About

Epic storytelling. Epic value. Taking digital entertainment to an Epic Level.

Epic Level Entertainment is a production company with more than 30 years combined experience creating original content properties across multimedia platforms.

With 15 years experience of web content creation and more than a dozen series projects garnering millions of hits, not only are we leaders in content creation for “new” media, we know what works. Be it for the web, film or a multimillion dollar television commercial, we pride ourselves on high quality standards, punctuality and the ability to maintain the bottom line without sacrificing results. At Epic Level Entertainment we continuously adjust to meet the demands of a fluctuating industry, so we well understand and strive to provide original and measurable, results driven content.

If you’re an investor looking for a project, Epic Level’s slate is peppered with media for every platform and ranges from thriller/horror to fantasy/period to gamer culture.

Or if you’re a company with a brand looking for a slightly different edge to your campaign, something that trends with the times, consider an alternate angle. Whether you want an animated or live action series, we will use this skill set to create quality stories around your brand that engage audiences and keep them coming back. We speak geek, but we also understand demographics that advertisers are looking to influence.

Our Team

John Frank Rosenblum, Producer/Founder

A graduate of the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television , John Frank Rosenblum has been actively involved with the entertainment industry for over thirty years. As a producer, he is experienced in managing all phases of live-action and animation projects from development, pre-production and production through to delivery and distribution for motion pictures, television and new media in budgets ranging from $10,000-$35,000,000. John Frank is a member of The Producer’s Guild of America (Producer’s Council), The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, The American Federation of Radio and Television Artists and The Screen Actor’s Guild, and he is represented by Tom Marquardt at International Creative Management (ICM).

John Frank has written and produced on several series for television including Trailer Park for The Sci-Fi Channel, Super Structures of the World for The Learning Channel, and Knights of Bloodsteel for SyFy. John Frank was the Executive Producer of the award winning festival short Anything Once and a producer on Cannibal: The Musical for Trauma Films, in addition to participating in the development of Mimic and Imposter for Miramax/Dimension films. He has written for, produced on, or consulted on writing or production for, numerous series including Doctor Who, South Park, Red Dwarf, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. In addition, John Frank has created hundreds of hours of original programming for new media distribution by companies including Warner Brothers, AOL, Universal, Viacom, Icebox, Wire Break, Digital Entertainment Network, and produced the content for dozens of websites including South Park, XOMBIE, and Alive!.

In 1980 John Frank, licensed through Lionheart Television, began marketing BBC Television programs to American audiences. In 1985, he began producing public broadcasting fund raising programming. In 1990, became the Vice President of New Media for Entertainment Vision Productions, focusing on developing interactive media and games from movie and television properties. In 1993, John Frank became a producer at Michael Phillips Productions where he produced numerous television series, films and new media projects.

In 2005, John Frank formed Epic Level Entertainment, with producer Cindi Rice, where they create genre content for film, television and new media. Since that time, John Frank’s recent productions include Dragonlance for Paramount, Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of The Dragon God for Warner Brothers, Knights of Bloodsteel for Sci-Fi Channel, XOMBIE for Halo8, Southland Tales for Persistent Pictures, Alive! for Insight Films, Midnight Chronicles for Boll/KG and The Gamers: Dorkness Rising for Anthem.

John Frank has appeared as himself on ABC World News Tonight, CBS This Morning, Pulse on G4TV, Dr. 90210 on E!, and has been quoted in “The Wall Street Journal,” “The New York Times,” “The Los Angeles Times,” “The Daily Telegraph,” “Empire Magazine,” and (regretfully) “The National Enquirer.”

CREDITS

Television

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Knights of Bloodsteel (2009, SyFy Channel)

• PRODUCER — Trailer Park, (1995-2003, USA/Sci-Fi Channel)

• PRODUCER — Wonders of The World  (1998, The Discovery Channel)

• PRODUCER/DIRECTOR — The Business television pilot (1997, Wirebreak)

• WRITER/ASSOCIATE PRODUCER — Starlogz television pilot (1995, SciFi Channel)

• WRITER/PRODUCER — Tranquility Base, television pilot (1994, Michael Phillips Productions)

• WRITER/ASSOCIATE PRODUCER — Doctor Who (1993, BBC Television)

Film

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Midnight Chronicles (2009, Landroval Studios & Boll KG)

• CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008, Paramount Pictures)

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008, Anthem Pictures)

• CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — The Adventures of Johnny Tao: A Kung Fu Fable (2008, MTI Entertainment)

• CREATIVE CONSULTANT — Southland Tales (2006 Persistent Pictures)

• CONSULTING PRODUCER — Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath Of The Dragon God (2005, Warner Brothers)

• CONSULTING PRODUCER — The Gamers (2002, Dead Gentlemen Productions)

• DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE — Mimic (1997, Dimension/Miramax)

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Anything Once short film (1997, ifilm.com)

• PRODUCER — Cannibal: The Musical, with Matt Stone & Trey Parker (1996, Troma Entertainment)

Online/Web

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Arby ‘n’ the Chief in LA series (2009, Machinima.com)

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — XOMBIE: Dead On Arrival animated series (2003-2008, Halo8)

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — ALIVE web series (2007)

• PRODUCER — Loverboy interactive online series (2002, Lighthouse Pictures)

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — DigitalAccessTV.com web series (1997, Warner Brother’s Entertaindom)

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Backdoor Hollywood web series (1997, Wirebreak Entertainment))

Cindi Rice, Producer/Founder

Bringing with her many years of creative development, brand management, and licensing expertise, Cindi began working for TSR, Inc. as a designer and editor for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)  in 1995, where she first learned the process of creating complex, in-depth storylines as well as unique and powerful intellectual properties. Then, when Wizards of the Coast purchased TSR in 1997, she was promoted into the brand management team and eventually put in charge of the D&D campaign settings. By the time Hasbro purchased Wizards of the Coast in 1999, she had also been granted responsibility over business development and licensing for the entire roleplaying game business. In 2001, Cindi transferred to Hasbro’s entertainment division in Los Angeles, where she managed the entertainment rights for all of Hasbro’s fantasy, science fiction, action, and horror brands. Then, in 2002, Cindi founded Critical Hits, which served as the entertainment licensing agency for many game and toy companies, including Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro, White Wolf Publishing, and Pinnacle Entertainment Group, among others. In 2004, Cindi has merged Critical Hits into Epic Level Entertainment, which she formed with John Frank Rosenblum. Now, she and her partner produce live-action and animated projects for film, television and the internet for both studios and the independent market.

CREDITS

Television

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Knights of Bloodsteel (2009, SyFy Channel)

Film

• CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008, Paramount Pictures)

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Midnight Chronicles (2009, Landroval Studios & Boll KG)

• CONSULTING PRODUCER — The Dead Matter (2009, Midnight Syndicate)

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008, Anthem Pictures)

• CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Adventures of Johnny Tao (2008, MTI Entertainment)

• CONSULTING PRODUCER — Wrath of the Dragon God (2005, Warner Home Video)

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — An Ordinary Killer (2003, Anthem Pictures)

• PRODUCER — Scourge of Worlds: A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure (2004, Warner Home Video)

Online/Web

• PRODUCER — KIN, animated web pilot (2013, Machinima.com)

• PRODUCER — Gamechangers, hosted reality talk show (2012-present, Stage5TV.com)

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — The Continuum, live-action anthology series (2012-present, Stage5TV.com)

• PRODUCER — Dungeon Bastard, live-action web series (Spring 2011-present, EpicLevelTV.com)

• PRODUCER — Inside The Legend, live-action web series (2012-2013, MyDamnChannel)

• PRODUCER — Space Guys In Space, live-action web series (2011-2012, EpicLevelTV.com)

• PRODUCER — The All New Game Show, live web series (Spring-Summer 2011, TheStream.tv)

• PRODUCER — Space Guys In Space, live-action web series (2011-2012, EpicLevelTV.com)

• PRODUCER — Arby ‘n’ the Chief in LA, web series (2009, Machinima.com)

• PRODUCER — XOMBIE: Dead On Arrival, animated web series (2003-2008, Halo8)

• PRODUCER — ALIVE, live-action web series (2007)

• PRODUCER — Earth Force 5, live-action web series (2009)

Commercial

• PRODUCER — Halo Reach, promo spots (2011, Machinima.com)

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Penny Lane PSA, WorldFest Houston Film Fest Winner (2004, WIF)

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Kids’ Korp PSA (2003, WIF)

• PRODUCER — Astrobirdz animated promotional video (2008, Bill Cobb Productions)

Paige Barnett, Business & Creative Development

Paige is Epic Level’s resident networker, specializing in transmedia and business and creative development. She brings client and original properties to new platforms with Epic Level’s 360-degree approach. She first connected with Epic Level Entertainment as the publicist for The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. Since then, she’s worked on various live action web series for Machinima.com and Warner Premiere, as well as on video marketing productions for Danskin and The WB. To best understand the various roles and stages of production she has also dabbled in crew work.  Paige reconnected with Epic Level Entertainment in 2010 on one of their most recent successes, Bite Me. She continues to work with them in a business development capacity connecting the company to new clients and potential partners, as well as production coordinating and producing projects.

Paige hails from a background in project management and communications. She has a degree in Public Relations. Starting at the Washington State Department of Commerce, Paige worked first in public relations for the communications department before switching over to business development for the aerospace division. Working across industries, including government, non-profit fundraising and administration, outsourcing and leadership, children’s literature, and the news, Paige has developed solid strategic planning, marketing and PR, and project management skills which lend to her keen sense of detail and ability to manage and engage both people and productions. She is also a writer. Paige’s production credits include the following:

• CO-PRODUCER — Qualcomm Snapdragon Promo (2012, Machinima.com)

• CO-PRODUCER — Bite Me, Season 2 (2012, Machinima.com)

• CO-PRODUCER — Inside the Legend (2012, Epic Level TV)

• CO-PRODUCER — Forza Speedwheel for Kinect promo (2011, Machinima.com)

• CO-PRODUCER — Rise of Nightmares promo (2011, Machinima.com)

• POST-PRODUCTION MANAGER — H+ web series (2011, Warner Premiere)

• ASSOCIATE PRODUCER — Space Guys in Space web series (2011, Epic Level TV)

• ASSOCIATE PRODUCER — Halo Reach Bootcamp promos (2011, Machinima.com)

• PRODUCTION COORDINATOR/POST-SUPERVISOR — Bite Me web series (2010, Machinima.com)

• UNIT PUBLICIST — The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008, Anthem Pictures)

TC Harrison, Technical Director

TC makes studio execs swoon with his boyish good looks and roguish charms, but what makes him indispensable to Epic Level is his encyclopedic knowledge of technical production. TC recieved a BA in Cinema and Television Arts from Cal State Northridge, though his true passion is haberdashery, which he rarely gets a chance to practice. Instead, he has spent his free time working on entertainment projects:

• DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY — Dungeon Bastard web series (2011, Epic Level Entertainment)

• ASSOCIATE PRODUCER — XOMBIE: Dead On Arrival animated web series (2003-2009, Halo-8)

• DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY — Earth Force 5 web series (2009, Epic Level Entertainment)

• ASSOCIATE INTERACTIVE COMPOSITOR — Valkyrie (2008, United Artists)

• LEAD DIGITAL EFFECTS ARTIST — The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008, Anthem Pictures)

• VIDEO EDITOR — Hancock (2008, Columbia Pictures)

• ANIMATIC EDITOR — Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008, Paramount Pictures)

• 1ST AD — ALIVE web series (2007)

Evan Shearer, Technical Coordinator

Several years ago, a crack Cinema & Television Arts student graduated from Cal State Northridge. This man promptly entered a job market crippled by a writers strike and strangled by a national financial crisis. Today, still freelancing for productions in Los Angeles, he survives as an uncategorizable “Swiss army knife” of a production assistant. If you have a technical problem, if no one else has time to fix it, and if you can find him, maybe Evan will take a look for you.

Eamon Wright, Web Marketing & Creative Development Asst.

Eamon Wright is a recent graduate of Chapman University’s film school. A comics fan, artist in his own right, and Reddit know-it-all, he writes fresh, fun and sometimes just plain weird scripts and stories. When he’s not writing (or on Reddit), Eamon is working on set with the camera team. Eamon grew up in the film business, spending days on set with his father. His artistry was acknowledged as a young adult winning awards for his photography that has appeared in cities as faraway as Berlin, Sydney, Durbin and Brazil. He has been awarded a congressional honor for both his photography and his diplomatic services in the NGO World Conference on Racism and Xenophobia.

Jason Goodhue, Production Coordinator

When he’s not playing guitar with his band, Jason Goodhue is either on set or in the office prepping something for a shoot. Jason came to Epic Level with extensive on set experience having worked for such shows as NBC’s Biggest Loser, WB’s Beauty and the Geek, VH1’s Behind the Music, several national commercials and films such as Alien v. Predator 2. First working with Epic Level on the hit “Bite Me” series, Jason has transitioned into a more established role as one of their go-to Assistant Directors and their Production and Development Coordinator. While he coordinates with the Epic Level core he continues to help develop new concepts, find emerging creators, and be valuable force to keep the Epic Level train a’ moving.

Jason’s investment in the entertainment industry began as a young boy, accompanying his father, a director, to set. Dabbling in drama as a young adult, he would later switch to behind the scenes. Here’s a look at some of what he has done:

• KEY SET PRODUCTION ASSISTANT — Beauty and the Geek (2005, 2007, Warner Brothers)

• REMOTE CONTROL CAMERA OPERATOR -– Biggest Loser (2006, NBC)

• CASTING ASSOCIATE — Biggest Loser 3 (2006, 3 Ball Productions/NBC)

• CASTING COORDINATOR — Groomer Has It (2007, Animal Planet)

• SWING/SET DRESSER — Alien v. Predator 2 (2007, 20th Century Fox)

• ASSISTANT PRODUCTION COORDINATOR — Behind the Music (2010, VH1)

• KEY SET PRODUCTION ASSISTANT — Bite Me 2 (2011, Machinima.com)

• 1ST AD — Xbox Speed Wheel Commercial (2012, Machinima.com)

• PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR (2012, Epic Level Entertainment)

• 1ST AD — Xbox Speed Wheel Commercial (2012, Machinima.com)

• 1ST AD — Inside the Legend (2012, Epic Level Entertainment)

• 1ST AD — Qualcomm Snapdragon Commercial (2012, Machinima.com)

• 1ST AD — Dungeon Bastard (2012, Epic Level Entertainment)

• 1ST AD — Game Changers (2012, Red Five Studios)