Executive Producer / Creator:
LEAH SHARPE is a creative problem solver with a love for design. She was production designer and co-producer on the feature film Sex Machine, an independent horror-thriller, distributed by Anthem Productions and available on DVD. In addition to creating eye-popping sets and props, she designed the opening credits, executed motion graphic sequences and digital special effects. Leah’s interest in film led her to Austin, TX where she worked as an animator on the Warner Independent film A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater); Developed motion graphics for the film entitled One In 2000 (Ajae Clearway), a finalist in the international Nextframe Film Festival; Production designer and motion graphic artist on Clouded (Ajae Clearway), a short film set in rural 1950s. Leah has worked in many areas in production including concept design and development, to production design and set construction, and in post production – digital effects, motion graphics and animation.
Creative Consultant:
JASON STOUT is the Art Director at the Austin Chronicle. He has worked as an illustrator, designer, animator, and musician. His clients include Texas Monthly, 3M, The University of Texas, Motorola, Parade Magazine, The United Way, Applied Materials, and many others. Jason has worked with both Texas and California public school systems, developing educational designs for comic book as lead animator with McGraw/Hill on a series of cartoon-based science instructional interactives. He was an animator on the Warner Independent film A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater). His weekly comic strip “Bitter Yeti In The City” was published in The Austin Chronicle for 8 years.
Writer / Director
CHRISTOPHER SHARPE is an independent filmmaker with a background in advertising and web development. His directorial debut - the feature film Sex Machine — is now available on DVD. He was co-producer, assistant director and editor for the short films Exile and Cloud Symphony (Shogo Nakagawa). He is currently working with a sketch comedy group called BIG OL’ TIRE FIRE which is in production on a series of short films.
Writer:
ROD LOTT is the managing editor of the alt-weekly newspaper Oklahoma Gazette in Oklahoma City, as well as a freelance writer and graphic designer. For 12 years, he published and edited the quarterly magazine Hitch: The Journal of Pop Culture Absurdity, and now runs Bookgasm.com, a website of daily book reviews and news. His writing has been published in several books, including “May Contain Nuts,” “More Mirth of a Nation” (HarperCollins), “101 Damnations” (St. Martin’s Press) and a dozen volumes in the “Graphic Classics” series of graphic novels.
Director of Photography:
SHOGO NAKAGAWA came to the United States from Japan at age 17, drawn by his love for Hollywood movies. While working on his degree in photographic arts, Shogo created a unique and highly acclaimed visual style. Since 1998, he has worked as a director of photography on a wide variety of feature films, television commercials and music videos. He has also directed and photographed an award-winning series of short films that include Cloud Symphony, Exile and Charlie Charlie.
Composer:
JUSTIN SHERBURN has been delighting audiences for fifteen years performing rock, jazz, blues, reggae, traditional French and Italian music, and tango. An in-demand multi-intsrumentalist, Justin plays guitar, piano, accordion, organ, and percussion. He has performed and recorded with Glovertango and the Tosca Tango Orchestra, RCA Victor recording artists Eight and a Half Souvenirs, and a variety of Austin area groups. He is currently recording and touring with Jagjaguwar recording artists Okkervil River, a popular indie rock group whose album "The Stage Names" recently topped Harp Magazine's Best of 2007 list. Justin has worked as composer, performer, and musical director for Texas theater companies Tongue and Groove Theater (Austin), Hip Pocket Theater (Dallas/ Ft.Worth), and the Here Arts Center (NY,NY) specializing in puppet theater and Comedia dell'Arte productions. Justin's soundtrack credits include the Richard Linklater film Waking Life (2001 Fox Searchlight Pictures) and Infamous (2006 Warner Brothers Independent). He also has recorded and produced several soundtracks for Austin PBS station KLRU.
LEAH SHARPE is a creative problem solver with a love for design. She was production designer and co-producer on the feature film Sex Machine, an independent horror-thriller, distributed by Anthem Productions and available on DVD. In addition to creating eye-popping sets and props, she designed the opening credits, executed motion graphic sequences and digital special effects. Leah’s interest in film led her to Austin, TX where she worked as an animator on the Warner Independent film A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater); Developed motion graphics for the film entitled One In 2000 (Ajae Clearway), a finalist in the international Nextframe Film Festival; Production designer and motion graphic artist on Clouded (Ajae Clearway), a short film set in rural 1950s. Leah has worked in many areas in production including concept design and development, to production design and set construction, and in post production – digital effects, motion graphics and animation.
Creative Consultant:
JASON STOUT is the Art Director at the Austin Chronicle. He has worked as an illustrator, designer, animator, and musician. His clients include Texas Monthly, 3M, The University of Texas, Motorola, Parade Magazine, The United Way, Applied Materials, and many others. Jason has worked with both Texas and California public school systems, developing educational designs for comic book as lead animator with McGraw/Hill on a series of cartoon-based science instructional interactives. He was an animator on the Warner Independent film A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater). His weekly comic strip “Bitter Yeti In The City” was published in The Austin Chronicle for 8 years.
Writer / Director
CHRISTOPHER SHARPE is an independent filmmaker with a background in advertising and web development. His directorial debut - the feature film Sex Machine — is now available on DVD. He was co-producer, assistant director and editor for the short films Exile and Cloud Symphony (Shogo Nakagawa). He is currently working with a sketch comedy group called BIG OL’ TIRE FIRE which is in production on a series of short films.
Writer:
ROD LOTT is the managing editor of the alt-weekly newspaper Oklahoma Gazette in Oklahoma City, as well as a freelance writer and graphic designer. For 12 years, he published and edited the quarterly magazine Hitch: The Journal of Pop Culture Absurdity, and now runs Bookgasm.com, a website of daily book reviews and news. His writing has been published in several books, including “May Contain Nuts,” “More Mirth of a Nation” (HarperCollins), “101 Damnations” (St. Martin’s Press) and a dozen volumes in the “Graphic Classics” series of graphic novels.
Director of Photography:
SHOGO NAKAGAWA came to the United States from Japan at age 17, drawn by his love for Hollywood movies. While working on his degree in photographic arts, Shogo created a unique and highly acclaimed visual style. Since 1998, he has worked as a director of photography on a wide variety of feature films, television commercials and music videos. He has also directed and photographed an award-winning series of short films that include Cloud Symphony, Exile and Charlie Charlie.
Composer:
JUSTIN SHERBURN has been delighting audiences for fifteen years performing rock, jazz, blues, reggae, traditional French and Italian music, and tango. An in-demand multi-intsrumentalist, Justin plays guitar, piano, accordion, organ, and percussion. He has performed and recorded with Glovertango and the Tosca Tango Orchestra, RCA Victor recording artists Eight and a Half Souvenirs, and a variety of Austin area groups. He is currently recording and touring with Jagjaguwar recording artists Okkervil River, a popular indie rock group whose album "The Stage Names" recently topped Harp Magazine's Best of 2007 list. Justin has worked as composer, performer, and musical director for Texas theater companies Tongue and Groove Theater (Austin), Hip Pocket Theater (Dallas/ Ft.Worth), and the Here Arts Center (NY,NY) specializing in puppet theater and Comedia dell'Arte productions. Justin's soundtrack credits include the Richard Linklater film Waking Life (2001 Fox Searchlight Pictures) and Infamous (2006 Warner Brothers Independent). He also has recorded and produced several soundtracks for Austin PBS station KLRU.