Mark Shockley
President, Producer

Mark Shockley cements branded entertainment into our media-driven popular culture. Along with his company, Evolution, he crafts innovative campaigns and promotes top tier properties with a combination of finely-honed creative instincts and time-tested expertise.

Mark’s track record of success includes some of the most lucrative and well-regarded brands in entertainment. For Evolution’s first campaign in 2006, Shockley and his team helped Borat take in a record-breaking $31,000 per screen during the film’s amazing opening weekend. Borat represents one of the first times viral marketing successfully drove high volume ticket sales, and Mark Shockley was right there at the forefront.

More recently, Mark continued his long-standing partnership with Blue Sky Animation for the hit family film, Rio. Rio’s 500 million dollar to date gross is just the latest success in a creative alliance encompassing the entire Ice Age franchise as well as Horton Hears a Who. Soon, Blue Sky and Shockley will join forces again to unveil a fourth chapter in the beloved “Ice Age” saga, Ice Age: Continental Drift.

But Mark doesn’t confine himself solely to blockbusters. Evolution’s marketing for The Kids Are All Right helped propel that film not only to critical acclaim but also four Academy Award nominations. And now Shockley has teamed with 20th Century Fox and Oscar-winning director Ang Lee for the forthcoming film Life of Pi, an adaptation of the bestselling novel. This latter project transported Mark and his team from sunny Santa Monica to Taiwan and India.

Shockley and his group of talented professionals are comfortable working not only at home and abroad but also in environments which are decidedly more virtual. Along with Disney, Evolution helped launch a new original character -- Swampy, the star alligator of the hit mobile game “Where’s My Water”. Clearly digital entertainment and marketing loom large on tomorrow’s horizon and Mark is at the vanguard of this new frontier.

Evolution isn’t just about product, however -- it’s also about people. Part of the company’s mandate has always been presenting celebrities as the thoughtful, creative artists they truly are. An active member of the Producer’s Guild of America, Shockley understands intimately how to craft interviews which allow Hollywood’s leading lights to truly shine.

No matter the project, Mark Shockley is a name celebrities, studios, and corporations turn to for hands-on experience and original marketing strategies on ever-changing platforms. Mark Shockley helps clients evolve ideas into new approaches.

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Rick Atwood
Creative Director

Rick Atwood’s diverse background in strategy, storytelling, business, design and advertising allow him to create communication programs that truly resonate with their target audiences. Rick’s extensive client list includes technology pioneers like Intel, SGI and Motorola, consumer packaged goods brands like Clorox, Dreyer’s and Kraft, as well as industry leaders like Disney, Versace, Gordon Biersch and Ghiraradelli Square.

In addition to his work with Evolution, Rick continues to work and consult with a select group of clients through his firm Atwood Design Studio, including Napa County California, Westfield Group, Pandora.com, The George Lucas Educational Foundation, Foster’s/Beringer Blass, Palmaz Vineyards, Dominican University of California, Asempra Technologies and IDEO to name a few.

Rick was formerlly Senior Vice President, Director of Design, for Goldberg Moser O’Neill Advertising in San Francisco, a $450m/year, nationally recognized creative advertising leader (later merged with IPG’s Boston based Hill, Holliday, one of the top 20 advertising agencies in the U.S.), and was responsible for the agencies’ integrated marketing, branding, advertising and design offerings for clients such as Kia Motors, The Venetian Hotel & Casino, Cisco Systems, Sybase and Sempra Energy and many others. Rick’s work has been recognized by Communication Arts, Print, The Clios, The Effies, The American Marketing Awards and the Adweek Icon Award among others.
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Kevin Comer

Head of Production

Head of Production Kevin Fitzmaurice Comer is a veteran of commercial and music video production. Since Kevin relocated to Los Angeles from New York City in 2002, he has worked with some of the biggest commercial production houses such as RSA, @radical.media, Cucoloris, Cente Service, The Directors Bureau, line producing high caliber commercials, promos, and music videos for clients such as BMW, Lexus, Hyundai, Honda, GM/Daewoo, Soft Bank (with Brad Pitt and Cameron Diaz), Shiseido, Jenny Craig (with Kirstie Alley), L’Oreal (with Eva Longoria), McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Disney (with Hillary Duff), Music videos for U2 and Green Day, as well as F/X promos for The Riches, The Shield, and Sons of Anarchy. Kevin has worked with Evolution LA as production manager for promos for Marley & Me, Brüno and I Love You Beth Cooper. In addition Kevin has produced and line produced several short films, including the award-winning short film Parallel Passage (nominated Best Short Film at Deauville Film Festival with jury headed by Roman Polanski), soon-to-be released comedy Tesla Popped my Cherry, and Sparks, a short film directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and written by Elmore Leonard, which screened at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Kevin graduated from the University of Cincinnati with honors in electrical engineering. As a project manager for NASA, Kevin designed, constructed and launched an experimental rocket. Upon moving to New York City, he embarked on his post-graduate studies in film at Brooklyn College.
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James Thayer
Motion Graphics Artist, Editor

Born outside of Boston, James lived in Bahrain for 2 years, Milan for 5, but spent most of his early years in New York. Now an accomplished editor and storyteller, James attended Vanderbilt University, and held internships at Goldman-Sachs. In 2005 James decided to give up a future on Wall Street to pursue his passions in entertainment, and relocated to Los Angeles.

James has contributed significantly to nearly every Evolution project; he has also edited a feature documentary on the history and craft of Scotch Whiskey, as well as worked on shows for Discovery Networks Animal Planet and Discovery Science.
Always working, in his spare time James has worked on several award-winning festival shorts, music videos that can be seen on Fuse as well as the development of internet based original web series
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Angie Brown
Producer

An Emmy winner and multiple Emmy nominee, Angie Brown has worked extensively in film and television. Her credits include comedy, documentary, re-creation, studio, and reality formats. She has produced series and specials including GREAT STREETS for PBS and IT’S BURLESQUE for A&E. After producing two episodes for MYSTERIOUS WORLDS at GRB, Angie produced the pilot of INTERVENTION for A&E, and two seasons of TRACE EVIDENCE: THE CASE FILES OF DR. HENRY LEE for Court TV (TRU TV). In 2006, Angie joined CLEAN HOUSE on the Style Network. As the network’s top-rated series, CLEAN HOUSE expanded to include two-hour season finales.  In 2009, Angie was nominated for two Daytime Emmys for her work on CLEAN HOUSE. The following year, 2010, she won a Daytime Emmy for the CLEAN HOUSE series season finale, “The Messiest Home in the Country.” Angie co-created BLOOD RELATIONS, a docuseries about a crime scene cleaning family, and ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, a makeover series where a style coach helps people achieve lasting change through a combination of humor and tough love.

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Jessica Everleth
Producer

Jessica Everleth is an Emmy-nominated producer. She's produced two critically acclaimed feature-length documentaries – PLASTER CASTER and PAUL SOLDNER: Playing With Fire – experience that in 2004 led her into nonfiction television. She was a producer for two seasons of TRACE EVIDENCE: THE CASE FILES OF DR. HENRY LEE for Court TV (TRU TV), and wrote, produced, and directed several episodes of SECRET LIVES OF WOMEN (Season 3) for WE TV. In 2006, Jessica joined CLEAN HOUSE,  the Style Network's top-rated series,  where she field produced and directed three seasons of the series and earned an Emmy nomination in 2009. The following year, Jessica co-created BLOOD RELATIONS, a docuseries about a crime scene cleaning family, and ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, a makeover series where a style coach helps people achieve lasting change through a combination of humor and tough love.

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Rob Sheiffele
Producer

Rob Sheiffele is one of the most sought-after producers working in television today. Sheiffele is currently developing and producing a slate of original programming for multi-platform distribution.

From 2004 to 2009, Sheiffele was Coordinating Producer for the syndicated Warner Bros. show “Extra” where he spearheaded the coverage of breaking entertainment news and oversaw teams of field producers around the globe. While at Warner Bros., Sheiffele was also part of a small team responsible for developing and producing several medical advice specials for broadcast called “Lifechangers".

Sheiffele was also Senior Producer/Director for the “most watched entertainment news program in the world,” “Entertainment Tonight.” For eight years, Sheiffele produced and directed stories about feature films, pop culture and breaking news.  He was also part of the producing team behind the show’s coverage of the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards and spearheaded coverage of the Sundance, Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals.  In addition to producing stories, Sheiffele worked on the development and branding of segments; namely, the ET “Insider” (a tongue-in-cheek segment on Hollywood gossip) which was later spun off into it’s own show.

Before moving over to ET, Sheiffele spent 8 ½ years as a talent and development executive with the cable network, E! Entertainment Television; first launching its predecessor, The Movietime Channel in 1987 and then re-launching it into E! in 1990.  At E!, Sheiffele was instrumental in securing talent deals for the network and the development of several shows that became cornerstones of the network’s initial popularity: The Gossip Show, E! Behind The Scenes and E!'s "Live" coverage of The Academy Awards, The Golden Globes and major motion pictures premieres.

Sheiffele is a member of the Directors Guild of America and has served as a juror for the documentary category of Outfest.  He also wrote and produced the documentary feature film, “11 ½ Minutes.” Sheiffele graduated with honors in American Studies from Manhattanville College.
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Jeanette DePatie
Director of Interactive Content and Branded Entertainment

For over two decades, Jeanette DePatie has served as a pioneer in interactive technology and content creation. DePatie began her career as cofounder of the multimedia software development company, HEURIS/Pulitzer. From, early on, Jeanette often served as a “professional explainer”—carefully breaking down difficult technology and terminology for investors, analysts and customers. As VP of Marketing and Communications, DePatie continued to make technology accessible with innovative websites, tutorial discs and help systems. After a while, DePatie left HEURIS and founded Propellerhead, a marketing and communications company serving a variety of clients including Southwestern Bell, NTT, The Republic of Tea and Monsanto.

After moving to LA, both Jeanette and her consulting company Propellerhead turned towards content creation. DePatie produced highly innovative enhanced DVD content for many major studios including Classic Media, Warner Home Video, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Universal, Paramount, HBO and New Line. Projects included interactive content for for “Spawn, The Animated Series”,” The O.C. Season 1”, “Imagine, A Cinderella Story”, “Full House Season 1 and 2”, “The Magic School Bus”, “Static Shock” and “Princess Diaries 2”. Jeanette and Propellerhead were also involved in mobile content projects for HP, Intel, and several independent filmmakers for distribution via SD cards for smart phones at the Sundance Film Festival. Additionally, DePatie created special mobile content for Think Mobile starring Sid Caesar.

DePatie has also been involved in some exciting recent projects, producing HD DVD content for Microsoft and Blu-ray content for Paramount, including the recently released Spiderwick Chronicles interactive guide; and helping to produce a multi-city mall tour and broadband contest for Konami’s American Idol game. These days, DePatie is often found reprising her role as an “explainer” helping content creators, technology folks and marketing people alike to understand social networking, UGC and viral content creation.