The tricks of low-budget filmmaking were never more evident than while working at Roger Corman's Concorde Studios in Venice, California. Corman, who has produced/ and/or directed over 200 films in a career dating almost 40 years, mastered the art of getting the most out of every production dollar. Working in that environment helped prepare Chris for his own independent film he would undertake years later. Upon graduation from college, Chris packed his belongings and head out to Los Angeles once again with big dreams, five completed scripts, and a demo reel featuring a movie he shot on video for his honors thesis called "The Count". Even located in L.A., Chris faced the dilemma of most unknown writers without connections; he couldn't get anyone to take the time to look at his writings. Undeterred, he jumped back into production work, first as a production assistant and quickly making the move to art department and props. While working in this capacity on a number of forgettable low- budget films and televisions shows, including "Sweet Valley High" and the short lived Fox program "VR-5", Chris completed a script called "Gofer," a satire on the film industry designed to be shot in a style never before attempted in a film.

After returning to Michigan and spending almost a year trying to raise the nearly $500,000 budget, he resigned himself to the fact that the project was too ambitious and costly as a first endeavor. Putting "Gofer" on hold, he headed West once again, settling down this time in Las Vegas. Wanting more free time to write, Chris took a job as a blackjack dealer starting at a small casino downtown and working his way up to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Opting for the ease of a part-time job in Vegas over the 60+ hour work weeks on independent productions, more scripts were completed as well as another re-write and polishing of "Impact". Once again facing the difficulty of securing an agent without having any connections, Chris decided "Impact" was ready and capable of being done on a minimal budget.

Upon conclusion of the filming, Chris returned to Los Angeles where he began the long editing process. After a few days of pick-ups (additional shooting) in September, the editing of the film continued. Using an early, unfinished version of the film, a few copies were sent out to film festivals, three of which accepted the piece on the strength of this rough cut.

As the final touches are being put on the film, Christopher Robin Hood is back at the computer, finishing the script for "Dodger", a sci-fi story set in New York in the near future. It seems those connections so hard to make are finally finding their way to him as his newest script is going to be reviewed by Weed Road Pictures ("Deep Blue Sea") at Warner Brothers and Silver Pictures ("Lethal Weapon", "Predator") at Columbia.

In the meantime, the final audio mix for "Impact" is in the works. After that, a distributor will have to be chosen and finally- the film's official premiere!