The 6K restoration of Orson Welles’ Chimes at Midnight

Author's Biography

Michael Dawson has been Manager of the Cinedustrial Group since 2005, prior to which he was President of Intermission Productions Ltd. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University with a bachelor of science degree in film production and film history, theory and criticism. Michael has gained over 40 years’ experience in all aspects of the motion picture industry, ranging from production to distribution and exhibition, feature films, as well as commercials, documentaries, music videos and industrials. In 1992, in partnership with Beatrice Welles and the Othello Partnership, Michael co-produced the restoration of Orson Welles’ ‘Othello’. In 2008, Michael restored Stanley Kubrick’s first three shorts, ‘The Flying Padre’, ‘Day of the Fight’ and ‘Seafarers’, with the aid of Kubrick’s assistant, the late Leon Vitali.

Scott Fritz has decades of experience as a sound technician and engineer. One of his primary specialisations is in the area of audio noise reduction and soundtrack enhancement. He is also a music composer and producer. In addition to composing for major Hollywood motion picture trailers, he is the co-writer and producer of ‘Taste the Feeling’, the current global Coca-Cola anthem, and has produced and composed dozens of global commercial spots for such companies as Schweppes, Del Valle, Hot Springs Spas, Sewell Ford, Lyft and Coca-Cola, to name but a few. He has also scored dozens of shorts and promo videos for Facebook to announce the launch of major new product features. Scott has been the president and lead producer of Stranded On A Planet for 15 years, during which time, he has composed over 800 cues for Warner/Chappell.

John Beckel is a Chicago Columbia College graduate with a BA degree in Liberal Arts. In 2010 he founded Electric Brain Media LLC, a Cinedustrial Group Affiliate. As a filmmaker and through his studio, John has produced and post-produced hundreds of projects. He post-produced all the promotional videos for the 2015 Orson Welles Centennial Festival and the subsequent Orson Welles creative arts festivals taking place in Woodstock, Illinois. John has spent years perfecting his craft in cinematography and 3D animation.

E. Leonard Rubin is an intellectual property rights attorney with the Chicago law firm, Valentine, Austriaco & Bueshel, specialising in defamation, trade secret, privacy and entertainment law. For decades, he has also taught entertainment law at UIC Law School (formerly The John Marshall School of Law). He has previously served as the Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Playboy Enterprises for more than 13 years. Len is admitted to the State of Illinois, State of New York, the United States Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Fifth Circuit. He holds a juris doctor from the University of Miami Law School, and in 2013 received Mediator Certification from DePaul University in Chicago. Len has been a member of the Copyright Society of the United States since 1978. He is a past President of the Lawyers for the Creative Arts and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Copyright Society of the United States.

Michael Matusek is one of the founding partners of Nolo Digital Film, which was formed in 2007. He has been Head Colorist for numerous feature films, commercials and documentaries, personally grading the restoration of Orson Welles’ ‘Chimes at Midnight’ and supervising the High Dynamic Range processing. Prior to Nolo Digital Film, Michael was Head Colorist at I-Cubed Chicago. He graduated from Southern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in radio and television/film.