Associates

Not just making films, but films that make a difference.

Who We Are...

Billy Badalato, Producer, Founder-Xtreme Logistics

Billy Badalato, a dual citizen of the United States and Italy, has been working in the film and entertainment industry for over 20 years. His wide range of experiences included working for the late producer Don Simpson on "Top Gun" in 1986, managing a grip and electric rental house and later as an accomplished location manager, production supervisor and as an aerial, marine and underwater supervisor on films including; Planet of the Apes, Broken Arrow, Men of Honor, About Schmidt, Alien Resurrection, Double Jeopardy and Benny and Joon. He has been fortunate enough to have worked with some of the most talented directors in the motion picture industry; Tim Burton, Alexander Payne, Gore Verbinski, Jean Pierre Jeunet, Jon Woo, Jim Abrahams and Dianne Keaton.

Badalato’s earlier experiences along with his later work culminated in him being offered the position of UPM/Line Producer on Walden Media’s $115 million international feature film, “Around the World in 80 Days.” Managing a multinational, multilingual, multi-union crew in five different countries was a challenge that Badalato met with enthusiasm and accomplished with aplomb. For Badalato, the job of producing is one of being creative, dealing with the film's logistics, hiring the crew, managing the money and schedule, dealing with post-production schedules and distribution, and directly interfacing on a daily basis with the studio and its production executives, legal department, and finance executives. Badalato also is the founder of Xtreme Logistics, which provides global film production support and consulting to independent film makers, motion picture bond companies and major Hollywood studios including; Paramount, Beacon Pictures, 20th Century Fox and New Line Cinema and has consulted on such films as Titanic and Pirates of the Caribbean. During the spring of 2005 Badalato and Xtreme Logistics teamed up with Marlon Jones and Set Apart Pictures to produce a series of regional commercials for In His Presence Church which is being aired on the Time Warner and Cox cable networks.

Most recently Badalato has returned from Asia filming 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer which is scheduled for release in the summer of 2007.

Sam Khorshid, Digital Effects, Founder-Giant Ape Studios

Sam is the founder of Giant Ape Studios. He is an accomplished digital effects artist with 7 years of experience in 3D design and digital media creation and 3 years of experience as both an artistic and technical director. His specialties include particle fx, modeling, texturing, animating, composting and editing. Sam has lent his talents to popular video games, national commercial spots, feature film trailers and the like. He was awarded an Emmy for his visual effects work on the mini series, The Triangle, written for the Sci-Fi channel. Mr. Khorshid is a passionate practitioner of Shoalin kung fu.

Rob J, Music Producer/Composer-N’Spyre Entertainment

Rob J of N'Spyre Entertainment, is a Los Angeles based Songwriter and Music Producer. His works for television include Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Days of our lives and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

His songs have been performed by several artists including Toni Braxton, Jade, Tatayana Ali, Herb Alpert, and Nancy Wilson. His awards include Gold Record Sales of 500.000 copies sold and Music scoring for the feature film COLORS STRAIGHT UP - Echo Pictures, Nominated at the 1998 Academy Awards for Best Documentary and Winner of 8 National Film Awards.

Rob has co-produced projects with some prominent record executives including David Foster and Randy Jackson (American Idol). His musical styles range from R&B, hip hop, and neo-soul to classical, gospel, and rock. Rob J’s creativity is respected industry wide.

James Beatty

I've been interested in camera's since High School. I picked up the video camera right away at Principia College, Elsah, Illinois, where I was awarded the Broadcast Journalism Award upon my graduation in 1997. I spent the next two years working for KSDK NewsChannel 5 as a production assistant and then a Floor Director/Field News Gatherer. Going to local breaking news hot spots on a regular basis showed a side of life that was very depressing.

I needed to tell my own stories that offered hope and inspiration rather than depressing events we call local news. So I applied to film schools and was awarded the Talent Scholarship Award from Chapman University School of Film and Television, Orange, California. I graduated from Chapman with my MFA in Film Production and a thesis film that won the "Filmmaker with Reel Heart Award," from the ReelHeart Film Festival, Toronto, ON Canada.

Over the last three years I've been working in the film production business as a Director of Photography, Camera Assistant, Electric and Grip. My passion for story telling covers all the aspects of production as I've currently submersed myself into an amazing adventure documentary of my own called: "Road Less Traveled." You can find out all about that at: www.roadlesstraveledmovie.com but that's a story for another time...