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Yellowbird Media offers expert
guidance in every facet of entertainment. Yellowbird Media owner Rick Zieff has been immersed in the entertainment
industry for over twenty-five years. He directs, casts, produces, writes, and acts. Rick’s experience
spans all media: film, television, stage, radio, CD-ROM, and the internet. His reputation
for innovative, multicultural casting, and finely tuned character direction make him sought after for animation, videogames,
industrials, and marketing/promo projects. For example, when voice directing the acclaimed animated feature
“Steamboy”, Rick cast not only in L.A. , New York, and London, but also in the Northern England towns where the
movie took place. His stars in that project were Patrick Stewart, Alfred Molina, and Anna Paquin. He developed
the voices for the animated pilot “The Theys”, and cast and directed all 52 episodes of “Gundam Force”
on the Cartoon Network. Rick has directed videogames for Bandai and Sony. Notably, Rick
cast “The Pirates of the Caribbean” videogame, and “The ChubbChubbs!” which won the Oscar for Best
Animated Short Film. Disney Activision Dreamworks Hasbro Jello Allpets.com Pioneer Nitto Tires
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Rick’s dynamic and entertaining coaching style make him a much sought after lecturer throughout the country. In Los Angeles, “Rick Zieff’s Unbelievably Fun Voice-over Class” is extremely popular. He has also instructed locally on behalf of The Learning Annex, as a guest panelist at popular L.A. workshops, and is the in-house instructor and demo producer for the prestigious Video Box Studios in West Hollywood. Many of Rick’s students have gone on to do national commercials, hit animation t.v.series, popular video games, bestseller audiobooks, and ongoing corporate narration. No matter what the medium, Rick emphasizes the importance of character development, text analysis, improvisation, and stresses that making strong creative choices are essential at the microphone. He teaches the tools voice actors need to “book” the job. Directing “Steamboy” (Sony animated feature) "The
Dark Knight" Batman Videogame (due Spring 2008) “SD Gundam Force” (Cartoon Network animated series–52 episodes) Bandai Video Games “The Theys” (Animated series pilot) Hooper
(voice-over elements for PBS' hamster mascot) Allpets.com (Television commercial campaign–six spots) Neutrogena (international corporate
industrials -- recorded in five languages) Space.com (Website game show) Jello Promotional Campaign Neo-Gen Promo (Pioneer) Nitto Tire Promo Vela Advertising Radio promo reel (12 spots) LRN (Numerous industrial voice-overs) Theatre (Partial listing): “Pot at the End of Your Elbow” (Altered Stages– New York) “People Like Us” (Matrix Theatre– L.A.) “I’m 36 Years Old and I Can Smoke if I Want” (Ensemble Studio Theatre– New York) “Strange Snow” (Rose Theatre– L.A.) Voice-over Casting “The ChubbChubbs!” ( Oscar–Best Animated Short Film) Double Halo 2 Promotional (Alternate reality game) Hasbro Toys (TV campaign) AllPets.com (TV campaign) Pacific Bell (TV campaign) LRN (Over 100 hrs. corporate industrials) Activision (Video games) G-4 (Video game cable network) Musketeer Partners (Website) Leap Frog (Educational materials) Theatrical Casting “A Prisoner’s Dream” (Musical-- Cinegrill in L.A./also directed) “Desperation” (Film) “Pot at the End of Your Elbow” (Off-Broadway hit play/also directed) “U-571" (Feature film casting associate) “Breakdown” (Feature film casting associate) “New York Seen” (Play/also directed) GTE Industrial (Reassembled the cast of “WKRP in Cincinnati”!) Pac Bell (Four TV ads) “Homefries Preview” (MTV special segment) “The Pain Chain” (Film) Notable Voice-over Acting Credits “Steamboy” (animated feature) “As Good As It Gets” (Voice of Verdell the dog!) “Snowden’s Christmas” (TV Christmas special) “Who Wants to be A Millionaire?” (CD-ROM ) “The Road to El Dorado” (Audiobook from the feature film– 500,000 copies sold) “Once Upon a Fairytale” (Award-winning audiobook) Hundreds of commercials, CD-ROM’s, industrials, and audiobooks Acting credits (partial listing) Film Terminator 3 View From The Top Ready To Rumble Nick of Time Drop Zone Mississippi Burning TV Malcolm in the Middle The Practice
ER Strong Medicine Boston Public Drew Carey When Billie Beat Bobbie (MOW) Buffy Felicity Law & Order (recurring) Team Finland (pilot) Theatre Broadway, Regional, Los Angeles
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