Mary Tallman(I)
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
- Actress
A former child prodigy in painting and drawing; Mary's art toured
Europe twice in 1974 & 1975. At age 12 began earning college credit
(School of the Art Institute Of Chicago and Oxbow Summer School of Art,
Saugatuck, MI).
Parents were actors June Campbell and A.H. "Jerry" Tallman. Both had radio shows on WGN/Tribune affiliate in Illinois. Great uncle Frank Tallman was a stunt pilot for feature film and television. Sister Patricia starred in George A. Romero films "Knightriders", "Night Of The Living Dead (1990)." While visiting sister on the set of Knightriders" at age 16 Mary decided to change her major from art to film. Sister Judie Tallman is hair & makeup artist in Los Angeles.
1990 Studied script supervision and film continuity with Martha Pinson in Rockport, Maine.
1989 Assistant Editor, Fine Cut, Inc. Martin Bernstein, Editor Feature Film: "Shaking The Tree", "St. Tony's" Responsibilities: Preparing daily reels for video transfer, coding and logging daily reels, checking script mimic for Edaflex programming, organizing script notes, script, sound, camera and lab reports.
1986 -1987 Production Coordinator/Script Supervisor Michael Dunn Productions, IL "Make A Splash- Volunteer!" film won awards: Best Educational Film, Chicago International Film Festival, Huston International Film Festival, 2 Chicago Emmys (Best Director, Best Producer), Gold: New York International Film Festival, Certificate of Merit: U.S. International Industrial & Education Film Festival.
1983/4 Production Assistant "The Party Animal". She was so funny the director made her a cast member. "Vital Signs" pa and assistant to Edward Asner Pa/Script on Pee Wee Herman's first HBO Special. Intern Orion Pictures
1984 Producer, Universal Pictures / Suski Fallick, Los Angeles Press Junkets for Feature Films: "16 Candles"-John Hughes, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall "Iceman"- Fred Schepsi, John Lone
1984 Graduated with BA in Film Production from Columbia College, Chicago.
Parents were actors June Campbell and A.H. "Jerry" Tallman. Both had radio shows on WGN/Tribune affiliate in Illinois. Great uncle Frank Tallman was a stunt pilot for feature film and television. Sister Patricia starred in George A. Romero films "Knightriders", "Night Of The Living Dead (1990)." While visiting sister on the set of Knightriders" at age 16 Mary decided to change her major from art to film. Sister Judie Tallman is hair & makeup artist in Los Angeles.
1990 Studied script supervision and film continuity with Martha Pinson in Rockport, Maine.
1989 Assistant Editor, Fine Cut, Inc. Martin Bernstein, Editor Feature Film: "Shaking The Tree", "St. Tony's" Responsibilities: Preparing daily reels for video transfer, coding and logging daily reels, checking script mimic for Edaflex programming, organizing script notes, script, sound, camera and lab reports.
1986 -1987 Production Coordinator/Script Supervisor Michael Dunn Productions, IL "Make A Splash- Volunteer!" film won awards: Best Educational Film, Chicago International Film Festival, Huston International Film Festival, 2 Chicago Emmys (Best Director, Best Producer), Gold: New York International Film Festival, Certificate of Merit: U.S. International Industrial & Education Film Festival.
1983/4 Production Assistant "The Party Animal". She was so funny the director made her a cast member. "Vital Signs" pa and assistant to Edward Asner Pa/Script on Pee Wee Herman's first HBO Special. Intern Orion Pictures
1984 Producer, Universal Pictures / Suski Fallick, Los Angeles Press Junkets for Feature Films: "16 Candles"-John Hughes, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall "Iceman"- Fred Schepsi, John Lone
1984 Graduated with BA in Film Production from Columbia College, Chicago.
