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Director Terry Green PT 4 has over 25 years experience in the entertainment industry, with 13 years managing a successful motion picture production company. He is an Award-winning writer & director with access to the highest levels of talent, production staff & project financing. In 1997 he founded Strata Productions, Inc. that has financed $20 million in private equity for the production of 3 feature films, amassing over 750 financial partners over the past 13 years. Garnered awards from some of the nation’s most prestigious film festivals. Worked with Academy Award caliber talent, including David Strathairn, Timothy Hutton, Virginia Madson & Lindsay Crouse, among others. Strata Productions, Inc. is in Chicago, where it was instrumentally involved in advancing local film education and awareness, offering internships to local high schools and universities. In 2007, the company relocated its headquarters to Los Angeles, California, where it has operated successfully for the last three years. The company is currently producing a feature film about the Palmer Raids of 1919 with Tom DeSanto, producer of Transformers, X-Men and X-2, three of the top ten grossing films in motion picture history. Mr. Green founded in 2010, Windstorm Entertainment, an affiliate of Strata Productions, Inc. and is a finance company that specializes in gap financing for independent motion pictures. He is an award winning screenwriter/director of two feature films "Almost Salinas" & "Heavens Fall". No God, No Master (2010) Screenwriter/Director, Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com

LaQuanda Plantt, Casting Director, a graduate of The Art Institute of Atlanta, began Scriptwriting and Casting while obtaining her degree, equally sharing a passion for both skills. After graduation in 2008, LaQuanda obtained an Internship with Atlanta Talent Network. During her time with Last Looks Inc (casting director George Pierre's company), she had the opportunity to work with Rainforest Films on a “Tyler Perry Meet the Brown” Promo that aired on TBS.  LaQuanda was an Assistant with Last Looks Inc for nine months before starting her own company. LaQuanda founded ElleQ Casting.  Since its launch, LaQuanda has cast numerous projects, that include SAG, as well as, non union independent features, short films, music videos, and television pilots.  A few of her projects include “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”, which is now available on DVD, a television pilot entitled “A.T.L.: Above The Law”, “Probable Cause” (a feature film currently in post production), and “Osiris the Series” a web series which she also serves as on of the Producers.  LaQuanda wants to encourage others that dreams are not limited, if you believe and work hard towards that belief, you can achieve anything you dream to do. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at rexsikes.com

Jeff Rector, director, wrote, directed,  produced the feature film “Revamped” currently distributed worldwide - available on Netflix, Blockbuster Video and iTunes. Revamped is a feature version of his short film  “Fatal Kiss”. “Fatal Kiss” was one of the first short films ever acquired by HBO for worldwide broadcast.  "Pray Another Day" , Jeff’s second film as writer, director and producer, won awards for  “Best Director” and  “Best Music”. His next project is “SnowBunnies”. As an actor, Jeff has appeared in over 30 feature films, most recently Syfys’ “Dinocroc vs Supergator” (David Carradine’s last film), ”Alone in the Woods” (with Michael Madsen) for HBO Family, “Winged Creatures” (with Kate Beckinsale) for Sony Pictures and the detective thriller “Dark World” (with Michael Pare’ and Theresa Russell). Other notable features include the action/thriller “Trapped” for Lifetime, the Sci-fi/action film “Solar Flare” and the Lions Gate supernatural thriller “The Black Gate”.  On television, Jeff’s credits include “The Bold & The Beautiful”, ”Beverly Hills 90210”,  “True Jackson VP, “Everybody Hates Chris”, ”One Life To Live”. “Angels Among Us” and a recurring role on “Gene Simmons Family Jewels”.“Saints and Sinners”, “Veronica Mars”, “Punk’d”, Nick Cannon’s sketch comedy series “Short Circuitz”, “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and a pivotal character in the “NYPD Blue”.  Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at rexsikes.com

Doug Richardson’s screenwriting credits include “Die Hard 2,” “Bad Boys,” “Money Train,” and “Hostage.” He also co-produced “Welcome to Mooseport.” Doug has also authored three novels, “Dark Horse,” “True Believers,” and his latest, “The Safety Expert.” He was born in Arcadia, California. The son of a career politician, Doug grew up outside Sacramento and inside the state Capitol. He used to talk his way into then-Governor Ronald Reagan's office, just to get a handful of jellybeans. Doug left Northern California for Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California's School of Cinema. For as long as he could remember, Doug had wanted to be a movie director. But in pursuing his goal he discovered how movies are really made: in the writing. After finishing college, he signed a two-year contract with Warner Brothers. In 1989 he garnered national attention when his spec screenplay was the first in Hollywood to sell for a million dollars. Doug's first feature film, the sequel to “Die Hard: Die Harder,” was produced in 1990. He has since written and produced feature films including the box office smash “Bad Boys” and, most recently, “Hostage.” To date, Doug's features have grossed over 800 million dollars worldwide. In 1997, Doug's debut novel, “Dark Horse,” was published by Avon/Morrow in hardcover, followed two years later by his follow up, “True Believers.” This year Doug self-published his third novel, “The Safety Expert.” Doug continues to write and develop for feature films and television and is currently working on a new book, “Blood Money.” Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at rexsikes.com

Peter Marshall Pt 17 The Director's Series - The nuts & bolts of directing film and television with Peter Marshall. Peter has had a 35-year career and has worked as a PA, dolly grip, electrician, assistant cameraman, commercial production manager, first assistant director, TV series creative consultant, television producer and director. He has worked on industrial films, documentaries; television commercials, music videos; Emmy Award nominated TV series and features. Peter has directed over 30 TV episodes and written, directed or produced over 50 hours of documentary educational programs. His works have won, or been nominated for 14 International awards. He's worked for directors such as Zack Snyder, John Woo, Ed Wick, Phillip Noyce, John Balham, Roger Adam, Anne Wheeler, Bobby Roth & Kim Manners. He has worked with actors including Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, John Travolta, Mel Gibson, Kathy Bates, Adam Sandler and Peter O'Toole. Other credits inclurde scores of television series as 1st Ad & as a director. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at rexsikes.com