Elyse Klaits has joined John Goldwyn Productions as VP of television to identify, develop, and produce projects for all platforms, announced John Goldwyn. The company recently announced its first look deal with Lionsgate Television.
Goldwyn said of Klaits, “She has a diverse background, impeccable instincts, and enormous enthusiasm. I have no doubt that she will make a big impact here and I look forward to working with her.”
Klaits most recently served at Bay Films, where she shepherded several projects into development, with a deal on one of her television projects about to be announced. Prior to her stint with Michael Bay, she was a long-time associate with The Kennedy/Marshall Company and worked directly with Kathleen Kennedy on films such as “Lincoln,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Diving Bell & the Butterfly,” “Munich,” and “Seabiscuit.” Early in her career, Klaits was an assistant to Jane Rosenthal at TriBeCa Productions, eventually rising to director of production and working on films such as “About a Boy” and “Meet the Parents.”
John Goldwyn Productions, headed by film and television producer John Goldwyn, currently produces the critically acclaimed Discovery Channel series “Manhunt” and produced the Emmy-nominated hit “Dexter.” Film credits include “Baby Mama, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” and the Bob Dylan biopic “I’m Not There.”
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More