Mentors

MENTOR: Jamie Thalman0
/ May 14, 2012 9:44 pm

MENTOR: Jamie Thalman

Jamie Thalman Jamie Thalman spent summers as a kid working on an Amish farm, designing and building a Space Shuttle Simulator for a space camp and fiddling with his mom’s Nikon F3 camera. He went on to study economics and international relations, with particular focus on international political economy and econometric analysis. Jamie has since turned to design and content [...]

MENTOR: Andrew McGregor0
/ March 9, 2012 7:28 pm

MENTOR: Andrew McGregor

Andrew McGregor Andrew McGregor is a filmmaker, comic book publisher, film festival founder, chess boxing champion, photojournalist, TEDx speaker, and founder of The Tiziano Project, an NGO that teaches citizen journalism to people living in conflict zones and neglected parts of the world so they can support their families through media jobs while telling the world their story.  The Tiziano [...]

MENTOR: Rick Benzel0
/ February 22, 2012 1:27 am

MENTOR: Rick Benzel

Rick Benzel Rick Benzel is a professional writer, editor, and publishing consultant in Los Angeles.  His career spans several decades of work with major American publishing companies as well as working independently with leading edge authors and thinkers.  He has been the editor of hundreds of books, including the bestselling creativity book, The Artist’s Way, and ghost written numerous books [...]

MENTOR: Diana Castle0
/ November 28, 2011 11:00 pm

MENTOR: Diana Castle

Diana Castle Diana Castle’s THE IMAGINED LIFE™- Acting As The Art of The Empathetic Imagination- is a creative philosophy and practical application of our natural empathetic imagination to the art of acting. Diana created THE IMAGINED LIFE™ Theatre in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles and for the past 25 years, she has worked with actors, singers, writers and [...]

MENTOR: Claire Scanlon0
/ October 7, 2011 7:56 pm

MENTOR: Claire Scanlon

Claire Scanlon Claire Scanlon is currently an editor on the NBC sitcom, The Office.  She is also a writer, editor, and producer on documentary films such as the award winning documentary feature, The Wrecking Crew.  Emmy nominated three times for best editing, Claire also has cut The Apprentice, Top Chef, Monster Garage, Deadliest Catch, American Masters: Cary Grant, Carol Burnett [...]

MENTOR:  Randall Scerbo0
/ September 19, 2011 8:14 pm

MENTOR: Randall Scerbo

Randall Scerbo Randall Scerbo has enjoyed an extremely diverse career in the entertainment industry for 20 years.  First starting as a successful production coordinator and creative director, Randall then became a costume designer for TV, film, and commercials.  She performed on-air hosting for E Entertainment and EXTRA; then Randall shifted her attention to more newsworthy fare and immersed herself in [...]

MENTOR:  Max Lubahn – Writer0
/ September 19, 2011 7:53 pm

MENTOR: Max Lubahn – Writer

Max Lubahn Max Lubahn began his career working as a Congressional staffer followed by a stint with internet start ups.  Looking for something creative, Lubahn went through Second City’s one-year advanced writing program in Chicago.  Afterward, he spent a few years in NYC writing feature length scripts, pilots, web shorts, and he also directed a play or two.  In 2011, [...]

MENTOR: Sam Citron0
/ July 21, 2011 10:16 pm

MENTOR: Sam Citron

Sam Citron Sam Citron graduated from Boston University where his 16mm comedy short, Routine, was selected for the permanent archive and is screened annually for introductory film classes.  Moving to Los Angeles after graduation, Sam landed assistant film editing jobs with Academy Award winning film editor Anne V. Coates and Academy Award nominee  C. Timothy O’Meara.  After working as first [...]

MENTOR: Ed Gutentag – Cinematographer & Founder of ShootMoviesInCalifornia.com & MovieTimesMagazine.com0
/ July 21, 2011 10:09 pm

MENTOR: Ed Gutentag – Cinematographer & Founder of ShootMoviesInCalifornia.com & MovieTimesMagazine.com

Ed Gutentag Originally from the East Coast, Ed Guntentag started his career at the age of six! Experimenting with his dad’s 8mm movie camera and projector, turned into a love of Cinematography and movies.  Ed’s professional career path after photography school started in New York City at the age of 19, working for a very prominent advertising still photographer George [...]

MENTOR: Robyn Carter – Founder & CEO of Robyn Carter Media0
/ June 2, 2011 6:15 am

MENTOR: Robyn Carter – Founder & CEO of Robyn Carter Media

Robyn Carter Robyn Carter is a two-time Emmy winning newscaster from CBS and FOX 5 in New York City. She came to Los Angeles six years ago, to go behind the camera. Robyn has since been a Senior Producer at Extra, Yahoo!, and Entertainment Tonight/The Insider. At The Insider, Royn created and produced the show’s first, daily, original web series, [...]

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