In this series of discussions, veterans in the world of Post-Production will share their experiences, advice, and pull back the curtain of Post-Production in the Film and Television Industry for all in attendance as part of Stagecoach Foundation’s ongoing work to create a post-production economy here in New Mexico.
Part One: Zoom Webinar with Acclaimed Editor Steven Sprung and former Senior Vice President of Post Production for 20th Century Fox, Gary Hall: Saturday, October 8th, at 10:30 AM MST
Part Two: Zoom Webinar with Senior Post-Production Executive at Amazon Studios, Christina Perez, October 22nd, 10:30 AM MST
CHRISTINA PEREZ
CHRISTINA PEREZ is a Sr. Post Production Executive for Amazon Studios with over eighteen years of experience in post production.
An Angelino native and daughter of Mexican immigrants, Christina attended Occidental College where she studied Art History, Visual Arts and Film Production. She began her career at the Warner Brothers TV Post Production department as a PA, eventually producing on numerous scripted television projects such as Hell On Wheels (AMC), Falling Skies (TNT), Halt and Catch Fire (AMC), Constantine (NBCUNI), Hemlock Grove (Netflix), The Walking Dead (AMC), and Vida (STARZ).
In 2019 she crossed over into the Studio forum. First acting as the head of Scripted Post Production at Fremantle North America and currently working with the US Scripted team at Amazon Studios overseeing such titles as The Wheel Of Time and Them.
She is has been a member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) since 2015
STEVEN SPRUNG, ACE
STEVEN SPRUNG, ACE is an Emmy®-nominated film and TV editor whose credits include the movies Star Trek Beyond & Easter Sunday and television shows “Entourage”, “Community”, "Scorpion", "The Mighty Ducks" and “Arrested Development” for which he received Emmy and Eddie Award nominations. Steven was first nominated for an ACE Eddie Award for outstanding achievement in editing while still an undergraduate student. His other television credits include the cult comedies “Andy Richter Controls the Universe” and “The Tick” as well as the Netflix comedy “Santa Clarita Diet”, starring Drew Barrymore.
Steven is also a passionate photographer & independent filmmaker. His projects include the feature film Dispatch, which he co-wrote, edited and directed.
GARY SKEEN HALL
GARY SKEEN HALL has been a writer and producer in network television for such companies as STEPHEN J. CANNELL PRODUCTIONS, WARNER BROS. and CASTLEROCK ENTERTAINMENT for over 30 years. He has written and produced for 21 JUMP STREET, THE A-TEAM, and PENSACOLA: WINGS OF GOLD to name only a few. He also wrote and produced the HBO feature, STRINGER
Hall recently retired from 20th Century Fox Television in order to devote all of his time to HOLLYWOOD IMPACT STUDIOS, (www.hollywoodimpactstudios.com) a prison/jail and re-entry ministry that he and his wife Cyndi founded in 2009. In addition to teaching the television arts inside the Los Angeles County jail, they are currently developing a 70-acre camp in Castaic, California as a rehabilitation and vocational training center for people coming out of jail, prison and long-term recovery programs.
