TUNNEL Sandbox

Our People

The Tunnel management team brings together extensive experience in media, technology, finance, and production. Having started with a heavy tech and workflow background, Tunnel had the necessary base to roll out some of the most efficient and value creating methods of doing post production for film and TV. Building on that experience and the ability to drill down complicated technical processes to manageable pipelines, Tunnel's management then moved into film finance, software and hardware development, consulting, and production.

Key to Tunnel's success has been our team. Their dedication to our shared vision and to each other has been the foundation of a company that continues to grow while others shrink. Our talented team not only knows what they are doing, but never forget that no matter how much tech we bring to the filmmaking process, you can never replace a good story and the collaboration of good people.

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Executive Management

Kyle Jackson

Founder and CEO

For the last fifteen years, Mr. Jackson has merged his creative talent, avant-garde methods and technology to develop new opportunities in the entertainment and content creation industry. While attending University of Southern California’s School of Cinema-Television Production, Mr. Jackson aided development of Final Cut for Apple. Shortly thereafter, and out of necessity to finish “Chasing Ghosts” (his feature film directorial debut), Mr. Jackson helped to develop a new high-end film finishing software, for which the process became known as Desktop Digital Intermediate. Soon acquired by Apple and incorporated into Final Cut Pro, this pioneering software project added to the start of Tunnel Post, a Santa Monica-based post-production company specializing in high-end picture finishing and editorial. Founded in 2003, Mr. Jackson has served as the CEO of Tunnel since its inception.

After speaking at several international masterclass sessions on technology in filmmaking and film financing, Mr. Jackson has more recently been asked to lend his hand in building out major infrastructure in Asia and around the world. Combining his ability to define sustainable business models and using technology to power them, his most recent endeavor is a 150,000 sq ft facility in Gwangju, South Korea that will be home to some 600+ employees who will be preparing film and tv content for the next step in its life (converting SD to HD, 2D to 3D, re-colored, and restored to a new quality) so that thousands of titles will soon be available in the digital distribution space.

Mr. Jackson himself has continued to direct and edit content, as well as produce and bring together financing for A-level independent films. Current producing involvement includes Xavier Gens’ (Director of “Hitman”) star- studded apocalyptic tale “The Divide” which sold for a record sum at this years SXSW to Anchor Bay and Marc Forster’s (Director of “Quantum of Solace”) true-to-life adaptation “Machine Gun Preacher”, starring Gerard Butler, Michael Shannon, and Michelle Monahan. Set to be released Sept 23rd, 2011.

In addition to these blockbuster titles, Mr. Jackson is currently producing two top tier feature length documentaries as well. "One Day on Earth" (onedayonearth.org) chronicles a single day on our planet and was shot by 15,000+ participants representing every country on Earth in a first of its kind production. The other is the follow up to the multiple Emmy winning documentary, "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" and is currently titled "Odd Man Out".

In 2011, Mr. Jackson continues his path of success with multiple software endeavors, new film and TV productions, continued growth of Tunnel and the formation of the Promenade FIlm Fund.

Alan Pao

Founder and President

Alan Pao graduated from the UCLA School of Engineering with a B.A. in Computer Science and Engineering while completing a coherency set in Critical Film Studies. Alan forayed into the multimedia arena creating digital presentations and interactive training systems for Fortune 500 companies. At the advent of digital video, he segued from multimedia development into video production, editorial, animation and design to found 3am Pictures, a boutique video production company specializing in industrials and early web streaming technologies.

While running 3am Pictures, Alan was able to procure many contacts within the film industry, allowing him to dive into producing within the realm of feature films. Alan joined Wingman Productions in 2003 as the Head of Production. As a member of the Producers Guild of America, he wrote, produced and directed more than a dozen feature films including “Window Theory”, “Chasing Ghosts”, “Toxic”, “Loaded” and more. Several of the titles Alan has worked on have been placed at studios such as Sony Pictures, The Weinstein Company, First Look, and more.

In 2005, Alan founded Tunnel Post with fellow collaborator Kyle Jackson. There, he developed a proprietary digital intermediate workflow for an end-to-end desktop picture finishing solution. Alan has since then helped expand Tunnel Post into one of the leading full service post-production companies in the industry. Alan currently oversees the operation of several services at Tunnel Post including film scanning, color correction, visual effects, titles and graphics, film recording, post supervision, editorial, digital restoration and re-mastering, etc.

Matt Treinish

Managing Partner Tunn3l Consulting and Promenade Film Fund

Matthew Treinish most recently partnered with Tunn3l Consulting and is responsible for all business aspects of the company. His most recent accomplishment involved the orchestration of a deal on behalf of Tunn3l Consulting on a 10 story, 150,000 square foot studio build in Gwangju, South Korea

Mr. Treinish also founded and oversees BUCKEYE CONSULTING which manages and oversees a film finishing fund and provides consulting and financing services around the globe. He also currently owns and operates CLEVELAND FILM GROUP, a production services, financing and consulting company based in Cleveland, Ohio.

He is an experienced entertainment industry executive and producer specializing in film financing, worldwide distribution and business oversight. Previously, he worked with Strategic Film Partners (SFP) at NBC Universal as Director of Acquisitions and Head of Production where he was responsible for tracking productions around the globe and negotiating with producers to acquire titles for domestic and international distribution. Additionally, Mr. Treinish was responsible for developing film and TV projects for SFP to produce.

Prior to SFP, Mr. Treinish produced several feature films which have been distributed worldwide. Mr. Treinish has held positions as a Director of an International Film Festival and was responsible for all elements related to the development and production of the festival. Mr. Treinish was an Art Director in the advertising industry where he worked on accounts including Jaguar, Lincoln-Mercury, Taco Bell, Sony and Mattel. Mr. Treinish maintains a strong network of industry professionals including financiers, directors, actors and producers with whom he has worked previously. He is experienced in film budgeting and orchestrating financial structures on film productions utilizing tax incentives, gap loans, pre-sale financing and other creative financing strategies. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and is a graduate of The Ohio State University.

Jay RIfkin

Managing Partner Tunn3l Consulting & Promenade FIlm Fund

Jay Rifkin brings more than 25 years of building entertainment, technology and interactive marketing companies that have successfully envisioned and capitalized on media and consumer trends. He was a principal founder and CEO of Media Ventures, a creative entertainment cooperative that has produced more than two hundred major motion picture and television soundtracks. Mr. Rifkin was CEO of the company from its inception in 1989 until 2005 and built Media Ventures into an industry-leading source for original film and television music. His work on Disney's "The Lion King" drove soundtrack sales to more than 18 million copies worldwide and earned him a Grammy Award, two American Music Awards and a Tony nomination. In 1998, Mr. Rifkin co-founded Media Revolution, a cutting edge developer of advanced online marketing solutions. As Chairman, his clients included Sony, Warner Bros., Universal and 20th Century Fox. In 1995, Mr. Rifkin founded Mojo Records, a joint venture with Universal that was sold to Zomba/BMG in 2001. As CEO, he effectively targeted a niche youth demographic, generating multiple Gold and Platinum selling records. Mr. Rifkin began his corporate career by building the audio electronics company Xonex, which he took public at the age of 27.

As a film producer and executive, Mr. Rifkin’s credits include “Incident at Loch Ness” with Werner Herzog, “Waiting” starring Ryan Reynolds, “Hesher” starring Natalie Portman and the acclaimed documentary “Freakonomics” amongst many others.

Mr. Rifkin is also a member of the Board of Directors for The Blacksquare Capital Fund and for GenAudio Inc.

Steve Cronan

Head of Collaboration and Asset Management -CEO of 5th Kind

Steve Cronan, Founder and CEO of 5th Kind (formerly OTC Productions), has been involved in feature film production since 2001 when he transitioned from web and systems engineering to become the Digital Asset Manger for the Matrix sequels. From this unique position, Cronan oversaw all internal and external workflows within these digitally intensive productions, leading him to develop an asset management system. Partnering with studios, VFX crew and facilities, Cronan continues to develop new standards to automate asset and metadata processes for feature film production.

Steve and Tunnel founder Kyle Jackson are taking his 5th Kind platform to Asia to manage Studio E: Gwangju, in South Korea. In a first of its kind studio build, Tunn3l Consulting, alongside 5th Kind and ContentBridge, are reinventing the process of creating and repurposing film and TV content. For more information on the new 150,000 sq ft studio visit the consulting section under our services menu.

Jason Peterson

CEO ContentBridge / Chairman GoDigital Media Group

Jason Peterson is an experienced entrepreneur, attorney, and producer named as one of the ‘Top 30 entrepreneurs under 30’ in Los Angeles. Jason is the CEO of ContentBridge Systems, founder and Chairman of GoDigital Media Group, and past President of Symbolic Entertainment, a commercial production company.

ContentBridge™ is a digital supply chain management platform for media assets. Its software automates the entire workflow required to manage and distribute content. In his role as CEO Jason defined the market opportunity and lead the development of ContentBridge’s collaborative workflow environment for the supply chain. Through easy to use yet robust workflows, as well as an API, the platform provides video, audio, image and meta-data transcoding as well as electronic delivery capabilities. ContentBridge™ drastically reduces cost and time to market, while significantly increasing revenue, efficiency, and quality control.

GoDigital is a recognized industry leader at the monetization of movie, television, and music assets in digital media. GoDigital provides over 100 major library owners, distributors, and sales agencies digital distribution, marketing, and its proprietary AdShare™ social media monetization program. Founded in 2005, GoDigital monetizes over two million copyrights from clients including three of the four major record labels and 23 members of the Independent Film & Television Alliance, the global trade group of motion picture and TV distributors. Nearly 500 million homes around the world can access GoDigital content on dozens of digital retail platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu.

Jason has produced music videos for Sony, EMI, Universal, and Warner Bros among others. In addition to videos and commercials, Jason has been a producer on seven feature films and nine television pilots. Jason remains the youngest producer to ever have produced a feature film in competition at the Sundance Film Festival (“The Beat”, Sundance 2003).

Jason has been chosen to speak as an expert in production, distribution, and marketing at several conferences including Digital Hollywood, NXTstage, and CBC Music Day, and has been quoted in industry publications as an authority in the area.

The foundation for his work is a license to practice law, a Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University and a business degree with an emphasis in Cinema / Television from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business honors program.

Logan Mulvey

President / Co-Founder GoDigital Media Group

Logan is the President & co-founder of GoDigital Media Group, an entertainment media distribution and marketing firm. As President his duties include overseeing GoDigital’s content operations team, marketing initiatives, as well as global product management and release strategy for both new and catalog titles. Before, taking on the role as President, Logan created marketing campaigns for dozens of award-winning films and platinum-selling artists as GoDigital’s Chief Marketing Officer.

Prior to his work at GoDigital, Logan produced music videos for some of music’s top selling artists, including Master P, Lil’ Romeo, Death Cab For Cutie, Switchfoot, and Ashley Tisdale.

GoDigital’s expertise includes distribution of feature film, television, and music content to hundreds of entertainment retailers including Netflix, iTunes, Hulu, and Playstation. Upcoming film releases include “Being Michael Madsen” starring Michael Madsen (“Reservoir Dogs”) and Academy Award nominee Virginia Madsen (“Sideways”), as well as family classic “Where the Red Fern Grows.”On the television side, GoDigital will be distributing the second season of the ESPN series “American Dragster.”

Dave Lindsay

CTO of ContentBridge

Dave Lindsay is the CTO and architect of ContentBridge. Lindsay previously worked at Google and Akamai, and is one of the brightest minds in audio/video supply chain workflow engineering. He was a producer and post production operations specialist for a number of years and thus understands both the content and technology spheres. Dave was born and raised in Palo Alto, California and is a graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara.

Operations

Heather Toll

Head of Operations

Heather has a thorough knowledge of the post production process and all related work flows. Her extensive experience and strong leadership help make Tunnel Post a successful post hub. Heather is instrumental in continuing to advance the company's reputation for creative and technical excellence. She works closely with executive management in all facets of Tunnel's businesses.

Heather earned her BFA degree from University of Cincinnati. Her passion for the arts brought her to the Theatre where she was a stage manager for several years before joining Tunnel Post. Heather goes to extra lengths to uphold Tunnel's solid reputation. She fosters employee satisfaction, encourages work-ife balance and supports good family values.

Chris Harrington

Lead Producer

Chris is the newest addition to the Tunnel Post team. He is the Lead Producer and an essential management piece to the Tunnel Post success. Chris has an extensive background in Business Development and previous to Tunnel was working in Business Development at Company 3, a post-production facility also in Santa Monica. His management duties include helping to maintain the quality of work and guide clients through the post-production process and achieve their vision.

In the nineties Chris was a professional actor and through his passion for technology and film led him to found and run his own production company for over 12 years, creating, developing and Directing his own content. “I love the post-production process because its such a crucial part of the filmmaking and story telling journey. Here is where the technology and creative come together to help sculpt and mold the story, and I love to be a part of that creative collaboration between filmmakers and our team here at Tunnel.” Christopher Rush Harrington graduated from St. Mary's College of California with a BA in Mass Communications and Minor in Theatre, he is married and has 2 children in Calabasas, CA.

Jeff Brue

Chief Systems Engineer

Jeff Brue began his work at Tunnel in March of 2009. He is the Systems and Workflow Engineer, and in his close to zero free time he tries to get up to the mountains for some snowboarding.
Before arriving at Tunnel, Jeff was a Chief Engineer/Manager for A Division of The Camera House, a digital film company, an Animation Director at 3V Media Los Vegas, and Owner of ResIndipendent Animation. His favorite project while at Tunnel was Machine Gun Preacher, and his first concert he attended was DC Talk, the Grammy winning Christian Rock Trio! He would prefer to be dead before having to choose one food to eat for the rest of his life, and is capable of running pi to the hundredth place, given there is enough scotch. His favorite movie quote of all time is “Every time I try to get out, they pull me back in.” His favorite part of the Post-Production process is “the moment when you walk into a client meeting and say ‘I just nailed a way to make your workflow five times more efficient.’”

Frederick Wedler

Lead Project Manager - Tunn3l Consulting

A graduate of the film & television program at Penn State, Frederick began his career in the post-production world at award-winning Pacific Ocean Post. After several years working on commercial and music video projects, Frederick began looking for a new challenge. His first foray into producing was the Emmy award winning short film Ocha Cups For Christmas

In 2003, Frederick made the leap from shorts to features as line producer for the breakout comedy hit Napoleon Dynamite. Since those successes, Frederick has built a reputation for high-quality, low-cost independent film production.

Frederick originally met Tunnel co-founder Kyle Jackson while stuck in an edit suite with him for 6 weeks. Perhaps it was sleep deprivation, but the two became fast friends and have been collaborating on creative and technology projects ever since

Victor Franco

Head of Restoration / Scanning / QC Department

Victor Franco joined Tunnel full time during their second year of operation, where he looks to uphold their standards for Film Restoration and Quality Control as the Head of DRS and Quality Control at Tunnel Post. Victor broke into the business as a stagehand for I.A.T.S.E. Local 8 in Philadelphia, before making his way up to camera operator .

Victor made the switch to post production in 1997 when he opened his own business producing and editing corporate videos. He moved the company to Atlanta in 2000, before making the move to Los Angeles a few years later. An alumni of USC's graduate program in the School of Cinematic Arts, Victor has held close relationships with several universities, serving as Assistant Technical Director of Temple University's Theater Department and as a Producer for Georgia Tech. Victor Franco is a great asset to the Tunnel team and provides valuable insight into complex projects and personally steps in to handle the most challenging ones.

Tina Serrano

Office Administration

Tina Serrano, head of office Administration, began at Tunnel Post on June 6th, 2010. She was previously working at In Your Face Records, but wanted to learn more about filmmaking. She loves meeting and learning from our clients and has become a great addition to the Tunnel team.

Creative

Jon Berry

Senior Editor / Operations Manager

Jon Berry began working for Tunnel Post in February of 2006. After graduating from USC Film School, he was an assistant editor of reality show Build or Bust for Tunnel and has been a crucial part of every project since. He is now Operations Manager and a Senior Editor here at Tunnel. His favorite project was working on History Channel Special The People Speak, where he become one of the Co-Producers of the film, and cannot speak enough on the benefits of editing. “I love editing, being creative, and seeing the endless possibilities. Good editing will make a good film better, and a worse film, not as bad.”

Jijo Reed

Executive Producer of Trailer and Promo Department

Jijo has produced and/or directed many hundreds of projects for clients such as Sony Pictures, SPHE, 20thCentury Fox, Universal, MGM, Paramount, Warner Brothers, and Lionsgate. His talents have covered the vast expanse that is the entertainment industry, working on numerous projects that range from Theatrical Movie Trailers and Commercials to Feature Films and Television shows. He has produced over 800 trailers and TV Spots so far.

Reed has also produced screen media for concert tours, including Eminem MTV AWARDSperformance and Guns&Roses, television, pay-per-view events, and numerous DVD projects.

Reed has also created a niche for himself as the “go to” producer for Christian Faith Film campaigns- Among his successes in this genre are the films FACING THE GIANTS and FIREPROOF. He was the creative director and copywriter for all teasers, trailers, and tv spots for these campaigns. These films grossed over 85 Million dollars collectively in both domestic and international markets.

One project for which this seasoned producer is known is a series that he created and executive produced, called “Malibu Rehab.” He was the first producer to attain full access into the upscale rehabs in Malibu. This has since been developed into the hit series “CELEBRITY REHAB” He is attached to 4 other reality based TV shows as Executive Producer.

Reed directed and produced the family adventure series “GENERATIONS.” During production, JIjo became the 187th man ever to dive the actual wreckage of TITANIC at 12,850 ft below sea level.. His direction and underwater, high definition filming of Titanic has been compared to that of Jim Cameron .

"I am very excited to work with Kyle, his team, and the filmakers that make Tunnel such a special place." - Jijo Reed

Stephen Fromkin

Executive Producer - inMotion Studios

Stephen Fromkin began his career as a producer and line producer in the independent film and commercial industry. It was his physical production expertise that brought him to inMotion Studios in December of 2005 as the company expanded beyond its motion graphics backbone and into production. Stephen became a partner, and Chief Executive Officer, of inMotion Studios in February of 2007 and serves in an Executive Producer capacity. While Stephen continues to produce content for film and television on his own, he has brought inMotion Studios into the original content arena as well.

Stephen's background in feature filmmaking began as he exited film school when he produced his first feature film and began his physical production experience. Since then he has worked on numerous independent features, commercials and music videos. He is continuously sought after in the independent feature world as a result of his physical production expertise, technical aptitude and efficient time/money management.

Stephen's success in the film world began as a graduate student with, THE STATE'S CONCEPTION, a short film he wrote, produced and directed. The science-fiction/drama has screened at over thirty film festivals worldwide and amongst various awards, was selected as a Student Academy Awards finalist.

Stephen served as a full-time Adjunct Professor of Film at Boston University's Film School for three years as he began his production career, prior to moving to Los Angeles. Stephen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Studies from Clark University and a Master of Fine Arts in film production from Boston University. He currently lives in Sherman Oaks, California with his wife and two children.

Sebastian Perez-Burchard

Senior Colorist / Senior Editor

After graduating with honors from the prestigious Tisch school of the arts in NYU with a BFA in Film and Television, Sebastian Perez-Burchard moved out to LA where he promptly started working as an editor cutting numerous commercials, music videos, EPKs and live events for clients such as Sony Discos, EMI Latin, Entravision Communications, Univision Records, Univision Radio and others.

Senior Colorist and Editor, Sebastian has been working on a variety of projects including Femme Fatales, HBO & Cinemax's latest Episodic Television Series. His feature films include NUCLEAR FAMILY, THE BANNEN WAY, BELLFLOWER, THE LEGEND OF AWESOMEST MAXIMUS for National Lampoon and GUN with Val Kilmer and 50 Cent. He was also the Post Supervisor and Online Editor for the first season of SPEED Network's SETUP.

Lawson Demming

VFX Supervisor

After attending USC School of Cinema Television, Lawson first worked as a Director of Photography on three feature films (The Art of Travel, The Seminiarian, and Circle the Wagon) as well as countless music videos, and commercials. His strong control of the visual language and deep understanding of all the elements it takes to build the shot led him away from shooting on independent features and into VFX Supervising for major network television. There he would build departments for shows like CSI:NY, LOST, and Ugly Betty to handle all the VFX shots on the series. He often would step out of the post production office and put back on the hat of a Cinematographer to grab the needed elements to make the increasingly demanding VFX shots of network TV seamless.

Lawson quickly garnered a reputation for his complete knowledge of both VFX and Cinematography. Currently Lawson supervises VFX on two major network TV series (Body of Proof and In Plain Sight) while working with the Tunnel team to back up his efforts and provide him the needed resources to continue to drive forward his work as an artist and our work at the company.

Sean D'Anconia

Character Design / Illustrator / Graphic Artist

Sean D’Anconia has built a seductive visual universe by marrying cult-cinema & animation to a wild pop-art aesthetic. After living and working in Hong Kong, Florence, Los Angeles, Vancouver—this iconoclast Canadian designer/artist/cine-visualist is out to define a new twenty-first century graphic-ideal. While finishing up a Political Science and Middle Eastern studies degree at McGill University, D’Anconia started his fashion career scouting Italian brands while taking film classes at Brooks (Santa Barbara), introducing sportswear collections from Invicta, Ferrari, Momo Design and the original Seven to North American markets. He then later worked for Senior VP of Miramax as executive assistant and story editor on properties like “GO”, The Mexican and in the directorial department on the notorious “B” Kung Fu disaster – The Tracker.

Creative projects include: concept & product art for La Femme Nikita (Warner Bros), Flintstones & Scooby Doo (Hanna Barbera), Count, Frank & Booberry (General Mills), Bob Marley for Cedella Marley; original apparel for Hawaiian Tropic, Popeye, Olive & Flash Gordon (King Features); limited Edition runners for New Balance; re-booted movie posters for the iconic Hong Kong studio – Shaw Brothers; as well as his recent work on Hello Kitty (Sanrio). His art/designs have appeared on a host of media outlets: Gigolos (Showtime), Dollhouse (FOX), Community (NBC), MTV Cribs & Fashion News, The Today Show along with On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Sportswear International, and his work gracing the cover of menswear bible – MR Magazine. His products & art can be found at elite retailers like Saks 5th Avenue, Fred Segal, and a host of others.

D’Anconia’s latest brand vision, currently erupting from Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo is MAJESTYLAND! – a new creative universe set in a future London which is taken over by a Japanese gaming corporation. D’Anconia’s “stories” and “characters” come to life through several collections of apparel, accessories, animation, and fine-art.

Momo Hsaio

Editor

Momo Hsiao, began working for Tunnel in April 2009 as an intern, but quickly worked her way up to being one of our most talented editors. Before Tunnel, she was an intern for Arclight Distribution and Reel Sessions, not to be forgotten was her years spent as an English tutor in Taiwan. In her free time she enjoys sleeping (which she oftens forgets in her commitment to get things done at Tunnel), swimming, and watching movies. When in high school, she went to her very first concert; popular Chinese pop singer super star, Aaron Kwok. She still remembers every song he sang! Her favorite project she worked on while at Tunnel was Catch.44 with Bruce Willis and Forest Whitaker. If she had to pick one food to eat for the rest of her life, it would be a spicy hot pot, which is an East Asian type of stew. She does not have any special tricks she does to impress her friends, but she does love to sing. Her favorite part of the post-production process is “when it’s done.”

Damian Drago

Senior Editor / VFX Artist

Damian Drago, first began working at Tunnel Post in July of 2009. A graduate of Los Angeles Film School, was previous an assistant post-coordinator at Bennett Productions before becoming a member of the Tunnel Team. He is one of our senior editors and a talented VFX artist. His favorite projects (coincidentally his first VFX job) was The Bannen Way, and being lead editor for Necromentia. His favorite aspect of the post-production process is that his work is “being the last step before the movie is delivered and having clients being excited about their project again once its finished. I love working with first time filmmakers, and having the ability to combine artistic sensibility with technical practicality to create new and exciting stories from each film maker’s specific standpoint.”

Kyle Bronson

Editor and Digital Dailies Technician

Kyle Bronson, a graduate of Los Angeles Film School, was recruited by Tunnel almost immediately after finishing school. Starting as an intern in January 2008, he worked his way up fast and is now an essential part to the Tunnel Post team. Currently spending the majority of his time on Showtime’s series Femme Fatale, he says his favorite aspect of the post-production process is the assembly edits. "For the first time you begin to see the footage come together and begin to picture how the final project will turn out.”

Michael Mintz

Senior Colorist

Transitioning from a background as a commercial and music video telecine colorist, Michael Mintz quickly adapted to the world of feature digital color grading in 2005. Through his technical knowledge and creative expertise, he is able to apply a wide variety of elements to the screen and can transform the client’s vision into a reality.

In the last four years Michael has worked on more than 40 features and has worked with such artists as Director Ridley Scott, Director Paul W.S. Anderson, Director Michael Cuesta, DP Michael Grady, DP Terry Stacey ASC, DP Joel Ransom and DP Karl Walter Lindenlaub. Before joining Tunnel Michael worked at NewHat, iO Film and The Sony HD Center.

Michael Eaves

Colorist

Michael started his career as a Telecine Colorist in 1994 at Post Logic Studios, Hollywood, on commercials, music videos, episodic television, animated series and feature films. Michael also worked as a High Definition Mastering Colorist there.

In 2002, began working on Digital Intermediate color correction. Being the first Colorist to complete a Full Feature Digital Intermediate on the color grading system that today is known as Autodesk’s Lustre. Michael then took his experience to Efilm, Hollywood color grading nearly 4 dozen feature films there. During the last few years Michael has worked as Supervising DI Colorist at Pacific Title & Art Studio and most recently free-lanced projects for many facilities including, CinemaPixel, Dreamworks Animation, Tunnel Post, and Local Hero Post. Michael's credits include a long list of blockbuster films such as T3: Rise of The Machines, The Bourne Supremacy, Night at The Museum, Ocean's Twelve, Hellboy, A History of Violence, and The Day After Tomorrow.

Kevin Oeser

Editor

KEVIN OESER is well-known among only the finest circles for his witty, unpredictable humor and cutting style. Having "cut (not an example of that wit)" his teeth at the USC School of Cinema, Kevin began his professional career editing commercials and music videos at the legendary Brass Knuckles in Venice. Since then, he's managed to make "reality" TV actually seem real, edited two indie feature films that you should have seen, and cut quite a few viral comedy videos that you have definitely seen. The single best edit Kevin ever made occurred at Tunnel Post in 2007 and he loves to talk about it.

Marcel Valcarce

Creative Director

Marcel Valcarce is a successful creative director and educator. He brings together a deep connection to technology (he wrote his first computer game when he was 12 years old), with a love of art instilled in him by his mother, an award winning painter and sculptor for over 50 years. This passion for technology and art is what led him to the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts Animation program where he received an MFA in Digital Art and Animation in 1997. Marcel then embarked on a creative career that includes many top Hollywood design and visual effects studios. At Imaginary Forces he contributed to the success of ten high-end CGI commercials and as many feature film title sequences including Flubber, The Avengers, and Mimic which earned an International Monitor Award for Best Achievement in Film Titles. Marcel’s career continued at Rhythm & Hues, R. Greenberg/Schluter, Creative Domain/Trailer Park, Pacific Title and Art Studios, and Kaleidoscope Films among others. Marcel co-founded inMotion Studios, in 2005 where he functions as Creative Director and Chief Technology Officer. As Creative Director his focus on client needs has led to dozens of successful projects. Marcel’s ability to quickly absorb and put new technology to use has allowed his company to move nimbly into emerging areas such as stereoscopic CGI production in Maya.

Harold De Jesus

Design Director

Harold De Jesus studied design at Otis College of Art and Design and was selected for the prestigious Otis Design Group. He has worked as a graphic designer for Saban Entertainment, Greenberg/Schluter Film Design, and Blind Visual Propaganda. He also worked as a broadcast designer/animator for E! Entertainment Television, and art director/title designer at Pacific Title and Art Studios. In 2005 Harold co-founded inMotion Studios and serves the company as one of two Creative Directors. Since that time he has led the design team at inMotion bringing a unique vision to projects for film and television.

Strategic Business Development & Legal

Greg Segal

Head of Business Affairs / In-House Counsel

Greg Segal is an multiple-award winning producer, as well as a sales agent and entertainment attorney, based in Los Angeles and New York City. He has extensive experience in the development, production, and distribution of independent film in the domestic and international arenas. As an attorney, Greg has represented creatives in all aspects of the film industry, as well as production companies, distributors and management entities, and has often acted as production counsel for independent feature films.

Greg’s recent work as a producer includes Louis Mandylor’s comic book inspired TV pilot Elwood, which stars Ron Perlman and D.B. Sweeney, and Marc Bennett’s comedy feature, Should’ve Been Romeo, which stars Paul Ben Victor, Ed Asner, Michael Rappaport, Carol Kane, Mary McCormack, Kelly Osbourne, Natasha Henstridge and Costas Mandlyor. Greg co-produced Will Kaufman’s Sinners & Saints, an action-thriller starring Costas Mandlyor, Tom Berenger, and Sean Patrick Flanery. Greg also produced of HBO American Black Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner, Academy Award nominee Anthony Lover's My Brother, starring Vanessa Williams, and one of the most honored films targeting African American audiences since The Color Purple and executive produced David Wain's The Ten, which stars Jessica Alba, Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Famke Jansen, Gretchen Mol, Oliver Platt, Ron Silver, Liev Schrieber, Rob Corddry, Justin Theroux and Adam Brody.

Greg was the founder and creator of the Slamdance Horror Script Competition Film Slate, which proposed to produce feature films from the winning horror scripts from Slamdance's wildly popular script competition, to premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival. The slate will enlist Slamdance's significant marketing pull and public awareness (e.g., 32 million page clicks at Slamdance.com during January 2006) to publicize the movies produced prior to their release. Two of the projects from the three years of the competition, The Punished and Guilty Moon, are in active development through Greg’s production company, Alternate Reality.

Greg has lectured on the topics of film production and entertainment law at New York's School For Visual Arts and the New York Film Academy. In 2002, Greg formed the NYC PIctureStart Film Festival for short films, an annual festival that receives many hundreds of applications annually for its 15 presentation slots. Until late 2003, and his entry into the entertainment business, Greg practiced law with firms such as Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Ernst & Young and Deloitte & Touche. In addition to entertainment law, Greg is an expert in the law of taxation and holds an MBA and CPA.

Sam Levine

Strategic Business Development - Tunnel Post and Promenade FIlm Fund

Sam has spent the past five years immersed in first-to market new media companies focused on content creation, distribution, monetization and the emerging trans-media space. Since 2007, Sam has been the Vice-President and Head of West Coast Operations for Hitviews, the premiere online marketplace connecting Fortune 100 brands, like Microsoft, FOX and Pepsi, with the world’s top online video creators and social media stars. In 2009, he founded Flying Monkeys Entertainment with partner Todd Shotz to facilitate production, financing, distribution and media convergence for their internal projects as well as for their partners. Digital distribution and content-generating technologies are at the core of FME’s efforts. Prior to the formation of FME, Sam developed feature film and television projects as an independent producer with companies such as Sony, Lions Gate, New Line, MPCA and Cheyenne Enterprises. Sam produced the first live broadcast from an airplane in television history with KTLA News and helped TV icon Fred Silverman develop and write the content for Connexions, the world's first interactive television network. As a media consultant, Sam’s past clients were as diverse as the World Extreme Fighting Organization, Wall Street & White House executive coach Sarano Kelly, and The Zone: Health and Wellness. He received his degree in Broadcasting from New York University.

Todd Shotz

Strategic Business Development - Tunnel Post and Promenade FIlm Fund

Todd has spent the past decade developing and producing film, television, theatre and new media projects. In 2009, he founded Flying Monkeys Entertainment with partner Sam Levine to leverage his cross-platform experience and facilitate development, production, financing and distribution of converged media projects for FME, its partners and consulting clients. Todd recently produced the TV pilot for docu-series WAY OUT to air on A&E this fall. He also consults for branded entertainment and WebStar company Hitviews on content deals and strategic partnerships. Prior to FME, Todd was VP of film and television development at Cheyenne Enterprises, producer Arnold Rifkin’s & actor Bruce Willis’ production company, where he worked on films such as HOSTAGE, JUST MY LUCK, LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD and TIMBER FALLS as well as the TV series TOUCHING EVIL. Todd oversaw production on the acclaimed documentary feature WRESTLING WITH ANGELS about legendary playwright and activist Tony Kushner that debuted at Sundance 2006, enjoyed a year-long theatrical release and then premiered on PBS in December 2007. Before moving to Los Angeles, Todd spent six years in company management of such Broadway shows as the Tony Award-winning revivals of KISS ME, KATE and Tom Stoppard’s THE REAL THING. He received his degree in English and Theatre from the University of Pennsylvania.

PAUL ALMOND

Legal

Paul Almond joined Fischbach, Perlstein, Lieberman & Almond in 2005. He has concentrated primarily in the motion picture and television industry. Among his clients are studios, networks and distribution companies; as well as individual producers, writers, novelists, and talent.

Prior to joining the firm, Paul Almond ran production for Live Entertainment; was head of acquisitions and co –productions and co-financing for ITC; and was head of business and legal affairs for New World Pictures Entertainment.

He holds a B.S. (with honors) and a J.D. both from U.C.L.A.; he is a member of the State Bar, the Motion Picture Academy, and the Groucho Club. He has lectured at UCLA, USC, AFI, and has taught the advanced producers seminar at the AFI.

ROBERT H. LIEBERMAN

Legal

A leader in the entertainment industry for over 30 years, Mr. Lieberman has earned a reputation for intelligence, ingenuity and integrity among his clients.

Mr. Lieberman represents major recording artists, composers, recorded music and music publishing companies, international motion picture producers and distributors, and new media companies. His principal areas of practice are the financing, securitization, distribution, acquisition and sale of intellectual properties including motion pictures, recorded music and musical compositions, the licensing and merchandising of trademarks and entertainment properties and the sale and acquisition of entertainment companies and their assets.

He also represents direct marketers, media and Internet companies in all aspects of their advertising and promotional marketing business. Mr. Lieberman assists clients in their marketing endeavors, including direct marketing campaigns, infomercials, Internet marketing, intellectual property issues, and privacy issues.

As a deal maker he concentrates on helping to build and maximize client’s careers and intellectual property assets, from the negotiation of the initial agreements for gifted new talent, to the negotiation of agreements and structuring of business relationships for some of the world’s industry leading companies.

Education:
University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, J.D., 1977
University of California, Los Angeles, Political Science, 1974

Bar Admissions:
California, 1978