Ray Carney, Professor of Film and American Studies, Boston University

Ray Carney is the author or editor of: Henry Adams, Mount Saint Michel and Chartres (VikingPenguin), Henry James, What Maisie Knew and The Spoils of Poynton (New American Library/Signet), Rudyard Kipling, Kim (New American Library); The Films of John Cassavetes: Pragmatism, Modernism and the Movies (Cambridge University Press); The Films of Mike Leigh: Embracing the World (Cambridge University Press); Speaking the Language of Desire: The Films of Carl Dreyer (Cambridge University Press); American Vision: The Films of Frank Capra (Cambridge University Press); American Dreaming (University of California Press at Berkeley); Shadows (British Film Institute/Macmillan); Cassavetes on Cassavetes (Faber and Faber/Farrar, Straus); Autoportraits (Cahiers du cinema), The Adventure of Insecurity; Necessary Experiences; Why Art Matters; and other books, essays, and editions, published in more than twelve languages.

Mark Noad, Producer and Editor

Emmy Award Winning Producer for 30 for 30

Mark won an Emmy Award for his work on producing ESPN's 30 for 30. He runs Image Resources production studio out of Woodland Hills, CA. His recent work includes being a producer for Boardwalk Entertainment's Life Flight, and a producer for RCA Records x Boardwalk Entertainment's Majors and Minors. 

Phil Brock, CEO of Studio Talent Group, Former President of UCLA's TFT Program

Phil is a past President of the Talent Managers Association and is now a member of the National Conference Of Personal Managers. Through these organizations, seasoned managers work to impart a high degree of ethics and skill to those who are new to the profession. Phil believes deeply in the concept of “giving back” and is involved in the Boys and Girls Club Of Santa Monica Council, is Chair of the Recreation & Parks Commission for The City Of Santa Monica, a Past President of the California Parks Board, is President of his high school alumni association and is the Vice President of the Santa Monica Kiwanis.