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Snow. Personally speaking, I hate it. Yeah, it looks pretty coming down and when there's a fresh blanket of it covering your city, but try shoveling that shit for 30 years and then get back to me. As if there wasn't enough reason to hate it, you can now throw an alien invasion into the mix.

According to Variety, Benderspink and Evan Astrowsky have come on board to produce science-fiction horror vehicle Snowfall with Clark Baker directing. The story, written by Brooks Elms and Glenn Sanders, takes place during a storm of the century blizzard and tracks a diverse group of Chicago residents trapped on the El Train, only to discover the storm is just a part of a cover for an alien invasion.

Baker also directed the short film Vessel, which Paramount Insurge acquired last year and set up as a feature project.

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Exclusive: Oscar-nominated director and animator Timothy Reckart has signed with Apa and The Gotham Group. Reckart specializes in stop-motion animation and gained acclaim earlier this year for Head Over Heels. The only Oscar-nominated animated short that was a student film, it examines a marriage from a unique perspective where the wife lives on the ceiling and the husband on the floor. It was his student thesis at the National Film & Television School in the UK. Reckart has a BA in history and literature from Harvard University and an Ma in directing animation from the National Film & Television School. Related: Film Student Takes On Studios In David Vs. Goliath Battle For Oscar Reckhart joins several other Apa newcomers, helmers who are capitalizing on short films as a way to catapult to features. They include Wes Ball, who is currently in pre-production on The Maze Runner for Fox and sold his short Ruin to the studio,...

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Just yesterday, we reported that Clark Baker earned a feature project after wowing with his short film Vessel. Now, the list of short filmmakers snagging studio jobs is getting longer. According to Deadline Hollywood, Tom Jenkins and Simon Sharp are the latest to convert internet buzz into a feature gig. Sony Pictures has hired the pair to re-write Giants and direct the film. The plot focuses on an alien race of giants who are attacked and prompted to give chase to earth where they discover that they’re actually pretty small (and that they’re attacker was a loose screw from the Hubble telescope). So, it’s essentially Transformers in reverse. The pair gained traction through shorts Speed of Light and Address is Approximate, the latter of which you can see above. Obviously, this is a trend we can get behind. It’s encouraging to see talent being recognized and rewarded.

Paramount Pictures has purchased the rights to a sci-fi/horror short film directed by Clark Baker called Vessel. The studio has brought on The Grudge screenwriter Stephen Susco to write the script for the film.

The movie is described as being in the vein of Alien, The Thing and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and would tell the story of "a group of airplane passengers who encounter an otherwordly force shortly after takeoff and are thrown into a fight for their lives." The short blended practical creature effects with modern VFX, and I imagine they will incorporate those in the feature film as well.

The short Baker made was funded through Kickstarter, and I thought it turned out great! It should make for an awesome feature film! You can watch the short below if you haven't seen it yet!

Clark Baker’s short film Vessel, is a polished strong genre film that could easily be the opening sequence of a feature film.

The short was funded on KickStarter back in May and has now led to a feature film at Paramount. It did not take a long time.

Therefore, Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights with Baker directing and genre scribe Stephen Susco (The Grudge) to write and produce the feature version.

The original was written by the helmer’s fellow Chapman University grads Matt and Ross Duffer.

Likened to Alien, The Thing and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Vessel tells the story ‘of a group of airplane passengers who encounter an otherwordly force shortly after takeoff and are thrown into a fight for their lives.’

Baker’s stellar short floating around the web, so we have it for you, too.

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We praised Clark Baker‘s Vessel back in May as part of our Short Film of the Day feature, so it’s beyond exciting to hear that the short has led to a feature film at Paramount. According to Variety, the studio has hired Stephen Susco (The Grudge) to write a feature film version with Baker set to direct. Unfortunately, that means the short film is now nowhere to be found online – behind privacy setting lock and key. A small price to pay for the chance to see it up on the big screen. The short featured a fantastic blend of practical and CGI effects, as well as some sharp dialogue even in the midst of a mid-air alien invasion when an airplane collides with another ship. It’s also another example of new funding methods leading to larger success. The film was funded on KickStarter, and now Baker has translated the finished product into work within...

Another short film has been scooped up to be made into a feature film as Variety reports that Paramount has acquired Clark Baker's sci-fi/horror short film Vessel and tapped genre scribe Stephen Susco (The Grudge) to write and produce the feature version, which will be directed by Baker.

Described as being in the vein of Alien, The Thing and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the short film Vessel blended practical creature effects with modern VFX to tell the story of a group of airplane passengers who encounter an otherwordly force shortly after takeoff and are thrown into a fight for their lives.

The short, which Baker funded via Kickstarter, was written by the helmer's fellow Chapman University grads Matt and Ross Duffer, who wrote and directed WB's upcoming thriller "Hidden" starring Alexander Skarsgard and Andrea Riseborough.

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Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights and are planning a feature film remake of Clark Baker's sci-fi/horror short film "Vessel" reports Variety.

Baker funded the short via Kickstarter and used a script by Matt and Ross Duffer ("Hidden"). It follows a group of airplane passengers who encounter an otherwordly force shortly after takeoff and are thrown into the fight for their lives.

Stephen Susco ("The Grudge") has been set to write and produce the feature which Baker will direct. Susco worked with Baker to develop the take for the feature version.

It was only a matter of time before this happened.  Not long ago, we introduced you to the "must see" short film Vessel.

Clark Baker's sci-fi short Vessel is headed to the big screen. Variety reports that Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to turn the project into a feature film with Baker directing. Likened to Alien, The Thing and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the short blends practical creature effects with modern VFX, telling the story of Liberty Airlines' Flight 298 and its passengers.

Shortly after takeoff, the passengers encounter an otherworldly force and are thrown into a fight for their lives. Stephen Susco (The Grudge, Texas Chainsaw 3D) will provide the screenplay for the feature version. You can watch the original short film in the player inside.

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Clark Baker's sci-fi short Vessel is headed to the big screen. Variety reports that Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to turn the project into a feature film with Baker directing.

Likened to Alien, The Thing and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the short blends practical creature effects with modern VFX, telling the story of Liberty Airlines' Flight 298 and its passengers. Shortly after takeoff, the passengers encounter an otherworldly force and are thrown into a fight for their lives.

Stephen Susco (The Grudge, Texas Chainsaw 3D) will provide the screenplay for the feature version.

You can watch the original short film in the player after the break.

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Paramount Pictures has acquired Clark Baker's Vessel, a sci-fi horror short and has set Stephen Susco to script a feature version which will be helmed by Baker, reports Variety. Vessel is described as being in the vein of The Thing, Alien as well as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, following a group of airplane passengers who encounter forces from other worlds after takeoff, and are left battling for their lives. Matt and Ross Duffer (upcoming Hidden with Alexander Skarsgard and Andrea Riseborough) scripted the short.

Paramount Pictures has acquired Clark Baker's Vessel, a sci-fi horror short and has set Stephen Susco to script a feature version which will be helmed by Baker, reports Variety. Vessel is described as being in the vein of The Thing, Alien as well as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, following a group of airplane passengers who encounter forces from other worlds after takeoff, and are left battling for their lives. Matt and Ross Duffer (upcoming Hidden with Alexander Skarsgard and Andrea Riseborough) scripted the short.

Clark Baker's sci-fi short Vessel is headed to the big screen. Variety reports that Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to turn the project into a feature film with Baker directing. Likened to Alien , The Thing and Close Encounters of the Third Kind , the short blends practical creature effects with modern VFX, telling the story of Liberty Airlines' Flight 298 and its passengers. Shortly after takeoff, the passengers encounter an otherworldly force and are thrown into a fight for their lives. Stephen Susco ( The Grudge , Texas Chainsaw 3D ) will provide the screenplay for the feature version.

Vessel Short Film. Clark Baker‘s Vessel (2012) stars Brandon Bales, Julie Mintz, Taylor Pigeon, Alan Pietruszewski, and Whit Spurgeon. Vessel‘s plot synopsis: “The story focuses on Liberty Airlines’ Flight 298 and its passengers. Shortly after takeoff, the passengers encounter an otherworldly force and are thrown into a fight for their lives!” The Vessel short film poster: [...]

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Film School Rejects recently featured a really cool sci-fi short called Vessel, and we thought it was worth sharing as well.

This level of quality is what every short-filmmaker should aspire to. It's got great production design, awesome alien creatures with Predator-esque practical effects, good characters, and a strong story, all told in 13 minutes. Take a look below, and be sure to sound off in the comments and let us know what you think!

Vessel was directed by Clark Baker and stars Brandon Bales and Julie Mintz. Would you like to see a feature-length version of this story?

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