Sports sketch-comedy Pilot

Tons of Green screens and motion graphics.

Promotional Trailer

Unbeatable Harold was originally filmed in 2006, but in 2008, Jason Schmid came on board as a Co-Producer, 2nd-Unit Director, and Editor. New scenes (including this car chase) were filmed, and the movie was completely re-edited from the ground up. A new Original Music Score composed by Mike Reagan was also added. It was released theatrically in June 2009, and on DVD in Feb. 2010.

In the “Biggest Little City in the World” lives a lovable, Elvis-wannabe loser, Harold James Clark (Gordon Michaels, Joe Dirt), proud assistant manager of the Wagontrain Steakhouse. He hits it big when he meets Wanda Livingston (Nicole DeHuff, Meet the Parents), who just left her 80′s rocker boyfriend, Jake Salamander (Dylan McDermott, TV’s Dark Blue). Despite Wanda’s lack of waitressing skills and protests from his boss (Henry Winkler, TV’s Happy Days), Harold saddles Wanda up with a gig at the restaurant. When Jake turns up to win Wanda back, Harold pumps up his irresistible charm! Harold wants Wanda’s love. Jake wants her back. Wanda just wants to run…
Also starring Gladys Knight, Phyllis Diller, Taryn Manning, Charles Durning and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas!

Directed by Jason Schmid, Loaner is a gritty independent film regarded as “The biggest, fasted, funniest crime comedy since Lock Stock”. Shot entirely on location without permits or a film crew, Loaner shows what can be done with hard work, shit loads of luck, and a great imagination. The film was also Written, Produced, and Co-Edited by Jason Schmid.

The story of Loaner starts with Doug, a simple guy at a simple job, until his Boss’ Brand New German Convertible is stolen, his Boss blames him, fires him, and threatens to tear his arms off. Now Doug and his stoner buddy Ozob are on a mission: find the car or find some money, but do it fast. Doug’s sexy Asian girlfriend is sure he’ll bounce back and she sends him out in his only suit to get a job from an old high school rival, Wallace. But Doug’s luck doesn’t change, and Wallace sends him on a suicide mission to assassinate a Drug Lord, not that Doug knows any of that. Doug’s happy-go-lucky head-in-the-clouds meeting with the Drug Lord goes worse than he knows – he’s mistaken for a hit man and gets the job. He’s deeper in the drug trade than he realizes, and a crisscrossed story of who-knows-who and who-kills-who winds up in a winner take all gun battle to the death were Doug and Ozob are caught in the middle of it all. Doug calls in his last favor from a group of Asian street gangsters who are itching for a fight, while his girlfriend manages to find the stolen German Convertible and lures Doug’s blood-hungry, shotgun-toting boss to the scene. It’s guns a’blazin’ with bullets flying in every direction and when the dust settles, Doug and Ozob are the only ones left standing. Or are they?

Co-Directed by Jason Schmid and Melora Hardin, this simple yet elegant music video was shot in one day, and edited by Jason the following day. It’s an original song from her latest record, All the Way to Mars.

This short Directed by Jason Schmid explores the implementation  of fully CGI characters interacting with live action actors, years before Peter Jackson perfected the technique.  It was shot primarily as a means to test the then current means of executing such a scenario. Jason Schmid also served as writer, producer, editor, and visual effects artist.

In a Dystopian future, a team of cyber-mercenaries is sent in to collect a sentient computer program called VENOM. .

The cornerstone sequence of Earth Meets Wind is a strikingly unique and modern movement and dance performance choreographed by Cindra Che, performed by Komang Arnawa, and Directed by Jason Schmid. Jason also participated in the film as the picture editor for the original Director’s cut of the film, conducted many of the interviews, and served as a camera operator for the entire rehearsal process shown in the film.