Begleiter - Crew

B E G L E I T E R - a short film by Dan Margules

Crew

	Dan Margules - Writer, Producer, Director
	In 2001, noted jazz critic Dan Margules immersed himself in the San Diego beach area bar scene to develop the characters for his first feature length screenplay, West of 5, which is currently being adapted into a collection of four novellas while the script is being repped by The Firm, with Monica Keena ("Dawson's Creek," Freddy vs. Jason) set to star. Dan is the president of San Diego Filmmakers, the city's first networking organization for its growing filmmaking community, and is a judge at BestFest America, the largest student film festival in the United States. Dan's other writing credits include The Legend of Boomer Jack (Twinstar Entertainment) about a vagabond railroad dog and the little girl who wants him as her pet, set in 1915 Northern California. Begleiter is his directorial debut.
	Joel Deutsch - Director of Photography
	Joel's cinema career includes an impressive array of images taken from independent film projects ranging from surreal avant-garde black and white films to documentary projects filmed overseas. His film career began by working on many professional productions while attending SDSU Film School. Now rated as a top Hollywood cinematographer, Joel is a fixture of LA's music video scene and is a D.P. on many multi-camera live concert events and narrative projects. He has pooled resources with fellow filmmakers to become a producer and shooter for Evidence Productions, a collective of freelance film and video artists based in LA. Joel remains dedicated to his craft and willing to do what it takes to provide the highest image quality for his clients.
	Alphonse Mouzon - Original Score
	Famed multi-instrumentalist Alphonse Mouzon is best known as the innovative drummer of the pioneering 1970s jazz fusion bands Weather Report with Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter and Eleventh House with Larry Coryell. Alphonse has recorded and/or performed with such music luminaries as Miles Davis, Dizzie Gillespie, Stevie Wonder, and Eric Clapton and was cited by Robert Plant as one of Led Zeppelin's major influences. Mouzon, who also plays keyboards, sax, trumpet, and guitar, can be seen performing on-screen in 20th Century Fox's "That Thing You Do!" directed by Tom Hanks and Paramount's "First Daughter" starring Katie Holmes. Begleiter is his first film score, which was followed immediately by the independent feature The Dukes, starring Chaz Palminteri, in which Alphonse also acts.
	Leah - Original Song, "Happy The Dog"
	Singer-songwriter Leah Grace Murray was discoverd on the set of Begleiter where she was appearing as an extra in the bookstore scene where Marion and Happy first meet Ken Osmond. Accepting Leah's invitation to see her perform at a local coffee house, director Dan Margules was so impressed with her unique vocal stylings, reminiscent of Rickie Lee Jones and Björk, that he asked her to pen an original song for the end credits of Begleiter. Originally from Michigan, Leah currently sings in the Los Angeles-based jazz band Soldier.
	Robert W. Mason - Supervising Sound Editor
	Robert Mason is an independent audio engineer, producer, and voice talent based in San Diego. He is the owner of Doghouse Productions, a digital recording and post-production company specializing in words and sounds for film and audio productions. Robert has been creating and recording sound for 30 years, during which time he has worked in a wide variety of genres from music and spoken word production, live seminars, and holistic healing programs, to commercials and soundtracks for independent films. He is currently working on two independent feature films and is producing a compilation of spoken poetry to be released on CD this spring.
	Garrett Krnich - Editor
	Garrett, an independent filmmaker from San Diego, California, has produced, directed and edited over 20 projects for film, TV, and the Internet over the last three years. After graduating in Film Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2000, Garrett focused on enhancing his production skills while producing Bloodline, an Internet television web series, and editing Tony Okun's debut feature documentary, The Park, which will air on PBS in 2006. He is currently in post-production on his first feature film, Twenty-Six, and has several other projects in the pipeline.
	Gina Ramirez - Associate Producer
	Prior to her invaluable contributions to Begleiter as associate producer, Gina had already begun accumulating a wide range of production experience, having worked for the San Diego Film Commission, co-produced the independent feature film The Road Ahead, and worked on MTV's "The Real World." Now in her junior year as a USC film student, Gina has also held positions at HBO Films, New Line Cinema, Disney, Brillstein-Grey, and ICM, all before her 21st birthday! Is there no stopping this woman? (2008 Update: Gina is currently working at UTA.)