The creative and interactive interests of Linkers expand far beyond our day-to-day projects and into our personal lives. On any given weekend, you might catch us launching personal e-commerce websites for our watchband-selling spouses, participating in the creative planning for our home church or making elaborate home movies with our kids. We’re passionate about what we do and it shows in our extra-curricular activities.

Recently, Rick Lopez from our video production team and Bobby Arispe from our Creative team joined Hidden Track Films led by directors Kim Scott and Chris Pichado to compete in the 48 Hour Film Project. The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hours. On Friday night, you get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete. Then it will show at a local theater, usually in the next week. In 2010, nearly 40,000 filmmakers made 3,000 films in 80 cities on five continents. This year, they’re even bigger, with filmmakers around the world taking the challenge to make a film in just 48 hours.

Rick told us about how he got involved: "I'm familiar with Kim's photographic skill set, and I've seen some video work that she was experimenting with. I am very impressed with her eye for beautiful and artistic composition, so I had no problem agreeing to advise the production and edit the film."  

About a week before the crazy weekend began, Hidden Track Films created a video to help warm up the team to the film process and also double as a recruiting video to invite anyone to come and help. Rick recorded the sound and provided some camera work, and Bobby was one of the camera operators as well as a production assistant.

On the final production of the contest film, Bobby provided the Art Direction as well as acted as First Assistant Director. Rick is credited as Editor, Associate Producer and Technical Director.  Even Creative Link got a special spot on the team for providing the office space and edit suite for the post-production on the project.  All in all, it was a wonderful collaborative project of 28 very talented people.

We're excited to feature their final product:

The Extraction (Original Cut) from Hidden Track Films on Vimeo.

This film was produced by the Hidden Track Films team as an entry into the 2011 48 Hour Film Project - San Antonio, Texas. For more information on this project, check them out at- http://www.48hourfilm.com/sanantonio/

Required Elements
Genre: Sci-Fi
Character: Ross/Rose Gillen
Occupation: Upholster or Furniture Maker
Line of Dialog: “I wouldn’t count on it”
Object: Wrapped Present
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WINNER:
Best Costumes
Best Sound Design
Best Directing
Best Editing
Audience Award - Screening Group B
Best Film - 2011 San Antonio
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CAST
JOHN: Andrew R. Hardaway
ROSE GILLEN: Claire Rodriguez
YOUNG JOHN: Luis Carlos Sandoval III
YOUNG GIRL: Isabella Sandoval
YOUNG WOMAN: Brittany Dunk
INTERROGATORS: Jonathan Scott, Colin Castillo, Erika Beard & Louie Preciado

DIRECTORS: Kimberly Scott & Chris Pichado

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Chris Pichado & Kimberly Scott

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Rick Lopez

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Rick Lopez

LINE PRODUCER: Jonathan Scott

CREW
EDITOR/VISUAL EFFECTS/COLORIST: Rick Lopez
SOUND DESIGNER/COMPOSER: Erik Seime
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Chris Pichado & Kimberly Scott
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Bobby Arispe
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Jonathan Scott
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Jasmine Ng
ART DIRECTOR: Bobby Arispe
CAMERA OPERATOR: Chris Pichado, Kimberly Scott & Rick “Rooster” Garza
STUNT COORDINATOR: Andrew R. Hardaway
SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR/CAMERA OPERATOR: Rick “Rooster” Garza
SECOND UNIT PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Louie Preciado
PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER: Jozef Rodriguez
UTILITY SOUND TECHNICIAN: Sean G. Ashe
BOOM OPERATOR: Eric Ramos
LIGHTING GRIP: Richard Jemal
MAKE-UP ARTIST: Joshua Martinez
HAIRSTYLIST: Angelica Sandoval
COSTUME COORDINATOR: Mandi Gallegos
COSTUME ASSISTANTS: Shaunta Hall &Angelica Sandoval
PROPS MASTER: Abe Ortiz
PROPMAKER: Lisa Salinas, Eric Ramos, Jasmine Ng, Jonathan Scott, Jozef Rodriguez & Richard Jemal
BTS-STILL PHOTOGRAPHY/BTS-VIDEO: Louie Preciado, Abe Ortiz, Lisa Salinas, Richard Jemal & Rick “Rooster” Garza
SPECIAL THANKS: RG Vintage, Creative Link & Roosevelt Theatre Company
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This film was shot using 2 Canon 5D mkII using Canon EF prime and L prime lens. A Canon 7D was used as a Second Unit camera and for behind-the-scenes video.
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Chris Pichado- http://www.pichadophotography.com/
Kimberly Scott- http://www.kimberlyscottblog.wordpress.com/
Richard Jemal- http://rjemal.com/
Louie Preciado- http://louiesphotography.com/
Abe Ortiz- http://www.lafmilphotography.com/
Rick "Rooster" Garza- http://www.BrightandEarlyProductions.com/
Rick Lopez- http://rick-o.com/
Bobby Arispe- http://www.bobbyarispe.com/
Erik Seime- http://www.ourwakinghour.com/