"Distraction" featured on Short of the Week
What people are saying online:
"Awesome editing and sound mixing. Reminded me a lot of Fight Club, truly great."
"Sound design really reminded me of Aphex Twin! That combined with the super slick cinematography and hyper active editing made this so engaging."
"Kind of reminds me of Fight Club and Requiem For a Dream with the sound editing."
Original Music - Matthew Wilcock & Aleah Morrison
Sound Design - Matthew Wilcock / Zelig Sound
Dubbing Mix - Matthew Wilcock / Zelig Sound
A young writer. A prostitute. An old desert motel. All stories need an ending and all endings need a beginning.
"Distraction" is a short film noir that focuses on the fragile psyche of a writer who's sole desire is to finish his screenplay while learning that the beginning is always easier to write than the end.
Behind the scenes photos can be seen at: stephenschuster.com/Distraction
Writer/Director/Executive Producer
Stephen Schuster
Producers
John Corser
Torie Schuster
Kurt Stevens
Production Company
Corser, Inc
Casting Director
Chad Ritterbach
Cast (In Order of Appearance)
Ethan - Ross Steeves
Angel - Jolene Andersen
Ethan's Boss - Edward L. Green
Raven - Ty Merchant
Destiny - Kerstin Lechner
Inn Keeper - Larrs Jackson
Sheriff Wilson - Christopher Warner
Sheriff Smith - Joshua Bevier
Police Dispatch - Tera Lecuona
Shoot Crew
DP  -  Kurt Stevens
1st AC/DI Tech  -  Brian Robbins
2nd Unit DP  -  Alvaro Navarro
2nd Unit AC/DI Tech  -  Cid Salcido
DIT MGMT  -  Kevin Natera
Gaffer  -  Josh Day
Key Grip  -  Chad Herr
Key Rig  -  Aaron Knoke
Best Boy Grip  -  Nic Larsen
Best Boy Electric  -  Brian Sicotte
Grip & Electric  -  Rafael Lopez
Grip & Electric  -  Andre Hollins
G & E Driver  -  Mike Bryant
Art Director  -  Mungai Nguku
Key Wardrobe - Eleanor Estes
Wardrobe Assistant  -  Ashley Sinclair
Hair/Make-up  -  Shauna O’Toole
SFX Make-up - Anna Bratton
Sound Mixer/Boom  -  Scott Tipton
Location Manager  -  Frank Basulyo
Production Assistant  -  Trevor Coulson

Post Production
Editor - Kirk Smith
Digital Sets and Compositing - There
Visual FX Supervisor for There - Elliott Jobe
Additional Visual Effects - Dror Revach
Additional Visual Effects - Jason Mortimer
Color - Incendio
Colorist - Clark Muller
Producer for Incendio - Christina Caldwell
Original Music - Matthew Wilcock & Aleah Morrison
Sound Design - Matthew Wilcock / Zelig Sound
Dubbing Mix - Matthew Wilcock / Zelig Sound
ADR Recording - Mic Brooling
Special thanks to Guillermo Navarro for his support and contribution to this film.