April 6th, 2026
A new short film The Usurp is on the way, and has to do with the invention of a scientific gadget. Thus, the trailer highlights scientific advancements throughout human history.
Status: Available
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Cast & Crew
Editor
Logan Bauer
Cast
Chadwick Holmes as Dave
Vanessa Foreman as Maria
Music Suggestion
Emily Williamson
Stock Footage Suggestion
Logan Bauer
Karis Bauer
Jason Bauer
Jessica Bauer
Film Credits
Logan Bauer
Ella Edwards
Julia Bailey
Lucian Mooney
Hanna Richmond
Gabrielle Jethrow
Theo Hawk
Karis Bauer
Josh Plumley
Music
"Weird Science" by Oingo Boingo
"Philly hit"
Runtime: ≈ 1 minute
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Made using Adobe Premiere Pro 2026 on Macbook Pro.
© 2026 L.A.B. Productions. All rights reserved.
© 2026 LAB Media. All rights reserved.
Gallery
Thumbnail (Dave version)
Thumbnail (Maria version)
Both thumbnails
Thumbnail used for Instagram and TikTok
Thumbnail used for YouTube Shorts
Still from tall version of the trailer
Science throughout history montage
L.A.B. Productions (L.A.B. Product10ns) logo
The usurpation device
Dave looks to Maria
Shock!
Directed by Logan Bauer
Confusion
All smiles
Starring Chadwick Holmes...
More confusion
And Vanessa Foreman
Looking up
Standing together
Smiling
Worry
Behind-the-Scenes Gallery
Temporary trailer thumbnail, made for App Concept | The Usurp (2026)
Raw image of Chadwick used for his thumbnail
Raw image of Vanessa used for her thumbnail
Alternate Chadwick image
Alternate Vanessa image
Alternate Vanessa image 2
Directed by Logan Bauer
Starring Chadwick Holmes
And Vanessa Foreman
Orange and blue
Lined orange and blue (unused in trailer)
Image used in montage
GAV pic used in montage
Shock pic used in montage
Set photo used in montage
Trivia
The trailer uses footage from set.
The trailer uses footage from Abracadabra! (2019), Teleportation Kid- Episode 1- Powers (2016) and Pickup Line Paradox (2022) during the science montage before transitioning into the L.A.B. Productions intro.
The vertical version of the trailer was the first YouTube Short posted on the L.A.B. Productions YouTube channel.
The video has two thumbnails, one for each character, which are shown to viewers at random.