Third Shift
LOGLINE: A group of oddball telemarketers sell weird infomercial products as they work the late-night hours of the third shift.
SUMMARY: Nestled in the forgotten corner of a downtown Los Angeles skyscraper, the dysfunctional employees of Baron Solutions confront issues such as inter-office hookups, performance enhancing brownies, selling explicit adult toys and coffee zombies.
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Rich BakerDirectorGym Wildlife, Twelfth Night, Wall of Flesh
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John GearriesWriterTwiharder, Newlywed and Broke
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Rich BakerWriterGym Wildlife, Twelfth Night, Wall of Flesh
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John GearriesProducerTwiharder, Newlywed and Broke
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Rich BakerProducerGym Wildlife, Twelfth Night, Wall of Flesh
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John GearriesKey Cast"Jackson"Young and the Restless, Twiharder, Year One
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Rich BakerKey Cast"Wendell"Gym Wildlife, Twelfth Night, Wall of Flesh
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Gabe GomezKey Cast"Seth"Her, Parenthood, Zoey 101,
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Karly RatzenbergerKey Cast"McKenzie"I Am Wrath
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Project Type:Web / New Media
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Genres:Comedy, office comedy, Ensemble Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Dark Comedy
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Runtime:23 minutes 28 seconds
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Completion Date:April 1, 2019
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Production Budget:35,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:RED
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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NYC Web FestNew York
United States
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IndieX Film FestLos Angeles
United States
Official Selection -
New York City TV FestivalNew York
United States
WINNER* Best Web Series, WINNER* Best Actress, Nominated for Best Director and Best Actor -
LA CineFestLos Angeles
United States
Official Selection -
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival AwardsLos Angeles
United States
Official Selection -
Accolade Global Film CompetitionLa Jolla, CA
United States
WINNER* Award of Merit -
The IndieFEST Film AwardsLa Jolla, CA
United States
WINNER* - Award of Merit -
WRPN.TV Global Webisode CompetitionNassau, DE
United States
Winner of Excellence -
Mammoth Film FestivalMammoth Lakes, CA
United States
March 1, 2020
Official Selection -
Indie BOOM!Online
United States
December 20, 2019
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Maverick Movie AwardsLos Angeles, CA
United States
**WINNER Best TV Screenplay **NOMINATED Best Ensemble Cast -
Mammoth Film FestivalMammoth Lakes, CA
United States
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Miami Web FestMiami, FL
United States
Official Selection
Distribution Information
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Seeka TVDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: Internet, Video on Demand, Free TV
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iTunesDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Paid TV
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AmazonDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Free TV, Paid TV
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Google PlayDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Free TV, Paid TV
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VuduDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Free TV, Paid TV
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MicrosoftDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Free TV, Paid TV
Rich Baker is a 20-year veteran entertainer born and raised in Fort Worth, TX.
As he grew up, he fell in love with film and theatre performing in high school plays, musicals and shorts. He realized his love for improv at Fort Worth’s longest running improv comedy troupe called Four Day Weekend. Then in college, Rich co-founded Texas Christian University’s improv troupe Senseless Acts of Comedy who are still performing to this day. After graduating with his Bachelor’s in Film he continued to pursue his passion by moving to Chicago to study at The Second City.
As a professional entertainer, Rich has traveled the world performing for The Second City, ComedySportz, Mission Improvable and his award winning two-person show Rollin’ In Riches.
Although Rich has a tremendous love for stage, he furthers his career through directing, screenwriting and producing film at Stronger Entertainment Inc. See more at www.STRONGERentertainment.com.
His acting credits include Twelfth Night & Wall of Flesh (both feature films available on Amazon) and narrating the viral video Gym Wildlife (41 million views currently on YouTube).
Ever see an informercial at 3AM? Who in their right mind would answer infomercial calls at that time? Third Shift is about the telemarketers who sell the products that keep you up at night. While most people sleep, the oddball staff of Baron Solutions is awake and ready to close the sale.
I have always loved workplace comedies (Taxi, NewsRadio, The Office, etc.) and I wanted to make a series exploring an office environment never seen on film.
Third Shift is a short form web series where each episode plays out like a comedy sketch. We cast actors adept at improvisation (mostly Second City graduates) giving them outlines and beats for each episode without writing out every single line of dialogue. This gave rise to a lot of wonderful discoveries on set making it a blast to shoot…and a labor of love to edit.
Each episode in Season One is self-contained but is ready to be formatted into a season long storyline made for the web or television.