After the unexpected success of “Bloodwood Cannibals,” I wrote a few more screenplays and tried to sell them or get funding to produce them locally with my production company Arcadian Entertainment.
A Midsummer Nightmare
One of those screenplays, “A Midsummer Nightmare”, generated a lot of interest due to its dark take on Shakespeare. I decided to make a prequel short film to help sell the story.
ToXin
During the long post-production phase of “A Midsummer Nightmare,” I wanted to do another quickie action short like my earlier film “DASH”. So I teamed up with my friend and frequent collaborator L. Jeffery Moore to make “ToXin”.
Dream Raiders – Mission Zero
For several years, I worked on the story and conceptual art for a sci-fi series called “Dream Raiders”. The short “Mission Zero” was meant to introduce the series in an exciting way. Looking back, it was one of my weaker films because I was too focused on creating visual spectacle and not on telling a good story.
Dead Drunk
I was itching to make a comedy film, so when actress Cat Campbell pitched the concept of “drunks vs zombies”, I could’t resist. We wrote the script in an afternoon (while drunk) and filmed it in one day (with drunk actors). Fortunately, a sober crew kept things moving smoother than you’d expect.
Terminal Glitch
I was writing articles and reviews for Videomaker Magazine, and for one review they loaned me a high-end 4k camera (the exact model escapes me). I wanted to film something a little more interesting than the usual test footage, so I called up some friends for a quick weekend shoot of one of my short sci-fi stories.
What’s next…
“Terminal Glitch” was the last short I directed before getting engaged and teaching at Butte College. In 2018, I was working on a dark comedy called “The Petsitter”, but then the Camp Fire struck.
Although I love making movies, my focus is now on Design and earning my Media Design MFA.
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