CREW BIOGRAPHIES

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Brady Nasfell (Producer/Director)

Brady recently produced and directed a national promo for PAX and the short films Sacrificers and Road Rage Rehab. His other work has included producing and directing sports broadcasts for TCI and the Sports Channel, and human interest stories for the 1996 Olympic games. Two Tellys and other awards have recognized his documentary and music videos.

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Thomas McCarty (Director of Photography)

While Tom's initial interest was in still photography, film has ignited a passion for making those pictures move. While living in Southern California he worked up through the ranks of lighting crews for many student productions at USC. He also served as 2nd Assistant Camera in several short films before lensing his own short, Coming Home.

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Jim Owens (Production Manager)

Jim has had years of experience with live sports and television production, but he finds most of his fulfilment --and management experience-- with students, as a professor at Asbury College.

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Julie Neel (Assistant Director)

Julie Neel has worked for Agency for the Performing Arts and Atlas Entertainment on the west coast as well as on commercial and televsion movie productions on the east coast. She makes a cameo appearance as a driver in Flying Changes.

 

Julie McDonald (Production Designer)

Julie McDonald has done everything from audio production at the 1996 Olympics to graphic design and cable station management. She has worked in promotional video production in both the United States and Africa, as well as producing the music video program "Barefoot Videos." She recently won a Telly for her music video of Sixpence None the Richer's "Within a Room."

 

Kristin Ross (Editor)

Kristin Ross's experience ranges from sports production to local news to film. She has edited several short subjects including Toil and Ties That Bind, as well as directing and editing "Hitler's Girlfriend," a music video that won awards from the Communicator and the Hometown Video Festival. After working at Dreamworks, she recently took a job working with Gary Fleder on his new film Don't Say a Word with Michael Douglas. She makes a cameo appearance as a valet in Flying Changes.

 

John Howard & David Salsman (Composers)

John Howard studied composition under James Curnow, and brings his diversity of style and technical skill to the film. In addition to working as Publications Editor for Curnow Music Press, he arranges, composes, performs and transcribes music. He is also the owner of Oakwood Sound Design, a project recording studio in Central Kentucky producing albums for new talent.

David Salsman has been playing music since he was eight years old. Over the past 23 years he has shown an interest in a broad range of musical genres, performing with the Lexington Philharmonic, as well as with groups playing jazz, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, and orchestral music. He studied classical and jazz guitar at Belmont University in Nashville.