``X-Files'' Composer Mark Snow Joins ``Chinatown'' Cinematographer John A. Alonzo on Short Film Comedy ``The Dancing Cow''.

LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1999--

Ten-time Emmy-nominated composer Mark Snow joins Oscar- and Emmy-nominated Director of Photography John A. Alonzo on "The Dancing Cow," a short film comedy directed by Taz Goldstein and produced by Robert Moniot for their company, Built-d Media.

The announcement was jointly made Wednesday by Moniot and Goldstein.

"The Dancing Cow" tells the story of indie filmmaker Evan Lepsow, whose first movie has all of Hollywood's top brass in a feeding frenzy. The only problem is they've been watching the wrong film. Evan's movie is "Kisses for Eleanor," but everyone's crediting him as director of "The Dancing Cow." Having gained instant access to Hollywood's most powerful moguls, Evan struggles with ethics versus opportunity as he secretly begins his comedic quest to discover who really directed "The Dancing Cow."

The script was written by Goldstein from a story by Goldstein and Moniot, and the film was executive produced by Ric Wolfe. Byrne Offutt, Butch Hammett, David Finkel and Otto Coelho star.

Snow, who decided to join the project after seeing a rough cut of the film, said: "Their movie is brilliant -- and dark -- and I laughed out loud a lot. I'd never met Taz and Rob before, but it was clear to me that we shared the same sense of humor. After getting me to say yes to working with them, they sent over this mock contract that was so funny that my music editor read it and volunteered his services for free."

Alonzo stated: "The most obvious thing that attracted me to `The Dancing Cow' was the material. Instead of being arty and self-conscious, the story was straightforward. Taz and Rob are special. I like their tenacity, and their good manners. It's an unusual combination. They have the enthusiasm, energy, and drive to push any project through, and I will continue to open doors for them wherever I can."

Goldstein said: "When John Alonzo said `yes,' I did a happy dance for two weeks straight. And then when Mark Snow said `yes,' I happy danced for another two weeks. I've lost about ten pounds so far. There's really no other way to describe it, and I am happily forever in their debt."

Moniot added: "Mark Snow joining the project is the icing on a ridiculously big and tasty cake. Both he and Mr. Alonzo are incredibly gifted artists, and we can't believe our good fortune to be working with them on our first film."

Goldstein and Moniot have worked as writer/director/producers on a wide range of projects since teaming in 1994. As senior producers for the ATAS Archive of American Television, they worked closely with Archive co-chairs David Wolper and Grant Tinker during the pilot phase of the project. Then, they shot a one-minute awareness spot featuring James Garner and Noah Wyle which aired on ABC during the Emmys.

The team used their documentary experience to create a fund-raising reel for Steven Spielberg's Starbright Foundation, and then branched into commercial production with spots for Nissan and The Hotel Bel Air. Based on storyboards that the team drew themselves, Sony hired the duo to shoot a high profile corporate industrial on High Definition for the 1997 Siggraph Convention. They expanded their client list with a recruiting film for Sony Pictures Imageworks and a product reel for Fuji film.

Built-d also cut feature trailers for Miramax and Columbia Pictures. Most recently, Goldstein and Moniot created the radio campaign for the Universal hit comedy "American Pie," and shot a documentary short about the Center Theater Group that featured Tom Hanks, Danny Glover, Sharon Lawrence and Al Pacino.

Sid Ganis, who heads Out of the Blue Entertainment, met Goldstein and Moniot about three years ago and he has supported their efforts each step of the way. "It was an amazing meeting," Ganis recalled.

"They brought such enthusiasm and excitement with them. They truly believed that they could conquer the world and nothing has changed. They're unstoppable. And that's the kind of enthusiasm we should all bring to our work."