behind the camera

05.31.08
     
  Max Frankston [Senior Student '79] is a regular on Saturday Night Live’s film unit and has worked on film assist projects for the films Sex and the City: The Movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Enchanted, and Spider-Man 3. Max is also a documentary filmmaker whose films include Callie 9/11, which records his daughter Callie’s reaction to the World Trade Center attacks, and Just Into Girls, a film about a nursery school love triangle.
Nicholas Grad [Senior Student '86] is the Vice President for Original Programming at FX. Shows he has worked on include Nip/Tuck, The Shield, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Mayumi Shimokawa [Senior Student '92] is a matte painter for Hollywood films. Mayumi’s work – which is both traditional and digital – has appeared in numerous films, among them Pirates of the Caribbean, Happy Feet, Superman Returns, and Fantastic Four.
Nick Spooner [Intermediate Faculty '88] writes and directs television commercials for The Artists Company. Nick’s recent ads include spots for Mazda, Pinesol disinfectant, and Cellular South, among others.
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