Rusty Case
Rusty, also known as William, began working for NBC in New York in 1985. He owned
and operated an organic food distribution business out of New York with 40 employees
and generating $12MM in annual sales. After eight years in the food distribution
business, Rusty was ready to return to entertainment and in 1994 became Director of
Systems Engineering for Cinergy FX/Mass.Illusion.
In 1996 Rusty was hired by Sony Pictures Imageworks and became a Sr. Systems
Architect for the development of the multi-thousand processor Imageworks facility in
Culver City. In 2000 Rusty was hired by Warner Bros./Eon Entertainment as the CTO
for the Wachowski Brothers.
In 2004 Rusty was a junior partner in the purchase of the 150,000 square foot Linda
Vista Hospital Location Studio in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, where he managed all
studio operations and was also director of business and project development for the
400-unit Buena Vista Lofts condominium project being developed for that site. From
2004 to 2008 Rusty was involved in location and production logistics for over 900
productions, including such high profile TV shows as Without A Trace, Bones, the
Shield, Monk and Criminal Minds; and additionally participated in raising over $100MM
in capital. Thereafter Rusty became the Chief Commercial Underwriter for the Platinum
Capital Group in Manhattan Beach where he interfaced with numerous commercial
banks and capital finance companies.
Rusty now lives in Phoenix where he is a producer for the Phoenix Independent Film
Makers Group and a business consultant and independent commercial underwriter.
Rusty has worked on many high profile Visual FX movies including The “Matrix II & III”,
“Spiderman”, “Cast Away”, “The Hollowman”, “Stuart Little”, “Godzilla”, “Contact”,
“Starship Troopers”, “Ghost and the Darkness” and “Judge Dredd” to name a few. Rusty
has most recently been a producer/director on“Girl, Wired!” and “KGooG,”and is in
development on a number of features and series including the reality show
comedy“Thats So Boulder!”
and operated an organic food distribution business out of New York with 40 employees
and generating $12MM in annual sales. After eight years in the food distribution
business, Rusty was ready to return to entertainment and in 1994 became Director of
Systems Engineering for Cinergy FX/Mass.Illusion.
In 1996 Rusty was hired by Sony Pictures Imageworks and became a Sr. Systems
Architect for the development of the multi-thousand processor Imageworks facility in
Culver City. In 2000 Rusty was hired by Warner Bros./Eon Entertainment as the CTO
for the Wachowski Brothers.
In 2004 Rusty was a junior partner in the purchase of the 150,000 square foot Linda
Vista Hospital Location Studio in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, where he managed all
studio operations and was also director of business and project development for the
400-unit Buena Vista Lofts condominium project being developed for that site. From
2004 to 2008 Rusty was involved in location and production logistics for over 900
productions, including such high profile TV shows as Without A Trace, Bones, the
Shield, Monk and Criminal Minds; and additionally participated in raising over $100MM
in capital. Thereafter Rusty became the Chief Commercial Underwriter for the Platinum
Capital Group in Manhattan Beach where he interfaced with numerous commercial
banks and capital finance companies.
Rusty now lives in Phoenix where he is a producer for the Phoenix Independent Film
Makers Group and a business consultant and independent commercial underwriter.
Rusty has worked on many high profile Visual FX movies including The “Matrix II & III”,
“Spiderman”, “Cast Away”, “The Hollowman”, “Stuart Little”, “Godzilla”, “Contact”,
“Starship Troopers”, “Ghost and the Darkness” and “Judge Dredd” to name a few. Rusty
has most recently been a producer/director on“Girl, Wired!” and “KGooG,”and is in
development on a number of features and series including the reality show
comedy“Thats So Boulder!”
