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XS4 Play
XS4 Play
Matt, Jamie, Dustin and Amanda are 4 thrill seekers who live life with some of
extreme sport’s wildest adrenaline junkies. XS4Play is your ticket to join the
ride.
inner “The Life”. After a kickass day, the after-party gets underway. Our
cast will be right there crashing the party, firing up the barbeque… or
sanctum hookin’ up. We’ll wrap it all up with Jamie, Amanda, Dustin and Matt
turning the camera on themselves. They’ll spill the dirt - what’s on
their minds, what they thought of their latest stop and how they’re
getting along in the 18-foot motor home.
When the alarm clock goes off the next morning (that is, if we’ve
the even gone to bed…) we’ll be off in search of a new group of
life
extremists.
Sample Episodes...
Foxy Boxing and 50 cc Mini Bikes with ‘Loaded Gun & DIP Crew’
Los Angeles, CA
Nudity, riots, violence. Loaded Gun, a group of hardcore extremists, teaches our cast
the latest trends in disturbing behavior at one of their weekly smash-up parties. Babes in
bikinis take each other out in foxy boxing, 50 cc mini bikes hit 30-foot jumps and tricks
get out of hand. The DIP Crew initiate our gang into their ‘slash’ lifestyle and booze-filled
mayhem.
Backyard Wrestling
Seattle, WA
Barbed wire. Two-by-fours. Nails. It’s not construction - it’s the ultimate destruction. The
Hardcore Wrestling Union take care of business, medieval style. Jumping off rooftops,
four-on-one brawls and bloody self-punishment are all part of the fun. When the dust has
settled, these renegades are just as extreme in their liquid recreation. Our gang will be
there, from pounding to party - but they may not all make it out in one piece.
Character Breakdowns...
XS4Play features four diverse individuals with very contrasting personalities. Single and
aged between 21 and 25, the cast members have little in common except their love for
extreme sports and a rickety ‘68 Winnebago that will bear the brunt of their journey and
become the fifth character...
Amanda
A beach blonde hottie with a hardcore attitude, Amanda will do almost anything anywhere
to get noticed. Nothing gets her more revved up than a souped-up crotch rocket. First one
in, last one out, she’s always the life of the party.
Matt
An American bad ass all the way. Matt is a serious prankster, an all around shit disturber
and with his good looks and ripped six-pack, one hell of a chick magnet. He is also an
extreme sports fanatic with a love for anything that looks fast and reckless.
Jamie
New to the world of extreme sports and a little snobby, Jamie can at times be standoffish
or condescending. But her need for thrills and taste for bad boys will keep her coming
back for more - and may ultimately change her good-girl attitude.
Dustin
Loud, boisterous, and just dumb enough to try anything once... Or twice... Or maybe three
times. Dustin’s Chris Farley-type personality makes him the life of any party, and his own
fun-loving worst enemy.
‘68 Winnebago
Old and cranky, the Winnebago nevertheless has a charm all its own. It’s often the center
of a spontaneous bash and despite its close-quarters and rustic nature, it is the beloved
eyes and ears of the XS4Play experience.
While XS4Play is all about the jump, the air, the rush, the extreme, our four characters
are our ticket to ride this rollercoaster. We’ll get front row access to the members-
only underground of the extreme sports subculture through their exploits, highs and
heartbreaks.
Live life on the BLEEDING EDGE...
This is the anarchy of extreme sports!
The Season...
The XS4Play gang will grow together, succeed and fail together but most of all, they’ll have
the time of their lives. Whether Dustin splits a 50cc bike in half taking a jump, Amanda
learns to surf, Matt falls in love with a California hottie or Jamie straps herself into an illegal
street rocket, the foursome constantly push their boundaries and bring audiences the
reality behind the extreme culture.
Unsupervised, Unsanitized
When traveling between destinations, the posse will have some fun of their own. Be it cliff
diving, going for a midnight swim, or terrorizing patrons at a roadside diner with their wild
pranks, the XS4Play crew manage to find trouble.
A Place To Crash
Casual encounters, ex-flames, siblings, strangers. There’s always room in the ‘68
Winnebago for one more.
Greg graduated from the Academy of Art University with a first class standing in 1995,
earning a degree in Motion Pictures and Television. Greg was soon recruited by Mainframe
Entertainment, the industry leader of CGI animation for television and direct-to-video/DVD
as a key member of the team that made animation history with REBOOT, the first all CGI
animated TV series. He directed several award winning series over the next few seasons,
including: BEAST MACHINES an $800,000 per episode production that set the CGI world
abuzz with its award-winning animation, SHADOW RAIDERS which was pre sold to 94
percent of the U.S. market, the highly rated ACTION MAN which raised the bar for CGI
animated series, and HEAVY GEAR, a highly successful series which utilized motion
capture. During Greg’s 5 years with Mainframe Entertainment, his team won numerous
awards including Geminis, Leos, and an Emmy among others.
In 2001 Greg moved to Florida to work for Electronic Arts, directing/co-producing two
of their top-selling video games, NASCAR and MADDEN FOOTBALL. Electronic Arts
recruited Greg for his broad and creative production background, and excellent track record
of delivering productions on time and on budget. Greg and his team developed, produced
and executed a new look and feel for these two games, including game action, cameras,
lighting, voice ups and music. The effort showed, as MADDEN FOOTBALL won several
awards and became the highest selling video game that year.
Over the past 5 years, Greg has produced and directed several high quality scripted and
unscripted dramas for international television distribution through a variety of production
companies, including Network Entertainment, one of Canada’s leading production
companies. His directing credits for Network Entertainment include ANNE MURRAY:
SONGS OF MY LIFE, which was one of the highest rated prime time specials in the history
of the CBC, GORDIE HOWE: MR. HOCKEY which was the highest rated Life and Times
special, RON LANCASTER: THE LITTLE GENERAL, a Life and Times special, and a
BRYAN ADAMS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT TRIBUTE AWARD which was featured at the
2006 Juno Awards.
Greg is currently part of the directing/story producing team on MAKING THE CUT: LAST
MAN STANDING, a 15 episode reality series featuring the best unsigned hockey players in
North America, which airs on Global Television, one of Canada’s premier broadcasters.
Live life on the BLEEDING EDGE...
This is the anarchy of extreme sports!
M3 Productions, Ltd. is a subsidiary of MediaMen, LLC, a global media group with offices in
Vancouver, Los Angeles, and Bangkok, with representation in key global markets, including
Chicago, New York, Toronto, Singapore, Tokyo, New Delhi, London, and Melbourne. The
Company is focused on the creation, licensing, distribution and marketing of compelling
Cross Platform cable and satellite television, mobile, and Internet based (IP broadband),
video-on-demand (VOD), and pay-per-per (PPV) programming for markets around the globe.
Executive Producing for M3 is PAUL GERTZ. A former Senior Executive with Lucasfilm,
Industrial Light & Magic on such projects as TUCKER, WILLOW, and INDIANA JONES AND
THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, Paul went on to produce award-winning animated feature films,
including THE PAGEMASTER, a $35 million 20th Century Fox production, CATS DON’T
DANCE, the $45 million Warner Bros. release, awarded an Annie for Best Picture of the
Year, and the 20th Century Fox $85 million animated science fiction fantasy TITAN A.E.
In 1996, Paul became the Executive Producer of Gene Roddenbery’s live action television
series EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT, writing 18 of the 22 episodes in the first year. The Emmy
nominated series finished the season as the #1 new show in first run syndication, and Paul
led the $1.1 million per episode production for five full seasons. Paul’s writing credits also
include an episode of David E. Kelley’s Emmy award winning legal series THE PRACTICE,
and THROUGH THE MOEBIUS STRIP, a CGI animated film based on the designs of the
renowned artist, Moebius (STAR WARS and ALIEN).
In 2006, Paul joined forces with Network Entertainment, one of Canada’s leading production
companies, to produce high quality scripted and unscripted drama for international television
distribution in addition to playing a major role in Network’s forthcoming feature films. He is
currently Executive Producing MAKING THE CUT: LAST MAN STANDING, a 15 episode
reality series featuring the best unsigned hockey players in North America, that is airing on
Global Television, one of Canada’s premier broadcasters.
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Contact:
Aaron L. Gilbert / M3 Productions, Ltd.
310-601-4766
agilbert@mediameninc.com Copyright © 2007 by M3 Productions, Ltd.