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Program director Jeffrey Townsend's work on feature films and TV shows spanned 20 years, and included creative partnerships with Martin Scorsese, John Sayles, Paul Mazursky, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and others.  The resulting films and series include Sleepless in Seattle, After Hours, The Fabulous Baker Boys, and The Tracey Ullman Show. Although he most frequently served as both production designer and second unit director on features, Townsend also won an Emmy for writing episodes of Rugrats, an Art Directors of Los Angeles award for the original title sequence for The Tracey Ullman Show, and a Clio for directing commercials.  His early involvement with The Simpsons included working with Matt Groening one-on-one to develop the characters, casting and directing the voice actors and choosing the sickly yellow color for their 'toon skin.  You can learn more about Townsend's production credits here.

Instructor and program coordinator Sarah Koenigsberg owns a video and photography business called Square Pixel Media. When she's not working a boot camp, she can be spotted carrying her filmmaking gear to the unlikeliest places in order to “get the shot.”