Jason Buyer - Project Coordinator

Jason began casting extras and commercials in his home town of Chicago, Illinois. Since arriving in Los Angeles, he has worked on over ten pilots and dozens of episodic television shows. He was the senior casting coordinator at Warner Bros. Television, the casting associate at Ulrich/Dawson/Kritzer Casting, and the former associate at Weber & Associates Casting at MGM. For the past three years, Jason has been the casting director for the Columbia College Semester In LA Directing Program. He is also the keynote speaker at numerous universities, conducting marketing seminars for their graduating seniors and theatre students.


Tom Hietter – Writer

Tom hails from Illinois. He spent 6 years in Chicago writing for the Retro Theatre Company. He moved to Los Angeles in 1998 and has carved out a successful career as a reality Story Producer, working on such hits as “The Bachelorette”, “WB’s ‘The Starlet’”, “Flavor of Love”, and “Bridezillas.” He also wrote and produced the comedy feature, “Fellowship of the Dice” which is currently available on DVD.


Frank Alli - Director/Cinematographer

Frank Alli has been shooting from behind the camera since 1988. He has shot and edited news and sports in three broadcast television news markets, and is currently working in broadcast television news and sports in Los Angeles, CA. As a television News and Sports Photographer, Frank Alli has shot & edited breaking news, feature news assignments, Hollywood Red Carpet events, lit and shot sit down interviews and live shots, shot NFL regular season and playoff games, NBA playoff and regular season games, and major college football, basketball, and baseball games. His first feature length documentary, "Chosen Challenge", is currently in post production.


Nikki Costello - Hair/Make-Up

Nikki Costello is a professional freelance Makeup Artist based in the greater Los Angeles area. After spending many years on numerous sets with her father, she realized her awe-inspiring passion for makeup artistry. She decided to enroll at Makeup Designory, located in Burbank, California in October of 2005. She then graduated with a Journeyman course certificate from M.U.D. in February of 2006, and immediately began actively working as a professional Makeup Artist. Since then, she has worked on numerous features, shorts and print ads, including Costco, and Christian Audigier, among others. She has worked with Emmy award nominated actor Meschach Taylor, as well as, acclaimed actress Melora Walters. Today, she continues to pursue her career as a professional Makeup Artist.


Patrick Graves - Editor

Patrick has been editing for nearly ten years, starting at the college level, after receiving his B.A in multimedia design. Upon graduation, Patrick worked with Fox Sports, and began freelance editing feature films, short films, commercials, weddings, and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. Patrick is owner and CEO of Media3Sixty, which does small business marketing through TV advertising, and is the Vice President of an e-commerce corporation called SoCal Tools, specializing in international distribution. Patrick currently edits using his own state of the line equipment; Canon XL1S camera, a Mac G5, and Final Cut Pro and edits with "every spare second that I have."


Michelle Broussard - Wardrobe Stylist

After graduating with a fine art degree from Chicago, Michelle moved to New York to study fashion at FIT. She won the Critic Award in 1998 in Design Studio at FIT and stayed for nine years working in the fashion industry. Now an LA native, Michelle is launching a new label next summer and has begun painting again. Along with designing, she has been a wardrobe stylist for fashion shows as well as several short films