ABOUT | TUNNEL

Founded by Kyle Jackson and Alan Pao, TUNNEL specializes in the creation and delivery of high-end media content, including feature films, television programs, live concerts, commercials, music videos, and trailers. TUNNEL had a breakthrough year in 2006, as we were heavily involved in almost 30 projects adding up to $30 Million in production and post production business. TUNNEL has continued to sky rocket in 2007 and 2008 as their operation has expanded to over 18,000 sq ft of post production space between their Santa Monica and New Mexico offices. TUNNEL was formed in response to the exorbitant cost of digital intermediate and color correction for the independent film market in 2003. With their partners (Silicon Color, AJA, and Apple), TUNNEL helped pioneer hardware and software that was so successful that it was ultimately bought by Apple and was re-launched at NAB 2007 as "Color," a new addition to the Final Cut Studio Suite of software.

The sudden drop in cost for high end post-production led to a surge in film and television contracts for TUNNEL. Utilizing an aggressive business plan, TUNNEL provided digital film services on over 25 features in 2006 alone, and has worked with nearly every major network, record label, and studio in Hollywood. Their success has been keenly noted, and has helped to contribute to a paradigm shift in the post-production industry. TUNNEL has continued its tradition of innovation by working with a couple select partners to make the post process easier and more readily available to films of all sizes. From helping to invent a DI platform that ushered in a new wave of feature film finishing to constantly pushing the boundaries of every application we use, TUNNEL quietly stirred up a storm in the post production industry. TUNNEL also parlayed their success in post-production into opportunities in film production. Maximizing their dollars through the strength of their vertical integration, they have produced a string of films in 2006 that have all successfully secured great distribution deals both domestically and abroad. These films include Patriotville, The Art of Travel, Loaded, 7-10 Split, Senior Skip Day, and Toxic. Branching out overseas, TUNNEL has dealt with a number of international governments. In February of 2007 TUNNEL gained exclusive access to some of China's top talent. As a result, TUNNEL produced Fusion 2007, a ground-breaking, two-day concert that was aired by Hunan TV to over 220 million viewers in China. Grammy award winner Gnarls Barkley joined Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and an all-star selection of Chinese artists, led by Jackie Chan, on stage in Las Vegas, to ring in the Chinese New Year. More recently TUNNEL has spent the last year focusing on a project that is set to launch in Fall of 2008 with the Government of Sierra Leone. REBIRTH is a feature length documentary and long term initiative that will document the windfall of changes that have happened since their first democratic election following the end of the civil war in 2004. From bringing power back to the country to inviting a tourism industry to this beautiful country, TUNNEL has also made it part of their MO to see hope, prosperity, and justice brought to the people of Sierra Leone. It will start with a single project and will end in schools, programs, and initiatives to help bring the broadcast industry back to a country that needs now more than ever to communicate with its citizens. TUNNEL realizes that in the entertainment industry we are on a world stage and everything we do should work to elevate and encourage while entertaining our audiences, both on screen and behind the scenes. So we are a unique company in that on one side we develop technology and find ways to more efficiently do post production for our clients, while on the other side we work hard to bring to life projects that we believe in and make sure that we leverage all our industry relationships to see it come to life.