Sila – Force of Nature

Sila Solutions group was a quickly-growing startup and needed a brand film that established their commitment to quality and positioned them to look like the bigger players in their industry. The problem, as a startup, they didn’t have the capital to invest in a commercial like their competitors did. The solution? By leveraging micro-crews scattered across the country, Distant Moon pulled off a production that felt large-scale, cinematic, and high-production value in incredible locations from coast-to-coast.

Director: Patrick Mason
Director of Photography: Ian Anthony Reid

Production Company: Distant Moon
Concept: Sila SG

Cast: Rita Sengupta, Glenn Nelson, Uk Rizna, Sophia Reeves, Shawn Durham, James Hayes, Warren Watson, Jen Drake, Wyatt Caldwell, Amy McMahon, Will Burks

Producer: Ian Anthony Reid
Line Producer/UPM: Jesse Eastman
Assistant Director: Alison Rosa
Production Designer: Aimee Schlectman
Prop Master: Erin Davis
Idaho Unit Line Producer: Jennifer Diel
Idaho Unit Production Designer: Natalie Battistone
Idaho Unit Locations Manager: David Butterfield
1st AC: Jared Knecht
Gaffer: Taylor Roesch
Key Grip: Brian Leach
Best Boy Grip: Carl Hamilton
Best Boy Electric: Wade Tyree
Idaho Unit Gaffer: Danny Linnick
Production Assistants: Kelsey Whited, Stacia Carver, Luke Thomas
Hair/Makeup: Yvette Rector

Editor: Ian Anthony Reid
Sound Design and Mix: Defacto Sound
Additional Design and Mix: Distant Moon
VFX: Zach Zombek, Convolv
Music / Score:
“A Thousand Years”, by David Molina. Courtesy of Musicbed.

Special Thanks:
Rob Cori, Idaho National Forest Service, Advanced Helicopter Concepts.

Filmed on Location in Washington DC; Frederick, Maryland; and Stanley, Idaho.