DAVID HAND PRODUCTIONS
4916 Eolus Place, Broomfield, CO 80020
Email
david@dhprod.com
| DAVID HALE HAND, President,
David Hand
Productions A highly experienced professional with specific skills in upper management, lighting, scenic and technical equipment design, production, project management, and manufacturing. A manager/consultant with extensive worldwide background in entertainment technologies for Performing Arts Centers, Theme Parks, Resorts, Convention Centers, Motion Picture and TV. |  |
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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David Hand Productions, President Walt Disney Imagineering, Principal Designer Stage Engineering International Ltd., President Theatre Development Associates, President | 1986 - present 1989 - 1995 1962 - 1989 1975 - 1986 |
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
David Hand Productions
Owner of nineteen animated shorts produced in the late 1940’s at GB Animation Studio, a joint venture with J. Arthur Rank. Films are in worldwide distribution and contracted for release on Turner Entertainment in the United States and Canada.
Executive producer of new film series based upon the characters of the GB Animation effort. To be produced as Films, and for Television and Home Video.
C.E.O. of Central Valley Theme Park. Created concept and Business Plan. Worked with budgeting, attractions development and assisted in funding procurement.
Ginger Nutt Productions (subsidiary of David Hand Productions) - A production company for Animated Motion Picture, Television.
Numerous Theatre Consulting projects.
Walt Disney Imagineering
- Principal Designer and Supervisor, Theatrical
Systems Design,
Provided professional expertise for over sixty (60) projects, worldwide, using
Theatre techniques in Theme Park environments, saving substantial cost, while
maintaining or increasing reliability, ease of operation and maintenance.
Designed and contracted 68 custom rigging systems for lighting, scenic and
drapery control systems for Dick Clark’s, "Lets Make a Deal", upgrading studio
by providing high technological capability.
Provided complete Theatre consultation and production on space and equipment
for the "Theatre of the Stars" facility, a covered amphitheater for live entertainment,
supplying reliable designs and equipment under tight budget constraints.
Stage Engineering International, Ltd.
An International Stage Equipment Company specializing in design, supply, manufacture, installation and service. Over 400 projects completed in the United States and additional projects in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Mexico, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, along with negotiations and preliminary contracts in China.
Developed, designed and provided technical site coordination of multi-venue lighting, camera towers, power distribution and accessories for seven (7) National and World events for ABC, Wide World of Sports. Provided effective service and equipment on-time, per designs and specifications.
Constructed and installed settings, television lighting, power distribution and mounting equipment, for the Bob Hope Birthday Celebration with NBC. Completed within budget and tight time lines.
Theatre Development Associates, Inc . - Consultants for significant Performing Arts Centers worldwide
Advised Architects and Engineers on building space and equipment layout for The Sangre De Cristo Fine Arts Center in Colorado, creating a prize winning complex within restrictive economic limitations of city/county/private funding.
Designed lighting, projection, rigging, draperies, stage elevators, symphony enclosure, audio, intercom, for the Beijing, China, Cultural Exchange Center. A "turn-key" design providing high level western technologies previously unknown in Chinese facilities.
Designed and consulted to Architect and Engineers, state-of-the-art technical Theatre provisions for the $10,000,000, Taichung Social Educational Center, Taiwan.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLIC SERVICE
National President: US Institute For Theatre Technology (USITT) 1986 – 1988. The Professional Technical Theatre Association for the Theatre Industry. Joined in 1962 and served as: founder and 3 term President for the Rocky Mountain Section; Nominations Committees; Finance Committees; Presidential Task Force, etc.; Co-Chairman of the 1982 National Conference; Vice President for 6 years. FELLOW of the institute
Past Membership in Unions, Associations and Boards
Actor's Equity Association, Screen Actor's Guild, IATSE Local #62
(Stagehands), IATSE Local #816 (United Scenic Artists),
President - LPA Films,
Chairman, Conference and Convention Committee, Colorado Springs Chamber of
Commerce.
Board of Directors, Pikes Peak Hill Climb Association.
Chairman 3 years, Member 12 years, Pageant Parade of the Rockies, Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Assn.
President, Rocky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts.
Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Civic Center - Board Member, Colorado Springs Center
Illuminating Engineers Society - Member
Pikes Peak or Bust by '76 Centennial - Chairman, Horizons Committee
President, The Friendly Panda Corporation
Co-Chairman, Eagle Development Corporation
EDUCATION AND PUBLICATIONS
BA, Theatre Arts and Speech, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Co-author, "Rigging & Overhead Hanging Standards". Walt Disney Imagineering Standard being adopted by the Disney Parks, creating a standard for quality and safety, saving WDI thousands of dollars in design, specification, maintenance and operations. Contributor, Animation Magazine, "My Father, David Dodd Hand".
| Sandra C. Hand, Vice President, David Hand
Productions
Vice President of Sales and Marketing in a number of company structures. Previous responsibilities include company branding, establishing collateral, project lead on web sites, developing and implementing company infrastructures, writing company business plans, and overall company management. These functions were accomplished while holding positions of Assistant to the Chairman of the Board, Terminal Data Corporation; Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Virtual Voice, the largest privately held nationwide voice messaging company in the AT&T subscriber group where she “grew” the company at a speed of 60% a year for five years; Chief Operating Officer of BodyLogix.com. She is at this time a private Management and Sales Consultant. She has also worked with a number of start-up companies, propelling them upwards with her services in Management, Customer Relations and Sales. She is a “Company Builder.” |  |
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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The Primas Group Sales and Management Consultant Responsible for branding of company, including all collateral and development of web site. Established report criteria and processes for Act! database. Created Employee Handbook. Developed internal processes to improve Company productivity. BodyLogix.com Chief Operations Officer/Senior Vice President Created and implemented Customer Care department and processes. Established overall processes and procedures for order processing and fulfillment, both automated and manual. Worked with vendor companies to establish Communications, Voice Messaging, NT network, LD, e-mail. Insured legal compliance, nationwide. Secured all areas of Insurance coverage. Guided Copyrights and registrations. Finalized lease, cabling and build out for new office location. Project lead for Web site development. Virtual Voice Corporation Chief Operations Officer/Senior Vice President Sales, marketing and overall Company management. Developed Customer Care infrastructure. Conceived and implemented unique end-user applications. Responsible for growing Company from a local Southern California customer base to clients in all 50 states, as well as general business abroad. Accomplished growth of Company solely through word of mouth with no outside sales force. Grew revenue to become the largest client of AT&T services within the middle market Terminal Data Corporation Executive Assistant to Chairman of the Board Designed and implemented procedures resulting in reducing operating expenses by 30%. Project Director to establish an in-house voice messaging program, including hardware, software, and on-going procedures for administration. Managed six branch offices throughout the United States. Organized civic fund raising projects in connection with the local community Education
La Sorbonne, Paris, France Background of DAVID DODD HAND
- Creator of ANIMALAND characters at this studio GB Animation. David Dodd Hand, one of the
greatest of the "Classic" animators and film pioneers of the century. SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
David Hand began his animation career in New York City, animating and
directing pictures. A product of the Chicago Art Institute, he joined the J. R. Bray
Studio, in the early 20’s. He joined Max Fleisher, drawing and directing a series
entitled, "Out of the Inkwell", which met with great success. He also created a
series of educational films for Eastman Kodak and worked on "Andy Gump." Dave joined the Walt Disney Studios in January l930. His contributions to
Disney were many. He began work as an animator, but soon Walt moved him into
the position of Director. He was responsible for many outstanding Mickey Mouse
and Silly Symphonies, that included "The Flying Mouse", "Flowers and Trees"
(which won Disney’s first Academy Award), "Who Killed Cock Robin", "Three
Orphan Kittens" (which also won an Academy Award), "Flowers and Trees"
(which was the first of Disney’s Academy Awards) and about 80 other
memorable shorts. David became Supervising Director for Disney's first feature length
animation, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", a position that he also held for "
Bambi" and "Victory Through Air Power". David felt that it was his responsibility to get Walt Disney's, sometimes
seemingly entangled thoughts and ideas onto the screen. When Walt needed a
Studio Production Supervisor, he promoted David Hand to that position. This
placed him in the position directly under Walt in the operation of the studio; a
position that he held during the production of "Pinocchio", "Dumbo", "
Fantasia" and the long list of films between 1933 and 1944, that are now considered to be
the Disney "Classic Animations". In 1944, after David had left Disney Studios, he discussed with J. Arthur
Rank, at that time the top filmmaker in Great Britain, about coming to England, to
start a animation film studio. The idea was to teach top English Animators, the art
of Animation in the "Classic form". In a Joint Venture, they created
Gaumont-British Animations Studio (GB Animation). Nineteen (19) films were
created as a result of their efforts. In 1950, the films were honored in the Festival of Britain, and David was
presented to, and honored by, the Queen of England (Queen Elizabeth, now
Queen Mother). Since that time the films have been declared to be Historical
Documents and the negatives were housed in the National Film Archives of
England. David was responsible for directing and/or supervising over 21 films for
which the Walt Disney Studios received Academy Awards. In 1984, he was awarded
the Widsor McCay ANNIE, (The Academy Award of the Animation Industry). His vast achievements
have been recognized and honored numerous times in his industry and by his peers. In 1994,
The Walt Disney Company bestowed their highest award on him by proclaiming him to be a "
Legend of Disney". JOSEPH ADELMAN, President, International Entertainment
Enterprises
Mr. Adelman's company is the distribution agent for the DHP films. They are instrumental in the successful
distribution of the existing ANIMALAND films, worldwide. As President of his own Distribution Company,
whose primary film client is Frank Capra Films, Mr. Adelman is well known and respected throughout the film industry.
His responsibility at DHP is the distribution of the all film products. With his vast experience in the film industry
he is a strong associate in the new film projects. Mr. Adelman, has been Sr.Vice President of United Artists Pictures and alsoParamount Pictures.
JOHN DAVID WILSON, President, Fine Arts
Productions, Consultant A voting member of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and
Sciences, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. He is a member of IATSE and
BECTRA (Great Britain). SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Pinewood Studios Assistant Art Director:
Korda's "The Thief of
Baghdad". John Wilson Productions Pty., Australian
television: Established an animated film studio in
Melbourne. DAVID HAND PRODUCTIONS Founder and first President of David Hand Productions (DHP), David Dodd Hand, who passed away in October 1986. David Hale Hand is now President of David Hand Productions In 1981, negotiations began with the Rank Organization to gain ownership of the 19 GB Animation films. A contract was concluded, giving all rights (including copyright) in all media, to the David D. Hand Trust. The films were then placed into a corporation, David Hand Productions, in April of 1986. Until 1996, the corporation, David Hand Productions has only been used to pursue Distribution contracts for the existing films. Early in 1996, the company took on a much larger complexion. Now it is the administrative company which is pursuing the projects as outlined on the Homepage and summaries attached. One of the major thrusts was of course to get the original films into
Distribution, both TV and Video, worldwide. As of this report the following progress has been
made: DAVID HAND PRODUCTIONS corporate scope is to expand its corporate services as indicated herein. The main purpose of DAVID HAND PRODUCTIONS is to become the Producer or Developer of as many of these projects as is possible.
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