Crew

TRUE PERFECTION

Leslie Bumgarner Director of Photography Leslie Bumgarner received her BS in film from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004. By 2007, she was already working with CBS Houston as their staff cinematographer, shooting promotions, commercials, and short documentaries. Furthering her education, Leslie graduated from the American Film Institute in 2010 with an MFA in cinematography. Recently, a comedy she shot, Inspector Sanchez, has been named Audience Favorite at festivals in Los Angeles, Mexico, Paraguay, and Brazil. Leslie has experience with 35mm, HD, high-speed photography, stop-motion, miniatures, and green screen visual effects. She can work as a local in many places across the US, including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Francisco, and NYC.

Aleah Whaley Assistant Director Aleah Whaley works for Universal Studios as an audition supervisor and Studio Tour Guide. Thrilled to be taking on the production side of things, she had a blast making "True Perfection" with Sassy Mohen. She is currently studying with Stuart K. Robinson and has booked several network spots since moving to Los Angeles. She is the spokesperson for Groupon Now! and her current spot can be seen at www.groupon.com/now/about.

Ross Mathy Editor Ross Mathy has worked as an editor on several projects for Sassy Mohen including Happy Holidays, "True Perfection," and her latest short film, "Eve Is Dead." In addition, he also produced and edited the short documentary H.O.P.E., receiving a Cecil Award Nomination for best documentary. He has also worked as an assistant editor on Trauma and Gotti’s Way as well as two feature films, Under the Same Sky and 3 Billion and Counting. Ross is currently working as the post production coordinator on White Collar for Fox Television

Gabe Pasillas Associate Producer Born and raised in Southern California, Gabe Pasillas has been involved in acting, directing, and writing from a young age. After graduating from Chapman University in the spring of 2008, Gabe continued his journey in entertainment when he moved to Los Angeles to start a career in film and television. After producing and acting in "About Abby," Gabe was asked to take the role of Clark in "True Perfection." Working in the industry today, Gabe has his sights set on the future and is excited for the many opportunities that are coming his way.

Roger Suen Composer A native to Southern California, Roger studied composition at both UCLA and CSUN. In his early years he was privileged to study with veteran composers such as David Newman and Alf Clauson, and has presented in venues as prestigious as Los Angeles' Walt Disney Concert Hall. Since that time, Roger has worked on music for films such as Planet of the Apes, Red Riding Hood, The Rite, and most recently the upcoming Ridley Scott film Prometheus. With a solid background in classical composition and a fresh, intrepid perspective, Roger is not afraid to bridge the gap between contemporary musical styles and traditional film scoring.

Jillian Lynes Production Design A lover of all things film, Jillian was excited to meet director Sassy Mohen while attending film school at Chapman University. Jillian mostly worked on the pre-production of many student films while at Chapman, specifically enjoying production design. After graduating in 2009, she joined the post production world in Santa Monica, where she still works as the vault manager at the boutique telecine and color correction facility New Hat. Jillian still enjoys working on the pre-production and production of film sets when she can, and was thrilled to be a part of Sassy's "True Perfection."

Sydney Nichols Graphic Design Sydney Nichols is a graphic designer based in Los Angeles. She has done work for the independent film "Drones" and Largo's monthly show The Thrilling Adventure Hour, and through her work with Capitol Records, she has done projects for Katy Perry, the Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Amos Lee, Good Charlotte, and Cali Swag District, among others. In addition to working freelance and with Capitol Records, Sydney is the co-founder and creative director for ArdentLife Media, a graphic design and social media services agency. Her work can be seen at sydneymnichols.com.

Keyla Marquez Fashion Designer Keyla Marquez learned everything she knows about fashion design from her mother, never attended fashion school, and launched Howl Clothing in 2009 after her hunger for making pieces of garments that couldn't been found anywhere. On her past collections she provocatively revisited certain motifs and aesthetics of previous works while taking inspiration from early cyberpunk movements, exploring themes of society, decay, technology and deception. In 2012 she presented her latest fall/winter collection "Burning Chrome" for LA Fashion Week and is currently represented by PRB Fashion PR House in beverly hills.

Lani Nguyen Wardrobe Lani Nguyen is a co- founder and editor of Sugar Rock Catwalk, a daily NY fashion and shopping blog. Originally from Southern California, her style is a blend of west coast cool and urban chic. As a young adult living in NYC, she has mastered the art of mixing high and low fashion. Over the past two years, Lani has received recognition and honors for her style from the Independent Fashion Bloggers, L Magazine, Chictopia, and Topshop. sugarrockcatwalk.com

Carsen LaBella Makeup Carsen LaBella is a makeup artist and hair stylist for film and photography. She got her start as a theatre major at Emerson College in Boston and from there moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of working in TV and film. She does everything from vintage glamour beauty to gory zombie makeup. Her work can be seen in many award-winning festival films, national commercials, music videos, printed in magazines and across the internet. For samples of her work check out www.carsenlabella.com.

Nathan Whitcomb Sound Design Nathan studied film production at Chapman University and since graduating in 2009 has worked in all aspects of movie sound. His recent credits include Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing, the Sundance comedy Save the Date, and the newest season of the hit webseries, Husbands. When he isn't on set or in the mixing studio, Nathan spends his time screenwriting and climbing to the top of very tall rocks.

Rob Marshall Sound Design Rob Marshall has been a sound engineer for over a decade, working in every field from live sound, music production, film production, and post production sound design. Studying audio engineering at Musician's Institute and digital media arts at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Rob has had the fortune to work for many big players in the music industry such as AFI, Maroon 5, and Virgil Donati. "True Perfection" marks Rob's second time working with Sassy Mohen, his first being the sound designer for the ArdentLife Media web series "About Abby."

Sassy Mohen Writer/Director/Producer Sassy Mohen is a fresh indie filmmaker whose thrives on powerful character driven stories. After being handed the reigns of a play staring 30+ middle schoolers at age 13, she was quickly self-taught in the ways of discipline, scheduling, character development, and how get a full house to shush it. Since then, she has written, directed & produced several award winning works from features, shorts, plays and the new media of web-series, Including Happy Holidays, About Abby & True Perfection. Sassy currently co-runs a rebranding business ArdentLife Media where she is Head of Social Media & is in development for her next project, working title, "Young & Stupid." www.sassymohen.com

Aleah Whaley Assistant Director Aleah Whaley works for Universal Studios as an audition supervisor and Studio Tour Guide. Thrilled to be taking on the production side of things, she had a blast making "True Perfection" with Sassy Mohen. She is currently studying with Stuart K. Robinson and has booked several network spots since moving to Los Angeles. She is the spokesperson for Groupon Now! and her current spot can be seen at www.groupon.com/now/about.