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== Early Career ==
== Early Career ==
After graduating from [[Otis College of Art & Design]] in 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otis.edu/alumni/onews/class_notes4_1_09.html|title=Otis List of Graduates}}</ref> Terrance took a job at [[Sony Animation]] drawing storyboards on such animated television shows as "[[Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190198/fullcredits|title=Roughnecks: The Starship Trooper Chronicles}}</ref> and [[Max_Steel_(2000_TV_series)|“Max Steel”]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236908/fullcredits#cast|title=Max Steel}}</ref> Creatively frustrated, he left animation in 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrancezdunich.com/blog/?p=4678|title=Terrance Zdunich blog: Gettysburg Address 2.0}}</ref> to pursue freelance illustration gigs, including work on Fox’s television series “[[Bones_(TV_series)|Bones]].”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460627/|title=Bones}}</ref> As a storyboard artist he worked on live-action films such as [[What_We_Do_Is_Secret_(film)|“What We Do Is Secret”]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384683/|title=What We Do Is Secret}}</ref> about the punk band “The Germs”, and [[Into_the_Wild_(film)|“Into The Wild”]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/|title=Into the Wild}}</ref> directed by [[Sean Penn]]. He also worked part-time teaching drawing and painting<ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/5079586/repos-graverobber-talks-to-io9-about-opera-horror-and-porn|title=Repo's GraveRobber Talks To IO9 About Opera, Horror And Porn}}</ref> in Calabasas, California.
After graduating from [[Otis College of Art & Design]] in 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otis.edu/alumni/onews/class_notes4_1_09.html|title=Otis List of Graduates}}</ref> Terrance took a job at [[Sony Animation]] drawing storyboards on such animated television shows as "[[Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190198/fullcredits|title=Roughnecks: The Starship Trooper Chronicles}}</ref> and [[Max_Steel_(2000_TV_series)|“Max Steel”]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236908/fullcredits#cast|title=Max Steel}}</ref> Creatively frustrated, he left animation in 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33444/exclusive-terrance-zdunich-talks-the-molting|title=Dread Central Interviews Terrance Zdunich}}</ref> to pursue freelance illustration gigs, including work on Fox’s television series “[[Bones_(TV_series)|Bones]].”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460627/|title=Bones}}</ref> As a storyboard artist he worked on live-action films such as [[What_We_Do_Is_Secret_(film)|“What We Do Is Secret”]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384683/|title=What We Do Is Secret}}</ref> about the punk band “The Germs”, and [[Into_the_Wild_(film)|“Into The Wild”]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/|title=Into the Wild}}</ref> directed by [[Sean Penn]]. He also worked part-time teaching drawing and painting<ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/5079586/repos-graverobber-talks-to-io9-about-opera-horror-and-porn|title=Repo's GraveRobber Talks To IO9 About Opera, Horror And Porn}}</ref> in Calabasas, California.


While transitioning from studio work in animation to life as a freelance artist, Terrance enrolled in an acting class at the [[South_Coast_Repertory|South Coast Repertory Theatre]] where he met future collaborator [[Darren Smith (actor)|Darren Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://967thecoast.com/movies/notes/repo-the-genetic-opera/note/4|title=Repo! The Genetic Opera: Movie production notes page 4}}</ref> Together, in 1999 they formed "The Gallery" and the two began writing and performing theatrical rock music in the form of ten-minute operas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdqWqCOv-uI|title=We Started This Op'ra Sh*t}}</ref> As a duo they played the Los Angeles club/theatre scene. Due to the positive response to their first ten-minute opera, "The Necro-merchant's Debt",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7953882|title=The Gallery: The Necromerchant’s Debt }}</ref> they decided to expand the piece into a full-length theatrical format which was later renamed [[Repo!_The_Genetic_Opera|“Repo! The Genetic Opera”]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://repo-opera.com/|title=Repo! The Genetic Opera}}</ref>
While transitioning from studio work in animation to life as a freelance artist, Terrance enrolled in an acting class at the [[South_Coast_Repertory|South Coast Repertory Theatre]] where he met future collaborator [[Darren Smith (actor)|Darren Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://967thecoast.com/movies/notes/repo-the-genetic-opera/note/4|title=Repo! The Genetic Opera: Movie production notes page 4}}</ref> Together, in 1999 they formed "The Gallery" and the two began writing and performing theatrical rock music in the form of ten-minute operas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdqWqCOv-uI|title=We Started This Op'ra Sh*t}}</ref> As a duo they played the Los Angeles club/theatre scene. Due to the positive response to their first ten-minute opera, "The Necro-merchant's Debt",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7953882|title=The Gallery: The Necromerchant’s Debt }}</ref> they decided to expand the piece into a full-length theatrical format which was later renamed [[Repo!_The_Genetic_Opera|“Repo! The Genetic Opera”]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://repo-opera.com/|title=Repo! The Genetic Opera}}</ref>

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Terrance Zdunich
File:Terrance Zdunich.jpg
Terrance Zdunich (photo by Lindsey "Moo" CG)
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Terrance Zdunich
Websitehttp://www.terrancezdunich.com

Terrance Zdunich (Zuh-doon-itch or Z’dew-nitch) is an American actor, writer, composer, producer and storyboard artist.

Early Career

After graduating from Otis College of Art & Design in 1998[1] Terrance took a job at Sony Animation drawing storyboards on such animated television shows as "Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles"[2] and “Max Steel”.[3] Creatively frustrated, he left animation in 2002[4] to pursue freelance illustration gigs, including work on Fox’s television series “Bones.”[5] As a storyboard artist he worked on live-action films such as “What We Do Is Secret”[6] about the punk band “The Germs”, and “Into The Wild”,[7] directed by Sean Penn. He also worked part-time teaching drawing and painting[8] in Calabasas, California.

While transitioning from studio work in animation to life as a freelance artist, Terrance enrolled in an acting class at the South Coast Repertory Theatre where he met future collaborator Darren Smith.[9] Together, in 1999 they formed "The Gallery" and the two began writing and performing theatrical rock music in the form of ten-minute operas.[10] As a duo they played the Los Angeles club/theatre scene. Due to the positive response to their first ten-minute opera, "The Necro-merchant's Debt",[11] they decided to expand the piece into a full-length theatrical format which was later renamed “Repo! The Genetic Opera”.[12]

Career

In 2001, Zdunich and Smith assembled a small group of actors and musicians and began performing Repo as a one-act set at clubs in Los Angeles, California.[13] In 2002, Repo: The Genetic Opera received its first full-length staging in Hollywood, California at the John Raitt Theatre with Darren Lynn Bousman directing.[14] The original engagement also featured Zdunich in the role as the narrator “GraveRobber."[15] ‘Repo’ was remounted again in 2004 at West Hollywood’s SplitID Theatre, and finally, for the last time, it was seen on stage in 2005 at the Off-Off Broadway Wings Theatre in NYC with Zdunich both acting and directing.[16]

In 2006 Zdunich, Bousman and Smith put together a ten-minute short film of Repo starring Zdunich, Shawnee Smith, Michael Rooker & J LaRose.[17] The short film was screened for agents and producers at Endeavor Agency in Beverly Hills, CA.[18] Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures eventually brought Repo to the big screen in 2008, which starred Anthony Steward Head, Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, and Sarah Brightman.[19] Zdunich maintained his acting role as “GraveRobber” and assumed new roles as well, which included drawing the film’s animated sequences[20] and becoming an associate producer. Despite the film’s initial limited theatrical release to 11 theaters world wide,[21] Zdunich still regularly travels the US attending "shadowcast" performances of Repo at conventions and private events.[22]

He is currently writing and illustrating the 12-part graphic novel series, The Molting.[23]

Filmography

Actor

Writer

Composer

Producer

Storyboard artist

References

  1. ^ "Otis List of Graduates".
  2. ^ "Roughnecks: The Starship Trooper Chronicles".
  3. ^ "Max Steel".
  4. ^ "Dread Central Interviews Terrance Zdunich".
  5. ^ "Bones".
  6. ^ "What We Do Is Secret".
  7. ^ "Into the Wild".
  8. ^ "Repo's GraveRobber Talks To IO9 About Opera, Horror And Porn".
  9. ^ "Repo! The Genetic Opera: Movie production notes page 4".
  10. ^ "We Started This Op'ra Sh*t".
  11. ^ "The Gallery: The Necromerchant's Debt".
  12. ^ "Repo! The Genetic Opera".
  13. ^ Chaos Control interview with Terrance Zdunich
  14. ^ Repo! The Genetic Opera on MovieSet.com
  15. ^ Repo! Behind The Scenes
  16. ^ Darren Lynn Bousman Blog
  17. ^ 2006 Repo Short on IMDB
  18. ^ NY Times Movie Review
  19. ^ IMDB Cast & Crew
  20. ^ Bloody Disgusting chats with Terrance Zdunich
  21. ^ Box Office Mojo stats
  22. ^ Blood Bullets & Broads: The AITH Podcast
  23. ^ Exclusive Look at The Molting Issue 2
  24. ^ "Storyboard drawing for "Powder Blue" by Terrance Zdunich".

External links

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