Avalanche: an RPS Story
10 minutes, digital video
A quick look behind the glamor of the regional qualifying tournament for the RPS World Championship. The cutthroat world of competitive Rock, Paper, Scissors is no place for the meek. Follow four hopeful contenders as they struggle to go all the way over the top in this short film made for the 2005 Filmerica 72-Hour Challenge.
| Cast: | |
| Mikola Fuller | Kelly "The Hammer" Blair |
| Steve Kamisky | Enrique "Alcatraz" Maltos |
| Joshua Rengert | Freddy Kluender, Jr. |
| Jeff Mills | Freddy Kluender, Sr. |
| Nalita Sebring | Paper Doll Stoddard |
| Susan Spencer | Jackie Angers |
| Royal Hebert | Wade "The Jedi" Branna |
| Pamela Fawson | Gilda "Hot Lips" Ketner |
| Jonah Weston | Tony "Chops" Montanego |
| Heather Dolan | Superfan |
| Samuel Moyle | Teddy Bear Customer |
| Jeret Clark | Drunk on Porch |
| Anthony Horst | Street Player |
| Marc Brown | Street Player's Friend |
| Ryan Shanholtzer | Richard Hardcastle |
| Russell Calkins | Doyle |
| Wendy Jo Downing | Pomroy |
| Travis Ezell | Calderwood |
| Jon Beanlands | Boom Boom Barerro |
| Lynn Harritt | Kent Klick |
| Jon Jobbins | Haacke |
| Kelly Kendziorski | Kniess |
| Patrick Williams | Enggeman |
| Jeffrey Dillon | 70s Player |
| Andy Mills | Jedi Fan |
| William Dolan | Guy in Crowd |
| Heather Mills | Girl in Crowd |
Director: Russell Calkins
Writer: Travis Ezell
Cinematographer: Jon Beanlands
Production Manager: Wendy Jo Downing
Sound Recording: Ryan Shanholtzer
Boom Operator: Jeffrey Dillon
Gaffer/Grip: Patrick Williams
Production Assistants: Kelly Kendziorski, Lynn Harritt, Royal Hebert
Editing: Travis Ezell, Russell Calkins
Effects & Titles: Alan Winston
Original Score: "Racer," "Winner," "Funk," and "Paper Doll," written by Jon Beanlands, Chris Cooley, Patrick Williams; performed by Boom Boom Barrero and his Backup Bitches
Special Thanks: Pacific Grip & Lighting, the Northwest Film Center, Filmerica.com, Doug Boss, Nate Taggard, Treeva Dillon, Michael Lobb, Lori Scarbrough, Mike Estes, Marissa Shawhan, Late Bloomer Productions, ice9films, W4 Films/Prisoner 33 Films, Space is the Place Productions
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Reviewed:
"We at the Think Three Blog usually don't like RPS Mockumentary films, but we just came across quite a good 10 minute Mock short called: Avalanche: An RPS Story. Great job of short-handing the competition to keep the story moving forward. Stand out performance by the Jedi. Ending is a little weak, but there is enough humour throughout to make it well worth a watch. For those with shy ears there are a couple of NSFW words used. How do we know it is a mockumentary? Easy...everyone knows that there is no drug testing at World RPS competitions. Although the Society does not endorse performance enhancing drugs, they leave it up to the athletes to decide for themselves what is right. After all, it is the dope-masking doctors that really deserve to win Gold at the Olympics these days. Also, a lot of vertical paper is also seen too which is a big no-no in professional level play." -- Think Three Blog, World RPS SocietyScreenings: Premiered at the 2005 Filmerica Challenge.
Awards: Won Best Comedy Film at the 2005 Filmerica Challenge.