Better Off Zed Begins Shooting Butcher Bird Studios announces the start of principal photography for its zombie-themed dark comedy BETTER OFF ZED. Helmed by director Travis Stevens (Linked; Shelf Life) and with a script penned by 2015 Nicholl Fellowship-winner Amy Tofte, Better Off Zed stars Graham Sibley (Sully; Nanking; Zombie Read more…
We Gotta Podcast, Folks. Butcher Bird Studios Launches its First Podcast Don’t know what a podcast is? It’s like a radio show. And Butcher Bird Studios has one. Season one of the G.O. Get Outside Podcast begins today. It is a weekly show featuring conversations with rad people who make getting outdoors a primary part Read more…
Gotta Get Back in Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DA8S0_NR4M Butcher Bird’s mostly glabrous Michael Shlain brings you a touching tale of nature vs. nurture and scientist vs. baby just in time for Memorial Day. Penned by (and starring) Chris Pearson, Back to the Fuhrer finally answers the question of how time travel should best Read more…
Pocket Play Previews https://www.youtube.com/embed/YKwklfOKv1E We’ve been making lots of preview trailers for mobile games over the last year or so. These primarily tend to be post jobs consisting of editing, animation, and motion graphics. On occasion we will shoot some original footage to be cut in or comped into the Read more…
Stand Up Guy That show-off Travis Stevens keeps directing cool stuff. We’ve been working on a sketch comedy TV pilot for comedian Brian Regan since last summer, handling production and post. The last bit of principal photography wrapped recently and we are chugging through editorial now. Scenes were shot in many Read more…
To the Skies The steampunk short we’ve been teasing for awhile is complete. Topsy McGee vs. the Sky Pirates will be screening at Le Marche du Film at Cannes and at the New York International Film Festival. Follow Victorian adventurer Topsy McGee as she commandeers an airship in order to save her husband from sky Read more…
Koo Koo If you’ve rocked out to songs about fanny packs and dinosaurs at the Vans Warped Tour, then you are probably familiar with Koo Koo Kanga Roo. If you aren’t, Butcher Bird Studios would like to change that. Our beloved Travis Stevens is directing a sizzle piece for their Read more…
Murderous Artistry https://youtu.be/1PdoVC-I7jc Butcher Bird’s Steven Calcote directed this creepy short for Seraph Films as part of their Horror Haiku series. Here it is, just in time for Halloween.
G.O. Get Outside Series Launches https://vimeo.com/104641240 Butcher Bird Studios’ 4 part web-series is live right now. The time has come. Meet four everyday people who are passionate about their outdoor pursuits. Follow them as they go caving, hiking, canyoneering, and surfing. Learn how you too can get outside. See all Read more…
An Excellent Adventure This weekend, we wrapped photography on BACK TO THE FUHRER, a comedy short written by and starring Chris Pearson (two-time-Emmy-nominated creator of DAN VS.), Joe Smith and featuring the Cinematographic stylings of Nick Novotny and Production Design MacGuyvery of Morgan McShea who created the amazing time-travel device Read more…