I was born in Dallas Texas where I lived until
the age of six. My father was transferred to Houston where I lived until
the age of twenty. I attended James Madison High School where an innovative
English teacher helped plant the seed of film making with an assignment
to create a short film. That film won several awards which gained the attention
of the Rice Institute Media Center where I continued to make short films
and work on student productions.
The idea of working in film became a reality at the age of sixteen during a summer vacation to Arizona. A family relative was directing a Movie for Universal Studios and let me work as a production assistant.
Upon High School graduation I entered the University of Houston as an Art Major, after a disastrous Fall and Spring semester I dropped out and worked as a graphic artist for Six Flags Astroworld. A year later I arrived in Los Angeles to continue my education in Art. I needed a part time job and landed an apprenticeship at Paramount Studios. I attended Art Center College of Design for two years, then left to pursue a full time career in Motion Pictures.
I worked at Paramount for five years and after leaving I felt as if I had received a degree. I learned more than I could imagine and worked on films that are now considered classics.
Freelance opportunities were everywhere and I could bounce from one film to another and then back again. If Paramount had been a University, the new era of Independent Productions would have been the Graduate Schools with the best professors.
The opportunity of working on Independent films opened doors allowing me to hold key positions. That led from being a scenic artist and graphic designer to becoming an assistant art director and eventually art director.
A Joel Silver project was to become my first shot at Production Design. The first project as Production Designer was a pilot called "Parker Kane". I had the opportunity to build a Diner that was set on the edge of a breakwater in San Pedro and a loft that was constructed in a pier warehouse.An ambitious first project with a limited budget. I continued my career, when offered the feature film, "Ricochet". I've enjoyed every project and it's unique challenge, having worked on locations across the States and in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Canada.
Between film projects I sought out work on Commercials and Music video projects that have a more hands-on approach. My first Music Video involved building an abandoned Drive-in Theater on a butte near Moab Utah for Jon Bon Jovi. You get a better understanding of all departments and their involvement in the process of film-making when the budget, location, conceptual design, storyboards, set decoration and special effects are your responsibility at such a lightning pace.
Every film I've worked on has brought new experiences, different ideas and techniques that combines traditional studio methods with newly developed applications. Computers in film-making are in many ways an extension of the same methods used fifty years ago. The tools have changed, but the skills, creativity and talent backed by practical experience continue to be the necessary ingredients for a successful project.
FILMOGRAPHY
FEATURES
The Perfect Score (Production Designer) Director: Brian Robbins
Flying Tigers (Production Designer) Director: Les Mayfield (on hold)
Hardball (Production Designer) Director: Brian Robbins
Ready to Rumble(PD) - Director: Brian Robbins
Texas Funeral (Production Designer) Director: Blake Herron
Varsity Blues (Production Designer) Director: Brian Robbins
Virus (Art Director) Director: John Bruno
Meltdown (Production Designer) Director: John Dahl (this film was never
completed)
Investigator (Production Designer) Director: Mat Taybak
Pentathalon (Production Designer) Director: Bruce Malmuth
Man's Best Friend (Production Designer) Director: John Lafia
National Lampoonís Loaded Weapon (Production Designer) Director: Gene
Quintano
Passenger 57 (Production Designer) Director: Kevin Hooks
Ricochet (Production Designer) Director: Russell Mulchaey
TELEVISION
The O.C. - TV Pilot (Production Designer) Director: Doug Liman
Birds of Prey - TV Pilot (Production Designer) Director: Brian Robbins
Learning Curve - TV Pilot (Production Designer) Director: Brian Robbins
Parker Kane -TV Film (Production Designer) Director: Steve Perry
Wolf Pack -TV Film (Production Designer) Director: P.J. Pesce
If Looks Could Kill -TV Film (Production Designer) Director: Sheldon
Larry
Rolling Thunder -TV Film (Production Designer) Director: P.J. Pesce
Tales From the Crypt - TV -1st season (Art Director) Director: R. Zemickis,
W. Hill, R. Donner, H. Duetsch, T. Holland
Additional Credits
Lethal Weapon II
Die Hard II
Action Jackson
Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Roadhouse
Die Hard
Lethal Weapon
Jumping Jack Flash
Commando
Big Trouble in Little China
Extreme Prejudice
Private Eye
Amazing Stories
Weird Science
Brewster's Millions
Swing Shift
Deal of the Century
Blue City
Bladerunner
Thief
48 Hours
Night Shift
Inside Moves
Postman Rings Twice
Long Riders
Heavenís Gate
Electric Horseman
Paramount Pictures - Graphic Artist (on staff)
Chinatown
Day of the Locusts
Heaven Can Wait
Bad News Bears
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Black Sunday
The Last Tycoon
Godfather II
COMMERCIALS
McAFEE.com- "Voodoo"; "Snake Handler": "Crystal": - Director: Breck
Eisner - Palomar Pictures
SEARS - "Backstreet Boys" - Director: Nigel Dick - Palomar Pictures
JCB Bank(Japan) - "Angel"; "Creature" - Director: Hideki Kuroda - Palomar
Pictures
ARCO- "The Best For Less" - Director: Neil Abrahmson - Palomar Pictures
TWA - "Your Next Meeting" - Director: Toby Phillips - Atlas Pictures
MAXFLI - "Air Swing" - Director: Toby Phillips - Atlas Pictures
WALGREENS - "Sources" - Director: Toby Phillips - Atlas Pictures
PEPSI- "Pepsiman '98 - Chase" - Director: Wade Howie - Industrial Light
Magic
EVEREADY - Energizer Bunny -"Watertight" - Director: Nick Piper - Plum
Pictures
TOSTITOS - "Chris meets the Beverly Hillbillies" - Director: Nick Piper
- Plum Pictures
COORS LIGHT - Beer Man '98 - Director: Toby Phillips - XXL Pictures
PEPSI - "Pepsiman '98 - Diving" - Director: Wade Howie - Industrial
Light Magic
NATIONAL CITY BANK- - Director: Toby Phillips - Area 51 Films
BELL SOUTH - "Rock the Boat" "Tall Order" - Director: Bob Rice - Plum
Pictures
NINTENDO - "Locker Room" - Director: James Wahlberg - VisitorProductions
EGGO - "Eggo Sumo" - Director: James Wahlberg - VisitorProductions
FOX NHL - "Fox Hockey" - Director: Christopher Guest - Moxie Pictures
SPRITE - "Mugsey and Goliath" - Director : Tony Scott - RSA/USA Inc.
DIRECT TV - "See" -Director: Jay Torres - Incognito / Landau
Films
YELLOW PAGES - "Wedding";"Running" - Director: Toby Phillips
- XXL Pictures
DISNEY - "Hercules" - Director: Toby Phillips - XXL Pictures
GTE - "Wireless Corner" - Director: Toby Phillips - Area 51 Films
DISNEY - "Comes to Life" - Director: Toby Phillips - Luminare Films
PAC BELL - "Emergency" - Director: Toby Phillips - Luminare Films
AMERICAN EXPRESS - "Anthem" - Director: Paul Cade - Lovinger / Cohn
& Assoc.
CLEAN AND CLEAR - "Cynthia" - Director: Paul Cade - Lovinger / Cohn
& Assoc.
ZIMA - "Business Trip" "Late Again" - Director: Paul Cade - Lovinger
/ Cohn & Assoc.
BANK OF ARGENTARIA - "Chairs" - Director: Juan Ruiz Anchia - Hagman
/ Landau
CINDY CRAWFORD - "El Cortes Ingles" - Director: Toby Phillips - Hagman
/ Landau
TOYOTA - "Bobsled" - Director: Toby Phillips - Eggers Films
DODGE - "Mananitis" - Director: Greg Marquete - Cielo Films
MILLER - "Mad Scientist" - Director: Brian Gibson - GLG
MTV- "Rock the Vote" - Director: Jesse Dylan - GLG
SNAPPER - "Oasis" - Director: Greg Marquete - Napoleon Films
STANFORD - "Heart Spot" - Director: C. B. Harding - One Heart Prod.
LEXUS ES300 - "Attached" - Director: Michael Givens - GLG
GMC TRUCKS - "80 Years" - Director: Michael Givens - GLG
MUSIC VIDEOS
Janet Jackson
Boys II Men
Seal
Dave Mathews Band
Michael Jackson
Eddie Murphy
Jon Bon Jovi
Bob Segar
Whitney Houston
Megadeth
Metallica
Queensryce
David Lee Roth
Skid Row
Scorpions
Judas Priest
Real McCoys
Lita Ford
Richie Sambora
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