A Columbia College Alum, Nathyn Masters has worked on several films
collaborating with associates JR2 Productions, a team made up of
Chicago indy producer John H. Rogers III and actor John Ross. Masters
has done everything from directing, to fight choreography and editing.
He completed his first feature "The 4th Beast: Mask of the Antichrist"
in 2004 and his second film "Wages of Sin" in 2006.
Masters went through Columbia College's film and video program and
graduated with a BA in Liberal Arts. As of today he has worked on
projects with special effects master Anthony Noe, martial artists Jason
Walsh, Shawn Bernal and Brian Kung, model/actress and Bacardi girl
Wendy George Valasso and digital producer and crimewriter Connie
Fillippelli and has taught Final Cut Pro for a semester at Westwood
College.
Masters became known in the industry by doing something no one said was
possible, making an action film under a $1000 and getting distribution.
Masters and his "street crew" began shooting January of 2004 and was
picked up before the end of the year. Masters hopes to do plenty of
films and even has some dramas planned. Masters also teaches Writing
for Multimedia and Digital Photography at East West University in
Chicago.
Nathyn Brendan Masters wrote the books "Action Filmmaking" and "The
Action Filmmakng Workbook" and edited a book of erotic stories for married
couples called "One in the Flesh.