Bring On The RAIN
During a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Sikora set out to capture the beautiful country in a completely different way; in a rain storm. “I really was excited when it rained the last night we were there and it rained hard, for the entire night.” Sikora captured the entire film with his iPhone XS Max, the latest smartphone from Apple. “Testing out the low light, colors, noise and all were important and the iPhone just worked. Being waterproof, I didn’t have to worry about getting soaked. It was definitely one of those moments where you lived in the moment and just enjoyed the rain. It was roughly 4 AM and the streets of the village were pretty much deserted.” Sikora said. The goal for the film was to capture the beauty in Mexico with the little things that people may just walk by. “For me, it was seeing reflections in
Fluffy Friends Take Over Christmas
Tis the season for laughs with A Fluffy Friends Christmas starring Ollie and LaTonka. After a freak accident, Santa can’t deliver gifts so LaTonka tries to save Christmas by taking Santa’s place. Of course in typical Fluffy Friends fashion, nothing goes as planned and it becomes the craziest holiday movie ever. “I really wanted to have fun with these two characters and give them a different role, what better than the role of Santa?” William Sikora, the director said. Fluffy Friends has been making parodies and short films for quite some time now but this is the first big Christmas special they have made. “It was shot entirely on green screen and pieced together. After I was pretty much done, I got the great idea of ‘why not add more?’ and so the entire beginning story was made. It originally started with LaTonka in the chimney; I needed to flesh
Spring Into The Season With Nature Short ‘Revival’
William Sikora III premiered his latest nature film Revival today, which celebrates the rebirth of Spring. The short was filmed with Panasonic cameras and captured life returning to the forests and lakes surrounding South Jersey and in the small town of Hammonton where Sikora grew up. “Nature is my heart and soul, growing up on a farm, it’s been a part of me since day one. When I go back home, it’s a revival of energy for me from this exhausting LA life, so the name of the film has a couple different meanings to it, it’s not just a revival of the Spring season.” Sikora said. You can watch Revival below:
‘The Woods’ Makes You Question Reality
The latest film from director William Sikora III takes audiences into the mind of a young boy who steps into the woods. “I set out to bring a short story about a boy’s imagination and how fear can be so controlling that it stops you in your tracks, but at the same time I want audiences to question what is real and what is not.” Sikora said. The film stars Sikora’s nephew and niece and it was filmed during Christmas vacation on the only snow day. “Many of the days during my trip home to New Jersey were very cold and windy but the day we filmed was also the only day it snowed and it was not too cold. We were outside for a couple of hours and were finished just as the camera battery died.” The Woods is inspired from Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things as well as
Celeb Hair Stylist Enlists Sikora To Show Off His Wild Form
Celebrity hairstylist César DeLeön Ramirêz who styles Demi Lovato, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Hudson, Ciara, Beyonce and many more, is expanding his craft with a new hair line that is going to change the beauty world. Wildform is coming this Spring and with the first promo push, things are definitely looking wild! “Working with Cesar to bring this video to life was a creative challenge I took on head first!” Sikora said. The original shoot was time-lapsed photos of melting heads with wigs, which was then set to be put in reverse showing the heads form to the fully styled looks. The shoot was produced by Vito Fun and then it went into post production where Sikora worked his magic. “It was a lot of work, I basically had thousands of pictures of wigs and heads melting and I had to animate them and bring them to life, add overlays, visuals
Get Ready To Go Into The Woods
Director William Sikora III is back with a short film that follows a boy and his imagination deep into the woods. “It’s a little thriller starring my nephew and niece during the only snow day we had while I was out visiting family for the holidays and it was really great working with them.” Sikora said. The Woods is the first short filmed with Sikora’s latest camera, the Panasonic GH5. “This camera is amazing, it’s really pushing the visuals to the next level and you will definitely see that in this film.” Watch the trailer for The Woods below: