About Our Company
From concept to collaboration to the cinema, Captured Pictures considers a film is completed when the audience looks up from their popcorn. Creating the right distribution for each of our films is as important as the stories we tell.
Meet Our COLLABORATORS
Our talented collaborators oversee and ensure that every Captured Pictures film thrives in the market place.
Dean Alioto
Filmmaker Dean Alioto got his start dropping out of two film schools to work on movies for Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, and Oliver Stone. Dean went on to direct documentaries and independent films, including the supernatural thriller Portal for Vertical Entertainment. His abilities as an innovative storyteller have been singled out by Collider and Dread Central and he was featured in the Paramount + Documentary Unknown Dimensions as the creator of the first ever found footage movie The McPherson Tape. Recently, Dean has released the two-part UFO documentary series The Alien Perspective for Amazon and has finished his successful film festival run for the upcoming horror-comedy The Last Podcast. Currently, Dean is in development on a show for Blumhouse TV.
Ali Widdoes
Early in her career, Producer Ali Widdoes worked for Lionsgate as a brand manager overseeing releases including Marvel's animated features. For over 15 years she has served in various roles at Disney, including franchise for Pixar titles Incredibles 2 and Toy Story 4 in consumer products. Recently, Ali was an executive producer on the up coming award-winning film The Last Podcast, as well as producer on the award-winning documentary The Experiencers and The Alien Perspective 2-part series. Currently Ali is the senior director of franchise overseeing Universal's horror and Dreamworks content.
Steve Isles
Filmmaker Steve Isles began his career as a composer on indie and studio films, including Guy Ritchie's Rocknrolla, before co-directing and producing the award-winning supernatural thriller The Possession of David O'Reilly for IFC Films. Recently Steve co-write the Joel Kinnaman action-thriller Icefall. He is a sought after script consultant and had his screenplay Exile chosen in the Sundance Writer's lab. Currently, Steve is a co-producer on the upcoming award-winning dark-comedy horror film The Last Podcast.
SFX COLLABORATOR
Greg Nicotero
Make up FX master Greg Nicotero has created some of the most iconic FX in film history. Starting with Evil Dead 2, Aliens, and the Nightmare on Elm Street series, Greg quickly became one of the most sought after FX designers in the business. His range of movies include James Bond's Casino Royale, Inglorious Basterds, and Spider-Man 2. For the last 15 years Greg has been instrumental in the success of The Walking Dead franchise -- not only as the chief FX designer, but as an executive producer and director. His talents as a storyteller are unmatched in his field and his contributions on productions are prized and in demand. Captured Pictures looks forward to collaborating with Greg on several of our upcoming feature film projects.
