Being a member of the Green Machine has given many young men the foundation to move into the world beyond drum corps with massive success. Cavaliers alumni can be found in almost every sector of industry and the arts. Now is your unique opportunity to learn how the gears of the machine turn.

75 minute moderated Zoom/GoogleMeet chat in an exclusive small group setting. This is your chance to learn from the best how to break into a field. If you are already at an entry level this is a great opportunity to learn what skills you need to develop to make it to the next level. Make sure your pencil is sharpened! You don't want to miss anything.

3-4 Industry Experts

5 Attendees

BIOS TV/MEDIA

Dec 12 7-8:30pm CST

Aaron Schnieder

I marched in the rifle line in 81, 82 and flag in 86.

Filmmaker Aaron Schneider is the director of the World War II thriller Greyhound, starring Tom Hanks, released on July 10, 2020 from Apple TV+. Schneider's first feature, Get Low, staring Robert Duvall and Bill Murray, drew widespread praise when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and earned Schneider the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. His short film Two Soldiers won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

Schneider began his directing career in episodic television but, interested in helming feature films, he decided to self-finance and adapt William Faulkner's short story Two Soldiers into a short film. The 40-minute short won a top prize at the Palm Springs Film Festival which made it eligible for an Oscar . Schneider submitted the film to the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts & Sciences which led to his Academy Award .

Jay Looby

I marched in 2001 and 2002 in the Tuba section.

Bio: I've worked as a Camera Operator and 1st AC/Camera Utility with numerous clients for networks including ABC, CBS, FOX, Discovery, Bravo, MTV, VH1, and Showtime. My specialties include POV cameras, drones, time-lapse, and astrophotography.

Ryan Ling

Ryan Ling is a native of Wilmington, OH and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY with his wife Lindsey. He has been working in television production since 2003, and launched his own production company, Bird Brain Productions, in 2015. Over the span of his career he has worked with some of the nation's top entertainers, comedians, and musicians. In 2011 Ryan created MTV2's highest rated original series "Guy Code" that led to franchise spinoffs, Girl Code, Girl Code Live, Guy Court, Charlamagne's Uncommon Sense, and Ladylike, launching the careers of Charlamagne tha God, Pete Davidson, Nicole Byer, Awkwafina, Carly Aquilino, and many more. Currently he is developing series for MTV, Vh1, Nickelodeon, Snapchat, and Viceland.

Ryan received his Bachelor's degree in TV Production/ Mass Communications from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Ryan was a marching member of the Corps for 5 seasons (1998-2002) where he played baritone until being named Assistant Drum Major in 2002.

Nathan Smith

Marched from '92 to '98 and was Color Guard Captain in '98

Nathan is currently the set decorator for Grey's Anatomy.

NOTES:

Aaron directs & produces films
Jay runs the camera on TV/film sets
Ryan produces TV
Nathan does set dressing & design