ONLINE PRESS KIT: CREW LIST AND BIOS
This page contains the following:
Crew List, Max Hoffman's Biography, Eric E. Paulson's Biography, Morgan Susser's Biography, Mark Yoshikawa's Biography, Safowa Bright-Asare's Biography, Greg Jamrok's Biography,
Matt Callahan's Biography and Frank Jackson's Biography.
Crew

Max Hoffman........................................................Writer/Director/Producer
Eric E. Paulson......................................................Producer
Morgan Susser......................................................Director of Photography
Mark Yoshikawa...................................................Editor
Matt Callahan........................................................Production Designer
Safowa Bright-Asare............................................Costume Designer
Greg Jamrok..........................................................Music Composer
Steve Rundell........................................................Digital Effects
Elizabeth Barnes...................................................Casting Director
Dave Ott................................................................Stunt Coordinator
Ted McDonald......................................................Production Manager
Scarlett Pettyjohn.................................................Post Production Supervisor
Colleen Cortes .....................................................First Assistant Director
Kimberly Weeks...................................................Script Supervisor
Everette Webber...................................................Digital Effects Coordinator
Alex Capehart......................................................Titles/One-Sheet
Delphine Robertson............................................Music Supervisor
Dan Gellert...........................................................Music Mixer
Matt Braun...........................................................Camera Operator
Jon Salzman }..................................................Gaffer
Christian Rice
Casey Alicino.......................................................Key Grip
Laverne Munroe..................................................Key Make-Up Artist
Gabor Heiligenberg............................................Key Hair Stylist
Tina Peterson.......................................................Transportation Coordinator
Mollie Gamo........................................................Assistant Script Supervisor
Michael Bratkowski }.......................................First Assistant Camera
Mike Ash
Dave Hirschmann }..........................................Second Assistant Camera
Jeff McNally
Mark Wexler........................................................Best Boy Electric
Kersten Kretschmer }.......................................Electrician
George Feucht
Jon Habell............................................................Grip
Marc Salter...........................................................Rigging Gaffer
Paul McNulty.......................................................Rigging Electric
Bruce Swift...........................................................Rigging Grip
Larry Edwards....................................................Rigging Consultant
Frank Jackson........................................................Special Effects Make-Up
Ryusuke "Dew" Yamaguchi................................Asst. Special Effects Make-Up
John Federico
Aaron Shact }.................................................Art Dept. PA
Danielle Duran
Michael Tetrucci....................................................Special Effects Technician
Jarin Rossiter .........................................................Asst. Special Effects Technician
Michael Krikorian }............................................Sound Mixer
Russell White
Ryan Caudi............................................................Boom Operator
Kristin Cronin
Scott Patton }..............................................Set Production Assistants
Blake Armstrong
Denny Belrose }...................................................Location Production Assistants
Sergio Garcia
Jamie Parry
Dylan Quirt }......................................................Production Assistants
David Law }
Aaron Orr
Phyllis Hoffman
Ron Hoffman }.............................................Craft Service/Catering
Glynis V. Paulson
Nicole Teague.......................................................Craft Service/Catering Assistant
Shazi Bokhari........................................................Set Medic
Stella Pacific
Marty Carlin }.....................................................Studio Teacher
Alicia Kalvin
Aleric Valentin......................................................EPK Coordinator
Marge Miller .........................................................Picture Car
Brandon McMillan...............................................Animal Trainer
David Kitchens.....................................................Sound Supervisor
Eric Reuveni..........................................................Re-Recording Mixer
Bino Espinoza.......................................................ADR Supervisor
Chris McDonough...............................................Sound Effects/Foley Supervisor
Keith Wells............................................................Dialogue Editor
Terra Roeschke.....................................................Sound Coordinator
Sparkle...................................................................Color Timer
Mo Henry...............................................................Negative Cutter

MAX HOFFMAN
Writer/Director

Max Hoffman's introduction to film making was working for indie producer and director Roger Corman. For several years, Hoffman gained extensive production experience working on several independent and studio movies doing everything from PA, Gaffer, 2nd Assistant Camera Operator, Assistant Editor and Script Supervisor. Hoffman got his first writing job when he was hired by 20th Century Fox to write a high concept, special effects screenplay for director Jan DeBont. Hoffman was then hired to write Bitzi, an animated movie for Disney Feature Animation and he has also been hired to write for several independent production companies.

3719 Broadleaf Road is Hoffman's first short film. Hoffman is currently in preproduction on his first full length feature film.


ERIC E. PAULSON
Producer

Eric E. Paulson got his footing in the film industry from solid production experience through working with industry giants Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Sam Mercer and Frank Marshall on projects like That Thing You Do!, Snow Falling on Cedars and the HBO mini-series, From the Earth to the Moon. In 1998, Paulson joined The Playtone Company, Tom Hanks’ and Gary Goetzman’s film, television and record company, working on projects such as Jonathan Demme’s film Beloved and the HBO mini-series, Band of Brothers. Paulson Production Managed Playtone’s, "AIDS Tribute The Making of: What’s Going On" and served as the Production Associate on the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding.


MORGAN SUSSER
Director of Photography

From an early age, Morgan Susser embraced every aspect of the theatre from acting to lighting design. His passion for storytelling soon blossomed into the art of filmmaking. As a self-taught cinematographer, Susser has an innate sense of balance and beauty that was quick to develop and grow. Beginning with a long list of commercial clients including Puma, Miller Genuine Draft, Five Alive and Kellog’s, Susser moved on to shoot the latest Fox TV Image Campaign 2003 and all of the recent highly acclaimed spots for Snapple, as well as the background videos for the upcoming Elton John concert 2004-2006 at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. Alongside his commercial and music video work, Susser’s first feature documentary Krumped, with director David LaChappelle, can be seen at this year’s 2004 Sundance Film Festival.


MARK YOSHIKAWA
Editor

Mark Yoshikawa has edited a number of independent films, both feature length and short form. As an editor, his credits include White Noise, Masterplan, Clutch, The Innocent Bystander and Apocalypse Bop. More recently, Mark took his first steps out of the editing room into the director's chair with his own short film Reflexus which is currently distributed internationally by Atom Films. Yoshikawa graduated from the film program at the University of California, Santa Barbara and currently lives and works in Los Angeles.


SAFOWA BRIGHT-ASARE
Costume Designer

Safowa Bright-Asare originally worked as a Designer at a top apparel design firm in Los Angeles. She then moved into the Costume Design arena a few years ago when she was given an opportunity to style an ad photo shoot for her company. She found that she absolutely loved it and decided to redirect her career towards film and hasn't looked back since! While dividing her time between diverse Costume Design projects in film, television and music videos, she has acquired extensive experience working in both contemporary and period formats.


GREG JAMROK
Original Score

Greg Jamrok majored in film-scoring at the Berklee College of Music. While there, he won the George de la Rue Scholarship and, as a result, spent a summer as an intern for a music editing company in Burbank. After college, he moved to California, where he works as an Orchestrator for composer David Newman. Jamrok has many film credits as an orchestrator, including The Cat in the Hat, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, and Ice Age. His other projects include serving as the Scoring Consultant for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, co-producing singer/songwriter Brandon Schott's CD "Release," and writing the original score for 3719 Broadleaf Road.


MATT CALLAHAN
Production Designer

Matt Callahan was a Set Decorator on the independent feature The Annihilation of Fish which was directed by Charles Burnett and starred James Earl Jones and Lynn Redgrave. Callahan also decorated the L.A. principle photography on the soon-to-be released Bollywood musical "Bride and Prejudice," directed by Gurinder Chadha (Bend it Like Beckham). Callahan is currently Assistant Set Decorator on the Bill Cosby produced 20th Century Fox feature Fat Albert. As a Set Decorating buyer, past projects include: Max Keeble’s Big Move, Just Married, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, Legally Blonde 2, and Cheaper by the Dozen.



FRANK JACKSON
Special Effects Make-Up

Frank Jackson is a Special Effects Make-Up Artist working in the Hollywood area. He has done 4 "Unsolved History" and 3 "More than Human" episodes for the Discovery Channel and the documentary "Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal" for the Game Show Network. Because Frank's reputation as a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer has preceded him, you can see his work in "CSI:Miami," "Without A Trace" and the soon to be released Constantine with Keannu Reeves. His feature length films include the zombie drama Shadows of the Dead, Azira with Julie Strain and Screen Gem's Anna's Eve due out soon. Frank was thrilled to do the special effects work for 3719 Broadleaf Road.