Rochester / Finger Lakes Film Commission

Category: Crew

Jessi Opett

Production Assistants

Jessi Opett

Phone: 585-490-6584

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

jessiopett@gmail.com

Third year RIT Film Student, with an interest in Art Department. Particular experience as AD, Screenwriter and Director.

Kimberley Lieber

Crew, Props

Kimberley Lieber

43 Cullens Run

Pittsford, NY 14534

Phone: 917-304-7448

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

tylieber@me.com

  • Prop Master
  • New York City Class B Pyrotechnician
  • Member IATSE Local 74 Since 1995
  • Member IATSE Local 52 Since 2008
  • OSHA 10 Certified

Shawn M. Essler

Crew, Production Assistants

Shawn M. Essler

Phone: 585.406.3082

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

smessler813@gmail.com

Assistant Director

2nd Unit Director

Intimacy Coordinator – Mr. Essler graduated from IDC Professionals’ Intimacy Coordinator program in 2022 to become Western & Central NY’s first (and currently only) fully-sanctioned IC. He can work on all film, video and photography projects, both union and non-union. As a talent advocate, Mr. Essler’s design as an IC focuses on three key areas: disrobing, physical intimacy between actors, and trauma/retraumatization.

Symon Mink

Assistant Camera

Symon Mink

Buffalo, NY

Phone: 213-422-5518

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

symonmink AT gmail DOT com

First Assistant Cameraman/Focus Puller with over twenty years experience in feature films, network television, streaming content, commercials, industrials, and music videos. Well versed in all current HD systems as well as all film cameras, and an active member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 600.

Janell Boone

Assistant Directors, Script Supervisors

Janell Boone

Rochester, NY

Phone: (203)715-6642

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

janellboone AT gmail DOT com

 

Janell is an IATSE Local 161 all digital Script Supervisor using ScriptE for over five years and has worked on several Features and TV Shows out of the Salt Lake City, UT area. Currently residing in Rochester, NY, she also has many years of Production experience including: 1st Assistant Directing, Coordinating, Associate Producing, and Production Assisting.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5645587/

Roger Glazier

Still Photographers

Roger Glazier

Rochester, NY

Phone: 585-397-9297

Add'l Phone: 646-265-8801

Fax:

Rglazier49 AT gmail DOT com

As a Professional Photographer, Script Writer and Video Producer I have been very fortunate to have worked in many capacities of both National and International projects including major movie sets, marketing campaigns and documentary’s in the US, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic and the UK. As a current resident of Rochester, New York I continue to serve my local area of upstate New York and New York City as well as out of town clients, Film Festivals and warm climate locales during the Winter months. My  Resume and complete list of References may be forwarded upon request. Always happy to entertain any Photo opportunity large or small with the same passion, follow thru and guaranteed successful results

Sam Serra

Production Assistants

Sam Serra

Buffalo, NY

Phone: 716-957-0285

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

samserra93 AT gmail DOT com

Key PA/Location Scout

Will work as local

Bruce Begy

Grip and Electric

Bruce Begy

Rochester, NY

Phone: 585-905-6838

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

Brucebegy AT gmail DOT com.

Grip/Electric

Biz LaChance

Production Assistants

Biz LaChance

Rochester, New York

Phone: 585-474-7430

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

bizlachance9 AT gmail DOT com

Production Assistant

Production Office/Production Coordination

Grip & Electric swing

Kate Kressmann-Kehoe

Writers

Kate Kressmann-Kehoe

346 Rockingham Street

Rochester, NY 14620

Phone: 585.244.8629

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

kressmann AT frontiernet DOT net

KSO Communications

Writers

Karen Olson

37 Elmhurst Street

Rochster, NY 14607

Phone: 585.461.2551

Add'l Phone:

Fax: 585.461.1581

ksolson AT frontiernet DOT net

SuLind Hill

Writers

Larry Dickens

PO Box 535/17 Spy Glass Road

Canandaigua, NY 14424

Phone: 585.396.9504

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

sulind AT aol DOT com

Arlene’s Costumes

Wardrobe

Arlene Stephens

1156 Culver Road

Rochester, NY 14609-5452

Phone: 585.482.8780

Add'l Phone:

Fax: 585.288.8743

Christina Selian

Wardrobe

Christina Selian

142 Mulberry Street

Rochester, NY 14620

Phone: 585.244.6146

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

christinaselian AT gmail DOT com

Hey Wardrobe

Wardrobe

Amanda Frances DeYager

191 Camelot Drive

Rochester, NY 14623

Phone: 585.354.2574

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

wardrobeprincess28 AT yahoo DOT com

Dan Marcellus

Writers

Dan Marcellus

240 East Avenue

Rochester, NY 14604

Phone: 585.258.0401

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

Farkas Productions

Stylists

Wendi Farkas

276 Crosman Terrace

Rochester, NY 14620

Phone: 585-461-9711

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

wendi AT farkasproductions DOT com

Eileen O’Reilly

Storyboards

Eileen O'Reilly

106 Main St

Penn Yan, NY 14527

Phone: 315.536.1186

Add'l Phone:

Fax: 315.536.4111

belknapbooks AT yahoo DOT com

Josh Tocco

Storyboards

Josh Tocco

101 Henrietta Street

Rochester, NY 14620

Phone: 585.350.9169

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

joshtocco AT gmail DOT com

Brittany Riling

Set Decorators

Brittany Riling

180 St Paul #502

Rochester, NY 14604

Phone: 585.314.1784

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

Brittany.Riling@gmail.com

Jane Ford

Props

Jane Ford

8 David Drive

North Chili, NY 14514

Phone: 585.594.9309

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

John Scardino Jr

Props

Props-Local 52

47 Coburg Street

Buffalo, NY 14216

Phone: 716.866.1136

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

scar264 AT aol DOT com

Michael Scardino

Props

Michael Scardino

2 Cree-Tom Dr

Amherst, NY 14228

Phone: 716.691.5021

Add'l Phone:

Fax: 716.481.5701

Wayne E. Budd

Props

Wayne E. Budd

2500 East Avenue

Rochester, NY 14610

Phone: 585.385.2935

Add'l Phone: 585.794.1088 (cell)

Fax:

Wendy Whittall

Props

Wendy Whittall

4491 Tonawanda Creek Road

North Tonawanda, NY 14120

Phone: 716.692.5034

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

Joseph Palluconi

Production Assistants

Joseph Palluconi

12 Coyote Run

Spencerport, NY 14559

Phone: 585-694-9125

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

Joeyapfilms AT gmail DOT com

Production Assistant

Props Assistant

Atlas Capital Pictures, Ltd

Producers

John Cocca

1433 Falling Waters Way

Webster, NY 14580

Phone: 585.261.5184 / firehouse28

Add'l Phone:

Fax: 585.383.4209

Johnnycocca AT aol DOT com

Four Cats Productions

Location Scouts

Lorraine Woerner-MacGowan

178 Oakdale Drive

Rochester, NY 14618

Phone: 585.442.6365

Add'l Phone:

Fax: 815.846.0591

woernerl AT rochester.rr DOT com

Caliber Productions

Editors

Cecil Felton

620 Park Avenue

Rochester, NY 14607

Phone: 585.464.0896

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

mediasavvie AT aol DOT com

Rick Shannon

Gaffers

Rick Shannon

701 Meigs Street

Rochester, NY 14620

Phone: 585-235-6876

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

rixpix1951 AT gmail DOT com

C. Timothy Limner

Grip and Electric

C. Timothy Limner

18 Diana Drive

Scottsville, NY 14546

Phone: 585.889.8878

Add'l Phone: 585.319.6926

Fax:

TLimner AT aol DOT com

Key Grip

John W. Duvall

Grip and Electric

John W. Duvall

95 Carrollton Avenue

Elmira, NY 14905

Phone: 607.737.1250

Add'l Phone: 914.715.7773 (cell)

Fax:

duvcony AT aol DOT com

Mikaren Media, Inc.

Cinematographers

Mike Braden

330 Westminster Rd.

Rochester, NY 14607

Phone: 585.473.5303

Add'l Phone: 585.615.6481 call (585).615.5200

Fax:

mike AT mikaren DOT com

Animatus Studio

Animation, Editors, Production Companies, Visual Effects

Fred Armstrong

34 Winthrop Street

Rochester, NY 14607

Phone: (585) 232-1740

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

fred AT animatusstudio DOT com

http://www.animatusstudio.com

Since opening in 1989, our goal has been to create and nurture a community of talented animation artists. Using the fundamentals of traditional animation and the availability of new advances in technology, Animatus has melded classical techniques and high tech computer power to create a wide choice in visual styles and imagery.

At Animatus Studio, we can edit industrial films, commercials, documentaries, and music videos all in house.

We have three dedicated edit stations, drawing on both Final Cut Pro and the Adobe Production Suite, which includes Premiere, Audition, and Encore.

Non-linear Editing is only part of the process, and so for motion graphics and animation, we rely on the latest versions of Adobe’s After Effects and Animate.

We own several of the best sound effect libraries with over 9,000 sounds. Included are the Janus, Warner Brothers, Hanna-Barbera, Turner Entertainment, Amadeus, Saul Zaentz, and 20th Century Fox libraries. Our clients also have access to music soundtrack library collections from Sound Ideas and Flying Hands.

Some of the cost-effective services we offer:
High Definition Video
DVD and Blu-ray Authoring
Film and Video Transfers to DVD
Audio Production (music, narration, and effects)

Past documentary projects
The End of the Line: Rochester’s Subway
Irondequoit: Lacrosse Town USA
When Football Was Bigger Than Life

Mad Dog Movies

Animation, Editors, Production Companies, Visual Effects, Writers

Mike Boas

60 Carlson Rd.

Rochester, NY 14610

Phone: 585-496-4532

Add'l Phone:

Fax:

info AT maddogmovies DOT com

http://maddogmovies.com

As a freelance animator and editor, Mike Boas has contributed to short films, commercial projects, narrative features, and documentaries. This encompasses traditional hand-drawn animation, title graphics, special effects and live action clean-up. Each job brings new challenges, and Mike is well versed in melding traditional animation techniques with computer technology.

Editing is the final step of writing, where the message of a piece gets locked into its final form, and Mike loves taking on that challenge. In addition, Mike has worked as assistant director, producer, even actor on documentaries, narrative features, shorts, commercials, and web series.

SKILLS: Hand drawn animation, Flash/Animate, Toon Boom, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Illustrator.

STYLES: Cartoon, comic book, technical illustration, sketchy, watercolor or marker simulation, animated photographs, motion graphics, cut-out, stop motion.

SELECT ANIMATION CREDITS:

* Animated titles for Quentin Tarantino: The First Eight
* Titles on video release of Army of Darkness (Red Shirt Pictures)
* Titles on video releaseScanners (Criterion Collection)
* Titles on video releaseRoger Corman’s Nurses Collection (Shout Factory)
* Titles/segments for documentaries That Guy Dick Miller and American Grindhouse (SXSW premieres)
* Opening titles for The Right Stuff and Pro-File for Shipman Productions
* FX animation for features Bubble Girl, 3.14, and Hero of the Underworld
* Supervising Animator on three Buju & Ziggie Cat Food webisodes for Wegmans Food Markets. Winner of a Bronze Telly.
* Contributing animator on Derf the Viking cartoon series for Animatus Studio

SELECT EDITING CREDITS

* Hero of the underworld (co-editor, feature)
* 3.14 (feature)
* The End of the Line: Rochester’s Subway DVD featurettes