FUN + INNOVATIVE + ACCOUNTABLE
It’s an equation beyond mere creativity. An experienced team with an unquenchable curiosity–always challenging each other and themselves to find unique ways to tell your story … with quantitative results that meet your deadline and your budget.
Bryan Ford
Business Development / Project Manager
A client’s best friend … and we’re not just referring to his animal magnetism. With a background in both film production and app development, Bryan has no trouble communicating within the world of digital media–earning him the title, “Dr. Dolittle of Client Relations”. He works as a collaborative partner with our clients–he advocates for them, builds relationships and helps them to reach their goals. Doggedly determined to breed positive results, he’s always ready to take the ball and run with it–so you never have to feel like you’re barking up the wrong tree.
bryanjford@crystalpix.com
Doug Buckley
Director / Cinematographer
He’s the coolest customer that we know, but don’t let that fool you. When he gets his hands on a project, you can practically feel the electricity. Doug is a sharply focused storytelling machine with nearly three decades of industry experience. As legend has it, his first word was “cinematography”, he dreams in storyboards, and his pictures are actually worth a thousand-and-ONE words. There’s very little that he hasn’t done on set–and always finds the energy to continuously push himself. An artist who specializes in seeing and shaping ideas, you can always trust Doug to present your story in the best light.
doug@crystalpix.com
Caroline Manard
Owner / Animator
With a tried and true recipe for success, you can always count on Caroline to whip you up something tasty. An accomplished designer and animator, she understands the ingredients, the tools and the process required to create something from scratch. Need a flying logo with flair? Easy as pie. A 3D animation of your product in action? She rises to the top. No matter your appetite, when Caroline is cooking up the goods, she'll put the icing on the cake.
caroline@crystalpix.com
Ray Manard
Owner / Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Need a hand telling your story? We know a guy with a few tricks up his sleeves. When it comes to work, Ray is all about knuckling down. Built from scratch and refined by experience, he prides himself on being a creative advocate–endlessly striving to find that fresh approach. You’ll have your hands full finding anyone more relentlessly passionate about their craft. Director. Editor. Cinematographer. Concept Artist. Ray is a true jack-of-all-trades, and yet at the same time, still a master-of-many. And he’s done it a lot… like Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘10,000 hours’ A LOT–so you can rest assured knowing that you’re in the best of hands.
ray@crystalpix.com
Greg Short
Director - Interactive Media
Greg and technology go way back. We could list every programming language and framework that he’s ever learned, but we’d run out of room in this bio. With an eye for design and mind for development, it’s impossible to say whether he’s an artsy nerd or a nerdy artist–either way you look at it, he’s a custom craftsman. Greg has developed interactive experiences for every industry, device, and demographic. In fact, he built the very website you’re visiting right now. Some people sharpen their tools–Greg builds new toolboxes. Around here we like to think of him as one part Steve Wozniak, one part Steve Jobs… just without the turtle neck.
greg@crystalpix.com
Anne Mills
Producer / Client Services
Like a duck on the pond, Anne finds her natural habitat amongst the madness of media production. A logistics guru with years of experience and a Rolodex to match, she’s no stranger to navigating uncharted waters. Know anyone that would let you dangle an actor from their four-story building? She does. Trying to arrange a truck and film crew… in New Zealand? No problem. What’s that? You need a private jet, a live goat and a fully-restored 1950 Ford F1? Child’s play. (No kidding, that all happened) Never one to be shy, Anne is always ready to dive right in.
anne@crystalpix.com
Craig Mullen
Visual Effects / Technologist / Editor
They say you can’t start a fire without a spark, but if there’s a way–Craig’s the guy who will find it. Experimentation is all in a day’s work for our resident mad scientist. Whether he’s immersed in the world of special effects or researching a game plan for next year’s equipment, there’s an exploratory approach to everything he touches. As an editor, he’s no stranger to long hours and an endless litany of new techniques. As our technology virtuoso– he researches, he forecasts, he tinkers and he fixes–just be sure to have a fire extinguisher handy. In short, he’s a master of making the hard stuff look easy.
craig@crystalpix.com