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| years_active = 2003–present | | years_active = 2003–present | ||
| known_for = | | known_for = Mega64 | ||
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'''Derrick Acosta''' is an American | '''Derrick Acosta''' is an American music video director, actor, podcaster and video gamer who co-created the sketch comedy group and public-access web series ''Mega64,'' hosts the ''Mega Strange'' podcast, and has written multiple broadcasts of the ''San Diego Film Awards''. Acosta was nominated at the 2023 ParaPod Awards and directed music videos for Cult Records, Swami Records, Gary Wilson, and Shepard Fairey.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Emily |date=2024-11-07 |title=Love Triangles and Dark Secrets in ‘A Corpse in Kensington’ {{!}} Love Horror film reviews and news |url=https://lovehorror.co.uk/horror-news/88779/love-triangles-and-dark-secrets-in-a-corpse-in-kensington/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Love Horror |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Acosta is from | Acosta is from San Diego, California,<ref name=":2">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/san-diego-news/proctor-valley-road-the-history-behind-the-ghost-stories |title=Proctor Valley Road: The history behind the ghost stories |date=2023-11-01 |last=Weil |first=Madison |language=en |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=[[KGTV]]}}</ref> growing up with a theater background in Santee<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morlan |first=Kinsee |date=2017-11-08 |title=I Made it in San Diego: 'The Cockroaches of the Internet' on Their Online Empire |url=http://voiceofsandiego.org/2017/11/08/made-san-diego-cockroaches-internet-online-empire/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=[[Voice of San Diego]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and attending West Hills High School.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Helewa |first=Nas |date=2009-02-21 |title=Mega64 is here. Be scared. |url=http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=2823&atype= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221150013/http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=2823&atype= |archive-date=2009-02-21 |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=[[San Diego CityBeat]]}}</ref> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
=== ''Mega64'' === | === ''Mega64'' === | ||
While in high school drama class,<ref name=":3" /> Acosta met Rocco Botte and Shawn Chatfield and the three of them co-created a public-access show called ''Mega64'' in 2003.<ref name=":1" /> He claimed early on that he became concerned about running into anyone he might know while filming.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2004 |title=Mega 64 video to video |url=https://archive.org/details/GMRMagazine/GMR_21_Oct_2004?q=%22derrick+acosta%22 |journal=[[GMR (magazine)|GMR]] |issue=21 |pages=31 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> At the time, Acosta said [[YouTube]] was not an option so it was up to them to find other ways to broadcast their content online.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Blair |first=Iain |date=2015-07-14 |title=10 Comics to Watch: Guerrilla Gamers Mega64 Blew Up on Internet |url=https://variety.com/2015/biz/spotlight/10-comics-to-watch-2015-guerrilla-gamers-troupe-mega-64-blew-up-on-internet-1201539639/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He said there was no focal point to make money at first, but claimed it was an inevitable path to a sustainable career.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
While in high school drama class,<ref name=":3" /> Acosta met Rocco Botte and Shawn Chatfield and the three of them co-created a | |||
Years later, Acosta began hosting a weekly podcast.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Winkie |first=Luke |date=2023-02-17 |title=And now, for Mega64's greatest stunt: Aging gracefully! |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2023/02/17/mega-64-aging/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |language=en}}</ref> On one episode, he talked about getting bored with new video games because of his familiarity with them and how similar one game can be to the next.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kunzelman |first=Cameron |date=2019-01-11 |title=The Millennial Burnout Conversation Also Applies to Gamers |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/mby89y/millennial-burnout-gamers |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |language=en}}</ref> Acosta celebrated ''Mega64'''s 15th anniversary at | Years later, Acosta began hosting a weekly podcast.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Winkie |first=Luke |date=2023-02-17 |title=And now, for Mega64's greatest stunt: Aging gracefully! |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2023/02/17/mega-64-aging/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |language=en}}</ref> On one episode, he talked about getting bored with new video games because of his familiarity with them and how similar one game can be to the next.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kunzelman |first=Cameron |date=2019-01-11 |title=The Millennial Burnout Conversation Also Applies to Gamers |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/mby89y/millennial-burnout-gamers |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |language=en}}</ref> Acosta celebrated ''Mega64'''s 15th anniversary at San Diego Comic-Con in 2018<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=2018-07-07 |title=Full Details of All 254 Friday Panels at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/254-friday-panels-san-diego-comic-con-2018/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |language=en}}</ref> and attended a virtual panel in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hersko |first=Tyler |date=2021-07-09 |title=Comic-Con at Home 2021 Schedule: The Top Panels to Look Out For |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/comic-con-2021-at-home-schedule-best-panels-1234649791/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=[[IndieWire]] |language=en}}</ref> The group celebrated the 20th anniversary in 2023.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
In an interview with | In an interview with Kill Screen, Acosta mentioned that people should not identify themselves with only one notion. He claims that although he is associated with movies and filmmaking, he wants to be known for his personality traits as well.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Kelly |date=2013-12-13 |title=Why are videogames so bad at being funny, and why are Mega64 so good at it? |url=https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/why-are-videogames-so-bad-being-funny-and-why-are-mega64-so-good-it/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=[[Kill Screen]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
=== Outside ''Mega64'' === | === Outside ''Mega64'' === | ||
Acosta has produced content for | Acosta has produced content for Disney, Microsoft, Sony, MTV, Cult Records and Swami Records.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=2022 San Diego Film Awards- 8th ANNUAL |url=https://filmconsortiumsd.com/special_events/8th-annual-san-diego-film-awards/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Film Consortium San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref> As a music video director, he collaborated with Z-Trip, Shepard Fairey, [[Mrs Magician]], Gary Wilson, and Dead Heavens.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Paper Trail|url=https://sdfilmweek.com/2023/movies/paper-trail/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120080338/https://sdfilmweek.com/2023/movies/paper-trail/|archive-date=2024-01-20|access-date=2024-01-20|website=2023 San Diego Film Week|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
In 2020, a doctored image of Acosta was used to portray Randall Sand, a | In 2020, a doctored image of Acosta was used to portray Randall Sand, a fake political persona that claimed to be an Independent candidate for Arizona's 5th Congressional District.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-08 |title=Cyber Policy Center {{!}} FSI - Stanford University |url=https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:vh222ch4142/facebook-US-202009.pdf |website=[[Stanford University]]}}</ref> | ||
In 2022, he worked with | In 2022, he worked with Jodi Cilley, Jonathan Hammond and Shannon Taylor on the San Diego Film Awards at Hotel del Coronado.<ref name=":6" /> | ||
In 2023, Acosta and Johnny Weiss hosted the podcast ''Mega Strange''<ref name=":2" /> and were nominated for Best Podcast Hosts at ParaPod Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=2023-03-04 |title=ParaPod Awards Set Nominees For Paranormal Event |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/parapod-awards-set-nominees-for-paranormal-awards-event-1235278608/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref> That same year, Acosta was a judge at Demonic Brilliance Film Festival.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=2023 AWARD WINNERS |url=https://dbfilmfest.com/2023-award-winners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301062615/https://dbfilmfest.com/2023-award-winners |archive-date=2024-03-01 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Demonic Brilliance Film Festival |language=en-CA}}</ref> Journalist Stan Yeung of Gaming Age said Acosta would have been a better fit for the 2023 film | In 2023, Acosta and Johnny Weiss hosted the podcast ''Mega Strange''<ref name=":2" /> and were nominated for Best Podcast Hosts at ParaPod Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=2023-03-04 |title=ParaPod Awards Set Nominees For Paranormal Event |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/parapod-awards-set-nominees-for-paranormal-awards-event-1235278608/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref> That same year, Acosta was a judge at Demonic Brilliance Film Festival.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=2023 AWARD WINNERS |url=https://dbfilmfest.com/2023-award-winners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301062615/https://dbfilmfest.com/2023-award-winners |archive-date=2024-03-01 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Demonic Brilliance Film Festival |language=en-CA}}</ref> Journalist Stan Yeung of Gaming Age said Acosta would have been a better fit for the 2023 film ''Tetris'' than Taron Egerton.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yeung |first=Stan |date=2024-11-14 |title=Tetris Forever review for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch |url=https://gaming-age.com/2024/11/tetris-forever-review-for-pc-playstation-xbox-switch/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Gaming Age |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
In 2024, he appeared in the film '' | In 2024, he appeared in the film ''Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea'' at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web |title=OIFF 2024 SCHEDULE - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH |url=https://osidefilm.org/oiff-2024-schedule-saturday-february-24th/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=[[Oceanside International Film Festival]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and was cast in a lead role for the film ''A Corpse in Kensington''.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Brewer|first=Mac|date=2025-02-18|title=First look at Michael Madsen in "A Corpse in Kensington"|url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2025/02/18/first-look-at-michael-madsen-in-a-corpse-in-kensington/|access-date=2025-02-18|website=Horror Society|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
== Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/community-voices-project/story/2021-10-20/san-diego-film-awards-adversity Opinion by Acosta] and Jodi Cilley at San Diego Union-Tribune | |||
* [https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/community-voices-project/story/2021-10-20/san-diego-film-awards-adversity Opinion by Acosta] and | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 24 April 2025
Derrick Acosta is an American music video director, actor, podcaster and video gamer who co-created the sketch comedy group and public-access web series Mega64, hosts the Mega Strange podcast, and has written multiple broadcasts of the San Diego Film Awards. Acosta was nominated at the 2023 ParaPod Awards and directed music videos for Cult Records, Swami Records, Gary Wilson, and Shepard Fairey.[1][2][3]
Early life
Acosta is from San Diego, California,[1] growing up with a theater background in Santee[4] and attending West Hills High School.[5]
Career
Mega64
While in high school drama class,[5] Acosta met Rocco Botte and Shawn Chatfield and the three of them co-created a public-access show called Mega64 in 2003.[6] He claimed early on that he became concerned about running into anyone he might know while filming.[7] At the time, Acosta said YouTube was not an option so it was up to them to find other ways to broadcast their content online.[6] He said there was no focal point to make money at first, but claimed it was an inevitable path to a sustainable career.[2]
Years later, Acosta began hosting a weekly podcast.[2] On one episode, he talked about getting bored with new video games because of his familiarity with them and how similar one game can be to the next.[8] Acosta celebrated Mega64's 15th anniversary at San Diego Comic-Con in 2018[9] and attended a virtual panel in 2021.[10] The group celebrated the 20th anniversary in 2023.[2]
In an interview with Kill Screen, Acosta mentioned that people should not identify themselves with only one notion. He claims that although he is associated with movies and filmmaking, he wants to be known for his personality traits as well.[11]
Outside Mega64
Acosta has produced content for Disney, Microsoft, Sony, MTV, Cult Records and Swami Records.[12][13] As a music video director, he collaborated with Z-Trip, Shepard Fairey, Mrs Magician, Gary Wilson, and Dead Heavens.[14]
In 2020, a doctored image of Acosta was used to portray Randall Sand, a fake political persona that claimed to be an Independent candidate for Arizona's 5th Congressional District.[15]
In 2022, he worked with Jodi Cilley, Jonathan Hammond and Shannon Taylor on the San Diego Film Awards at Hotel del Coronado.[13]
In 2023, Acosta and Johnny Weiss hosted the podcast Mega Strange[1] and were nominated for Best Podcast Hosts at ParaPod Awards.[16] That same year, Acosta was a judge at Demonic Brilliance Film Festival.[12] Journalist Stan Yeung of Gaming Age said Acosta would have been a better fit for the 2023 film Tetris than Taron Egerton.[17]
In 2024, he appeared in the film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival[18] and was cast in a lead role for the film A Corpse in Kensington.[3][19]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Band | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dead 80's | Mrs Magician | Co-directed with Dustyn Peterman[20] |
| Do it For You | Plateaus | Co-directed with Dustyn Peterman[21] | |
| 2013 | There is No God | Mrs Magician | Co-directed with Dustyn Peterman[22] |
| 2014 | I Just Want To Hold You In My Arms Tonight | Gary Wilson | [14] |
| 2015 | Fire Away | Rey Pila | Co-directed with Dustyn Peterman[23] |
| 2016 | Feel Low | Dead Heavens | [24] |
| 2020 | Whatever Dude | Crasher | [25] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley | Template:N/a | [12] |
| 2012 | The Aquabats! Super Show! | Template:N/a | Episode: "Mysterious Egg!"[12] |
| 2016 | AAAA Game | Game development manager | [26] |
| 2019 | Metal Gear Solid in 5 Minutes | Solid Snake | [27] |
| 2021 | Mega64: Resident Evil VILLAGE | Ethan Winters | [2] |
| Mega64 Version 4.1: Revengurrection | Derek | Also director, featuring SungWon Cho and Arin Hanson[28] | |
| 2024 | Doug Huggem | Additional voices | Duke Nukem parody with Jon St. John |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Template:Cite AV media
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Template:Cite news
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bennett, Emily (2024-11-07). "Love Triangles and Dark Secrets in ‘A Corpse in Kensington’ | Love Horror film reviews and news" (in en-US). https://lovehorror.co.uk/horror-news/88779/love-triangles-and-dark-secrets-in-a-corpse-in-kensington/.
- ↑ Morlan, Kinsee (2017-11-08). "I Made it in San Diego: 'The Cockroaches of the Internet' on Their Online Empire" (in en-US). http://voiceofsandiego.org/2017/11/08/made-san-diego-cockroaches-internet-online-empire/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Helewa, Nas (2009-02-21). "Mega64 is here. Be scared.". http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=2823&atype=.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Blair, Iain (2015-07-14). "10 Comics to Watch: Guerrilla Gamers Mega64 Blew Up on Internet" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2015/biz/spotlight/10-comics-to-watch-2015-guerrilla-gamers-troupe-mega-64-blew-up-on-internet-1201539639/.
- ↑ Template:Cite journal
- ↑ Kunzelman, Cameron (2019-01-11). "The Millennial Burnout Conversation Also Applies to Gamers" (in en). https://www.vice.com/en/article/mby89y/millennial-burnout-gamers.
- ↑ Johnston, Rich (2018-07-07). "Full Details of All 254 Friday Panels at San Diego Comic-Con 2018" (in en). https://bleedingcool.com/comics/254-friday-panels-san-diego-comic-con-2018/.
- ↑ Hersko, Tyler (2021-07-09). "Comic-Con at Home 2021 Schedule: The Top Panels to Look Out For" (in en). https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/comic-con-2021-at-home-schedule-best-panels-1234649791/.
- ↑ Burke, Kelly (2013-12-13). "Why are videogames so bad at being funny, and why are Mega64 so good at it?" (in en-US). https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/why-are-videogames-so-bad-being-funny-and-why-are-mega64-so-good-it/.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "2023 AWARD WINNERS" (in en-CA). https://dbfilmfest.com/2023-award-winners.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "2022 San Diego Film Awards- 8th ANNUAL" (in en-US). https://filmconsortiumsd.com/special_events/8th-annual-san-diego-film-awards/.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Paper Trail" (in en-US). https://sdfilmweek.com/2023/movies/paper-trail/.
- ↑ "Cyber Policy Center | FSI - Stanford University". 2020-10-08. https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:vh222ch4142/facebook-US-202009.pdf.
- ↑ Haring, Bruce (2023-03-04). "ParaPod Awards Set Nominees For Paranormal Event" (in en-US). https://deadline.com/2023/03/parapod-awards-set-nominees-for-paranormal-awards-event-1235278608/.
- ↑ Yeung, Stan (2024-11-14). "Tetris Forever review for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch" (in en-US). https://gaming-age.com/2024/11/tetris-forever-review-for-pc-playstation-xbox-switch/.
- ↑ "OIFF 2024 SCHEDULE - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH" (in en-US). https://osidefilm.org/oiff-2024-schedule-saturday-february-24th/.
- ↑ Brewer, Mac (2025-02-18). "First look at Michael Madsen in "A Corpse in Kensington"" (in en-US). https://www.horrorsociety.com/2025/02/18/first-look-at-michael-madsen-in-a-corpse-in-kensington/.
- ↑ Kaye, Ben (2012-07-19). "Video: Mrs. Magician - "Dead 80's" (CoS Premiere)" (in en-US). https://consequence.net/2012/07/video-mrs-magician-dead-80s-cos-premiere/.
- ↑ "Premiere: Plateaus, "Do it For You"" (in en). 2012-05-03. https://imposemagazine.com/tv/premiere-plateaus-do-it-for-you.
- ↑ Pangburn, DJ (2013-04-11). "Watch Mrs. Magician's Surreal and Grotesquely Animated Video for "There Is No God"" (in en). https://www.vice.com/en/article/693p86/watch-mrs-magicians-surreal-and-grotesquely-animated-video-for-there-is-no-god.
- ↑ "Rey Pila comparte el video "Fire Away"" (in es). 2015-12-07. https://www.indierocks.mx/musica/noticias/rey-pila-comparte-el-video-fire-away/.
- ↑ O'Hare, Shane (2016-08-23). "Monday Music: Dead Heavens – Feel Low". https://www.geekscape.net/monday-music-dead-heavens-feel-low.
- ↑ Sacher, Andrew (2020-07-10). "Watch Crasher's new video for "Whatever Dude"" (in en). https://www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-crashers-new-video-for-whatever-dude/.
- ↑ Barder, Ollie (2016-04-20). "The Main Limitation On Gaming Is No Longer Technological, It's Budgetary" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/04/20/the-main-limitation-on-gaming-is-no-longer-technological-its-budgetary/.
- ↑ Castillo, Jarrod (2019-05-07). "Mega64 recaps the original Metal Gear Solid in 'five' minutes" (in en-US). https://apptrigger.com/2019/05/07/mega64-metal-gear-solid-recap-5-minutes/.
- ↑ "Mega64 Version 4.1: Revengurrection (2021)" (in en). https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/mega64-version-4-1-revengurrection-2021.
External links
- Opinion by Acosta and Jodi Cilley at San Diego Union-Tribune