Keep Your Distance

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Meet just a few of the wonderful collection of artisans, technicians, and just plain hard-workers who helped make the production of KEEP YOUR DISTANCE run so smoothly.

STU POLLARD, Writer/Director/Producer	Bio	Credits
CHRISTINA VAROTSIS, Producer	Bio	Credits
MONIKA MIKKELSEN, Casting Director	Bio	Credits
MATTHEW IRVING, Director of Photography	Bio	Credits
JENNIFER SIMS, Co-Producer	Bio	Credits
NICK RIERA, Production Designer	Bio	Credits
REBEKA WIEST, Costume Designer	Bio	Credits
CHRIS ANDERSON, Composer	Bio	Credits
PETER BROWN, Sound Designer	Bio	Credits
TERRY KELLEY, Editor	Bio	Credits

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	STU POLLARD, Writer/Director/Producer Stu made his feature film debut in 2000, with NICE GUYS SLEEP ALONE. A romantic comedy about the dating scene in Louisville, the independent production has been broadcast in over a dozen countries worldwide and recently completed an 18-month run on HBO. Available nationwide on DVD, the film has enjoyed tremendous popularity at Hollywood Video and Netflix.com, garnering press coverage from USA Today, Time, and Variety. The film is presently airing on WE this fall and will be televised in the U.S. through 2016. A native of Louisville, KY, Stu attended Kentucky Country Day and Georgetown University. He spent three years working for New York's McCann-Erickson advertising before moving to Los Angeles to attend USC Film School. He splits time between Louisville and Santa Monica.
	CHRISTINA VAROTSIS, Producer Based in Chicago, IL, Christina has produced a variety of independent projects, music videos, and commercials since redirecting her career from marketing to filmmaking over 6 years ago. Her recent film credits as Line Producer/Production Manager include, BROTHER 2, by award-winning Russian filmmaker Alexei Balabanov, KWIK STOP, official selesction at the Los Angeles and Chicago international film festivals, and BALL IN THE HOUSE, produced by Redeemable Features and starring Jonathan Tucker, David Strathairn, and Jennifer Tilly. Last year, she completed Project Greenlight's STOLEN SUMMER, produced by Live Planet and Miramax, and most recently wrapped UNCLE NINO, featuring Joe Montegna, Anne Archer, and Travor Morgan. Her first digital effort, SLAVE, is currently in post-production. Christina has been on the board of the Independent Feature Project/Chicago since 1997. Back to Top.
	MONIKA MIKKELSEN, Casting Director A California native, Monika graduated from UCLA and has been involved in casting for over ten years. Her list of credits include high profile features such as SERVING SARA with Elizabeth Hurley and Matthew Perry, DRIVEN starring Sylvester Stallone and Burt Reynolds, THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL, starring Mel Gibson and Jimmy Smits, and NURSE BETTY, for which Renee Zelwegger won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy. Monika has also cast a number of critically acclaimed independent films, including LOVE LIZA starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Oscar winner Kathy Bates. LOVE LIZA played at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and enjoyed a theatrical release. Back to Top.
	MATTHEW IRVING, Director of Photography Matt has shot numerous award-winning short films and features. He lensed Lumiere Films' THE MAGIC OF MARCIANO, starring Nastassja Kinski and Robert Forster, which won the New American Cinema Award at the 2000 Seattle International Film Festival, and received unanimous critical acclaim at the 2000 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. GROOVE--a smash indie hit--was one of the first acquisitions at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. These critically acclaimed films have become calling cards for Matt, highlighting his style of precise framing and camera movement, and acute attention to color, lighting, and texture. FILMMAKER MAGAZINE named Matthew as one of the twenty-five new faces in independent film. Matthew grew up in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, before migrating to California to attend Stanford University. He earned his MFA in the film production program at USC's School of Cinema & Television. Back to Top.
	JENNIFER SIMS, Co-Producer KEEP YOUR DISTANCE is Jennifer Sims' second independent feature working alongside Stu Pollard. She joined the crew of NICE GUYS SLEEP ALONE as the assistant production coordinator. Her credits include SIMPATICO, starring Nick Nolte and Sharon Stone, and THE CHRISTOPHER LOWELL SHOW for the Discovery Channel. A graduate of SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, Jennifer was born and raised in Kentucky, and currently resides in Los Angeles. Back to Top.
	NICK RIERA, Production Designer A native of New Zealand, Nick joins us following immense success as prop buyer for Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy. Shot concurrently, the three films are recognized all over the world as masterpieces of cinema and storytelling, due in large part to the loving attention to detail in regards to props and sets. Nick has worked extensively throughout New Zealand and the world. Other credits include Meet the Feebles and The Legend of William Tell. Back to Top.
	REBEKAH WIEST, Costume Designer Chicago based costume designer Rebekah Wiest has a large and varied body of work, which spans wardrobe and art departments. Recent credits include MILWAUKEE MINNESOTA for Alan Mendel, BAREFOOT TO JERUSALEM for Nietzka Keene, and BALL IN THE HOUSE for Tanya Wexler. She has also designed national ad campaigns for Starbucks, Nokia, McDonald's, and many, many more. Back to Top.
	CHRIS ANDERSON, Composer A veteran film composer with over 40 feature films to his credit, Chris holds degrees in musical composition from Hampshire College and USC. His credits include the critically acclaimed Wake, Sundance selection Treasure Island, and the indie cult hit F-Stops. In addition to his cinematic work, Chris is a critically acclaimed musician, and has been a featured guest artist for Grammy winner Dave Alvins, Rosie Florez, and Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Boys. Back to Top.
	PETER BROWN, Sound Designer A native of Westchester, NY and a graduate of USC Film School, Peter has been working professionally as a sound designer and editor for over a decade. His credits include studio blockbusters such as AMERICAN WEDDING, TERMINATOR 3, and SPIDERMAN, as well as high-profile independents like SPELLBOUND and THE CONTENDER. He is presently working on FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX, which stars Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, and Miranda Otto. Back to Top.
	TERRY KELLEY, Editor A film veteran, Terry has been working in film and television since 1983. Keep Your Distance is the Terry’s second collaboration with director Stu Pollard, having cut Nice Guys Sleep Alone in 1999. His other feature credits include Shut Up and Kiss Me, Sweethearts, Beavis and Butthead Do America, and television’s Seven Days. Back to Top.

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STUNT COORDINATOR		RICK LEFEVOUR
STUNT PERFORMERS		TOBIASZ DASKIEWICZ
		JIM FIERRO
		MATT LEFEVOUR
		TOM LOWELL
		LINDA PERLIN
		ALICIA SKIRBALL
		RICH WILKIE

FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR		BRUCE TERRIS
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR		BENJAMIN T. BRAMMEIER
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER		CHRISTOPHER J. HOWLEY

FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA		LIZ STORANDT
SECOND ASSISTANT CAMERA		RAFIEL CHAIT
LOADER		JORGÉ PALLARES
CAMERA P.A.		JOHN FITCH
STEADICAM OPERATOR		DON GLENN
STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS		RAFAEL WINER
		KATHERINE BOMBOY

GAFFER		RON FORSYTHE
BEST BOY ELECTRIC		RON "R.D." DRAGOSH
ELECTRICIANS		LINCOLN LEWIS
		MATT JOHNSON
KEY GRIP/DOLLY GRIP		AUBREY HUSAR
BEST BOY GRIP		JESSE HOMAN
GRIPS		RYAN CRAWFORD
		GEOFFREY FINGERHUT
		JERRY FOREMAN
		TIM FULLER
		JULIANO PIÑHEIRO

SPECIAL EFFECTS COORDINATORS		GUY CLAYTON
		DON PARSONS
SPECIAL EFFECTS ASSISTANTS		LESTER BERN
		CHRISTINA PARSONS

PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER		BRIAN LINDER
BOOM OPERATOR		PAUL BRACCILI
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR		BECKY LINDER

KEY MAKE-UP		BRANDY SHARP
MAKE-UP ASSISTANT		NOELLE SOMERS
KEY HAIR STYLIST		CHRIS DOUGHERTY

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR		JONNA WALSH
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION COORDINATOR		JEREMY BEIERMANN
KEY PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT		JAMES A. THOMAS
ACCOUNTING CLERK		JAMIE WILSON

LOCATION MANAGER		CHEA BECKLEY
LOCATION SCOUT		JOEY YATES
FIRST AID/MEDIC		STEVE NICHOLS

EPK DIRECTOR		GREG TILLMAN

SET DECORATOR		AMY STRONG
ON-SET DRESSER		MERJE VESKI

ART DIRECTOR		BILL GREEN

GRAPHIC DESIGNER		LAURA GREENWELL
PROP MASTER		TANJA DESHIDA
LEADMAN		THADDEUS QUESADA
SWING		MITCHELL BRADLEY

SCENIC PAINTER		MONICA MAHONEY

ART DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR		TERESA PHELPS
PICTURE CAR WRANGLER		PAUL “PCP” RANNEY
ART DEPARTMENT PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS		KRISTAL BAER
		ADAM SNYDER
		TAJ WHITESELL

COSTUME SUPERVISOR		SARA WALBRIDGE
SET COSTUMER		KAREN HALL
WARDROBE ASSISTANT		ALLISON PHELPS

SECOND SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR		MARTY SHEA
KEY SET PRODUCTION ASSISTANT		LINDSY BALMER

SET PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS		MACLEOD ANDREWS
		WILL BRICK
		JAMIE BUCKNER
		LYMAN CREASON
		WILL GREENFIELD
		WILL KOTHEIMER
		ROWLAND MILLER
		ASHLEY MUELLER
		JOE NIXON
		COLIN PATRICK
		JASON ROBERTS

OFFICE PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS		ALEXANDER H. SMITH
		ERIC BUTLER
		CAM LY PHU

LOCAL CASTING		ZAN SAWYER-DAILEY
CASTING ASSISTANT		MARISA ROSS
EXTRAS CASTING		WENDY GOODMAN THUM
EXTRAS CASTING ASSISTANT		JESSICA ROTHERT
MR. BELLOW’S STAND-IN		MIKE WARD
MS. WESTFELDT & MS. RAVER’S STAND-IN		TERI SWAN
MR. KANE & MR. HARROLD’S STAND-IN		ARTE BRATTON
TRANSPORTATION COORDINATORS		TIM MARTIN
		BOB PUCKETT
INSERT CAR/PROCESS TRAILER DRIVER		TERRY ARTHUR

CATERING AND CRAFT SERVICE		CLEMENTS CATERING
		STEVE CLEMENTS
		RAE HARP
		TINA PRESELY
		JASON BRUMFIELD
		JENNIFER BURTON
		BIG JOHN JACKSON
		MELISSA RIGGS
		ELIZABETH ADAMS
		ASHLEE WALLS

SECOND		UNIT
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY		RON COONS
GAFFER		MARCEL CABRERA
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA		ROCKER MEADOWS
		JESUS CARILLO
		BRIAN GARBELLINI
SECOND ASSISTANT CAMERA		TIM FULLER
		MICHAEL WRIGHT

ASSISTANT EDITOR		LONI CLARK

POST PRODUCTION SOUND SERVICES
PROVIDED BY		APOCALYPSE SOUND
DIALOGUE SUPERVISOR/EDITOR		KIRA ROESSLER
LOS ANGELES ADR FACILITY		THE WILSHIRE STAGES
ENGINEER		ERIC THOMPSON
RECORDIST		CHRIS NAVARRO
NEW YORK ADR FACILITY		MERLIN STUDIOS
ENGINEER		DARREN KERNYANSKI
LOUISVILLE ADR FACILITY		84-WHAS STUDIOS
ENGINEER		RON FISCHER
ADDITIONAL LOUISVILLE RECORDING		HEAD FIRST MEDIA
ENGINEER		JEFF EPPERSON
MIXER		DOUG DERRYBERRY

FOLEY ARTISTS		SEAN ROWE
		JOAN ROWE
FOLEY ENGINEER		DARRIN MANN
FOLEY EDITOR		STEWART NELSEN

SOUND EFFECTS RECORDISTS		CHRIS JONES
		JOE DZUBAN
		LORD BYRON OF MUTHASHIPPE

ASSISTANT SOUND EDITORS		GREG TEN BOSCH
		DONNIE SAYLOR
		SARAH BOURGEOIS

RE-RECORDED AND MIXED AT		WARNER BROS. STUDIOS, BURBANK
RE-RECORDING MIXERS		TODD GRACE
		RUDY PI
RECORDIST		CHUCK HAMILTON

DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE SERVICES		ASCENT MEDIA, BURBANK
PRJOECT MANAGER		EVANS BUTTERWORTH
DIGITAL IMAGING SUPERVISOR		MATT MCFARLAND
COLORIST		SCOTT GREGORY

VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR		PAUL CURLEY
VISUAL EFFECTS ARTIST		TODD GROVES
VISUAL EFFECTS CONSULTANT		VAN LING
MAIN TITLE SEQUENCE DESIGN		VEGEZZI STUDIOS
		R!OT PICTURES, SANTA MONICA
FIRE ARTIST		JASON FRANK
COMBUSTION ARTIST		WENSEN HO
SPECIAL THANKS		JOSH LEVINE
		STEPHANIE KEMP
		MARY O’GRARA
		EILEEN CEBALLOS
		MATT MORAN
		MATT MCFARLAND
		ANNA DOLAN
		CREO COLLECTIVE

OPTICALS		LEVEL THREE, BURBANK
		R!OT PICTURES, SANTA MONICA
SMOKE ARTIST		MATT RUSSELL
END TITLES		TITLE HOUSE DIGITAL, HOLLYWOOD
VIDEO DUBS		THE DIGITAL DIFFERENCE, SANTA MONICA

MUSIC WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY		CHRIS ANDERSON
RECORDED AT		BEACON STREET STUDIOS, VENICE
CONCERTMASTER		HARRY SCORZO
ENGINEERED AND RECORDED BY		ROB BEATON
MIXED AT		WORKSHIRT MUSIC
		THE POD
MIXED BY		CHRIS ANDERSON
		ROB BEATON
MUSIC EDITING BY		WORKSHIRT MUSIC

ACCOMMODATIONS		THE SEELBACH HILTON
		LARRY HOLLINGSWORTH, GM
		HOMESTEAD STUDIO SUITES
		PARKER GRIMES, GM

CAMERA AND LENSES		PANAVISION-HOLLYWOOD
LIGHTING & GRIP EQUIPMENT		TFN LIGHTING
CRANES AND CONDORS		UNITED RENTALS
TRAILERS		LIGHTNIN’ PRODUCTION RENTALS
VEHICLES		BUDGET CAR & TRUCK RENTAL
SECURITY		POLICE UNLIMITED
COFFEE EXCLUSIVELY PROVIDED BY		HEINE BROTHERS COFFEE

LEGAL SERVICES		FRANKEL & FEIG
		VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR & PEASE
LEGAL CLEARANCES		JOAN PEARCE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
INSURANCE		TAYLOR & TAYLOR ASSOCIATES, INC.
PAYROLL SERVICES		ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS
PROCESSING & DAILIES		FOTOKEM

WEBSITE DESIGN BY		KLEIER COMMUNICATIONS
WEB HOSTING & MAINTENANCE BY		CRYSTALINK
SPECIAL THANKS		JOHN JESSEE
		LUKE KENDALL

PROMOTIONAL TRAILER CREATED BY		WDA, BEVERLY HILLS
PRODUCER		JOSH LEVINE
EDITOR		RICHARD MORENO
SPECIAL THANKS		ANDREW WILLIAMS

"84-WHAS" RADIO JINGLES COURTESY OF		JAM CREATIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC.

WHIT HARRINGTON DEMO REEL SPOTS
COURTESY OF		WSTU/LUNACY ARCHIVES

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