From about 2004 to 2008, Brian Firenzi mistakenly wandered into USC classrooms that taught Screenwriting. This happened almost daily until someone correctly identified Brian as an editor of TV promos and had him extradited off the premises of USC. Today he lives in Hollywood, and is often caught "trying" to write screenplays, when really his computer opens up the writing program on its own, whereupon he slips and falls onto the keyboard with alarming frequency. Brian is the co-founder of 5-Second Films and jointly runs the website with Daniel Hollister.

5sf picks: Cool Neighbor, Meeps!, Ghost Stripper, Windy City Slurpee Run, Johnny Quickdeath's Pool Playtime

Michael Rousselet is blonde, he wears black-framed glasses and is a better screenwriter than a grammarist. He has written some stuff including most notably José (FINALIST: 2008 Sasha Screenwriting Grant) and Thís (FINALIST: 2009 5sf Bio). In 2003 Michael saw a movie called The Room, he became manically obsessed with it and told way too many people. He's very sorry for the damage he has done to cinema and is trying hard to rectify it.

5sf picks: It Ain't Shakespeare, Sobriety Test, Nothing's On, Magic Show Volunteer, Prom Date

Erik Sandoval is a filmmaker. His credits include shorts - Reunion, Sharq (WINNER BEST SHORT: 2007 Independents FIlm Festival, 2007 Ojai Film Festival); commercials - The Bliss Tea Co; and feature films - Chronicles of a Love Unfound, José (FINALIST: 2008 Sasha Screenwriting Grant).

5sf picks: Masters of the Viewniverse, Woolthorp v. Pendergrast, Rob and Bob, Creepy Hug, The Greatest Gift of All

Raised by gypsies in the midst of an historical re-enactment of medieval Krakow, Ben Gigli is 40ft tall and assembled primarily from bamboo and a variety of water-soluble glues. He is a USC graduate with a BA in International Relations and Film as well as a Masters in Communications Management (the Internet). He has worked and consulted for a number web media companies in Los Angeles. He also has co-founded a number of totally unsuccessful web ventures and is currently working on yet another (welcome). He enjoys writing, acting, and long walks on the beach.

His ultimate goal in life is to own and successfully ride a solid gold jet-ski.

5sf picks: Sayonara Rover, Bad Time Boys Ride Again, Coming of Age, Bankjob, Sgt. Slaughter, Motivational Speaker

Jon Worley is a writer. He enjoys tackboard, V-necks, black organic coffee, and loose women. Mess with him and he'll cut you. For more info, go fuck yourself.

5sf picks: Irresponsible Tio, Honky Tonk Amateur Hour, Potty Mouth, The Break-Up, A Separate Peace

Michael E. Peter doesn't ask permission to be a filmmaker. He spends his days working in the broom closet of the Hollywood industry and his nights plotting revolution with the next generation of storytellers. A late-bloomer in the world of 5 second cinema, Michael cut his teeth on a 5,383 second film, Chronicles of a Love Unfound. For more information on that project and Michael's stubbornly idealistic view on cinema go to straydogproductions.net.

5sf picks: Mr. Forgetful, Is Your Baby Racist?, The Ransom, Casualties of War, The Big Creep

Olivia was born at the bottom of the ocean, raised by a family of magical sea ponies and, after spending the first 1,100 years of her life in a world of water, she built a space shuttle (with help from a herd of sea slugs) and blasted into space! Never to look back. After landing on Pluto she decided to join the Prestigious Plutonian Drama Club and soon became the biggest star on the planet! Having conquered this planet she decided to grow wings and fly to the larger planet known as Earth and joined a group of gypsies whose trade of 5-second moving pictures soon became the talk of the town. She is a vegetarian.

5sf picks: The Nose Collector, Dream Car, Christmas is Coming, Milk to the Future, Little Ben Goes Kite Flying

Kelsey was born in 1924 to a Vaudeville ingenue and a clown-wrangling father. After discovering the fountain of youth, she attended Washington State University where she graduated with a BA in Theatre and Music. Since moving to Los Angeles she has been in several independent films, TV shows, and webseries including Operating Instuctions (USA pilot), Chelsea Lately (E! Ent.), Casanovas, and Chronicles of a Love Unfound. She now has the honor of making seconds of film every week and contributing to the lack of attention spans worldwide. You're welcome.

5sf picks: Last Anchor Standing, Party Girl, The Ecstasy of the Lord, Don't Cross the Streams, It Slices! It Dices!

In addition to being a filmmaker and new media guru, Daniel Hollister is responsible for this fabulous website you are currently visiting, as well as all of its bugs and flaws. He has experience consulting with various movie studios and record labels, and operates a number of websites in addition to this one (But, we all know this is his favorite). Daniel is also unaccustomed to writing about himself in the third person, and will definitely shut up now.

5sf picks: The Changeling, Wranglin', Aggressive Marketing, Secret Shopper, Parking Lot Problems