Emily Gissendanner
1st Assistant Director
Emily studies broadcast media and is the station manager for the closed-circuit TV channel, Vision 48 News. Emily enjoys producing and directing in both the studio and field. She also works in sports broadcasting and with local television networks in upstate South Carolina.
In her free time, Emily enjoys teaching swim lessons, scuba diving, and traveling. She also DJs for NGU's on-campus radio station.
Wendy Inocente
Craft Services
Wendy has been married for 20 years and is the mom of 3 children. She graduated from College of Charleston with a degree in English Education. After years of teaching in public schools, she now enjoys homeschooling her children and spending time cooking, baking, and obviously catering to hungry filmmakers.
Hannah Hoyt
Composer
Hannah holds a BM in both Film Scoring and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music. She made her debut as a composer for the TV series "Think it Thru." She also did violin work on the main titles to both "Everyday Women" and "Irish Gospel" on INSP in 2006. She's co-directed and done musical arrangements for the Audire Soundtrack Choir and Orchestra (youtube.com/audiresc) and composed works for both the Fahrenheit 402 Contemporary Chamber Ensemble and the Scoring Sessions Orchestra. She's studied with composers Claudio Ragazzi (Postcards from Buster) and Richard Davis (orchestrator for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.) Hannah has performed abroad in Limoges, France, (on violin) in Athens, Greece (voice/violin) and in Oxford, England (voice,) as well as in Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, and on tour with the St. Peters Choir School. She has also done extensive work as a vocal performer in choirs, operas, and the like.
Hannah lives with her husband and their toy poodle Cosette, and spends her free time writing fantasy novels, drafting sci-fi screenplays with her husband, sketching and painting, and being very thankful to be in the south after 4 years of Boston rent.
Brandon Ferris
Visual Effects Supervisor, Head Artist
Brandon works in visual design and enjoys honing his drawing/animation skills. He has recieved training from various schools, including Cleveland Institute of Art, and also enjoys teaching himself new art methods and concepts. He currently studies Marketing and Communications.
He has most recently done design work for various companies including BoxCast and Aquent Studios. His dream job, however, is to one day work as a character/concept artist for an animated film.