RICOCHET

ACTION/THRILLER/SCI-FI SHORT FILM
Overview
THREE'S A CROWD...

When I decided to make "Ricochet" I knew it would be a sibling to my previous short film "Safe" -- but on a much bigger scale. Still a home invasion thriller at heart, I wanted more action, more locations and more blood in this one. We shot in two locations for 2 days a piece.

A speakeasy in Seattle doubled for a basement of a house for the first weekend of shooting. Then for the second weekend, we shot for 2 days in a mansion in Sammamish, WA.

We shot with two RED cameras in 4k -- one would always be mounted on a gimbal that we could easily move to an ectoskeleton or to a jib arm. The other camera we could easily move from a dolly to a tripod or to a shoulder mount device.

Once filming was complete, I took on the task of doing all of the editing, sound mixing, color grading, VFX shots, music licensing, creating and designing 6 posters, trailers and all of the marketing materials.


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RECOGNITION
AWARDS
  • 20 Best Short Films of 2019 - Chris Olson
  • New York Film Awards - Best Thriller
  • Los Angeles Film Awards - Best Action
  • Los Angeles Film Awards - Best Horror
  • Los Angeles Film Awards - Best Editing
  • LA Shorts Awards - Best Short
  • LA Shorts Awards - Best Director
  • LA Shorts Awards - Best Cinematography
  • Vegas Movie Awards - Best Action
  • Vegas Movie Awards - Best Thriller
  • Vegas Movie Awards - Best Cinematography
  • Austin After Dark - Best Action Film
  • Hollywood Hills Film Awards - Best Short
  • Hollywood Hills Film Awards - Best Director
  • Hollywood Hills Film Awards - Best Cinematography
  • Hollywood Hills Film Awards - Best Editing
  • LAIFFA - Best Horror
  • GFFA - Best Thriller
  • GFFA - Best Director
  • GFFA - Best Cinematography
  • Festigious - Best Thriller
  • Festigious - Best Cinematography
  • Top Shorts - Best Thriller
  • HIMPFF - Best Horror
  • IHMA - Best Director
  • IHMA - Best Bad Ass
  • HBHF - Best Action/Adventure
  • Hollywood Just4Shorts - Best Horror/Thriller
  • Indie Short Fest - Best Action Short
  • Indie Short Fest - Best Sound Mixing
  • ISA - Best Director - Male
  • ISA - Best Action Short
  • ISA - Best Thriller Short
  • ISA - Best Editing
  • ISA - Best Sound Design
  • Berlin FFF - Honorable Mention
  • Spotlight Short Film Awards - Gold Award
  • ARFF Amsterdam - Jury Award
  • Las Vegas Film Festival - Best Stunts
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