Short Films
We submitted our Crash the Superbowl Doritos commercial today! Now all we can do is wait while we cross our fingers and hope that we make it to the finals! But, in the meantime, you can give it a 5 star rating to help us get closer to winning 1 million dollars so that we can continue to produce even more awesome content for you wonderful viewers! So give it a watch, have a little laugh, and help us out with one click of the 5th star above the video!
Luckily, we were able to beat Hurricane Sandy and shoot our Doritos commercial on Saturday. I directed, Chris shot it, Lauren wrote it and starred in it, and Summit actor Rob Ceriello starred with her, along with a very cute bulldog named Holmes. Chris and I are now working on the final edit for the November 16th deadline; and we’re crossing our fingers for that million dollar reward!
Regardless of winning though, it was a really fun shoot, hanging out with some of my favorite people, doing what we all love to do. We’ll share the commercial once it’s complete!
-Christina
About 3 weeks ago, I came across the Cabin in the Woods and Vimeo sponsored Horror Spoof competition and decided I wanted to submit something before the October 23rd deadline. I ran the idea by Chris, Ryan, and new team member/Summit lead actress Lauren Ashleigh. We were all determined to participate. Ryan and I spent a day brainstorming and ended up writing a great script together. We then spent a stressful week and a half trying to put all the pieces together for an impromptu shoot on October 8th. He and I co-produced the film; I directed it, he acted in it along with Lauren, and Chris was the Cinematographer. Our usual crew of people, plus some awesome newbies, helped the production day go smoothly. I’m extremely happy with the final cut Chris and I have put together and I’m excited to submit it to the contest next week! We’re currently finishing the last touches while Matt works on the sound mix and my “S.K.A.” composer, Raymond Rossetti, works on the score. We can’t wait to reveal the film to the world after the contest promotion period ends! Check back at the end of the month for the official online debut through Vimeo!
-Christina
Our first short, ‘Come Here Often?’ (feat. Andres Monsalve & Emma Barrett), was screened at the Katra Film Series this past Saturday, along nine other short films by upcoming NY-based indie filmmakers. It was a great experience, and the first time I had seen the film screened outside of our own spaces.
We found out yesterday afternoon that among the nine films, ours claimed the most amount of votes! As a result, our film will be screened again at a private screening at the end of the year, and be considered for a screening at the East Harlem Film Festival.
Thanks to all who came out to support us and the Katra Film Series for hosting the event.
Just thought people might like to check out my first independent short film from two years ago. I have very mixed feelings about it; but overall I’m very proud and believe it was one of the most valuable experiences for me as a filmmaker because I learned so much through the process of making it. It recently screened at a student festival in Canada and another in Massachusetts. I’m not submitting it to festivals but I would like people to check it out as much as possible. Thankfully, I’ve gotten some really amazing feeedback from viewers.
I hope you can appreciate & enjoy it! Thanks!
-Christina
