Meet the people behind the scenes.  More info on other key people will be added soon.

Mike Turner: Director, Writer, Producer

Mike Turner has worked in independent film, commercials, themed attractions, theater and as a freelance artist on projects ranging from automotive painting to portraiture to video production. Inspired since a young age by visual storytelling, in sci-fi and fantasy films, novels, comic books, etc., some early influences include the work of Ray Harryhausen, Frank Miller, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ridley Scott and Frank Frazetta.

Turner graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1997 and worked in Los Angeles, spending time bouncing around special effects shops. In 1999, he returned to his native Vermont in 1999 to work in theater, commercials and film. The independent spirit and natural beauty of Vermont has always been an integral part of his creative self.

In recent years, Turner has worked as a make-up effects artist on feature films including the internationally released “Ice Queen” (2005) and “Zombie Town” (2007). In addition to make-up effects for the feature film “Finding Providence” (2006), he provided visual effects, titles and worked as an associate producer on this film which recently signed a distribution deal with All-Channel Films.
Since 2005, Turner has taught an annual Special Effects workshop for the film department at Burlington College located in Burlington, VT. It has given him a chance to help many young, aspiring filmmakers.

His previous film, “Primevil” (2007), a revenge film set in the year 25,000 B.C., has played film festivals in the US, Canada and the UK. It was nominated for six Claw Awards at the 2007 Terror Film Festival, winning for Best Director of Photography (Chris Lapointe).

Travis J. Kehoe: Assistant Director, Make-up Effects

Travis J. Kehoe is a writer and filmmaker from South Burlington, Vermont. He graduated in 2006 from Burlington College with a Bachelors Degree in Film Production and Cinema Studies. Since graduating Travis has focused on writing, directing and animation.

In 2006 Travis worked as a Makeup and Special Effects Assistant and Actor in Zombie Town an Edgewood Studios film. "Zombie Town" was released to DVD nationwide in November 2007 and premiered at the Horror Sci-Fi festival. In 2007, Travis worked as Assistant Director and Makeup and Special Effects Artist with local filmmaker Mike Turner on Turner’s award-winning independent Primevil. Travis has been influenced by both Horror and B-movies. He is inspired by such Directors as Lloyd Kaufman, Quentin Tarantino and Spike Jonze.

Travis recently competed in the www.filmracing.com Grand Prix 2007 with his entry "Lucid" which Travis wrote and co-directed with Mark Covino. "Lucid" reached the number 4 spot on www.Ourstage.com for the fan favorite film.

STEVE MAAS: Post Production Audio, Original Music

A child of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, Steve Maas is an accomplished linguist, musician and businessman. Believing that nothing is worth doing unless it creates something new and interesting to put into the world, he has experience in a wide range of creative disciplines and entrepreneurial endeavors.
Steve, who is a fluent speaker of the German language, began a freelance translation company (On-Time Translations) in 2001. Focusing on the translation of technical documentation, particularly in the area of printing and publishing, Maas was able to grow this sole proprietorship at an average rate of 20% per year. It is now a premier provider of technical German translation services and works with clients from the USA, Germany, Switzerland, France, the United Kingdom and Israel. Steve is a member of the American Translators Association.

Always in search of added challenges, Steve formed a creative services company called Catamount Creatives in 2006. Offering a full range of creative services, from web and graphic design to video and music production, Catamount Creatives has already provided sound mixing & editing services for two short films, produced a live concert DVD for the band Blinded by Rage at the Higher Ground Music Hall and manages a range of websites for various clients.

A life-long writer, Steve earned a double-concentration degree in Creative Writing & German from Hamilton College, in Clinton, New York. In 1998 he attended a week-long writer’s workshop in Montolieu, France, at the invitation of award-winning author Lucy Ferriss. He has written numerous short-length screenplays and is currently elbows-deep in creating Champlain Pictures feature-length script, to be filmed in 2008 and featuring the thespian talents of Jayson Argento (Finding Providence, American Gun) and Larry Holden (Batman Begins, Memento).

In addition to his translation, writing, web, video and design projects, Steve also plays guitar for the band Nowhere Found. Their debut EP, Bleed Like Me, was self-released in 2006.