CAST AND CREW:

Gary Jones
Gary founded Jones Productions in 1981, but he has been in the film production business for over 43 years. While he has experience shooting around the world—Canada, Hong Kong, Bali, France—he has also photographed countless scenes in his home state of Arkansas for Arkansas State Parks and the Department of Parks and Tourism.
He has produced two independent feature films which received world-wide distribution. And since 1995, he has worked on five IMAX® films, including “NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience”, “Michael Jordan to the Max”, World Cup soccer, and a Dave Matthews concert.
Gary is equally comfortable working on location or in the studio, where he often shoots table-top for his many food clientele.
In 2000, Gary received both the “Lifetime Service Award” and the “Silver Medal Award” from the Arkansas Advertising Federation. In 2005, he incorporated the non-profit Arkansas Society for Cinema and Television Production to further filmmaking education and to serve as a catalyst for the development of the Arkansas Moving Image Museum and Archive. He is currently working on his Ph. D. in Heritage Studies at Arkansas State University.

Debbie Grace
Debbie serves as Managing Director and Producer for Jones Productions.
Since 1984, she has worked as a broadcast director on projects ranging from local radio commercials to national television campaigns.
She has produced videos, films and multi-media presentations for clients including Alltel Corporation, Entergy Corporation, the Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism, Arkansas State Parks, Metropolitan National Bank, the Arkansas Department of Health, USA Drug, Hendrix College, International Paper and Oaklawn Jockey Club.

Les Galusha
After graduating from Hendrix College with a Biomedical Visualization degree and an emphasis in computer arts, Les continued his education at the Film and Photography School in Rockport, Maine. Afterwards, he was hired as a graphic artist and animator for Jones Productions where he has been employed for over ten years. While working as the senior editor at Jones Productions, he is also a traditional artist who has placed work in many collections across the country. Utilizing his background in editing and motion graphics along with his lifelong experience in traditional art, Les brings a unique style to the post-production world.

Chris Cranford
Chris joined Jones Productions in early 2007 as Creative Director, however, his first production experience was working as an intern at Jones Productions in 1990. In 1994 he graduated from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema-Television and returned home to Little Rock to direct his own independent feature film in 1997, Sagittarius. He has also directed and produced two independent feature documentaries.
Chris has worked for clients in Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, including projects for Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, A & E Network, and The History Channel. Over the past ten years he has edited and/or directed many award-winning commercials.

Tyler Cobb
Tyler Cobb attended the Art Institute of Colorado majoring in Visual Effects and Motion Graphics. While in Colorado, he worked with local skate shop Thrifty Stick to put out their first full length video in 2005. He joined Jones Productions in March of 2006 as an intern and quickly became a member of the full time staff. Tyler uses Adobe AfterEffects and AutoDesk Combustion for compositing.

Katie Rook
Katie has a background in scenic design, painting, propping and acting. She earned her bachelor's of arts degree in theatre arts from Hendrix College and toured with the Missoula Children's Theatre as an Actor/Director. Additionally, she has worked on numerous productions in the central Arkansas area, including those at The Rep, Arkansas Arts Center and The Weekend Theatre. As a production assistant, Katie assists with film and video shoots, performs accounting duties and maintains client and vendor databases.