About Ion Drift Productions

Ion Drift Productions was founded by Shane Taylor in 2016 to showcase his filmmaking, sound design, and photography experience, and to facilitate collaboration on new projects with other artists. Our mission is to make high quality films independent of major studios, which maximizes flexibility in terms of interest and creativity. There is a strong and growing independent filmmaker community and our goal is to strengthen our network of friends and colleagues where, together, we can create long-lasting art.

About Me

My name is Shane, and I own Ion Drift. My love of photography began as a teenager where I could be found taking pictures of pretty much everything with my trusted Canon FTb. This was pre-digital, and instant gratification was not something discussed in photography circles. It was about perfecting your technique, and correctly putting on film a scene that you wouldn't see again for a week. Mistakes were costly.

It required learning the craft deeply, like film properties, shutter speeds, f/stops, depth of field, focal lengths, lighting, and a host of other technical aspects of photography, so that when you left the field or a client left your studio, you were confident you had what you came for. After many years, I became comfortable both in the studio and on location in commercial photography.

My passion for images morphed to include the moving image; filmmaking in particular. Starting in 2007, and in cooperation with a local production company, I produced and directed a couple of commercials for the small business I owned jointly with my wife, About Face. My interest only grew as digital cameras became more capable and affordable.

I began my own productions in 2011 by making several mini-films using timelapse photography. I made several more advertisement short films, and a music video. I gained extensive experience through personal projects and self-study on all aspects of filmmaking, from pre-production, through production, and post-production. In one such personal project which I began in 2014, the goal of which was to learn and experience every aspect of filmmaking, I studied concept development, script/story writing and development, producing, directing, cinematography, steadicam operation, lighting, grip, sound recording, picture editing, sound editing and re-recording, dialog editing, automated dialog replacement (ADR), Foley recording & sound effects creation, 5.1 surround sound design, color correction and grading, final mastering, and creation of DCI-compliant Digital Cinema Packages (DCP) for theatrical presentation, all of which was successfully applied during creation of Dead Run.

My other artistic interests include sound design, music production, and, of course, my lifetime love of photography. I'm passionate about learning, and am happiest when I am challenged to learn something new, or whenever I'm expanding my expertise through self-study and hands-on experience. After spending many years working as a scientist, I've learned that, although just doing it can be a successful way of approaching life, attacking any new adventure with a solid foundation of technical know-how has served me well.

If you are a creative with an idea, or a project that we may help in developing or producing, I would love to work with you to bring it to life. Get in touch, and let's make some movies!

Cheers,
Shane