Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with executive producer/director Mitch Apley

Mitch Apley is the Executive Producer for Chicago-based Resolution Digital Studios. Resolution productions include a live broadcast of Top Chef Miami, sports programming produced by Intersport for Fox, ESPN & ABC to feature films such as The Strip & Osso Bucco, music videos for Snoop Dog & Janus, spot and web work for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes & more. Resolution is currently co-producing the comedy horror film, The Moleman of Belmont Avenue starring Mike Bradecich & John LaFlamboy. Mitch is in post-production for a short film he wrote & directed called Lighter Lightness, an effects-heavy love story about light, love & a snow globe. He enlisted the production help of many industry contemporaries in the process, & the film is slated for a spring finish. Mitch Apley began making films at Northwestern University in 1992. He shot an award winning stop motion film, Robert: Portrait of a Legend (1995), & produced an award winning live action film, NoWhere Town (1996). Mitch freelanced in various capacities on film & video productions in Toronto, Los Angeles & Chicago, He took a position at Post Effects where he worked almost every aspect of a full service production company. While working as an assistant editor & colorist, he produced the short film Bubble Quandary (1998). As an editor he's worked on spots, broadcast and corporate videos. In 2000 he was promoted to staff director, & directed an Emmy award winning program on teen substance abuse, Illinois, Get in the Know (2000). In 2002, Mitch helped produce a 2-hour A&E Special Bill Kurtis Report Saudi Arabia: A Complicated Ally (2003). Upon his return to Post Effects, he acted as project manager for Spiffy Pictures children's program, Jack's Big Music Show which still airs on Nick Jr. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.