First Flight

First Flight

Currently in Production

First Flight
First Flight

Animated Short

TV-PG for brief peril

Produced by ALBEDO MUSIC

Directed and Edited by Doug Clyde

Written by Jimmy Good and Doug Clyde

Voiced by Oliver Miramontes, Thomas Howie, and Jimmy Good

Oliver Recorded at Noisebox Studios by Dave Zimmerman, Thomas Recorded at Howie Audio Services by Tony Howie, and Jimmy Recorded at Undertone Music by Tom Hambleton

Animated by TBA

Music by Kelly Joe Richardson

Animated short currently in production. Still seeking an Animator. Written by Jimmy Good and Doug Clyde. A heart warming story about a boy and his father along with his friend and a drone.

Doug Clyde
(Director Biography)

Doug Clyde is a multi award-winning filmmaker and composer operating under the banner ALBEDO MUSIC. His documentary "The Seven Other Planets of Our Solar System" earned 5 Awards in 2026, including the Accolade Global Film Competition and the Impact DOCS Awards for Documentary Feature, Narration, and Sound. As a former planetarium educator, he brings a unique perspective to science-based storytelling, combining astronomical knowledge with artistic vision. His collaborative work with composer Kelly Joe Richardson on "The Seven Tales of Poe" has garnered 35 awards in 2025 and 2026, including the Independent Shorts Awards, Best Shorts Competition, Top Shorts Film Festival, Indie Fest Film Awards, Independent Horror Movie Awards, Accolade Global Film Competition, IndieX Film Fest, Hollywood Blood Horror Festival, Filmmakers Connect Awards, New York Movie Awards, Hollywood Gold Awards, International Gold Awards, New York Film Awards, Paris Film Awards, and the London Movie Awards. Across 15 music albums as the artist ALBEDO, he has won 13 awards including recognition from the Independent Music Awards, Global Music Awards, and the Utah Music Awards. He specializes in blending contemporary animation techniques with classical music and literary adaptations.

Kelly Richardson
(Composer Biography)

Kelly Joe Richardson is a composer and violinist. His first film at the University of Southern California was declared the best musical score in the school's history by the USC Film Department. His music has been recorded at Universal, MGM and 20th Century Fox Studios as well as the Steven Spielberg Scoring Stage. His music has been performed at the OK Mozart Festival, Carnegie Hall, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow by the Moscow State Philharmonic and the Great Hall Named After Shostakovich by the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra in St. Petersburg, Russia. He has written music for the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., the New York Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and Juilliard teacher and former New York Philharmonic principal violist Paul Neubauer. His newest composition is a work for solo viola and orchestra, "Seven Tales of Poe" dedicated to Paul Neubauer. His “Battle of Shiloh” was performed by the Elbland Philharmonic in Germany.