Hot Cheap Comedy
IbuBrofin
A Hot Cheap Comedy pharmaceutical ad parody, written by Josh Gulban of Hot Cheap Comedy and directed and produced by Jeff Schniers of The Studio Creative in Grand Blanc, Michigan. IbuBrofin promises the relief you need and the laughs you deserve. Winner of the Fall 2026 Best Sketch Comedy Film Award at the Austin Micro Film Festival, an award winner at the Humro Cinema Film Fest, a semi-finalist at the Sacramento Independent Film Festival, and an honorable mention at the Milan Indie Film Festival.
Festival awards
- Award winner
- Austin Micro Film Festival (Best Sketch Comedy Film) · Humro Cinema Film Fest (Award winner)
- Semi-finalist
- Sacramento Independent Film Festival
- Honorable mention
- Milan Indie Film Festival
Made in collaboration with Hot Cheap Comedy, who wrote the script. The Studio Creative handled everything else: production, directing, cinematography, editing, and post.
The sketch comedy was amazing. The character with the broken leg was very funny, and the dialogue made me laugh.
How this one was made
Shot in our Grand Blanc studio, where the set is built in post rather than on the floor.
Cameras
- Sony FX3
- Sony FX30
Lenses
- Sony 24 to 70mm G Master II
Audio
- Sennheiser EW-D wireless systems
- Rode NTG-2 shotgun microphones
- Focusrite Scarlett 4i4
Lighting
- Aputure LS 600c Pro
- Aputure LS 600c Pro II
- Aputure F22x flexible light
- Aputure F21 100W flexible light
- Datouboss studio ceiling rail system
On set
- Hollyland Mars M1 wireless monitor
- Zeapon motorized slider
- Mobile control desks
Post
- Adobe Premiere Pro (the edit)
- DaVinci Resolve Studio (color and finishing)
Before the shoot: Studio Projects, our own software. It takes the script, breaks it down scene by scene with a visual example for each one, describes every character, builds a shot list per performer, and generates the background images that replace the green screen. Ask us about it.
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