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Melva Akens
COSTUME DESIGNERI'D GO BACK Producer, costume designer, set decorator, even music coordinator, Melva has done it all over the course of the past 35 years. Though originally from Southern California, she didn't really get her start in the business until she moved to...
Art David
VISUAL FX SUPERVISOR SHOT GR22 Another stop on our tour through Atlanta was a visit with Visual Effects Society Luminary, Art David! Another Hollywood East guy who spent part of his early career with The Post Group when they had a facility on the Disney-MGM Studios...
Gentry Akens
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 we’re here to talk about Hollywood East!
Kim Dawson
Acclaimed producer Kim Dawon sat down with us to discuss the creation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films, his time at The New Mickey Mouse Club, as well as many other projects he continues to shepherd.
Rich West
From his first spaceship models in his garage to his first job building props for Clarissa Explains it All, Rich has honed his skills as a prop master. Rich was also a prop maker on the All-New Mickey Mouse Club, Adventures in Wonderland, Gullah Gullah Island, and From the Earth to the Moon, along with many others, and was last seen as an Art Director on Universal’s new Epic Universe theme park.
Paul Meena
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.
James Ponti
Are you (or your kids) fans of the City Spies series?? Did you know that he got his start writing for many of the TV shows that were shot here in Orlando?
Rizza Germonto-Baker
Rizza is a local gal (well, by way of Hawaii), having graduated from Dr. Phillips High School, University of Florida, and Full Sail University, where she earned a degree in Film & Television Production.
Aaron Blaise
Aaron Blaise, co-director of Walt Disney Animation’s “Brother Bear” took time to sit and discuss with us his brilliant career.