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Ed English
After obtaining his 4-year degree Mr. English went into network security. He worked on computer networking, security and administration for over 12 years, 4 as a manger. In college he worked behind the scenes with lighting and sound for stage productions. He also did some acting, which he pursued later in life, being on several regional television commercials.
Mr. English began studying online commercial creation using Adobe products. After taking an interest in book trailers he was trained to do editing and has created such book video as Surviving Demon Island, Parallel Series, We’ll Never Tell, All Romance eBooks TV Commercial and many more.
Victoria Arias Fraasa
The daughter of a Spaniard/Filipino father and American mother, Victoria grew up in Miami, Florida. After graduating from Florida State University she worked in New York City for the next ten years in various film industry jobs including a camera woman for CNN, film stage manager, and producer of music videos and commercials.
After years of successfully producing high end music videos and commercials, she turned her efforts to developing and directing short films. Her first short film "Breathless" was accepted in 1998 by the Independent Film Projects' Independent Feature Film Market.
Her next film, "Maria of the Flowers" was awarded first place in "Collaboration…A Short Film Contest" held in Miami. The film premiered in London at the BBC British Short Film Festival and has been accepted at several Hispanic Festival across the United States.
Victoria, with her cinematographer husband Steve Fraasa, is owner of Fraasa Films, Inc. which produces and directs infomercial's, commercials and short films for the book industry.
Victoria is currently working in both Los Angeles and Florida as a director.
Joe Gruberman
Joe Gruberman is an award-winning writer/producer whose projects
have included four independent feature films and three television
programs, as well as many shorts and commercial ads, several of which
have been produced under his banner of Bronck's Park Productions.
An accomplished director, videographer and editor, Joe launched a free
educational series for indie filmmakers in 2004 and continues that
series to this day under the sponsorship of IFP/Phoenix, where he
serves as Education Director.
Joe is also an American Red Cross volunteer, and is on the board of the Arizona Screenwriters' Association.
Jacob Henderson
Jacob W. Henderson has been with COS since the very first Book Trailer® in 2002. He started out producing Behind The Scenes videos as well as handling all of the special effects makeup for each production.
Over the years, Jacob has advanced in his 3D Modeling and Animation skills and has taken on the job of providing 3D assets to all of the COS Production Partners.
In late 2007, Jacob took over as Web Master for Circle of Seven. He has redesigned the website from scratch and has created an architecture that will allow for dynamic changes and additions in the future.
Also in 2007, Jacob advanced into the position of a full COS Production Partner while maintaining all of the duties listed above.
Jacob is a member of the International Academy of the Visual Arts.
Jay and Natalie Henderson
Jay and his wife, Natalie, travel all over the western United States snapping photos and capturing video of some of the most breathtaking scenery you could ever imagine. Both have an excellent eye for color and composition. Jay utilizes that artistic eye when creating videos for COS.
In addition to his passion for photography and video, Jay loves riding motorcycles and mountain climbing with his wife and their dog, Sierra.
Christopher & Jennifer Hopper
Raised in recording studios and brought up in the church, it is obvious why Christopher's talents lie in the communication field. From leading worship and conference speaking to producing music and writing books, his heart remains the same: to tell the whole world about Jesus. With eight studio albums and countless others to his producing credit, over 24 countries visited for ministry, and his first series of books purchased by Tsaba House Publishing, Christopher serves as a youth pastor for New Life Christian Church in northern, NY, as well as the Director of Awakening, a national teen youth conference, and CEO of Quest Productions. His life message is on the importance of serving Jesus starting young, passionate and free...and all that goes along with staying that way.
Grandath Films & Photography is comprised of husband and wife team Christopher & Jennifer Hopper. As recording artists and international conference directors, they have over 20 years of combined experience in the visual and performing arts with backgrounds in video and photography. From published author to restauranteur, Christopher serves with his wife as Teen & College Pastor for New Life Christian Church in northern NY. Their extensive international travel provides a unique stock footage library for their COS Book Trailers™ as well as author interviews. Their work also serves clients interested in video journaling, promo-videos, photo shoots and weddings.
Christopher & Jennifer Hopper
Grandath Films & Photography
www.grandathfilms.com
Kyle Lake
Founded PMG in October 1998
Producer, Writer, Director
B.A. Communications, Television/Film, The College of NJ
M.B.A. (Marketing/Management), Univ. of Kentucky
CEO/Creator, Done In :60 Seconds, LLC
Michael E. Miller
Digital Realm Productions
In 2002, Michael partnered with Sheila Clover English to create a Book Trailer® for her book, Circle of Seven. That was also the birth of Circle of Seven Productions.
In 2005, Circle of Seven Productions won a Telly Award for the Visual Effects in the Book Trailer® Mind Game. Michael and Sheila then decided to create an effects division of Circle of Seven Productions called COS/Fx so they could offer those services to the many Production Partners that work with COS Productions to fill the growing demand for Book Trailers®, Book Teasers® and Mini-Teasers™.
With several Telly, Davey and Cameo awards under their belt, COS/Fx grew into Digital Realm Productions in mid-2007. Digital Realm Productions offers more than just visual effects; they are a full-featured production company.
After producing nearly 100 commercials for books, Michael feels that he has found the perfect outlet for all of his varied interests. “It’s like everything in my past has groomed me for what I am doing at Digital Realm. I feel really blessed!”
Michael custom builds all of Digital Realm’s workstations. He handpicks all of the components for speed and reliability. The company uses professional, industry-standard programs for editing, compositing and visual effects. This means Digital Realm Productions can reliably produce quality videos for you.
Digital Realm Productions has produced a wide variety of videos for COS, such as: Tweak, A Wallflower Christmas, The Birthing House, Turbulent Sea, The Ultra Mind Solution, Lady of Serpents and Double Minds, as well as many, many others.
Michael lives in Northern California with his wife of over 25 years. He has two sons in college and his daughter and son-in-law blessed him with a granddaughter in 2008.
Michael is a member of the International Academy of the Visual Arts.
Michael can be reached at mmiller@DigitalRealmProductions.com.
www.digitalrealmproductions.com
Webb Pickersgill
Webb Pickersgill is an accomplished cinematographer, editor and director in Phoenix Arizona with credits in TV, commercial, feature film and short film. His projects have been seen on national TV, movie screens, and internet screens across the country and world. In addition to the Telly, Davey, and Communicator awards, he also was awarded with 2009 Arizona Filmmaker of the Year, as well as a 2009 Rocky Mountain EMMY award for cinematography.
He loves creating something unique and beautiful for each client.
Webb on IMDB.
Denese Rodden
Denese grew up in the east valley of Phoenix, Arizona. She moved to Romeo, Michigan in 2002 and currently devotes much of her free time expanding her abilities to create and communicate everlasting memories editing and producing videos.
Denese's passion for creating and editing video began 7 years ago when she started making slideshows and videos for her daughter's individual and team sports. Self taught, she quickly learned how to add her own creativity and imagination to her work. Before long, Denese was being solicited to create videos for high school sports teams and special events. She has also designed and developed websites but discovered this type of work did not provide the creative opportunities and excitement she desired.
Becoming a partner with COS in 2007 has provided the medium she has sought, allowing her to work with other professionals in expressing her creative talents. She truly has a passion for creating videos and craves learning and further developing her skills and abilities. She continues to be enthusiastic about her work and looks forward to being an integral part of growing and expanding COS Productions' product and customer base.
Brenda Urquhart
Director Brenda Urquhart is a creative, visual storyteller and collaborator. Owner of Antley Drive Productions, she has completed several short films, book trailers, theater productions and an online series. An award winning, versatile director, her work spans the drama, thriller, comedy and horror genres.
A production partner with Circle of Seven Productions, Brenda has produced and directed many book trailers, including several bestselling authors, winning 2 Cameo Awards. Also, an online series, “The Lonesome Losers,” a comedy series created for RECtv, won a Davey Award and was featured on MySpace, Atomfilms, and Funny or Die.
Brenda produced and directed four shorts, working with film, and digital video. Screening at the Los Angeles Short Film Fest and the ShowbizData Shorts program, and winning an Aegis Award for excellence in video and film production. Her theater work includes a showcase of original dramatic and comedic scenes, comedic one acts, a Robert Browning play, and large casts of children.
She studied film production at Spokane Falls College and Yakima Vocational Skills Center. With over fifteen years in the entertainment business, she has amassed on-set experience in the production department on several feature films, documentaries, commercials and television projects.