
-A LIFE OF ART-
WILLIAM C. SHRIVER

THE ADVENTURE
This section of my website is where I invite you to join me on a more personal journey... the journey through my life, my travels, thoughts, perceptions, experiences and personal interests. I will take you deeper into my artwork, as well as in other directions. And, as I do consider life to be a journey warranting great exploration and varied interests, ever evolving and changing, this page will be subject to change as well - and perhaps whim, as is The Adventure of Life.

NOTE: Please do check back often to see more as my time allows. I am very busy and have only limited time to expand this page, but I will do so regularly and as often as I can. Also, please share your thoughts and ideas, helping me make this a shared journey in whatever way I can... and any suggestions or comments you may have.


photo: Greg Epperson

Performing in Changsha
New Mexico
Streetside seafood in Kowloon...hard to beat!
MOVIES


Zheng He, China TV Movie
Miniseries. In this series,
one of the biggest series
done in China, I costarred in two episodes as the King of Hormuz, opposite Hong Kong star Luo Jia Liang.
Zheng He



Diamond Dogs
Diamond Dogs, a
Canadian/Chinese co-
production, is an
action movie, starring
Dolph Lundgren. We
filmed this movie in
Inner Mongolia. In the
film, I play a guy named
Chambers, hunting for a
priceless relic, and got
second name billing in
the title sequence -
after Dolph. It was mostly a shoot em up, with lots of blood and dead bodies, but also
a great adventure in the mountains of Inner Mongolia and my first starring role in film...
...although (as Dolph would agree) not a movie that anyone expected an Oscar for, it was
nonetheless a great opportunity from which I gained a great deal of experience and one
which led and will lead to more work with some very talented and wonderful people I
met on the film. And, of course, also a great adventure in Inner Mongolia.



Empires of the Deep
Empires of the Deep,
a Hollywood/Chinese
co-production,
is the most expensive
movie ever filmed in
China and is in 3D...
it is also, as of yet,
unreleased. Many of
us wonder if it ever
will be, but hopefully
so. Starring Olga
Kurylenko, from James
Bond Quantum of
Solace fame as the
Mermaid Queen of an underwater world. Set in ancient Greece, I have a small but quite wonderful role as the town's fruit merchant with a daughter (see pic) who is in love with the male lead...a superhero.
Agui The Iron General


Starring Chinese icon Zhang Tie Lin (with me in picture), this
was another TV movie series, set in the Ching Dynasty.
In it, I played the part of a foreign diplomat with a ridiculous top hat (fortunately not pictured).
Last Hour
Last Hour has an all star cast, with David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Paul Sorvino, and DMX.
It is a film about a bunch of thieves on a mysterious heist
adventure. A French
and Chinese co-production, in it I have a small role as a French thief...very small role.


ADS

This is an advertisement for Anta, a basketball shoe manufacturer. It was done in Beijing and features NBA star Kevin Garnett. I did the voice narration, assuming the role of a coach from a mid western or slightly southern state in America.
This is an advertisement for Intel and Lenovo (the largest computer manufacturer in China). Again, I did the voice narration. The director really wanted enthusiasm, so we gave that a shot. Apparently, the clients were very happy, and this was produced for the annual CES show in Las Vegas.

more to come...
