In October of 2006, author and filmmaker Gerardo Betancourt approached Habit Forming Films (producers / directors David Accampo and Jeremy Rogers), and writer Andrew P. Stack with an original story titled "The Hollywood Informant". He expressed interest in adapting the concept "for the screen" as a black-and-white film noir short, a pitch the team embraced with much excitement. The story took place in prohibition-era Los Angeles (Hollywood, 1920's) as a concept which delved into corruption, murder, and deceit.

During the next few months, Andrew P. Stack was able to quickly transform the author's original story into a screenplay, while contributing his own creative sensibilities. After a few meetings and online conversations regarding minor tweaks, the script was completed. The team unanimously agreed to move forward, and the casting process began.

The Geeworld Studios hosted a complex online casting system (developed by Gerardo Betancourt), which allowed the team to organize head shots, demos, resumes and contact information in a single database. The system also featured a ranking and filtering process which further facilitated talent selection.

Casting notices ran online and in-print in the Southern California area (Back Stage, Breakdown Express, and IMDb Pro), as well as in websites such as MySpace. After approximately five weeks, auditions were held in the North Hollywood area (over two weekends).

With a cast on board, David Accampo and Jeremy Rogers carefully broke-down the script, and proposed the shooting schedule. The film was shot over two weekends, entirely on location, at the Lacy Street Production Center: a unique production studio (built in 1885 in Downtown Los Angeles), which credits include "Catch Me If You Can", "Adam's Family", "L.A. Confidential", and "Renaissance Man".