As VP of product, Brian Gaffney leads the strategic development and enhancement of MTI Film’s software offerings, ensuring our company continues to deliver cutting-edge solutions to its clients. His extensive background includes notable contributions to a wide range of projects in the film and television industry. His expertise has been instrumental in the success of various high-profile productions, earning him recognition for his technical acumen and innovative solutions. Prior to joining MTI Film, Gaffney held key positions at Unity Technologies, X2X Media (PIX + CODEX), Technicolor Creative Services, Creative Bridge, Turbo Squid and Autodesk where he played a pivotal role in developing and implementing groundbreaking, award-winning solutions for the industry. His passion for advancing technology and his commitment to delivering top-notch products align seamlessly with MTI Film’s mission in the relentless pursuit of even better.
Director of Engineering, Victor Vaile has a wide and varied background in IT and Video infrastructure. When Victor joined the MTI team, he provided the company with a level of expertise required for the demanding challenges of today’s post production process. Everything from the smallest to the largest issues are overseen by Victor and his group of engineers, making MTI a safe, secure, and robust environment.
As Executive Producer, Barbara brings a wealth of post production experience to her role in leading MTI Film's production department. As Associate Producer on many episodic shows she learned the business from the ground up. This experience combined with her stint as Director of Visual Effects and then Managing Director at Encore Hollywood gives Barbara a unique set of skills to lead her group in servicing MTI's clients at the highest level of excellence. Completely accessible, Barbara is ready to help with any project. So give her a call!
As Director of Operations, Barry brings a great deal to the MTI success equation having been a tape operator, tape operations supervisor, and Operations Manager. That direct, hands on experience is what gives Barry the ability to step into virtually any situation at MTI and be the problem solver that is expected of a Director of Operations. But Barry delivers more. He has trained scores of young people to understand the proper disciplines of delivering quality work that is of the highest technical standard. And, in the ever changing world of post production delivery requirements and workflows, Barry has been instrumental in maintaining order in the chaos that can ensue. Professionalism and technical proficiency with a smile is the order of the day with Barry.
Beginning his career as a film editor in New York City, Larry Chernoff has since helped to found and lead many post production companies around Los Angeles, including FilmCore, Encore and RIOT. He went on to become President of 4MC, later Ascent Media Group Creative Services, including its Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and London operations. In 2017, the HPA honored him with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Larry brought this history and expertise to MTI Film, first as a Board Member in 2003 and then as CEO since 2005. Larry's vision and experience has helped keep MTI Film's flagship products, DRS™ NOVA & CORTEX on the cutting edge of post-production technology and has been the driving force behind MTI Film's fully file-based workflow.
