MEET THE CINEDUCTION TEAM
Chris R Wilson - Director, Writer, Editor, Visual Effects, 3D Animation
Chris R. Wilson has two degrees including a Bachelors Degree in Arts, Media and Animation, his achievments in 3D animation has brought him nationally notoriety in the CG world having been published in several national books and magazines. His 3D animation work, which includes an original short entitled The Adventures of Nerm & BG has won several awards locally and nationally . His CG work was also featured on Stephen Colbert's, The Colbert Report on Comedy Central.
He followed Nerm and BG with another solo-animation project currently in production; a sequel entitled The Chronicles of Nerm where he cast known actors in both the Portland and Los Angeles areas for voice talent. His current cast includes: Zoe Bell (ABC’s Lost, Quentin Tarantino’s Deathproof) Shelly Lipkin, (TV’s Laverne & Shirley and The Fugitive) Marc Graue (Voices for World of Warcraft) Alex Mentzel (TV’s Leverage, w/ Morgan Freeman in Feast of Love) among others.
Wilson’s track record with his most recent live action film, JAMES VS REALITY more than showcases his talent as a filmmaker, which not only included writing and directing but editing and post work as well. JAMES VS REALITY has gone on to be official selected at over 25 US and International Film Festival and WON Best Comedic Short at the DIY Film Festival in Los Angeles, WON An Award of Excellence at The Accolade Film Award in San Diego. And his most prestigious moment was when he WON Best Sci-Fi at the world famous DRAGON*CON in Atlanta GA 2011. The film was nominated for four more awards at the 2012 Angeleno's in LA. BEST SHORT, BEST COMEDY SHORT, BEST DIRECTOR, AND BEST ACTRESS. (Hollie Olson) James vs Reality WON BEST COMEDY. Most recently another comedy short, THRONG, WON Best Mockumentary at the 2014 DIY Film Festival in Los Angeles CA.
Following his work on James Vs Reality, Wilson was also a producer, camera operator and was a collaborating director for the feature film, Gabby’s Wish. This feature is completed and was officially selected for a live presentation at Film-com in Nashville April 2012. Gabby's Wish was fully funded and starred Adrienne King of FRIDAY THE 13th fame and was written and directed by Hollie Olson.
Between working on his passion film projects, Wilson keeps himself very busy in the commercial video industry where he directs and supervises all post-production work. He has directed and completed projects for Quail Homes, Johnson Controls, (#76 Fortune 100 Co.) Clark County Democrats and many more.
He followed Nerm and BG with another solo-animation project currently in production; a sequel entitled The Chronicles of Nerm where he cast known actors in both the Portland and Los Angeles areas for voice talent. His current cast includes: Zoe Bell (ABC’s Lost, Quentin Tarantino’s Deathproof) Shelly Lipkin, (TV’s Laverne & Shirley and The Fugitive) Marc Graue (Voices for World of Warcraft) Alex Mentzel (TV’s Leverage, w/ Morgan Freeman in Feast of Love) among others.
Wilson’s track record with his most recent live action film, JAMES VS REALITY more than showcases his talent as a filmmaker, which not only included writing and directing but editing and post work as well. JAMES VS REALITY has gone on to be official selected at over 25 US and International Film Festival and WON Best Comedic Short at the DIY Film Festival in Los Angeles, WON An Award of Excellence at The Accolade Film Award in San Diego. And his most prestigious moment was when he WON Best Sci-Fi at the world famous DRAGON*CON in Atlanta GA 2011. The film was nominated for four more awards at the 2012 Angeleno's in LA. BEST SHORT, BEST COMEDY SHORT, BEST DIRECTOR, AND BEST ACTRESS. (Hollie Olson) James vs Reality WON BEST COMEDY. Most recently another comedy short, THRONG, WON Best Mockumentary at the 2014 DIY Film Festival in Los Angeles CA.
Following his work on James Vs Reality, Wilson was also a producer, camera operator and was a collaborating director for the feature film, Gabby’s Wish. This feature is completed and was officially selected for a live presentation at Film-com in Nashville April 2012. Gabby's Wish was fully funded and starred Adrienne King of FRIDAY THE 13th fame and was written and directed by Hollie Olson.
Between working on his passion film projects, Wilson keeps himself very busy in the commercial video industry where he directs and supervises all post-production work. He has directed and completed projects for Quail Homes, Johnson Controls, (#76 Fortune 100 Co.) Clark County Democrats and many more.
HOLLIE OLSON - Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Hollie’s love of feature film making brought her a recent highlight: Winning the coveted Audience Choice Award at POWFest 2013 for her feature film GABBY’S WISH, in which she wrote and directed. For her feature, she was fortunate to cast some well known talent in the Northwest film industry as well as offer a lead role to actress Adrienne King of Friday the 13th fame.The film is now seeking distribution.She has wrote, directed, edited and composed the music for many short films, her most recent short film, The Grade has been accepted to over a dozen festivals and was nominated for 3 awards an LA Film Festival for Best Drama, Best Actress and Best Theme.
Hollie’s entertainment background began in music as full time professional pianist, singer and composer. She started in the film industry as an actress and has appeared in lead and principal roles in numerous local films and commercials. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2012 Angeleno’s in Los Angeles for her lead role in the multi-award winning short film James vs Reality by Two Hearts Entertainment director, Chris R Wilson. Along with over 30 fillms on her resume she has been the featured lead in commercials for such companies as Lacamas Community Credit Union, Sudden Link Internet, Dotloop, and Wilsonville Toyota.
While she still takes acting roles occasionally, her love of the film and commercial industry is now behind the scenes as a producer director and editor. She currently is owner and president of Two Hearts Entertainment Media where she is a producer and director as well as writing ad content. Two Hearts Entertianment handles the needs of all commercial, web and television media needs. She personally has directed and produced videos forCasey's Independent Auto, The Pearl Medspa, Artscape Window Films, Big Daddy's Bar and Grill and many more.
Hollie also has a background of business administration. Following her full time and traveling career in music, Hollie “came off the road” and jumped into being a business owner/operator and forming her limited liability company of TWO HEARTS, LLC in 2001. Under the company she ran a successful full service women’s fitness center and day spa as well as a hot tub retail and repair store. For both businesses she was very hands-on managing all the books. Her duties included hiring, training and managing 20+ employees, promotions, marketing, sales, and advertising.
www.hollieolsonflmmaker.com
Hollie’s entertainment background began in music as full time professional pianist, singer and composer. She started in the film industry as an actress and has appeared in lead and principal roles in numerous local films and commercials. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2012 Angeleno’s in Los Angeles for her lead role in the multi-award winning short film James vs Reality by Two Hearts Entertainment director, Chris R Wilson. Along with over 30 fillms on her resume she has been the featured lead in commercials for such companies as Lacamas Community Credit Union, Sudden Link Internet, Dotloop, and Wilsonville Toyota.
While she still takes acting roles occasionally, her love of the film and commercial industry is now behind the scenes as a producer director and editor. She currently is owner and president of Two Hearts Entertainment Media where she is a producer and director as well as writing ad content. Two Hearts Entertianment handles the needs of all commercial, web and television media needs. She personally has directed and produced videos forCasey's Independent Auto, The Pearl Medspa, Artscape Window Films, Big Daddy's Bar and Grill and many more.
Hollie also has a background of business administration. Following her full time and traveling career in music, Hollie “came off the road” and jumped into being a business owner/operator and forming her limited liability company of TWO HEARTS, LLC in 2001. Under the company she ran a successful full service women’s fitness center and day spa as well as a hot tub retail and repair store. For both businesses she was very hands-on managing all the books. Her duties included hiring, training and managing 20+ employees, promotions, marketing, sales, and advertising.
www.hollieolsonflmmaker.com