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Site Updates: Throne Room Casual landing page is now live!
I hope you're having a nice day whenever wherever you're reading this from. Here, it's June 19th, 2025. It's a warm day in Los Angeles....
James Kim
Jun 191 min read


Now Playing: James's Directing Reel (2025)
After what seems like eons, I've posted a new directing reel to YouTube! Immediately, I wish I could change the card with my logo on it...
James Kim
Jun 21 min read


In Production: Throne Room Casual - A Board Game Playthrough Show
Throne Room Casual: A Board Game Playthrough Show. During the COVID lockdowns, I discovered the wonderful world of modern board gaming. ...
James Kim
May 141 min read


Now Playing: Spec Commercial | Teddy Grahams - Grab A Handful
We're releasing the final ad from this spec ad effort, and it's for Teddy Grahams! If you've not tried them before, I can highly...
James Kim
May 101 min read


Now Playing: Spec Commercial | Oreo - Milk & Cookies and Chips Ahoy! - Distracted
It's another beautiful day in Los Angeles and we're releasing two more of our spec commercials on YouTube today. Here's links below to...
James Kim
May 81 min read


Now Playing: Spec Commercial | Ritz - Rolling Jackpots
Today, we released our first Spec Ad into the wild, and we couldn't be prouder of the project overall! Please check out our new ad: Ritz...
James Kim
May 62 min read


Rollin' the dice...
Photo by Alexander Dummer on Unsplash Last week, we filmed a pilot episode for a board game playthrough series - and it went really well!...
James Kim
Apr 241 min read


Production Diary: Astro Motion 2025
Happy Friday! This is James from Astro Turtle Productions and I'm finally able to come up for some air after a productive week on Astro...
James Kim
Apr 112 min read


Things are cooking...
We're barely into April, and already the month is jam packed with all sorts of projects! The next project on our list after our upcoming...
James Kim
Apr 31 min read


In Production: Astro Motion 2025 - a short spec ad delight!
Springtime sprouts new life and energy into the world every year. We're feeling the energy here at Astro Turtle Productions, and are...
James Kim
Apr 11 min read


Rise again...
Wow, what a year 2025 has been so far! It's been a rough start for Los Angeles this year. Through it all, we'll rise again. Astro...
James Kim
Mar 251 min read


Now Playing: Jaylah (2024) | A Short Film
Our connections can become our light... After almost a full year and right in time for the holidays, "Jaylah" has been released into the...
James Kim
Dec 16, 20242 min read


Absolute Power; Absolute Passion
DC is rebooting their beloved franchises with a darker tint! Here's a little bit about how I found out through an impassioned email from...
James Kim
Sep 30, 20242 min read


Back from Vegas and right back to work
The 2024 World Series of Board Gaming tournament has concluded, and we're now back in L.A. Thank you to everyone that we met out there...
James Kim
Sep 27, 20241 min read


In Production: Championship Road: James goes to the 2024 WSBG
The road to becoming a champion is tough. I'm excited to announce a new micro-documentary project from Astro Turtle Productions:...
James Kim
Sep 17, 20241 min read


Testing. Testing. 1, 2, 3...
Hello, and thanks for reading the very first blog post from Astro Turtle Productions' website! My name is James Kim, and I started this...
James Kim
Sep 9, 20241 min read
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