Kinetiscope was created in 1999 by Kentucky-native Greg Slagle and New York City born Mark Hammer based on the idea that emerging technology, raw passion and vibrant creativity can be a force in a new era of storytelling.
The approach was simple. Storytelling is king. Work with material in a more personal way, work with the client in a more personal way and create content built from the message out, not the other way around. All the while utilizing technology for all it can offer.
One thing is clear, on the eve of our 25th anniversary, is that our wide range of clients, projects and achievements over these many years, the work we create today is still pursued with all the fervor, passion and dedication we held on that first day. Just with a little more gray – perhaps a bit more.
Greg Slagle — Co-Founder/Director/Editor/Writer
Born and raised in Kentucky, Greg found solace in NYC, via L.A., where he graduated film school from The New School.
He went on to work with some of the best of the best including R/GA, Trollback & Co., Gretel, Thornberg & Forester, Ramon & Pedro, Sony Music, VH1 and many others. In 1999 he founded Kinetiscope with Mark Hammer after receiving a commitment from Sony VAIO to create numerous multi-media projects – many becoming award winning pieces. Greg is also an award-winning director/writer for the films The Windermere Guest, The Projectionist, and La Ofrenda. As a commercial director he has directed spots for Sony, Domino's, AMC, Dr. Praeger's, Unity Bank and Century 21 to name a few. He has also won awards for his work as an editor – commercials (AMEX, HBO, NBC, AMC, A&E), films (1956, The Problem with Gravity, The Windermere Guest) and music videos (Los Invisibles Amigos, Sage Francis, Death Cab for Cutie).
Greg has also created video projections for the theatre – receiving rave reviews for the Off-Broadway musical The Ministry of Progress (New York Times, PlayBill, Talking Broadway) as well as praised reviews for See What I Want to See in Seoul, Korea.
He currently in pre-production on his next film, El Luto. Besides that... he's open.
Mark Hammer — Co-Founder/Lead Technologist
Mark draws on a diverse background in software development, advertising, and cinema to build best-of class products. He works tirelessly with clients to fulfill their vision through web, mobile, desktop, and on-site installations. In an environment where there are no right answers and only a range of solutions, Mark employs lean customer research strategies and product analysis to match project goals with the marketplace. For more than 15 years he has served in lead technical and strategic roles for early stage startups to Fortune 500 brand names. He is currently on extended assignment in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Brian Finney — Designer/Animator/3D Artist
Brian is a multi-talented creative specializing in art direction, design, and animation. With more than 12 years of experience in the New York City design community, Brian has worked on many high-profile projects with leading industry clients. With work spanning the broadcast, commercial, and film industries, Brian approaches each project with a unique perspective that experience in each field brings.
Billy Gregoriadis — Producer/Cinematographer
Billy has been shooting films, music videos, commercials, and industrials worldwide for the past 15 years in both film and video. He has produced/shot more than 25 music videos (Taking Back Sunday, The Bouncing Souls, Coheed and Cambria, Sage Francis, Grand National) many of which have aired on MTV, MTV2, and Fuse. His commercial works include BET, MTV, Spike TV, Gold Ave, KFC, AMC, Sony, Bravo, and Sesame Street Workshop among others.
Billy is currently shooting a TV series in Sydney, Australia.
Leandro Badaloti — Cinematorgrapher/Editor
Leandro was born in Southern Brazil where he produced and edited two feature documentary films chosen by the Brazilian Culture Fund and premiered on public television.
Leandro moved to New York in 2010 where he produced a series of web videos at the legendary photo agency Magnum. At MediaStorm Badalotti contributed as associate producer on several award winning projects, including Emmy nominee A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan. For The International Committee of the Red Cross, Leandro shot and produced in Yemen the award winning short documentary, I Know Where I’m Going.
Leandro also edited and co-produced award winning feature documentary Thao's Library. The film premiered in AMC Theaters nationwide and is now available on Netflix.
Some of the clients Leandro has worked with include Nestlé, Dannon, Olive Garden, Food Network, Pillsbury, Walmart and The International Committee of the Red Cross.
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David Varga — Music Composer
David has scored music in numerous settings, from theater productions, to film, television, interactive Web, commercials, video games, and concert halls. Son of concert violinists Ruben Varga and Norma Varga, David studied with such prestigious composers as David Del Tredici, Robert Starer, and Tania Leon. Mr. Varga recently provided the music for the independent film, Imposter, and for Happy Ending, which premiered at CineGear Expo at Paramount Studios and The Newport Beach Film Festival, respectively. Two additional films, The Windermere Guest and Old Monster, have just finished the festival circuit. Other projects include the theme song for TLC's series, Wedded To Perfection, theme music for The Discovery Channel's series Disappeared and the theme music for The Weather Channel's series, Storm Riders. David also composed the soundtrack for Sundance Channel's series, Eco Trip: The Real Cost Of Living, and MSNBC's Future Earth: 100 Heart Beats.
Other recent works include music for several commercials, the soundtrack for Strindberg’s The Ghost Sonata at the New York Strindberg Festival, the soundtrack for the PBS documentary Different is the New Normal, and the theme music for NBC's Dateline Saturday, which can also be heard on MSNBC, Discovery ID, and TLC in various crime documentaries.
