G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA VFX Breakdown & Outtakes

A lot of people have asked how we pulled off the VFX on the G.I. Joe fan film we made in secret. Full declassification, all thanks to Upwork artist Abhishek Pandey for spending nearly 5 months pulling off the impossible between the parachute jump to the creation of the Cobra base! Here’s the full breakdown featured in the video!

As a special thanks to the G.I. Joe community and everyone else who supported this labor of love, here’s the bloopers from the set of our production. Yo Joe!

Be sure to watch G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA on our channel and SUBSCRIBE for what’s to come next!

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G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA Hits Over 1.7K Views on YouTube

We truly appreciate all the positive feedback we have been receiving for our G.I. Joe fan fiction short film since it first hit YouTube on Wednesday. The video has amassed over 1.7K views to date thanks in part to our cast, websites like HissTank plugging our project, and even getting the nod of approval from Sgt. Slaughter himself! Please continue to “like”, share, and comment this film. Most importantly, SUBSCRIBE because you never know what we may in store in the near future… and knowing his half the battle.

G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA (Fan Film)

From director André Joseph of ITN Distribution’s VENDETTA GAMES and Michael Schiavo of Hamster Pellet Productions comes the short fan film inspired by the classic Hasbro toy line and Marvel Comics animated series, G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA. Set after the events of 1987’s G.I. JOE: THE MOVIE, a recovering Duke sends Stalker, Scarlett, and Snake-Eyes on an unsanctioned mission to Cobra Island where they confront a newly revived Cobra Commander along with Destro and the Baroness. We didn’t just make this for experimentation. We did it for the love of Joe and what we aspired the Hollywood movies to be even on a shoestring budget.

Starring Diamond Harding as Stalker, Erin Marie Adams as Scarlett, Kidd Jeanmary as Snake-Eyes, Mako San as Destro, Kathryn Mary Wood as the Baroness, Albert Albanese III as Mainframe, and Michael Schiavo as Duke & Cobra Commander.

Edited, Shot & Directed by André Joseph
Written & Produced by Michael Schiavo, Based on Hasbro’s “G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO”
Executive Producer André Joseph
Casting by André Joseph, Additional Casting by Jesse James Jobin
VFX by Abhishek Panda
Costumes by Michael Schiavo & Diamond Harding
Stunt Coreography by Mako San, Assistant Stunts Bill Dougherty
Locations by Michael Schiavo

Filmed in Staten Island, NY
Shot on iPhone & Panasonic GH4
Edited on Adobe Premiere
Audio Mix by Ryan Gratzer

All music from Composed by Ford Kinder, Spencer Michlin, Johnny Douglas & Joe Bacal © 2020 Hasbro, Inc

DISCLAIMER

This G.I. JOE film is a not-for-profit creative work of “fan fiction” intended for private use only, not for sale or commercial exhibition or exploitation of any sort. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by or approved by Hasbro, Marvel or any of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, and/or licensees or any other entity that may hold rights in the G.I. JOE ancillary franchise.
The content is for the private use of the viewer and may not be sold, rented, copied, exhibited, distributed or otherwise used in connection with any commercial enterprise.
The filmmakers make no claim to any characters, storylines, prop designs, names, logos or situations where such elements are trademarked, copyrighted or otherwise protected by federal, state, international or other intellectual property law. This work is produced solely for the personal, uncompensated enjoyment of ourselves and other G.I. JOE fans.

G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA Set for Release February 1, 2023 on YouTube

It’s almost here! Our labor-of-love fan fiction film G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA premieres tomorrow afternoon at 3:30pm on the AJ Epyx Productions YouTube channel! Set after the events of 1987’s G.I. JOE: THE MOVIE, a recovering Duke sends Stalker, Scarlett, and Snake-Eyes on an unsanctioned mission to Cobra Island where they confront a newly revived Cobra Commander along with Destro and the Baroness. We didn’t just make this for experimentation. We did it for the love of Joe and what we aspired the Hollywood movies to be even on a shoestring budget. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to AJEpyxProductions1 to see it first when it premieres! Yo Joe!

Announcing G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA Fan Film

This week we will unveil a few upcoming releases from AJ Epyx in 2023. The first of these reveals is our short fan film G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA. Based on the ’80s Hasbro toy line and the classic Marvel cartoon, we shot a near-faithful to the source material this past summer as part of a test run for VFX on new projects. Directed by André Joseph and written by Michael Schiavo, the fan film stars Michael Schiavo (Vendetta Games), Diamond Harding (Dishonorable Vendetta), Erin Marie Adams (Night Stream), Kidd Jeanmary, Kathryn Mary Wood (Tempted), and Mako San. It is currently in the tail-end of post-production and you can expect a trailer early next year.

PAPERBOY Fan Trailer Accepted into North American Future Film Festival

Just woke up to the unexpected news that the PaperBoy Fan Trailer (Based on the classic 80s arcade game) that we made last year was just accepted into the Los Angeles-based North American Future Film Festival! The selection of the awards will be attributed by the audience who will take part during the screenings of the films, in order to give them the privilege to choose which teasers they will be interesting to watch finished as a feature film.

I want to personally congratulate Michael Schiavo, Daniel Gaeta, and Jesse, JR. for making this possible!

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Green Gecko Films’ LEX LUTHOR PSA

Our good friend Adam Chinoy, the founder of Green Gecko Films as well as the producer and cinematographer on TEMPTED just released the teaser trailer for his upcoming fan film of the greatest Superman villain ever, LEX LUTHOR. This is definitely worth watching for any DC Comics fans with Batman v. Superman just around the corner. Check it out below:

The Cat and The Spider

Check out TEMPTED actor Michael Schiavo’s new fan film THE CAT AND THE SPIDER which was also shot by Andre´ Joseph! In this comedic short spoof, Spider-Man’s Felicia Hardy is feeling a little less then confidant with her relationship with Peter Parker. So she turns to her friend and fellow cat burglar Selena Kyle/Catwoman for some friendly advice. But she get a surprise when she sets her sights on getting Spider-Man “back”.