DFW Filmmaker Richard Crook’s Short Film “Trigger” Mixes MMA Fighters with East Texas Filmmaking Talent
DFW Filmmaker Richard Crook’s Short Film “Trigger” Mixes MMA Fighters with East Texas Filmmaking Talent.
When Dallas / Ft. Worth, Texas area director Richard Crook and local stuntman Brandon Sisson talked about making a short action film, they never would have thought that in just a week later, they will have wrapped shooting on the wild-ride of a film called “Trigger.”
They decided to challenge themselves with making a quality film in a short amount of time. With the help of local screenwriter David Read, a group of MMA fighters, a great location in East Texas, several crew members, and a local model…the challenge became a reality. With such a great resource of talent, Trigger went from concept to screenplay to “in the can” in just six days.
The film is about a group of soldiers out on maneuvers is having a conversation about “triggers” that cause people to want a cigarette. The discussion segways into an urban/military legend about a soldier who is trained from birth to snap out of a seemingly normal existance and into a lethal killing machine when someone utters the “trigger” word.
The film takes the audience into a visual story of this soldier, whose romantic day in the country with his beautiful wife is brutally interrupted by a group of rednecks who kidnap, rape and kill his wife. But as she is dying, she whispers the something into her frantic soldier’s ear that causes a chain reaction of events that leaves the rednecks in a heap of gore…except for the killer, who gets away unseen.
But is the “legend” actually true?
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May 14th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Very nice article. Hope to get to work for you again soon. I am working on a lot of productions (film, sitcoms, commercial and music video).
GOOD LUCK and keep me posted. PEACE.
May 14th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Richard,
Good stuff. Can’t wait to see the full-length. Sounds like it will be online next week.
Thanks,
Shawn Hunter
shortfilmtexas.com
May 14th, 2009 at 9:28 am
local model is cameron diaz look alike!!!!
May 14th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Thanks for the kind words! Yes, I’m looking to have it up by the end of next week, possibly sooner. Perhaps a “Showcased Short Film?”
I guess she does look like Cameron in those shots…if you want to see more of her visit her website http://www.darryltrue.com .
May 14th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Richard,
What is the total running time on the film? Less than 12 minutes? 20 minutes?
Also, thanks for posting the link to Darryl’s website. Actor’s, and film crew, including myself, take note, you should have your own website beyond myspace and facebook. Well done, Darryl!
Thanks, Richard.
Shawn
shortfilmtexas.com
May 14th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Very cool story line. I can’t wait to see the finished product. Sounds like we won’t have to wait too much longer!
May 14th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
It’s shaping up to be between 15 and 20 minutes. I’m trying to keep it toward 15 to help festival submissions.
May 14th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
This was a very quick, but fun production to be a part of. A screenplay is only as good as it’s production crew and actors. Thank you to Richard and the excellent talent that gave 110% of their energy to the process. This should be a springboard to the future success of some of the cast. We are all looking forwards to the completion of “TRIGGERâ€.
May 14th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
It loooks great, can’t wait to see the whole thing!!!
I know you all worked like crazy on this, and it shows. GREAT JOB ALL!
Alicia Ceaser
May 15th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Hey there, the movie trailer looks really good, where is the film going to be on the internet?
May 15th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Hi James, we are just about to announce that the film will be screened FREE right here on Short Film Texas starting Monday June 1st, 2009.
On a side note the official website for TRIGGER is now up and running: http://www.trigger-movie.com/