ELECTRiCFILMS
Cruel Shifts
1992, 7 minutes
Dark Comedy
Original MATA Broadcast version
12 minutes
Dark Comedy
At a local eatery there are two workers that hate each other. They both dream of doing away with the other, and one finally decides to enact on his fantasies.
Dirty Job Films is proud to present our first film. Originally produced on tape in 1992 through MATA Community Media, and edited tape to tape, the surviving materials are 2nd generation at best.
Director Ross Bigley recently upconverted the film to HD and felt that he could improve upon the original edit. Many shots went on far too long and slowed the pacing. Being a first time filmmaker and using tape to tape editing, he felt limited that it wasn't as precise as the cuts needed to be.
In 2022 he recut the film, going from 12 minutes down to 7, and without losing a scene. The original MATA produced version is also available to see this fall on our youtube channel.
Camera
Ross Bigley
Dan Streng
Lighting/Gaffers
Briane F. Pagel J.R.
Vicky Wittig
Producers
Dan Streng
Rob Schrab
Ross Bigley
Story By
Mike Dewitt
Rob Schrab
Ross Bigley
Editor and Director
Ross Bigley
Music
Kevin Lozada
Thanks
Ernesto Acevedo
Cast
Evil Manager, Rob Schrab
Short Guy, Matthew Laznicka
Customer, Briane F. Pagel J.R.
