FINAL FRAME - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Sound Editor & Re - Recording Mixer
Alex received an audio engineering degree from Indiana University, and in 2008 moved to NYC to pursue his first job in post production. His experience in audio runs the gamut, from working as a technician and engineer in music studios to independently editing and mixing short-form narrative work. From technical studio design to sound design, Alex brings a multi-faceted understanding of audio workflow with an open mind to always keep learning and discovering sonic unknowns.
Job Titles:
- Audio Tech Asst. & Sound Editor
Job Titles:
- Sound Editor & Re - Recording Mixer
Annie Medlin is a senior re-recording mixer at Final Frame in New York. Originally from Raleigh, NC, she is a BFA graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. With more than a decade of experience both in the studio and on location, she brings subtlety and attention to detail to each unique mix. Since joining the Final Frame team in 2014, Annie has continued to cultivate a specialty in mixing documentary films.
Her work has screened on multiple broadcast and streaming platforms, as well as at Sundance, Cannes, Tribeca, and many other festivals around the world. Recently she mixed the Oscar-nominated short "The Martha Mitchell Effect," as well as series like HBO's "Mind Over Murder" and "Citizen Hearst" for American Experience.
Job Titles:
- DI Manager / Online Editor
Originally from Monroe, New York, Ben graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2011 with a BFA in Film, with concentrations in screenwriting and editing. In his senior year, he was offered a position at Prime Focus as a Data Operator where he worked for the next five years. There, he was able to hone his skills as a technician and editor, doing QC work for IFC Films, A&E, and Criterion. Ben is also a self-taught 2D Compositor, specializing particularly in beauty work, object removal, and rotoscoping. Since 2012, he has freelanced for major clients such as Beats by Dre and Lego. Ben came to Final Frame in 2016, combining these technical and creative skills as a graphics and online editor. His recent credits include One Child Nation, which won the U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and The Neighbors' Window, which won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2020 Academy Awards. For a full list of credits, see Ben's IMDB page here.
Daryl Lathon is an accomplished actor, having worked professionally for over 20 years. He has performed with numerous theatre companies including The Shakespeare Theatre in D.C. and Theatre Virginia in Richmond, VA. In New York he has appeared in productions by Soho Rep, Red Bull Theatre, and The Mint Theatre. After receiving his MFA from VCU, Daryl moved to New York and continued his acting career. He also expanded into film production with PROACTIVE (PROfessional ACTors collectIVE). There he served as one of the executive producers of PROACTIVE 00:12:24:10 films. His responsibilities included writing, directing, or editing many of the 00:12:24:10 films. Through his PROACTIVE experience Daryl has developed into an accomplished filmmaker, receiving accolades for his work on a number of short films including President of the Fan Club, Anniversary Dinner, Sunshine, and the web series Clean Kill.
Job Titles:
- DI Manager / Online Editor
Kevin graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Film and Video Production with a focus in Cinematography. While in school Kevin completed a post production internship with Emmy Award winning Journalist Bill Kurtis at Kurtis Productions. Kevin spent time in Chicago shooting and editing independent films and documentaries where he was credited as additional camera for the official Sundance Film Festival entry "We're Not Broke." Kevin Moved to New York in 2012 where he started working as a camera assistant for fashion video shoots and worked at a local camera rental house. Kevin turned his attention back to post production when he joined the Final Frame team in 2015 as an online editor.
Job Titles:
- Supervising Sound Editor & Re - Recording Mixer
Mike Frank has more than 20 years of experience in post audio and joined Final Frame in 2013. He graduated from Columbia College film school in Chicago in 1996 and in 2001 relocated to New York to pursue his audio career. After spending several years working as an award-winning theatrical sound designer, on-set production mixer, post sound editor, and re-recording mixer, he was hired to establish and manage the sound department at Final Frame. Since then, he has collaborated with Owner/CEO Will Cox to build multiple sound edit and mix rooms that include three home and theatrical Dolby Atmos mix stages equipped with Avid S6 consoles.
In addition to his technical skills, Mike brings a sense of creative exploration and a collaborative spirit to the work. He understands the level of commitment needed to achieve great results.
Mike has completed projects for Disney+, Netflix, HBO, PBS, Showtime, Nat Geo, and many others. He has worked on
Originally from Maryland, Sandy began his career working on independent films in New York. After a few years of editing, Sandy joined the Final Frame team in 2005, where he graded festival-bound films and television series. In 2009 he moved to California and worked at Company 3 in Santa Monica, where he headed the company's digital lab, wrote all of the department's custom software and developed 3D workflows for films such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Transformers and Fright Night.
In 2012 his short documentary El Último Hielero (The Last Ice Merchant) premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and has since won numerous awards including Best Documentary Short at the Woodstock Film Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival and the Boston Independent Film Festival.
Sandy returned to Final Frame in 2011 where he now leads the engineering team.
Job Titles:
- Online Editor / Film Technician
After graduating from film school in Tehran in 2007, Soheil worked in Iranian cinema as an assistant editor, colorist and editor on short films, feature films and documentaries collaborating frequently with Bahram Beyzai, a critically acclaimed Iranian filmmaker. His education was enhanced through participation in legendary filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami's experimental film making workshop and earning a degree in art photography under the mentorship of Mehran Mohajer.
After moving to the United States in 2016 he started working as a film technician at DiJiFi in Brooklyn. He joined the Final Frame team in 2018 to scan archival film for Apollo 11 and is currently sharpening his skills in post production as an online editor and film technician.
When not at Final Frame he can be found doing photography on the street.
Job Titles:
- CEO, Supervising Colorist
With a background in art history and engineering, Will is known for his breadth of knowledge, both aesthetic and technical.
Will started his career at Tekserve in 1995 where he founded the video department. On the side he edited underground video features as part of nuBright Solutions, a collective of artist/filmmakers populating the young internet with indie films. After teaching editing for the Ford Foundation in Africa, he worked at Oxygen Media as the Senior Engineer. Will co-founded Final Frame in 2001.
Will has been color grading independent films for the past 13 years. His credits include the 2010 and 2011 Oscar winning documentaries The Cove and Inside Job, as well as a number of Oscar nominees and festival award winners such as Obvious Child (Sundance 2014), Cutie and the Boxer (Academy Award Nominee 2014), Sleepwalk With Me(Best of Next!, Sundance 2013), Dinosaur 13 (Sundance 2014) and It Felt Like Love (Sundance 2013).