jack lawrence mayer

writer + director + editor

Jack was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a writer and director known for the digital series, Single Long (HBO GO, 2013), Moonlighter to Mars (College Humor/Big Breakfast, 2017) and most recently he was the director and co-writer of the digital comedy series, Distance, which premiered at the 2016 SXSW, was nominated for a Gotham Award for best breakthrough series, and was named by Indiewire as one of the top two web series of 2018. Jack was also the recipient for the prestigious Edes Prize for Emerging Artists for his work as founder and artistic director of Screen Door, a theater company that created live, multi-media movies in storefront theater spaces in Chicago.

bill meese

cinematographer

A Michigan Native, Bill attended Emerson College in Boston, MA, where he graduated the competitive B.F.A. Film program with honors and a concentration in cinematography and screenwriting. In the 10 years since, Bill has shot projects for Vice, NBC Universal, CNN , The History Channel, Discovery, Billboard, New York Post, MTV, Lifetime, Bravo, DIS.art, Atlas Obscura, and many more. His narrative and documentary films have screened and won awards at both national and international film festivals including Newport Beach and Portland International Film Festival. Always thankful for the collaboration with his talented peers, Bill continues to make work that pushes the visual and narrative medium of feature film, documentary, commercial and music video genres. Big House marks his second feature-length narrative film as Director of Photography.

erika grammel

producer

Erika is poly-passionate, using her marketing background and professional experience in the arts and non-profit sectors to disrupt, create, and produce systems of interconnectivity and engagement. Prior to Los Angeles, she worked in Chicago as a marketing and communications consultant to nonprofits, a co-founder/co-owner of The Dilettantes (an immersive event and design agency), and a partnerships manager at The University of Chicago, specifically in the arts and entertainment sectors. She’s a producing coordinator in Culver City and continues to collaborate on independently-produced projects across Los Angeles.

ellie reed

producer

Ellie’s prior producing experience lies in Chicago theatre, where she co-produced several plays with her company Buzz22 Chicago in venues all over the city. In addition to producing, Ellie also writes and acts, primarily in TV. She is most notably known for her role as Annie on Netflix’s Girlboss.

jacob hurwitz-goodman

creative consulting producer

Jacob is a documentary, scripted, and commercial filmmaker, based in LA. His eclectic, intimate work has won an EMMY and an Edes Award for Emerging Artists. Jacob's films have appeared on PBS, NBC Left Field, WIRED, Atlas Obscura, DIS, Discovery Digital, the Huffington Post, The New York Post, Al Jazeera, Participant Media, ATTN, Hakai Magazine, NowThis, and this website. Along with partner Nick George, he is the creator of the critically acclaimed, immersive documentary webseries Far Off Sounds about obscure, ecstatic musical experiences around the world. He has directed documentary films, music videos, and commercials in Vietnam, Ghana, Tahiti, the United Kingdom, and across the American continent.

production sound by

erik duemig, production sound mixer

Crow Duemig, Boom Operator

Twin Sound is a production sound recording team comprised of actual twins Crow Duemig (Boom Operator, pictured left, They/Them) and Erik Duemig (Sound Mixer, pictured right, He/Him). Their unique shorthand as lifelong best friends brings both efficiency and panache to every film set they work on. Off set (and on, sometimes) they share a passion for Gong Fu Cha, a Chinese discipline for steeping and serving tea, which they have been studying for over a decade. Twin Sound is local to both Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX.

max taylor

music supervisor

Max Taylor is a Los Angeles based Music Supervisor. Having spent the past 4 seasons working on the music team for FOX's EMPIRE, Big House is his first feature film. You can catch him in his downtime riding his Big Wheel around the neighborhood and catching fireflies with his friends.

matthew luis rivera

Matthew Luis Rivera was born on January 17, 1989. He is best known for his work as the artist moodbymatteo. Big House is his first original film score, but movies are cool and he would love do it again.

daniel weber

Daniel Weber is a music producer + songwriter from Los Angeles by way of the Midwest. Most of the time he's making songs with moodbymatteo and other artists/songwriters in L.A. He's thrilled to have Big House be his first film score and looks forward to doing many more down the road.

aaron shapiro

colorist

Graduating from Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts and Design with B.S in Film and Digital Video, he continued his education in Los Angeles at The Global Cinematography Institute under Vilmos Zsigmond. Additionally, he completed masterclasses in feature film and commercial color grading at ColourLab in partnership with Abelcine.  As an artist, Aaron is drawn to the details. He dives into the minutiae to amplify the overall composition of the image. Firmly rooted in the idea that there is beauty in the imperfect, that balance can be found in the simplicity of natural limitation. 

For Big House, Aaron and Jack collaborated heavily on the final look of the film. They drew inspiration from softer palettes and mixed media work including, Boyhood, Ingrid Goes West and The Other Side of the Wind. Ultimately, Aaron’s goal is to serve the story above all else.