THE FILMMAKERS

Mike Jansen, Producer – Director

In 1988, Mike began his journey in the production business as a voiceover talent and then began on-camera work for TV commercials and corporate videos. In 1990, Mike took a position at an Indianapolis based video production company focused on business development, and over time, he took on the role as producer, guiding projects to completion. In 1998, Mike auditioned for the stadium announcer position for the Indianapolis Colts, and won the job. Mike is entering his 20^th season with the Colts. He has also announced the Big Ten Football Championship since its inception in 2011. Mike started Praxis Media Group, an independent video production company, in 2000. Today, Mike directs and produces content for clients in Central Indiana, including Special Olympics Indiana, Child Advocates of Marion County, Indianapolis Colts, Weaver Popcorn Trails End Brand, Century 21 Scheetz, and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. In the last seven years, Mike has produced 15 sports related stories for the Indiana High School Athletic Association that have aired on FOX Sports Indiana during State Championship Finals. More recently, Mike produced a documentary for Child Advocates on their Undoing Racism Workshops. This feature will air on WTIU and WFYI Indiana PBS Affiliates in late August and early September, and will be made available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Pat McBride – Writer-Producer

For more than 25 years, Pat has been a freelance writer specializing in video scripts. Pat has written scripts for numerous clients including, Cummins, Inc., Rolls Royce, Herff-Jones, The Discovery Channel, AT&T, Eli Lilly and Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, General Motors, Delphi, Roche Diagnostics, AT&T, WISHTV, U.S. Department of Education, Allison Transmission and many others. A number of these projects have received various types of awards and recognition, including first place awards from the U.S. Film Festival, Telly Awards, The New York Film and Television Festival, the Information Film Producers Association, as well as Cine Golden Eagle awards. Pat has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois and Master’s Degree in Photography and Cinema from The Ohio State University. Samples are available at pmcwriter.com.

Angelo Pizzo – Voice Over

Angelo Pizzo is an American screenwriter and film producer, usually working on films based on a true story, and usually about athletics. He is best known for his films Hoosiers and Rudy. Angelo will be providing the voice over narration for this project.

Troye Kinnett – Composer

Troye Kinnett is a composer and actor, known for The Lil’ River Rats and the Adventure of the Lost Treasure (2003), Mission Appalachia: The Story of Red Bird (2009) and John Mellencamp Live at Walter Reed Hospital (2007). Troye is currently on tour performing with John Mellencamp’s band. Troye will be providing the postscore for this project.

Earshot Audiopost

Earshot Audiopost will provide sound design and mixing for Defeat Of A Killer. At Earshot Audiopost, our industry reputation speaks for itself.  Earshot Audiopost opened its doors in March 2002 by co-owners Brice Bowman and Rick Such, who had previously worked together at another Indianapolis based audio production company. Since Earshot’s first session, we have steadily grown to become the first choice for audio post, sound design, ADR, original music, and voiceover services in the Indianapolis area.  Over the years, we have produced projects for HBO, NBC Sports, Fox Sports 1, CBS, Microsoft, 20th Century Fox, The Weather Channel, Discovery Channel, as well as projects for advertising clients throughout the country.  The Earshot team also won numerous awards, including two National Emmys for our work with ABC Sports/ESPN, as well as a national ADDY finalist.