Director
Vivian Lin’s previous geek credits includes robot-building (Team 188!), Magic Card-playing (I know white decks are lame) and knowing all the names of the Thundercats, except for the Old Guy. On her non-Geek days, she is an Associate Producer at Sarrazin Couture Entertainment (STAY WITH ME). Her previous directing credits include a short called FOUR WALLS, a short film starring Nina Dobrev (VAMPIRE DIARIES) and Brendan Jeffers (CLIVE HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM) and CONSUMER’S DISEASE starring playwright/actress Rachel Blair (WAKE).
Courtney Wolfson
Producer
From her start in TV Animation production, Courtney excelled in production management and co-ordination, working with leading industry houses; Cookie Jar Entertainment, Cuppa Coffee Animation, and Marblemedia. She has since delved into the new challenges of web series and Transmedia production, joining GopherX.net in 2009, aiding the company’s growth. Courtney has since become a key figure in the burgeoning web series community, embarking on the IPF-funded massive Transmedia web property Tights and Fights: Ashes, and most recently Pretty In Geek. As a producer Courtney contributes a great deal of resources, organizational skill, and expertise in marshaling and leveraging small budgets in order to achieve maximal results. www.gopherx.net
Sarah Mulholland
DOP
Lee-Ann Cass
Editor
Amanda Vanhell
Production Manager
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Scott Albert
Executive Story Editor
Peter Rowley
Story Editor
James Nadiger
Additional Writing and Punch Up
Andrew Bailey
Additional Writing and Punch Up
Andrew has a post-graduate certificate in Comedy Writing and Performance from the Humber College School of Comedy where he was nominated for the Phil Hartman Memorial Award. His feature script for “The Perfect Guy” recently went through the WIFT Development Incubator. He is one of the head writers and performers of “Atomic Vaudeville”, both a theatre company and multiple award winning cabaret out of Victoria, BC. Andrew has written a number of plays, the most recent of which, “Limbo”, won the 2010 Vancouver Fringe Critic’s Choice Award.
Kristen McGregor
Additional Writing and Punch Up
Mike Drach
Additional Writing and Punch Up
Shaun Coughlin
Story Coordinator
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Sherren Lee
1st AD
John O’Leary
2nd AD
Jim Buckroyd
2nd AD
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Laura Kennedy
Art Director
Amanda Gougeon
Art Assistant
Newish to Toronto, Amanda is excited to be helping out with Pretty in Geek. With a background in costume and lighting design, Amanda is loving the design opportunities in film, theatre and dance that Toronto has to offer.
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Meghan Pilato
Lead Makeup Artist
Meghan Pilato is a freelance makeup artist and recent graduate from Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Oakville, Ontario, with an Ontario College Diploma in Cosmetic Techniques and Management. Meghan is interested in all kinds of makeup from bridal, beauty and fashion to special fx and film/television. Right now she does everything from weddings to creative photo shoots and is working on getting into a union to pursue film and television makeup.
Jordana Savard
Lead Makeup Artist
Elizabeth Lynch
Makeup Artist
Elizabeth Lynch is a freelance makeup artist who attended Complections International Academy of Makeup Artistry in Toronto, ON where she earned a diploma for fashion, film/tv, prosthetics, theatre and creature design. She is from Boston, MA, but currently lives in Houston, Texas. Makeup has been Elizabeth’s passion for her life so far and it will be for the rest.
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Angela Morgan
Wardrobe Supervisor
Angela Morgan graduated from Sheridan College with a major in theatrical costuming. Since then, she has worked at a variety of theatres across Ontario. When not creating commissioned costumes, corsets, jewelry and chainmaille, she spends her spare time as a gnome mage traveling the land of Azeroth, kicking Horde A$$. Her favorite dice: d20 FTW!
Natalia Lopez-Woodside
Wardrobe Assistant
Natalia will be graduating from the TV Writing and Producing program at Humber College in April 2011. She spends her free time watching TV, running Script Frenzy in Toronto, and writing in pursuit of her dreams. (She should be writing right now, but she’s probably on Twitter.)
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Julia Seidman
1st Camera Assist
Aisling Finneran
2nd Camera Assist/Post Assist
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Mark Matsuoff
Sound Recordist
Mark Matusoff is graduating from Ryerson University’s Film program in Spring, 2011. His focus is on Sound Design and Recording. Mark’s interest in sound began as a teenager, writing and recording music in his basement, and he has applied his knowledge to the world of film.
Ian Reynolds
Sound Recorder
Ian Reynolds is a recent graduate of the Film and TV Production program at Niagara College. He has dabbled in almost every department, but prefers the art and sound departments. He is very much interested in shooting concert films, and produced one during his first year of school. A small selection can be viewed at http://vimeo.com/ianreynolds.
Jacob Madigan
Sound Recordist
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Teddy Masuku
Grip
Armando Aquino
Grip/EPK
Jonathan Pang
Grip/ 2nd Camera Assist
Jonathan Pang is a 2010 graduate of Ryerson University’s Film Studies program and is able to work a number of different roles. He is currently looking to find his way into the professional film industry by gaining experience in the camera/electric department. But his main interest lies in martial arts, and ultimately he aspires to become a martial arts choreographer.
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Jordan Brewer
PA
Nika Jaksic
PA/Stills
Louisa Pang
PA
Jenny Mollison
PA
John Durno
B-Roll
Karl Man
EPK
Tim O’Brien
EPK
Slapped together at the last minute save on taxes, Tim O’Brien grew up on Mean Street (Rue Méchante), Montreal. A graduate of the Humber TV Writing and Producing post-graduate program, he has written, directed and produced sketches, mini-pilots and developed series for pitch. A writer by name, trade and origin, he seeks to stagnate so he can be pigeonholed.
Stephen Kew
EPK
Stephen started his career in theatre, producing plays and doing shows in the improve community. Alongside his theatre work, he started producing short films and video sketches. Stephen is about to graduate from the Television Writing and Producing Program at Humber and is looking for a job.
Autumn Ou
EPK/Post Assistant
Autumn Ou was a Chinese television journalist and producer before she moved to Canada. She has written, produced, and directed various television programs including news, special features, documentaries and talk shows, garnering over 50 Awards in Chinese television. She has recently completed her M.A. at Ryerson University and has created her first film in Toronto, which is her master’s project, New Land in Our Eyes.
Crew
Vivian Lin
Director
Vivian Lin’s previous geek credits includes robot-building (Team 188!), Magic Card-playing (I know white decks are lame) and knowing all the names of the Thundercats, except for the Old Guy. On her non-Geek days, she is an Associate Producer at Sarrazin Couture Entertainment (STAY WITH ME). Her previous directing credits include a short called FOUR WALLS, a short film starring Nina Dobrev (VAMPIRE DIARIES) and Brendan Jeffers (CLIVE HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM) and CONSUMER’S DISEASE starring playwright/actress Rachel Blair (WAKE).
Courtney Wolfson
Producer
From her start in TV Animation production, Courtney excelled in production management and co-ordination, working with leading industry houses; Cookie Jar Entertainment, Cuppa Coffee Animation, and Marblemedia. She has since delved into the new challenges of web series and Transmedia production, joining GopherX.net in 2009, aiding the company’s growth. Courtney has since become a key figure in the burgeoning web series community, embarking on the IPF-funded massive Transmedia web property Tights and Fights: Ashes, and most recently Pretty In Geek. As a producer Courtney contributes a great deal of resources, organizational skill, and expertise in marshaling and leveraging small budgets in order to achieve maximal results. www.gopherx.net
Sarah Mulholland
DOP
Lee-Ann Cass
Editor
Amanda Vanhell
Production Manager
- -
Scott Albert
Executive Story Editor
Peter Rowley
Story Editor
James Nadiger
Additional Writing and Punch Up
Andrew Bailey
Additional Writing and Punch Up
Andrew has a post-graduate certificate in Comedy Writing and Performance from the Humber College School of Comedy where he was nominated for the Phil Hartman Memorial Award. His feature script for “The Perfect Guy” recently went through the WIFT Development Incubator. He is one of the head writers and performers of “Atomic Vaudeville”, both a theatre company and multiple award winning cabaret out of Victoria, BC. Andrew has written a number of plays, the most recent of which, “Limbo”, won the 2010 Vancouver Fringe Critic’s Choice Award.
Kristen McGregor
Additional Writing and Punch Up
Mike Drach
Additional Writing and Punch Up
Shaun Coughlin
Story Coordinator
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Sherren Lee
1st AD
John O’Leary
2nd AD
Jim Buckroyd
2nd AD
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Laura Kennedy
Art Director
Amanda Gougeon
Art Assistant
Newish to Toronto, Amanda is excited to be helping out with Pretty in Geek. With a background in costume and lighting design, Amanda is loving the design opportunities in film, theatre and dance that Toronto has to offer.
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Meghan Pilato
Lead Makeup Artist
Meghan Pilato is a freelance makeup artist and recent graduate from Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Oakville, Ontario, with an Ontario College Diploma in Cosmetic Techniques and Management. Meghan is interested in all kinds of makeup from bridal, beauty and fashion to special fx and film/television. Right now she does everything from weddings to creative photo shoots and is working on getting into a union to pursue film and television makeup.
Jordana Savard
Lead Makeup Artist
Elizabeth Lynch
Makeup Artist
Elizabeth Lynch is a freelance makeup artist who attended Complections International Academy of Makeup Artistry in Toronto, ON where she earned a diploma for fashion, film/tv, prosthetics, theatre and creature design. She is from Boston, MA, but currently lives in Houston, Texas. Makeup has been Elizabeth’s passion for her life so far and it will be for the rest.
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Angela Morgan
Wardrobe Supervisor
Angela Morgan graduated from Sheridan College with a major in theatrical costuming. Since then, she has worked at a variety of theatres across Ontario. When not creating commissioned costumes, corsets, jewelry and chainmaille, she spends her spare time as a gnome mage traveling the land of Azeroth, kicking Horde A$$. Her favorite dice: d20 FTW!
Natalia Lopez-Woodside
Wardrobe Assistant
Natalia will be graduating from the TV Writing and Producing program at Humber College in April 2011. She spends her free time watching TV, running Script Frenzy in Toronto, and writing in pursuit of her dreams. (She should be writing right now, but she’s probably on Twitter.)
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Julia Seidman
1st Camera Assist
Aisling Finneran
2nd Camera Assist/Post Assist
- -
Mark Matsuoff
Sound Recordist
Mark Matusoff is graduating from Ryerson University’s Film program in Spring, 2011. His focus is on Sound Design and Recording. Mark’s interest in sound began as a teenager, writing and recording music in his basement, and he has applied his knowledge to the world of film.
Ian Reynolds
Sound Recorder
Ian Reynolds is a recent graduate of the Film and TV Production program at Niagara College. He has dabbled in almost every department, but prefers the art and sound departments. He is very much interested in shooting concert films, and produced one during his first year of school. A small selection can be viewed at http://vimeo.com/ianreynolds.
Jacob Madigan
Sound Recordist
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Teddy Masuku
Grip
Armando Aquino
Grip/EPK
Jonathan Pang
Grip/ 2nd Camera Assist
Jonathan Pang is a 2010 graduate of Ryerson University’s Film Studies program and is able to work a number of different roles. He is currently looking to find his way into the professional film industry by gaining experience in the camera/electric department. But his main interest lies in martial arts, and ultimately he aspires to become a martial arts choreographer.
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Jordan Brewer
PA
Nika Jaksic
PA/Stills
Louisa Pang
PA
Jenny Mollison
PA
John Durno
B-Roll
Karl Man
EPK
Tim O’Brien
EPK
Slapped together at the last minute save on taxes, Tim O’Brien grew up on Mean Street (Rue Méchante), Montreal. A graduate of the Humber TV Writing and Producing post-graduate program, he has written, directed and produced sketches, mini-pilots and developed series for pitch. A writer by name, trade and origin, he seeks to stagnate so he can be pigeonholed.
Stephen Kew
EPK
Stephen started his career in theatre, producing plays and doing shows in the improve community. Alongside his theatre work, he started producing short films and video sketches. Stephen is about to graduate from the Television Writing and Producing Program at Humber and is looking for a job.
Autumn Ou
EPK/Post Assistant
Autumn Ou was a Chinese television journalist and producer before she moved to Canada. She has written, produced, and directed various television programs including news, special features, documentaries and talk shows, garnering over 50 Awards in Chinese television. She has recently completed her M.A. at Ryerson University and has created her first film in Toronto, which is her master’s project, New Land in Our Eyes.