Steffen Schlachtenhaufen's career is extensive, from the screenwriter of several independent movies ("Would You Rather," Danger One" and the upcoming sci-fi thriller, "The Mandela Effect") to creative director/producer for visual effects (for projects suc

Professor Thelma Vickroy is Chair of the Department of Cinema and Television Arts at California State University Northridge. She attended New York University's famed film school at a time when female students in the department were rare—in fact, she was o

Author and urban archaeologist Chris Nichols has dedicated a large part of his life to preserving and recording LA's colorful post-war architecture. He's known for his special knowledge of all things Googie, the 1950's roadside architecture inspired by th

We bring on Sven's daughter Ariana Berkemeier, a grad student in Kinesiology (the scientific study of body movement), for a revealing look at how creatives can be found in unexpected places. Ariana's first passion was photography—sports and action photogr

James Goldin has worked on historical and science-based non-fiction and documentary TV productions since the late 1990's, often exploring the big bang (in programs like History’s “The Universe”) and science (CuriosityStream's “Deep Time History”), which l

When Wade Snook left Florida for Los Angeles, it was with the dream of making it as a musician, but it was the 1990's, and a new dream took hold: the emerging art of digital design. His work has ranged from corporate brochures, catalogs and package design

When young Jim Eckels' pre-med plans didn't pan out, he trekked across the country to Hollywood and set out to climb the ladder from production assistant to script coordinator to production office manager, before finally having the chance to write and pro

Fix it in Post is the deceptively simple cry after a production goof-up. Post-production supervisor Emily Campbell is the person you want to have on your side to make it all come together. Emily has worked exclusively on documentaries, including computer

Iris April dabbled in fine arts and fashion design before discovering her calling as a makeup and special effects artist. Straight out of makeup school, one of her first gigs was on “Spider-Man 3.” Her career has alternated between major motion pictures,

While Dion Labriola has had a successful career as an editor of such acclaimed documentary series as History's "Life After People" and "The Universe," his childhood dream was to be a great animator. Fate, though, had something else in store. His life took