Gentry Akens

Gentry Akens

PRODUCTION DESIGNER – ART DEPARTMENT I HAVE THE POWER! Did you know Gentry Akens was a layout artist on He-Man and the Masters of the Universe? It’s true. Fat Albert too. There’s a fascinating story about how he got his job at Hanna Barbera, but...
Kim Dawson

Kim Dawson

CENTRAL FLORIDA’S PREMIERE PRODUCER Mutant Turtles What?! How to become a movie producer: Start out as a soda vendor for a major leagues baseball team. Get to know the team’s play-by-play radio announcer. Have him recommend you for work with a sports TV...
Rich West

Rich West

PROPMASTER AND MODEL MAKER GIVE THE MAN HIS PROPS Here’s a guy who must love his work. Rich West’s house is full of movie replica props, including a working full-size Robot, as in the original Lost in Space Robot! When we last visited, he was working on...
Paul Meena

Paul Meena

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS EXECUTIVE Another Big Get! Finally hooked us a big fish from Universal Studios.  Paul Meena is the former Vice President and General Manager of the  Universal Studios Florida Production Group, but he earned his stripes the hard way.  As a young man...
James Ponti

James Ponti

READING BETWEEN THE LINES Write On! Are you (or your kids) fans of the City Spies series of middle-grade books?  Or maybe Framed, or Dead City? New York Times bestselling author James Ponti is a very busy guy these days, so we were very delighted that he was able to...