Crew

Tony D. Elwood (Director/Producer):  Tony began polishing his craft at the age of 11, starting with the production of Super 8 films. Tony knew as soon as he projected his first roll of film that he was going to become a filmmaker. He began his professional career at the age of 17, while still in high school, as a cel painter for an animation company in Charlotte, North Carolina. This whet his appetite, causing him to move into the field of special effects, an area where his expertise is still called upon today. Tony’s FX credits include Evil Dead II, Cat’s Eye, Now and Then, and The Journey of August King. He soon began to experiment with his own films, producing and directing short films, all dealing with the genres he knows best: horror, mystery and suspense.

In 1989, Tony raised the funds to produce his first feature film, Killer.  Killer went on to great success, grossing more than 50 times its production costs, allowing Tony to produce his second feature film, Road Kill. 

Throughout the 1990’s, Tony worked as an Art Director in the world of commercials.  In 1999, he started Indievision, an award-winning advertising agency.

In 2006, Tony directed and produced Cold Storage, which was released by Lionsgate and has been well-received at numerous festivals, winning the Audience Favorite Award at the Dead By Dawn Film Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.  He also co-produced the low budget sci-fi/horror film Night Feeders, and has directed numerous commercials and music videos.

 

Paul Barrett (Producer) -  Paul began his entertainment industry career at the age of 15, in 1980, by taking an internship at WTVI, a local public broadcasting station.  There he gained experience in all phases of television production. Paul’s first taste of film came when he worked as Production Assistant on two WTVI historical dramas, Thunder in Carolina and Of Quilts and Sabres.  During this period he also co-produced a short film illustrating the game of Dungeons and Dragons.

Paul moved to Atlanta in 1983, where he went to work for Compro Productions, working with both film and video on commercial and industrial shoots. During his three-year stint with the company, he was, at various times, grip, assistant production coordinator and assistant editor.  In 1986, Paul went freelance, working on various projects as grip and production coordinator.  His film credits include Invasion USA, The Abyss, Days of Thunder, and 29th Street. Paul finally decided the producing and production management end of the business was the best way to utilize his varied skill set.

Paul has produced numerous award-winning productions, including the Telly Award-winning videos “The Ballad of Nellie Johnson” and “The Ozone Zone.”  He has produced over twenty commercials. His film credits as producer include NightFeeders, a low budget horror/comedy, the documentary In the Footsteps of Elie Wiesel, and the psychological thriller Cold Storage, which he co-produced with Tony Elwood.

 

Lyn Moncrief (Director of Photography) - Lyn Moncrief is an international award-winning cinematographer with over fifteen years of film, video, and mixed media production experience. He has shot over fifty feature films, documentaries, music videos, and short films that have screened in prestigious festivals throughout the world, such as Tribeca Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival. The Los Angeles Times described Lyn's work as "impressive, moody, and very stylish and commanding."

Lyn is originally from Athens, Georgia but spent many years living in New York City, Washington DC and Boston before relocating to Los Angeles. After studying Anthropology and Film at Denison University he went on to work on various documentary films for such filmmakers as Oscar winning director Errol Morris and Oscar nominated director Jim Klein. Lyn photographed his first feature film, West, on 35mm soon after which lead to his second feature film Stillwater which won Best Cinematography at the New York Independent Film Festival.

After his second feature film he enrolled into the prestigious American Film Institute, where he received his Masters of Fine Arts in Cinematography. While at AFI, Lyn learned from some of the world's finest Cinematographer's, including Conrad L.
Hall, ASC, Janusz Kaminski, Wally Pfister, ASC, Matthew Libatique, ASC, Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC, and many others. During his final year at AFI, he worked closely with Stephen Lighthill, ASC and Bill Dill, ASC.

Lyn has gone on to explore in his own film subjects, narrative themes, and characters that function outside the mainstream and within the fringes of society. Whether narrative, documentary, or experimental, he seeks out projects that challenge the medium of motion picture and bring into focus a broader contribution that he expects to make as a filmmaker and cinematographer.

 

Conor McCullagh (Special FX Makeup) – Conor started his career in makeup effects at age 19 with his first film Xtro II in 1990. In 1991 Conor ventured out to Los Angeles to pursue his passion. After a couple years doing theme park animation, Conor started working on feature films.

Working on a lot of independent features, he often found himself responsible for all aspects of the projects he was working on and with limited resources. For this reason, Conor started supervising at a very early age. At 23, Conor was asked to key the creature FX for The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. From there, he moved onto features like Mars Attacks, Freddy vs. Jason, and Seed of Chucky.

Conor has his own company based in North Carolina and services productions up and down the east coast and abroad. Most recently, he was the winner of the inaugural episode of the hit SyFy Channel show “Face Off”, which pitted professional makeup artists against each other for a $100,000 prize. His most recent credits include The Vampire Diaries, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son and the currently filming The Hunger Games.

 

Jeffry Mason (Project Director, Integrated Brand Placement) -Jeffry has been involved in business development for over 25 years in both the initial start up phase and sale of ongoing concerns.  He has been involved in all forms of media and product branding. As a marketing and brand placement specialist he helped develop and launch programs for many international beverage brands, including two Comedy Tours for use in over 70 clubs throughout the US. In addition to media placement he continues to produce media products for Beverage companies for use in 185 privately owned clubs and resorts in the US and the Caribbean.
He is associated with Media Savvy Marketing and Culture Events; two Charlotte based Brand placement and event companies, whose specialties include targeted campaigns for integrated Brand development.

Jeffry resides in Charlotte, North Carolina and is involved with several non-profits, including CPCC’s program that offers free English as a Second Language courses in the Charlotte area.

 

Sansperf Productions –Sansperf Productions is the new production company created by Tony Elwood and Paul Barrett. Sansperf means “without perforations” and since the company is going to shoot strictly in digital video, the perforations on film are no longer needed, hence “Sansperf.” Despite the company being new, Tony and Paul will be bringing all their experience in the film world with them, and they plan for Sansperf to be around as long as they are.