STAFF BIOGRAPHIES
Marty Collins, founder, brings over 37 years of experience in management, creative development, and production in television and motion pictures to the Digital Media Factory. A former Vice President of Broadcast Operations at Silicon Valley's KTEH Ch54 Public Television, Marty also served as President/CEO/General Manager of Starlite Studios, Inc., President/CEO of Darnell/Collins Productions, Inc., Co-founder and Partner of Mitchell/Collins Productions (an Investor/Partner in the Digital Media Factory) and Television Broadcast Operations Manager for Hewlett Packard Television Network. IMDB
Ginny Mitchell, co-founder, has 25 years experience in the music industry from many angels. She is a producer, recording artist, writer and educator. In 2003 she was the music and executive producer for the Girls from Santa Cruz PBS special created to help save Nevada's wild horses. Her work spans television, music videos, recording projects and live concert events. As alum of Cabrillo College and UCSC, she immediately entered the music business where you can still find her acting as producer, sound supervisor, press agent, publicist, stage manager, public relations manager and artist. She’s appeared on numerous U.S. and Canada radio and television programs. Her first record was produced in Nashville, A Wild Rose, which placed hits in Canada's top 40 country charts.
www.ginnymitchell.com
www.mitchellcollins.com
Edward (Ned) R. Hearn, co-founder, is an attorney in his intellectual property business law practice concentrating on the entertainment, Internet, and computer software businesses at the intersection of technology, content, and media. His clients include record labels, music publishers, recording artists, writers, authors, producers, music, film and video production companies, software designers, multimedia product and website developers, and digital content production and delivery companies. A partial list of his past and present clients include Windham Hill Records/BMG, Rounder Records, Concord Jazz, Music For Little People, Monarch Records/Sugo Music and Design, Gourd Music, Ubiquity Recordings, Starbucks/Hear Music, Kanematsu/Xringer, Hudson Entertainment, Wells Fargo Creative Services, Ray Lynch, Will Ackerman, Joe Satriani, Green Day, Jawbreaker, SF Weekly, GPI Publications, Klutz Press/Scholastic, and San Jose State University/Student Union Event Center. He is a Board Member of California Laws for the Arts and the West Coast Songwriters Association and co-author of Musician's Guide To Copyright and The Musician's Business and Legal Guide.
www.internetmedialaw.com
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Jan 25, 2010
Marty Collins has over 39 years of cinematography experience in all media formats, including 35mm, 16mm, HD, DV, Beta, and as a steadicam operator. Some of his theatrical Cinematographer credits include The Dead Pit (1989), Still Waters Burn (1996), and Blur (2007 post-production) and Proramming the Nation. He is also credited as steadicam operator on "Men at Work", and as second unit photographer on Stephen King's "The Lawnmower Man".