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West Sussex based filmmaker with a full in-house video production service for creating stylish video

I’m a West Sussex based filmmaker and content creator with a full in-house video production service for creating stylish video content for brands and charities.

20/03/2025

Having scratched my Star Wars fan film itch (and loving the growing views—thank you!), I'm feeling my next cinematic obsession is calling… folk horror.

The older I get, the more drawn I am to the past—back to a time before modernity, when we were at the mercy of our primal superstitions. Folk horror taps into that fear, exploring a world where legend and belief were the only things keeping us in check. It’s an incredible playground for storytelling and world-building.

Lately, I’ve been fascinated by the early English settlers in America—a time when the New World was still an unknown and those colonists had more in common with their forefathers in Blighty than they do today. So much eerie, untapped potential. It's definitely one for a summer project...

17/03/2025

Hurrah I've finally finished my micro fan short, GONK: A Droid's Odyssey. Made with nostalgia, practical effects and a smidge of dark humour:

"In the heat of battle, as Jedi and Sith clash aboard a doomed freighter, one lonely Gonk droid sits forgotten in a dark corner. But fate has other plans. When a wounded Jedi stumbles into its path, this unlikely hero must rise to the occasion—whether it wants to or not..."

🚀 Featuring practical effects, miniatures, and puppetry, this Star Wars fan short is a love letter to the cinematic magic of the original trilogy.

04/03/2025

I'm coming to the end of production on my comedic Star Wars fan short, "GONK: A Droid's Odyssey". I'm not sure how to make these things popular online, but hopefully it will find an audience of delighted fellow nerds. It's been fun to make, and has - for now - satisfied my childhood itch of failing to be the next George Lucas. Hopefully released this month.

12/02/2025

Howay ⚫️⚪️

30/01/2025

Hello, I'm trying to find Scumbag College

16/01/2025

12/12/2024

GONK: A Droid's Odyssey Teaser Trailer | Star Wars Fan Film - Epic Droid Adventure

A short teaser trailer for my seemingly never ending Star Wars fan short project. Hopefully coming soon !

05/12/2024

What?

30/11/2024

21/11/2024

Nice view from the office this morning

30/10/2024

Get your ass to Mars

16/10/2024

Mad for it

09/10/2024

We should all take a bit more

28/09/2024

After what seems like an eternity, I'm embarking on the final 1/4 of my Star Wars fan film nerd project. I'm hoping for a finish around Christmas or the New Year to hopefully find an online audience and not gather dust and/or get me sued by Disney. Anyway, here's some stills from a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away....

10/09/2024

Where to today...

08/08/2024

A mostly sunny week away

05/07/2024

A nearly completed VFX shot from my upcoming Star Wars fan short, GONK: A Droid's Odyssey. Hopefully straight out of '77, utilising old school practical miniatures and green screen compositing to create a vintage and nostalgic look.

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Welcome to Futurist, the future thinking video production company.

I’m Jon Rist. I’m an Award-winning filmmaker based in West Sussex, working throughout Brighton, Horsham, Chichester, Worthing and London, with a full in-house video production service for creating stylish video content for brands and charities.