Military Services Dept.

ANNUAL SALUTE 2010

08.04.10 @ 1900 hrs (THIS WEDNESDAY)

LAFS Main Theater

You and a guest are invited to celebrate the brightest & best creative talent the U.S. Military has to offer. 

Join The Los Angeles Film School & The Los Angeles Recording School in recognizing our veteran students with a special evening of networking and entertainment.

The night’s events include a presentation of unit coins, reception & industry panel discussion with special guests:

Jon Barton (Former USMC)
Producer/Writer/Technical Advisor  
Serving 10 years in the MARINES, Jon Barton earned his combat and weapons experiences as a US MARINE infantryman (0351) in Operation Nobel Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Barton realized that filmmakers needed not only tier 1 military and tactical consulting, but more of a one stop shop for all their production needs. So he created TACTICAL MEDIA GROUP, a consulting and production company that offers military props, weapons, uniforms, camera equipment, action choreography, script rewrites, stunt coordination, stunt equipment, and technical advisors, cameras and editing services to both large and small productions. Jon has trained some of the biggest names in Hollywood for their roles on camera including: Will Estes, Aaron Eckhart, Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Chris Hemsworth and the cast of Red Dawn, Joe Mantegna , Thomas Gibson, Mandy Patinkin and the cast of Criminal Minds, Tom Sizemore, Eric Palladino and the cast from Over There, just to name a few. He has also worked as and advisor on a number of television shows including, “Cold Case,” “Days of our Lives,” “JAG” and “NCIS.” 

For more info go to, www.tacticalmediagroup.net

Peter Lang
Cinematographer/Writer/Editor/Musician-Artist
A graduate of Harvard University's film program, Peter Lang has made his mark as an award-winning director of short films, commercials, and documentaries. Lang's work defies categorization: from his award-winning and human PSA for Words Can Heal, to his Brünhilde-with-a-spear anti-cellphone fantasy for Skytel/Motorola, to his portraiture and landscapes for Puerto Rico, to his combat-photography action for Mercedes, Lexus, and Honda, to his corporate poetry for Acura, Midwest Express, and Titleist-and his documentary about the Chinese in America. He also collaberated with Chris Gerolmo on The Witness, a short featuring Elijah Wood set in a concentration camp; his film/installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art-Lang.

For more info go to, www.picrow.com   

Matt Anderson (Former Army Special Forces)

Stuntman/Stunt Coordinator
Former Special Forces (Green Beret) in the US Army, Matt Anderson is a top stuntman and stunt coordinator in the entertainment arts industry.  Some of his film credits include "Live Free, Die Hard 4," "Beowulf," "GI Jane," and "The General’s Daughter." Some of his television work includes “CSI: Miami,” “JAG” and “24.” His game and computer animation undertakings involving "Call of Duty: The Big Red One," "Call of Duty: World at War," "Mercenaries 2: World in Flames," "Mass Effect," "Socom 3: US Navy Seals," "Heavy Gear," "Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland," and "Spycraft," to name a few. 

For more info go to, www.stuntworks.org

See you there. Thank you for your support.