animated title sequence

Below is the animated title sequence for Unit 30. The quality of the video is degraded because it is streaming online and it may "jitter" a little, but rest assured, the REAL sequence looks great and is very reminiscent of South Park. I am a few short days away from a rough cut. Stay tuned!


Unit 30 animated opening sequence from Taryn McCollum on Vimeo.

Unit 30 location!

Today we shot at the actual 'Unit 30' location! Well, not the actual Unit 30, because Unit 30 does not exist. Or does it? Regardless of whose sacrificing who, we had a great time and I'm excited to review the footage. Enjoy the photos, I posted quite a few! As always, thank you Hamilton Photography

pick up shots + plus fisheye lens = What you see below

So we had to get a couple of pick up shots today involving the delivery guy scenes. Since we already had great onset photos from those shooting days, our onset photographer decided to have a little fun with the photos she captured today. These were taken with a fish eye lens, and yes, we really are comic book heroes. Again, many thanks to Hamilton Photography for the awesome photos

Fotos from Friday's filming

What? That's not how YOU spell photos?!? As always, check out the amazing photos from Fridays shoot. Photos courtesy of Hamilton Photography

Another great day of filming....

....Means another great batch of onset photos. Today we shot all of the "Day Star" Messenger service scenes with actor Ben Blair. The footage looks amazing, I'm excited to start editing! All of the photos were courtesy of Hamilton Photography, enjoy!

First day of filming

We had our first day of filming yesterday and I couldn't be happier with the results. Everything went smoothly and every one's efforts are/were greatly appreciated. All of the actors were prepared, the onset photographer was amazing, noise was cooperating, and everyone that came to help out was greatly appreciated. I'm going to try to get some editing done next week and I'm hoping to get a rough cut of one of the scenes that we shot yesterday up on the blog in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, here are some of my favorite photos that were taken during the shoot, click on the photo if you'd like to see it bigger

Messenger service logo

In the short film there is a messenger service that plays an intricate part in the story. We decided to have some fun with the company name and logo. Can you spot the fun? Here's a hint: Look up what "Day Star" means in Latin and figure out what the symbol between the word Day and Star signifies. Hmmm, I guess that was more than a hint, huh?

Audition video

We were lucky enough to have Jaclyn Carmichael audition for the role of 'The Old Lady'. She did a phenomenal job and really brought the character to life. Her audition was amazing and if you ignore the bad sound and bad lighting, the video we shot of her audition is amazing too!

Meet the cast of Unit 30

Principle casting for "Unit 30" is done! To learn more about the wonderful cast, you should probably keep reading.......Did I mention there's pictures?


Ben Blair as The Delivery Guy

Ben once got two straight flushes in a row during a poker game. Since moving to California Ben has been to Trader Joes 159 times, The Grove 34 times and once surfed and snowboarded in the same day. He is a member of the Hammer Museum and one day dreams of becoming a notary public. Ben started a blog, but has only made one posting. You can check it out here. You can also learn more about Ben by going here. He hopes you enjoyed the time you invested in reading this bio



Jaclyn Carmichael as The Old Lady

To learn more about Jaclyn, visit her IMDB page




Taryn Hough as Mulder


To learn more about Taryn, visit her IMDB page or her blog





Sandra McCurdy as Scully

To learn about Sandra, visit her IMDB page or her website



Eric Pirooz

To learn more about Eric, visit his IMDB page

Production on 'Unit 30' has started!

Well, preproduction on 'Unit 30' has started! We built a camera dolly specifically for the film and are getting ready to hold auditions for one of the key characters next week. Check back soon to see audition videos, footage from the camera dolly and cast photos.

What is 'Unit 30' about?

'Unit 30' is a comedy/mystery about two friends who rent a home in a planned community. Shortly after they move in they receive a mysterious package addressed to Unit 30, an address that doesn't exist. The two friends must now uncover the secret behind Unit 30 and their perfect community before it's too late.