FINAL HOUR FILMS is comprised of a handful of the most talented young artists in Colorado. We’re kind of like a band of superheroes.  We all have our talents and strengths.  Individually, we can produce some great work, but combined, we are an unstoppable creative force.

Mark CrawfordLarissa RhodesPatrick BehanShawna  SchultzMatt Schultz

BIOS

MARK CRAWFORD

TALENTS

• Producer/Director
• Editor/Graphics
• Composer/Maestro
• Cooking Enthusiast

Born in southern California, Mark Crawford has lived in multiple states on the west coast including Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado.  While attending the University of Colorado, he immersed himself in a wide range of filmmaking styles and techniques including animation, documentary, narrative, and experimental.  His films have received many international accolades including an official selection at Silver Docs documentary film festival for his film Synesthesia and a screening of his film Seven Deadly Sins at the 2010 SOUNDS NEW contemporary music festival in England.

As a composer/songwriter, Mark has enjoyed writing music for a variety of projects including documentaries, narratives, and four musical comedies including The Final Hour.  His scoring credits include projects by students at CU, NYU, USC, and University of British Columbia as well as a Chadder’s Adventures, a nationally syndicated children’s video series, and The Torturer, an independent feature film.

LARISSA RHODES

TALENTS

• Producer
• Cinematography
• Interpretive Dancer
• Ambassador of Kindness

Larissa Rhodes is a University of Colorado double major in Film and International Spanish for the Professions with an emphasis in Business. She is a research assistant to the Director of the CU Film Studies Program, and teaches film related classes to school age children though the summer CU Science Discovery program.

PATRICK BEHAN

TALENTS

• Editor
• Cinematographer
• Freakin’ Wicked Graphics Designer
• Ireland/Hurling Enthusiast

SHAWNA SCHULTZ

TALENTS

• Producer/Director
• Camera Operator
• Eager Beaver
• Scheduler Extraordinaire

Shawna Schultz has a BFA in film production from CU-Boulder.  She is
currently the head producer for Lifetree Café, focusing mainly on short form
documentary.  Her main passion is pre-production and directing, however, she
cuts some mean videos in FCP and can author DVD’s like nobody’s business. If
you want it done  and you want it done well  you’ve come to the right
person.

She’s currently the director for the Lifetree Film Fest and in the process
of becoming a certified Steadicam operator.  Nothing’s better than the smell
of fresh gear in the morning.

Life’s motto: “Let’s do this thang.”

MATT SCHULTZ

TALENTS

• Cinematographer
• Graphics/Technical Guru
• Da Funk Master

Hailing from Colorado, cinematographer Matt Schultz has traveled all seven
continents of the world bringing stories to life on film. Driven by passions
for both production and post work, Matt also has extensive visual effects,
motion graphics, 3D, and compositing skills–if he can’t shoot it, he can
make it in post. Recently he’s shot and edited over 150 short documentary
programs for Lifetree Café, and has completed visual effects for an
independent feature.

After receiving his BFA in film studies from the University of Colorado,
Matt has shot for a number of award-winning pieces, and has become known for
consistently pursuing excellence in projects.

If your shoot requires a Steadicam, call Matt–he does that too.