upcoming feature project I will be involved in. Leading the project are the Jessen brothers. I went up to the mountains with my boys from VP, as well as a few new faces. The team of people is incredible and I’m really pumped to work on a feature again! Here’s a pic I took that reminded me a lot of the country towns in Michigan. PS. MI..I’ll see you soon!! Ok, that was Burn One overload…now go get yourself a weekend while I sit here and work! Big bear hug xxo Ash (too cheesy??)

Finishing one and starting another!

ashley — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:12:45 +0000

(This is a photo of lead actors Eli Jane and Kent Karson, of ‘HOMUT’ )
Alright y’all! My short film ‘History of Made Up Things‘ is done! We have begun submitting it to festivals and I really can’t wait for the world to see it. The movie stars Kent Karson, Eli Jane, and Jenny Bahn. We will be throwing an awesome party and trailer screening in Mid-November. This film has come a long way since starting as a writing exercise years ago. A lot of great people have helped to make it all happen. I have the best cast and crew a person could ask for. I can’t wait to come up together….so Hollywood better make some room for us! Keep checking in with the peeps of BOP as we release TONS of new treats! Dropping new stuff all the time.. from now until Thanksgiving! Hayyy.

Speaking of new, I would like to introduce Miss Claire Demorest. She is our fresh princess of Burn One Productions! Claire will be dancing for our new BOP Clothing commercials starring herself and fellow dancer Anthony Scarano. They are both incredible dancers and I can’t wait to shoot with them very soon! On top of dancing Claire also sings, acts and models! That’s a quadruple threat so watch out Beyonce. More on our new dancers and videos soon so keep creepin’ over to our page! Oh and before you go LOOK AT THIS!

Sup Boo

ashley — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:29:01 +0000

There are three things I have been concentrating on lately: 1) Be good to those who are good to you. 2) Politely defer from those that aren’t & 3) Work like a dog when you want to sleep. Gotta stay busy so life is always fun! Today, I am scouting dancers, practicing my Spanish, and working on my Detroit grant. Tonight, I am editing my short, photoshopping posters, and seeing a friend that I should have kept in better contact with. It’s important to remember how endless the list can be of things you want for yourself. So I’m ‘funsta use everyday. Can I get a’ amen!!?!!
(Here are pics of my parents when they were on their honeymoon in New Orleans. It looks like my mom made my dad a shirt out of the motel wall paper!)

This is a painting my Great Aunt Sally Swiss painted and sent me a birthday card of. Today is her funeral. RIP. I’ll eat a pork chop for her ;)….well..a bite of one at least! Come back later in the week. My short film ‘History of Made Up Things’ will be wrapped in post on Oct.1st!!! Expect a very drunk Ashley that night, haha!

Getting ready for the take over

ashley — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:54:32 +0000

Burn One has so many new projects lined up I don’t know where to begin! I am so excited for my newest wave of creativity…all I wanna do is shoot stuff!!! This is a photo from a project this past week with Actress/Drummer Jinny Lee Story. Check out the photographer HERE! More from that shoot very soon. I have several new things planned for BOP this week…one being a new video! Check out our old videos on our YOUTUBE PAGE now! I am also holding castings for a Burn One Booty Dancer, so if you live in the LA area email me your dancing reel at BurnOnePro@Gmail.com I don’t want to give too much away but it involves an item from our STORE. I’ll give you one guess!!!

BOP is also very close to wrapping post production on our short film ‘History of Made Up Things’ I have been at the NEOCLECTIC studio all week working on a pop song for the intro with master musician John Baldivia. Here is a pic of that. Gotta also give love to Lexie Beard and Anthony Barden for their amazing songs in the film! I can’t wait to travel to some festivals with it and start raising funds for my next film. It’s been a lot of work but HOMUT has really come together! Get ready for some new updates all over our site very soon!!

I have also been balancing Burn One work with some other fun productions. I landed two photo shoots this past week, and also shot for fun with my friend Phil Donohue (Director, Photographer) Here is a silly outtake …he made me carry a hammer and walk on a roof in Pasadena. Don’t worry, the ‘Thug Life’ tattoo on my stomach is Henna (thank god) Tomorrow I am working for Analigital on a photo shoot for Anchor Blue! We are shooting on THE PHANTOM!! Tuesday I landed a role on the show ‘Operation Repo’ on TRU TV My first..but not last..crack at acting. I never thought I would say that, but it’s so fun! I’m not gonna lie, it should be hillarious! Thats it for now, but follow us on TWITTER for more daily treats. I finally learned how to use it today! xxo Ash

Coming at you from the Burbank Library :)

ashley — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:09:43 +0000

(KayvonPhotos.com)
I was told by a good friend and fellow writer/director Phil Donohue that the best place to go when you can’t stand your home office any longer is the public library. You can’t use your cell phone. You can’t eat or drink. You can’t talk. Congrats to him for finishing a feature script thanks to the Pasadena library. It’s working for me too as we speak! I read a nice quote to sum up my feelings lately…”The best relationship is give and take where you are inspiring each other.”( Daniel Pearl, cinematographer) Film is a tough business and it takes a lot of refocusing and back-to-square-one tactics. The one thing I know always works for me is to surround myself with people doing amazing things of their own. The longer I live out here, the more I realize that directing a good movie means years of learning EVERYTHING you can from people you admire. This is a new pic of one of the hardest working actresses I have ever met, Miss Eli Jane.

I was part of a project not too far back for a fun new advertisement from Avatar Labs. This is a picture of the great group of ladies I worked with that day. Shout out to Casey Peters, a BOP alum for setting up that gig for me. Now go kill us with tire irons at THIS SITE (scroll to the bottom and click on THETA PI OR DIE game) It is for the new movie ‘Sorority Row’ starring Rumor Willis. Casey and I are working on a new web series that should start filming next year!!!

In between all the job hunting, editing, and hustling, I did sneak away this past weekend to two cool events. I went back to be in a wedding for one of my oldest friends in MI on Friday. We had such a blast and it’s always cool to be around two people that are whole heartedly in love. Then I hopped on a plane back to Cali for an awesome charity event for the California Wildlife Center. This animal center is dear to me, and if you have any spare change laying around, throw it their way! This is a pic of myself and Jeff Hall at the event. Jeff works so hard at CWC and is the reason Burn One ever got involved with the center. That is it for now. I have to get back to work. Something big is about to happen I just sense it because I can’t sleep again!!! xxo Ash