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Xenite interviews Joshua Siegel about the Barrier project

October 25, 2007 at 01:21:45 We have conducted the second in our series of ongoing interviews with members of the Barrier production team. Joshua Siegel, whom Akira fans may be very familiar with, answered some questions for us.

Sheldon Whittaker Productions in New Zealand is looking to drum up interest in its proposed television show, Barrier, a live-action science fiction show set in the future. Barrier will follow the adventures of a down-on-its-luck racing team that finds advanced technology.

Xenite.Org has created a special Barrier TV portal to keep fans up-to-date with the latest news and information. Below is an excerpt from our interview with Joshua Siegel.

Xenite.Org: Tell me a little about yourself. A short bio of your interests, education, background, etc.

Joshua Siegel: I started acting in community theater when I was very young and made a few television appearances. From those early experiences, I knew I wanted a career in entertainment. I studied video at the Savannah College of Art & Design, then headed out to Los Angeles to find my fortune.

I've since worked on both sides of the camera: acting, writing, and directing projects for Arcadian Entertainment and companies across the globe. After consulting for a series of educational comic books in Thailand, I moved to northern California to produce my first feature film. Free time is spent in my garden or art studio.

Xenite.Org: You have developed several independent film projects on the Net, such as "Akira, The Fan Trailer". Which one would you say has had the most impact? Which one was the most challenging?

Joshua Siegel: The AKIRA fan trailer has definitely generated the most interest and attention because there was already a fan base. We've gotten comments from anime enthusiasts all over the world. Some were horrified that we had dared to make a live action fan film, but most really liked it.

Personally, "Fallen Sky" has been my most important work to date. It was my first fantasy project and had a lot of costumes, stunts, and visual effects. The project improved my filmmaking skills and introduced me to a side of the business I had never seen. It also inspired my first manuscript, a fantasy prequel to the film.

Read the full Joshua Siegel interview here

Visit Joshua's Web site, Arcadian Entertainment

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