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| Ed Duffy - Business Agent, Teamsters Local 399 |
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Ed Duffy graduated from UCLA Film School. Worked for Chuck Fries Productions and EMI Television before becoming a Location Manager.
He has been a Location Manager for 27 years working on such shows as Dynasty, Moonlighting, Melrose Place and most recently the OC.
He has been a trustee with Teamsters 399 for the past 5 years and has been the Business Agent for Teamsters Local 399 Location Managers for the past two years. Ed lives in Manhattan Beach with his wife Kathy and son Rob. |
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| Mike Fantasia - Location Manager, Teamsters 399, Location Managers Guild of America |
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Mike Fantasia has worked as a location manager and production supervisor in the film business for 19 years.
He has worked on over 30 feature films, including "A River Runs Through It", "The River Wild", "Free Willy", "Dante's Peak", “Blow”, “Catch Me If You Can”,“Seabiscuit”, "Memoirs of a Geisha", “Munich”, "3:10 to Yuma" and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and the upcoming “James Bond - Quantum of Solace”.
Work has given Mike the opportunity to travel to over 35 states and a dozen foreign countries. He has been nominated for three California On Location Awards for Location Manager of the Year.
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| Debbie Laub - Location Manager, Teamsters 399, Location Managers Guild of America |
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Originally from Virginia, Laub arrived in California in 1975 to attend film School at Cal Arts.
After graduation, she started her first job in the film industry as a receptionist For EMI Television at CBS Radford. There she met Ed Duffy who recruited her into locations (“Yes, it was all Ed’s fault!!!” she says.)
Ever since then she has been working in television (from HART to HART to HELTER SKELTER ) and film (from THREE AMIGOS to AMERICAN PIE 2.)
In 2000, Debbie was named Location Manager of the Year for Television from the California on Location Awards |
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Bill McDonald - Producer / Writer |
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Bill Macdonald is a producer/writer whose credits span films and TV series. He recently was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Writers Guild Award for writing the popular HBO series, “Rome.” He is co-creator of “Rome”—along with John Milius (writer of “Apocalypse Now” and director of films) and Bruno Heller (producer of “The Mentalist”). “Rome” is being called the most ambitious cable television series in history.
Bill is currently collaborating with Heller on a new action adventure TV series set in Roman history called “Coloseum.” And Bill is working on an international series bringing back “The Saint.” His partners in this venture are Geoffrey Moore, son of Sir Roger Moore who was the first television Saint, and Jorge Zamacona, producer of the TV show “Wanted.”
Among Bill’s many credits are the following: Producer, “The Saint” starring Val Kilmer; Producer, “One Man’s Hero” starring Tom Berenger; Producer, “Molly” starring Elizabeth Shue; Executive Producer, “Jade” starring David Caruso; Co-Producer, “Sliver” starring Sharon Stone. Bill’s film company also produced many films and TV shows, including “The Two Jakes” starring Jack Nicolson and “Gettysburg” starring Tom Berenger and Jeff Daniels. Bill was President/Partner in the Robert Evans Company at Paramount Pictures for five years.
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Marcus Morton - Producer |
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Marcus Morton is a film writer and producer with a proven record
of accomplishment in music, film, and multi-media.
His film company, Mission Control Entertainment,
has a co-financing distribution with the world-
renowned motion picture company MGM/UA. He began
his entertainment career in the music industry
rising to Vice President with EMI Records. While
immersed in the music industry, Marcus seamlessly
transitioned to the film industry and produced
a number of successful movies such as THREE STRIKES,
MOLLY, and
the number one film YOU GOT SERVED. At present,
he has various projects in development at multiple studios
, including a remake of the Burt Reynolds film
WHITE LIGHTENING for MGM.
His latest venture is Network Foundation Technologies (NFT) (www.nft-tv.com),
a company focused on content delivery that has developed and patented a cutting-edge
streaming software for the delivery of audio and video over the Internet at
a fraction of the price of traditional streaming. Mr. Morton holds both a BS
in Management and an MBA from Louisiana Tech University.
Since 2001, Marcus has been serving as a member
of the California State Film Commission. He
is also a member of the PGA, WGA and SAG.
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Richard Prince - Producer /
Production Manager |
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Richard H. Prince is a successful Producer and Production Manager
for feature films and television. His credits include: LICENSE TO
WED, THE VISITING, SAW, DUKES OF HAZZARD, THE ANIMAL, THE REPLACEMENTS,
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD, ROCKETMAN, GONE FISHIN',
RICHIE RICH, THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN, HOMEWARD BOUND: THE INCREDIBLE
JOURNEY, ONLY THE LONELY, WHITE FANG, THE BEDROOM WINDOW, PERSONAL
BEST and the D.G.A. award-winning television film, MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI.
He worked as an Assistant Director on RISKY BUSINESS, UNCOMMON VALOR,
MY BODYGUARD, THE STUNT MAN, and HEAVEN CAN WAIT. He is a graduate
of the D.G.A. Trainee Program, and a member of the Producers Guild
of America and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Richard graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film/Television
Production, and a Masters in Business Administration
from UCLA.
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Nina Ruscio - Production
Designer |
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Nina Ruscio went from art directing
art house features with directors like Alan Rudolph
and Nicolas Roeg, to designing television series
and HBO movies NASH BRIDGES, NORMAL and IF THESE
WALLS COULD TALK II, then back
to art directing huge studios features SPY GAME,
ENEMY OF THE STATE and VOLCANO.
Today,
she designs studio and independent features
including, ARE WE DONE YET?, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN,
FAT ALBERT, BIG FAT LIAR, BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
and JUST MARRIED.
She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, an
author and teacher, and their baby girl, Pearl. |
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