These are the current members of our magical crew! If you want to join in do not hesitate to contact us here or send us an email at crew@themagicclover.com

 

PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT

 

PRODUCER/WRITER: Alessandra Pavan Bernacchi, currently attending her first year of the Peter Stark Producing Program, University of Southern California, has a BSc in Economics and Management of the Entertainment Business from Universita’ Bocconi, Milan, Italy and a UCLA Certificate in Entertainment Business. Her main goal after Stark is to go on independently producing  feature films (either live action or animation) and/or work for a LA based Production Company.

 

DIRECTOR/WRITER: Aziza Aba Butain is studying for her M.F.A. in Film and Television producing at the Peter Stark Producing Program, University of Southern California.  Before moving to Los Angeles in the summer of 2009, Aziza graduated with a B.F.A. in Radio, TV and Film from the University of North Texas after which she worked for AMS Pictures in Dallas as a Production Assistant, Assistant Editor and Associate Producer on two cable series for the Veria network, national commercial spots and live events. From 2006 to 2010, Aziza worked in event planning and public relations across the United States and Canada for the HP Education Fanon 501(c)(3).

 

CAMERA and SOUND DEPARTMENT

 

D.P./SOUND EDITOR: Shim On Lee is an animation producer from Korea attending Peter Stark Producing Program, USC. He started his career as AD in a 2D animation project based upon on-line MMORPG game and moved his position to coordinator for international co-production of another 2D animation called Magination. From there, he moved on to produce a 3D animation project Balloopo, which he left when it finally made its co-production deal with European partners. With many years of experience in international affairs regarding animation, he finally reached United States to challenge its toughest but richest market in the world. He is now producing two more animation projects for G&G Entertainment.

 

GRIP: Michael Schatz is a third semester graduate student in the Production track at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.  He is very comfortable on the technical side of a set having worked numerous feature films, most recently working in the grip and electric department this past December on “Sunlight Jr.” starring Naomi Watts, Norman Reedus and Matt Dillon.  He is an aspiring director with interests also in cinematography and editing.  He blogs all his adventures in filmmaking at scarletrebel.blogspot.com

 

SOUND MIXER/FILM EDITOR: Kelly Sawyers

 

 

BOOM OPERATOR/SOUND MIXER: Jacob Nerstheimer, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2140916/

 

 

 

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

 

COMPOSER: Canadian film composer Isaias Garcia is one of the rising young talents in the world of scoring for media. Having been raised in his parents’ homeland of Argentina, he was exposed from very early on to the music of tango masters Carlos Gardel and Astor Piazzola. Upon returning to Toronto in 2002, Isaias became the youngest member of the Celebrity Symphony Orchestra in Toronto, having also premiered his first orchestral work at the age of 17. Three other major orchestral works have also been premiered by the orchestra. Having won numerous awards and recognitions at the Toronto Student International Film Festival, Isaias has recently become the composer-in-residence of the Celebrity Symphony Orchestra in Toronto. Pursuing his B.F.A in Music at York University, where he is in constant collaboration with the Film Department, Isaias aims to expand film scoring in Toronto and Canada. Isaias Garcia’s main influences are John Williams and Hans Zimmer. He has been nominated for 2 major awards at the 2011 Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Check out his music at http://www.youtube.com/user/canargentinemusic/featured

 

ANIMATION & CONCEPT ART DEPARTMENT

 

LEAD ANIMATOR: Eons ago, a middle school report card informed Sydney Rouse’s parents that she had a “devious” sense of humor. Little has changed since then. Originally from South Texas, Sydney is an animator by day and a comic book artist by night. Her passion for illustration, storytelling and Star Wars lead her to USC’s Animation and Digital Arts program. Since moving to LA, she has discovered a taste for both hand drawn and puppet animation. However, sequential art will always hold a special place in her heart.

 

ANIMATOR:  For as long as she could remember, art has been Kayee Au‘s ultimate lifelong passion. Ever since she was two, Kayee knew that her dream in life was to become an artist who inspired and encouraged others. Kayee is currently studying Animation and Digital Arts at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, where she will strive to continue serving her community through her talents. Her goal is to inspire the media and the world in a positive manner through animation.

 

ART DIRECTOR: Kristina Lendrum was born with a pencil in her hand…that’s not really true, but it does seem like every other parent-teacher conference included instructors begging her parents to get her to stop drawing in class. Naturally she didn’t listen, and here she is. She is currently working on her senior thesis in addition to this project, and has done costume design, opening credits, and concept art for a number of other films. When she’s not busy drawing, collecting earrings, or immersing herself in medieval literature, she is found trying to be the 1,000th ghost at Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. Her website link is http://www.wix.com/kristinalendrum/main

 

LANDSCAPE & CHARACTER ARTIST: Joy Han, a junior undergraduate animation major at University of Southern California, excels in lighting and environment design. Due to early contact in painting, her interest and talent for creating certain moods and atmospheres through colors has developed extensively. Her interest in the use of colors enabled her to participate in cultural conventions in Asia at ages 16-18, as well as a couple gallery shows displaying her work. After moving to Los Angeles for college, she has worked at TV8, USC’s television station, and has also collaborated with many interactive media students and production students to provide visuals for games and scripts.

 

LANDSCAPE & CHARACTER DESIGN: Tiffanie Mang, Even before she stepped into any art classes, Tiffanie was already picking up colored pencils and crayons, creating her own doodles from her mind at age three. Since then her talent for art has blossomed into her primary passion, and her lifelong goal is to become an artist who is able to inspire others through her innovative creations, whether it be through animations, graphic design, illustrations for books, or film.Tiffanie is currently studying Animation and Digital Arts in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.  With the priceless opportunity to learn and be inspired at such a wonderful facility, she will continue to make the best of the exciting possibilities that the animation world has to offer. Although education is her number one focus, Tiffanie also enjoys other side hobbies such as songwriting, singing, baking, and playing the piano. When she is not on campus, you will most surely always find her at the beach, her number one favorite spot for relaxing and sketching. Please visit http://www.tiffaniemang.com/ to see more of her fine arts work and animations.