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Now that working remotely has become commonplace, what are the broader effects on our industry going to be? This panel will move beyond the tools of remote work to examine:
The pros and cons of managing teams remotely.
The changing role of the post-PA, and what new skills are now in demand.
Whether post-production teams will become global, how that could facilitate work with previously unreachable clients, and what implications that could have for tax credits.
How the need for data security affects everything.
Thursday, December 3rd at 4pm EST via ZOOM Following the discussion we will be forming smaller networking "breakout rooms". A continued chance to meet and greet, expand your network!
Panelists: Andrew Bly, Co-Founder/CEO, The Molecule VFX Andrew Bly grew up in Milton, PA, where he had always known his future was in entertainment and entrepreneurship. After graduating from Full Sail University he moved to New York City at 19 years old. His first freelance gig landed him on the set of Beastie Boys "Ch-Check It Out" and solidified the next year working directly with Adam Yauch at the beginning of Oscilloscope Films.
In 2005 Andrew was one of the founding members of Molecule VFX. As CEO Andrew ensures that Molecule VFX remains true to their core values of delivering high-quality work within expected budgets, and has helped the company gain a foothold within a rapidly growing and challenging VFX landscape. Andrew has worked on a number of TV series and feature films such as "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix), "Billions" (Showtime), “Dickinson” (Apple), "Da 5 Bloods" (Netflix), "The Plot Against America" (HBO), and "Five Feet Apart" (Lionsgate).
Andrew is an active member of the VFX and Post-Production communities, having served as both a board member for the Post New York Alliance and Chair of the New York chapter of the Visual Effects Society. He has become one of these communities’ strongest advocates and has worked with everyone from lawmakers to local nonprofits in New York and LA to make sure that artists have the resources they need to be successful.
Diana Dekajlo, Post Production Supervisor Diana Dekajlo is a New York-based post-production supervisor with extensive 4K/HDR experience. She began her career as a facility producer before moving to freelance post-production supervising. She has experience in both the documentary and narrative spaces, including Abstract: The Art of Design (Netflix), Springsteen on Broadway (Netflix), The Case Against Adnan Syed (HBO), Divorce (HBO), and The Queen's Gambit (Netflix). She is a member of the Post New York Alliance and the Producers Guild of America.
Yana Collins Lehman, Chairman of the PNYA Board and President / COO of Trevanna Post Yana Collins Lehman, Chairman of the PNYA Board & President and COO of Trevanna Post - Yana currently oversees strategy and operations of the New York, Los Angeles, and London offices, overseeing a staff of 40. She has been a post-production accountant at Trevanna, working on feature films and television shows since 2004. She is an active member of Local 161.
Moderator: Chris Peterson, Board Secretary / Executive Board Member, PNYA and Executive Producer Chris Peterson has worked as an Executive Producer and media technologist at post-production facilities, VFX shops, sound/music houses, and systems integrators. His credits include Hereditary, Absentia (Sony/Amazon), Women of Troy (HBO), and Roger Waters’ concert tours and films. Prior to that, he was a producer/videographer/editor for the Howard Stern Show and on location for cable series in Brazil, Argentina, Trinidad, and around the United States. He is the host of the PNYA’s popular webinar series “Post Break,” which has been providing timely, post-Covid information and community for the post-production industry since April of 2020.
"VFX for Post Supervisors", a discussion on the work of producing and delivering VFX, the role of the VFX Producer, and what to do when you don’t have one. It will look at both facility and production-side roles, to reveal what’s going on behind the scenes at every stage of VFX production, and to also gives process tips to Post Supervisors who find themselves having to produce VFX on their jobs.
PANELISTS: Leslie Lerman, VFX Producer Leslie Lerman has over 20 years experience producing visual effects for feature films. She fell in love with the art of visual effects working as a production assistant on Fight Club. She honed her skills collaborating on five films with director, Marc Forster, including Finding Neverland & The Kite Runner. Leslie has continued to work with some of the industry’s most notable filmmakers. Her titles include Sam Mendes’ Skyfall & Spectre, Ron Howard’s In The Heart of the Sea and Rob Marshall’s Mary Poppins Returns. Most recently, Leslie oversaw the visual effects for John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place 2.
Ryan Cunningham, Executive Producer, Powerhouse VFX/Company 3 Prior to joining PowerHouse, Ryan served as a Senior VFX Producer at Zoic Studios, Method Studios, The Artery, as well as the Executive Producer of The Colony. Collectively, Ryan has produced VFX for both episodic and feature films on shows such as Warrior for Cinemax/HBO, Glass for Universal, Maniac! for Netflix and Servant for Apple+. In addition to holding credits in visual effects, Ryan has produced multiple feature film projects and the Emmy nominated show Game Changers for CBS in 2013. Currently, Ryan oversees all productions at PowerHouse.
MODERATOR: Ben Baker, Vice / HBO
Ben Baker’s professional experience has been across a broad range of projects in the US, the UK and Australia, working for broadcast networks, feature film studios and independent producers as a post supervisor, producer, project consultant, manager and executive. His most recent credits include VP of Studio Services at HBO and VP of Post Production for Vice Studios.
How does a supernatural drama series manage its way through Post Production, when a real life "Coronapocalypse" horror suddenly hits?
"Lessons Learned When Covid Hit, Post / Production Collaboration" features representatives from the AMC/BBC America series, "NOS4A2". Good communication is always important, and a solid workflow is essential for every show, so find out how this worked when Post Production was sent into home isolation, and how mutual trust became more important than ever to deliver the show.
PANELISTS: Nate Overstrom, Creative Director, Zoic Nate Overstrom has been drawing for as long as he can remember and applies his artistic talents to the world of VFX and animation. A fifteen+ year industry veteran, Nate is known for his mastery of CG and live-action compositing, having worked on dozens of projects that span across feature films, television shows and commercials. A Connecticut native, he earned a BFA in Computer Art from NYC’s School of Visual Arts in 2003. After graduation, he made his way out to Los Angeles and began his career at Zoic as an intern. After honing his technical and creative skills he transitioned back to the east coast to spend 2 years at Look Effects in NYC. Zoic recruited Nate in 2014 to spearhead its NY studio as a VFX Supervisor, where his work earned him three VES Award nominations as well as multiple Emmy nominations, including a 2016 Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Special Visual Effects” on the Amazon original series “The Man in the High Castle.” Nate continues to serve the New York office as Creative Director. The Grey, Noah, Warm Bodies, The Man in the High Castle, White Collar, Quarry, Banshee, Quantico, Homeland, Lawless, Straw Dogs, Crossbones, Once Upon a Time, V, Prison Break, Marvel Studios: The Defenders, Marvel Studios: Iron Fist, Mother!, Hold the Dark, Dead Pigs, Manhunt: Unabomber, Warrior, WuTang: An American Saga, NOS4A2, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Many Saints of Newark.
Shana Fischer Huber, Producer Shana Fischer Huber is a freelance Post Producer in Film and Television. She started her producing career on the Critically Acclaimed series “Once and Again” for Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. Her most recent project with long-time collaborator Veena Sud, “The Lie” is a Blumhouse/Universal Pictures feature that premiered on Amazon Prime Video earlier this month as part of the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” series. Shana previously worked with Veena on the Pilot and 4 Seasons of the Award-Winning cult favorite “The Killing” for AMC and Netflix. This summer she wrapped 2 seasons of the Genre show NOS4A2 for AMC, based on Joe Hill’s beloved novel. Prior to that she worked on several streamers including “Hand of God” for Amazon, “Seven Seconds” for Netflix and “The Red Road” for the Sundance Channel. Recent Premium projects for HBO include “Looking: The Movie” and Season 1 of the hit show “Insecure.” Shana attended Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television for graduate school. She is a long-time member of the Producer’s Guild of America. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son and yellow lab.
Carly Wilson, VFX Producer Carly has worked in the VFX industry for over 10 years on both the vendor and show side and most recently was the VFX Producer for NOS4A2 Season 2.
MODERATOR: Lauren Ritchie, VFX Producer / Post Supervisor Lauren Ritchie has over 25 years of experience in the film industry. She began her career in NY producing music videos in the late 80's and then a few years later moved back to Los Angeles to work in film. She discovered her love of visual effects after working with James Cameron on the 1993 feature "True Lies". That then led to various production side and vendor side jobs and in 1998 asked to become the Senior VP in Charge of Visual Effects at Newline Cinema. At New Line she was responsible for overseeing such films as "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Golden Compass". After working at New Line Cinema for 10 years, she left and opened her own small boutique vfx company, Wildfire VFX, based in Los Angeles and New Orleans. Since moving to NY in 2014 she has worked show side on a variety of films including "Zoolander 2" and "The Greatest Showman". She currently resides in the East Village with her husband, son and dog Emily.
On the heels of World Mental Health Day this weekend, PNYA POST BREAK brings you “Building Mental Resilience in the Age of COVID”. We've all been experiencing varying levels of anxiety since March! According to a global study, 2020 is considered the most stressful year ever, and most of us aren’t sure how to deal with it. We bring you experts in various fields related to mental well being. They will share easy to use strategies that will help you in moments of stress.
PANELISTS: DEBBY GERMINO Debby Germino is a film and television editor (Fargo, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Smallville, Genius), endurance athlete and author of the Happiness in Training publication on Medium. She writes about happiness, health and mindful living. She has studied mindfulness for the past 10 years and enjoys helping and supporting others in creating happy and fulfilling lives. Happiness is a practice that can be strengthened with training. If you would like to become more resilient, less anxious, and enjoy more ease in life, download Debby’s Happiness in Training Starter Kit today.
MICHELLE COLT Michelle Colt is passionate about helping people connect to their authentic selves, get past their perceived limitations and shine in their lives and careers. She is a nervous system expert. For 16 years she has been teaching INSIDE GAME in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Her clients consistently experience rich, powerful, lasting career and life changes. Equally important, they have “let go” of the resistances and fears that held them back and feel a rich connection to the pulse of life which gives them a deep sense of confidence, grounding and well being.
LILLIAN GALLINA Lillian Gallina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at the Actors Fund ~ She supervises the Mental Health Program in the Eastern Region. The Actors Fund provides services to ALL professionals in performing arts and entertainment. Lillian Gallina (she/her/hers), LCSW is a licensed clinical social work and supervisor at the Actors Fund, a human services organization serving all professionals in arts and entertainment. She oversees the Entertainment Assistance program, Eastern region, which provides emergency financial assistance, clinical case management, and mental health services to entertainment professionals. In addition to her work with individuals, she has developed and led a variety of workshops and trainings on such topics as Responding to Sexual Harassment, Addressing Workplace Dynamics, Managing Anxiety and Depression, and Identifying & Responding to Substance Abuse. Lillian holds a Masters of Social Work from Hunter College and a Bachelor of Science in Creative Arts Therapy from the New School.
MODERATOR: Isabel Sadurni Isabel has been working in documentary-filmmaking for nearly twenty years. Her work includes award winning feature-length documentaries and short narratives that have played in top-tier festivals such as Berlin, Telluride and Tribeca and on HBO, PBS and The Discovery Channel including the recently released WHAT SHE SAID THE ART OF PAULINE KAEL (Juno) and THE AMERICAN NURSE (Kino Lorber). She's collaborated with film professionals in over 35 countries and is currently writing a fictional multi-episode girl-gang Western. She's also collaborating with the creators of WisdomVR Project on a VR documentary project set in her home town of Mill Valley, California and Mount Tamalpais.
“The Future of Post Production” will explore a post-Covid view of what post production might look like based on needs and preferences, specifically, predictions on services and workflows creatives will want to continue to lean into because it provides them a flexible or more creative way of working. We will get specific to remote, hybrid and on-premises workflows for ADR, Color, Offline Editorial, Sound, and delivery.
PANELISTS: Chris Arruda, Post Supervisor Chris began his career as a commercial producer. After a successful 26 year run producing TV campaigns, he made the switch to long form narrative post production. He cut his teeth as a post supervisor on shows like Happyish (Showtime), Vinyl (HBO), Gypsy (Netflix) and The Sinner (USA). Chris became head of post for Warrior (Cinemax) where he began his collaboration with showrunner Jonathan Tropper for 2 seasons on that fantastic show. He's now working with Tropper on Seasons 2 and 3 of SEE (Apple +)
Zak Tucker, CEO & President, HARBOR Zak Tucker is the Co-Founder and CEO of HARBOR, a top-tier, global production and post-production studio serving the feature film, episodic, and advertising industries. For more than twenty years, he has been strategically disrupting to create the first end-to-end, cross genre, independent production studio of its kind. Starting his career as an editor for commercials and documentaries, Zak soon progressed to directing. He launched Swete Post in 2000, which he grew successfully until the 2012 launch of HARBOR in Soho, NY. By 2018, Zak had built HARBOR from a staff of four and a footprint of 400 square feet, offering just two services, into a staff of one hundred and a campus of 70,000 square feet, offering the full range of production and post-production services. Zak’s skill, insight, business acumen, and holistic understanding of the creative community, have helped establish HARBOR’s reputation for delivering award-winning talent, service excellence, and technical innovation in a collaborative culture, as well as improving its financial performance year after year. Notable feature and episodic post-production projects include, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, directed by Quentin Tarantino for Sony Entertainment, The Irishman, directed by Martin Scorcese for Netflix, Solo: A Star Wars Story, directed by Ron Howard for Lucasfilm, Ocean’s 8, directed by Gary Ross for Warner Bros., Arrival, directed by Denis Villeneuve for Paramount, Billions, created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin for Showtime, and Sweetbitter, executive produced by Stuart Zicherman for Starz. HARBOR’s advertising brand clients include American Express, Nike, Adidas, Swarovski, Gap, Victoria’s Secret, Dior, Versace, Estee Lauder, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Tide, Mercedes, Toyota, Walmart, Citibank, Eliquis, Humira, Sanofi, Bounty, Olay, Crest, and Cascade.
Peter Postma, Managing Director of FilmLight Americas Peter is Managing Director of the Americas at FilmLight, developing tools incorporated into the Truelight and Baselight systems. Previously Peter worked as a systems engineer at Eastman Kodak helping pioneer digital intermediate technology. Peter has taught seminars on colour management for production and post-production around the world and holds a BFA in Film and Animation from Rochester Institute of Technology.
MODERATOR: Diana Dekajlo, Post Supervisor Diana Dekajlo is a New York-based post production supervisor with extensive 4K/HDR experience. She began her career as a facility producer before moving to freelance post production supervising. She has experience in both the documentary and narrative spaces, including Abstract: The Art of Design (Netflix), Springsteen on Broadway (Netflix), The Case Against Adnan Syed (HBO), Divorce (HBO), and the upcoming The Queen's Gambit (Netflix). She is a member of the Post New York Alliance and the Producers Guild of America.
2020 Edition of our PNYA General Membership Meeting, open to members AND non-members, where we discussed the NY State Film & Television Tax Credit Program, our lobbying efforts and political updates. We will also discuss our latest diversity initiatives, PNYA membership levels, perks, committees, and upcoming events.
Wednesday, Sept 16th
Via Zoom 10:00 - 11:15 AM
If you have any questions about joining or renewing your membership, please email membership@postnewyork.org.
PANELISTS: Lucie Barbier-Dearnley, Senior Colorist / SIM New York Lucie, Senior Colorist at Sim New York, is passionate about color grading and brings expansive credits across features, episodic television, and documentaries. Originally from France, Barbier-Dearnley studied at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle and L'Ecole des Nouveaux Métiers de la Communication in Paris, and at New York Institute of Technology. Her studies in fine arts and her passion for painting provided the perfect education for her move into color grading. She began her career in post-production at Company 3 New York, as a Digital Restoration Specialist. After transferring to the company's London facility, she advanced to Color Assistant, Junior Colorist, and ultimately Colorist. Her recent credits include the feature film You Should Have Left, and the documentary series Hillary and High Score.
Sean Dunckley, Senior Colorist / Light Iron New York Light Iron Senior Colorist Sean Dunckley has collaborated with some of the industry’s top talent in the feature, commercial and episodic worlds. Since joining Light Iron in 2013, his credits have included the features The Night House, Villains, Late Night, Brittany Runs a Marathon and Life Itself. In the episodic world, Sean has collaborated on such celebrated series as Girls, Tales of the City and Dickinson. In his spare time, he enjoys hitting the links and has played a good percentage of the top 100 golf courses in America.
Moderator: Freddy Hernandez, Director of Business Development /Light Iron New York Freddy Hernandez joined Light Iron’s Los Angeles facility in 2016 as a DI producer and recently moved to Light Iron New York to serve as Director of Business Development. With more than 10 years of experience, his credits include Transformers, The Lone Ranger, The Circle, A Star Is Born, 24 Hours to Live, Ingrid Goes West, Last Flag Flying and Hot Summer Nights. Freddy represents Light Iron as a member of the Post New York Alliance and is a frequent public speaker on post-production topics.
Post Break- The Business of Animation: Past, Present and Future
Animation house owners in conversation about the pre and post pandemic landscape, how tax credits help or hurt and what positions are animation companies looking to fill.
PANELISTS: James Belfer, Founder and CEO, Cartuna James Belfer is the Founder and CEO of Cartuna - an award-winning, Brooklyn based, full-service animation studio. James has executive produced original series with NBCU, Comedy Central, Quibi, SYFY and Snap Originals. He executive produced the first two adult animated series for Facebook Watch, one of which was nominated for Best TV Production at the 2019 Annie Awards. Additional original series have been licensed to Comcast, IFC and Comedy Central. Recently Cartuna produced the new animated opening sequence for the At-Home Edition of the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, a 30-minute special report for HBO's VICE News Tonight, and animated segments for Showtime’s Desus and Mero. As an independent film producer, James has produced thirteen feature films - four animated and nine live-action. He has premiered work at the Sundance Film Festivals eight times, winning the 2011 Grand Jury Prize for the film Like Crazy and a 2016 Special Jury Prize for the animated documentary NUTS!. His films have also premiered at SXSW, Berlinale (Golden Bear for Best Director), Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. His films have been acquired by Paramount Pictures, Amazon Studios, Shudder, Magnolia Pictures, IFC Films, Sony, Anchor Bay and Kino Lorber. James is a graduate of Northwestern University and received his MBA from NYU Stern School of Business. Since 2013 James has been an Adjunct Professor for NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Currently, James resides/quarantines in Brooklyn, NY with his dog Leela.
Mary Nittolo/ Founder/ECD Mary was born in Brooklyn and except for a 2 year stint in San Francisco has lived in NY her entire life. Her segue from street kid with a Rosie Perez accent to a degree in Philosophy and Comparative Religions to Founder and Creative Director is largely based on the native Brooklynite’s penchant for self invention. She founded the STUDIO, a creative production and animation company, just over 30 years ago. Her clients include everyone from media giants like Disney and Viacom to major brands, museums, artists and filmmakers, start-ups, non-profits, etc., essentially creating for them the images that are needed to persuade, influence and inspire. the STUDIO’s projects have included feature films, Museum exhibitions, Time Square & Stadium takeovers, installations, data visualization, internal communications, advertising, social media content, and so on. In addition to her role at the STUDIO, she is an adjunct professor at NYU and serves on the Advisory Board of AoIT High School in Brooklyn, NY. She is proudest however of having been a single mother of two extraordinary daughters both active voices for social change.
MODERATOR:
Yana Collins Lehman, Chairman of the PNYA Board & President and COO of Trevanna Post - Yana currently oversees strategy and operations of the New York, Los Angeles and London offices, overseeing a staff of 40. She has been a post production accountant at Trevanna, working on feature films and television shows since 2004. She is an active member of Local 161.
Post Break- Interrupting our Regularly Scheduled Program:
Expanding the Community (Audio)
Post Break- Interrupting our Regularly Scheduled Program: Expanding the Community
The Post New York Alliance (PNYA) has always been an association of film and television post production facilities, labor unions and individuals operating in New York but what initiatives has the PNYA taken to expand our post community? How can we make a lasting difference now?
This episode discusses the newest opportunities the PNYA is working on: networking one-on-one or in group settings, workshops, building accessibility to other post professionals or just getting to know your peers.
Find out about our upcoming programs and events. Learn more on how you can get involved.
Post Break - Making Moves: How To Get Promoted in Post
This week’s post break will focus on moving up and advancing in the post industry. Hear from our panelists on how they made the jump from one position level to another, what their expectations were, any surprises they had along the way, and how their experiences may have differed.
PANELISTS: Gloria Tello, Apprentice Editor Gloria has worked in NY post production for the past five years. She recently transitioned into the world of assistant editing as an Apprentice Editor on Lee Daniels’ The United States vs Billie Holiday. Before that, she worked as a Post PA on four narrative features and one television series. With the goal of editing feature films, she continually edits shorts and web-series on the side.
David Massachi, Assistant Editor & Editor David Massachi is a film editor who has worked in post-production for over 20 years. He started his professional career in Portland, Ore., where he edited several live-action and animated shorts, as well as many commercials and industrials. He relocated to New York City in Sept 2001, and worked as an assistant editor on films by noteworthy directors including James Ivory, Ron Howard, David Chase, and the Coen brothers. Massachi was the additional editor on Foxcatcher, Allegiant, and The Nutcracker And The Four Realms. He was the editor of the feature film Dixieland (dir: Hank Bedford), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, as well as the award-winning shorts Approaching A Breakthrough and Lefty/Righty. Most recently, he was the assembly editor for the HBO mini-series The Undoing (dir: Susanne Bier), and the editor of The Laureate (dir: William Nunez), an independent feature currently in post-production.
Shelby Siegel, Editor ACE Shelby Siegel is an Emmy award winning film and television editor that has been working in New York for over twenty years. She began her career with some of the industry’s top directors: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah, Mike Nichols Charlie Wilson’s War and Ang Lee on his Oscar winning films, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain. In addition, Shelby worked on the critically acclaimed series The Wire. After The Wire, she worked as an editor on Andrew Jarecki’s Capturing the Friedmans (DVD) and All Good Things, Jonathan Caouette‘s Tarnation, Gary Hustwit’s Helvetica and Urbanized. Other projects include Jared Leto’s Artifact (Supervising Editor) and Zach Heinserling’s Oscar nominated documentaryCutie & The Boxer (Consulting Editor). She won both an Emmy and ACE award for her work on the acclaimed HBO six-part series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. Most recently Shelby edited episodes of Quantico (ABC), High Maintenance (HBO) and The Deuce (HBO).
Jamal Bilal, Post Production Supervisor Jamal has worked on the likes of The Deuce, Quantico, and Tommy. Over the last ten years, Jamal has gained experience in both production and post-production honing his craft as a storyteller and expressing it through writing, producing, and directing. In 2020 he had his directorial debut at the New Faces, New Voices film festival where The Norm won the audience choice award. He has written and produced two comic books, the latest of which, Half Breeds was released this year and has been well received. He produced the indie feature Long Goodbye, among several shorts. Jamal had many adventures before finding his way into film and television. Jamal Bilal was born on an island in the Caribbean known as TNT. One filled with sorrel and sand, as opposed to the island with subways and skyscrapers he lives in today. He is a storyteller, who has enjoyed many detours working as an airplane cleaner and loader, an academic advisor at a community college, and he's even spent a little time on the line as a steakhouse cook. Jamal is also a burgeoning entrepreneur having founded two fledgling companies both in the pursuit of developing outlets for creators to show their talents. Same But Different is a film development and production company, and Between The Page turns written poems and stories into wearable art. But Jamal isn't all work, he enjoys learning to surf, reading sci-fi and fantasy novels and the odd comic book, riding his bike and lifting things up and putting them down. See some of Jamal's work at www.jamalbilal.com.
MODERATOR: Claire Shanley, Post Producer Claire Shanley is a Post Producer whose recent projects include The Plot Against America and The Deuce. Her background also includes post facility & technical management roles, among them Managing Director for Sixteen19, Technical Director for Broadway Video, and others. She Co-Chairs the Board of Directors of the NYC LGBT Center and serves on the Advisory Board of NYWIFT (NY Women in Film & Television).
The Post New York Alliance Education & Events Committee
Post Break: Re-imagining Post Production During and After COVID-19
Re-imagining post production during and after the pandemic. How are facilities handling their clients and staff remotely and the re-opening of their facilities? Is remote post production the new normal? Join us to chat with a variety of post facilities in NY about their current and future plans.
PANELISTS: Kim Spikes, SIM NY Currently the Senior Vice President of Post in New York, Kimberly has been with Sim, previously FactoryNY, for over 11 years. Along the way, she has overseen five facilities throughout SoHo, TriBeCa and Brooklyn providing dailies, offline, picture and sound finishing to hundreds of film and television shows
Rochelle Brown, The Mill Rochelle is a PNYA Company Board member with 20 years of TV/Film Production experience beginning in 2000 in commercial broadcast production and moving into post in 2007. Her cutting-edge expertise has catapulted her to become an Executive Producer at The Mill Group, in NY where she currently manages the telecine department supporting both long and short form projects ranging from commercials and music videos to scripted and feature films.
Carlie Bergman, Soundtrack NY Carlie joined the Soundtrack family in 2003 after receiving her Bachelor of Science Degree in Sound Recording Technology. Originally working on the stages as an ADR recordist she soon moved her focus toward ADR Scheduling and management of Soundtrack’s episodic and long form work. Her time on the ADR Stage gave her a unique skill set and perspective of workflow that she uses for all the projects she looks after. Carlie aims to make the post sound process as easy and stress-free as it can be.
Stina Hamlin, East Coast Digital Stina Hamlin, Director of Post Production at East Coast Digital, is also a traditional producer and an award-winning VR creator. A long time member of the Producers’ Guild, she continues to be an active member of the New York creative media community. In her 20 year career, she has worked in many positions; from being in the field, to production management, and finally landing in post production supervision. Being of Cherokee and Choctaw descent, her focus is on projects that amplify Indigenous voices, in front of and behind the camera. In addition to running East Coast Digital, she is currently working on XR project, Blood Memory: The Experience, Red House Series, a multi-platform project, and she produces and edits the podcast, Not Invisible: Native Womxn on the Frontlines.
MODERATOR: Russ Hammonds, Producer Russ Hammonds is a producer with over ten years of experience in post production and supervision for scripted episodic television. Recent credits include Netflix’s interactive project, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs. The Reverend”, and Syfy’s “Happy!” Prior to joining the post community, Russ worked as a talent manager, representing actors. Russ also serves as a co-founding board member of The Uncomfortable Conversation, which produces shortform video content dedicated to normalizing conversations around sexual violence, particularly among young men.
The Post New York Alliance Education & Events Committee
POST BREAK- Music Edit: Make Em' Laugh, Make Em' Cry, Scare the Hell Out of Em'
What is Music Editing? What are the differences between features/docs and scripted TV? How the scale of the gig, budget, time can determine the job? A step by step process from getting hired, to spotting sessions, temp score vs composers or source music, recording music, creating sessions and stems for mixes through final delivery. We'll address what needs to change to help break into the industry.
PANELISTS: Shari Johanson Shari is a NYC-based music editor who has been working in the film and television industry for nearly 30 years. She has collaborated with directors such as Milos Forman, Cary Fukanaga, and Kevin Smith, as well as with composers such as R.E.M., Howard Shore, and Hans Zimmer, among others. Shari won a Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award for Best Music Editing for her work on the film High Fidelity, and was nominated for the M.P.S.E Golden Reel Award for both the Showtime series Billions as well as for the Netflix limited series Maniac. Additional credits include the Oscar- and Golden-Globe winning biopic I, Tonya; the HBO sensation Bad Education; the Emmy-winning hit series True Detective; the Netflix original series Marco Polo; and most recently, John Turturro’s Jesus Rolls.
Dan Evans Farkas Dan has been a music editor since the mid-90s. He’s worked with composers Jeff Russo, Jeff Beal, Howard Shore, Marc Shaiman, Shigeru Umebeyashi and a host of others. A sampling of directors/showrunners: Michael Moore, Sidney Lumet, Nora Ephron, Noah Hawley, Steve Zaillian, Jonathan Tropper, John Cameron Mitchell, Darren Aronofsky. Project highlights: The Impractical Jokers: The Movie, The Night Of (2016), Let’s Be Cops (2014), Smash (2012-13), Winter’s Bone (2010), The Wrestler(2008), SiCKO (2007), Ed (2001-2003) and The Game (1997). His career is a long justification for having all those records and CDs.
Jennifer Dunnington Jennifer has worked with critically acclaimed directors such as Martin Scorsese, Rob Marshall, Peter Jackson, Ang Lee, Mira Nair, Barry Levinson and David Cronenberg among others. Her projects range from large musicals to intimate documentaries and include films such as Mary Poppins Returns, The Irishman, Spotlight, The Wolf of Wall Street, Into The Woods, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, George Harrison: Living in the Material World andBoardwalk Empire. She is currently working on In The Heights. She has won several Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel awards and a prime-time Emmy award.
Todd Kasow Todd has over 120 films to his credit, including a 30 year collaboration with Carter Burwell and the Coen Brothers. He iknows all the ins and outs of film and film mixing while also being able to act as a creative producer on the scoring stage and in the mix studios. His collaborative skills between composers and directors have always kept him in high demand. Directors he’s worked with include Ethan and Joel Coen, Alan J Pakula, Martin Scorsese, Todd Haynes, Bill Condon, George C Wolfe, Michael Mann, Nora Ephron, Robert DeNiro, and Ted Demme. He’s worked with top composers including, Carter Burwell, Elliot Goldenthal, Howard Shore, Alexander Desplat, Nicholas Britell, Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Robert Glasper, Antonio Pinto, Burt Bacharach, Robbie Robertson Gil Evans, and many others. While continuing to work, Todd made an effort to give back to the next generation for the last 7 years teaching Music Editing for Motion Pictures at NYU.
MODERATOR: David Woods, Producer David is an experienced Award-Winning Producer, Post Production Supervisor, and Filmmaker with experience on scripted television shows, documentary feature films, scripted feature films and short films.
The 13th in our series, POST BREAK- Anatomy of a Scene: Breaking Down the Editing Process. Industry veterans, Shannon Baker Davis and Allyson Johnson will discuss the art and craft of film editing by breaking down their favorite scenes while giving us an insight into their creative process.
The
following projects and scenes will be discussed.
-The Get Down: P1/Ep5. Netflix—First 10 minutes of the episode. -The Photograph: Universal Pictures—First 10 minutes of the feature film. -#BlackAF: S1/EP5. Netflix—Video Call with Kenya Barris, Issa Rae, Ava Duverney, etc. (start at 37:20 to 42:37)
PANELISTS:
Shannon Baker Davis, ACE Shannon is an award-winning television and film editor, who began her career in New York, editing unscripted shows and documentaries. After 10 years working on many iconic and Emmy-winning shows such as Top Chef and Project Runway, Shannon began adding narrative television and feature films to her resume. Her credits include Insecure, from Issa Rae, Grown-ish, a spin-off of the highly acclaimed series, Black-ish, from creator, Kenya Barris and Queen Sugar, from creator Ava DuVernay. In features, she edited Armstrong, starring Vicky Jeudy, Sean Parsons, Jason Antoon and Kevin Pollak, and The Weekend (Lionsgate), starring Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell and DeWanda Wise, from director, Stella Meghie. The Weekend had it’s World Premiere at Toronto Film Festival in 2018, and screened at AFI Fest, South by Southwest and Tribeca Film Festival. Next, she cut the feature, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson, directed by Ali LeRoi (creator, Everybody Hates Chris) which premiered at TIFF in 2019. Shannon reunited with Stella Meghie on The Photograph (Universal), starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield. Her most recent project is the Netflix series #blackaf, created by Kenya Barris (Black-ish, Grown-ish, Mixed-ish), which stars Barris and Rashida Jones. Her series and film credits run the gamut, from funny to heartbreaking, provocative to visual-effects-heavy and action-packed. She is a member of ACE, where she is a mentor in their Diversity Mentorship Program, and she is the Co-chair of the African-American Steering Committee of the Motion Picture Editors Guild. Shannon grew up in Augusta, GA, earned degrees from Howard University and The American Film Institute, and resides in Los Angeles, CA, with her husband and 2 children.
Allyson C. Johnson, ACE Allyson graduated from SUNY Purchase with a BFA in Clarinet Performance and lives in Jersey City, NJ with her wife and son. Her editing career began in documentaries working with Bill Moyers at PBS and then moving into Rockumentaries such as Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America and The Who’s Tommy: The Amazing Journey for which she received an Emmy nomination. Johnson’s move into narrative began with Spike Lee’s He Got Game and Summer of Sam where she was Associate Editor to Barry Alexander Brown. Her feature work as an editor includes such works as: Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding (2001 Golden Lion winner for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival) The Namesake and Vanity Fair plus Evening. To Dust which won the audience award and Best New Director at the Tribeca Film Festival, Griffin Dunne’s Fierce People and Rock & Roll films like Prey for Rock & Roll and Losers Take All. Her television work includes: Smash, The Wire, The Slap and The Good Fight among others. For Netflix she edited Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down, Marco Polo, Soundtrack and Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City. Allyson is currently editing the Apple TV series Mosquito Coast and is temporarily working remotely from her cabin in upstate NY until life goes somewhat back to normal.
MODERATOR: Isabel Sadurni, Producer & Editor Isabel has been working in documentary-filmmaking for nearly twenty years. Her work includes award winning feature-length documentaries and short narratives that have played in top-tier festivals such as Berlin, Telluride
and Tribeca and on HBO, PBS and The Discovery Channel including the recently released WHAT SHE SAID THE ART OF PAULINE KAEL (Juno) and THE AMERICAN NURSE (Kino Lorber). She's collaborated with film professionals in over 35 countries and is currently
writing a fictional multi-episode girl-gang Western. She's also collaborating with the creators of WisdomVR Project on a VR documentary project set in her home town of Mill Valley, California and Mount Tamalpais.
The Post New York Alliance Education & Events Committee
Join the Post NY Alliance & the Visual Effects Society for the 2nd part of our event POST BREAK: VFX Solutions to Covid Problems - Part II
A continuation of Panel I, we will explore the new workflows, new teams, shifting schedules and new technology available to help solve some of these post-COVID problems. We'll be taking an in-depth look at traditional VFX vs Virtual Production; Where does one excel over the other? What are the capabilities and potential pitfalls? How might it change our workflows and how can we prepare for the future? We'll be discussing this and more with experts in the fields of Virtual Production, LED, VFX Compositing and CG. Join us to listen and bring your questions to the table!
Join the Post NY Alliance & the Visual Effects Society for the 2nd part of our event POST BREAK: VFX Solutions to Covid Problems - Part II
A continuation of Panel I, we will explore the new workflows, new teams, shifting schedules and new technology available to help solve some of these post-COVID problems. We'll be taking an in-depth look at traditional VFX vs Virtual Production; Where does one excel over the other? What are the capabilities and potential pitfalls? How might it change our workflows and how can we prepare for the future? We'll be discussing this and more with experts in the fields of Virtual Production, LED, VFX Compositing and CG. Join us to listen and bring your questions to the table!
Leslie’s dreams of being an artist began when she was three years old, drawing on the walls and furniture of her childhood home in New York City. In time, her artistic pursuits led her to the School of Visual Arts, where she majored in computer art before landing in the world of VFX. Now a 12 year veteran of the industry, the roster of studios she has worked for is numerous. Some highlights include several years at Psyop, Look FX, MPC, and now Crafty Apes. Leslie has worked on commercials, game cinematics, films and TV shows as a compositor, producer, and supervisor, with credits including VFX designer for The Knick, Midsommar, Deadpool 2, Boardwalk Empire, Marvel Runaways and most recently 3 seasons of Star Trek Discovery. In addition to her day job, she has also spent the last six years helping to grow the VFX community in New York, and has been heavily involved on the VES New York board as a past chair officer. But she still makes time for her artistic passions, including illustration, painting, and photography, along with taking care of her three adorable pet rats.
David Eschrich, CG Supervisor / On-Set Supervisor / VESNY Co-Chair
David Eschrich is a seasoned CG supervisor with extensive experience across episodic, feature film and commercial. A self-taught artist, he built his own portfolio and left a career in finance to become a highly sought after artist and now supervisor in the NYC VFX industry. He has worked for top NYC shops including The Mill, Look Effects, Brainstorm Digital, The Molecule and Alkemy X, and is currently at Zoic studios. His credits include work on films and episodics such as Noah, Warrior, Iron Fist, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Homeland and The Lost City of Z. David is an active member of the visual effects community and currently serves on the VES New York board as Co-Chair.
Robert Keyghobad, Virtual Productions Producer
Robert Keyghobad began his career in Hollywood working for former Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Peter Guber. Over the past 20 years, Robert set up several major studio deals including the acclaimed HBO series “Carnivále,” and the detective comedy “Honey Vicarro” with Jenny McCarthy at 20th Century Fox and Fox Broadcasting Corporation. Robert has also worked on numerous projects with artists such as screenwriter-producer David S. Goyer (Man of Steel), pilot director David Nutter (Game of Thrones), and producer David Heyman (Harry Potter). After working on director Robert Zemeckis’ “A Christmas Carol,” and Disney’s “Tron Legacy,” Robert took a position with video game developer Electronic Arts (EA) at its worldwide virtual production studio in Vancouver, Canada. In this role, Robert oversaw all aspects of EA’s worldwide physical and virtual production. From there he worked as Consultant/UPM on the Starz sci-fi drama series “Incursion,” created by Steven DeKnight (Spartacus); as Virtual Production Producer for Legendary and Universal Studios on “Warcraft”; and as Production Consultant/UPM on Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s virtual reality short, “Carne y Arena” for Prada/Legendary Entertainment. Robert then took an executive consulting position at Netflix, and in that capacity covered over 50 International Original series. He returned to the freelance market and is currently consulting for Amazon Studios.
Dan Pack, Managing Director
Dan Pack has been working in NY production and post for nearly the past 20 years. As a founding partner and Managing Director of Brooklyn-based Silver Spoon, Dan Pack oversees all production, client relationships and R&D, notably in the ever expanding field of virtual production. Dan and his team have contributed their motion capture and animation services to numerous commercials, video games, television shows, and features, with recent innovations in real-time character animation, broadcast AR and LED wall production. Prior to Silver Spoon, he held the position of Director of Business Development for Click 3X, and served as an Executive Producer for ASB, a global 3D previz shop. He began his career as a production assistant at Aero Film before joining Grey NY as a producer.
MODERATOR PART II: Tehmina Beg, VFX Supervisor, VESNY Treasurer
Tehmina grew up in a family of artists, musicians and engineers - and has always had a keen interest in photography, science, and world building. From a very early age, she wanted to understand everything needed to create what she imagined. She studied audio engineering, film and computer science and then worked as a programmer for four years before transitioning into visual effects through NYUs Digital Imaging Masters program. She started as a 3D artist in commercials, working for studios such as MassMarket, The Mill and MPC. She gained experience in over 20 of the VFX studios in New York, before moving into episodics where she became well versed in matte painting and compositing techniques. Her first on set experience was with AMCs docu-drama, Making of The Mob, where she fell in love with the magic of the film world. She has since gone on to supervise on 11 shows including Roman Empire, Manifest, Wu-Tang American Saga, Defenders and Miracle Workers. She has also worked as a senior artist on countless shows with Stephen David and Zoic studios and is currently a VFX supervisor with The Molecule. Tehmina serves on the New York VES board as treasurer and is an active advocate for the visual effects community.
Join the Post NY Alliance & the Visual Effects Society for the 2nd part of our event POST BREAK: VFX Solutions to Covid Problems - Part II
A continuation of Panel I, we will explore the new workflows, new teams, shifting schedules and new technology available to help solve some of these post-COVID problems. We'll be taking an in-depth look at traditional VFX vs Virtual Production; Where does one excel over the other? What are the capabilities and potential pitfalls? How might it change our workflows and how can we prepare for the future? We'll be discussing this and more with experts in the fields of Virtual Production, LED, VFX Compositing and CG. Join us to listen and bring your questions to the table!
Join the Post NY Alliance & the Visual Effects Society for the 2nd part of our event POST BREAK: VFX Solutions to Covid Problems - Part II
A continuation of Panel I, we will explore the new workflows, new teams, shifting schedules and new technology available to help solve some of these post-COVID problems. We'll be taking an in-depth look at traditional VFX vs Virtual Production; Where does one excel over the other? What are the capabilities and potential pitfalls? How might it change our workflows and how can we prepare for the future? We'll be discussing this and more with experts in the fields of Virtual Production, LED, VFX Compositing and CG. Join us to listen and bring your questions to the table!
Leslie’s dreams of being an artist began when she was three years old, drawing on the walls and furniture of her childhood home in New York City. In time, her artistic pursuits led her to the School of Visual Arts, where she majored in computer art before landing in the world of VFX. Now a 12 year veteran of the industry, the roster of studios she has worked for is numerous. Some highlights include several years at Psyop, Look FX, MPC, and now Crafty Apes. Leslie has worked on commercials, game cinematics, films and TV shows as a compositor, producer, and supervisor, with credits including VFX designer for The Knick, Midsommar, Deadpool 2, Boardwalk Empire, Marvel Runaways and most recently 3 seasons of Star Trek Discovery. In addition to her day job, she has also spent the last six years helping to grow the VFX community in New York, and has been heavily involved on the VES New York board as a past chair officer. But she still makes time for her artistic passions, including illustration, painting, and photography, along with taking care of her three adorable pet rats.
David Eschrich, CG Supervisor / On-Set Supervisor / VESNY Co-Chair
David Eschrich is a seasoned CG supervisor with extensive experience across episodic, feature film and commercial. A self-taught artist, he built his own portfolio and left a career in finance to become a highly sought after artist and now supervisor in the NYC VFX industry. He has worked for top NYC shops including The Mill, Look Effects, Brainstorm Digital, The Molecule and Alkemy X, and is currently at Zoic studios. His credits include work on films and episodics such as Noah, Warrior, Iron Fist, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Homeland and The Lost City of Z. David is an active member of the visual effects community and currently serves on the VES New York board as Co-Chair.
Robert Keyghobad, Virtual Productions Producer
Robert Keyghobad began his career in Hollywood working for former Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Peter Guber. Over the past 20 years, Robert set up several major studio deals including the acclaimed HBO series “Carnivále,” and the detective comedy “Honey Vicarro” with Jenny McCarthy at 20th Century Fox and Fox Broadcasting Corporation. Robert has also worked on numerous projects with artists such as screenwriter-producer David S. Goyer (Man of Steel), pilot director David Nutter (Game of Thrones), and producer David Heyman (Harry Potter). After working on director Robert Zemeckis’ “A Christmas Carol,” and Disney’s “Tron Legacy,” Robert took a position with video game developer Electronic Arts (EA) at its worldwide virtual production studio in Vancouver, Canada. In this role, Robert oversaw all aspects of EA’s worldwide physical and virtual production. From there he worked as Consultant/UPM on the Starz sci-fi drama series “Incursion,” created by Steven DeKnight (Spartacus); as Virtual Production Producer for Legendary and Universal Studios on “Warcraft”; and as Production Consultant/UPM on Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s virtual reality short, “Carne y Arena” for Prada/Legendary Entertainment. Robert then took an executive consulting position at Netflix, and in that capacity covered over 50 International Original series. He returned to the freelance market and is currently consulting for Amazon Studios.
Dan Pack, Managing Director
Dan Pack has been working in NY production and post for nearly the past 20 years. As a founding partner and Managing Director of Brooklyn-based Silver Spoon, Dan Pack oversees all production, client relationships and R&D, notably in the ever expanding field of virtual production. Dan and his team have contributed their motion capture and animation services to numerous commercials, video games, television shows, and features, with recent innovations in real-time character animation, broadcast AR and LED wall production. Prior to Silver Spoon, he held the position of Director of Business Development for Click 3X, and served as an Executive Producer for ASB, a global 3D previz shop. He began his career as a production assistant at Aero Film before joining Grey NY as a producer.
MODERATOR PART II: Tehmina Beg, VFX Supervisor, VESNY Treasurer
Tehmina grew up in a family of artists, musicians and engineers - and has always had a keen interest in photography, science, and world building. From a very early age, she wanted to understand everything needed to create what she imagined. She studied audio engineering, film and computer science and then worked as a programmer for four years before transitioning into visual effects through NYUs Digital Imaging Masters program. She started as a 3D artist in commercials, working for studios such as MassMarket, The Mill and MPC. She gained experience in over 20 of the VFX studios in New York, before moving into episodics where she became well versed in matte painting and compositing techniques. Her first on set experience was with AMCs docu-drama, Making of The Mob, where she fell in love with the magic of the film world. She has since gone on to supervise on 11 shows including Roman Empire, Manifest, Wu-Tang American Saga, Defenders and Miracle Workers. She has also worked as a senior artist on countless shows with Stephen David and Zoic studios and is currently a VFX supervisor with The Molecule. Tehmina serves on the New York VES board as treasurer and is an active advocate for the visual effects community.
How can Visual Effects help production & post in a post Covid Landscape? These two panels will join Visual effects experts and have conversations geared towards post production. The initial panel will be an overall view of what is being asked of Visual Effects and what that means for production and post. The second panel would be covering and discussing new technology and new tools Visual Effects can offer.
Jim Rider is a NYC-based visual effects supervisor with 30 years of experience in the industry. After starting his career in New York in commercial production, Jim moved to Los Angeles in the ’90s, where he specialized in motion control camera work and models/miniatures, shooting fun things like spaceships for Star Trek and submarines for Titanic. As the industry moved toward more digital visual effects, Jim transitioned to Flame and Nuke compositing, working as an artist and VFX supervisor at facilities such as Method, Gravity and The Mill. As an independent visual effects supervisor, Jim is able to bring his extensive on-set experience as well as post-production knowledge to help clients solve problems and bring their projects to life. Jim’s recent credits include The Plot Against America, The Deuce and Fahrenheit 451.
Julie Long, Visual Effects Producer
Julie Long is an award-winning Visual Effects Producer for Film and Television. After graduating from NYU's Tisch, she began her career at CHRLX, an animation and design studio in New York. She went on to join the initial VFX team at Shade New York, where she discovered her passion for producing. In her four years at Shade, she led her team to Emmy nominations and awards for their work on Marvel / Netflix's Daredevil and HBO's Westworld. Following Shade, Julie explored working production side, joining the VFX production team for Sci-Fi’s Happy! Season 2. Missing direct collaboration with the artists and working on multiple projects at a time, she decided to return back to the vendor side and helped establish the Episodic Department at Framestore New York, alongside Creative Director, John Kilshaw. Julie's passion for visual effects is deepened by her team's enthusiasm for the work and collaborating with creatives to help realize their vision
Greg Anderson, VFX Supervisor/Head of Studio
Greg Anderson is currently Sr. VFX Supervisor and Head of Studio for the New York office of FuseFX, a global visual effects studio for television, features and commercials. He started the office in 2014 and since then, it has grown to over 70 employees. In his role as VFX Supervisor, most recently, he supervised the visual effects for the Netflix limited series, When They See Us, written and directed by Ava DuVernay. He has directly supervised the visual effects for several hit Marvel television shows as well; Luke Cage, The Punisher and Iron Fist. In addition, he has overseen the work on several other award-winning shows like The Blacklist, The Get Down and Mr. Robot; the last of which, he and his team were nominated in 2018 for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role. Originally from St. Louis, Greg attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned a B.S. in Art and Design and an M.S. with a focus in Design and Computation, both from the School of Architecture and Planning. He started his career at Sony Pictures Imageworks designing the visual effects for several blockbuster, Oscar-nominated features including Starship Troopers, Hollow Man, Spider-Man and Matrix Revolutions. He then transitioned into advertising as a visual effects supervisor and director of campaigns for Target, Nissan, Microsoft, and many others. In 2009, he co-founded his own design/vfx studio called burn.crash.repeat., producing promos for MTV, Comedy Central and OWN. This experience led to his current position with FuseFX. Greg is a member of both the Television Academy and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Lotta Forssman, VFX Supervisor / VESNY Board Member
Lotta Forssman is a VFX supervisor at The Molecule VFX. She grew up in Sweden prior to graduating College at Ohio University with a major in Video Production and minor in film. She was introduced to the world of Post-production at her first internship on a Swedish Game Show. She started as a PA then got experience as an Assistant Editor and Motion Graphics Artist before making a move into Visual Effects. In 2009 she moved to New York and in 2010, joined The Molecule team as an artist. From there she transitioned to a VFX editor and worked her way up to a Visual Effects Producer and now, Visual Effects Supervisor. Experience being the best teacher, Lotta credits her understanding of the full process to her having had many seats within the company. Some of the projects Lotta has overseen as VFX Supervisor have been Ballers for HBO, Good Cop, Master of None & Gypsy for Netflix, Red Oaks for Amazon and most recently the Apple series Dickinson.
Leah has 15 years of TV/Film Production experience beginning her career in production for commercials in 2005 before moving to post in 2008, then finding her passion for visual effects in 2011. She has worked as a VFX Producer on TV, Feature Films and commercials for several companies including Framestore, Method, Alkemy X and Zoic where she was nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy. For the past 2.5 years Leah has been working as a VFX Producer on the show side recently completing 2 seasons of WARRIOR for Cinemax. Once shooting resumes, she will be in production for HBO’s, The Gilded Age. In her spare time, Leah enjoys photography, music and spending time with her family, including her new 10-month old baby boy, her husband & their rescue dog, Clark.
Post Break Forum: Fix it in Post—Re-imagining an Inclusive Workplace. Join us to make your voice heard. How can we stand together and work towards a better future for our industry?
The events surrounding the death of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and many that came before them have brought to national attention the racial inequalities within our country.
Join us and be part of a coalition of creative artists and innovative post facilities that have a direct impact in changing the status quo—now and for future generations.
How you can participate in this Forum:
Join the Zoom call the same way you do each week.
After a short introduction, we will send all participants RANDOMLY into breakout rooms to have smaller focused discussions, with up to four other participants.
Discussions in the breakout rooms will revolve around the following 3 questions:
1. What does an inclusive workplace look like?
2. What are some roadblocks that have historically prevented diversity in post that we can address?
3. What's one concrete thing YOU can commit to promote an inclusive workplace?
After 15 minutes of discussion, we will then reconvene and share our findings with the rest of the participants.
For the 9th in our PNYA POST BREAK series - this week we jump into the world of Sound Mixing with a lineup of award winning panelists to give us an overview of this hidden and mysterious art form. Each from a different background and entry point, the conversation will cover the pathways and challenges of getting into the field, navigating the current remote process, and thoughts on creating opportunities to foster a more diverse talent pool.
POST BREAK- The People Behind the Board: Revealing the Hidden World of Sound Mixing
Thursday, June 18th at 4pm on Zoom
PANELISTS: Andy
Kris, Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
Andy has been working in the New York sound community for the better part of 25 years. He made the move to NY right after college where he found an internship at Good Machine, and a front row seat to the independent film explosion of the 90s. That led to the post production facility, Spin Cycle Post, where he was able to be a part of the digital post production revolution which kickstarted his career in sound post. He is forever grateful to have worked with many of the legends in the industry at a multitude of NY facilities, including: C5, Good Edit, Gun for Hire, Goldcrest Post, Sound One, Postworks, Sixteen19, Harbor Sound, and Warner Brothers NY. Recently, Andy has been navigating his greatest technological challenge, mixing and delivering television shows at the kitchen table with a laptop and headphones while trying to share internet bandwidth with his kids’ school Zoom classes.
Glenfield Payne, Sound Supervisor/Mixer
Glenfield has been working in Post Production sound since 1992. He’s been lucky to work with such amazing directors as The Coen Brothers, Spike Lee, Jim Jarmusch, Lodge Kerrigan, Amy Seimetz and Cary Fukunaga to name a few. While he mainly works on feature films he has done quite a bit of television these past few years. He also really loves when he gets the opportunity to work on documentaries. He has branched out from an FX editor, to a supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer. He still feels that it’s better than working for a living.
Chris Chae, Sound Supervisor/Mixer
Grew up in Queens - attended Ithaca College and graduated from their Television Radio - Audio Production program. I always was determined on becoming a mixer - originally thought I would go into the music industry - but I got involved in post sound and discovered what a re-recording mixer was and it all clicked - hence turning my focus towards becoming a re-recording mixer. I had started off in NY as an intern at Soundtrack - due to some great luck of opportunities and support from the senior editors and mixers - I had become one of the editors and mixers on staff and remained there for several years and recently made the transition to freelance. Recent projects I’ve mixed are Country Music by Ken Burns - Never Too Late (Dir. Michael Lembeck). Currently I’m supervising and mixing - a film by Billy Crystal called Here Today and been working with Ken Burns’ UNUM team on their shorts for the web.
Julienne Guffain, Sound Designer/Mixer
With over a decade of experience, Virginia native Julienne Guffain has worked in every capacity of Audio post production, from Foley to Sound Design, Stereo to ATMOS and across a wide range of film, commercial and branded projects. Her passion for Audio comes from the nuanced ability to breath life into the flat image. Having worked at boutique shops like Hobo Audio, to leading the sound department at Crew Cuts, Julienne is now a part of the award winning Sonic Union team. She's worked with top clients such as Urban Decay, NBA, and Cadillac.
MODERATOR: Brian Bowles, Dialogue & ADR Supervision
Brian Bowles has collaborated with Bill Condon, the Safdie Brothers, Jim Jarmusch, and most recently Jon Chu on In The Heights. As a Dialogue and ADR Supervisor, he has worked closely with directors and actors on a wide range of films from Beauty and The Beast, The Greatest Showman, Mid90s, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and Only Lovers Left Alive. Episodic series like Fosse/Verdon and High Maintenance. As well as documentaries for Errol Morris and The Museum of Natural History.
For the 8th in our PNYA POST BREAK series - this week we speak with visual effects studio Crafty Apes about the work they did on Netflix's new hit show, 'Space Force.' They will give a breakdown on the most challenging shots, discuss how they collaborated with the filmmakers on the show, and talk about the differences between working on a streaming show vs cable or film, the visual effects process and more.
POST BREAK: Crafty Apes in Space - Breaking Down the VFX on Netflix's 'Space Force'
Jason Sanford, VFX Producer/Crafty Apes Co-Founder
Sanford, a Santa Barbara native, grew up playing competitive tennis, but it didn’t take long for his dreams to beckon, and Jason headed to UCLA to study theatre. Soon after, his love of the theatrical took him to The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, where he pursued further study in acting and writing. While there, he met mentor Anna Deavere Smith, who continues to inspire him to expand his knowledge of his craft, and to always think outside of the box. He would later go on to help found Crafty Apes, with credits as a VFX producer on films including Ant-Man and the Wasp, John Wick 2, and La La Land.
Brandon Nelson, VFX Supervisor, Crafty Apes
Brandon Nelson hails from the sticky, gator-ridden lands of the Southeast and grew up on a steady diet of 80s movies from his father’s masking-tape-labeled VHS film library. That early understanding of the importance of the visual arts led him to eventually pursue a higher education in the field at Savannah College of Art and Design, taking every class and obtaining every degree offered in visual effects and animation.
Today Brandon is an accomplished artist and supervisor; an alumnus of Rhythm and Hues and Method Studios. He cites the movie Hackers and the pink and teal Solo Jazz pattern as chief amongst his artistic influences. His list of credits include Fast & Furious, Life of Pi, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and too many talking animal movies to name.
Jabber Raisani, Consulting VFX Supervisor for Netflix
Jabbar Raisani began his film career at the age of 17 working at a Visual Effects studio in San Antonio. In 2004 he moved to LA to work at Stan Winston Studio where he was the CG Supervisor on projects including Iron Man and Fantastic 4. He then teamed up with Robert Rodriguez as the on-set VFX Supervisor on Machete and Predators. Following that, he supervised the digital modeling of Superman's live-action suit for Zack Snyder's Man Of Steel. In 2013 he won his first Emmy for VFX Supervision on Game of Thrones. The following year, IFC released his directorial debut Alien Outpost, which he also co-wrote. After Outpost, Jabbar received another VFX Emmy for Game of Thrones and was nominated for Lost in Space. His 2nd unit directing credits include WB's The Flash, HBO's Pilot The Devil You Know, and Game of Thrones. Most recently Jabbar directed Episode 208 of Lost in Space for Legendary/ Netflix.
Patrick Sullivan, CG Lead, Crafty Apes
Los Angeles resident with a Boston accent. He has been in visual effects for about 10 years. When he is not making things blow up on screen or making magic, you will find him high up in the mountains.
MODERATOR: Jennifer Lane,
Post Production Supervisor/Associate Producer
Jennifer Lane has worked on over 30 features. As a freelance post supervisor, she has worked for Warner Brothers, Dreamworks Studios, The Walt Disney Company, Universal Pictures, and Focus Features among other studios. Some of her recent feature credits as an Associate Producer are include Disney’s musical Mary Poppins Returns (Rob Marshall) and Gemini Man (Ang Lee) for Skydance Media. She is currently Associate Producing a Netflix original series Dash & Lily.
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The 7th in our PNYA POST BREAK series - this week “Ask Us Anything: Post Budgeting, Tax Credits, Post Everything....”. All the questions you have about the NYS Tax Incentive program will be answered at this week’s ASK US ANYTHING. Our panel of Tax Credit experts includes tax credit application administrators, auditors and certifiers. Join us for a Q&A on the current state of the incentive, recent changes to the legislation and what the future may bring. All topics incentive and post budget related are up for discussion.
POST BREAK: Ask Us Anything: Post Budgeting, Tax Credits, Post Everything....
Jon Lizarraga Diaz, Senior Program Manager, NYS Film/Commercials/Musical & Theatrical Programs, Economic Incentives, ESD
Kelsey Schuyler, Trevanna Representative and PNYA Treasurer. Kelsey has been a post production accountant at Trevanna Post since 2011. She is an active member of Local 161.
Daniel Gates, Brauer & Co.- has been working at Brauer & Co. for the last eight years. He manages the day to day audit of tax incentives and specializes in the following jurisdictions: New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, New Mexico, and Virginia.
David Brauer, CPA, Brauer & Co.- has been working in the entertainment industry for 25 years. For the last 10 years, he has been involved with tax incentives audits throughout the United States, including, but not limited to New York, New Jersey, Georgia, North Carolina, New Mexico, California, and Hawaii. Additionally, he has worked with incentive programs on drafting audit procedures to test compliance.
MODERATOR:
Yana Collins Lehman, Chairman of the PNYA Board & President and COO of Trevanna Post - Yana currently oversees strategy and operations of the New York, Los Angeles and London offices, overseeing a staff of 40. She has been a post production accountant at Trevanna, working on feature films and television shows since 2004. She is an active member of Local 161.
The 6th in our PNYA POST BREAK series - this week “Creative Collaboration In A Virtual World”. This panel will be a discussion on Virtual Collaboration featuring speakers from Adobe (Artist tools), Bebop (VDI: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) and Evercast (realtime streaming and client feedback direct from your NLE). Moderated by Ben Baker.
We will cover the latest updates in the technology, and more importantly how these tools fit into your workflows, and enable you to keep working closely with your creative teams and clients, anywhere in the world.
POST BREAK: Creative Collaboration In A Virtual World
Marjorie Sacks began her career as an assistant editor at Rock Paper Scissors working with the world’s top directors, studios and advertisers. She has worked on everything from commercials, music videos, documentaries and short films. She joined Adobe 2 years ago as a Software Quality Engineer working on the Premiere Pro Film and Integration team supporting top Film and TV productions in Los Angeles. Her extensive knowledge in post-production workflows and Premiere Pro helped pioneer the new
collaborative workflow feature, Productions.
Bruce Long, CEO & CO-Founder, BeBop Technology
Bruce is a technologist, inventor and entrepreneur who has spent his entire career at the intersection of creativity and technology. His extensive experience includes launching and selling several successful startups and running large media and technology companies. Bruce has held global senior executive positions with many of Hollywood’s most prominent content creation, technology, postproduction and visual effects companies, including Deluxe, Technicolor, Ascent Media, and CBS. He founded and led many successful businesses at the convergence of digital solutions and content, including Muse VFX, New Antics, Next Element (acquired by Deluxe), Encore Video and Encore VFX (acquired by Ascent Media Group), and co-founded Cloud Takes with Daryll Strauss (acquired by Technicolor). He executive produced several motion pictures, television and online series, and is a venture partner of DFJ Frontier.
Marcie Jastrow, CEO Evercast
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE & CREATIVE HERO
Translating Technical Tools for Creatives since ‘00
If there was a bit encapsulating Marcie Jastrow it would show Hollywood Colorists, Editors, Designers, Animators and the like with their heads slammed on their desk in pure confusion and frustration before a bright light appears in the doorway: it is their protector & liberator, Marcie. Except they wouldn’t be in Los Angeles, they’d be strewn throughout the world. And to be sure, Marcie wouldn’t be in a suit fresh from her corner office, she’d be sipping a tequila in her Mexican timeshare.
The futurist Marcie has made a career at the intersection of technology and content-- directing traffic that is. Involved in blockbusters such as Avatar, Hugo, Life of Pi, Birdman, Jungle Book, and Revenant, Marcie has been a pioneer since the analog-to-digital transformation, acting quickly to remain competitive and forging unprecedented partnerships with leaders such as Netflix and Amazon, Disney and Fox. The first to deliver content to consumers on-demand, Marcie’s touch is appreciated by creatives the world over, to fellow executives and stakeholders making decisions for the future of their projects-- and her dedication and dynamism makes it all the more fruitful. Indeed, Marcie is convinced that rich and interesting IP is all about remote collaboration with teams: less about having to be in the room and more about the diversity of the people brought together.
Marcie cemented her thought leadership in the delivery of managed technology and workflows in post-production at Paramount Pictures pre-2000. Modern VideoFilm then enjoyed a decade and millions in revenue, as Marcie established the feature film division. Marcie proceeded to earn the Executive Vice President of Sales position at Laser Pacific, which was acquired by Technicolor, promoting her quickly to Senior VP where she directed award-winning teams for the legendary entertainment services company. During Technicolor’s 2016 reinvention, they entrusted Marcie to lead the unprecedented Culver City Experience Center. She successfully guided the roadmap -- from the actual design to the artist in residency program -- housing strategic, cutting-edge content, platforms, and technology for virtual reality, augmented reality, and other immersive media applications. The result was Emmy Awards and new revenue streams from exploding each of the verticals.
The 5th in our PNYA POST BREAK series - this week “A Conversation With NY Post Supervisors” – Catherine Farrell, Matt Shapiro, Kendall McCarthy and Ben Urquhart. The many paths and decisions that led them to supervising. The changes we see happening and how they are navigating remote work.
POST BREAK: A Conversation with NY Supervisors
Thursday, May 21st at 4pm on Zoom
PANELISTS:
Catherine Farrell, has collaborated with the Coen brothers, David Frankel, Noah Baumbach and most recently Greta Gerwig on Little Women. She is known for her work on Inside Llewyn Davis, Hail, Caesar!, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, While We're Young, Rose Water, and The Good Liar.
Matt Shapiro, he is known for his work on Amazon Prime's Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, M. Night Shyamalan's Split, and Glass for Universal Pictures, Barry Levinson's Paterno and Wizard of Lies on HBO.
Kendall McCarthy, she is known for her work on Tales of the City for Netflix/NBC, The Americans for FX Network, and The Looming Tower on Hulu, Hap & Leonard for Sundance Channel, Sense8 on Netflix, and Mildred Pierce, an HBO miniseries.
Ben Urquhart, Ben's film career started with PA work in California, Post PA work in NY, and moved to the studio side in 2004. Twelve years at Focus Features, followed by Universal since 2016. Currently Post Executive on several features, and Product Owner of uTRACK, Universal’s proprietary workflow engine, tracking feature operations from script-to-screens.
MODERATOR:
Vivian Connolly, chief executive officer and founder of Phosphene since 2008. Some recent projects include John Chu and Lin Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights for Warner Bros., The Plot Against America for HBO, Hunters for Amazon, and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood for Sony.
The 4th in our PNYA POST BREAK series - this week we present a panel about returning to work- what's emerging in discussions about safety best practices; what will editorial, finishing, and delivery look like as we implement those protocols?
We’ll consider worker safety, facility logistics, and overall post workflow considerations as we look at "getting back to (or continuing to) work".
The panel will provide a sense of the state of current discussions, what entities are in dialogue, and the ways that our work in post may be transformed by COVID safety and prevention measures.
Thursday, May 14th at 4pm on Zoom
PANELISTS:
SIM International, Kim Spikes - Currently the Senior Vice President of Post in New York, Kimberly has been with Sim, previously FactoryNY, for over 11 years. Along the way, she has overseen five facilities throughout SoHo, TriBeCa and Brooklyn providing dailies, offline, picture and sound finishing to hundreds of film and television shows.
Producer, David Woods - Experienced Award-Winning Producer, Post Production Supervisor, and Filmmaker with experience on scripted television shows, documentary feature films, scripted feature films and short films.
Cathy Repola - National Executive Director of the Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700. Serving an array of monolith positions at the guild since 1992, she has been in her current post since 2016. She also serves as a Committee and Board member to several foundations including Time's Up Women's Production Group, and Wise & Healthy Aging. All the while also volunteering/fundraising for the Motion Picture Television Fund.
MODERATOR:
Producer, Claire Shanley - a Post Producer whose recent projects include “The Plot Against America” and “The Deuce”. Her background also includes post facility & tech management as Managing Director for Sixteen19, Technical Director for Broadway Video among others. She Co-Chairs the Board of Directors of the NYC LGBT Center and serves on the Advisory Board of NYWIFT, NY Women in Film & Television.
The Post New York Alliance Education Committee
Let us know what content you would like to discuss for a future Post Break by posting in #members_events in the PNYA Workspace.
The 3rd in our PNYA POST BREAK series - this week “A Conversation with New York Editors” – Louise Ford, Andy Weisblum, and Kate Sanford. We are so lucky to have NY veteran editors join our Post Break to answer all your questions about Editing in NY. Where we’ve come from and where we might be going?
POST BREAK: A Conversation with New York Editors
Thursday, May 7th at 4pm on Zoom
PANELISTS:
Louise Ford - Worked as a journalist in London for 10 years before moving to New York and becoming a film editor. She is known for her work on Bad Education (2019), The Lighthouse (2018), Wildlife (2018) and Thoroughbreds (2017)
Andrew Weisblum - An American film and a visual effects editor. He has collaborated frequently with directors Darren Aronofsky and Wes Anderson. He is known for his work on Black Swan (2010), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Mother! (2017) and The Wrestler (2008).
Kate Sanford - A seasoned feature film and series television editor. She has collaborated with filmmakers Tim Blake Nelson and Michael Corrente, She is known for her work on The Wire (2002), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), Boardwalk Empire (2010) and Treme (2010)
MODERATOR:
Yana Lehman - Chairman of the PNYA Board & President and COO of Trevanna Post, Inc. Yana currently oversees strategy and operations of the New York, Los Angeles and London offices, overseeing a staff of 40. She has been a post production accountant at Trevanna, working on feature films and television shows since 2004. She is an active member of Local 161.
The 2nd installment in our PNYA POST BREAK series - this week “Pivoting in Post” – about career moves made sideways, up, down and all around. Why did our panelists decide to change paths and how they did they make the jump from facility to scripted, reality
to scripted TV? And how did they make the move from production camera loader to feature AE? How did starting in features, stepping into reality and back to scripted again, make them a better Editor?
POST BREAK: Pivoting in Post Thursday, April 30th at 4pm on Zoom
PANELISTS: Inga Moren - Assistant Editor: The Photograph, 15: A Quinceañera Story, Sleepless in America Veronica Vozzolo - Assistant Editor: Billions S5, Da 5 Bloods, She's Gotta Have it S2 Christina Delerma - Post Supervisor: various
projects Jigsaw Productions, Lenox Hill Docuseries, Mayday (Indie) Jamie Kirkpatrick - Editor: Gravesend, Critical Thinking, We Summon the Darkness Moderator - Kendall McCarthy: Post Producer: Tales of the City, The Americans, The Looming
Tower
Post Break: How is NY Posting Now? will begin with short updates from members in picture, sound, music and VFX reflecting on working remotely – their learning curves, struggles and solutions, and if any of the new procedures look to be legitimate alternatives to our usual models.
Please join the conversation, ask questions, and share your experiences.
Picture Editorial:
Nick Ramirez, AE/Editor: mid90s, Little Women, Mayday
Rebekah Hernandez, Post Super/Coordinator: Billions, Forty Year Old Version, Gemini Man
Sound Editorial:
Gregg Swiatlowski, Supervising Sound Editor: Billions, Godless, Hustlers
Ryan Price, Re-Recording Mixer: Good Time, Her Smell, Billions
ADR/Looping:
Dann Fink, ADR Voice Casting: In the Heights, Halloween Kills, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
DI Finishing/Color:
Clark Henderson, VP, Theatrical Service Technicolor/PostWorks: - On The Rocks, Uncut Gems, Harriet
Anastasia Cipolla, Freelance Colorist: Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto, Art Of Style, Sneaker Hustle
VFX:
Andrew Bly, EP/CFO The Molecule: Dickinson, Fosse / Verdon, Five Feet Apart
Moderator:
Chris Peterson, EP on vendor side: Absentia, Women of Troy, Hereditary
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