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Another day atop Mt. Hamilton at the Siwajek Ranch turned out eventful when we went back up to shoot the last part of the principal photography. It began with our explosions once again not working... in order to collapse the tunnel, we needed an explosion that would be able to actually take a piece out of the hillside, however the mixture of explosives we had was apparently missing one key ingredient. Since we were ...

The second and third days of shooting Roth Rind's new short film, entitled "Grace," were an experience in themselves. We came up late Friday night to a secluded ranch 10 miles away from the observatory on Mt. Hamilton. Mohammad Harirsaz, Brent Franklin, Daniel Szymski, Roth Rind, Boran Vukajlovic, Sean Siwajek, and Sheldon Steere spent the first night until about 4:00 AM building the tunnel on the hillside, building ...

The first day of shooting Roth Rind's new short film, entitled "Grace," went amazingly well! We built a set to look like the inside of a collapsed tunnel, and the actors performed their scene beautifully inside it. Here are a few shots of what it looked like on this impressive set, built primarily by Roth Rind, Amani Marie, Stephanie Emerson, and Danielle Baker, with help from the rest of the cr ...

You remember that one project we were telling you was going to be done about 2 years ago and then NEVER DID IT? Well it's actually getting done now! Salty Samurai Studios' own Mario McKellop and Sheldon Steere will be working to bring the vision of Greg Danger: Industrial Espionage to life... finally! We recently reworked the rough draft of the script and had editors and professional screenwriters go over it, giving ...

Matt Cross and the Garage Boys are back! Salty Samurai Studios' own Sheldon Steere, along with Producer / Director Roth Rind, and Director of Photography Matt Cross will be working on the new K-57 Music Video "We Here to Party." During the summer, Matt Cross and Sheldon Steere filmed the music video "Hustla" for K-57, Mi$$ Ri$$, Rizwan the Akkie, and The Jacka. Editing is finally almost done, (look below for screenshots!) ...

Salty Samurai Studios' own Sheldon Steere, along with Producer / Director Stephanie Emerson, and Producer / Director Roth Rind will be working together with the following: Mohammad Harirsaz as Sound Director, Kelly Miller as Sound Assistant Director, Christianna Gunn as 2nd Assistant Director, Amani Marie as Script Supervisor, Geva Whyte as Camera Assistant, Matt Cross as Key Gaffer, Boran Vukajlovic as Gaffer, Dan Lyons ...

Salty Samurai Studios' own Sheldon Steere, along with Producer / Director Roth Rind, as well as Mohammad Harirsaz and Dan Lyons, filmed the live panel event for the Hollywood North Podcast today. The event showcased representatives from Cinequest, the 48 Hour Film Project, the Arab Film Festival, SF Indie Film Festival, SF International Film Festival, SF International Jewish Film Festival, and SF International Lesbian ...