Andrew Black is from Midlothian, Scotland. He has studied at Edinburgh College of Art and Brigham Young University, Utah, where he will graduate in June, 2003. He has directed a number of short films on 16mm and 35mm. His most recent project, "The Snell Show," an eight minute black comedy, was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short at the 2003 Slamdance Film Festival, and was a finalist in the Film Discovery Program at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. The film has also been selected to compete at the Newport Beach International Film Festival, the Maryland Film Festival, and the Atlanta Film Festival.

Perry Blake (Production Designer) is a versatile and innovative designer whose work has garnered acclaim and repeated collaboration with several directors including Dennis Dugan. They previously worked together on "Happy Gilmore." Most recently he crafted the distinctive looks on "The Waterboy" and "The Wedding Singer" for director Frank Coraci. He also designed "Billy Madison" and "Half Baked" for director Tamra Davis. Other feature film credits "Bulletproof" and "Leave It To Beaver."

Blake began his design career in architecture working with the noted architect Frank O. Gehry. He met Gehry while finishing his master's degree in architecture at Harvard University. After opening his own architecture practice in Santa Monica, California, Blake began designing sets for various commercial directors. His commercial credits include Coke, Nike, the National Dairy Board's "Got Milk" campaign and Snapple, among others. In 1992, he worked on the live action short "Birch Street Gym" which garnered an Academy Award nomination.

Jennifer Blaylock was born and raised in Ogden, Utah. She began working in the entertainment industry even before graduating from High School in 1994 and has been involved ever since. She has been work with many different productions including commercials, television, film, and independent film. She has experience in a variety of areas in the film making process including directing, assistant directing, casting and background casting, production, and acting.

Paul Bliss heads up the Utah Western Heritage Foundation, which "exists to preserve the unique Western culture of this intermountain area." They are known especially for the fall Western Legends trail ride, a two-week event: 100 Head Remuda and 20 Wagons, Wagon Train that departs from Spanish Fork, Utah to Western Town Resort (Panquitch), Utah (in 2001). Along the way small towns welcome the wagon train with food entertainment. The 2001 wagon train ride coincides with the Utah Western Heritage Festival, held the following week end after Labor Day.

Born in 1957 to Ferron and Julia Bliss, Paul spent the first years of his life on one of the largest cattle feed lot operations in Utah, where his dad was foreman for the Moody Ranch's. Paul says "I got horse s*** on my feet when I was a kid, and never been able to wipe 'em clean"

Paul now lives in Salem, Utah head quarters for Bliss Cattle Co. with the help of his wife Stacy (no age available), son Hagen (7) and daughter Swasey (5).

When Paul's not busy working horses, running pack strings, checking the West desert permits, doing chores, or just generally horsing around. You will find him lecturing at the local universities, high schools and performing cowboy poetry in the oral tradition.

Paul has performed at the Elko Poetry Gathering and Festival of the American West, to name two. Paul won honors at the National Cowboy Poetry Finals, was featured in the Las Vegas and Der Speigle magazines. He has shared the stage with Michael Martin Murphy, Stephanie Davis, Don Edwards and many other great western performers.

Not only is he exciting on stage but off stage too. In January one winter Paul packed up the horses and traveled 330 miles in the dead of winter to perform at the Elko Poetry Gathering in Nevada. Another time, with the help of this wife and a few close friends they drove 100 head of horses 290 miles to Kanab Utah.

Caught up with western heritage? You bet. he founded the Utah Western Heritage Foundation and Festival, which helps provide scholarships for students who will seek the western arts.

But his greatest accomplishments other than his kids, is finding where those "dam cows are holed up!" Paul Bliss? "Just a Cowboy."

Producer for the CTV Network in Toronto, Ontario, 1995-2000.

Creator and animator of the "Grog" series of claymation shorts which aired on the Canadian Comedy Channel 1998-2001.

Producer, Director, Writer, of the stop-motion animation Christmas special "The Snowman Who Saved Summer." Broadcast on Canadian television 2002, 2003, 2004. Available on DVD:http://homepage.mac.com/rboddington/Snowman_Page/Menu54.html

Professional cinematographer working in the 35mm film format. Creator of the royalty free stock footage company http://www.timeimage.com which features his work. Clients who have used Boddington's cinematography include, The Super Bowl, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, Disney, Access Hollywood.

Director of photography for the internet thriller film, "Deathdealer.com". Finalist for best narrative at the Miami Film Festival, 2004.

Winner of Six Telly Awards, Two Finalists From the New York Festivals, and the UBA Gold Award.

Tahlee Booer has worked in the film industry locally and abroad for over thirteen years. She studied film at Brigham Young University and is currently involved in The Smith Family documentary and a hip hop rap video for a local record label. She has also worked on Sisters of Zion, The Seer, Wasatch Modern Dance, Singlepoint, Nike-I am Mike, ASI Tattoo, and Big D Construction. Tahlee has learned from a number of prestigious directors throughout the years and is an avid still photographer. She would like to further her skills as a director of photography and would like to eventually shoot feature films.

Robert Bowden has a lifetime of experience as a Composer, Arranger, Conductor and Musical Director. He has performed in the world's finest concert halls to standing ovations! Mr. Bowden learned the art of conducting from the late Arthur Fiedler, famed conductor and founder of the Boston Pops Orchestra. Bowden was Musical Director and Conductor for Promised Valley Playhouse for many years. He has composed and arranged hundreds of musical scores including two Musicals and three Oratorios.

Mr. Bowden spent twenty-five years as the Musical Director of the Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus on Temple Square and was former Associate Conductor of the world-renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He has provided music for many films produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mr. Bowden's recordings include a weekly radio series, nearly a dozen PBS and commercial television Specials and over 30 record and compact disc recordings. His television Special "Christmas World," won an Emmy Award

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