Lynn Zook, Producer
lynn@classiclasvegas.com

Raised in Las Vegas, a graduate of the USC School of Cinema and Television Masters of Fine Arts program, Lynn is an accomplished award- winning producer and editor.  She blends her talents as a filmmaker, preservationist and archivist and it is her love for her hometown that is the driving force behind this project.

"The Story of Classic Las Vegas began because the real history of Las Vegas is more than imploded hotels and star-studded revisionism. Having grown up here with family and friends that remain here still, I share a perspective of the town that has not been addressed by the majority of documentaries currently available. In talking with my family and friends I realized that they had seen and been responsible for, in vastly under realized ways, the growth of Las Vegas over the last 60 years. In a city that is growing daily and old-timers now seem measured in months instead of years, they remember their town, its history and its colorful characters. These stories must not be lost."

-Lynn Zook, Producer

 

Jeff Scheftel, Producer/Writer/Director

Jeff Scheftel is an award-winning filmmaker who has directed, written, and produced over 100 television programs, specials and feature documentaries in the span of his twenty year career, including the Annual GRAMMY Awards, A&E's Emmy, and Peabody winning "Biography" series, Lifetime's "Intimate Portraits" and the long-running "Modern Marvels" series that he helped create for The History Channel.
 

Gardner Monks, Producer/Writer

Graduating from USC with a B.A. in Film History & Criticism in 1990, he began his career as a motion picture editor before becoming Post Production Supervisor for the newly formed New Star Entertainment.  He has since produced several independent features and industrial documentaries. He also wrote episodes while coordinating post-production on Dick Wolf's "Arrest & Trial."
 

Jess Bushyhead, Producer/Editor

With a Masters of Fine Arts in Television Production from UCLA, Jess went on to edit 650 hours of programming for the USA Network. Then in the early eighties, he began a career with NBC Network News, editing, writing, and producing for NBC Nightly News, Dateline, and the Today Show. Most recently, Jess was the Digital Development Coordinator for NBC Network News, bringing cutting-edge technology to NBC, creating one of the first state-of-the-art digital newsrooms and on-location networks. He has won four National Emmys.
 

Jon Stromp, Editor/Engineer

With a B.A. in Radio/Television from the University of Arizona, Jon worked as a videotape editor and taught editing at UCLA Extension. He then became an on-line editor and engineer at NBC Network News. He went on to found Edit Point, Inc. of Burbank, one of the leading post-production facilities in Southern California for the last two decades, devoted to the basic concept that editing systems should be designed by editors who use them. He is now Chief Engineer at Fuel Channel for Fox Sports.
 

James Boobar, Writer

A writer of commissioned screenplays, plays produced in Los Angeles, and published short fiction, James is a writing prodigy.  His short story "The Idea of a Homeless Man" was a finalist in the 2001 National Steinbeck Center Short Story Competition and is currently being turned into a film.  He has delivered numerous lectures on John Steinbeck's legacy in California and on Fyodor Dostoevsky while in St. Petersburg, Russia.  He has presented at the Centennial Steinbeck Conference in New York.   He has taught at the University of Redlands, California, and has recently completed a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.

Joanna Arlukiewicz, Graphic and Web Designer

With a B.A. from the University of Redlands that integrates Graphic Design and Environmental Studies, Joanna’s clients range from the film industry to non-profit environmental organizations, from Universal Studios to the Ocean Conservation Society. Previously, Joanna spent three years as the art director and chief graphic and web designer for Edit Point, Inc. in Burbank, California. Joanna now works exclusively as a freelance designer based in Los Angeles.