04/05/2016
As producer of the 2016 San Diego Film Awards – I thank everyone involved.. Seriously Thank You.
Sorry in advance for the misspelling!
Lillian Toulet – Top on my list baby, thank you for lending me to the show for all these months of planning and for coming to the show and encouraging and congratulating me.. I love you beyond love.
I’ don’t know what that means.. but I mean it.
And thank you for the bow tie.
A Very special thank you, to the amazing filmmakers who submitted their most incredible work to the Film Awards.. we are here to recognize, celebrate and honor your hard work and accomplishments.. you rock!
Otherwise, in no particular order…
I am absolutely sure I missed some people, it not because I am not thankful for the loan of your time efforts and talents… it is because the list of contributors is so long that it is hard to keep it all straight in my mind. And I am not doing this by paging though notes, emails, texts and FB Posts.. I am doing this trough my heart and through relying on my feeble memory. I love you guys.. truly.
Dallas – I thank you sir for all the hard work in putting together your part of the script Spot On, entertaining, engaging, relevant and just plain fun. you Rocked it on stage.
Allie Wagner - Thank you for bringing such high energy and such a perfect interaction with Dallas your presence on stage was remarkable and we are very happy indeed you choose to join us.
Jodi Cilley - Thank you young lady for the 3 long years off over-the-top busy days and sleepless nights that it took to bring your vision to life and to push it beyond what would normally be imaginable. And thank you for the what ever craziness it took to gather up all those films and pare them down to the best of the best. You are nuts do you know that.
Fred Ashman - Thank you sir for your tutelage, I learned how do to this show from you Fred, without the certificate of training form Fred Ashman university I would not have been able to pull this off. And thank you for the most incredible effort in convincing Stu Segall to accept the life time achievement award and for making it happen on screen.. no small effort.
Fale Luis - Thank you for bringing in a vision and making it happen for carrying the heavy load of bringing in the right tech and the right people to present the show, and thank you for finding and bringing in the performers and keeping it fresh. Thank you still more for Pam and Lois... I am still Laughing
Pam and Lois.. are freaking kidding me... Wow Thank You.. Most incredible, Your performance was not only funny as crap, it really helped to keep the audience engaged and entertained at a point where it might otherwise have been tedium for the audience.
David S. Dawson - David My man.. thank you for using your long history of experience to continually offer suggestions that were nothing short of spot-on and which really helped me in making decision where I otherwise might not have know the right way to go.
And thank you for your editing work on the Nomination Videos... I am thrilled to death with the results. And more Thank you for the set design elements.. that really did enhance the experience on stage. And didn’t you have something do to with bringing in some tech.. what ever you did there I am sure it is worthy of a thank you.. so thank you. And oh yeah, there was that Bring It On Thing… Thanks
Silvia Luz - Thank you for your passion in wanting to see this show go well and for your dedication to helping us get the word out in promoting the show. And More thanks for Almost Famous and the Transition to Randy on the Stage, a nice touch. More Thanks for your work with Eric on the Blue Carpet.
William Snead - Thank you for everything you did from researching and vetting parking options to never giving up the choir when it seems to not being going our way, to a vast array of suggestions in all aspects of the show to the most incredible work back stage keeping the flow going smoothly.
Eric Staley - Thank you sir for grapping hold of your responsibility and running with it. Thank you for Blue Ice Vodka.. Are you kissing me.. this was beyond spectacular. It seriously lent credence to our show, The imagery was beautiful, no detail overlooked. I am especially impressed with your ability to adapt, to make those last minute changes that really could have lead to a disastrous Blue Carpet, but instead, because of your vision and talent, turned out pretty damned good.
Allie Lennox - Allie, Thank you for killer tomatoes, and for managing the tedium in handling volunteers, and thank you for doing the thankless job of paperwork.. Much Thanks for all the things you did that nobody even knows you did.
Cristyn Chandler - Thank you for keeping the judging process on track and for keeping it all together, and thank you for securing the awards and producing the Envelopes, which are not only practical, but a beautiful keepsake for the winners.
Kristin Naomi Garcia - Thank you KNG for recommending and then putting together the Swag Bags, Thank you for finding alcohol sponsorships and for bringing in Randy and Laura to host the pre-reception. Thanks again for producing and running the pre-reception and for your adaptability when we had to high-jack your space for Interviews., I don't know where that food came from.. but WOW thank you to you and/or anyone else who had anything to do with that.
Merrick McCartha - Thank you for taking care of the sponsors as our Sponsor Liaison, the little things, those chocolates, what a nice detail and I know a lot of work. Also thank you for attenting meeting when you could and jumping in where you could.
Randy GD Davison, thank you for your stage appearance to transition out of the Almost Famous Video, you are most entertaining, if not a bit of a Ham. And Thank you for hosting the VIP party and the Post Awards Interviews…. Yup Ham..
Laura Bohlin - I not sure what you did.. but I thank you because I know you must surely have done it well, because that is what you do.
Mickie Robinson Salmen - Mickie, thank you for compiling head shots and bios from presenters and handling all the communication there-with. I know you ended up fielding a ton of questions that you did not know how to answer and I thank you for handling that with decorum. Great job.
Courtney Hale – Where you Pam or Lois.. I don’t know, I don’t care I love you for it.. Fantastic Thank You , and thank you for leading the gang of nuts that wrote the script.
Keith Forster – Thank you sir for your contribution and efforts in putting together the script, it was a real pleasure to see you working in the table read, to see how you folks jibe and work together so well, I thank you for that experience.
Chris 'Jazz' Colthurst - You are just to F*$&ing funny sir, thank you… and thank you for your guidance to all the presenters in how to best deliver there lines, and for greeting them afterwards it was very encouraging.
Marc Sigmon - Marc thank you for the incredible effort you put in building the usher and security team and formulating the plan to make it happen, and in leading them trough it during the show. You are most enthusiastic and most pleasurable to work with, I thank you for that. And thank you for managing the head sets, took a lot off my plate. Also thank you for interfacing with the music box and working well with there staff.
Tad Pinney – Thank you for your help in building the Steps.. they where spot on, slid them in and viola.. ready to go… and most effective.. and no one fell..
Dave Barak – Thank you for the use of your truck in transporting the Building materials for the Steps and for transporting them to the venue, and Thank you for the use of your camera and gear and for running camera on the Blue Carpet Interviews.\
Kieth L. Russell – Thank you for wearing the white Tux… you rocked it.. I told Marc not to wear white… as he might be on camera, I think he was jealous. And thank you for your help in building the steps… could not have done it properly without your help.
Richard Carlson – Thank you for the use of your beautiful cars and Thank you as well to Steve and Mark for their part in driving folks to the show.
Luke Jungers – Thank you for running prompter and keeping the show flowing, thank you for your gear and your incredible talent in using it, and thank you for trouble-shooting and resolving the connectivity issues that arose.
Presenters – As a group I thank you, you really helped to make the show. Individually, I thank you for your support and your enthusiasm and your performance on stage, and for putting up with the craziness of it all.
Nora Hewitt
Lisa Bruce
Duane Trammell
Robyn Sarvis
William Wall
Fred Ashman
Jodi Cilley
Francine Filsinger
Robert Gardner
Richard Carlson
John Decker
Beth Accomondo
Andy Freidenberg
Daniel Kuhlmann
Shot Gun Tom
Mike Koenigs
Bart Mendoza
AJ, Dorothy, Tonya and Hula
Kat Brown
Brian Witkin
Kevin Hellman
Dr. Lin
Dr. Gramins
Jesse Egan
Keith Forster
Sophie Backus
Piper Backus
Hannah McLoud
And whoever else I Missed
Thank you to Jeanie McCloud and Karl Backus for support the young ones.
Sue Vicory, and the Power of One, thank you for bringing this specialty award to our show, it is wonderful.
Gage, thank you for joining in with Sue to present this incredible award.
Performers – Thank you folks for entertaining us all.
Steph Johnson
Fernando Gomez
Rob Thorsen
Derek Johnston _ thank you for the Voice Over Work on the Nominee Videos.
Andra Jacques - Thank you for doing that job that I never know what to call. It is a nice touch to have an award handed to the winners by a beautiful lady.
Marianne Bennett – was that you as Pam or Perhaps Lois? Thank you.. still laughing. Really.. still laughing.
John Freeman - John thank you for your work on the Step-And-Repeats and what ever else you did behind the scenes.
There was somebody there who managed the craft services.. thank you for ordering the pizza and thank you for the rest of the things you did that I was not aware of.
Raymond Montemayor – Thank you for all the most incredible graphics and the most inspiring in-Memoriam video. Well done sir.
Ben Abrams – Thank you for being my right-hand and for putting up with not knowing what you need to do until 3 seconds before needing to do it and then doing it with such a high degree of competence whether it is a simple PA task or making a critical decision on the fly. And thank you for finding gear storage solutions and taking the initiative to make it happen.
Christopher Moore – Thank you for serving the scrumptious food and for doing it so well. I heard it was you who made the chocolate macaroons… THANK YOU! Yum. And thank you for the time and effort in load in/out and for the equipment you brought in
There were a batch load of folks on the team that I do not know but I thank them beyond a simple nod. I love you people.
Camera Ops – You guys worked you tails off and did incredible jobs, sorry I don’t know your names.
TD – Was that Katie? Thank you Katie.
Thanks to The young lady who was production manager keeping things on track back stage.
Thanks to All of the Usher and Security Staff who’s name I don’t know but whose work was definitely appreciated.
There were several others on the blue carpet who I don’t know.. but I do know your time and efforts are most welcome and we thank you for that.
Kelsey Castanho – Thank you for going outside of your comfort zone and for all the hard work as an usher and for being our gate keeper to the VIP lounge.
Daniel Navarrete-Toulet – Thank you for doing such am awesome job that the Music Box was ready to hire you.
Karl and Karl, sorry you told me you last name many times.. but I forgot.. But I will not forget the most incredible work you did, and for jumping in and making the post-interviews work in the green room. WOW! That was really spectacular. Thank you to younger Karl for guarding the awards.
“ACE” Antonio, yup, you earned the moniker. You did an marvelous the job in the green room, Thank You.
Dave Evans… I don’t even know what you did. But every time I saw you, you were smiling I thank you for that most definitely.
Sam Diego and Erika De La Cruz – Thank you for Hosting the Blue Carpet Interviews.
Ellen di Cristina – Thanx for your help in producing the Blue Carpet.
Lindsey Lee, thank you as well for your work on the Blue Carpet Production.
George Jac, Thank you managing the flow of people for the Blue Carpet Interviews.. Masterful
Kyle Biller, Much thanks to you as well for helping the flow on the Blue Carpet
Kaila Fronius-Sharif, My thanks to you for Joining the blue carpet team and supporting the efforts.
Anthony Cassell, Thank you for your photography Chops and for the effort in setting up.
Juan Durruthy, thank you for coming out and being flexible as your role changed twice is like 5 minutes and for doing it enthusiastically.
Rick Wilson, thank you for taking part as part of the blue carpet team and for jumping in and helping in other areas as well.
Christian Martinez, thank you for driving out to my house to pick up the steps that were already gone and for being such a sport about it. And thank you for your help during the show.
Pilialoha Estall. Thank you fro EVERYTHING that you did for us in making this happen and the Music Box. You were our rock.
Jon and Asher and a couple of other techs at the Music Box, Smashing… Thank you for your support
And the big Bearded guy in security.. thank you taking my son under your wing. Love you for it.
And thank you to rest of the security staff at the music box as well.
Dave Evans, +1 of Lisa Bruce, Thank you for the wonderful conversation.
Rachel +1 of Nora Hewitt, thank you for lending your love to us for the night and sticking by her side in support.
Dave Roberts, Thank you for supporting our cause and taking the time to appear in out show.
My thanks to Raelee Nikole, the Young lady who sang the song to accompany the In-Memoriam Video, Beautiful, Just Beautiful.
The Jordan Hates Guy… thank you for hating us and thanks to Derrick Johnston, David Dawson and everyone else involved in hating us.
Thank you to Brandy, Cindy and Officer Smitt over in the events department who guided me through the permit process.
Sharon Geyer, thank you for you work on the Blue Carpet and in other areas that I am not sure about.
Eric Crosby , Thank you for camera work on the blue carpet.
Chuck Miller, Thank you for helping us with insurance certificates as we needed them.
Thank you to the Head of the cleaning staff at the Music Box, thank you for your help in finding lost gear and keeping track of things.
Brian Keith Davis – Thank you for your help in editing and in stage design and in moving and loading steps and for offering to jump in anywhere anytime to help me out personally.. you rock my friend.
Shot Gun Tom, thank you for appearing on K**I the morning of the show, even though I failed to relay you the call time.
Windy Marshall, thank to you as well for your TV show appearance on our behalf, and a dozen other folks who I know made such appearance but the list of whom I do not have.
To the spouses and loved one of all, thank you for lending these people to us, we could not do it without your support.
That guy who was gate keeper to the Mezzanine.. thank you for letting me past without my VIP pin, and for doing a great job in managing the flow.
Duane Trammell who helped me our in building electronic Gadgets Thank You my friend.
Mike Peterson – Thank you sir for you work in Editing the Winner’s Slates.
Much more thanks than I can possibly relay for all these people who did all that work in the Promo Videos.
Promo Video - Top Gun
Joseph Castanho
Tad Pinney
Tony Meier
Laura Bohlin
William Wall
Nancy Serrano
Ben Abrams
Michael Brueggemeyer
Frank Forth
Robin Martin
Cliff Keller
Kelsey Castanho
Promo Video - Bring it On
David S. Dawson
Theresa Dawson Davis
Bryan Keith Davis
Allie Lennox
Jen Allen
John Aviles
Ron McCleary
Randy Davison
Kelsey Fordham
Karenssa LeGear
Mark Atkinson
Kristin Naomi Garcia
Laura Marie Davis
Laura Bohlin
Preston Foreman
Alex E. McDaniel
Oli Chang
Marilee Pacelli
Promo Video - Almost Famous
Silvia Luz
William Snead
Jeremy Williams
Ryan Kelly
Eric Brendle
Sarah Owings
Jeannie Reynard
Phoenix Webb
Silvia Luz
Eric Brandle
Michelle Velez
Richard Carlson
Carl Eduardo Ling
Kritian Rodriguez
Jen Farrow
Randy Davison
Mark Atkinson
Jon Allen
Jordan Jacobo
Kristin Naomi Garcia
Karenssa Legear
Larry Gilson
Rich Varville
Professional Medical Supply and Code 3 Props
Promo Video - Return of the Killer Tomatoes
Kristin Naomi Garcia
David S. Dawson
Karl Backus
Francis J. Engle
Jon Allen
Merrick McCartha
Mike Peterson
Jen McCleary Allen
Mark Atkinson
Sophie Backus
Piper Backus
Jodi Cilley
Allie Lennox
Theresa Dawson Davis
Director of Photography
Assistant Director
Sound Recordist
Assistant Camera
MUA
David S. Dawson
Brian Keith Davis
Promo Video - Anchorman
Ron Donoho
Baxter
Arron Traux
Jodi Cilley
Eric E. Staley
Allie Lennox
Stephen Michelsen
Elsa Mickelsen
Frank Forth
Silvia Luz
John Aviles
Micheal Smith
Francis Jacob Engle
Alix Magid – Thank you for your hard work in seeking sponsors for the show.
And Of Course… Thank You for the Generous Support from our Sponsors
Blue Ice Handcafted American Vodka
Devry University
Heartland Films
Media Arts Center
Blue Ice Vodka
Boulder OMS
Karl Backus
UCSD Extension
The Mike Koenigs Show
Digital-Workshop / Erik Bradshaw
Horton Grand Hotel and Theater / Derek Johnston
Preposterous Films - Joseph Castanho
Tonight in San Diego - Fale Luis
IntelleXual Entertainment
Sidecar Productions
Kill Devil Spirit Company
Local Craft Spirits – Kalifornia Distilleries
Pixel Plex
The Music Box
San Diego Media Arts Center
Video Gear
Horrible Imaginings
And those guys with the Lemonade.. Wow! Delicious and refreshing… you guy saved me when I was losing my voice, just before I was scheduled to go on stage to present. Thank You.
