Rocket 88 Studios Roll Call

Jeff Gatesman: Producer/Director/Director of Photography

Jeff’s passion for filmmaking and his creative diversity is the central core of Rocket88Studios. With the ability to envision and execute a storyboard or idea for projects he collaborates on, Jeff brings to life an amazing blend of mediums in the films he creates.

Jeff began his film career in Chicago in 1989 working in Television productions such as: The Oprah Show, Entertainment Tonight and True Stories of Highway Patrol. In 1993 he made his way to Los Angeles and after many years of working on motion pictures, television, music videos, commercials and documentaries he opened Rocket88 Studios in 2003. Shortly after he decided to add to his expertise and expand in a new direction with animation.

He is the Producer, Director and Cinematographer of the Award Winning feature Documentary Amazonas: The Tears of a Full Moon which is currently in distribution worldwide.

Accolades

Gold Aurora Award for Amazonas: The Tears of a Full Moon, documentary shot in the Brazillian Rainforest
Platinum Telly for Next Opinion, corporate film shot in the Dominican Republic for Microsoft
Honorable Mention from the Advertising Photographers of America for A Quiet Bright Reedsong, portrait of a Whirling Dervish
"Jeff Gatesman graces 'Solstice' with excellent cinematography not typically seen in independent films." — Chicago Independent Magazine

Partial List of Credits - Commercial

Kia
Hyundai
Kitchen Aire

Documentary

See What I'm Saying
Beyond Black Elk
Passing The Torch Song
Worldplay

Television

Feeding The Fire (Director and DP) - Cooking Show
Odyseas and Ovations - PBS
Nisa Natures Adventures (Director and DP) - PBS

Judith Gatesman: Producer

Judith possesses a natural talent for being a producer, with the ability to lead, negotiate and collaborate creatively she manages to keep it all on track, on time and within budget.
Judith started her career as a photographer and quickly moved into print production. In 2004, she began producing film, with the production of Feeding the Fire, a television cooking show, her passion grew from there leading her to producer for children’s educational videos and commercials. Judith became a partner in Rocket 88 Studios in 2007.

Judith's Advertising Credits

Anthem for Animal Planet
Head Case for Starz
Hollywood Residential for Starz
Big 40 for TVLand
Super Sweet 16 for MTV
Lucy Walsh for Def Jam Records
ING for Euro RSCG
Asics for Woedend!
Pfizer for Martin Williams
Physicians Formulafor Looney Advertising

Editorial Credits

Woody Harrelson, Julie Christie, Phillip Seymor Hoffman and Mithala Salinas for Los Angeles Magazine
James McAvoy, Emile Hirsch, Casey Affleck, Marc Forster and Cheetah for LA Times Magazine
Arnold Schwarzenegger for GQ
John Krasinsky and the Corddry Brothers for Boston Magazine
Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen for Guitar World
Kristen Bell for Interview
Lee Lee Sobieski and Pop Levi for Lemon
Mike Rowe for Fast Company

Rocket 88 Studios has developed educational programming for Kids Vids which includes a series of animated shorts that include live child actors interacting with animated characters, as well as the cooking show Feeding The Fire which takes cooking into the firehouse to see how America's Heroes eat.

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