TAKE COVER (2024) - Feature Film
Production: Signature Films
Director: Nick McKinless
Starring: Scott Adkins, Alice Eve, Jack Parr
A burned-out professional sniper finds himself trapped in an all-glass penthouse by a lethal competitor and must find a way to survive and escape with little to no cover between him and the killer.
Editor, On-set assembly, VFX editor, Offline delivery
As a full throttle action movie, Take Cover is filled with well choreographed combat sequences and shoot outs, making it the most fun an editor can have. Confining these to a single location for most of the runtime created the challenge of conveying a very good sense of the space to the viewer. Working closely with the director, their vision involved a feel of action movie nostalgia, drawing a ton of inspiration from Lethal Weapon and the filmography of Tony Scott. The use of geography and pacing were my focus here in creating tension while simultaneously finding room to breathe for the lower-key emotional scenes carrying the story.