Headshots explores our current obsession with vanity. It peels back the glossy image we all try to present to the world and reveals the painfully funny truth underneath. Our rotating cast of quirky characters allows us to poke fun at every level of society.
Headshots explores our current obsession with vanity. It peels back the glossy image we all try to present to the world and reveals the painfully funny truth underneath. Our rotating cast of quirky characters allows us to poke fun at every level of society.
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Mission Statement
Headshots is character-driven, episodic series that allows for the casting and inclusion of people from all walks of life. We plan to continue casting with diversity in each and every season.About The Project
Headshots is the flagship series for Fish Suitcase, a collective of five writers and filmmakers committed to making content that is both hilarious and thought-provoking.
The show is set in a photography studio, and each episode is a self-contained character study of one of the studio’s customers. The customers come from all walks of life and have all manner of quirks, hang-ups, and emotional baggage.
The Fish Suitcase team has worked hard to refine our writing and production process so that the characters featured in Headshots will feel timely and fresh. Our goal is to tackle issues that our audience will recognize from their news feed, and poke fun at the vanity and "thirstiness" of the social media age.
At its core, Headshots is about the gap between the glossy image we present to the world and the truth about who we really are. It’s about those breaks between poses, when we let down our guard and allow our raw humanity to shine through.Incentives
C$10
Guppy
Get a big THANK YOU with your name posted alongside one of our daily Fish Suitcase comedy memes on social media! @fishsuitcase
C$25
Bass
Access to exclusive behind the scenes footage and outtakes from the set of Headshots.
C$50
Trout
Send us a picture and we'll make you a custom Fish News comedy meme with your beautiful face.
C$100
Tuna
In need of a headshot? This might be the best deal in town!
Recieve a studio tour and a 30 minute headshot session with Adrian the photographer to get one great new headshot!
*Must be in the Toronto area to claim this incentive.
[photo of opera singer Robert "Opera Bob" Pomakov by Adrian Parks]
Claimed: 11 of 15
C$250
Salmon
An invite to a VIP screening of the full season!
A studio tour and a 30 minute headshot session with Adrian the photographer.
*Must be in the Toronto area to claim this incentive.
Claimed: 1 of 20
C$500
Marlin
You get to name a character! It could be after someone you love - or someone you hate - first names only....
An invite to a VIP screening of the full season.
A studio tour and a 30 minute headshot session with Adrian the photographer.
*Must be in the Toronto area to attend the screening and studio tour with headshot.
[Portrait by Adrian Parks]
Claimed: 1 of 5
C$1,000
Hammerhead
PRODUCER CREDIT
You must think we're pretty funny. You're not just helping Headshots get made - you're investing in our group's future. THANK YOU!!!
Claimed: 0 of 5
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C$10
Guppy
Get a big THANK YOU with your name posted alongside one of our daily Fish Suitcase comedy memes on social media! @fishsuitcase
C$25
Bass
Access to exclusive behind the scenes footage and outtakes from the set of Headshots.
C$50
Trout
Send us a picture and we'll make you a custom Fish News comedy meme with your beautiful face.
C$100
Tuna
In need of a headshot? This might be the best deal in town!
Recieve a studio tour and a 30 minute headshot session with Adrian the photographer to get one great new headshot!
*Must be in the Toronto area to claim this incentive.
[photo of opera singer Robert "Opera Bob" Pomakov by Adrian Parks]
Claimed: 11 of 15
C$250
Salmon
An invite to a VIP screening of the full season!
A studio tour and a 30 minute headshot session with Adrian the photographer.
*Must be in the Toronto area to claim this incentive.
Claimed: 1 of 20
C$500
Marlin
You get to name a character! It could be after someone you love - or someone you hate - first names only....
An invite to a VIP screening of the full season.
A studio tour and a 30 minute headshot session with Adrian the photographer.
*Must be in the Toronto area to attend the screening and studio tour with headshot.
[Portrait by Adrian Parks]
Claimed: 1 of 5
C$1,000
Hammerhead
PRODUCER CREDIT
You must think we're pretty funny. You're not just helping Headshots get made - you're investing in our group's future. THANK YOU!!!
Claimed: 0 of 5
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Current Team
About This Team
Adrian Parks is an award winning actor, writer and director. He was the recipient of a Canadian Comedy Award for the short film “Surelock” which he wrote and directed. His first leading roles in the feature films “Bloodslinger” and “Twilight Ride” will be released in 2019. He currently hosts the monthly storytelling show "Old Words” at Free Times Cafe in Toronto, and on top of his work on "Headshots", he is also developing a gangster parody series called "Gangster $hit". Watch the trailer, along with a special edition of "Surelock" on the Fish Suitcase YouTube channel!
Shane Murphy is a writer and comedian from Sarnia, Ontario. His standup credits include Yuk Yuk’s and NXNE, and his award-winning plays have been performed in Canada, Australia and the USA. He is currently the head writer on Hollywood in the Valley, a half-hour comedy talk show on Fibe TV.
An honours graduate of Advanced Television and Film studies at Sheridan College, Eric Schiller has written and produced for television (“Video and Arcade Top 10”), acted as cinematographer on two independent feature films (Things To Do, Iodine) and over a dozen shorts, done sound editing and design on a variety of productions, was assistant director and co-producer on a comedy feature starring Colin Mochrie and Kevin McDonald (Boys Vs. Girls), and published two sci-fi short stories. Recently he produced, co-directed, co-wrote and starred in The Control, an independent post-modern sci-fi feature. He lives and works in Toronto.
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