PEOPLE OF
GEAR
CRAIG CHARTIER
Vice President of Production Services
Introducing Craig Chartier: He slices, dices, grates, chops, and minces too! In addition to being THE BOSS, Craig is the answer to 1001 production questions and will try every trick in the book to solve your problems. A reminder: Mr. Chartier will NOT let you borrow his cloak of invisibility.
Hobbies include long warm baths in motor oil and the musical stylings of Yanni and John Tesh.
In late 2004, Craig was the Director of Photography for the feature film Isolation shot at the 501 Studios Soundstage.
Extension: 302
craigc@gearrental.com
Vice President of Production Services
Introducing Craig Chartier: He slices, dices, grates, chops, and minces too! In addition to being THE BOSS, Craig is the answer to 1001 production questions and will try every trick in the book to solve your problems. A reminder: Mr. Chartier will NOT let you borrow his cloak of invisibility.
Hobbies include long warm baths in motor oil and the musical stylings of Yanni and John Tesh.
In late 2004, Craig was the Director of Photography for the feature film Isolation shot at the 501 Studios Soundstage.
Extension: 302
craigc@gearrental.com
KIRK MILES
Audio and Video Manager
With 8 years of film and video production experience working in industrial, commercial, TV series projects and music videos, Kirk is the one to call with questions about GEAR's video or sound equipment. He has worked as an HD Tech and Camera Assistant.
Also, Kirk is in charge of ordering the production expendables sold at GEAR's office - as well as listening to your suggestions on new products. With our move to 4822 E Cesar Chavez we have even more space for expendables and we are filling it up with all kinds of camera, grip and electric items! For a complete list of expendables, go back to GEAR's home page and click on Expendables Supplies.
Kirk's hobbies are photography and recording music.
CREDITS - Some of Kirk's most recent commercial credits include: Long John Silver's, LifeSize HD Teleconferencing, Stripes Convenience Stores, AutoMax Killeen, AIRCO Mechanical, Rolling Stones Aerial Crew.
Clients include - Done and Dusted, Rindy Miller Media, CBS, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Dell, AMD, Texas Governor' Office, Office of the Attorney General, Tivoli, Oracle Systems, Scooter Store, KCI and BRSG Marketing, The Tilford Agency, Rio Bravo Productions.
Extension: 307
kmiles@gearrental.com
Audio and Video Manager
With 8 years of film and video production experience working in industrial, commercial, TV series projects and music videos, Kirk is the one to call with questions about GEAR's video or sound equipment. He has worked as an HD Tech and Camera Assistant.
Also, Kirk is in charge of ordering the production expendables sold at GEAR's office - as well as listening to your suggestions on new products. With our move to 4822 E Cesar Chavez we have even more space for expendables and we are filling it up with all kinds of camera, grip and electric items! For a complete list of expendables, go back to GEAR's home page and click on Expendables Supplies.
Kirk's hobbies are photography and recording music.
CREDITS - Some of Kirk's most recent commercial credits include: Long John Silver's, LifeSize HD Teleconferencing, Stripes Convenience Stores, AutoMax Killeen, AIRCO Mechanical, Rolling Stones Aerial Crew.
Clients include - Done and Dusted, Rindy Miller Media, CBS, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Dell, AMD, Texas Governor' Office, Office of the Attorney General, Tivoli, Oracle Systems, Scooter Store, KCI and BRSG Marketing, The Tilford Agency, Rio Bravo Productions.
Extension: 307
kmiles@gearrental.com
TOBY STONER
Lighting and Grip Manager
Large carnivore indigenous to the tall grass of Kansas but captured and transplanted to Central Texas in 1999. Toby enjoys long moonlight walks, Douglas Sirk films, and the Women's Entertainment channel.
Extension: 306
tobys@gearrental.com
Lighting and Grip Manager
Large carnivore indigenous to the tall grass of Kansas but captured and transplanted to Central Texas in 1999. Toby enjoys long moonlight walks, Douglas Sirk films, and the Women's Entertainment channel.
Extension: 306
tobys@gearrental.com
LAURA FINLEY
Office Manager / Purchasing / Make-Up Artist
A native Texan, Laura has been with GEAR since September '04. Not only does she help to keep GEAR organized, she also helps to keep expendables ordered and stocked. If you have any questions on expendable items, Laura is the person to ask for.
About Laura:
I have always been the artist. My initial love was for freehand drawing. I would draw with anything I could find on any paper I may possibly find. My deep passion for the arts later grew to include painting, photography, graphic design and color theory. I have always had a tremendous amount of curiosity for how movies where made. I had even further curiosity for how the artists created flawless beauty and special effects. After deciding on the school that would train me, I headed off to Westmore Academy of Cosmetic Arts located in Burbank, California. You can check out some of my work at www.laurafinley.com
Some of Laura’s Credits Include:
Film:
Assistant Makeup Artist – “Harmony in the Hills”
Makeup Artist - 3rd Coast Casting
Assistant Makeup Artist – “For Sale by Owner”
Makeup Artist for "Windows"
Assistant Makeup Artist for "Everything or Nothing"
Makeup Artist for "Isolation"
Makeup Artist - Forty-eight Hours Project '04, '05, '06
Commercial/Corporate:
Makeup Artist - World Congress of International Technologies 2006
Makeup Artist - ExtraCo
Makeup Artist - Drive Time
Makeup Artist - Herbert H. Reynolds
Makeup Artist - An Infomercial with Rich Beam
Makeup Artist Dave Thomas a Political Comercial
Extension: 301
laura@gearrental.com
Office Manager / Purchasing / Make-Up Artist
A native Texan, Laura has been with GEAR since September '04. Not only does she help to keep GEAR organized, she also helps to keep expendables ordered and stocked. If you have any questions on expendable items, Laura is the person to ask for.
About Laura:
I have always been the artist. My initial love was for freehand drawing. I would draw with anything I could find on any paper I may possibly find. My deep passion for the arts later grew to include painting, photography, graphic design and color theory. I have always had a tremendous amount of curiosity for how movies where made. I had even further curiosity for how the artists created flawless beauty and special effects. After deciding on the school that would train me, I headed off to Westmore Academy of Cosmetic Arts located in Burbank, California. You can check out some of my work at www.laurafinley.com
Some of Laura’s Credits Include:
Film:
Assistant Makeup Artist – “Harmony in the Hills”
Makeup Artist - 3rd Coast Casting
Assistant Makeup Artist – “For Sale by Owner”
Makeup Artist for "Windows"
Assistant Makeup Artist for "Everything or Nothing"
Makeup Artist for "Isolation"
Makeup Artist - Forty-eight Hours Project '04, '05, '06
Commercial/Corporate:
Makeup Artist - World Congress of International Technologies 2006
Makeup Artist - ExtraCo
Makeup Artist - Drive Time
Makeup Artist - Herbert H. Reynolds
Makeup Artist - An Infomercial with Rich Beam
Makeup Artist Dave Thomas a Political Comercial
Extension: 301
laura@gearrental.com