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Mark Kohl is a successful, innovative, cutting-edge director and cinematographer in the world of television and feature films. He has shot features for Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope production company and served as the Director of Photography on Aaron Spelling’s “Safe Harbor”. In addition Mark has directed and shot over 130 episodes of “America’s Most Wanted”, lensed over 15 films such as “Lonely Hearts” with John Travolta and James Gandolfini and HBO’s “Recount” with Kevin Spacey and Dennis Leary. In between, Mark Kohl has managed to deliver more than 2000 commercials to hundreds of agencies and clients such as McDonald’s, Honda, Ford, AT&T, Pizza Hut, Carnival Cruise Lines and Dick’s Sporting Good’s.Important Details
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Casting director Brandon Henry Rodriguez began his journey as an actor on the east coast. Shortly after booking the lead role in the CBS Movie of the Week, “Vampire Bats,” he landed a recurring spot on the NBC series, “Surface.” Brandon’s success on the east coast prompted his pilgrimage to Los Angeles, where he continued to book spots on television, features, and national commercials.Important Details
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Matt Wightman is a Florida-based director of photography with more than 15 years experience working on commercials, feature films, and television programs. He graduated from Full Sail University in 2001 with a degree in Motion Picture and Television Production. Matt spent almost 7 years at Home Shopping Network working his way up the ranks to Director of Photography. He worked with celebrities such as Serena Williams, Bob Villa, Fran Dresher, Tori Spelling and more. In 2009 Matt began his freelance career where he continued to work on commercials as well as sports and entertainment programming. He has lensed shows for Discovery I.D, Fox Sports, TvONE, Fox Business Network as well as Commercials for clients such as Humira, Gatorade, and Samsung. Matt Lives in west central Florida with his wife Giselle and their two dogs Booger and Olive.Important Details
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Bobby Marinelli is a Floridian born filmmaker. In 2006, he graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s in Telecommunication Production. Soon after he began working in television, with production credits on Discovery Channel’s Miami Ink and Dual Survival and TLC’s What Not to Wear. In 2010, he received a Master of Fine Arts in Film Production from Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts. His thesis film “Waking Eloise” won, among other honors, a College Television Award for comedy short, the Grand Jury Prize for a short at Dances With Films and inclusion in the 2011 American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival. Bobby’s feature film work includes Production Designing 2012’s Roswell FM, 2014’s Altitude, 2015’s The Accident and Art Directing the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Selection, The Rambler.Important Details
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