| IMDB | RYAN LE MASTERS Director / Editor / Exec.Producer |
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http://www.grosventrepictures.com |
| IMDB | TYLER JACKSON Director of Photography / Exec.Producer |
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| IMDB | DAVID BIANCHI Producer / Writer |
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http://www.davidbianchi.com |
In the last six years of his career David Bianchi has produced 7 short films, 2 feature films, a feature length documentary and 2 commercials, with various projects in different stages of development. He is the founder of Exertion Films, a Los Angeles based production entity.
He has been selected twice to attend the National Association of Latino Independent Producers prestigious Producer’s Academy and has gained critical acclaim for his producer’s work as well as his work as a writer.
He wrote, produced and starred in the critically acclaimed short film “David Bianchi’s Soldier” directed by award winning director Daniel J Pico. Soldier became an official selection of 14 domestic festivals including Palm Springs, Los Angeles and San Diego. It won Best Short at Queens, Rochester, San Tan Shorts (Phoenix), and was voted by Film Threat Magazine the #2 Best unseen film of 2006!
“Bianchi brilliantly captures the anguish and chaos of the Iraqi occupation from the viewpoint of young American soldiers sent into the Baghdad slaughterhouse.”
Phil Hall – Fi lmThreat.com
He co-produced and co-starred in the critically acclaimed feature film “Farewell Darkness” directed by Daniel J Pico that world premiered in Chicago to a sold out crowd and won Best Feature Film at the Delray Beach Intl. Film Festival (2008) and Best First Feature, Best Feature Film at the Drake International Film Festival (Caserta, Italy, 2008).
“Farewell Darkness is an intense and gripping story…an outstanding independent film.”
– Marisa Darnel – Artist Interviews Magazine
His original feature length screenplay titled CAR is in development for production and was nominated for the Golden Palm Award at 2006 Beverly Hills International Film Festival. He recently completed writing his third original feature length screenplay currently titled Whispers in the Walls.
Ryan LeMasters was born and raised in Riverton, Wyoming and began shooting and editing in high school. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies, with an emphasis in multi-production from the University of Sioux Falls, where working on commercials, promo ads and national spots, editing and lighting.
He moved to Los Angeles in Feb. 2004 and began working in television and film on the production side, as an electrician and over the years became a very qualified gaffer. In 2006 he co-produced the feature documentary 'Outspoken', which he edited, and acted as the post-production supervisor. 'Outspoken' would play at multiple domestic film festivals and is now available on DVD.
In the spring of 2007, he launched Gros Ventre Pictures (grow – vont). Since then he edited and produced numerous music videos and continues to work as a professional editor and director, in the pursuit of producing quality feature films and music videos.
Tyler Jackson was born in Atlanta, Georgia and moved to Palos Verdes, California at a young age. He got his start as an actor mainly in television during the 80’s and 90’s. He began shooting small short films on Super 8
and Super 16 while attending Pasadena City College.
By the mid 90’s he was working as a 1st Assistant Camera on dozens of big music videos for Mark Romanek, David LaChappelle, Chris Cunningham, Alan Hughes and the infamous Joe Pytka.
Tyler gained a mentorship from Laszlo Kovacs (Easy Rider, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Mask) Laszlo offered Tyler to come on a dozen sets, working next to him side-by side where he learned invaluable skills and information.
Laszlo introduced him to the new wave of filmmaking (High Definition). Soon after Tyler would begin his career as a Director of Photography shooting music videos for Sublime, Papa Roach, The Donnas, Snoop Dogg, POD, MXPX, Rancid, Yoko Ono, Korn, Avril Livine and many more.
He has also worked on high-concept commercials for Nike, Adidas, Hummer, Honda, Scion, Miller, and Gateway.
Since 1997 Tyler has had a strong focus on screenwriting and has written over 10 screenplays. He would complete his film production certificate at Los Angeles Community College and soon after attend USC for film production.
He has recently graduated to directing a dozen music videos, shorts and now focusing mainly on directing his own feature films.