Chuck Bush
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Charles R. Bush III is a filmmaker primarily known for co-starring with Kevin Costner
in the 1985 film Fandango
. In recent years Bush has become known as an entertainment entrepreneur, expanding his business holdings to film and television companies, a record label and a video game development studios.
. In 1982 Chuck Bush moved to Austin, Texas
. On April 3, 1983, Bush, at the age of 21, entered a 7-11 store at the same moment Kevin Reynolds was exiting. Reynolds was in Austin to begin principal photography on his film Fandango
, and Bush resembled a character that Reynolds had been unsuccessful in casting. The two men spoke briefly and Bush was asked to audition the next morning. Reynolds cast Chuck Bush as the boorish "Dorman", a John Belushi
-type slob that rounded out a cast that included actors Kevin Costner
and Judd Nelson
.
Following Fandango
Bush took a lead role in a horror film, Terror in the Swamp, being produced by his high school friend, Martin Folse.
Burning Bush's largest client was The Visual Bible Project, which produced two epic-length motion pictures in the late 1990s. Burning Bush, in conjunction with LA Entertainment Group, developed 23 products for The Visual Bible. Burning Bush, in a strategic alliance with IBM Interactive Media, produced the first two disc DVD of an epic motion picture beginning in 1997 and released ultimately in 1999. That project was The Visual Bible's The Gospel According to Matthew, a word for word dramatic performance of the NIV Bible brought to life on film.
Mr. Bush also created the company Burning Bush Studios for audio post production of motion pictures. Here he was executive producer. Both these companies were located in Baton Rouge. During their existence, one or both of the Burning Bush companies took part in the post production of seven feature length motion pictures. These films were produced in the United States, Morocco, Italy and Poland.
He married his wife, Angela Brown Bush, on October 5, 1996. She became Burning Bush's composer and music editor. These companies lasted until the early 2000s.
In 2006, Chuck organized FTE Consulting Group, LLC in order to help other production companies and state governments enjoy the benefits of a mobile entertainment industry. He has consulted with the state of Mississippi
on their recent tax incentives, he has worked with a facility in Alabama
to attract film productions to its location and is currently working with two national television programs to help maximize their ratings and expand into ancillary markets.
Bush's new entertainment company, Resurgent Entertainment, LLC, is the exclusive production company for this studio development. The company has an entertainment fund that will undertake co-production deals with film producers/production companies. Resurgent will exclusively produce "non-toxic" motion pictures, television, music and video games. Projects include a post-Hurricane Katrina
documentary, The Kindness of Strangers and a music project entitled The Gospel According to Hip Hop.
In 2007, Mr. Bush became a founding member of the Louisiana Entertainment Industries Association, Inc., a non-profit trade association whose purpose is to lobby policymakers and endorse industry professionals and entrepreneurs. Bush currently serves as LEIA's Executive Director.
. Resurgent has already developed an add-on for Enigma entitled Hotel Da Volta, based on the short story by Jay Lake (Enigmacon 2004). This acquisition has expanded Bush's holdings to include film and television companies, a music label and now video game development studios. Resurgent plans to begin development of the Enigma sequel in early 2008 .
Resurgent Interactive failed sometime in 2008. Tesseraction Games officially went out of business on December 19, 2008, due to Resurgent Interactive going into default. http://www.warfleet.net/shareholderletter.php The Hotel Da Volta add-on and Enigma: Rising Tide Chapter Two sequel were never released.
Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J...
in the 1985 film Fandango
Fandango (1985 film)
Fandango is a 1985 American film directed by Kevin Reynolds.It was originally a 30-minute black and white student film titled "Proof" made by Reynolds while he was attending USC film school. It was a parody of Greek life at his alma mater Baylor University...
. In recent years Bush has become known as an entertainment entrepreneur, expanding his business holdings to film and television companies, a record label and a video game development studios.
Background
Charles R. Bush, III was born in New Orleans, however "Chuck" grew up in the nearby hamlet of Houma, LouisianaHouma, Louisiana
Houma is a city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish...
. In 1982 Chuck Bush moved to Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. On April 3, 1983, Bush, at the age of 21, entered a 7-11 store at the same moment Kevin Reynolds was exiting. Reynolds was in Austin to begin principal photography on his film Fandango
Fandango (1985 film)
Fandango is a 1985 American film directed by Kevin Reynolds.It was originally a 30-minute black and white student film titled "Proof" made by Reynolds while he was attending USC film school. It was a parody of Greek life at his alma mater Baylor University...
, and Bush resembled a character that Reynolds had been unsuccessful in casting. The two men spoke briefly and Bush was asked to audition the next morning. Reynolds cast Chuck Bush as the boorish "Dorman", a John Belushi
John Belushi
John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, The Star of the Films National Lampoon's Animal House and the The Blues Brothers and for fronting the American blues and soul...
-type slob that rounded out a cast that included actors Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J...
and Judd Nelson
Judd Nelson
Judd Asher Nelson is an American actor. He is best known for being a member of the "Brat Pack" in the mid-1980s; and for his roles as John Bender in The Breakfast Club, Alec Newbary in St...
.
Following Fandango
Fandango (1985 film)
Fandango is a 1985 American film directed by Kevin Reynolds.It was originally a 30-minute black and white student film titled "Proof" made by Reynolds while he was attending USC film school. It was a parody of Greek life at his alma mater Baylor University...
Bush took a lead role in a horror film, Terror in the Swamp, being produced by his high school friend, Martin Folse.
1990s
Bush has since found success as producer, editor and writer of several family films and television projects. In 1990, Bush moved back to Louisiana. In 1995, Bush was the Supervising Producer on the film Breezy Hill. And in 1996 he produced the film Favorite Son. Bush then formed Burning Bush Communications, Inc. to assist in the production of non-toxic motion pictures shot around the world.Burning Bush's largest client was The Visual Bible Project, which produced two epic-length motion pictures in the late 1990s. Burning Bush, in conjunction with LA Entertainment Group, developed 23 products for The Visual Bible. Burning Bush, in a strategic alliance with IBM Interactive Media, produced the first two disc DVD of an epic motion picture beginning in 1997 and released ultimately in 1999. That project was The Visual Bible's The Gospel According to Matthew, a word for word dramatic performance of the NIV Bible brought to life on film.
Mr. Bush also created the company Burning Bush Studios for audio post production of motion pictures. Here he was executive producer. Both these companies were located in Baton Rouge. During their existence, one or both of the Burning Bush companies took part in the post production of seven feature length motion pictures. These films were produced in the United States, Morocco, Italy and Poland.
He married his wife, Angela Brown Bush, on October 5, 1996. She became Burning Bush's composer and music editor. These companies lasted until the early 2000s.
2000s
In 2003, Mr. Bush's company was the "employer partner" of a $1,000,000 grant provided by the Federal TANF2 program wherein Baton Rouge Community College acquired motion picture production equipment to train industry workers. Mr. Bush developed a curriculum and taught 110 students various aspects of the industry such as screen writing, lighting, camera and editing. In 2007, 83 of those students that went from welfare to work are still involved in the film industry and are now contributing to the economy.In 2006, Chuck organized FTE Consulting Group, LLC in order to help other production companies and state governments enjoy the benefits of a mobile entertainment industry. He has consulted with the state of Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
on their recent tax incentives, he has worked with a facility in Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
to attract film productions to its location and is currently working with two national television programs to help maximize their ratings and expand into ancillary markets.
Recent work
Bush is still an active film producer . Now he has FTE Consulting Group, LLC which is a consultant firm exclusively for entertainment industry entities (state governments, production companies). Bush developed this company because of so many entertainment economies popping up around the country (Mississippi, Alabama, etc.). FTE's biggest client is Red Stick Studio Development, LLC which plans to build a $955 million studio city in Baton Rouge. The development itself will be a full service production facility with 18 soundstages, full postproduction, location equipment rentals, a hotel and other living accommodations; the whole nine yards. As of May 2009, this studio development has not begun construction.Bush's new entertainment company, Resurgent Entertainment, LLC, is the exclusive production company for this studio development. The company has an entertainment fund that will undertake co-production deals with film producers/production companies. Resurgent will exclusively produce "non-toxic" motion pictures, television, music and video games. Projects include a post-Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
documentary, The Kindness of Strangers and a music project entitled The Gospel According to Hip Hop.
In 2007, Mr. Bush became a founding member of the Louisiana Entertainment Industries Association, Inc., a non-profit trade association whose purpose is to lobby policymakers and endorse industry professionals and entrepreneurs. Bush currently serves as LEIA's Executive Director.
Into 2008
Ending 2007, Bush has formed the virtual studio, Resurgent Interactive, LLC, which has immediately acquired Tesseraction Games, Inc., creators of the naval action game Enigma: Rising TideEnigma: Rising Tide
Enigma: Rising Tide is a naval vehicle simulation developed by Tesseraction Games and published by Dreamcatcher Interactive. It was released for the PC in August 2003...
. Resurgent has already developed an add-on for Enigma entitled Hotel Da Volta, based on the short story by Jay Lake (Enigmacon 2004). This acquisition has expanded Bush's holdings to include film and television companies, a music label and now video game development studios. Resurgent plans to begin development of the Enigma sequel in early 2008 .
Resurgent Interactive failed sometime in 2008. Tesseraction Games officially went out of business on December 19, 2008, due to Resurgent Interactive going into default. http://www.warfleet.net/shareholderletter.php The Hotel Da Volta add-on and Enigma: Rising Tide Chapter Two sequel were never released.