Skywatch

Skywatch is a proof of concept for a feature-length sci-fi thriller, written & directed by COLIN LEVY.  The short has been six years in the making, funded via Kickstarter, and crafted by volunteering artists with Hollywood standards.

Starring young up-and-comers Uriah Shelton (13 REASONS WHY, LOOKING FOR ALASKA) and Zach Callison (STEVEN UNIVERSE, THE GOLDBERGS), the short also features an appearance by Jude Law. The short premiered worldwide at the Austin Film Festival in Oct 2019, and was published on YouTube Dec 2019.

When two outcast teens hack into a ubiquitous drone delivery system to pull a prank on their neighbor, they accidentally crash-land a dangerous prototype – and find themselves entangled in a life-and-death conspiracy.

Our entire feature laid out in notecard form. (May 2016)

Our entire feature laid out in notecard form. (May 2016)

The Feature

While we hope the short stands alone as a fun and gripping piece of entertainment, this project is intended as a proof of concept for a mid-budget live-action feature. Our goal is to build a world, set a tone, and introduce characters that could form the foundation of a compelling feature film.

Over the past three years I have been collaborating closely with a writing partner to craft the feature screenplay, which I'm very excited about!

 

Related Links:

Short of the Week: Skywatch
SlashFilm: Incredible VFX and an A-List Cameo Bolster This Impressive Sci-Fi Short Film
NoFilmSchool: New Sci-Fi Short From Pixar's Colin Levy Is How You Make Hollywood Take Notice
Befores and Afters: Making A Short Is Hard, But Here’s How One Team Persevered
LaughingSquid: Teenagers Hack Home Delivery Drones in ‘Skywatch’
AVClub: Amateur filmmaker reveals how you, too, can get a Jude Law cameo through a few easy steps
BlenderNation: Behind the Scenes: Colin Levy on the making of Skywatch
Coverage on io9 ("SciFi Short Shows How Amazon's Drones Will Destroy Us All")
Interview on CafeCG
Interview on Articles of Antiquity
Interview on Recursor.tv

KICKSTARTER: Skywatch Finishing Funds

KEY COLLABORATORS:

Producer:  Andre Danylevich
Executive Producer: Michael Norinsberg
VFX Supervisor: Sandro Blattner
Co-Writer: Mike Sundy
Director of Photography: Adam Habib
Production Designer: Ying-Te Julie Chen
UI Designer: Bailey Kalesti
Composer: Jasper Blunk
Sound Design: Morgan Johnson

Kickstarter backers: SPECIAL THANKS

Chris Aikens • Marc Mackie Ammann • Evan Atherton • Thomas Beck • blendFX • Nicholas Bishop • Ejnar Brendsdal • Shaun Brown • Donald R Burgess • Aidy Burrows • Daniel Campbell • Peter Carrero • Andrew Cavell • Charles Choo Jr • Dan Cobbett • Alexander Curtis • Patrick Cwaka • Dariusz Czapiewski • Vladimir & Anna Danylevich • Austyn Daines • Matt DeMartini • John "JohnBoy" Dennis • Bob Dowling • Gareth Edwards • Joseph K. Elliott • Sean Farbolin • Hugo Sa Ferreira • Eric G. Fielmich • Philippe B. France • Markus Fromherz & Heike Schmitz • Jonathan Fusellier • Guilherme Gazzoni • Cara Gee • Chuck Ian Gordon • Jean-Sebastien Guillemette • Tom Haines • Miika Hämäläinen • Robert Hanekom • Jonathan Hart • Bernhard Haux • Andreas Heldal-Lund • Daniel Hemetsberger • Matt Henley • Joshua Tjon Herron • Carl Hughes • Thomas Huxley • Tyson Ibele • Rose Ibiama • Shelby Cass Idstrom • Fred Judson • Uwe Klemmer • Owen Klohn • Fred & Kathy Kunke • David Lally • Chiu Lam • Blaine Landowski • Jeff Lange • Gabriel Montagné Láscaris-Comneno • Jeremy Lasky • Quentin Lebegue • Maksym Lemelianov • James Lever • Carol Levy • Simon Liechti • Eric Liffrig • Stan Long • Deb MacMillan • Andy Mai • Paul McManus • Adam Midvidy • Robert Mines • Jan Morgenstern • Dave Mullins • Timothy Ngo • Vebjørn R S Olsen • Fatih Özkan • Marc Petter • Wilbert Plijnaar • Charlie Ramos • Edwin Rhemrev • Geoff Rhodes • Anthony Ricciardi • Hollis Robbins • Peter Roe • Sara Sampson • Christopher Schiller • Hans Joachim Seitz • ADI SHANKAR • John Sim • Justin Sklar • Michael Slater • Trent Stanley • Jan Stanton • Blend Swap • Paul Tillery IV • Mariano Tazzioli • Chris Welch • Mike Whelan • Joey Wittmann • Lorin Wood • Daisuke Yagi • David G Yu