In 2004 I got a postcard in the mail from Addidas and the Northwest Filmmaker Forum for a short film contest. I put it to the side, not really giving it any notice. But the $10,000 prize kept tugging at my greedy side. I couldn't think of any ideas for it, but two images kept coming to mind... a guy finding a pair of shoes floating up on the beach and then the shoes breaking and the guy desperately trying to put them back together. A day of emails with a creative friend of mine lead to a workable story-line.

The contest deadline was about three weeks away. I couldn't think of anybody for the lead and didn't have the time to search, so I played the part. Jim, my DP for eRATicate, and I ended up shooting 90 min of footage for this short that had to be three min. or less. Editing it was quite the experience, having that time limit made it a challenge, but I think it turned out for the better, as I really trimmed it down to its necessities. My friend Brandon put together the score in less than a week. It was great to see the whole thing come together so quickly.

Starring: Emma Jones, Starr Samuelson & Ross Williams

Written, Directed & Edited by: Ross Williams

Director of Photography: Jim Walters

Music Composed by: Brandon Payne

Produced by: Kristan Kelly

Hi, this is Kristan - Ross’ wife. I was inspired by Ross to make a short film. As a still photographer I love imagery and film, capturing the moments to be remembered. This reminded me of a time when a good friend, Mian had her birthday and our friend Jimmy and I took her all over Seattle to different places to celebrate. We ended up in West Seattle where we met a little girl who had a pet rat with her on the beach. Some kids were making fun of her and it really hit me how sad that was. A few months later I was talking to Jim about making a short film about a little girl getting made fun of because of her pet rat. He helped me develop the story for 25¢. Then we ask our friend Mian to get involved and that turned into including some of her personal life in the story, through her character. This made the project very special to all of us. We spent about 2 months developing the project, writing and re-writing, until we finally shot it in July 2003.  I don't plan on directing again, but it really was a wonderful experience with a wonderful cast and crew I couldn't have done it without them. 

Starring: Mian Carvin, Elena Scanagatta, Taylor Kemp, Christopher & Juliana Marasco

Directed by: Kristan Kelly

Written by: Kristan Kelly & Jim Walters

Director of Photography: Jim Walters

Edited by: Andrew McCallister

Music Composed by: Brandon Payne

Produced by: Ross Williams

When I got the chance to take a directing class taught by Gary Lundgren, who directed the great indie film Calvin Marshall, I jumped on it. It was a wonderful experience and I learned a lot, which has helped in my productions since then.  This scene was the culmination of  the class. Gary wrote the scene, as a group we each had input in directing the scene, a few students took the footage home and cut it together.  This is my version.

Directed by: Gary Lundgren & Class

Written by: Gary Lundgren

Shot by: Jared Cruce

Starring: Jack Montague & Jim L. Garcia

Editing by: Ross Williams

This was something fun I wanted to put together for our family.  My 5 year old son, went snowboarding for the first time and we wanted something to remember it by.  I experimented a bit with the editing, trying to make it fun and exciting.  I didn’t spend too long on it, but this is an example of what can be put together from fairly ordinary home video footage, if a little bit of time and care is put into the post production.  I think it turned out to be really fun.

Shot by: Kristan Kelly Williams

Editing & Post Production by: Ross Williams

I met writer/director Randy Granstrom through his Killer Valley Film Festival, when my film eRATicate played and won “Best Film” in 2008. In the past few years he’s produced & directed some very sick and funny videos.  (Check out: Gogbar! & Gogjuice!)  We share a similar sense of humor, so I immediately wanted to work with him.  This is part 3 of his Gog series, which I shot & edited.  (Warning: Graphic Violence Ahead.)

Shot, Edited & Post Production by: Ross Williams

Produced & Directed by: Randy Granstrom

More Information: Killer Valley Films

A 60 second Documentary I made for the Buick NCAA Human Highlight contest.  (We won 8th Place with this entry.)  When I found out about the contest, the deadline was a week away.  I always seem to work best under-pressure, so I took it as a challenge to put this together. 

Shot, Edited & Post Production by: Ross Williams

Featuring: Theo White

This isn’t a short film, it’s a teaser for an upcoming feature length horror-comedy. I’m right in the middle of the editing as of now, really enjoying the challenge.  Hoping it leads to many more editing jobs down the road of my career. 

Directed by Ray Robison

Written by Cathy Stadtfeld

Director of Photography: Levi Anderson

Edited by Ross Williams

More Information: Vampire Camp Movie