
Episode 04: the Cult
Josh is trying to produce a PSA but is in danger of losing the job if he can't find a crew that takes direction.
Episode 03 – the Dream Analyst
Tyler is plagued by mysterious dreams and seeks out professional help. Meanwhile, Josh unexpectedly finds himself lovestruck.
Episode 02 – Easter Island
Lowered Expectations - Episode 02: Now that Josh is living at home with his parents in Boulder, CO, he must learn to adopt the local customs if he's going to fit in with the natives.
Episode 01 – Pilot
Lowered Expectations - Episode 1: Filmmaker Josh Shayne comes home to visit his family in Boulder, CO and finds it hard to leave. Really.
Episodes
Josh is trying to produce a PSA but is in danger of losing the job if he can’t find a crew that takes direction.
Tyler is plagued by mysterious dreams and seeks out professional help. Meanwhile, Josh unexpectedly finds himself lovestruck.
Now that Josh is living at home with his parents in Boulder, CO, Josh must learn to adopt the local customs if he’s going to fit in with the natives.
Filmmaker Josh Shayne comes home to visit his family in Boulder, CO and finds it hard to leave. Really.
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News
An article by director Josh Shayne about the production of Lowered Expectations and its conception.
This was a fast-paced production all the way down the line.
We’ve been hard at work on creating the first episode of a continuing web series — Lowered Expectations.
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Two Easter Island Heads are undergoing major life crises.
Two British Soldiers find themselves disguised as Giant Easter Island Heads during WWII.
A Lowered Expectations Short – Josh and Vic are trying to make a transcontinental short, but suffer continual interruptions.
A Lowered Expectations short – Josh is trying to shoot a film, but finds his directorial authority under attack.
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Photos
Production Stills from Lowered Expectations Episode 03 – the Dream Analyst.
Production stills featuring amazing giant Easter Island head costumes.
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Last month, I was given an Incredible Mission: STETSON, the iconic American hatmaker, created a special hat for Barack OBAMA to wear at his inauguration + they flew ME to fly across the country to attempt to PERSONALLY DELIVER it to him.
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Read more...A wedding gift for our friends Danny + Nina. We gathered all their friends in Denver together to produce this lip dub to ‘Friday I’m in Love’ by the Cure.
Read more...I just finished teaching a 3-week summer film workshop in association with Looking Glass Arts. The workshop took a group of high school filmmakers and actors through a full production process: writing to storyboarding to shooting+ lighting to editing and scoring.
Read more...One of three lip dubs shot at a 2008 New Year’s Eve party. The song is ‘Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying’ by Belle & Sebastian and the exuberant performer is the one and only Jeff Fal
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