This section highlights many of Short's other endeavors throughout the entertainment industry. In addition to Short's effects work he is also a DGA director and WGA writer with several produced projects. He has also designed and produced several haunted location based entreatment productions both in the US and Canada. In addition, he also continues to design Halloween products for the mass market.

Magazine and Print

Rolling Stone Magazine / Herb Ritts / Jim Carrey

WRITING

The Scream Team / The Disney Channel - Story by Robert Short

Richard Carlyle returns to Steeple Falls with his two kids, Claire and Ian, after his father dies. Not having a good relationship with his dad, Richard wants to sell the hardware business and the house before returning to Boston. Ian and Claire discover a "ghost depot" where spirits gather to reach the other side. They find out that their grandfather's spirit never reached the depot. Mariah, Jumper, and Coffin Ed explain that his spirit may have been stolen by Zachariah Kull. 200 or so years ago, Zachariah was burned at the stake for killing his wife. Zachariah is now stealing spirits to gather power so he can take his revenge on Steeple Falls. It is up to Ian and Claire to stop Zachariah and save their grandfather's spirit.

Rage of Honor - Written by Robert Short, Wallace C Bennet

Martial arts legend Sho Kosugi is a one-man army out to crush anyone who crosses his path in this action-packed adventure. Showcasing Kosugi's skill, cunning and strength in one spectacular fight after another, Rage of Honor is a pulse-pounding thrill-a-minute ride! When his partner is murdered by sadistic drug dealers, narcotics cop Shiro Tanaka (Kosugi) vows revenge. Disobeying orders,he tracks the killers from Singapore to Buenos Aires. But in a cruel twist, the killers kidnap Tanaka's girlfriend and take her deep into the jungles of South America. Now, armed with an arsenal of deadly weapons, Tanaka must use all his powers to destroy a battalion of highly trained terrorists and get her back.
Now available on Blu-Ray.
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Gavilan - "The Proteus Affair" -Written by Robert Short & Danny Biederman

Robert Short / Danny Biederman wrote "The Proteus Affair" for this short lived series. Robert Gavilan is a former CIA agent. who is now working for Oceanographic Institute headed by Marion Jaworski. Now was in awhile someone from his past as a spy comes to him asking for his help. Or one of the jobs that he is on, somehow turns into trouble. Or someone just needs his help as both as former spy or/and as an Oceanographer. Milo Bentley is an old friend of his father's who is staying in Robert's guest room and uses his history with his father to freeload and mooch off him.

The Retaliator aka Programmed To Kill - Written by Robert Short

The corpse of a beautiful Middle Eastern terrorist is outfitted with a special computer, programmed to reanimate and to seek and destroy other terrorists. The trouble in this sci-fi actioner begins when something goes wrong and she tries to kill her creators. Review excerpt: Bergman stars as Samira, one member of an elite terrorist squad who are seen in the opening mowing down and kidnapping a bunch of clean-cut American tourists. It’s actually quite a gripping scene, which sets the tone for a movie that goes on to contain a fairly constant stream of action and suspense that – while not exactly an unexpected classic – does what it sets out to better than most low-budget actioners of this calibre. 

DIRECTING

As a DGA director Short has helmed features "Programmed To Kill", TV series episodes of "Super Force" and music videos such as "Shine On Me". His training includes studies at ULCA under Jere Weiss  and the Mark Travis Workshop.

Directing Reel

Shine On Me - Music Video

Directed by Short, this music video was named the best music video of the year by New Yorker Magazine and has become a cult favorite.

Knucklebones - feature - Release of the demon flashback sequence

A group of bored college students unleash a murderous demon while playing a dice game made from human knucklebones. This flashback shows how a Nazi experiment released the demon for the first time.

LIVE EVENTS

HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS

Terrordome / Chateau Greystoke / Hollywood Halloween

TERRORDOME AND CHATEAU GREYSTOKE. Co-produced with Dirk Hagen/Timberwold Productions and directed by Robert Short these ground breaking haunted attractions thrilled and entertained thousands in Montreal and Pittsburg. 
Short served as an artistic and talent director for Montreal's HOLLYWOOD HALLOWEEN produced by Timberwolf Productions.

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The Golden Anniversary Affair

Produced by Robert Short, and Jon Heitland with the support of Lisa Lazarus, this two day event was held on Friday Sept 26th and Saturday Sept 27th 2015 at Sony Studios and The Doubletree Hotel-Culver City. The event featured a cast and crew reunion, an early evening soiree complete with a live concert, panels and presentations by the original U.N.C.L.E. crew, celebrity autograph sessions as well as an U.N.C.L.E. museum filled with rare, original props and other surprises.

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HALLOWEEN PRODUCT DESIGN

Short has always enjoyed his love affair with horror and the holiday that celebrates it - Halloween. In the mid 70's, one of Short's first jobs was working for the famous Don Post mask company, where he quickly became recognized as a top sculptor and designer. Over the years, Short has created products for many Halloween companies; in addition to his numerous credits in the Film and Television industries.

Don Post Studios

In the mid 70's Short became the assistant special projects lab manager for the world famous Don Post Studios which was responsible for inventing the original latex Halloween mask. His duties included design, sculpting, catalog design and general development for in-house products and outside film and TV commissions. He, along with general manager William Malone, redefined the concepts of Halloween masks with their groundbreaking blood soaked original creations. Special projects during this time were the creation of the Michael Meyers mask from the original "Halloween", supplying McDonald's with Mayor McCheese, Hamburglar, The Professor, Grimace and Capt. Crook for their commercials and securing one of the very first licenses to the then unreleased "Star Wars". Short not only served as one of the liaisons between the Star Wars production but finished his run with Don Post Studios with sculpting the Chewbacca and C3PO masks.

Top of the Line industries

During the 1999 / 2000 season Short became the lead designer for "Top Of The Line" industries Halloween / Fall product division, His duties included research, design, product packaging and graphics as well as liaising with manufacturers. He traveled to Hong Kong to interface with suppliers and manufacturers. Licensed Halloween product included the Universal Classic Monsters and Scooby Doo!
Short developed the Scare-U-University line of product which included this "Instant Haunt Your House" kit. Below are samples of the contents of the kit.

GOTCHA! Halloween Concepts

In addition to Short and Hagen's Haunted Attraction projects they formed a Halloween product design company called "Gotcha!" Halloween Concepts. Short served as the product designer. After showing at one of the first Halloween Expo and Party Shows in Houston Texas several of their products were picked up for distribution and are in the marketplace today.
Logo design: Robert Short
Composed by Robert Short, ENDLESS NIGHT has more than 70 minutes of creepy, mysterious and haunting music filled with eerie sound effects,
​Available on ITunes. 
Rober Short's "Scary Pumpkin" concept prototype.

SVI

Short and Hagen's 3-D lenticular TERROR ZONES were licensed by Seasonal Visions Incorporated, one of the largest manufacturers of Halloween product in the world. When a TERROR ZONE is adhered to a wall or door it gives the impression of creating a hole in it revealing monsters within. These were the first lenticulars to market with a random die-cut boarder and were carried by WALMART and Amazon.

Trick or Treat Studios

Short is a regular contributor to the world's largest manufacturer of licensed Halloween masks "Trick or Treat Studios" as a mask and product designer.

TOYS

While working for the EEG Company / Lucasfilm, Short created this Yoda hand puppet concept which was licensed to Kenner toys.

GAMES

Short designed the creatures featured in the SEGA /Climax Graphics game "Blue Stinger".
Short contributed to the concept and story outline for the SEGA / Crazy Games game "ILLBLEED".
For this Bob Gale (Back To The Future) created arcade game, Short built full scale suits of the charters that would go on to be filmed and then digitized for use inside the game itself.

PERSONAL PROJECTS

The U.N.C.L.E. Car - Restoration

During the hit spy series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." from the mid 60's U.N.C.L.E. agents were issued a very unique gull wing sports car assault vehicle; The U.N.C.L.E Car. Built by car customizer Gene Winfield, the car was lost after the production ceased and then rediscover by Short in the early 80's. In need of restoration Short enlisted the aid of Gene Winfield and prop maker Don Pennington to rebuild the car to it's former glory. 
The U.N.C.L.E. Car in it's current condition with it's creator, Gene Winfield.

Blofeld's Bathosub - Restoration (Diamonds Are Forever)

Upon seeing the battered and stripped down Bathosub from the James Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever" resting inside Dean Jefferies' car customizing shop in Hollywood, Short purchased it and restored it. Eventually it became part of the world famous vehicle collection/display of "The Ian Fleming Foundation".

Green Hornet Black Beauty - Replica

Having been a fan of the Green Hornet TV series Short decided to create a replica of the Bruce Lee driven arsenal "The Black Beauty". Working closely with Corky's Custom Cars he created a very unique daily driver for himself. The car would eventually be purchased by Planet Hollywood many years later and be featured inside the Planet Hollywood in Hong Kong.