Creative Team
We pride ourselves on our core group of experienced freelance artists who are passionate about their craft.
Their versatility enables us to create a customized creative team that can answer each project’s needs. The quality results we produce are due to our team’s vast experience in post-production.
Most importantly, work ethic and attention to detail is as important to our team as it is to you.
Principal
Bill is a Final Cut Pro expert with over 10 years of experience in editing, onlining and system design/implementation. With a background in film theory and production, he started Fancy Film to continue learning, growing and finding new experiences as an artist. Verité documentary is his passion, and his love of it can be seen in every project that the company becomes involved with.
Post Production Supervisor
Stephanie’s organizing skills combined with her technical expertise make her the anchor to most projects that we work on. With such a broad background that includes still photography and professional football cheerleading, she is an adaptable and excellent asset to Fancy Film.
Assistant Editor
Matt's background is as a theatre director and video designer in New York. He is excited to be a part of the Fancy Film team, where he will be assisting the editors and contributing to a variety of projects including outreach and marketing.
Lead Editor
After graduating from UC Santa Cruz in 2005, Kim joined the full-time team and moved quickly from assistant to associate to lead editor. She has an impressive roster of loyal clients and past projects. Her natural talent, sunny personality and determined work ethic make her a favorite of all those that visit. She now works as a freelance lead editor.
Lead Motion Graphic Designer
An excellent 2d and 3d graphic designer, Grant has designed and implemented graphic packages on almost all of our major projects. His skill sets are wide ranging, from motion tracking to color timing to 3d modeling.
Lead Color Correction Artist
Christoph is a top-notch reality editor and color correction artist, and a long-time collaborator. He is a project leader and manages teams on our most complex projects.
Lead Sound Designer
Paul Hollman is the owner-operator of The Dubroom Studio, specializing in audio post-production. His work with Fancy Film is seen and heard on the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, The Travel Channel and ABC network, as well as the feature-length film “The World We Want”.
The Dubroom Studio is located on the famed Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. It features Pro Tools HD, top-grade microphones, two VO booths and a comfortable creative working environment.
Marketing Coordinator
After graduating from UC-Irvine in June 2009 with a Bachelors in Spanish and International Studies, Andrew joined the team at The Sheppard to pursue his career in marketing and advertising. He offers a fresh perspective on any marketing project that he works on which is derived from his diverse and worldly background.
AFFILIATES
We work closely with these specialized companies on a project-to-project basis.
Fancy Film is the West Coast affiliate of Lone Wolf Documentary Group, a production company based in Portland, Maine. Their clients include major cable channels including the Discovery and History Channel.
Soulshine Music specializes in sound mix and composing.
VPF creates powerful character-driven documentaries and award-winning branded content for TV and the web.