Welcome to Standing Room Only Cinema, a boutique, production and post-production company led by award-winning filmmaker Sean Olson. We deliver cinematic storytelling for features, branded content, trailers, and corporate films with a full-service approach from concept through final delivery.

ABOUT US

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SEAN OLSON

DIRECTOR - PRODUCER - WRITER - EDITOR

Sean is a four-time Emmy-winning director and editor whose work spans theatrical releases and major platforms, from Netflix and Sony to AMC and Hallmark, helming films like Camp Hideout, Max Winslow and the House of Secrets, F.R.E.D.I., and Christmas Wonderland, while editing over 35 features including Hallmark’s Christmas Under Wraps and Sundance competitor How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer.

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KAT OLSON

WRITER - PRODUCER

Kat’s past film work has been featured on Netflix (F.R.E.D.I.), Hulu (Camp Hideout), Lifetime (The Other Mother), and Peacock (A Christmas Reunion), as well as recognized at film festivals including Best Screenplay and Audience Choice nods. Being one half of a proven creative team with her Director husband Sean allows for a seamless and efficient process of developing and enhancing material.

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OUR SERVICES

  • A woman with long blonde hair reading a document in a sunlit room, with a stained-glass lamp on a table and a potted plant in the background.

    Pre-Production

    We work closely with clients to shape the vision, lock the plan, and coordinate every detail so production starts on time, on budget, and with complete clarity.

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    Production

    We provide a reliable, well-managed production environment where clients can trust that every scene is executed cleanly, professionally, and aligned with their goals.

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    Post-Production

    From assembly to final master, we streamline the entire post-production process to ensure fast turnaround, consistent quality, and a final product that connects with audiences.

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DIRECTOR’S REELS

  • “Sean Olson is an incredible director/editor that I had the pleasure of working with, he’s a hard working individual with an amazing eye and a total team player, he’s someone that I would love to work with on future projects !!!!!”

    Phil James  /  Executive Producer KOLD X WINDY

  • “What I loved working with Sean the most is that he understood the story I wanted to tell and cared as much about an actor’s performance in the editing room as I did when I was on set. That he’s a genuinely good guy to work with and a master at pacing and storytelling didn’t hurt either.”

    Georgina Garcia Riedel / Director HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS SPENT THEIR SUMMER

  • “You work as fast as I think - which no editor has ever done. Many times when I was coming up with a solution, you were right there with me, already implementing it and sometimes you surpassed me. Remember at one point I just stopped thinking and watched you do your magic.

    Gregory Zymet / Director WORMHOLE CHASERS

  • “Editing is such a pivotal part of storytelling and Sean has the amazing gift of bringing the Director’s vision to life. His thought and consideration about story, character and structure is invaluable. I waited until Sean was free to edit my project because, honestly, no one else would do.”

    Jade Jenise Dixon / Director YELLOW INSIDE / KOLDxWINDY

FEATURED PROJECTS

Promotional poster for the movie 'Max Winslow and the House of Secrets' showing a haunted mansion and a group of six young teenagers standing in front, with a digital eye and circuit-like graphics in the background, and the text 'One Night One Mansion One Winner' at the top.

“Max Winslow And The House Of Secrets is an exceptional movie. Olson, who also edited the movie, strikes the perfect tonal balance of drama- stemming from the characters’ personal demons- intense thrills, visceral excitement, and comedy.”

— Bobby LePire - FILM THREAT

A cartoonized movie poster for "Camp Hideout," featuring stylized characters at a lake surrounded by trees, with a large wooden sign reading "Camp Hideout" and a tagline "You Can't Hide When You're In Plain Sight."
A young man wearing a helmet and backpack riding a bike during sunset with a drone on his shoulder and a car with headlights on behind him, promoting a movie titled 'F.R.E.D.I' with the tagline 'Coming Soon'.
Cover of a script titled "Camp Hideout" with illustrated characters in front of a wilderness background, flanked by a woman with glasses and long dark hair on the left, and a smiling man with short dark hair on the right.

C L I E N T S / D I S T R I B U T I O N

Netflix logo in large red and black letters.
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Text logo saying 'Sony Pictures' in light gray letters on black background.
Warner Bros. Discovery logo with blue and yellow color scheme and stylized text
The word 'FOX' in large blue letters on a black background.
Peacock logo in white text with six vertical dots in rainbow colors on a black background.
Amazon Prime Video logo with the word 'prime' in blue and 'video' in black, featuring a curved arrow underneath.
Apple logo followed by the letters T and V, representing Apple TV
3D metallic text spelling "LIONSGATE" in blue with a shiny finish.
The word 'STARTZ' in large bold turquoise letters with a registered trademark symbol.
Red and black text reading 'SHOWTIME' with the 'O' stylized as a red circle
Logo of the TV channel CNN with the text 'THE CW' in green and black
The BET logo in bold white letters with a white star replacing the letter 'A' on a black background.
MTV logo with large yellow M, red checkmark and 'TV' letters, and black text reading 'Music Television' beneath.
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ESPN logo in red and black
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PUREFLIX logo in blue, white, and black colors
The word 'ROCK' in large purple letters on a black background.
A&E logo in dark blue with the text 'A & E' in stylized font.
Redbox logo in red and purple text
Logo of Anchor Bay Entertainment featuring a stylized blue anchor and the company name below.
Colorful logo with red, black, and white blocks spelling 'SHOUT!' and the word 'FACTORY' underneath.
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Discovery Channel logo with a globe icon to the left of the word 'Discovery'.
Logo of Science Channel with stylized text and blue color scheme.
Golden stylized letter 'H' with the word 'HISTORY' in white capital letters below it, on a black background.
Text logo reading 'ANIMAL PLANET' in large, bold green letters on a black background.
Hallmark Channel logo with a gold crown above the word 'Hallmark' and the word 'Channel' underneath.
The word "Lifitime" written in bold, pink script font against a black background.
Logo for WE tv, featuring large light blue letters 'WE' and a smaller dark blue 'tv' underneath.
Logo of Ion Television with large blue lowercase letters, a white cross inside an orange circle at the end of the name, and the word 'TELEVISION' in smaller blue letters below.
The logo of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, featuring three overlapping circles with the letters 'C', 'S', and a medical caduceus symbol, and the name Cedars-Sinai written below.
Logo for The Midnight Mission featuring a figure of a person in a hat walking, with radiating yellow lines and the text "Since 1914" and "The Midnight Mission".
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