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bullet David Cosentino-Director/Producer
bullet Phil Fox-Director/Writer
bullet Maxann Crotts-Harvey-Executive Producer
bullet Dr. Brad Batchelor-Executive Producer/Location Manager
bullet Lee Hardin-Director of Photography

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David Cosentino

 
 

 

Director/Producer

David Cosentino is an experienced Director. David has over 15 years of experience in the fields of Acting, Directing, and Producing. He was born in the beautiful city of New York. David transferred to Charlotte NC as a Dept. Technician for Big Blue (IBM) and then retired at seven years. He has gone on to start a production company, Cracked Egg Productions and produced the shows the Actors Slate and the Editors cut for three years. David has also completed four independent feature films making Bootlegging his fifth. He has always been involved in some type of film project since he was sixteen.
David has another strong interest in the music industry for T.V. and went on to film three video interviews for the show "Where are they now" on VH1, getting the last interview of one of the members of Run-DMC the rap icon. He is a committed and highly creative individual with a mission to succeed in everything he takes on. David presently owns two companies, Wyndsor Safety and Communications, where he designed and manufactured the 911-safety pool phone, and Cracked Egg productions where he is still involved in making pictures.

 

Phil Fox

 
 
Director/Writer

Phil was born the middle child of five in 1964 in Charlotte, North Carolina. His family moved to the small town of Mount Holly in 1971. Growing up in the sixties and seventies. His major influence came from watching and studying Black and White movies and T.V shows, especially comedies. In school he was always in trouble as the class clown and used his humor to defuse tense situations.
Phil began his career as a certified diesel Technician for the military and private sectors. He also worked as a tractor-trailer driver as well as a Heating and Air technician. After two years in the heating and air trade, Phil branched out and opened his own company. Fifteen years later Fox Heating and Air has grown to be a highly successful company.
In 1997 Phil Fox decided to give the movie business a try as an actor. The first day he stepped onto a movie set he knew this was his business. Phil has worked as an Actor, Director and, Cameraman and now has added screen writing to his list of accomplishments. Phil’s camera work begins while in the military. He would film the crazy antics of his army peers with a 8mm and VHS camera and turned them into short comedy films. When Phil started, he immersed himself in acting, it was only a matter of time until he had to get behind the camera. When Phil is on movie sets he always finds himself drawn in behind the scenes, gleaning and soaking up all the information he can before he has to be back in front of the camera.
When Phil picked up lead camera for "The Actors Slate" the phone started to ring off the hook with offers for him to film other T.V shows and movies. He has never let anything get in his way of creating a successful show or film.
 

Maxann Crotts-Harvey

 

Executive Producer

Maxann Crotts-Harvey has been in the business since 1985, as a Talent Agent, then Casting Director, and now in the producing end. Maxann has cast many Principals, Featured and Extras in Movies, Commercials, Infomercials, Documentaries and Print. When Maxann was a Casting Director, she was known as "THE QUEEN OF EXTRAS" for many years!  She was well known for casting hundreds to thousands of extras for major motion films and commercials, in a moments notice!  The experience is there, she just needs to move on. With her love of meeting people and helping others, Maxann would love to keep in contact with the wonderful people she has met and friends she has made over the years.
Maxann has also produced several concerts as well as promoted and marketed them to the public.
Along with her many talents, she has also been a judge for national beauty pageants for over 17 years and has conducted talent competitions as well as holding acting workshops to teach those the business of the film world!
Maxann has also authored many stories on the "biz" named, "SO, YA WANNA BE IN THE MOVIES?!"  They have been published in several major magazines.
And last, but not least, Maxann is also an inventor of the medical voice recorder, "DOCTELLS".  It has been featured in many magazines and on TV.
Maxann likes to help others reach their "dreams".  She has her own slogan...."NEVER GIVE UP YOUR DREAM!!"

Previous Credits:
Some previous CASTING CREDITS include the following: Features / MOW'S: Casting Principals and/or Extras: "The Fugitive, Carrie 2-The Rage, Juwanna Mann, "O", Shake Rattle and Roll, Breakfast of Champions, Beyond The Wall of Sleep, Blackdog, Major League-Back to the Minors, The Day Lincoln Was Shot, and many more! Commercials: PRINCIPAL and EXTRAS CASTING: NASCAR, ESPN, Coca-Cola, Jack in the Box, Sears, Ringling Brothers Circus, IBM, UPS, Converse, Nike, Marshall's, Hardee's, Ericsson Cell Phones, Paramount Carowinds, Wendy's, International Paper, and many many more!
Producer for:
30 minute kid's show, Juleigh Ed Country Music Video, Chrystal Clear Pop Music Video, 30 minute short, a feature "teaser-trailer" and working on several projects at the moment!

Contact Info: http://www.maxann.com
 

Dr. Brad Batchelor

 

 
Executive Producer/Actor

Dr. Batchelor was born in Michigan and is now a 25 year resident of Boone, N.C. Batchelor has had a very well rounded life from teaching martial arts to presently playing Polo across the southeastern U.S. Since playing a cavalry officer in the Mel Gibson film, The Patriot, he has been obsessed with the Movie business. As an actor in independent films, productions for the History Channel, various commercials and with Film Crew experience, his business experience has blended well with the demands of Movie production.
Batchelor has created one of the busiest Chiropractic Practices in the U.S. and lectures internationally regarding management, profitability, efficiency and quality service and he is a consultant to doctors around the world. He has held every office and received most of the honors within the North Carolina Chiropractic Association and was the youngest to hold the office of NCCA President.
Batchelor relates well to acting and to actors and crew members due to his experience in a wide variety of activities and sport. He is an Equestrian, English & Western, Polo Player and professional movie horseman. He is also a Black Belt in Karate, a Scuba Diver (certified), and a Licensed Pilot (Bush pilot). He is experienced in car racing and licensed motorcycle driving (dirt and road), Sailing, Windsurfing and Surfing. He is an expert water skier and an intermediate snow boarder. In the past has competed in many Triathlons in and outside the U.S., including the Nice World Triathlon Championship in France and has training in adventure racing, rock and mountain Climbing.
Dr. Batchelor has traveled extensively to Australia, Russia and Europe and has relatives in Scotland. He studies Spanish and escapes to his home in a Costa Rica surfing village to recharge. Batchelor is obsessed with the desire to make the most out of life and to provide outrageous service to anything he is involved in. His main focus in filming now is making “A Tale about Bootlegging” a great entertainment experience. His contributions to the film include acting (he plays the role of Dr. McKendrick), directing, camera work, mountain location management, aerial photography and he holds the position of Executive Producer.

Lee Hardin

 

Director of Photography

Born in Houston, Texas, (in the same suburb where "Urban Cowboy" was filmed) Lee developed a love for making movies at a young age. After his parents moved to Shelby, N.C. when Lee was a young boy, his father, an entertainer, got Lee involved in music and making movies.
Lee's father was involved in music since the late 1950's. He performed with the likes of Carl Perkins, Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, Alabama, and many more. Dr. Hardin was the guitar player on the number one hit "Stay" by Maurice Williams. 
He also performed with the group Alabama for several summers.  The members of Alabama were also the studio musicians on several of Dr. Hardin's own recordings. Dr. Stan Hardin also co-wrote the well-known "Slinky" jingle. In the late 1980's, Dr. Hardin and Lee co-wrote and recorded a jingle for Bojangle's of Virginia. The jingle won second place overall out of all other submissions for the State of Virginia.
His first experiences in movies included roles in three films at Earl Owensby Studios including Day of Judgment, Carnival Magic, and Rottweiler 3-D. These experiences instilled a passion in Lee for movie making that is evident still today. Although Lee has enjoyed acting in movies and theater, he has always had a desire and vision for storytelling and creating his own movies. As a boy he would write movie scripts and filmed them on his fathers eight-millimeter camera utilizing the neighborhood kids as actors. 
 

 

 

 

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