Adrian Winter

A children’s book author is told that her new manuscript needs to be “darker”, but when her revisions piss off the characters in the book, they come back to make some changes of their own. “I love when sugar, spice, and everything nice goes to hell.” - gizmodo.com “It’s fun to watch chipper, CG characters go all horror movie...” - i09.com Winner "Best Short Film" - Las Vegas Film Festival Winner "Best Animation" - Catalina Film Festival Winner "Best Animation" - Asheville Film Festival Winner "Best Fantasy Short Film" - Beverly Hills Shorts Festival Winner "Honorable Mention" - LA Underground Film Festival Official Selection - Bahamas International Film Festival Official Selection - Golden Door Film Festival Official Selection - Asheville Cinema Festival Official Selection - Catalina Film Festival Official Selection - Las Vegas Film Festival Official Selection - Cucalorus Film Festival Official Selection - Indie Memphis Film Festival Official Selection - Atlanta Shorts Fest Official Selection - LA Underground Film Festival Official Selection - Cinequest Film Festival Official Selection - Sedona International Film Festival Official Selection - Cleveland International Film Festival Official Selection - Beverly Hills Shorts Festival Official Selection - Filmets Badalona Film Festival - Spain Official Selection - Imaginaria Animation Festival - Italy Featured On - Shortfil.ms: The Web's Best Short Films Featured On - Film Shortage: Best Scripted Shorts Online Credits: Written and Directed by: Robert Rugan @robertrugan Produced by: Molly Mayeux @mayeuxfrombayou Executive Produced by: Adam Schlossberg Director of Photography: Pete Konczal Starring: Rob Tepper as Danny @teptep Nora Zehetner as Miranda Script Supervisor: Heather Bruner Assistant to the Producer: Belle Jiao 1st Assistant Camera: Jon Cooper Gaffer: Eric Hora Best Boy Electric: Trevor Fields Key Grip: Chad Battinelli Set Photographer: Justin Tyler Costumer: Jackie McCoubrey Hair/Make-up: Faye Lauren Production Designer: Niki Azevedo Prop Master: Taylor Derwin Sound Mixer: Jon Mendel Original Score: Brooks Ball Sound Design and Mix: Joel Raabe VFX Supervisor: Dave Thomlison Character Designer: Tad Lambert Animation Supervisor: Laura Skowronski Nattam Technical Directors: Angel Negron, Chris Covelli Modeling/Rigging: Chris Covelli, Angel Negron, David Alonso, Dave Thomilson Lead Animator: Frank Patterson Animators: David Alonso, Laura Skowronski Nattam, Nick Martinelli, David Damm, Eric Lampi, Chris Covelli, Dave Thomilson LookDev: Angel Negron, Chris Covelli Tracking: Dave Thomilson, Todd Alan Peleg, Patrick Arrington, Tinizsi Gadegbeku, Nick Martinelli, Chris Covelli Additional Modeling: Domel Libid, Brandi Dimino Lead Compositor: Adrian Winter Colorist: Sal Malfitano Lead Color Assistant: Tom Tomilson Finishing Producer: Jason Farber