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Jonathan A. Carlson Production Designer JONATHAN A. CARLSON PRODUCTION DESIGNER PAST LIFE - Fox Series (Pilot, Season 1) 2010 loc. Baltimore, Fox Studios, David Hudgins; Producer - Dean White; Producer – Lou Pitt; Atlanta Director –Deran Sarafian LEAVE 2010 loc. Los Angeles Writer/Producer - Frank John Hughes; Director - Robert Celestino, LOST - ABC Series (Season 4 -5) 2008-2009 loc. Hawaii Walt Disney Studios; Bad Robot; Co Producer - Jean Higgins; Producer / UPM Pat Churchill INTO THE BLUE 2 2009 loc. Hawaii MGM Inc.; Producer -David Buelow; Producer -David Brookwell; Director -Steve Herek FOOD FIGHT - CG Animated Feature 2010 loc. Los Angeles Threshold Ent.; Executive Producer - Larry Kasanoff; YONKERS JOE 2008 loc. Las Vegas Producer -Trent Olthick; Producer -J. Todd Harris; L P -Richard Dipatri; Director -Robert Celestino STOMP THE YARD 2007 loc. Atlanta Screen Gems; Executive Producer – William Packer; Director – Sylvain White FINAL APROACH 2007 loc. Los Angeles Hallmark Entertainment; Executive Producer Larry Levinson; Director Armound Mastroianni PANDEMIC 2007 loc. Los Angeles Hallmark Entertainment; Executive Producer – Larry Levinson; Director – Armound Mastroianni WHERE THERE’S A WILL 2007 loc. Los Angeles Hallmark; Executive Producer - Larry Levinson; Producer - Jim Willberger; Director - John Putch THE CURSE OF KING TUT 2006 loc. India Hallmark; Executive Producer - Larry Levinson; Producer: Mitch Engel; Director – Russell Mulcahy THOUGH NONE GO WITH ME 2006 loc. Los Angeles Hallmark Entertainment; Executive Producer -Robert Halmi, Jr.; Director – Armound Mastroianni THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE 2005 loc. South Africa NBC; Executive Producer - Larry Levinson; Producer: Mary Church; Director - John Putch STAR TRECK: THE EXPIRIENCE BORG INVASION 4D 2004 loc. Los Angeles Threshold Digital Research Labs; Co Producer –Patrick Peach; Director – Ty Granorooli BRING IT ON AGAIN 2004 loc. Los Angeles Universal Studios; Producer - Kelli Konop; Producer - Ronald Colby; Director - Damon Santostefano A BOYFRIEND FOR CHRISTMAS 2004 loc. Los Angeles Hallmark; Executive Producer - Larry Levinson; Producer - Jim Wilberger; Director - Kevin Connor FRANKENSTEIN 2004 loc. Bratislava, Hallmark; Executive Producer - Larry Levinson; Producer - Jim Wilberger; Director - Kevin Connor Slovakia THE TRAIL TO HOPE ROSE 2004 loc. Los Angeles Hallmark; Executive Producer - Larry Levinson; Producer: Jim Willberger; Director - David S. Cass, Sr. TWELYE DAYS OF TERROR – 2004 loc. South Africa Fox/Discovery Channel; Producer - Dennis Murphy; Director - Jack Sholder BEEPER 2002 loc. India Shoreline Pictures; Producer - Morris Ruskin; Director - Jack Sholder; Starring: Harvey Keitel MARY CHRISTMAS 2002 loc. Los Angeles, Hallmark; Executive Producer - Larry Levinson; Producer - Jim Willberger; Director - Kevin Connor MORGAN’S FERRY 2001 loc. South Carolina Platform Entertainment; Producer - Penelope Foster, Dan Levin; Director - Sam Pillsbury HIGHLANDER 4 2000 loc. Romania, Miramax; Producers: Kevin Hyman, Dan Gross, Pat Peach; Director - Doug Aarniokoski England BEOWULF 1999 loc. Romania Treshold/ Kushner-Locke; Producer - Larry Kasanoff; L P- Frank Hildebrand; Director - Graham Baker BRIMSTONE - Fox Series 1999 loc. Los Angeles Executive Producers: Ian Sander, Kim Moses MARTIAN LAW - UPN Pilot 1998 loc. Utah Executive Producer - Rick Okie; Producer - Mark Burley; Director - Anthony Hitchcock PROFILER – NBC 1997 loc. Los Angeles Executive Producers: Ian Sander, Kim Moses PRETENDER – NBC 1997 loc. Los Angeles Executive Producers: Steve Mitchell and Craig Van Stickle THAT DARN CAT 1997 loc. South Carolina Walt Disney Pictures; Executive Producers: Bob Simonds, Andy Gottlieb; Director -Bob Spiers SHAUGHNESSY 1996 loc. Yosemite Len Hill Films Executive Producer - Len Hill; Producer - Bernie Caulfield; Director - William Blum FLYING TIGERS 1995 loc. Mexico Trilogy; Producer - John Watson; Director - Deran Serafian MORTAL KOMBAT 1995 loc. Thailand New Line Cinema; Producer - Allison Savitch; Paul Anderson Los Angeles THE DESPERATE TRAIL 1995 loc. New Mexico Executive Producers: Brad Krevoy, Steve Stabler; Director - P.J. Pesce ROAD KILLERS 1994 loc. Las Vegas Road Flower Prods. ;Producer - John Flock; Director - Deran Serafian Fluent in Spanish MFA in Design from University of Washington. 1986 .
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