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Nick Urban has been acting in
student films since the fall of 1998, and continues to be a driving force in the School of
Film and Animation. A respected actor and filmmaker, Nick is currently amidst the
production of his two-quarter narrative film. He has appeared in numerous films included
Adam Halstead's "The School", Rob LiCalsi's "Discolobos" and others.
He is currently shooting Scott Zarzycki's senior thesis film, and resides in Phelps, NY. |
Nicholas Urban,
"Brandon" |
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John "Johno" Christen has
garnered critical praise for his acting since appearing in "The Lost" in 1999,
directed by M. Devlin Metras. Also a respected film maker, Christen has starred in
Jonathan Fischer's "The Orders In Hand" and Samantha Taylor's "Hobby
Horse". He is currently finishing production of his short film "Escape From
Average, Delaware", which will be out in November 2002. He lives in Rochester near
the RIT campus. |
John Christen,
"Alvin" |
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Kate Sherman has been acting in RIT
student films for the past few years and her highlights include Chris Davis'
"Hardwired: A Love Story", Scott Zarzycki's "Rainfall", Jeremy
Kirsch's "Second Darkening", and Heather Bennet's "Tom and Suzy Go To Bed
Angry". She once claimed that John French was her hero, and then made out with him.
Kate works at Starbucks, and is also currently staring in "Fish Sticks" with
John French and Nate Nadell. |
Kathryn Sherman,
"Amy" |
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"King Taco Hut and The Mystery
Map of Mystery" marks French's first fiction film since "Girls Suck" was
completed in the fall of 1999. His other work includes "Todd Martin: The E! True
Hollywood Story" and his forthcoming short, "Burrito". No stranger to
filmmaking or acting, French has been making films since he was 10 years old. In his very
little free time, French maintains his fledgling
website, and is a freelance film and television editor in Los Angeles. |
John R. P. French,
Director / Producer |
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Richard Kuzma is a native of the
cold steel town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is an avid fan of all things American. A
chronic coffee drinker, Kuzma represents the best and the brightest of the
reality television. Kuzma's latest film "Wish You Were Here" premiered at the Three Rivers Film
Festival in Pittsburgh in November of 2001. He lives in Glendale,
California and is an assistant editor for "North Shore". |
Richard J. Kuzma
Director of Photography |
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Jonathan Fischer is regarded as one
of RIT's top sound recordists and post production sound mixers, and is also an actor and
director. His two-quarter film "The Orders In Hand" was released last year, and
is currently playing on FrenchiCo. Online. His current senior thesis film,
"Lucid" has been screened in several festivals. Fischer is currently
appearing on NBC's hit show "American Dreams." |
Jonathan Fischer,
Production Sound Mixer, Assistant Editor |
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Jamie Campione finally realized her true
destiny as a film student in 2001, and left the hippie RIT photo world behind.
Campione garnered much praise for her cinematography on Jeremy Kirsch's epic "The
Second Darkening", which may get finished later this year (don't
hold your breath). Upon graduation, Campione
hauled a U-Haul cross country with her two fantastic roomates, and currently lives in
Glendale, California and works as a story coordinator on ABC's
"Extreme Makeover". |
Jamie Campione,
1st Assistant Camera |
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Nathan Lauterstein has worked as assistant
camera on many films, and his one quarter experimental film was shown at the 2000 Spring
RIT Honors Show at the Cinema in downtown Rochester. His current film,
"Sketches" was completed in February 2001, and used the largest jib arm on
the east coast for three shots in the film, much to the chagrin of the rest of his crew.
He is currently working for a production company in Washington DC. And owns an XL-1. |
Nathan Lauterstein,
2nd Assistant Camera |
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Travis Barnhart recently completed his second
short, "Dark Eyes", which was edited by John French. His previous film,
"Supa Bad" is an epic blaxpoitation film. Barnhart's prior works include the
much loathed "A Fifth of Evil", staring Todd Martin. Since graduation, he has
been drinking heavily and hopes to move to New York City or Australia to live out the rest
of his days making films, sitting in the sun, and doing a lot of drugs. |
| Travis Barnhart,
Lighting Technician |
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Heather Bennett recently graduated from RIT's
School of Film and Animation after completing two short films, "Tom and Susie Go To
Bed Angry", and "Fish Sticks", which stars John French, Kate Sherman, and
Nate Nadell. Currently residing in Rochester, NY, Heather hopes to make the treck to Los
Angeles sometime in 2003 to begin work in the film or television industry, and
bring happiness and glitter to the west coast. |
Heather Bennet,
2nd Assistant Camera |
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Kelly Scofield graduated with honors from RIT's
School of Film and Animation in May 2002, and has been putting her thesis film "Dying
Softly" through the festival circuit. A fan of terrible music, Kelly hopes one day to
become an independent director and producer, and is currently trying to
escape from Rochester, New York. |
Kelly Scofield,
Grip |
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Nathan Nadell has served as director of
photography on numerous student shorts including the "Shower."
"Hannah Can't Swim" by director Randall Good. With a natural eye for lighting
and camera work, Nathan puts 120% in to everything he does, and is never ever tired, ever.
Even at four in the morning when he starts work. Because he's already
been up for three hours. He currently lives in Hollywood and is a
certified Steadicam opperator. |
Nathan Nadell,
Rigging Gaffer |
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