SCOTT CERVINE - director/producer
Prior to discovering his destiny as a filmmaker, Scott Cervine traveled the globe as a comedian and magician, performing with such legends as Jim Carrey, Dennis Miller and Jay Leno. By casting his magic into his movies, Scott has earned numerous awards, including the Mark Goodson video award and an American Film Institute Award. Scott wrote, directed and stared in two features, Never Alone and Escape from Orion, winner of the Digital Maverick Film Festival Audience Choice Award. Scott is a sought after director and editor throughout the film community. His unprecedented amount of respect among his clients and peers, garnered a successful career of writing, directing and editing nearly twenty films to date, Including, Lost and Found (Connie Britton); We Were One (Official Selection/Elevate Film Festival); Angel In The Hood (Lonnie Lardner); Habenero (Carlos Moreno Jr.); Miraculous Collision (Spiritual Cinema Circle); Life Coach (Jonathon Silverman, Rainn Wilson, Ron Livingston, Carla Gugino/Best Comedy, Moondance Film Festival)
Scott's passion for directing is fueled by his sharp eye as an editor and his unique ability to inject laughter into serious topics. His film "Out of Proportion", won the grand prize at the Beverly Hills Film Festival and was distributed world wide.
Robert Kholer (Los Angeles Times) had this to say about Cervine's talent as a film maker:
"Scott Cervine is an irresistible force.”
Recently Scott directed Debbie Ford's groundbreaking documentary entitled "The Shadow Effect", Oprah Winfrey immediately secured the rights and aired the film on her Network; and People V. The State Of Illusion that was picked up by Samuel Goldwyn for a nation wide theatrical release.
Scott was then granted the film rights to "THINK AND GROW RICH", one of the top ten most widely read books of all time. Officially sanctioned by the Napoleon Hill Foundation, this film version of the world renowned classic is lighting up screens around the globe.
RYAN BROWN - cinematographer
After 10 years as “Head of Video Production” for a large multimedia company in Dallas, TX, Ryan made the movie to Los Angeles in 2012. His strong and unique visual talents quickly caught the eye of prominent producers and directors working in Hollywood. He tackled the A-list music video world, working with major artists such as Robin Thicke, LL Cool J, Wiz Khalifa, and many more, before signing on as cinematographer for the first two seasons of the national television show, “Being”. In the recent years, Ryan has found his calling in the feature film world. He has shot and/or produced a multitude of feature films for network television as well as for worldwide distribution. In 2020 alone, he shot a total of 7 feature films, all for major national television channels, and a slate of 8 additional features thruoghout 2021 and 2022 already booked so far.
Ryan attributes his successes to not only being great at what he does, but also his easy going but professional attitude on set. When the pressures of working on set hit, he is able to keep his cool demeanor, make it an enjoyable experience for those around him, and turn in professional, successful films time and time again. He’s become a go-to cinematographer for many producers and directors in the industry, frequently working with repeat clients, directors, and production companies.
Moving forward Ryan would like to continue with his passion of cinematography, but also start taking his producing side to the next level. When asked about producing, he responded with this:
“Producing (for me) allows me to be a larger part of the creative process, and help bring new and interesting ideas to life. I LOVE thinking outside the box, finding hidden gems of talent and unique scripts that have yet to be tapped, and helping others bring their ideas and dreams to life. It’s gratifying for me to help others reach their goals, and I fully intend to keep that going and pay it forward throughout my career. My goals on the producing side are simple: help get projects made that speak to me as a person. Projects that really touch people, and hopefully make an impact on the world, whether that’s with one person in the audience, or millions of people around the world. I believe deeply in the art of cinema, and get great satisfaction knowing that my work (hopefully) helps people in trying times. A small escape from whatever is troubling them in their lives at the moment.”
A Note from the Director: Scott Cervine
Making a film is very much like building your dream house. You wouldn’t ‘dream’ of building that house without the perfect plans -- the ideal blue prints. That’s where we have a wonderful advantage. Our screenwriter Cynthia Whitcomb is not just good, she’s extraordinary. She’s the only writer (that I know) that has written every single week of her life. Literally. She has not only mastered, but teaches Screenwriting. If that weren’t enough, she then went on to master the Live Theatre as well. She is a force to be reckoned with, and we’re so proud to bring her skills to this motion picture. On the next page are over a dozen other sources that agree...
CYNTHIA WHITCOMB bio:
Cynthia Whitcomb is a prolific screenwriter, playwright, and author. She has sold 75 feature-length screenplays, 30 of which were produced, mostly for primetime, network television. Some of the highlights were,
I Know My First Name is Steven, (for which she was nominated for an Emmy), Buffalo Girls, (nominated for 11 Emmys,) and Mark Twain and Me (which won the Emmy for Best Children’s program.) As well as the feature film Think and Grow Rich which was based on
one of the top 10 most widely read books of all time.
She has created rolls for many actors including Martin Sheen, Anjelica Huston, Ellen Burstyn, Madge Sinclair, Gabriel Byrne, Liev Schreiber, Melanie Griffith, Gena Rowlands, Linda Lavin, Charlayne Woodard, Peter Coyote, Brendan Frasier, Mickey Rooney, Jack Palance, Jean Stapleton, and Jason Robards.
She has written three books on screenwriting, the most recent being The Heart of the Film: Writing Love Stories in Screenplays. A collection of her plays, C.S. Whitcomb: Plays One, was published in April 2022 and is available on Amazon.
She has been nominated for many awards including the Emmy, Drammy, Oregon Book Awards’ Angus Bowmer and Stewart Holbrook Awards, the Humanitas, WGA, Paul Selvin, Christopher, Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Allan Poe awards.