ELDER PRODUCTIONS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- PARTNER
- Producer
Daniel is a Co-Founder and Award-winning Producer at Elder Productions. Daniel graduated from U of Illinois on full scholarship with a major in Art and Communication. Dan has served as associate producer on more than 60 episodes of Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless, and has produced television, documentaries, commercials, music videos and the feature film, "Boxboarders!" Daniel recently Executive Produced a new series, Oh, You Pretty Things! starring Francesca Eastwood for the Walt Disney company Maker Studio. Daniel produced the documentary Your Own is Your Own, that was an official selection at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, the Indian International Film Festival, and others. Daniel currently is producing and directing "Gabby," a new comedy series he created.
Job Titles:
- EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- PARTNER
George served as President and Executive Producer of Luminair Film Productions for 25 years, a company he founded in 1988. As President, he managed the company's direction and growth in all areas of production and development. George has over 35 years experience as Producer and Director of television commercials and corporate videos for many Fortune 500 clients including Kellogg's, McDonald's, Siemens, Toyota, Ingersoll Rand and many more. George serves as Executive Producer/Producer of the highly rated and Emmy Nominated PBS/ABC series Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless now in its 12th Season. George produced and directed the feature documentary Piaf: Her Story…Her Songs and produced the feature film comedy Boxboarders!
In 1988 Scott began working with George Elder at Luminair while still a TV and film major at Northwestern University. Over the next 20+ years he served in many capacities on productions all over the world. In 2005 Scott began working with Chef Rick Bayless on the production of his PBS cooking show "Mexico: One Plate at a Time." Scott is currently the producer, director and editor of the series, now in its tenth season, and he received a national Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Culinary Program.
Scott also directed a new television food series for public television entitled "America's Chefs on Tour" that traveled the country exploring the best chefs and restaurants each city had to offer. Scott directed a number of high profile chefs for that series including Cat Cora, Todd English, Tom Douglas, Tanya Holland, and Michelle Bernstein. Scott has also directed a number of Chicago's top restaurant talent for various productions from Paul Kahan, Mindy Segal, and Michael Kornick to Doug Sohn, Ryan Poli and Curtis Duffy.
Scott also began working for the late Roger Ebert and his wife Chaz, directing the pilot for his revived movie review program and covering film festivals around the world from Cannes to Morocco. Scott is also an accomplished editor, having worked on award-winning television travel shows as well as many commercials and branded entertainment programs.