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Alex
Dalton is a founding partner in Bootstrap Productions, the company
he and Nathan Price established in 2000 with the hands-on approach
to film and theater. Through this partnership, Alex has produced
and directed numerous theater and film projects over the last
six years. He has come to the conclusion that this line of work
suits him better than working at the zoo.
Alex’s
first directing project and Bootstrap's first play was Paradise
Lost, a futuristic version of Milton's classic, written by Bootstrap
partner Nathan Price. Next, along with Nathan and Steve, Alex
produced a trio of plays in the fall of 2001 entitled Southern
Rain. Alex stepped into the director's chair once again for one
of these plays, Flood, written by Mary Beth McNulty.
After
the success of the plays, it was time for Bootstrap to take on
film. Alex went behind the camera to direct their first digital
short, Stradiv, which premiered at the Blowup Festival in 2002.
Stradiv was based on a short story Alex dreamed up on the way
to a Dodger's game with Nathan. More recently, Alex has been concentrating
on shorter, comedic subjects. He conceived, wrote, directed &
edited a series of Pabst Blue Ribbon spec commercials, which were
well received, and is currently working on a series of spec commercials
for Twinkie. Alex recently shot a music video that is currently
being edited.
Alex
has also had a strong hand in overseeing and producing other Bootstrap
endeavors. He has served as a producer on every Bootstrap project
since its inception. Alex has always believed that Bootstrap is
strongest when it works together, and Steve and Nathan make that
easy.
In
his alternate life, Alex writes for Splat
paintball magazine and acts on occasion, so don't be surprised
if you see him selling soap or malt liquor.
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Alex
SSteve is a graduate of Rutgers University and UCLA’s Professional
Program in Screenwriting. He has won several screenwriting awards,
(UCLA’s Screenwriting Contest, ScriptWorld 2002, and Scr(i)pt
Magazine’s Open Door Contest.) Two of his scripts have been
optioned and he recently completed his second script assignment
for director David Winkler (Finding Graceland, Harvey Keitel and
Bridgit Fonda.)
Steve’s most recent Bootstrap project
“Overqualified” just premiered at the Dances With
Film Festival, in May, and is headed back out on the festival
circuit shortly. His script "Killing Dennis Nolan,"
developed to be Bootstrap’s first feature, won Scr(i)pt
Magazine’s Open Door Contest last December and was
showcased by Drama
Garage June 29. The reading was directed by long-time Bootstrap
collaborator, Jeffrey Johnson ("Personal Business,"
"Evolve," and "Everybody Loves My Baby").
In the past, Steve has tried his hand at
a variety of odd jobs to support his terrible writing habit, including,
but not limited to: Carpenter/Handyman, High School English Teacher,
freelance Travel Coordinator, Graphic Designer/Desktop Publisher
and
Truck Driver.
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Steve
A native of Alabama, Nathan caught the creative bug at
age 11 when he began writing sonnet sequences and playing jazz
saxophone. He studied both creative writing and jazz at Oberlin
College & Conservatory in Ohio, after which he moved to Los
Angeles and enrolled in the Professional Program in Screenwriting
at UCLA (where he met Steve).
Since moving to Los Angeles, Nathan
has worked in theater as a stage manager, light and sound-board
operator, director, writer and actor. His first play, "Bringer
of Gifts," was staged as part of Wolfskill Theater’s
"Santa’s Busted Jaw" production during the Christmas
season of 1998. His second -- a cyberpunk rendition of Milton’s
"Paradise Lost" – was directed by Alex and served
as the birth of Bootstrap Productions.
Nathan has directed two of Bootstrap’s
short films -- "Evolve," which Steve wrote, and "Everybody
Loves My Baby," a 30-minute short which Nathan wrote for
three of Bootstrap’s favorite and most talented actors.
He has also edited most of Bootstrap’s work and served as
post-production supervisor and coordinator.
A lifetime musician, Nathan has played
countless gigs in the Los Angeles area, and has also lent his
musical abilities to Bootstrap’s productions. For "Southern
Rain," a collection of short plays about the South, Nathan
coordinated and rehearsed a live blues duo to perform between
acts. For "Everybody Loves My Baby," he arranged, performed
and mixed numerous versions of the dixieland song from which the
film’s title came. He has selected and/or arranged music
for most of Bootstrap’s other projects as well.
Nathan also serves as managing editor
of SportsTravel
magazine, a trade publication covering sports event management,
marketing and news.
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Nathan
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