Directors & Producers: Blue & Jason
Husband and wife duo, Jason & Blue are a co-directing team working in films and commercials together and individually.
They have directed commercials for brands such as Walgreens, 7UP, Scotch-Brite, Meiomi Wine, Chipotle, Intelligentsia, LOEWE and more. Their heart for storytelling can be seen in their work for The Boys & Girls Clubs, GE Girls, Athletes Unlimited, Lincoln Park Community Services, which won a Silver Telly, as well as piece for Chicago Connected which was shared by President Barack Obama. Their most recent short film, Otis’ Dream, about voter suppression, debuted during the months leading up to the 2020 election and was shared by Oprah as an official Super Soul Sunday short film, gaining attention from major media outlets.
Female and male, tactful and feeling, they evoke imagination and authentic human narratives directing as one voice.
Editor & Co-Producer: Meredith Mantik
Meredith is an editor based in Los Angeles, California. She has edited four narrative features, five documentary features, and numerous short films and commercials. Her most recent narrative feature, DOWNEAST, stars Greg Finley and Kirk Fox, was distributed by Gravitas Ventures, and is currently available on Showtime.
She has worked as in-house editor for APS Films (DARK HARBOR, HUNTING LANDS, SPADES: THE SERIES), lead editor and editor on the Discovery series BERING SEA GOLD, junior editor on BBC Two’s BAFTA-winning series EXODUS: OUR JOURNEY TO EUROPE, and, most recently, assistant editor on the Amazon/Hello Sunshine feature film SOMETHING FROM TIFFANY’S.
Originally from Southern California, Meredith studied Creative Writing at Idyllwild Arts Academy, holds a BA in English, Film, and Philosophy from Colorado College, and, upon graduating with distinction from the UK’s prestigious National Film and Television School's Editing MA course, received an AVID Excellence in Editing Award for her work on SWEET MADDIE STONE, directed by Brady Hood. SWEET MADDIE STONE went on to win Best British Short Film at London Critics’ Circle Awards and Best Short Film of the Year at the ODEON Film Awards, and was a Semi-Finalist at the Student Academy Awards.
Composer: Silas Hite
Silas Hite is an Emmy award winning artist and composer currently living and working in Los Angeles. His scores have garnered an Emmy, a Grand Clio, a Cannes Titanium Grand Prix, a Grand Effie and Adweek's Campaign of The Decade.
He has written memorable music for some of the biggest video games and television shows of the past ten years and contributed music to both blockbuster and independent films. He has a large collection of unique instruments and plays many of them on his projects. He loves to play drums, guitar, bass, synths, keys, accordion, mandolin, organ and percussion instruments from around the world.
He began his career working with his uncles, Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh (Devo), at Mark's music studio, quickly earning a position as a full-time, in-house composer. Over the span of seven very productive years, he honed the craft of creating both mainstream and mutated music. Striking out on his own in 2009, Silas has since become an in-demand freelance composer. In addition to scoring commercials, films, games and TV shows, he writes songs and creates art. Recently his drawings were aquired by The Getty Permanent Collection.
His music has played in such venerable institutions as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the New York Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum, and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Colorist: Clark Griffiths
Clark Griffiths is from middle of nowhere, Kansas. He's been grading in Chi-town at Framestore and Company 3 over the years, and he's now made his way back to his midwest roots in St. Louis, MO - right here at Outpost / Bruton Stroube Studios. He's graded spots for some of the most globally recognized brands in the world, including Allstate, Cadillac, Corona, Nintendo, and McDonald's just to name a few. He's also graded music videos for big-name artists like Blackbear, Machine Gun Kelly, and Chance the Rapper (also just to name a few 😉 )
Clark is well-versed in the most advanced color grading platforms in the industry. FilmLight BaseLight, DaVinci Resolve, and he's Dolby Vision certified. A few tools that'll take your vision to the next level and let your project stand out amongst the rest.
He crashes on his mountain bike more than he'd like, smokes a pretty tasty brisket, and is a recovering commercial photographer.
Post Sound: William McGuigan & his team at Gypsy Sound
William McGuigan was brought up smuggling audio secrets from the Mediterranean shores to the Middle Eastern islands. He came to America in 2003 to settle a Scottish trade dispute over the fair market value of bloviating bumble bees. McGuigan was formerly a cable, button, and forehead pusher at ravenswork in Venice where he first became party to the aforementioned trade dispute. He is 5’11” 180 (32,26,36) and has a preference for fig flavored turkish delight. In his free time, he works on a freelance basis for a budget thumb-piano salesmen who coincidentally needed his superfluous button pushing abilities at citizen demonstrations.
Designer: Tayler Culligan
Tayler Culligan is a Texas-based graphic designer, art director and educator.
Her areas of focus range from brand identity, packaging design, print design, website design, photography art direction, to even stop motion animation. With a background in strategy, she balances larger brand vision with her attention to detail.
When she is not working, Tayler is either gardening, chasing her chickens, or working on Halloween costumes.