At MG Pictures there are no amateurs.
Our team consists of expert DP’s, camera men and women, sound-ops, producers, directors, writers and editors. The following are just some of the creative team MG Pictures utilizes to help produce outstanding stories.
Bringing another level of expertise to MG Pictures.
Jason Evans
SilverShark Media is an independent media production company created to provide an alternative option for business production needs.
Company founder Jason Evans moved to Maui in 2005 to establish a fresh perspective in the multimedia world on the Valley Isle. Prior to moving to the Hawaiian Islands, Evans was a producer in the national cable hit series “Trading Spaces” franchise.
In 2010 Evans was recognized as a nominee in Mayor’s Small Business Award ceremony on Maui in the category of “Young Business Person of the Year.”
In 2014, 2017, and 2018 Evans was nominated for an EMMY award as producer in the category of Best Daytime Travel series. In 2019 he received a nomination as producer of Xploration Awesome Planet in the category of Best Daytime Educational/Informative Series.
In 2015 Evans received a Golden Pen award in Croatia for Outstanding Contribution to the Media Promotion of Croatian Tourism.
SilverShark Media has worked seamlessly with tourism boards across the world along with global destination brands such as Fairmont, Four Seasons, Hyatt, Marriott, Outrigger, Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, and Westin.
Since 2012, Jason Evans and I have collaborated on over 100 episodes of science, travel and adventure programming. We’ve traveled all over the world telling great stories.
Tom Donnelly
Tom Donnelly leads a team of designers and animators who utilize motion graphics to tell stories for the pharmaceutical, healthcare, tech and finance industries and more.
Tom and his team produces engaging, dynamic animated content for event, television, the web and everywhere in between. The bulk of their non-broadcast content is created for businesses and organizations in the Greater Philadelphia and New York City regions, while the team's broadcast credits can be found on Disney+, TLC, National Geographic, The History Channel, The Golf Channel and elsewhere.
Explainer animations, graphics packages, animated logos, brand reveals, social media content and more - TD Post & Animation does it all.
Tom and I have been working together since early 2010. His editing and animation skills are second to none and he is the first call!
James Copes
James first started working with Tolsma Productions over a decade ago and has been its president since 2022.
Helping organizations distill their objectives, and find the essence and soul behind their stories is not just one of his foremost strengths–but also something in which he takes great pleasure and pride.
James has directed and produced effective and award-winning productions for nonprofit organizations across the country, helping to support causes from housing equity, to LGBTQ+ rights to animal shelters.
James also works with communications and development professionals to help them improve their own in-house production chops through Tolsma Productions’ teaching and consulting efforts.
Always interested in sharing knowledge, James has presented on virtual events and video production for the Association of Fundraising Professionals. A graduate of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, James lives in North Philly with his husband and two dogs.
James and I have been producing content together for over 10 years. We love the non-profit sector. The stories are amazing and the people we get to talk to are helping make the world a better place.
Paul founded Real Arts Media in 2004 — as a documentary-style production company providing programs for unscripted television, media publishers, educational distributors, and major brands. As a writer, producer, director and editor, he’s worked on projects for HGTV, TLC, Fox Sports, Disney+, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, the American Heart Association, Fender Musical Instruments/Gretsch Guitars, Gerolsteiner Mineral Water,Barclaycard US, AT&T, AstraZeneca, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and a range of literary publishing houses including Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Books and others.
He is the recipient of 3 Telly Awards and holds a master's degree in Film & TV from Temple University. He is creative, passionate, organized and deadline driven, with solid expertise in all phases of production and post — a team player with great instincts, backed by 20+ years of industry knowledge.
