ABOUT

Metra Entertainment is Los Angeles's premiere full service production company. We specialize in television and pilot. We are the leaders and pioneers in short and long form branded entertainment, offering movie studio quality with independent pricing and a fast turnaround.  Our team of award winning and talented, professional film makers will personalize your vision and bring it to life. Additionally, Metra Entertainment's development department takes on selective projects for branding, production and distribution. Founded in 2004 by Producer / Director / Writer / Actress and Creator, Elysia Skye. We specialize in short and feature films, web content (series and one offs), commercials, music videos and industrials. All Metra Entertainment Productions are created with the intention to inspire others. To work with Metra, Elysia Skye or any of her team members, please visit our contact page.

ELYSIA SKYE - CEO
Elysia Skye moved to Los Angeles, California from Fort Lauderdale in the fall of 2000, and founded Metra Entertainment in 2004. Originating with short films, Elysia quickly moved on to Produce, Write and Direct for TV and web. With luck and persistence, her team signed one of the first web series deals with SuperDeluxe.com in 2007, Jonay Ray Presents. They collaborated with El Chopper Quatro on the hit webseries, Back On Topps (winner of two Streamy Awards for Best Branded Content), which Elysia Co-produced. She has also worked with networks such as Food Network, The Discovery, History, Sundance channel and most recently, FAWN inc as part of the Google Initiative, to facilitate extraordinary content. Elysia also acts as a Consulting Producer for multiple web series and features. Additionally, Elysia Skye formed a non-profit corporation called LaughAboutCancer.org, to raise awareness towards cancer in women under 40. 

For Elysia's detailed resume, click here http://www.media-match.com/usa/cv/ElysiaSkye

 

The Team

Metra Entertainment works with the best in the business. Our department heads have years of experience, and Elysia has worked with them on multiple projects. Below is a list of our go-to industry talent. They do not work exclusively with Metra Entertainment and you may contact them directly for your projects as well.

ALEX VIGANO - Director/1st AD/Producer/Writer    http://nothehamlet.com

 
GAVIN LEIGHTON - Writer/Producer/Composer      http://www.gavinleighton.com
Gavin is a Los Angeles-based actor, producer, writer and composer. He is the co-creator of the web series Hitting the Fan and has worked on other projects like Perv: The Cat, Hungry Ladies, and Goth Milk. Gavin is proficient on a wide range of instruments, including the guitar, piano, bass, violin, ukulele and melodica. As a composer, he use Logic Pro coupled with high-end sample libraries. One of my recent projects,Barackula – The Musical, was featured in newspapers and television, such as FOX, MSNBC, CNN and MTV.

 

 



JOSH BISSETT - Sound Mixer/ Sound Design/ Music Production
Josh graduated from the Recording Institute of Technology at Musician's Institute in 2004 with the Outstanding Student Award after moving to Los Angeles to persue his goal of becoming a sound engineer. Shortly after graduating he began his career as a production sound mixer working on various independent short and feature length films as well as several webisode series. Since then he has worked for over three years with Larry Levinson Productions which produces films for Spike TV, The Hallmark Channel, and Lifetime. In addition to his experience as a production sound mixer, Josh also did the sound design for an independent feature and is proficient in audio editting with Protools and Logic and amongst other things, he has been playing the guitar and the piano for over 13 years and is currently in the early stages of recording an album.

KALEN CHASE - Composer http://kalenchasemusic.wordpress.com/

LILIAN LEMER - Writer/Producer
Lilian has written a series of Scene books for children and teen actors. She has worked on numerous short films and recently completed her first feature documentary "The Karaoke Knights", which she wrote and produced. Lilian is in the process of finalizing numerous pitches for future documentaries, as that is her passion. You can learn more about "The Karaoke Knights" at the official website: www.thekaraokeknights.com

MELISSA RAFFORD - Writer/Producer
Hailing from Yarmouth, Maine, Melissa Rafford has produced more than twenty hours of documentary television. Her credits include the renown biography series E! True Hollywood Story, as well as multiple History and Discovery Channel shows. Melissa graduated in 2002 from Emerson College with a B.A. in Visual and Media Arts.

MICHAEL LAWSON - Director/Producer, CEO of Nice Dream Entertainment
Shortly before graduating from high school, Michael won a National Scholastic Award in Dramatic Writing, an award once won by a young Robert Redford, Truman Capote and Andy Warhol. When he moved to Los Angeles, he worked for Tom Hanks in script development at The Play-Tone Company and began producing and directing short films, feature films and webisodes.
In 2008, Michael directed and produced Barackula The Musical, a hit online film featured on MTV, VH-1, Wired, CNN, Premiere, among many others. He also co-produced The Loneliest Corn Muffin for 60Frames and Movin' In, a 1.5 million dollar feature starring Christy Carlson Romano (Even Stevens). He's worked as a Casting Director for Katalyst Films' You've Got Sarah web series. Michael has directed many short films, including Amongst Friends, Hysterical and Useless, Barackula as well as a new web series, The Gavin Show. Michael is currently in pre-production for two feature films.

NICK MORRIS- Writer/Director, CEO of Nine Waves Productions

ROBYN T. MIGEL - Editor/Producer
Two time Emmy nominee, Robyn T. Migel, is fully versed in all editing software and media and has done everything from talk shows to feature films, with a focus on reality and documentaries.

RON FALLICA - Writer/Editor/Producer, CEO of That's My Elvis Productions
Ron Fallica is a pure-bread Italian New Yorker, from Long Island, no less. Originally an actor, he is an experienced producer, editor, writer and co-creator of HossBoss Productions. Ron is currently available as a local hire in Wilmington, NC.

SHOOTIEHG - DP/Director/Sound Engineer/Composer
Shootie is currently managing his editing studio called Massattack Studios. Over the past year they have pumped out dozens of promo DVDs, websites and videos for local (Los Angeles) and national bands and clients. Massattack shoots live concerts, promo/music videos and edit to almost any format. They are most known for video; photography, website design, audio recording, producing and songwriting. For more info, check out www.massattackstudios.com and www.sextaxmovie.com

 

Elysia also recommends:

Lucas Lee Graham, Director of Photography http://vimeo.com/user3622699

Justin Shell, DIT/1st A/C, B Camera

Inman Young, Line Producer/Producer

Jeremy Catalino, Writer http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jeremy-catalino/53/200/135

Patrick Norman, Editor

Leslie Morgan, Producer http://www.linkedin.com/pub/leslie-morgan/8/898/4b4

Michael Katz, Web Designer

Marian Musmecci, Author and Visual Artist http://marianmusmecci.com/

Arielle Haze, Photographer http://www.ariellehazephotography.com/

Andrea Quinn, Executive Producer http://www.andreaquinncoaching.com/