The Art of the Heist Credits
Okay, here is a full credit list for the recently completed “Art of the Heist†campaign I promised weeks ago.
I just want everyone on the list below to know how thankful I am for giving up so much time and creativity to this project.
Titles are often misleading, and in a project like this people jump around and handle a wide variety of tasks. To the best of my knowledge this is complete, but if anyone is missing or wrongly credited please let me know and I’ll change it right away.
First -- agency credits. Big props to Jason Musante, who really pushed and fought for this project on the agency side. Without a champion like Jason on the inside, projects that push beyond the boundaries of traditional advertising would never get off the ground.
AGENCY: MCKINNEY + SILVER
Vice President - ROD BROWN
Head of Production - REGINA BRIZZOLARA
Broadcast Production Coord. - THOM HUTCHENS
Director of Communications - JANET NORTHEN
Creative Director - JONATHAN CUDE
Art Director - JASON MUSANTE
Writer - MATT FISCHVOGT
THE ART OF THE HEIST
CAST
Nisha Roberts – NICOLE BARRÉ
Ian Yarbrough – JOE SIKORA
Virgil Tatum – DAVID MEUNIER
Emile Smithson – BEN ROCK
Trent Caldonte - ISAAC C. SINGLETON, JR.
Roger Mestrum - NICK GRANADO
Gunter Banderwine– ANDREW ABLESON
Will Star - WILL STAR
And of course, you -- the audience and participants of Art of the Heist!
NOTE: most of the people below also appeared in stills or as voices on the recorded phone calls and messages. I do not, unfortunately, have a complete list for these “cameos.â€
STORY/CREATIVE
Original story developed by GREGG HALE, MICHAEL MONELLO, BRIAN CLARK, and STEVE WAX
Director - MIKE MONELLO
Co-Director/Writer - BRIAN CAIN
Writer - JIM GUNSHANAN
Writer - ERNIE LARSON
Creative Director - GREGG HALE
Puzzle Master - DAVE SZULBORSKI
Executive Producer - STEVE WAX
Producer - ILENE RICHARDSON
Production Manager - JENN MANN
Production Coordinator - KEAYR BRAXTON
In-House Production Coordinator - MYKE GERSTEIN
Accounts Payable - RICH CRUZ
Production Manager - RAMON RICARD
Production Manager - LUIS DE LEON
Graphic Artist - MAI CHAN
Graphic Artist - JOE NGUYEN
Graphic Designer - MICHAEL MOREL
Graphic Designer - PAL MOORE
Graphic Artist - JESSICA BERNSTEIN-WAX
Graphic Artist - ALEXI MASCHAS
Graphic Artist - EVAN SEPLOW
Additional Graphic Design - JOSH TULMAN
"Ian's Music" Composer/Performer - WILL STAR
Image Coordinator - BRANDON BOGAJEWICZ
Production Assistant - VERONICA BAILEY
Production Assistant - ADAM SINGER
Production Assistant - DAWN LEUCHTER
DIGITAL PRODUCTION
GMD STUDIOS
CEO/Partner - BRIAN CLARK
CFO/Partner – TAMMY J. KEARNS
CTO/Partner – ANDREW COWAN
Creative Director - JUSTICE MITCHELL
General Manager - J. D. ASHCROFT
Senior Production Supervisor - JIM RHOADES
Production Supervisor - JAMIE MILLER
Flash Game Development - DAVID KRAFTSOW
MACHINIMA PRODUCTION
FRANK DELLARIO (President & co-founder, ILL Clan)
PAUL MARINO (Executive Director, Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences),
MATT DOMINIANNI (Machinima Director & co-founder, ILL Clan) and team
BUZZ TRACKING
NEW MEDIA STRATEGIES
PETE SNYDER
SARAH GRACE MCCANDLESS
KRISTEN RUDZKI
EASTER EGG FILMS
WRITER – BRIAN CAIN
VISIBLE MAN PRODUCTIONS
Producer - MATT COMPTON
Producer - MICHAEL CUDDY
Director - BEN ROCK
Writer - BRIAN CAIN
Original Music & Sound - KAYS
Production Coordinator - ANDREA McDOWELL
Office Production Asst. - AARON BILLET
ART DEPARTMENT
Production Designer - FRED ANDREWS
Art Director - RUSSELL M. JAEGER
Prop Master/ Set Dresser - JON HAAZ
Leadman - MARTIN MCCOY
Swing - MARIO OSUNA
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
1st AD - COLLEEN WASSEL
2nd AD - DAVIS PRIESTLEY
Key Set PA - BRANDON GONSALVES
Production Assistant - JOSH SMITH
CAMERA DEPARTMENT
DP - FRAZER BRADSHAW
2nd Unit DP/ B Cam Operator - MARK ATKINS
1st AC - DANI TSUBOI
CASTING
Casting Director - LEAH STANKO-MAGNUM
CATERING
Caterer - FOUR SEASONS CATERING
COSTUME DEPARTMENT
Costume Designer - KEVER ACKERMAN
Costume Assistant - SHAWNELLE CHERRY
CRAFT SERVICE
Craft Service - LISA LOU COTA
GRIP/ ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
Gaffer/ Key Grip - ZACK RICHARD
Griptician - AARON PLATT
Griptician - ROCKY RODRIGUEZ
Griptician - NATE YOLLES
Griptician - DUSTIN SANCHEZ
Griptician - RICH BOTCHLET
LOCATION DEPARTMENT
Location Manager - TERRY WONG
MAKEUP/ HAIR
Key Makeup/ Hair - KIMBERLY ECKHOUT
POST PRODUCTION
Editor - TAYLOR MARR
Editor – BEN ROCK
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Script Supervisor - SHEA BUTLER
Script Supervisor - KRIS SMITH
SOUND DEPARTMENT
Sound Mixer - WILL HANSEN
SPECIAL EFFECTS DEPARTMENT
SFX Coordinator - MARK KOIVU
STUNT DEPARTMENT
Stunt Coordinator - RUDY WEBER
Utility Stunts - EDDIE FIOLA
Utility Stunts - LORI BROWN
Utility Stunts - TIM"BUBBA" SITARZ
DESIGN FOR VIRGILKINGOFCODE.COM, LASTRESORTRETRIEVAL.COM, AND SD CARD FILES
JUICY TEMPLES
Art Director/Designer/Illustrator - KLAUS HEESCH
Designer/Flash Developer/Ilustrator/Photographer - ANTHONY DELAURA
Designer/Illustrator - AMANDA HUTTON
Designer/Illustrator - ADAM WAUGH
Developer - BILL EVANS
Account Coordinator - HEATHER GOLDEN
Traffic Manager - LISA HEESCH
WEBCASTING
ABACUS VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
Director of Production - GABRIEL GEORGEIAN
Network Engineer - MICHAEL VESPOLI
CHELSEA DIGITAL
Producer - THOR RAXLEN
Editor (FinaleVideo Loop) - LINDA PETERS
Editor (Early Security Cam) - MARK FRANKS
VOICE OVER CALL-IN RECORDINGS
Call-In recorder & editor - KENNY KILFARA
Call-In recorder & editor - JOHNNY RICE
AUDI FORUM BREAK-IN VIDEO
Director - MIKE MONELLO
Writer - BRIAN CAIN
Production Company BUNGALOW 7
Executive Producer - JESSE SCOLARO
Executive Producer - ALLEN BAIN
Executive Producer - DARREN GOLDBERG
Producer - CHRISTOPHER MARSH
AD - BRUCE HALL
Production Assistant - NICHOLAS ALLEN
Production Assistant - STEPHEN BIRDSONG
CAMERA DEPARTMENT
DP - WILLIAM REXER
CASTING DEPARTMENT
EXTRAS CASTING - TONI CONSUMANO
SPECIAL EFFECTS
SFX Coordinator - DREW JIRITANO c/o DJFX
On-Site SFX Coordinator - NEIL RUDDY
Glass Specialist - CAPITOL GLASS & SASH CO.
STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator - MANNY SIVERIO
Stunt Double - MARIO GODOI
TALENT
Thug - FRANKLIN ARCHER WHITE
LIVE EVENT PRODUCTION CREW: ATLANTA, GA 04/16/05
Atlanta Coordinator - JOHNNY RICE
LIVE EVENT PRODUCTION CREW: COACHELLA, CA 04/30/05
Coachella Coordinator - DAVIS PRIESTLEY
Event Planner - STEPHANIE MEYERS c/o MVP Collaborative
Production Assistant - TOM HUFFMAN
Technician - DAVE MOORE
Webcasting - GABRIEL GEORGIAN c/o ABACUS VIDEO
Prop (Fake VIN#) - DENNIS CURTAIN PROPS
Wardrobe Supervisor - SHAWNELLE CHERRY
Background Casting - LORETTA SHREVE
Teamster - MIKE BONNISON c/o HOLLYWOOD HONEYWAGON
LIVE EVENT PRODUCTION CREW: E3, LOS ANGELES CA 05/19/05
LA Coordinator - DAVIS PRIESTLEY
Production Assistant - TOM HUFFMAN
Production Assistant - JESUS CAMERON
E3 Contact - GOGI GUPTA
E3 FanCam Operator - JIM FLIS
VH-1 - CHRIS FICARRA
LIVE EVENT PRODUCTION CREW: AFI PARTY, NEW YORK NY 05/25/05
Production Assistant - BRANDON BOGAJEWICZ
Production Assistant - NYIA HAWKINS
AFI Event Contact - MICHELLE SPRANGER
On-Site Audio Editor - ANTONIO AROYYA
Talent Security - TOTAL SECURITY INC.
Event Security - STRATEGIC SECURITY
Teamster - JOE/ JLS WHEELS
LIVE EVENT PRODUCTION CREW: CHICAGO, IL 06/04/05
Chicago Coordinator - OAK PORCELLI
Production Assistant - TONY FAVARULA
Location Scout - DAVE SMALLEY
Boat Owner - CHRIS SAVIDES
Sound Operator - CLARK MICHAELS
On-Site Editor - MICHELLE ORZECHOWSKI
Edit Supervisor - JOE OTTING
Security - JAMES MILLER c/o INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
LIVE EVENT PRODUCTION CREW: FINALE, LOS ANGELES CA 06/29/05
Event Producer - ROCKY BICE
Event Production Manager - JAMES GRAVES
Event Coordinator - HEATHER ELERY
Viceroy Hotel Events Producer - FAWN WEAVER
Art Director - DREW DALTON
Webcasting - GABRIEL GEORGIAN c/o ABACUS VIDEO
EVENT PLANNER
MVP COLLABORATIVE
National Events Manager - MONICA JARVIS
AUDI Event Marketing Manager (WEST) - STEPHANIE MEYERS
AUDI Event Marketing Manager (EAST) - CHUCK TEDRICK
Communications Director - SUSAN SCARLET
Technical Director - SCOTT VACEK
Logistics Manager - SARA ATKINSON
LEGAL
DAVIS & GILBERT LLP
Legal - ASHIMA DAYAL
Legal - HOWARD WEINGRAD
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In the meantime, it’s NEAL FREDERICK’S Birthday today, and to honor our friend and collaborator, I’ve put up a few pictures here that I just found in a box of his old junk in my basement.
Above is Neal at Towson, trying to look cool. He didn’t smoke, so I’m not sure what was going on here.
Ann Lu’s film EROSION just came out on DVD and I think it’s Neal’s greatest work of cinematography. Check out the website (another KARCHER work of genius) and rent or buy the DVD. It’s on NETFLIX, HOLLYWOOD VIDEO and BLOCKBUSTER.COM. It’s a pretty cool movie and be sure to check out the doc that is on there, which I think is one of the best making-of films I've ever seen.
Above, Neal in his luxurious room in Orlando that he shared with Mike Monello. We were editing GABRIEL’S DREAM and broke but having the time of our lives.
This one brought me back to a time when I had a ridiculous amount of hair and we all could’ve used some fashion consultants. This was in 93 or so, at the premiere of a film called OSCEOLA SHERIFF’S OFFICE, but later changed to MIAMI BEACH COPS, even though it had nothing to do with Miami AT ALL. Neal and Dan worked their asses off on this film and got nothing except a close run-in with a runaway van and a massive fire-ball that almost killed them. Other than that, it was a great shoot.
From left, that’s right, that’s Dan Myrick, looking quite frosty-haired and all, our man Neal, my then girlfriend and now wife Stefanie, me in the back, looking all...hell, I don't know, my in-laws Billy and Tina Plank, a long-haired Mike Monello behind them, a very young BLAIR WITCH and ALTERED composer Tony Cora, Stef’s sister and BLAIR WITCH PA Carolyn DeCassan, and our good friend from Montgomery College and UCF, Pete Rohan. Man, that was quite a while ago.
Anyway, Happy Birthday, Neal! We miss you and your stinky pinky every day, my friend! I love you, man.