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Tyler Harrah is known for Lights in the Night (2024), Cavoli Riscaldati (2017) and Cohabitation (2019).THIS IS ME
The Legend of Zelda: Shadow of the Past
CLUE
The Princess Bride Trailer- Cinematographer
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Josh Dixon is known for The Legend of Zelda: The Sage of Darkness (2008), Grail (2010) and Thriller (2009).Grail
The Legend of Zelda: The Sage of Darkness- Visual Effects
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Joel Musch is known for The Legend of Zelda: The Hero of Time (2009), Ruins and Reckoning (2014) and 2 Centermeters (2007).The Hero of Time
2 Centermeters- Cinematographer
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Chance White was born in Nashville, TN, the fifth son of music industry legend Bergen White. The son of a musician and an artist, White gravitated towards film at an early age, inspired by films like Star Wars, ET, Indiana Jones, and later the work of Ridley Scott and Stanley Kubrick. As a child White directed his own action films with action figures and drew his own comic books, spending hours dreaming of telling his own stories.
White has several feature film projects underway as well as an explosive growing career in autobiographical writing in the third person.2 Centermeters- Director
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Karla Jean Davis grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, the youngest of five girls. Karla's family encouraged her early interest in writing and drawing. When a fifth grade teacher took notice of her stories, Karla began reading them aloud to entertain her class before recess. One such story, "The Magic Carpet," was adapted to a play that her classmates performed for the entire fifth grade. This was a landmark for Karla, who was ordinarily quite shy around peers.
As a young girl, Karla spent most of her time at the library or at home drawing unicorns, writing short stories, and watching old cartoons (she especially liked those of Max Fleischer and the Disney animated features of the 90s). She often performed in musicals and plays at her parent's church. After seeing "Edward Scissorhands" in the sixth grade, Karla quickly announced it to be tied with "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" as her favorite movie of all-time.
Karla attended Brookville High School, where she wrote for the yearbook and learned photography. In 1998 before hear senior year, she moved with her parents to Georgia and entered a new high school. There, she presided over the drama club and acted in musicals.
Spurred on by a love for music and the moving image, Karla enrolled in Watkins College (Nashville, Tennessee) as a screenwriting/directing major with the intention of making music videos locally. But in the process she fell in love with narrative film, and she soon transferred to back to GSU in Atlanta, completing her film degree in 2004. Her undergrad shorts included "Nosferatu: The Friendly Vampire" and "Holiday Roman."
After graduation, she directed several short films. In 2005, she completed a feature-length documentary about fans of the late singer/songwriter Elliott Smith, which included their reactions to his apparent suicide (in October of 2003).
Karla's narrative work caught the eye of producers Mark Burnett and Steven Spielberg, who selected her from 12,000 worldwide entrants to compete in the top 50 semi-finalists for the short-lived reality show "On The Lot" (2007).
Karla began work on her first feature-length film in 2006, a nod to the silent era which she wrote, produced, costumed, and directed. It premiered in Atlanta at The Plaza Theater in 2008.Golgotha
also did makeup and costumes for Hero of Time- Producer
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Sheldon Demke is known for Lay Me Down to Sleep (2020), Jesterpus: A Musical Comedy of Horrors and Over the Hill (2012).Idaho Smith and the Sword of Laban
Idaho Smith and the Treasure of the Emerald Pool
TWILIGHT (what have you done to my wife?)
(1 & 3 available on YouTube, 2 on Vimeo)- Actor
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Idaho Smith and the Sword of Laban
co-directed Idaho Smith and the Treasure of the Emerald Pool with Shaun Labrecque- Writer
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co-directed Idaho Smith and the Treasure of the Emerald Pool
Ironic Horror series- Actress
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Hilly Hindi was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She is an actress and editor, known for The Hillywood Show (2006), The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator? (2007) and G33ks of the Week (2012).The Hillywood Show- Director
- Actress
- Camera and Electrical Department
Hannah Hindi is known for The Hillywood Show (2006), G33ks of the Week (2012) and Doctor Who: The Fan Show (2015). She has been married to Drew Lorentz since 14 December 2012.The Hillywood Show- Director
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Chris Bouchard is an award winning British film director. His ambitious 40 minute film The Hunt For Gollum was a breakout success, receiving millions of views and praise from Tolkien fans worldwide, despite a tiny production budget. He has since directed three live-action feature films including Hackney's Finest, The Little Mermaid 2018 (now on Netflix) and Awakened Dreams (2021). He started his career working in the visual effects industry at Framestore, contributing to the workflow on major motion pictures including Gravity, Skyfall, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Solo: A Star Wars Story.The Hunt for Gollum
Human Residue- Editor
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Edward G. Negron is known for B.O.G.E. (2009), The Building of Good and Evil (2009) and SafeHouse (2011).BloodRayne: A Fan Film
SafeHouse- Director
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Giacomo Talamini is known for MGS: Philanthropy (2009), MGS Philanthropy Part 2: The Land Where Truth Was Born (2014) and Rainbow Six Real Life (2015).MGS: Philanthropy- Actor
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Joey Ansah was born in 1982 in Hammersmith, London, England, 2nd in line to an older brother, Ryan, 3 years his senior. He is of mixed ethnicity, with his mother Nicola, originating from Plymouth, Devon, England and his father Kofi, originally from Ghana, west Africa. Joey grew up and spent the first 10 years of his life in Streatham, South London, attending private school first at Oakfield School and then at Dulwich College Prep. During these early years in London, his interest and enjoyment for acting and performance became evident, as he took part in all of the stage performances that were on offer. The almost obsessive interest in martial arts and action cinema began very young. As early as Joey can recount, he has memories of his father renting Action and martial arts films from the local video shop which he would avidly watch. Arnold, Stallone, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Van Damme became instinctive idols and sources of inspiration which remain to this day. Joey's family then emigrated to Accra, Ghana. This was initially a culture shock to say the least for a young Joey, who had up to this point spent most of his life in the almost exclusively white, upper-middle class environment of the English public-school system. In Accra, Joey attended Ghana's top International school for almost 5 years. During this period he was able to truly get in touch with African culture, and obtain a balanced understanding, love and pride for both halves of his heritage. Acting and stage performance continued here for a time as well. It was in Ghana that Joey's love for martial arts, dancing and stunts really took off. He joined the local Tae Kwon Do class which he trained at for 4 years. He became embroiled in the Hip Hop dance craze that was present at the school in Ghana. He also fell in love with motorbikes and began riding with friends - including the sons of an Australian former motocross champion.
A few months before his 15th birthday, Joey moved back to England (this time to Plymouth) with his mother and 1-year old sister, Tanoa. He attended Devonport High school for boys where he completed his secondary education. During this time Joey also began obsessively training for the rare Martial art of Ninjutsu with military personnel in Plymouth. After a brief stint high diving, Joey became very interested in acrobatics and tumbling, and began to develop this aspect of Ninjutsu to a very high level. After passing his A-levels, Joey moved to Oxford where he did a 3 year degree in Human biology at Oxford Brookes University. Whilst continuing to practice Ninjutsu and Acrobatics, he also took up the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira in which he has trained ever since. It was during these 3 years in Oxford that Joey began his professional work in show-business, getting work and experience wherever he could. In the first couple of years at University, Joey did his fair share of extras and walk-on parts and he saw this as a valuable opportunity to spend lots of time on varied film, TV and commercial sets, learning the film making process and more importantly watching and intently studying established actors at work. Rather than frowning upon doing extras work as many do, he viewed this as an invaluable learning period. Joey also worked as a model, both on the catwalk and in TV and print campaigns. His work in stunts also occurred at this time, working on Batman Begins as a stuntman, in addition to working as trainer and fight choreographer on the Sci-Fi series Starhyke (2006). He has used his Dance, martial arts and acrobatic abilities for various music videos and Live international shows.
Straight after graduating from University, Joey moved back to London and landed a major role in the award winning UK indie film, Lovestruck (2005). Following that he got an acting agent and his full time acting career began. Over the last 2 years he has been working consistently in a varied range of TV and film projects. With notable TV appearances as the terrorist Abbud in the hit TV show Spooks (2005) (aka MI5 in the USA), Roman emperor Geta in the prime time BBC docuseries Timewatch (2006). In 2006 Joey landed a major role in the upcoming, ground breaking UK action Feature 'Underground'.
His big Hollywood break came in the form of him being cast in the upcoming Bourne Ultimatum (2007) by award-winning director, Paul Greengrass, in which he plays 'Desh', a Blackbriar super assassin working for the CIA who goes up against Jason Bourne (Matt Damon). The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) is released in the US and UK Aug 3rd.Street Fighter: Legacy- Director
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Owen Trevor was born on 25 November 1978 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Owen is a director and writer, known for The Flaming Brain (2003), Dead Ideas (2010) and Wobbegong (2006).Street Fighter: Legacy- Producer
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Derek Easley is an actor, screenwriter, and producer/director of independent feature films, documentaries and shorts. He has worked in various capacities for a decade and half on films ranging in budgets from $150 to $150 million, and acted in projects for most of the major Hollywood Studios. The low budget horror feature film Middle of the Night was produced and stars Mr. Easley, and is in the works to become a franchise. Studying under some of the top names in the screenwriting world, Derek and has gone on to make films that went viral online and appeared in film festivals. Since 2000, he has worked on all manner of jobs in the industry, including red carpet interviewer, film premiere security, crew jobs such as production assistant, gaffer, assistant director and he has also worked in editing, script coverage, and stunt work. Derek has a background in stage theater, division one sports, and martial arts. Derek worked on Jersey Boys with Clint Eastwood, has experience in live improv comedy (performing with the likes of Wayne Brady), and acted on shows such as How I Met Your Mother (where he played the episode titled character "The Sexless Innkeeper") and CSI. Derek is the Chairman of the Long Beach Acting and Film Association (LBAFA), an organization he founded in 2012, linking industry professionals with students. The group mentors young people and shoots short films, which go to film festivals and gives new talent IMDb credits. LBAFA has been so successful, that Derek is starting a sister group in 2016 called the Bay Area Acting and Film Association (BAAFA). Derek has taught lessons and given motivational speeches for numerous classrooms and film industry educational venues, and organized and hosted dozens of independent film showcases in Long Beach. Over the years, Derek has produced over 500 YouTube videos. Additionally, he has attended a multitude of comic cons and film festivals around the nation, often working as a credentialed media correspondent, but also being featured as an invited film industry professional where he promoted projects, artists, actors, and models. Derek has been a moderator for several panels, including topics ranging from indie filmmaking to Star Wars costumers & charities. He is in production on his passion project, a feature documentary about body image in Hollywood called Typecast, which features Danny Trejo and various other celebrities.Street Fighter High- Director
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Hugh Jardon is known for Street Fighter High: The Musical (2010) and Necromentia (2009).Street Fighter High: The Musical- Stunts
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William Magno Alejandrino is known for There Will Be Brawl (2009), Street Fighter High: The Musical (2010) and The Evil Inside (2011).Street Fighter High: The Musical- Cinematographer
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- Visual Effects
Eddie Lebron was born on 9 November 1987 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a cinematographer and editor, known for Clear (2007), Megaman (2010) and Sonic (2013).Mega Man
Sonic- Director
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Kevin Tancharoen is a filmmaker, writer, producer and choreographer whose Mortal Kombat series revived the live action format for the franchise.
Kevin came to the attention of Warner Bros. with the stealth release of his viral video Mortal Kombat : Rebirth that re-imagined the video game franchise in a gritty, real-world setting. Quickly garnering millions of views in its first 24 hours, Warner Bros. decided to work with someone who could generate that much positive social media attention. Thus, Kevin was hired to direct, co-write and produce Mortal Kombat Legacy for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. This groundbreaking web series is the most-viewed web series in the history of YouTube and set a new bar for digital programming. Kevin also directed and produced the sequel to the Mortal Kombat Legacy digital series that aired on Machinima. His feature directing credits include Glee : The 3D Concert Movie for Fox and Fame for MGM. He is currently directing multiple episodes of Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, 12 Monkeys, Prison Break (Event Series), Iron Fist, Star, Midnight Texas And Legends Of Tomorrow.
Prior to his feature film career, he directed, co-created, and co-executive produced, Twenty Four Seven, executive produced by Ken Mok and Dancelife executive produced by Jennifer Lopez. These, along with his other gig directing the Pussycat Dolls project on The CW, represent just some in a long list of impressive credits that include directing Britney Spears' "Onyx Hotel" tour, choreographing her "Me Against the Music" video, remixing projects for Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, and Tyrese, making creative contributions to Britney Spears' "Dream Within a Dream Tour" and *NSync's "Pop Odyssey Tour," and even directing Michael Jackson's 45th birthday celebration.Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
Mortal Kombat: Legacy- Director
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Chris is a 2005 graduate from the School of Visual Arts, with a BFA in animation, which he specifically acquired to become a more creative, diverse, and efficient filmmaker. Majoring in Stop-Motion animation, Chris learned various skills & techniques in the art of special FX, from makeup & prosthetics, to set design and prop building, which have given him a competitive edge as a filmmaker.
To date, Chris has amassed over 400 filmmaking credits. Some of his more notable works include the very popular horror fan film- "The Nightmare Ends on Halloween", a horror short that brings Freddy, Michael, Jason, Leatherface and Pinhead together; the viral PSA- "The Powerpuff Girls", the infamous online film serial- "The Deadpool Webseries" (which caught the jealous eye of 20th Century Fox), and the fan favorite "Krueger : Tales from Elm Street" series, which has been hailed as the definitive origin for Freddy Krueger by fans and ANOS alumni alike.
In 2007, Chris began work on his first feature film, "Methodic", which is also (officially) the world's first basher movie- a sub genre of horror created by Chris himself. The phrase was coined after deciding that the killer in "Methodic" would actually bludgeon his victims to death. The film is currently available to watch on Amazon Prime.
In January of 2024, Chris celebrated 20 years of filmmaking under his company Blinky Productions Inc, which has collectively produced over 400 short films, commercials, music videos, radio dramas, and several features.Methodic
Mr. J
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween I & II
Escape from New Jersey- Producer
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Starting at the young age of 17 at Stan Winston studios as an assistant on "Leviathan" and "Alien Nation", Sandy Collora honed his creature design and sculpting skills, eventually moving on to work with Rob Bottin, Steve Johnson and Rick Baker. Collora also designs and sculpts action figures and collectible figurines in his spare time. In 1999 he wrote and directed a short film entitled "Solomon Bernstein's Bathroom". He is currently writing and pitching screenplays, hoping to expand his directorial horizons.World's Finest
Batman: Dead End- Producer
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Aaron Schoenke is a fan favorite when it comes to the nerd community and film world. His directing style has created a huge fan following for him and his work. Being a director, actor and stunt man makes him incredible versatile in front and behind the camera.
He owns and operates his own production studio, Bat in the Sun Productions, along side his Father, where together they have produced multiple hit web series, national commercials, and a feature film.
Aaron Schoenke's YouTube channel, Bat in the Sun, has over 2.4 million subscribers and 425 million views. His fan base is built up of passionate, loyal fans who follow him across all his social media platforms.
His series, Super Power Beat Down, is one of the most popular YouTube series of all time and has won for best Web Series at the Geekie's in 2015 and 2019, along with being nominated for multiple awards at the Streamy Awards, including best best stunts, best visual effects, and best series.
Other notable mentions is performing as lead motion capture artist in the 'Amazing' Spider-man games as well as writing a hit comic for Valiant Comics.City of Scars
The Face of Purgatory
Patient J (Joker)- Visual Effects
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Ark
Pink Five
Pink Five Strikes Back
Return of Pink Five- Writer
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Singaporean Chinese writer/director Pearry Reginald Teo established himself with the short film Liberata Me, winning Best Short at the New York International Film Festival, which garnered the attention of U.S. producers. He soon made history as the first from his native country to direct a Hollywood feature film with The Gene Generation (Lionsgate), based on a comic book series with a cult following, starring Bai Ling and Academy Award® winner Faye Dunaway.
Additional directorial credits include the medieval action/fantasy Witchville (Universal) filmed on location in China, Dracula: The Dark Prince (Lionsgate) with Academy Award® winner Jon Voight, the Clive Barker-inspired horror festival hit Necromentia (Image Entertainment), and The Curse of Sleeping Beauty starring Ethan Peck, India Eisley, and Natalie Hall.
Teo served as an Executive Producer on The Wachowski / Tom Tykwer film Cloud Atlas (Warner Bros) starring Oscar® winners Tom Hanks and Halle Berry. He also co-produced George Romero's Day of the Dead with Millennium Films while simultaneously directing Hellboy VR, the Virtual Reality experience for the 2019 movie starring David Harbour and Milla Jovovich.
Teo's films have won several awards including Best Horror Feature for Dead Inside at the Women's International Film Festival, and Best Feature for The Gene Generation at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival. Teo's movie The Assent, starring Academy Award Winner Tatum O'Neal, opened to a sold-out show at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, followed by the sold-out US premiere at the Shockfest Film Festival in Las Vegas, where Teo won for Best Director. Teo was hired to write and direct Fast Vengeance (2021), starring DMX in his last movie, and D.Y. Sao.
Teo died on March 9, 2023, in North Hollywood, California, aged 44, of unknown causes.Dead Inside
Necromentia- Director
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Ed Glaser is known for Ninja the Mission Force (2012), Night of Anubis (2005) and Cyborg Assassin: Legend of the Space Ninja (2014). He is married to Meagan Rachelle.Press Start
Press Start 2 Continue- Actor
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John Benjamin Faust is an American voice actor, director and writer. John grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and Charleston, South Carolina where he performed with local theatre groups on the historic Dock Street Theatre stage. During his final year of high school, John transferred to the North Carolina School of the Arts high school program to study acting and continued his training after graduation at the actor's conservatory at State University of New York, College at Purchase. John furthered his education in directing at Texas State University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
In 2007, John founded Weird City Theatre Company in Austin, Texas and the company was named one of "Austin's Most Interesting Theaters" by Insite Magazine in January 2009. In 2010, John founded the independent film production company 'Demented Features [us]' which produced the critically acclaimed web series 'Varney the Vampire (Or, The Feast of Blood)'.Masters of the Universe: The Trials of Darksmoke
Masters of the Universe: The Fountain of Life
Masters of the Universe: The Wizard of Stone Mountain
The Cask of Amontillado- Actor
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Russell Minton is known for The Wizard of Stone Mountain (2011), The Fountain of Life (2012) and Jon (2012).Masters of the Universe: The Fountain of Life
Masters of the Universe: The Wizard of Stone Mountain- Director
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Jared Anthony Pelletier grew up in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. He developed an interest in film at the age of 6, and continued shooting numerous shorts with friends and family into his teens. He has seen success internationally via the festival circuit, winning awards in the process.
In July 2010 he began developing a WWII short which shot in September of that year. The film, 'In the Hearts of Men', released in March 2011, bringing home numerous awards including best Director and Film for Pelletier.Halo: Faith- Director
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- Visual Effects
Stewart Hendler was born on 22 December 1978. He is a director and producer, known for H+ (2011), One (2001) and Sorority Row (2009).Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
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Dan Wang was born on 30 March 1990 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Innocent Sinner (2011), Halo: Helljumper (2012) and Loveheist (2011).Halo: Helljumper