Alleywood Studios  and Associates

About US 

Location

Associates

Projects

 

Location Location Location!!!!!

 

CK McFarland?s Alleywood Studios can be found in the alley just off the corner of South Congress and Mary. This central and eclectic area boasts many of Austin?s most popular gathering places for dining, music, entertainment and star watching.

 

Established in 1999,  Alleywood is filled with a variety of

film acting/ directing / writing workshops, and hosts auditions and rehearsals, and various film and stage projects currently in development. It also boasts a number of completed award winning projects and actors that have successfully made their way into the world.  (see below)

 

An inclusive family spirit thrives at Alleywood because of the many devoted and talented folks who have, or still do contribute great opportunity for others .CK is joined by long time associates Marco Perella and Steve Prince and Sid Brammer  and currently  by Scott Wooding who produce ,write , create , coach, shoot & edit and consult out of Alleywood. They are joined by many other notables in both the Independent and Studio Markets who pass through on various projects.  Enthusiasm, great success, and much work makes the belly of an old Austin building sizzle daily.

 

This colorful Austin studio in an open alley parking lot exudes creativity and provides a fun and comfortable setting which includes lobby, class rooms, rehearsal area, offices, green room, clunker piano and great parking provided by Kent Cole and Diane Prector our great neighbors at The Magnolia Café and Prima Dora Gifts.

 

 

 

The Studio can be found in the middle of the Alley

In the back of the White Crane Chinese Herbs Building.

1902 South Congress  (not a mailing address)

 

NEW Mailing and contact information

 

Alleywood Studios

c/o  CKMcFarland

PO  Box90902

Austin TX 78709

512-892-1199

ckmcf@mfire.com

 

 

 

ALLEYWOOD STUDIOS  Associate's Bios

 

 

Steven Chester Prince 

(Producer, Writer, Actor, Director)

SAG/AFTRA

Height: 6' 3" Hair: Dark Blonde

Weight: 200 lbs. Eyes: Blue

Film

Pineapple Andrew Fieldborn (lead) Balcones Entertainment, Damian Skinner, Dir.

Oil Storm Howard Gibbons (lead) George IV Productions, James Erskine, Dir

Blue Sombrero Nookie (lead) Sergeant Sargeant LLC, Douglas Freel, Dir

Red Ridge Brandon (lead) Realm Entertainment, Damian Skinner, Dir

A Scanner Darkly Future Cop (supporting) Warner Independent Prods, Richard Linklater, Dir

The Ringer Peter Clemens (supporting) Conundrum Entertainment, Barry Blaustein, Dir

Drop Dead Sexy Otto (supporting) Arrival Pictures, Michael Philip, Dir

The Alamo Lt. John Forsyth (supporting) Disney, John Lee Hancock, Dir

Twelve Year Project Ted.com (supporting) Detour Prod, Richard Linklater, Dir

Master of the Game Wolfgang (lead) Priles Ent, Jeff Stohland, Dir

Perfume Dennis (co-star) Manifesto Films, Michael Rymer, Dir

Mergers and Acquisitions Del (lead) Lopsided Pictures, Mitchell Bard, Dir

Allie and Me Simon Burke (lead) Dollhouse Prod, Michael Rymer, Dir

No Small Ways Frank Watkins (co-star) I.S.W.I.D Prod, Matt Jones, Dir

Spamarama Chris (co-star) Tibadeaux Prod, K. Tibadeaux, Dir

Hot Shots Dartman (day player) 20th Century Fox, Jim Abrahams, Dir

Scary Movie Werewolf (day player) Generic Films Inc, Scott Erickson, Dir

Freedom From Hunger Walter (lead) Saturday Rosenberg Productions

Television

House Divided FBI Agent (co-star) ABC, Michael Rymer, Dir.

JAG Com. Guyer (guest star) CBS, Rod Hardy, Dir

For the Love of Zachary Rusty (supporting) ABC MOW, Peter Werner, Dir

Lonesome Dove (series) Pratt (guest star) Syndicated Series, Canadian Dove Prod

Streets of Laredo Jethro (supporting) CBS Mini-Series, Joseph Sargent, Dir

Return to Lonesome Dove Holt (supporting) CBS Mini-Series, Mike Robe, Dir

Without Consent Attendant (supporting) ABC MOW, Rob Iscove, Dir

Walker Texas Ranger Lonnie (supporting) CBS, Michael Preece, Dir

Stranger at My Door Riley (supporting) CBS MOW, Vince McVeety, Dir

Texas Knife Fighter (supporting) TNT Mini-Series, Richard Lange, Dir

Criminal Behavior Patrolman (day player) ABC MOW, Michael Miller, Dir

Son of a Morning Star Soldier (day player) ABC Mini-Series, Mike Robe, Dir

A Pair of Aces Detective (day player) CBS MOW, Aaron Lipstadt, Dir

Dream Date Valet (day player) NBC MOW, Anson Williams, Dir

Training

Bachelor of Arts Southwest Texas State Univ. San Marcos, TX

Playhouse West Los Angeles, CA

Joanne Baron Los Angeles, CA

Special Skills

Improvisation, horseback riding, combat skills (hand-to-hand, rapier, boxing, kickboxing), swimming, basketball, tennis,

golf, football, baseball, billiards, anything without skates, Southern and German dialects, International Passport and Visa,

vehicle operations (standard and auto), motorcycle, jet ski, snowmobile, powerboat.

 

 

Sidney Brammer  

 (Award winning writer director producer and long time associate Business Partner and Co Founder  of Alleywood Studios)

was exposed early in life to the creative and liberal political circles of Central
Texas
as daughter to Billy Lee Brammer (author of the award-winning novel The Gay Place) and stepdaughter to the late Texas Congressman Bob Eckhardt.  After earning a BFA degree in theatre at the University of Texas at Austin, Brammer helped found the award-winning regional theatre company, Big State Productions, whose signature
production, In The West, toured the state for a decade and played Kennedy Center in
Washington, D.C., representing the best of Texas theatre.  In the late 1980s and 90s, she resided in New York City and Los Angeles, working as a production coordinator, supervisor, and manager on Hollywood studio pictures, independent films, and commercials. Parallel with her film career, she also worked as a freelance drama critic,
feature writer, and editor for various publications, including The New York Amsterdam News, The Texas Observer, The Austin Chronicle, and the Austin American-Statesman. She is currently an adjunct faculty member of the Austin Community College Creative Writing Department and an Instructor at Upstart, Inc. where she directs short movies with her production students for broadcast on Bastrop Community Access Television
and for distribution at film festivals. She also provides pro bono assistance as a grant writer to Upstart, Inc., and expects to become Executive Director when Upstart?s founder, Carolyn Banks, steps down in 2008-09. She has worked as a grants specialist and instructional designer at the University of Texas at Austin for many years, in tandem

with her media and arts activitiesBrammer is an award-winning video and theatre director, screenwriter, and playwright.

 

MARCO PERELLA

Amparo Garcia

Scott Woodings