arrival to merrock: Moved to town about ten years ago to make his own start away from his parents.
housing: Historical Downtown
occupation: Web developer/designer
work place: Office just out of town and working from home.
family: Younger sister
relationship status: single
PERSONALITY
Adi is an attractive but modest guy, he is optimistic and likes to be helpful to those around him. Although he comes across pretty confident, he is actually rather shy and reserved and talks a lot to cover it. At times, he can be immature, a know-it-all and a little spoilt as he comes from a rich family. But he is caring, gentle and a good friend.
WRITTEN BY: Soph (she/her), gmt.
BACKGROUND / BIO
Adrian who likes to be known as Adi was born in Portland, Maine, though for a long time he considered New York to be his home after moving there when he was just six years old. His parents were both lawyers who had high expectations and worked long hours. Although he didn’t want for much, he didn’t spend too much time with his parents and he was sent to boarding school at a very young age.
Adi has always been incredibly smart and he enjoyed the challenge of boarding school. However, at times he could be a little too smart for his own good and his opinions often got him into trouble. He was known to argue with teachers over something he’d read or a documentary he’d seen, just eager to share what he'd learnt. He excelled throughout school, with most things in life coming pretty easy to him. He read about everything and anything and he liked to show off his wide range of knowledge, telling anyone who would listen and always having something to say about most situations. This is something he still does in adult life, he often corrects people and can come across a little annoying but he means well and he’s a kind natured guy who goes out of his way to help people.
His parents had money and he had plenty of opportunities, he played several instruments and took advanced classes. He even spent his summers helping at the law firm. Though his real passion was computers and gaming. He would spend hours taking apart old machines and messing with a range of software. He was smart and could teach himself how to edit, create programs and code. He enjoyed getting to express himself and finding something for himself.
However, his parents weren’t too happy with his choice to pursue IT and programming at college, they wanted him to become a doctor or lawyer and that only pushed him further away from them. Instead of applying for college, Adi took his trust fund and decided to take a gap year which turned into four years. Many would consider him to be a spoilt rich boy who rebelled against his parents, and maybe in a way he was but Adi was happy. He travelled, he went backpacking and he saw the world for himself. The places he experienced were a big influence on him and brought him out of his shell.
Though at the age of 22, Adi knew he had to make some kind of plans for his future. He had the grades to go to any university that he wanted and he decided to return to New York and applied to Cornell. His parents agreed to help him financially, glad their son was finally going back into education, even if working with computers hadn’t been their first choice for him. Though he thrived, he enjoyed the hard work and learning new things and being able to put his arguments and opinion into what he loved. He grew in confidence and made a best friend who encouraged him to be him. They're still friends today.
After university, Adi worked for a tech company in New York for a few years and completed his Masters degree. However, it always felt like something was missing. The job paid well and he didn't hate it but he felt like he wasn’t really moving forward. Growing up, he'd enjoyed visiting his grandparents in Maine. It was relaxed there, they left him to do his own thing. He'd spend hours reading outside and playing video games all day. His sister had moved to Maine in her teens after being kicked out of private school. She'd attended high school in Merrock and about ten years ago, Adi decided it was time for him to settle there too and to move away from their parents.
He lives in a nice home in Merrock and works for a company not far from the town. He's still a little dork at time but he is rather confident in who he is and hoping one day he'll find the right person to be in that life with him.
Adi (he/him, cis man) was born on July 12, 1984 in Portland, Maine, and arrived to Merrock in 2013. They're working as a web developer/designer, and live downtown. -- (written by soph (she/her, gmt) & portrayed by ben feldman).
FILLING CONNECTION: na.
Hi, Soph, welcome to Merrock! We're so excited to see Adrian here in town. Make sure to check out our welcome page, and submit your account within 48 hours, and your personality & background within one week. Thank you! xx
face claim: Ben Feldman
full name: Adrian Ellis
nickname(s) / goes by: Adi
pronouns & gender: he/him cis man
sexuality: heterosexual
birth date: July, 12, 1984 (39)
birth place: Portland, Maine
arrival to merrock: Moved to town about ten years ago to make his own start away from his parents.
housing: Historical Downtown
occupation: Web developer/designer
work place: Office just out of town and working from home.
With over 60 credits to his name, Adrian’s feature film work includes The Scarehouse, Definition of Fear and Taken Too Far. His television credits include themes for Daily Planet (Discovery), orchestral cues for The CFL and International Hockey (TSN), as well as music for Canada’s long running national morning show, Canada AM (CTV). One of his recent projects is for the feature film LAST CALL, directed by Gavin Michael Booth.
Last Call is a real-time split-screen feature film shot in two, true single takes and premiered at Dances with Films at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Tuesday, June 18th. The film follows a suicidal alcoholic on the anniversary of his son’s death. When he attempts to call a crisis hotline, a misdial connects him with a single mother working as the night janitor at a local community college. The split screen feature showcases both characters in real-time as they navigate a life-changing conversation.
In this episode, composer Adrian Ellis walks us through the challenges he faced in writing an original score for a single-take-film. Matching the novel approach of the film, Ellis shares how and why he ended up recording the score in a single-take as well and in front of a live audience. He opens up a number of the original themes, discusses his instrumentation, and reveals some of his influences like Arvo Part and Jonny Greenwood. Adrian Ellis shares how the score’s musicians had a more physically demanding performance while also having a unique emotional experience while performing the score.
ANNOTATED TRACKS
02:10 - The Long Walk Home I - Beth's Theme
05:30 - The Long Walk Home III - Scott's Theme
08:45 - The Long Walk Home II - Main Theme
11:37 - I Know
13:39 - Don't Hang Up
SOUNDTRACK
The original soundtrack for Last Call has not been officially released, but you can listen to 11 tracks from the score on Adrian Ellis soundcloud page.
MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER
You can find out more about and hear more music by Adrian Ellis at his official site https://adrianelliscomposer.com/ or follow him on twitter @adrian_ellis
ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR
Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts.
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Congratulations to our very own Adrian Ellis for his affiliation with F Bass - Handmade Bass Guitars. Adrian proudly uses the BN4 Fretted Series bass guitar and will be soon listed as a “friend of F Bass” on www.fbass.com
