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With over a decade of casting experience in feature and television animation, Aaron currently works as the Executive Director of Casting at Disney Television Animation where he oversees pilot and series casting and recording. Some of his recent series credits include: Future-Worm! (2016), Star Wars: Rebels (2014), Pickle and Peanut (2015), and DuckTales (2017).
In addition to Disney, Aaron has also worked on projects for Amazon, Marvel, Netflix, Lucasfilm and LEGO. He has six Emmy nominations for Outstanding Casting in an Animated Series or Special, Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special, Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special, Outstanding Casting for a Animated Program, Outstanding Casting for a Animated Program and .Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program. He just won for Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program - The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022): Season 1.- Sound Department
To say that Adam worked his up from the bottom is an understatement. He began his career in sound post-production at Todd AO in 1981 working in a variety of positions including janitor, film loader and recordist before beginning mixing in 1989. Since then, he has worked as the sound effects mixer on well over 100 films.
In August 2012, Adam joined Technicolor. He is impressed by the fusing of audio technologies, specifically workstation and console platforms, because this fusion allows him to craft material sonically in ways that were not possible only a few years ago. This convergence helps Adam create a natural-sounding track while allowing the flexibility to address any single element within the soundscape.
Adam's love for mixing stems from the opportunity to work in a number of genres with a wide range of sonic landscapes. He explains, "making a completely manufactured sound effects job feel like an organic, natural part of the film - be it in a romantic comedy, science fiction, or a shoot 'em up - is always a challenge that I welcome."- Sound Department
Alan Murray began his career in sound in the mid seventies at Paramount Studios. Under the tutelage of Howard Beals, (Cecil B. DeMille's personal sound editor), Alan developed his craft working on a wide range of motion pictures including: "The Warriors (1979)", "Grease (1978)", and "Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)". In 1978, Alan began a working relationship with Clint Eastwood on the feature "Escape from Alcatraz (1979)" and has continued as Clint's supervising sound editor for over 30 years. Moving to Warner Bros. Studios in 1979, Alan has collaborated on many memorable Warner's movies including: "Ladyhawke (1985)", "Lethal Weapon (1987)" & "Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)","Eraser (1996)", "Unforgiven (1992)", "Million Dollar Baby (2004)", and "Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)".
Alan has three children currently working in the motion picture industry, Blu Murray (picture editing), Kevin R.W. Murray (sound) and Hailey Murray (post production). At date, Alan Murray has received six Academy Award nominations, three Bafta nominations, and won the Oscar in 2007 for Best Sound Editing for "Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)".- Composer
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Emmy Award-winning composer Alex Wurman is highly versatile with a broad musical palette. He can traverse the film-score landscape by writing a critically-acclaimed score for an Oscar®-winning film, to supporting comedy with musical punctuation for box office giants, to capturing the essence of brainy ideas for indie films. Some examples include: the eerie piano melodies of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), minimalist/20th century sculpted sounds for Temple Grandin (2010), groovy '70's themes for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), contemporary interpretations of French impressionism for 13 Conversations About One Thing (2001), and soulful melodies combined with ethereal orchestrations for March of the Penguins (2005). When asked to score another wildlife documentary, The Last Lions (2011) for Dereck Joubert and Beverly Joubert, Wurman wrote a score that won him his second award for "best music" at the world's leading natural history film forum: The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. Although known primarily for his work on films, when scoring major telefilms, such as Mrs. Harris (2005), or Bernard and Doris (2006), he is rewarded with Emmy recognition. Wurman's score for Temple Grandin (2010) starring Claire Danes won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. Alex Wurman's talents are the result of both nature and nurture, hailing from a family with generations devoted to the study and performance of music. The Chicago native's father, Hans Wurman, was an arranger and composer, who pioneered the world of electronic music by recording intricate works on the first Moog synthesizer. As a youngster, Alex would spend afternoons at his father's workplace; his love for the arts would secure him admission into the prestigious Academy of Performing Arts High School. He went on to study composition at the University of Miami in Coral Gables and the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. In his early twenties, Wurman moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film scoring. He immediately began scoring AFI student films. These valuable experiences proved to be the launching pad for Wurman's independent career. Soon thereafter, assignments came his way as directors discovered a fresh and versatile composer whose music lent depth to their films.
This cerebral composer is able to work with directors in many film genres. He especially develops a close relationship with writer/directors, such as Steve Conrad, John August, Jill Sprecher, and Ron Shelton; perhaps because Wurman's music, on its own, also tells a story. "He is a born storyteller whose work gets to the heart of the matter and expresses what words cannot. The music he creates is completely unique, complex and stunning," said Jill Sprecher, director of 13 Conversations About One Thing (2001). Ron Shelton (Play It to the Bone (1999), Hollywood Homicide (2003)) stated, "I don't think there is any kind of music in which he is not conversant." The Los Angeles Times wrote: "Wurman's spare, elegant score contributes strongly to creating and sustaining the film's shifting moods." Percy Adlon, director of Bagdad Cafe (1987) and The Glamorous World of the Adlon Hotel (1996) Adlon described Wurman's abilities by stating, "He has a wonderfully wide range of styles. You can travel with him from Schubert to Thelonius Monk, from Jamaican to Baroque, from noise to ballroom, from rich to sparse. He will never give you a cheap imitation. You always get an original."- Composer
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Composer and conductor Alexandre Desplat, Oscar winner and seven-time Academy Award nominated, for his prolific filmography and his collaborations with Stephen Frears, Terrence Malick, Ang Lee, Kathryn Bigelow, Jacques Audiard, Wes Anderson, Roman Polanski, George Clooney or Matteo Garrone is one of the most worthy heirs of the French masters of film music.
Brought up in a cultural and musical mix thanks to his Greek mother and his French father who studied and got married in California, he grew up listening to French symphonists, Ravel or Debussy , world music and jazz.
He studied piano and trumpet before choosing the flute as the main instrument. As a free auditor in Claude Ballif's analysis class at the CNSM, he enriches his classical musical education by studying Brazilian and African music. He will record later with Carlinhos Brown or Ray Lema.
Passionate about film music, it's as much his musical sensitivity as his intimate approach to cinematographic language that will allow his privileged relationship with filmmakers. Inspired by the scores of Maurice Jarre, Bernard Herrmann, Nino Rota or Georges Delerue, it is after hearing the score of John Williams for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) that he decides to compose exclusively for the big screen.
During the recording of his first feature film he meets violinist Dominique Lemonnier. This is the beginning of an exceptional artistic exchange as she becomes her favorite soloist, artistic director and wife. With his strong sense of interpretation, his creative spirit and his singular violin playing, Solré inspired Alexandre's compositions, influencing his music in depth, initiating a new way of writing for the strings in the cinema.
Collaborator of Jacques Audiard since his first film, he creates for his works strong and singular compositions and he won in 2005 for The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) the Silver Bear of the Berlinale, and his first Caesar. He works in France with Philippe de Broca and Francis Girod but Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) of Peter Webber, his 50th score for the film, he gets a first Golden Globe nomination and BAFTA and began his rise in Hollywood. Leading American career and European collaborations and remaining faithful to his directors, he composes among others Syriana (2005)'s scores of Stephen Gaghan, Birth (2004) of Jonathan Glazer, Coco Before Chanel (2009) by Anne Fontaine, Army of Crime (2009) by Robert Guédiguian, The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008) by Jérôme Salle, Intimate Enemies (2007) or Hostage (2005) by Florent-Emilio Siri.
Prizes and collaborations with the greatest directors follow one another. In 2007, he received his first Oscar nomination for Stephen Frears's The Queen (2006) and won his first European Film Award. The same year, he won the Golden Globe, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, and the World Soundtrack Award for John Curran's score The Painted Veil (2006), performed by pianist Láng Lang. He composed in 2008 for Lust, Caution (2007) by Ang Lee and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) by David Fincher which will earn him a second Oscar nomination and a fourth Golden Globes and BAFTA nomination.
With his score for The Ghost Writer (2010) by Roman Polanski, he won in 2010 a second César and a second European Film Award. The same year he wrote the music of The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) by Chris Weitz, whose album was a platinum record, and Tom Hooper's The King's Speech (2010) for which he won the BAFTA, the Grammy Award, and was nominated for the fourth time at the Oscars and for the fifth time at the Golden Globes.
In 2010-2011 he wrote the music of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) which became the third greatest success of all time. He composed in 2011 nine partitions, The Tree of Life (2011) of Terrence Malick, Carnage (2011) by Roman Polanski, Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) by George Clooney , which earned him another Oscar nomination, The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011) by Daniel Auteuil and The Ides of March (2011) by George Clooney.
In 2012 he worked with Kathryn Bigelow for Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Matteo Garrone for Reality (2012), Gilles Bourdos for Renoir (2012), Jérôme Salle for Zulu (2013), George Clooney for Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and Jacques Audiard for Rust and Bone (2012) for which he won a third Cesar. For his score of Argo (2012) of Ben Affleck, Oscar for Best Picture, it is named for the sixth time BAFTA, and for the fifth time at the Golden Globes and the Oscars.
He signed in 2013 the partition The Monuments Men (2014) from George Clooney, Venus in Fur (2013) of Roman Polanski, and was appointed to the BAFTAs and the Oscars for Philomena (2013) of Stephen Frears.
In 2014 he composed the music Godzilla (2014) of Gareth Edwards, and receives exceptional fact, two Oscar nominations for The Imitation Game (2014) of Morten Tyldum and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) by George Clooney, for which he won a BAFTA, Grammy and Oscar.
Member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival in 2012, he became in 2014 the first composer President of the jury of the Venice Film Festival. Crowning long years of collaboration, he directed the London Symphony Orchestra in December 2014 for a concert of his works at the Barbican Theater in London.
In 2018, Alexandre Desplat received a second Oscar, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for The Shape of Water (2017) of Guillermo del Toro.- Casting Director
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Allison Jones is an American casting director who is credited for helping to bring together realistic ensemble casts for such television shows as Freaks and Geeks (1999) (for which she won an Emmy), Undeclared (2001), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), United States of Tara (2009), Parks and Recreation (2009), Arrested Development (2003) (both of which she was also nominated for), and The Office (2005).
She has also cast several successful films, including The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Borat (2006), and Knocked Up (2007). Allison Jones also gained casting credit for Brüno (2009). She has worked as a casting director in the entertainment business since 1982, with her first credited work for the television show Family Ties (1982). In 2015, her work as a casting director included the comedy film Get Hard (2015), Other Space (2015), and Master of None (2015).- Sound Department
Alyson is a native Southern Californian and started her film career at the age of eight as an actor. When she was ten, Alyson had the opportunity to be a newscaster on a local television show called "TLC Elementary School (1995)" which had a three year run. Her father was a character actor (he played Hank Kimball on "Green Acres (1965)") who also produced a film called "A Boy and His Dog (1975)". Growing up around film and television, Alyson always knew that she wanted to work on a studio lot. After high school she started working for a sound editor and "fell" into Foley. Thirty years, one Emmy Award and countless MPSE awards and nominations later Alyson is living her dream and has been working at Warner Bros. Studios for the past 15 years.- Additional Crew
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Andrea Romano has been casting and directing voices for over 31 years. Her credits include a 5 1/2 year stint as casting director at Hanna Barbera, directing Disney's DuckTales (1987), Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989) and some seasons of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988), many of Universal's Land Before Time home videos, Warner Bros. Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (1990), Animaniacs (1993), Pinky and the Brain (1995), as well as Batman: The Animated Series (1992), Superman: The Animated Series (1996), Batman Beyond (1999), Teen Titans (2003), and Justice League (2001). Also for Warner Bros., Andrea directed 23 direct to video films in conjunction with DC Comics and Warner Home Video. Her other credits include 3 seasons of "The Boondocks (2005)" for Sony, "Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)", The Legend of Korra (2012), El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (2007), and SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) for Nickelodeon, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)", "Turbo FAST (2013)", "The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015)" and Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016).- Casting Director
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Ania Kamieniecki was born in Warsaw, Poland to Emil and Grazyna. At nine months she moved to Massachusetts so that her father could teach at the Physics Department at MIT. Starting at the age of ten she competed in figure skating. She continued skating for seven years and went on to win numerous national and international championships.- Casting Director
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April Webster is an Emmy award-winning casting director, based in Los Angeles, California, known for her work in film and television. Webster has worked with some of the most successful directors, including several projects with J.J. Abrams.
She has been nominated for thirteen Artios Awards, and has won three in addition to her four Emmy nominations Her casting credits have included Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Star Trek (2009), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Tomorrowland (2015), and Lost (2004).- Actress
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Ariel Winter is one of Hollywood's most promising young talents with notable roles in both television and film. Ariel stars on ABC's critically acclaimed and Emmy® winning hit series, "Modern Family (2009)." Winter plays 'Alex Dunphy,' the brainy middle child in the Dunphy family, opposite Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen, Sarah Hyland and Nolan Gould. Winter also stars on Disney Jr. as the title character for the series "Sofia the First (2012)." The series follows Princess Sofia, an ordinary little girl who must adjust to royal life after her mother marries the king. The series spawned from the movie "Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)."
In March 2014, Ariel gave life to the voice of "Penny Peterson" in the animated film, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)." Other familiar voices in the film include Ty Burrell and Allison Janney.
In 2015, Ariel wrapped production on "Truck Stop" -- a 1970s based drama centered on the friendship between a kid with cerebral palsy and a troubled runaway, directed by Tony Aloupis.
In 2009, Winter appeared in the thriller "Duress (2009)." opposite Martin Donovan. Other credits include playing "Young Trixie" in Warner Bros.' "Speed Racer (2008)," and the films "The Chaperone (2011)" opposite WWE star Paul Levesque (Triple H), "Opposite Day (2009)," "Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega (2010)," and a lead role in the hit thriller "One Missed Call (2008)," where she plays the killer in the film.
Previous television credits include the female lead in the television movie, "Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (2011)" and the sequel to the hit film, "Fred: The Movie (2010)" on Nickelodeon, a recurring role on the final six episodes of the award winning drama "ER (1994)," guest-starring roles on hit TV shows Criminal Minds (2005)," "Crossing Jordan (2001)," Nip/Tuck (2003)" and "Bones (2005)." Winter also voiced "Marina the Mermaid" in the animated series, "Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011)" for Disney Junior, "Gretchen" on Walt Disney's hit show "Phineas and Ferb (2007)" on Disney Channel, and has voiced characters in the hit animated film, "Horton Hears a Who! (2008)," and "Bambi II (2006)."
Winter began her film career at age seven in director Shane Black's hit cult film, "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)," starring Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jr. and Michelle Monaghan. Winter is an avid singer and young activist. She is involved in several charities and organizations such as the Creative Coalition, the Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry, WWE's anti-bullying campaign Be A Star and GLSEN.
Ariel Winter currently resides in Los Angeles.- Sound Department
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Originally from London, Ben moved to Hollywood to pursue his dream of creating sounds for feature films. Two decades and nearly 130 films later, Ben is just getting started. Part of a rare breed that is as good at designing sounds as he is at mixing them.
Ben took home the Oscar for Sound Mixing and BAFTA for Sound on the independent film Whiplash (2014). Ben is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and BAFTA. In addition to his Oscar win, Ben cites his proudest professional moments as working with Angelina Jolie on her directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), and his part in designing sounds for the Academy Award nominated Twister (1996). Not surprisingly, Sergio Leone and his sound mixer, Fausto Ancillai, inspire Ben creatively for the way the Italian filmmakers used sound to selectively push the audience's emotional buttons.
A kid at heart, Wilkins loves to use all the speakers in the theater to help tell a story. Consequently, he is curious about the development of high order Ambisonics sound systems that deliver more channels. Ben explains, "The 3D sound formats provide us a larger, more distinct canvas through which the filmmaker can weave their story."- Casting Department
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Beth Sepko is a Texas-based casting director with 20 years expertise specializing in the casting of television series & feature films and working with directors such as Robert Rodriguez, Richard Linklater, Mike Judge, Tim McCanlies & Eduardo Sánchez. A five-time Emmy nominated, Beth was awarded the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Casting of a Drama Series for Friday Night Lights (2006): Season 1.- Producer
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Johnson is an award-winning producer of some of the most successful children's programs. Before joining the Workshop, she served as President of Animation and Preschool Entertainment at Nickelodeon where she managed development and production of more than 200 episodes of programming each year. Johnson pioneered the interactive format of the groundbreaking preschool programs Dora the Explorer (2000) and Blue's Clues (1996). She also conceived and oversaw the development of the Nickelodeon preschool block featuring hit shows including Go, Diego! Go! (2005), Yo Gabba Gabba! (2007), Team Umizoomi (2010), The Backyardigans (2004) and Ni Hao, Kai-Lan (2007). Johnson led the creative development to extend the preschool block online and through retail. Many of the programs she created and managed showcase characters of diverse ethnicities. Her focus on the development of multi-ethnic children's media spurred Johnson to create fellowships in writing and art to grow the next generation of diverse creators.
In Johnson's more than 20 years with Nickelodeon, she received multiple Emmy awards, Television Critics Awards, Peabody Awards, Imagen and NAACP Image Awards. Johnson serves on the advisory board of Peter Gabriel's Witness foundation, the board of governors of We Are Family Foundation, the Ambassador Council of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and is a graduate student mentor for the USC John C. Hensch Division of Animation and Digital Arts.
Johnson resides in New York and Los Angeles and has one daughter.- Producer
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Carol Greenwald is Senior Executive Producer of Children's Programs at WGBH Boston, where she has produced some of the best-loved children's shows on television. A self-professed bookworm and fan of children's literature, Carol combines her passion for books with her skill in using television as a powerful teaching tool. Carol has been honored with five Emmys and a George Foster Peabody award. But as a mother of two, she is proudest of the commendations that recognize her commitment to reaching, and teaching, children.- Casting Department
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Carolyn Pickman is the director of The Studio and the cofounder and current president of CP Casting Inc. She is a member of Screen Actors Guild & Casting Society of America. Carolyn has won numerous casting awards for feature films, including The Departed (2006), Gone Baby Gone (2007), Shutter Island (2010), Mystic River (2003), Good Will Hunting (1997), The Crucible (1996), and Mystic Pizza (1988).
She has performed professionally in plays, soap operas, TV, and films; and since the late 70's has taught professional and nonprofessional adults and teens, acting and auditioning skills. Along with the work she does at The Studio, she is currently an Adjunct Professor at Suffolk University working with Media and Theater Department students. This class, On Camera Acting, has been a successful addition to the TA curriculum at Suffolk for 5 years.
She's often invited to teach workshops throughout the New England area at performing arts schools, centers and universities. A partial list of these workshops and seminars includes: Boston University, Boston College, Trinity Conservatory, R.I Film Collaborative, Bridgewater State, Brandeis University, Boston Arts Academy, Dorchester Youth Collaborative, Emerson College, Woods Hole and Provincetown Film Festivals and the ART Conservatory.
Carolyn's expertise in teaching comes from years of designing practical, learnable, techniques that enable actors to understand the audition process and make significant choices for cinematic acting. Her "Getting Started in the Business of Acting" workshop was the first in Boston to inform new actors on how the business works. This popular seminar has motivated over a thousand people to take a first step towards an exciting new path.
As a student at Emerson, she began her acting career at the Theatre Company of Boston. Later she started teaching as a founding member of the Theatre Company's School Touring Company. This bi-racial company was created during the anti-busing years to relieve racial tension and introduce Arts in Education into the then turbulent Boston Public High School system.- Casting Department
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Chase Paris got his start in Atlanta in 2007 as a theatrical agent and has seen the entertainment industry grow exponentially since. Making the jump to casting he's hit the ground running with several notable projects. He hopes to continue to be a big part of the growing southeastern market for years to come!- Production Manager
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Chris Loggins is the producer of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (2012) and Through the Woods (2017) as well as production manager of Peg+Cat (2013) and Odd Squad (2014). Before joining Fred Rogers Productions, Chris worked at WQED, the PBS station in Pittsburgh. He was also volunteer coordinator and Storymobile driver at the Beginning with Books Center for Early Literacy and a librarian assistant in the Children's Department of The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Chris is a graduate of Kenyon College with a B.A. in American Studies with a focus on African-American History.- Sound Department
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With a Bachelor's of Music degree from USC, Chris Navarro never thought he had an ear for dialogue. But when, on a whim, he interviewed for an Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR) recordist position in late summer 2001, he found himself on a path to become one of the most sought-after ADR mixers, validated with three Cinema Audio Society nominations and one win.
In a career that spans both features and television, Chris has worked with such iconic directors as Kenneth Branagh, Tim Burton, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro, Jon Favreau, Peter Jackson, Spike Jonze, Terrence Malick, Roman Polanski, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Steven Soderbergh, Quentin Tarantino and David Zucker.- Sound Department
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Following in the footsteps of his great-grandfather Darrell, grandfather Don and Oscar winning father Michael, Christian Minkler is the fourth generation in his family to work in motion picture sound. He began his career with Skywalker Sound, Los Angeles, in 1989 and earned his first credit as mixer five years later on The Crow. Shortly thereafter, he got his big break on Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers. Since then, he has built diverse credits across all genres and media. Other notable credits include Independence Day, The Alamo, August: Osage County, Ride Along and the television series Bloodline. He received a BAFTA nomination for Babel. He also hones his skills by working as a live sound mixer for bands and solo musicians. He is an active member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences.- Additional Crew
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Emmy Award nominated Casting & Dialogue Director. Experience in animation features, televisions series, theme park theatrical and video games. Collette Sunderman is an American director principally involved with voice direction for animated television, film productions and video games. Her credits include The Powerpuff Girls (1998), Samurai Jack (2001), What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002), Duck Dodgers (2003), Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004), Chowder (2007), and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010).- Sound Department
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D.J. Lynch grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and moved to Los Angeles to attend USC's School of Cinematic Arts. His breakthrough in post audio came when he landed the job as sound editor and mixer on the television show Cops (1989) for FOX. It can be said that after years of working on that show he may have more experience in "bleeping" profanity than anyone in town. In addition to many other television shows and films he has carved out a niche for himself in animation, mixing several of Nickelodeon's flagship shows like "SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)", "Sanjay and Craig (2013)", and "The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)", for which he is an nine-time Emmy and six-time Golden Reel Award winner.
A few years ago D.J. wrote, produced, directed, and self-financed an indy superhero feature film that was released on home video. In his spare time he stays true to the Warner Bros. and Rin Tin Tin legacy by volunteering at the German Shepherd Rescue in Burbank where he helps to rescue and re-home German Shepherds.- Sound Department
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Dan is a California native, born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. He started in a music studio at age 19 as an unpaid intern and quickly made his way up to a mixer's assistant. He has had the privilege of working under some of the best mixers in both the music and film industries and is proud to say that he has applied the techniques learned from these industry icons to all of his work at Warner Bros. Studios over the past 20 years.- Sound Department
Daniel J. Leahy is a two-time Emmy Award-winning re-recording mixer who has contributed to more than 130 motion picture and television productions over a career spanning three decades. Alongside his Emmy wins for The Rat Pack (1998) and The Pacific (2010), he has six additional Emmy nominations and seven CAS Award nominations. Recent and notable credits include The Magnificent Seven (2016), True Detective (2014), Southpaw (2015), Training Day (2001) and The Fast and the Furious (2001). Leahy began his career with Universal in 1977. Starting out as a dubbing machine room operator in the sound department, he quickly worked his way up to ADR mixer and earned one of his first credits as re-recording mixer on the classic film The Breakfast Club (1985). His 23 years at Universal were followed by tenures at Warner Bros. and Todd-AO. He joined Sony Pictures in 2014, where his first project was the action film The Equalizer.- Editor
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Daniel P. Hanley is an American film editor. His career spans three decades in film editing, starting from the early 1980's. He started his career with the TV series, Laverne & Shirley (1976) in the year 1980. Some of his notable work include Parenthood (1989), Problem Child (1990), Apollo 13 (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and Angels & Demons (2009) Many of his movies have been made in association with Ron Howard, a leading film director for whom he, along with 'Mike Hill (I)'qv), have edited many movies, some of which include Night Shift (1982), Willow (1988), Cinderella Man (2005) and The Dilemma (2011). Together 'Daniel P Hanley' and 'Mike Hill (I)'qv) have won an Academy Award for the film Apollo 13 (1995) in the year 1996 and were nominated nine times for various other awards including thrice for Academy Awards. They have also won the Editors of the Year award in the Hollywood Film Festival in the year 2008 and Sierra Award in the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards in the same year.- Actress
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Dascha Polanco is a Dominican American actress known for playing the character Dayanara "Daya" Diaz on Orange Is the New Black (2013). As of January 2018, she has a recurring role on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2016) as Detective Lori Weider. Polanco was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and moved to the United States at a young age. She was raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York and Miami by her father, a mechanic, and mother, a cosmetologist. Polanco is the oldest of three children; she has a brother and sister.- Producer
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David Slack is an American animation and television writer and producer. He has written and/or produced on such shows as Law & Order, Lie to Me, In Plain Sight, Teen Titans, Jackie Chan Adventures, Generator Rex, Transformers: Prime, and more recently, Person of Interest, A.P.B., and the 2016 reboot of MacGyver.- Sound Department
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Deb Adair studied film production at Syracuse University where she earned her bachelor's degree. She then moved to Nashville to work in the music recording industry. Her passion for filmmaking led her to Los Angeles, where she has more than 28 years of experience in sound with expertise in music recording, sound supervision, sound editing and mixing. Her diverse background lends itself to an open-minded perspective to the collaborative process of filmmaking.- Casting Department
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Deborah Barylski is an Emmy-Award winning casting director, a job she has held for the past thirty years. Some of her most recent credits include The Middle (2009), Arrested Development (2003) (for which she won the Emmy), Life with Bonnie (2002), Still Standing (2002), Home Improvement (1991) and Just Shoot Me! (1997), as well as past favorites Frank's Place (1987), The Famous Teddy Z (1989) and Doctor Doctor (1989). She also cast the feature, Pastime (1990), which won the Audience Award at Sundance in 1990. She was nominated for the Artios Award for excellence in casting seven times, and won the Artios in 2003 for Arrested Development (2003). Her first love, however, is the theatre and she has directed in theatres in Michigan, Illinois, California, and Alaska. She was the assistant director and contributing editor to the world premier of Tracers, a play which ran two years at the Odyssey Theatre in LA, with further productions in New York, Chicago, and an international tour. Her most recent full-length Los Angeles directorial outing, the world premier of solace by Jake Jay Clark, garnered three L.A. Weekly Award nominations, including Best Direction, Best Original Play, and Best Ensemble. Last year she was selected to direct in the auspicious Ojai original Christmas play series. For the past twenty-five years she has held acting seminars in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, St. Louis, San Diego and Vancouver. She holds professional memberships in the Casting Society of America and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She was a member of the American Theatre Association for twenty-five years. She holds a B.A. in Theatre from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and a Master's in Directing and Theatre Management from Illinois State University at Normal. She has been inducted to the Hall of Fame at both Alma Maters. She resides in Santa Monica, California.- Sound Department
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Having recorded over 3000 episodes of television animation, as well as dozens of video game titles and animated feature films, 20 total Emmy/MPSE nominations, a 20 years veteran of the industry, Devon is trusted by the top directors in the industry to capture the actors performance and handle any situation with professionalism. In 2012 Devon decided to strike out on his own and create a facility with a unique feel and run by working professionals that have spent their time in the trenches. Pulling together a crew of dedicated professionals who also happen to be good friends, the Atlas crew has a workflow and creative drive that is un-matched.- Sound Department
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Doug Hemphill began his career in film as a Mix Recordist on "Apocalypse Now (1979)." He continued working for Francis Ford Coppola through the release of "Rumble Fish (1983)," after which he moved to Southern California, where he did field recordings for "Gremlins (1984)." Over the years, he's enjoyed collaborating on a wide variety of films as a re-recording mixer, primarily mixing sound effects but also adept at mixing dialogue and music. Features include the "X-Men" series, "Walk the Line (2005)," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)," "Life of Pi (2012)" "Almost Famous (2000)," and countless others. He has been honored with multiple BAFTAs, Cinema Audio Society awards, and Academy Award nominations, as well as an Oscar win for "The Last of the Mohicans (1992)." Originally from Texas, Hemphill's first job mixing came from Willie Nelson on "Red Headed Stranger (1986)." Nelson was involved in Farm Aid and knew Doug's family had been farmers in Texas. He gave Doug his start mixing sound.- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Ellen Doherty is Executive in Charge of Production for Fred Rogers Productions, overseeing creation of television and digital content for the company's existing PBS Kids series-Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (2012), Peg+Cat (2013) and Odd Squad (2014)-as well as developing new properties. She is the creator, head writer, and executive producer of the award-winning Through the Woods (2017), a short form, preschool series developed for the streaming video service, Curious World. In 2018, Ellen was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Mister Rogers: It's You I Like (2018), the retrospective tribute to the 50th anniversary of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968). An Emmy Award-winning producer and writer with more than 20 years' experience in children's media, she was previously executive producer and story editor of the PBS kids series Cyberchase (2002). Ellen oversaw production of television and digital content for the series for six seasons, including several shortform video series. She began her career as an associate producer on the award-winning PBS Kids series Reading Rainbow (1983). Ellen has a B.A. in Communications from Boston College.- Sound Department
- Music Department
With 11 Prime Time Emmy Award nominations and two Emmy wins, 11 CAS Award nominations and two CAS Award wins and more than 20 years of experience as a re-recording mixer of high-profile television productions and feature films, Elmo Ponsdomenech is an extremely collaborative and insightful filmmaking partner. At ease in all formats, he has a knack for choosing the approach best suited to each project and budget while keeping creativity and quality in the forefront.- Sound Department
- Production Manager
- Editorial Department
Eric Freeman is an multi-award-winning Sound Editor, Sound Designer and Mixer. With over eighteen years of professional experience Eric knows the problems, pitfalls and pressure that it comes with getting today's productions done right. Having worked with studios such as Cartoon Network, Fox, Starz, Disney, Warner Bros., and Nickelodeon, he knows the high quality they demand. Eric has mixed, sound designed, and edited on many top rated television shows such as Adventure Time (2010), The Batman (2004) and "SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) to name a few. He has also worked on many movies for the Ratchet and Clank, and Resistance franchises for Insomniac Games. Eric prides himself on investing all of his creativity and technical prowess into each project he is involved with. From television to film to interactive, nothing is out of his skill range. No matter the budget, he will bring the same amount of enthusiasm to every project he takes on. Eric is based out of Burbank, CA.- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
Fil's mixing talents emanated from his strong will to orchestrate and capture a good recording during his career as a musician and music producer. A highly skilled composer, guitarist and bassist, Fil has achieved praise and acknowledgement in the form of ASCAP Songwriting and Publishing awards. Maintaining a friendship with success, his work has made appearances in Billboard Charts, TV shows and films. Always up to date on the most current mixing trends, Fil is able to provide an overall sense of freshness to his work, while also maintaining and utilizing his strong foundational background as a reference point. Fil enjoys art installations, and spending time with his family. He is also a walking encyclopedia of music knowledge as a result of recording the following acts:
Baby Face, Anita Baker, Toni Braxton, Breakfast Club, Buster Rhymes, Belinda Carlisle, Debbie Gibson, De Barge, Deelite, Rick Dees, Kim Fields, Aaron Hall, Sherman Hemsley, Hiroshima, Ice T, Joey Lawrence, N'dea Davenport, New Addition, The Party, Q Tip, Pete Robinson, Smokey Robinson, Tracie Spencer, Gary Taylor, The Temptations, The Whispers, Christopher Williams.- Sound Department
Gary has been mixing sound effects for feature films and television for thirty years. The last seventeen years have been at Warner Bros. Studios. He is great believer in sound making picture look better, and therefore always goes that extra mile to make sure that he gives all of our clients the reassurance that they are receiving the best track before leaving the stage.- Sound Department
Geoffrey Rubay has worked in motion picture sound for more than 20 years with credits on over 100 projects. Whether he is working as an editor, designer, supervisor or re-recording mixer, he always welcomes a new artistic challenge. He is appreciative of the many creative individuals he has had the pleasure of working with and looks forward to the opportunities that the future holds.- Sound Department
Gerry was born in Acapulco, Mexico but raised in San Diego, CA. Fascinated with music and playing guitar, he decided to pursue a career in audio. He went on to graduate from the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Phoenix, Arizona. Upon graduation, he moved to Los Angeles and landed his first job as a runner at a music recording studio called Bay 7 in Valley Village, CA.
Gerry's first job in the sound editing industry was as an office assistant at a small post production studio called Audio Circus where he did sound editorials for various animated television shows. At Audio Circus, he gained extensive experience and knowledge in editorial, dialog editing, ADR, Foley, recording, the business and dealing with clients.
After a few years of working for Audio Circus, Gerry became a full-fledged sound editor with his first project being "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006)". Audio Circus was later bought by Warner Bros. Since his time with Warner Bros. Gerry has worked on animated programs such as "Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2010)", "Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011)", "The Looney Tunes Show (2011)", "Thundercats (2011)" and most recently, "Ben 10: Omniverse (2012)" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)".- Additional Crew
- Casting Director
- Sound Department
Ginny McSwain is a voice actress, voice casting director, and animation production professional from Los Angeles, CA. McSwain graduated from Stephens College in 1974, before moving to Los Angeles. She has worked as casting director on numerous projects for Hanna-Barbera, including The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983), The Kwicky Koala Show (1981) and The Smurfs (1981). Ginny McSwain's first job as voice director was for the English-language version of Lucky Luke (1983). She won a 2006 Daytime Emmy for The Batman (2004) and subsequently, a 2010 and 2011 Emmy for Fanboy & Chum Chum (2009). Among her most well-known animation productions are Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001), My Little Pony (1986), Bump in the Night (1994), and Goof Troop (1992).- Sound Department
- Music Department
Greg Orloff brings a passion for creativity and excellence to every project. Orloff, who began his career in the music industry, has both an Oscar and a British Academy Award to his credit, along with six Emmy nominations. He loves his work and feels fortunate to be able to assist filmmakers in realizing their visions.- Sound Department
Gregg was born in 1951 to a second generation sound family. His first job, as a film cleaner at Disney Studios, eventually led him to run the dub stage machine room. Gregg has worked as a television and film mixer for several studios including Universal Studios, Goldwyn Studios and currently Warner Bros. Studios.
Gregg has earned great praise for his talent in the sound industry, earning him award nominations from the Motion Picture Academy, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Cinema Audio Society. Gregg has won the Oscar for Best Sound for the films "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), "Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)", "Speed (1994)" and "Dunkirk (2017)". He has also won B.A.F.T.A awards for Best Sound on the features "JFK (1991)", "Speed (1994)" and "Dunkirk (2017)".
Gregg's most recent works as a re-recording mixer include "RED 2 (2013)", "The Conjuring (2013)", "Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)", "The Hangover Part III (2013)", and "The Dark Knight Rises (2012)".- Sound Department
Ian Nyeste has over 14 years of experience in various areas of post audio including recording ADR/ VO/ Foley, Editing DX/ MX/ SFX/ Foley, and Mixing. Ian has worked on live action, as well as animated programs for television, film, and the internet. Over the course of his career he developed a passion for Sound Effects. Ian enjoys the creativity and variety of work involved in sound design, and is also an excellent sound editor/ mixer who prides himself on the level of detail put into each project. Ian's career highlights include seven Motion Picture Sound Editors award nominations, three of which he won. He has also been nominated six times for the Emmys. In 2011, he won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Sound Editing - Live and Animation for his work on "The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)" In 2018, he won 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sound Editing - Animation and Outstanding Sound Mixing - Animation for his work on All Hail King Julien: Exiled (2017).- Sound Department
Jason's music background led him to study sound engineering at SAE Institute in Los Angeles in 2006/07. Post-production for TV and film quickly piqued his interest. Since graduating he's worked as a full-time voice recordist, as well as sound editor and mixer on short film and TV projects in the LA area. "I hope to further hone my editing and mixing skills working with the wonderful people at Travelscope (2005), bringing Joseph's rich cultural experiences to life through sound."
Jason's work with Travelscope (2005) has been recognized with three Emmy nominations and one Emmy win.- Sound Department
Jeffrey has been fascinated by sound for motion pictures since he was a young boy. He made my first sound short at the age of 12 using an 8mm Eumig magnetic sound on film projector that he purchased with his dad. His career today is a natural progression from a very expensive hobby.
Jeffrey attended film school at Ryerson University in Toronto where he grew up. Twenty-two days after graduation, he had a job as a film projectionist in the post-production department of a Toronto television commercial production company.
He moved to Los Angeles to work at the hub...with the best in the industry. Jeffrey considers himself very fortunate to have apprenticed under several extremely talented mentors including Richard Portman and Robert L. Hoyt and since that start has re-recorded over 140 feature films and countless episodic television shows. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound for "Dances with Wolves (1990)" and has Emmy, BAFTA, CAS and MPSE nominations. In 2009, he fulfilled a major goal of mine - working for a major Hollywood Studio, Warner Bros Studios.- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Actor
Jim developed a partnership with Bill Koepnick in 1980, and over the years the two established a strong client base leading to the creation of their own studio. Starting off as an idea, by 1990 the two had transformed Advantage into a viable enterprise. A 6 time Emmy Award winning Re-recording Mixer, Jim resides as the company's sole owner President / CEO. after Bill retired in 2006. Under this role, he continues to maintain Advantage's well-received reputation through his strategic planning and direction. His strong relationships made throughout his career are a direct reflection of his genuine concern for his clients and his employees. Outside of work, Jim enjoys spending time with his family, his vintage guitar collection and riding his motorcycle.- Music Department
- Composer
John began his performance career as a jazz bassist while still a high school student in southern Maine. His interest in film music developed while studying jazz composition and arranging at Berklee College of Music (BMus, film scoring, magna cum laude, '90), and he moved to Los Angeles in the fall of 1990 to attend USC's well known film music studies program, completing that program in 1991. After several years of composing and orchestrating music for television, in 1995 John received an Emmy Award for his work on "Aladdin (1994)". During his twelve-year composing career, John has written music for a dozen films and more than 200 television episodes on various series, as well as for concert and theater. While continuing to focus on film and television work, John has recently turned his attention back to concert and jazz projects.- Sound Department
John Reitz has been a re-recording mixer on 200 plus films over the past 39 years. He was raised in Southern California and has worked at most of the independent sound facilities and the majority of the major film studios. John has been a sound mixer all of his adult life and is still loving it!- Additional Crew
- Casting Director
- Casting Department
I've been in the entertainment industry for 18 years,the past 12 spent in animation as a casting and a dialogue director. I love the collaborative, creative process. I love working with actors, particularly the voice-over community.
I have a passion for meaningful children's programming and I am developing my own children's project.
Specialties: My specialty is the often challenging task of directing kids.- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
Baker Landers first displayed an affinity for sound at age eleven when her parents gave her a tape recorder. She would walk around her house and make up stories just through sound effects. While studying Film at California State University at Long Beach, she impressed sound designers Richard Anderson and Mark Mangini, and they hired her to work at their company. In the early days of her career she met Per Hallberg. Realizing that they worked very well together, they began a professional partnership that has lasted over 25 years. Baker Landers appreciates having a colleague like Hallberg to bounce ideas off of. While she frequently supervises her own projects, she still enjoys collaborating with him whenever possible. Baker Landers was selected for Variety's Women's Impact List in 2013, and she is the first woman to ever win two Academy Awards for Sound Editing.- Sound Department
Kathy loves Mother Nature! "I want to be outside, breathing fresh air and feeling the sunlight on my face and being near some lake or ocean. I love listening to those natural backgrounds that surround me. The way Mother Nature wanted them to be mixed! That is a perfect day for me!"