Sheila Clover English
CEO

A publicist and CEO of Circle of Seven Productions, the premier creators of Book Trailers®, Mrs. English has created a niche in the book industry with creative promotional and marketing ideas.

A five-year veteran as an Executive Producer of award winning book commercials, Mrs. English is best known for her creative media endeavors, bringing book commercial distribution to movie theaters, television, cable and an online network of approximately 150 sites.

As an author herself, Mrs. English set out to find budget-conscious promotional opportunities that would give all authors a new lease on heavy-hitting, high-profile marketing strategies.

In 2006 Mrs. English won several international film awards for her book videos. She won as a producer, writer and for best low-cost commercial.

Mrs. English lives in Kentucky with her husband, daughter, son, and three very silly dogs.

I am a member of the
International Academy of the Visual Arts.

Sheila's IMDB Resume.

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Edmond P. English
Vice President

After obtaining his 4-year degree Mr. English went into network security. He worked on computer networking, security and administration for over 12 years, 4 as a manger. In college he worked behind the scenes with lighting and sound for stage productions. He also did some acting, which he pursued later in life, being on several regional television commercials.

Mr. English began studying online commercial creation using Adobe products. After taking an interest in book trailers he was trained to do editing and has created such book video as Surviving Demon Island, Parallel Series, We’ll Never Tell, All Romance eBooks TV Commercial and many more.

He became the Vice President of COS Productions in 2007. He continues to work on video editing projects and does project management for COS.

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Michael E. Miller
Director of Photography
Technical Advisor

www.digitalrealmproductions.com

Michael E. Miller has been into film, video, graphics and special effects since he was about 12 years old. He holds a 2-year degree in electronics, specializing in video. He has also been a musician for 30 years.

In 2002, Michael partnered with Sheila Clover English to create a Book Trailer® for her book, Circle of Seven. That was also the birth of Circle of Seven Productions.

In 2005, Circle of Seven Productions won a Telly Award for the Visual Effects in the Book Trailer® Mind Game. Michael and Sheila then decided to create an effects division of Circle of Seven Productions called COS/Fx so they could offer those services to the many Production Partners that work with COS Productions to fill the growing demand for Book Trailers®, Book Teasers® and Mini-Teasers™.

With several Telly, Davey and Cameo awards under their belt, COS/Fx grew into Digital Realm Productions in mid-2007. Digital Realm Productions offers more than just visual effects, they are a full featured production company.

After producing well over 50 commercials for books, Michael feels that he has found the perfect outlet for all of his varied interests. “It’s like everything in my past has groomed me for what I am doing at Digital Realm. I feel really blessed!”

Michael lives in Northern California with his wife of almost 25 years, his two sons, a dog, a tarantula, and a 4-foot corn snake named Houdini. Oh yes, his daughter and son-in-law recently informed him that he is going to be a grandfather.

Michael can be reached at mmiller@DigitalRealmProductions.com.

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Isaac Hirotsu Woofter
Executive Producer
New York Office

Isaac Woofter has received a Masters Degree from Columbia University in New York. He's been with COS Productions since 2003 as an Artistic Director and executive. Mr. Woofter lives in New York City and is the COS representative there.

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H.W. Miller
Distribution Manager

H.W. Miller has worked in the music industry for over 35 years. He has a background in publicity, marketing and promotions. He has worked with such country music favorites as Mickey Gilley, David Frazell, Shelly West, and others. Mr. Miller has homes in California and Arizona and operates our online distribution at both sites, with a primary office in Yuma, AZ. Wayne has helped to establish COS on over 150 online sites since he started in 2006. He monitors our online sites every day and evaluates each site. Mr. Miller is currently considered the leading authority on social media sites for book video distribution.

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Delores Thornton
African American Division Leader.

www.deloresthornton.com
www.margueritepresspromo.com
www.margueritepresspr.com
www.indianapolisbookfest.com
www.margueritepress.com
www.myspace.com/deloresthornton
www.myspace.com/margueritepresspromo

Voted "Queen of Promotion" by C&B Books of New York, Thornton, a lifelong Indianapolis resident, belongs to several writing organizations including her own: Marguerite Press (founded in 1996) and Marguerite Press Promo (founded in 2003) and Marguerite Press PR (launched 2006).

Thornton who has been inducted into the Self Publishing Hall of Fame (www.bookmarket.com/selfpublish.html), is the "Literary Expert" at Blackrefer.com., and is a columnist for the Indiana Herald Newspaper. Thornton also hosts Around2It, an Internet talk show. Selected Around2It interviews are also archived at the African-American Literature Book Club.

Thornton started writing several years ago and friends encouraged her to publish her first novel, Ida Mae, in 1997. Her second work, Ida Mae: The Saga Continues, was released in December, 1998. May 2000, she released Ida Mae the combined edition. Her third novel, titled Babe was released December 2000, Anybody Seen Junebug?, was released in 2003, Divine Appointment: A Caregiver's Guide, was published in June 2004, and How To Self-Publish That Great Novel Without Going Nuts!, was released in 2005 (and will be re-released by mainstream publisher, AMBER BOOKS May 2007). Upcoming work, Airing Dirty Linen - winter 2007. Thornton's short story, "Wild Flowers" will be included in the forthcoming anthology, "Gumbo for the Soul."

Recognized for community service during the 9th Annual Joy Awards in 2005, Thornton is also a volunteer mentor with the Marion County Probation Department, and the Co-founder/Executive Director of Indianapolis Book Fest, Incorporated. A judge in the Judge Paul Buchanan Literary Awards for 2004, and 2005, and yearly judge in the Woman of Color Online Pageant, Thornton is a regular contributor to Word Life News, Chaotic Dreams, and Booking Matters and AMPS Magazines.

A 1999 graduate of the LongRidge Writers Group of West Redding, Connecticut, Thornton received an Associates Degree in Christian Education from Simmons of Kentucky, in 2006, and is currently enrolled pursuing a Divinity Degree.

In her spare time, Thornton likes long drives and visiting her grown children and grandchildren.

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Joe Gruberman
Executive Producer - AZ
www.jgrub.com

Joe Gruberman is an award-winning writer/producer whose projects have included four independent feature films and three television programs, as well as many shorts and commercial ads, several of which have been produced under his banner of Bronck's Park Productions.
An accomplished director, videographer and editor, Joe launched a free educational series for indie filmmakers in 2004 and continues that series to this day under the sponsorship of IFP/Phoenix, where he serves as Education Director.

Joe is also an American Red Cross volunteer, and is on the board of the Arizona Screenwriters' Association.

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Lisa Torres
Screen Writer
www.amandajayde.com

An aspiring writer, Lisa is thrilled with the opportunity to work as a part of Circle of Seven. Getting her start by writing for her own pleasure she was soon urged by friends to try her hand at a bigger pond and eventually became a finalist in the Romantic Times Magazine Bordella contest in 2004.

In 2005 and 2006 she decided to enter the National Novel Writing Month challenge and both years won, writing 50,000 words in 30 days. She is completing both stories as full manuscripts while keeping her muse on her toes as she works with COS to look for new and creative ways to connect with readers.

She recently moved from her hometown in New York to a sunnier and decidedly warmer climate in Florida.

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Victoria Arias Fraasa
Head of Production

For More Information Contact:
(323) 937-0633Victoria Arias Fraasa
(323) 937-0633 Los Angeles
(310) 849-5753 Cell

The daughter of a Spaniard/Filipino father and American mother, Victoria grew up in Miami, Florida. After graduating from Florida State University she worked in New York City for the next ten years in various film industry jobs including a camera woman for CNN, film stage manager, and producer of music videos and commercials.

After years of successfully producing high end music videos and commercials, she turned her efforts to developing and directing short films. Her first short film "Breathless" was accepted in 1998 by the Independent Film Projects' Independent Feature Film Market.

Her next film, "Maria of the Flowers" was awarded first place in "Collaboration…A Short Film Contest" held in Miami. The film premiered in London at the BBC British Short Film Festival and has been accepted at several Hispanic Festival across the United States.

Victoria, with her cinematographer husband Steve Fraasa, is owner of Fraasa Films, Inc. which produces and directs infomercial's, commercials and short films for the book industry.

Victoria is currently working in both Los Angeles and Florida as a director.

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Savannah Haspel
Screen Writer

Savannah is one of Circle of Seven’s talented screenwriters. She holds a BS in Marketing with a concentration in Public Relations. Savannah  has worked in broadcast as well as radio in the state of Michigan, and now calls Phoenix Arizona her home.