A very talented team and myself have just completed the new short film FIST. It is a mix of science fiction, horror… and animal rights. While we prepare the film for the festival circuit I thought I’d share some BTS images showing all the hard work that went into the film from all the talented people associated. Thanks everyone! Stay tuned for festival and online announcements.

JD recovering from a grueling take

Actor David Dean Bottrell

Mark being prepped by Nurse Nah

MUA Kimber Parrish touches up actor JD Mendonca

Producer Katie Townley

Actor Jordan Deas

Actor JD Mendonca

DP David Alexander Willis

Progress by any means

Film Score Composer Dean Hurley

Gavin with the talent.

Goongala my fellow mutants!!

Just a quick reminder that the May 11th episode of Nickelodeons Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was written by yours truly.

It was super fun not only getting to introduce Slash into the modern TMNT universe… but also bring him back for this episode.

If you missed the broadcast it should play again next weekend and can also be downloaded on iTunes.

Booyakasha!! And Goongala to you!

Nick TMNT OFFICIAL PAGE

The new short film FIST written and directed by Gavin Hignight is almost finished. The edit is complete, sound is being completed now. Please keep an eye out for the film making it’s festival and online premiere later in 2014.

The film stars the very talented JD Mendonca and David Dean Bottrell.

I had the pleasure of going back in time recently… okay I actually went up to central California, and while there I got to shoot with Ed Ross, one of the modern masters of the technique known as Wetplate Photography.

Ed has been building an incredible portfolio of images these last few years, using the process and equipment that date back to the 1850s.

It was an honor to work with him and join in the ranks of his amazing images. While there I shot some photos of him at work. The process is like mad science! The finished product looking hauntingly timeless and existing on an actual tin plate. (a metal plate)

Ed at work.

The bottle looks as ancient as the technique.

A plate being rinsed after the proper combination of chemicals had their reaction on it.

Max, the photo assistant taking a moment to think about the next shot.

One heck of a lens cap!

Ed, making photo mad science!

The photos are starting to take form.

Art, just lying around the workshop.

And finally… the finished photograph! Amazing. CLICK on image to see larger.

Ed Ross Official Website

Ed Ross TUMBLR

Goongala my fellow mutants!!! So excited to announce this weeks episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles airing on Nickelodeon Sat Nov 30th at 11AM 10/c is written by yours truly!

Super excited for everyone to see Slash and Destroy! We worked hard on this story, and I had the personal pleasure of bringing one of my favorite action figures as a kid back to the small screen and to this latest and best version of TMNT. PREVIEW CLIP HERE!!

Here’s a couple images!

Raph and Spike hanging out.

Raph yelling at Mikey… what else is new?

You can LIKE the official TMNT Facebook page HERE!

I am thrilled to announce that Heaven Sent is an official selection of HollyShorts Film Festival!!

The festival takes place August 15th – 22nd, 2013.

Heaven Sent screening time and tickets available CLICK HERE

Opening Night Party Tickets CLICK HERE

Heaven Sent
Joan finds herself left for dead at the edge of the ocean. Covered in blood, dazed and suffering loss of memory she’s haunted by images of the night before and fragmented memories of an assailant and an attack. Suspecting her husband of foul play she finds her way home, and teams up with her best friend to find him and uncover the truth.What they find may be the end of them both.

Gavin is currently directing a new sci-fi-horror short film in Los Angeles with actors JD Mendonca and David Dean Bottrell. Katie Townley producing and David Alexander Willis director of photography.

The film was written in late 2012, we’re shooting on a combination of a canon SLR camera’s. It’s modern science fiction that questions two sides of an important advance in technology and the methods used to gain advances in technology.

We hope to have it streaming in the next couple of months as well as select screenings at festivals.

Hello Everyone,

This month Gavin was interviewed on THE GEEK SPEAK SHOW.

We discussed future projects like the conclusion to The Concrete World as well as summer movies, past work, and over all general nerdom. Hope you enjoy the listen.

You can listen to Gavin’s interview at the youtube link below.