BIOGRAPHIES OF PANELISTS AND ASSISTANT EDITORS FEATURED ON THE VIDEO

Jon Cassar – Director/Producer for 24

Shortly after graduating from Algonquin College in Canada, Jon Cassar bought a Steadicam and hired himself out as a cameraman. He always wanted to be a director, however, and eventually convinced someone to let him direct an episode. Gradually his directing career took hold with credits that include La Femme Nikita, Sheena: Queen of the Jungle, Mutant X, and Queen of Swords. His strengths in orchestrating action sequences paired with directing dramatic scenes has brought him a Golden Globe for 24’s Season 3 and an award nomination from the Directors Guild of America.

Larry Davenport – Assistant Editor for 24

Larry Davenport is an assistant editor for 24 and has been a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild since 1977. He has editor credits for The Lot, Viper, Hawkeye, and Ties That Bind. His assistant editor credits are numerous including Boston Public, The Lot, Viper, Walker: Texas Ranger, The Commish, and 21 Jump Street.

Paul Gadd – Co-Producer for 24

After graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a Film and Television Production major, Paul Gadd worked as a production assistant in Oklahoma. His first position after he moved to Hollywood was with Northern Exposure. Since that time, his post production supervisor credits have included the CBS movie Her Deadly Rival, the PAX drama series Chicken Soup for the Soul, and the NBC drama series, Deadline. In addition he has been associate producer for drama series such as Wonderland and the 1998 remake of Fantasy Island, and reality series such as Eccentrics. He has also produced pilots for several reality series.

Randal Kleiser – Panel Host

Randal Kleiser has been an internationally known film director since the 1978 release of his first feature, Grease, one of the most successful movie musicals ever made. Some other well-known films he has directed are The Blue Lagoon, Summer Lovers, and Grandview, U.S.A. Working in 70mm 3-D, he directed Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, which plays in Disney theme parks. A graduate of USC Film School, his Master’s thesis film, Peege, was a career starter. In 1999 he co-produced a short film for the Directors Guild, How to Get There, with advice for film students from successful working directors. He also serves as chairman of the Academic Subcommittee for the DGA.

Anne Melville – Script Supervisor for 24

While she was serving as a stand-in for a TV show, someone asked Anne Melville to take a few simple notes about the production. This piqued her interest in script supervision and she decided to explore it as a career. She honed her craft by watching other script supervisors, reading several books on the subject, and working for free on student films. She went on to become a sought after script supervisor with credits that include TV movies and series such as X-Files, The Pretender, A Matter of Justice, Party of Five, Smoke Jumpers, Simon & Simon, Ambush in Waco, and Are You Lonesome Tonight.

Ann Parish – Assistant Editor for 24

A fine arts and acting background preceded Ann Parish’s entry into an editing profession. Her first editing job came about when a friend suggested her for an opening at KEM Editing Systems, a company that sold and rented film editing equipment. From there she went on to assistant editing jobs on many projects including The President’s Man, Walker: Texas Ranger, Picket Fences, The History of Rock and Roll, In the Heat of the Night, and numerous National Geographic TV specials.

Scott Powell – Editor for 24

Scott Powell started as an apprentice film editor on the CBS/FOX lot where he worked on Hill Street Blues and Newhart, among others. In 1985 he was employed on Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories. For a number of years he worked as an assistant editor and in 1988 received his first editing credit for the CBS drama series Blue Skies. His credits since then include Atomic Train, Rescue 911, the pilot episode of Touched by an Angel, as well as documentaries, commercials, and music videos. In 2004 he received an Eddie from the American Cinema Editors for best edited one-hour drama, the 10pm to 11pm episode of 2003’s 24.

Chris Willingham – Editor for 24

Chris Willingham started out at Channel 9 in Los Angeles working in the mailroom and taking news film to the lab. He worked his way into news editing and then went to Universal to work as an assistant editor. Later he worked for Stephen J. Cannell where he was moved up to editor on The Greatest American Hero. Among his other editing credits are series and pilots such as The X-Files, The Lone Gunman, Millennium, Hawkeye, The Hat Squad, 21 Jump Street, and The A-Team. He has received three Emmys for 24, one for each of its first three seasons. In addition, he has received two Eddie nominations from the American Cinema Editors for his work on 24.