In 2007 he worked as dolly grip on the short film The Storm and as first assistant director on the short fantasy film Threads followed by work as boom operator in the sound department on the television drama The Triboro in 2008. Hrico then worked as office and production secretary on the science fiction film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), the adventure The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010, with Alice Krige), the romance Going the Distance (2010), the comedy Zookeeper (2011), and the reboot The Amazing Spider-Man (2012, music by James Horner).