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by Vulcan Productions Team Strange Days on Planet Earth -- Illustrated Screenplay & Screencap Gallery
Paul G. Allen Paul G. Allen Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen creates and advances world-class projects and high-impact initiatives that change and improve the way people live, learn, work and experience the world through arts, education, entertainment, sports, business and technology. He co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1976, remained the company's chief technologist until he left Microsoft in 1983, and is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc. and chairman of Charter Communications (a broadband communications company). In addition, Allen's multibillion dollar investment portfolio includes large stakes in DreamWorks SKG, Oxygen Media and more than 40 other technology, media and content companies. Allen also owns the Seattle Seahawks NFL and Portland Trail Blazers NBA franchises. Named one of the top 10 philanthropists in America, Allen gives back to the community through the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, whose mission is to transform lives and strengthen communities by fostering innovation, creating knowledge and promoting social progress. Allen is also the sponsor of SpaceShipOne, the first civilian effort to successfully put man in suborbital space; founder of Experience Music Project, Seattle's critically acclaimed interactive music museum; the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame; the $100 million Allen Institute for Brain Science and its cutting-edge Allen Brain Atlas initiative; and Vulcan Productions, the independent film production company behind the upcoming feature HARD CANDY, Todd Haynes' FAR FROM HEAVEN, the EVOLUTION series on PBS, and the award-winning film series, THE BLUES, executive produced by Martin Scorsese in conjunction with Allen and Jody Patton. Jody Patton Jody Patton, president of Vulcan Productions, is responsible for managing all elements of Vulcan Productions film and development projects. Patton's creative vision defines the composition of the slate of projects undertaken by Vulcan Productions, and she has served as producer or executive producer on various projects including features such as Hard Candy, Far From Heaven and Titus, and documentaries such as Black Sky: The Race For Space, The Blues, and Cracking The Code Of Life, and Evolution. Patton is also president and CEO of Vulcan Inc., the project and investment management company founded by investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen. Patton is co-founder of Experience Music Project, Seattle's one-of-a-kind interactive music museum, and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame. In addition, Patton is the executive director of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundations and is on the board of Charter Communications. As an active member of the education community, Patton serves on the board of directors of the University of Washington Foundation. Richard Hutton Richard Hutton oversees the feature film and documentary teams at Vulcan Productions. Features produced or co-produced under Hutton's direction include HARD CANDY (April 2006) and BICKFORD SHMECKLER'S COOL IDEAS (premiered at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and South-by-Southwest Film Festival in March 2006), as well as the award-winning FAR FROM HEAVEN (2002). In documentaries, Hutton oversaw production of the Emmy and Grammy-winning MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS THE BLUES (2003); the Peabody Award-winning BLACK SKY: THE RACE FOR SPACE; BLACK SKY: WINNING THE X-PRIZE; and the concert film LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE (all 2004). In 2005, Vulcan Productions had three series on PBS: STRANGE DAYS ON PLANET EARTH a four-part series on the environment, co-produced with National Geographic (April 2005); Rx FOR SURVIVAL, a six-part series on global health, co-produced with WGBH (November 2005); and the Peabody and Grammy Award Winning series NO DIRECTION HOME: BOB DYLAN, directed by Martin Scorsese. Hutton was the executive producer of the critically acclaimed PBS series, EVOLUTION (2001), co-produced by the WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Vulcan Productions. Before EVOLUTION, Hutton was senior vice president of creative development at Walt Disney Imagineering. Prior to Walt Disney Imagineering, Hutton was vice president and general manager of the Disney Institute, where he directed the transition of the organization from an idea into an operating business. Before Disney, Hutton was senior vice president, television programming and production, for WETA Television in Washington, D.C., and, earlier, Director of Public Affairs Programming for WNET Television in New York. There, his projects included the award-winning THE BRAIN (1984) and THE MIND (1988). Hutton has authored or co-authored nine books and medical texts, as well as articles for national publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Omni and Cosmopolitan. Hutton holds a B.A. degree in history
from the University of California at Berkeley. Michael Caldwell oversees development, production, and post-production of all feature films produced by Vulcan Productions. His primary focus is finding strong, creatively viable projects to produce as part of Vulcan's slate of low budget films. Prior to joining Vulcan Productions, Caldwell served as a production executive with New Line Cinema, where his credits included AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME and LOVE JONES. Before that, he was a production executive with Walt Disney Studios, where his credits included THE JOY LUCK CLUB and MIAMI RHAPSODY. Caldwell holds a B.A. degree in business and accounting from the University of Washington, Seattle, and an M.F.A. degree in Cinema/Television Production from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss came to Vulcan Productions in 2000 and oversees its film and television documentary projects. Under her management, Vulcan Productions won a Grammy Award for NO DIRECTION HOME: BOB DYLAN (2005), a Peabody Award for BLACK SKY: THE RACE FOR SPACE (a 2004 co-production with the Discovery Channel), Emmy and Grammy Awards for the seven-part series MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS THE BLUES (2003), and a Wildscreen Panda Award for the four-part environmental series STRANGE DAYS ON PLANET EARTH (a 2005 co-production with National Geographic). Additional productions include the concert film LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE (2004), BLACK SKY: WINNING THE X PRIZE (a 2004 co-production with the Discovery Channel), the Emmy-nominated series EVOLUTION (a 2001 co-production with WGBH), and the six-part series about global health, Rx FOR SURVIVAL (a 2005 co-production with WGBH). Benjamin-Phariss was previously manager of program business administration and instruction at the Disney Institute, where she led the team that delivered a variety of executive, personal enrichment, youth and training programs designed to offer a transformative learning experience. Benjamin-Phariss was also part of the entrepreneurial opening team who developed and opened the Disney Institute. Before her seven years with Disney, Benjamin-Phariss worked as an independent on productions in San Francisco and New York. She also served as director of research and development for public affairs programming for WNET in New York, working on productions including MANDELA: FREE AT LAST, INTIFADA: THE PALESTINIANS AND ISRAEL, and public affairs local programming. Benjamin-Phariss was also a science reporter for the nine-part series THE MIND, and a science researcher for the eight-part PBS series THE BRAIN. She holds a B.A. degree in psychology from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Pamela Rosenstein Pamela joined the Vulcan Productions documentary unit in 1999. She is responsible for shepherding projects from development through production and distribution, and maintaining co-producer relationships. Her background is in PBS public affairs and cultural programming. Prior to joining Vulcan Productions, she worked at AMERICAN MASTERS, the arts and culture biography series produced out of WNET in New York City. Rosenstein received a B.A. degree in English from Oberlin College in Ohio, and studied at New York University's graduate program in Cinema Studies. Jason Hunke Hunke joined Vulcan Productions as part of the communications team, responsible for developing and implementing publicity, advertising, graphic design, marketing programs and special events. Hunke brings several years of corporate, high-technology and entertainment industry publicity and communications experience to Vulcan Productions. Prior to joining the team, he was an account executive at Waggener Edstrom, where he managed public relations programs for a variety of clients, including Starwave and Microsoft's consumer division. Hunke's entertainment experience includes regional publicity work on several Paramount Pictures films, including GODFATHER II, HE SAID, SHE SAID, and FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER, managing national publicity for rap groups Kriss Kross and Arrested Development; work in theater, radio and TV, and event management in the U.S. and Europe. Hunke received his B.S. degree in international business from the University of Colorado at Denver.
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