Jewish Music Report Interview

Thought you might enjoy seeing this excellent video review from Jewish Music Report's Mendel The Sheichit!

OVER 250 COME TO OUR PREMIERE

The Premiere screening of "Agent Emes in Shushan Shpittsburgh" was a huge success, as over 250 Shpittsburghers showed up for the show this past motzoi Shabbos.

The DVDs should hit the stores this week, and are available to order online (and save 10%) on our Agent Emes home page

World Premiere this Motzoi Shabbos Chayei Sara

That incredible designer, Tanya Cohen, really outdid herself this time, with an eye-catching flier announcing the world premiere of

AGENT EMES IN SHUSHAN SHPITTSBURGH

WHEN: Saturday October 30. 8:00 pm

WHERE: Yeshiva Girl's School

Pittsburgh, PA

WHO: Kids 5-12, adults, and parents

The DVD will be released first week in November

New Cover design just released

Gotta say my wife really came through with a

knockout cover this time around.
I'm getting very excited about the release of

"Agent Emes In Shushan Shpittsburgh"

Oh, and in case you missed it, here's the trailer. Please pass word along to all your friends!

The first Agent Emes is still in yeshiva but....

Every once in a while he picks up a guitar and learns a new song.

Here's a little home recording of Sholom Ber Cohen singing a song by Shwekey called "Vehi SheAmda"

L Shana Tova U'Mesuka to all!

Sholom Ber Cohen sings "Vehi Sheamda" from Leibel on Vimeo.

Episode 11: AGENT EMES IN SHUSHAN SHPITTSBURGH

Hi Folks,

Thought I'd take time during this brief, break in the action, to fill you in on some known facts about our upcoming fall release:
"Agent Emes in Shushan Shpittsburgh"

On July 9 we completed principal photography on episodes 11 & 12.
Yesterday, I finished the rough (in some cases very rough) cut, of #11.
It is running 45 minutes, but a lot remains to be trimmed and cut. On the other hand, several scenes have still not been completely filmed, so my guess is the final running time will be between 45-48 minutes. Give or take a useless credit.

Everyone is wondering about our new actor in the title role. His name is Mati Wechsler. He is a talented and enthusiastic actor who has appeared in other films and will bring a new dimension to the Agent Emes role.

Returning will be Amy Guterson and Hirsh Dlinn (both of whom haven't been seen much since episode #5), as well as regulars Reuven Russell, Moshe Pekkar, Yosroel Leeds, et al.

As for our villain(s)... this time around there will be no Uncle Evil, and no Dr. Lo-Tov. This story will be a little bit different, and I'll let you know a little more about it in a future post.

Don't Forget to check out the streaming vids elsewhere on this page!

Now Shipping!

Agent Emes #10 is now shipping.
You can place your order here.

NOW TAKING ORDERS!

"Agent Emes Vs. The Karrupter" will ship next week (either Tues, or latest Fri)

Thanks for your patience.

You can place your order here

More Behind the scenes

Corner of Murray and Forbes, midnight on day 6 of last summer's shooting.

More Behind The Scenes Footage - Day 6

The proof has been approved, and the paperwork done, so it shouldn't be long now.
In the meantime, enjoy some more "behind the scenes" footage from #9 & 10, this one with commentary by my son, Sholom Ber.

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new Behind the Scenes footage

While we wait for the duplicators to do the first run of Agent Emes #10, I wanted to share some more "behind the scenes" footage with you from last summer's production. This should be a regular feature of mine, so if you don't see any for a while, feel free to write to me and complain.

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Here is the cover: "Agent Emes Vs. The Karrupter"

I am excited about this one. Still putting together the final touches, but it shouldn't be long now. Tell all your friends!

The Trailer is Ready: "Agent Emes vs. The Karrupter"

Thanks for waiting so patiently.
As I scramble to finish all aspect of this latest episode, I found some time to throw together a trailer that is now online and ready for viewing.
As always, your thought and feedback is appreciated.

Still working on it...

Hey out there.

I know how you are all eagerly awaiting the latest Agent Emes episode "Agent Emes Vs. The Karrupter", and so are we.
I am currently entrapped in post-production (re: After Effects) hell, and will let you know as soon as I emerge.
What can I say? This stuff takes a long time, especially when you have to do it yourself.
And since you are all used to a certain level of cheesy special effects in Agent Emes stories, I wouldn't want to disappoint you this time around.
Best estimate? Out to the printers in 10 days, in the stores (and online) in 20. That should put us at about a week before Shavuos.

Until later...

Leibel

New "behind the scenes" video now online

Hey Fans,

A gut voch to all.
Just uploaded a little ">"behind the scenes" video from filming last summer that I thought you may enjoy.
Just something to keep you going while waiting for the completion of the next Agent Emes episode (#10, the Karrupter)

Enjoy.

And remember - if you join our Facebook fan page, you will save 15% when we release the new episode.

Another Agent Emes costume from Purim

Here's Minnesota's biggest Agent Emes fan, along with a note from his parents:

"It's hard to imagine a greater fan than Mendy Mishulovin from MN. Purim wasn't much of a change for him as he frequently dresses up as Agent Emes. This pic is from Purim, though.

He'd like you to know that whenever he earns the privilege of watching a video, he always chooses an Agent Emes one.

Please keep putting out great AE videos....he can't wait until the next one!

A kosher and Freilichen Pesach!"

Keep Sending them in!

Special Costumes in Agent Emes - The Karrupter

The big news is that there is one, yes ONE more day left of shooting on Agent Emes 10: "The Karrupter".

Yesterday found yours truly haunting the streets of downtown Squirrel Hill wearing the extremely cool, and excessively heavy Karrupter costume. This thing has to be seen to be believed.

The short story is that I had been planning for months to rent a 1950's-style spacesuit from a costume shop in LA. That is, until a week out of shooting the Karrupter scenes, and they told me the very affordable rental of $350 was only good if I returned the costume to them in 7 days. Let's see... LA to Pittsburgh, regular shipping time: 3-4 days. Then figure Shabbos in between. It was clear that either I had to cough up and extra $600 to overnight the thing, of go pay for the extra week. The affordable costume was suddenly no longer so affordable.

I quickly got on the phone with Adam M., my creative collaborator, and we decided to buy a cool suit on ebay, and then he (Adam) would dress it up to be even cooler.

So we found the snazziest old silver suit we could find and then I got the winning bid, because no one else was remotely interested in the monstrosity. The tip off should have been that is was officially described as an "Air Fed" suit.

When the suit arrived, the meaning of that term became quickly apparent. By the way, it came without the air supply.

But, I was already in for the duration, so Adam worked magic on the 40 lb. sweat-suit and, in the end, we had our Karrupter costume.

So last week we filmed Marty Giles, the extremely talented actor who plays Karrupter, wearing the special suit. He was great. But there were still a lot of b-roll shots, stuff like the villain walking around town in the suit, that we needed to get. And rather than bother Marty with the ordeal, I suited up, and Adam and Clint shot the b-roll.

So that is what I am editing in now.

I also have a ton more special effects to do, so this baby is far from over...

Until later.

Now why didn't I think of this?

Are these the ultimate Agent Emes costume pictures?

Agent Emes Purim Costumes!

Happy Purim to all. May it be the last one in golus!

I wanted to share some pictures of kids I found wearing Agent Emes costumes tonight. If you have any to send back, by all means, I'd love to see them.

Postponed because of snow

Important Production Update!

I was planning on finishing the last two days of shooting "The Karrupter" this coming Sunday and Monday, but because of the immense amount of snow that still hampers Shpittsburgh, I am postponing it for a couple of weeks.
In the meantime, there is plenty to keep me busy preparing the footage that has already been shot, auditioning actors for this summer, and writing scripts for new episodes too!

Make sure to check out the great savings you can get by ordering all nine episodes at once, by visiting

www.agent-emes.com

Agent Emes #10 - Teaser Scene

Hey what do you know? Two postings in one day. As promised, here's a scene recently cut for the new "Karrupter" episode.

Comments are welcome.

Agent Emes 10: The Karrupter (teaser scene) from Leibel on Vimeo.

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Pics from the set - yes we are STILL filming #10

Agent Emes #10 (now called "The Karrupter") is still filming.

Yes - you heard me correctly. 85% finished in editing, but last 15% is still yet to be filmed.

So we have been squeezing days in as schedules and weather permits.

I am down to a skeleton crew at this point, as the funds have dried up.

And - if anyone has been following the weather these days - it's been quite cold this winter.

So here are a few pics from last week's shoot inside an abandoned brake manufacturing warehouse. It was freezing and dusty and late.

Our Cinematographer, Doug Stanczak

Contrary to popular belief, Yissachar actually performs his own stunts in Agent Emes. Here he is, about to turn a doorknob.

Even in the middle of a take, if someone calls out "dinner is here", everything stops.

Enjoy. I think I'll post a teaser scene shortly.

AGENT EMES' GREATEST CHALLENGE

So what am I supposed to do about this?