About
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| TSL Production is an independent film company based out of Rhode Island currently working on their next series of films. We have made 5 movies, our first one was a feature called "One Day" it was an official selection of the 9th annual Rhode Island International Film Festival. The second was a 17 min short called "The Forest of Black Fathom" which was an official selection at the 2005 Horror Film Festival and the 2006 Sci-fi film festival. The third is a documentary called "Making a no-budget film in the wilds of little Rhodey" directed by Tom Cioski produced by TSL Production, that is going through the film festival circuit right now. Our fourth is called "Bus Stop" that is in post production right now. Our fifth called "Regret" and that is in post production. The last two films have been shot completely in High Definition. TSL has a core group of dedicated filmmakers and an amazing network of crew and contacts. TSL Production is also making a comic book based on their second movie “The Forest of Black Fathom” it is called “Black Fathom” issue #0 is already out in comic stores and issue #1 is almost finished. We are always looking for talented people to join our ever expanding company. Actors and crew alike are welcome to contact us. Thanks. |
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Core Team Bios
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Todd LeComte
I grew up in Fall River, MA, I moved to Tiverton RI at the age of 6 and have lived here ever since. I went to Tiverton High School and graduated in the class of 1996. While I was there I was involved in the drama department and realized how much I loved to act, then in my senior year I became a student director and then realized how much I enjoyed the directing aspect and decided from then on that I wanted to be a director. The next year I went back as an asst. director, while attending community college for one year and majoring in acting. I took time off to pursue other options, worked a bunch of full and part time jobs but always had a desire to direct. At the age of 23 I decided to sit down and write my first movie, a year and a half later I felt that I had a good script and set into motion what would ultimately become the movie "One Day. It took me about one year to film and about 8 months to edit together, Since that I have continued to make films I just finished my 5th film called “Regret”. I also write a comic book and I am a board member of the Rhode Island Film Collaborative (RIFC) We are a great group of people who help to foster independent film in Rhode Island. |
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Rama Rodriguez
Rama Rodriguez is a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art film/video program. He is a young up and coming video editor, compositor, and casual Flash animator. His first large animation, “Elementary Blues,” premiered at the Rhode Island International Film Festival in 2004, and was screened in two festivals in California.
In 2004, Rama worked as an assistant editor for the reality show “Knock First,” by Scout Productions, which aired on ABC Family for four seasons. In 2006, he was an assistant editor for Dirt Road Productions, a company
which specializes in political spots for the G.O.P. Presently, Rama is a video editor for www.boston.tv, an entertainment website, serving greater Boston.
Rama is a native of Massachusetts, south of Boston, and in his spare time, which hardly exists, he enjoys playing World of Warcraft, watching every Law & Order known to man, video games, and listening to talk radio. Oh, and editing for TSL, of course.
His filmmaking inspirations range from Orson Welles to Hitchcock, Christopher Nolan, to Kevin Smith. He is an aficionado of films from the "Golden Age of Hollywood," (1930's and 40's) specifically, film noir.
His current projects include a series of animated shorts to "Elementary Blues," and a screenplay he is writing, called “Sponge.” (Working title) |
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Mark Fogarty
Mark Fogarty is the president and co-founder of the Rhode Island Film
Collaborative, a non-profit organization created to help build the film
Community in Rhode Island. He has written over
Twenty feature-length screenplays as well as several shorts and teaches
Screenwriting at Grub Street, a non-profit for writers.
He was born and raised in Rhode Island and remains dedicated to making Rhode Island the leading Independent film community in the country. Mark wrote and directed the feature-film "Cult Movie" for Exile Movies as well as the short film "Regret" and the upcoming "Untitled Vampire movie" for TSL Production. When not writing or working with non-profits, Mark moonlights as a time-dealer, where he finds people with serious regrets and encourages them to go back and forth through time, until it destroys them. You can see him deal out time in TSL Production's film "Regret". |
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Michele Metivier
A native of Rhode Island knew since age three she wanted to work in the entertainment industry. For as long as she remembers, she would sing, dance and put on "shows" for friends and family. At six, Michele was creating and putting on "Backyard Plays" with other neighborhood kids, and soon became the neighborhood star!
At 11, Michele began studying dance at Miss Sheila's School of Dance in Lincoln, RI. She rigorously studied Tap, Jazz, Ballet and Acrobats. Two years later she taught Dance classes as an assistant to her dance instructor and has been teaching ever since.
During high school, Michele participated in the Chorus and was accepted to the Rhode Island All State Chorus. Throughout high school Michele pursued her interest in acting by taking classes at the Perishable Theater in Providence, RI.
Early in high school, Michele wanted to develop her love for theater. Unfortunately, the school lacked a drama department. With support from many students and teachers (and with much energetic lobbying!) Michele founded the North Providence High School Drama Club, a club that has since greatly expanded.
As a Telecommunications Major at Rhode Island College, Michele studied Television/Video Production, minoring in Modern Dance. She gained invaluable production and studio experience at local Radio Station WSNE-FM.
In 2002, Michele began modeling at John Casablanca's Modeling and Career Center in Cranston, RI. In the Fall of 2004, her modeling adventures brought her to the MB Expo in Dallas, Texas where she placed first runner up in the Television Commercial Competition.
In the fall of 2006, Michele accepted the lead role of "Ellen", in Director Keto Shimizu’s, "Threads: The Death of Balder." Michele can also be seen as an extra in Showtime’s original dramatic series, "Brotherhood." |
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Additional Cast & Crew Bios
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Brandon Massey
Brandon, a native of Newport Rhode Island, works his nine to five as a computer programmer and likes to fit in writing and film when he can. His interest in filmmaking started with the purchase of his Panasonic PV-GS250 digital camcorder. He wanted to make a film loosely based on one of his books, naively believing it would take about two weekends to make. The project began as a joke yet became more serious as Brandon learned about the process of filmmaking. Now he is focused on creating quality movies within the sphere of "Independent Film". In his spare time, Brandon enjoys reading, writing, making music, writing computer games, scaring children with werewolf masks and playing some serious XBOX 360! |
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