的re are plenty of sharks off of Florida's coasts, but one made its way to Central Florida when 亚伦B. 美国的公司, 纸街图片他正在研究 的Requin. 的 电影 grad's production company created a nine-foot mechanical shark for the aquatic horror film starring Alicia Silverstone and James Tupper. But Aaron's company didn't do it on their own: He returned to 满帆 and had some help from the school, putting 满帆's soundstages, 设备, 学生, and alumni to work on the shoot.

Aaron and his producing partner Ashleigh Snead of 纸街图片 discuss a scene at the 满帆 sound stage.

Aaron knew he wanted to be a filmmaker ever since he saw 大白鲨 小时候. After graduating from 满帆, he began his career as an intern at Universal Studios Production Group. He worked his way up to Associate Producer, then started editing work at Century III Teleproductions, where he edited a few commercials for EA 体育. Soon he accepted a full-time job offer from the gaming giant, but he continued writing screenplays in his free time. 几年后, Aaron cut ties with the game world and started 纸街图片 with his writing partner, fellow 满帆 grad Cameron Burns.

纸街图片 is known for their genre-bending horror films. 的ir first feature film, 2017's 暗箱 (与nbc环球联合发行), was a psychological thriller about a photographer whose antique camera reveals deaths that haven't happened yet. 的y released two feature films in the last two years, the Shudder hit 恐慌包 和horror-western 苍白的门. When Aaron was approached about producing 的Requin，他抓住了这个机会.

的Requin is a frightening character piece directed by Le-Van Kiet about a couple who head to Vietnam to rekindle their marriage after losing a child. 的ir villa detaches during a storm, and they fight to survive in shark-filled waters. Aaron saw an opportunity to enhance the story with a 大白鲨仿机械鲨鱼.

“成为终身的 大白鲨 我是粉丝, to get to put Alicia Silverstone in the water with a nine-foot mechanical shark is a pretty surreal experience. And I like to think 12-year-old Aaron would definitely approve," he says.

Aaron's shark was right at home in Central Florida. 纸街图片 got permission to film water scenes in Universal's Volcano Bay while it was closed due to COVID restrictions, and 满帆 welcomed him back to its sound stages with open arms. A number of 学生 and alumni were also involved in shooting.

的 Custom Villa set that 纸街图片 built with the help of 满帆 学生.

"满帆 is a special place for me.亚伦说. "So to come full circle and bring this production back where my career began and to do so on the same sound stages I shot on as a student, 是一次有趣的经历吗. And then to be able to help train and work with these new film 学生, is just icing on the cake. We feel really lucky to have been able to work with 满帆 on this one. 我们是一个很棒的团队."

Audiences should be on the lookout for 的Requin 2021年晚些时候.