BIG IN TEXAS FILMS

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WE BUILD THE RUNWAY. WE CAPTURE THE SHOT. WE OWN THE AUDIENCE.

Welcome to the new frontier of independent cinema. Founded by military veterans and industry professionals, Big In Texas Films operates completely outside the legacy Hollywood system. We are a fully integrated, self-sustaining production studio built on extreme discipline, agile technology, and rugged storytelling. From the initial greenlight to global distribution, everything happens in-house. No gatekeepers. No permission. Just cinema.

EXPLORE THE STUDIO

DEPARTMENTAL ARCHITECTURE

THE FIVE OPERATIONAL WINGS OF THE ECOSYSTEM

DEPARTMENT 01

OPERATIONS & STRATEGY

The runway builders. Manages studio corporate entities, private financing, legal/NDA structures, and local NAS post infrastructure.

Leadership: Richard Leon, Jim Vogel
Tech: Algorithmic Budgeting & Legal Automation
DEPARTMENT 02

PRODUCTION

The on-set strike team. Merges directing, camera operating, and lighting into a lean, agile unit capturing authentic performances without bloated studio footprints.

Leadership: Taylor Beck, Derek Salyer
Tech: Algorithmic Shot Lists & Rapid Pre-Viz
DEPARTMENT 03

PHYSICAL WORLD

Fabricates set reality in front of the glass. Sets, props, and wardrobe unified under one coherent tactile, weathered aesthetic.

Leadership: Head of Carpentry & Wardrobe
Tech: AI Visual Lookbooks & Fabrication Blueprints
DEPARTMENT 04

POST-PRODUCTION

The digital lab. Anchored by our isolated 10GbE network and NVMe SSD caching array for zero-bottleneck collaborative 4K/8K grading and sound sculpture.

Network: 10GbE NAS + DaVinci PostgreSQL
Immediate Role: Lead Post Supervisor
DEPARTMENT 05

MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION

We do not wait to be picked. Owns our audience through TVOD pipelines, AVOD aggregation, and continuous production-to-social pipelines.

Leadership: Richard Leon
Channels: Big In Texas Film Festival & TVOD Portals

STUDIO LEADERSHIP

VETERAN LOGISTICS & BROADCAST EXECUTION

Richard Leon
Executive Producer / Operations

USMC Veteran and combat-zone Lead Field Service Representative. Managing Partner of The Red Lion Agency, applying RevOps discipline to indie film financing and distribution.

Jim Vogel
Strategic Advisor / Technical Ops

28-year broadcast veteran and founder of Stage2Screen. Panavision/Arri certified with HBO technical credits, scaling heavy gear acquisitions and soundstage logistics.

Derek Salyer
Director of Photography

CEO of Moonbridge Media. Over 1,900 productions published since 2018. Expert in lean visual content engines, commercial imagery, and pre-production AI automation.

Taylor Beck
Director / Hollywood Liaison

Narrative visionary packaging high-level scripts, interfacing with talent representatives, and directing on-set performances true to the cinematic vision.

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