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LUXHAMMERProducer & CEO
Jan. 2023Santa Monica, California, United States · On-siteYour one-stop storytelling & production partner. For Film & Television. Filmmakers. Brands. We're a full-service production and management company with creative capabilities dedicated to bringing the visions of writers, filmmakers, IP holders, ad agencies, and brands to life. • Currently producing film & television projects including YOU HAVE ARRIVED partnered with Academy-Award-nominated producer Laurence Mark (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, JERRY MAGUIRE) written and to be directed by Daniel Robert Cohn.
• Produced branded entertainment film and universe THE RISE OF SUPERMOUTH for oral healthcare brand SuperMouth to get kids excited about brushing their teeth, and making parents' lives a little easier. Included a live interactive event, comic book, an original song and music video release, and reached 1.05 billion unique monthly visitors across media.
STORIES®Head of Development and Production
Oct. 2014 - Dec. 2022Culver City, CA• Joint-venture production studio between SEGA and Hakuhodo DY Group, seventh largest global ad agency.
• Worked with CEO to start up and run international operations in U.S., including building and managing the team, infrastructure and operations which led to a $2.7M capital investment in the overall company now in its tenth year of operation.
• Developed and produced adaptations of SEGA’s video game properties and other Japanese IP into live action and animated film and original series. Partnered with Marc Platt (LA LA LAND) to produce a film adaptation of SHINOBI, and THE WALKING DEAD producers Circle of Confusion on ALTERED BEAST and STREETS OF RAGE for film and television. • Developed, packaged, and sold multiple film and television series deals with A-list and new writers and filmmakers.
• Maintained and established new relationships with the creative community (writers, directors, producers, and performers), agents, managers, and executives to identify outside material and talent.
• Spearheaded US-based branded entertainment division, ideating and producing content for brands worldwide.
• Highlights include producing "Two Bellmen" for JW Marriott (247 million media impressions) and "Business Unusual" for Renaissance Hotels (7M views). • Creative directed and produced PEACEonEarth, a global campaign for Japan Airlines, which filmed across six continents in 41 days to create the world's largest artwork. • Produced "Overachieving H2O" campaign for Essentia Water, which became the fastest-growing water company in the world. Produced 19 spots for Mattel including Barbie #MoreRoleModels.
• Runs creative management division, working with a diverse group of writer and director clients to develop their projects, providing access to Japanese IP for adaptation and opportunities to create branded entertainment, as well as career planning. Sold Venezuelan director client's film THE LAKE VAMPIRE (EL VAMPIRO DEL LAGO) for theatrical release in North America.
Beyond the SkyProducer
Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2015Los Angeles, CA, Heber-Overgaard, AZ, and Albuquerque, NM• Produced feature film directed by Fulvio Sestito (who collaborated with Blur Studios and Microsoft to create over 64 minutes of ultra-realistic story cut scenes for the HALO game franchise). Starring Jordan Hinson (Eureka). Production Design by Kino Scialabba (whose art director and lead concept designer credits include SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, THE AVENGERS, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER) and composed by Don Davis (THE MATRIX trilogy).
• Efficiently produced to keep costs down without sacrificing the quality and quantity of visual effects.
• Film was acquired by RLJ Entertainment.
Higher Power (Feature Film)Producer
Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2015Greater Los Angeles Area• Produced feature film with Lorenzo di Bonaventura (TRANSFORMERS franchise), directed by Ron Howard’s protégé Matthew Santoro. Oversaw all aspects of development, prep, production, and post.
• Efficiently produced to keep costs down without sacrificing the quality and quantity of visual effects.
• Sold to Magnolia Entertainment and Kew Media - film earned $8M on a $500K budget. http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-break-media-team-up-for-multi-platform-higher-power-thriller/
Break MediaDirector, Entertainment Development & Producer
Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2013Greater Los Angeles Area• Produced and was an executive developing and programming a slate of original film, TV, and premium content digital series at Break Media, a top creator and distributor of content online, reaching an audience of more than 200 million people through video and editorial content. • Accountable for tracking and building relationships with new and established talent and companies, creating, reviewing, editing and approving treatments, outlines, scripts, budgets, production standards and delivery requirements on all projects to ensure timely, effective, and on-budget development of development, production, and delivery of original programming. Produced “Prototype”, a filmmaker competition partnered with New Regency to discover the next great filmmaking talent. • Led a team of creative and production executives and support staff, managing daily workload, schedule, career growth, training and development. • Worked with internal research, marketing, ad sales and brand teams on shows being managed and made recommendations on PR, marketing, brand integration, web development and production, and content strategy across company’s properties and platforms. • Produced commercials and branded content in a wide variety of genres and formats for Sony, Warner Brothers, Lionsgate, Garnier, Pizza Hut, Bud Light, Sprite, Shock Top, Mike's Lite, Ikea, Casio, Elizabeth Arden, New Balance, Edge, Speed Stick, and Tostitos.
Film RitesStory Editor
Jan. 2009 - Oct. 2010Greater Los Angeles Area• Developed feature films and television for Oscar-winning principal Steven Zaillian (SCHINDLER'S LIST).
• Slate included Oscar-nominated MONEYBALL (Sony), David Fincher's THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Sony) the Emmy-winning series THE NIGHT OF (HBO), and THE IRISHMAN (Netflix) with ten Academy Award nominations.
Creative Artists AgencyAssistant to Talent Agent
Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2008Greater Los Angeles Area
MoeAssociate Producer
Jan. 2005 - Dec. 2006Greater Los Angeles Area• Managed the production of a dramatic comedy feature film about AIDS in the Los Angeles Latinx community, executive produced by Moctesuma Esparza (SELENA, GETTYSBURG).
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