The initial idea was to design a three-minute film with the visual flair of Cowboy Bebop. This eventually translated into a 15-page script which utilized story-based lighting gags to reveal characters and key plot information.
The first street, the alleyway, the second street, and the exterior warehouse are all a part of the same three blocks in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Due to structural concerns in the hero warehouse, however, only the first floor sequences were shot inside. All of the second floor action was filmed in a converted machine shop further down the river.
The warehouse sequences were filmed in two separate locations. The first floor action was shot to match the exterior of the building, while the second story action was shot in a more accommodating space. In the final edit, the two locations are linked together in a sequence where the character on the first floor shoots up through the ceiling at the character above him.
This film was made possible thanks to a successful crowd funding campaign that grossed $10,515. While it was estimated that the film should have cost at least $20,000, the remainder of the costs were offset by donations from local restaurants and equipment houses, as well as the willingness of the shooting crew to work as a favor to the director.