Production Team ELAINA B. ARCHER Elaina Archer has a degree in Film History and Criticism from the University of Texas at Austin. She was an art director on feature films before taking a position as a photo editor at New Line Cinema. She moved on to a marketing position at BMG Music before working for five years at Timeline Films and acting as the manager of the Mary library. Elaina represented Timeline Films in program development. She brought five documentary film productions in the door, which she produced, co-wrote and edited. Included in that line-up of projects are the documentaries: Rita, Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu , Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl , In Mary's Shadow: The Story of Jack Pickford and Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies . Three of these documentaries were produced for Turner Classic Movies, and all were critically acclaimed. Clara Bow won the coveted gold Telly award in 2000, and Marion Davies won the Aurora in 2002. Elaina managed the Mary Pickford Library from 1996 to 2001, where she significantly increased the holdings of the library, and raised funds for and oversaw the restoration of several endangered films. In 2003, she produced and directed the film, Rita, for TCM and Mr. Hugh M. Hefner, and in 2004 she co-produced and co-edited an episode of Deep Sea Detectives for The History Channel entitled Pearl Harbor's Revenge . Elaina directed, co-wrote, edited and produced Gangland: Bullets Over Hollywood for Starz Encore Entertainment and Alta Loma Entertainment.
Todd Friedrichsen has been nurturing a lifelong passion in the study of cinema, including post-production, technical innovations and film history. For two years, he was an assistant editor, a gaffer and a machine room technician for Rodney Benn Productions and Another TV Discovery handling all formats of film and video. He has worked as a lighting technician in production and is well-versed in the Avid editing system. Todd co-produced and co-edited RITA with Elaina. He recently directed and co-produced an episode of Deep Sea Detectives for The History Channel entitled Pearl Harbor's Revenge, and he co-produced and co-edited Gangland: Bullets Over Hollywood for Star Encore Entertainment and Alta Loma Pictures.
Tom Campbell is an internationally renowned wildlife photographer/cinematographer specializing in the marine environment. Tom's articles, photography, film, and high-definition video work have appeared in countless publications and television productions; including Discovery, BBC, NHK, The Learning Channel, Paramount Productions, Arts & Entertainment Network, and National Geographic. Tom has recently won several international awards for his cinematography and short productions. Recent assignments include shooting Discovery¹s documentary on the Lost Civilization of Yanaguni and a four-part wildlife documentary series shot entirely on high-definition featuring venomous fish in Papua New Guinea, great white sharks in South Africa, and giant manta rays in Mexico. He recently worked with A&F on an episode of Deep Sea Detectives , entitled Pearl Harbor's Revenge for The History Channel. MARIA NEWMAN Maria Newman, educated at Eastman School of Music and Yale University, was born into one of the most famous and influential families in Hollywood. Though she is the youngest daughter of 9-time Oscar-winning film composer/former conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Newman has been highly honored as a concert composer in her own right. Newman is the recipient of many prestigious awards, grants and composition commissions from organizations such as ASCAP, the Composer's Guild, Variety Magazine, the Mary Pickford Foundation, the NEA, the California Arts Council, the YMF, among numerous others. Maria collaborated with Elaina Archer on the productions, In Mary’s Shadow: The Story of Jack Pickford, rescored the release of the 1917 Tom Sawyer and the film tribute to Rita and is currently the composer on Why Be Good: Sexuality and Censorship in Early Cinema.
Bill Sheehy is a Los Angeles-based Director of Photography who specializes in independent production for television and documentaries. He has recently completed an hour-long documentary on the Code Talker Indians of WWII. Shot in 16mm and DigiBeta, it will show on PBS. He is currently involved in the fourth season of production on Curb Your Enthusiasm , an HBO Original series. The show is a hand-held docudrama about the life of Larry David, the creator of Seinfeld . Other credits include work on Disney Animal Kingdom , The Martin Short Show , location skits for MadTV, numerous documentary and behind-the-scenes projects including the making of Schindler's List , Wyatt Earp , Hollow Man , American Beauty , and others.
Andy has 20 years experience in television production. Prior to joining A&F, he served as vice president and general manager of Peter Jones Productions, Inc. During this 15 year period, he oversaw a full time staff of 15 employees along with freelance production and post-production personnel in all aspects of production of approximately 20 hours of programming a year. As Supervising Producer, Tilles estimates and establishes the production budgets for all programs; tracks expenditures; monitors production schedules to meet delivery deadlines; negotiates contracts with creative personnel and networks; and reviews programs for defamation, copyright and other clearance issues. Under Tilles's management, PJP consistently delivered high-quality programming to such network clients as A&E, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), American Movie Classics (AMC), The Disney Channel, PBS American Masters as well as syndication worldwide. Tilles is a 1984 cum laude graduate of the University of California at San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications and Visual Arts with a specialization in Film and Video. Andy was the Supervising Producer on Gangland: Bullets Over Hollywood .
Sarah Weiss has a BFA in Theatre Arts from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There, she starred in several shows in addition to directing a number of stage productions. She has extensive stage management experience and has served as a location scout and a production coordinator for independent films and videos in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Sarah was also the creator, manager, director, and performer in Pittsburgh's city-wide sensation, The Satin Dolls . She is self-taught in film history and production. Sarah was a producer and assistant editor on Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood .
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Alta Loma Entertainment, Inc. The Alzheimers Association DeMille Family Trust Gene Autry Entertainment The George Eastman House Mr. Hugh M. Hefner Image Entertainment The Library of Congress The Jewish Family Services |
The Jewish Home for the Aging The History Channel Kino International The Library of Moving Images Marvin Paige Casting and Motion Picture Archive The Mary Pickford Foundation Milestone Film & Video Playboy, Enterprises, Inc. Starz Entertainment Group Turner Classic Movies |
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Kim Basinger Jeanine Basinger Cari Beauchamp Kevin Brownlow James Caan Michael Callan Charles Champlin Roger Corman Dana Delany Angie Dickinson Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Anthony Franciosa Henry Hill Tab Hunter
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Nicole Kidman Diane Lane Marc Lawrence Harry Lewis Courtney Love Virginia Madsen Leonard Maltin Roddy McDowall Shirley Maclaine Michael Madsen Leonard Maltin Delbert Mann Ann Miller Constance Moore
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Juanita Moore Chazz Palmintieri Joseph Pistone Marc Platt Vincent Sherman Talia Shire Budd Shulberg George Sidney Paul Sorvino Charlize Theron Eli Wallach Robert Walker Jr. Fred Williamson …
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