Deborah Hutchison

==Film and media career==

==Film and media career==

Hutchison has co-founded several companies and worked with numerous film studios, as an atmosphere casting director and/or assistant director, including [[Columbia Pictures]], [[Warner Brothers]], [[Universal Pictures]], [[MGM Studios]], [[Orion Pictures]], and [[Paramount Pictures]] on one or more of their various films. In 1979, while working as an extra in ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'', she saw an opportunity to form her own casting company for extras in Chicago. In 1980, she cast three days worth of extras for the feature film, ''[[Thief (film)|Thief]]'', starring James Caan and went on to found Rosen-Knutsen Casting{{Cite web|url = https://www.imdb.com/company/co0092187/|title =Rosen-Knutsen Casting on IMDb |date = |accessdate = |website = [[IMDb]]|publisher = |last = |first = }} in [[Chicago]], where she worked as the founding partner for five years.{{cite news|last=Mehler|first=Neil|title=Moviemaker Lures Extras With Crowd-Pleasing Gifts|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/25009913.html?dids=25009913:25009913&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+15%2C+1985&author=Neil+Mehler&pub=Chicago+Tribune+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=MOVIEMAKER+LURES+EXTRAS+WITH+CROWD-PLEASING+GIFTS&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411160109/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/25009913.html?dids=25009913:25009913&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+15,+1985&author=Neil+Mehler&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=MOVIEMAKER+LURES+EXTRAS+WITH+CROWD-PLEASING+GIFTS&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=May 15, 1985}}

Hutchison has co-founded several companies and worked with numerous film studios, as an atmosphere casting director and/or assistant director, including [[Columbia Pictures]], [[Warner Brothers]], [[Universal Pictures]], [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM Studios]], [[Orion Pictures]], and [[Paramount Pictures]] on one or more of their various films. In 1979, while working as an extra in ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'', she saw an opportunity to form her own casting company for extras in Chicago. In 1980, she cast three days worth of extras for the feature film, ''[[Thief (film)|Thief]]'', starring James Caan and went on to found Rosen-Knutsen Casting{{Cite web|url = https://www.imdb.com/company/co0092187/|title =Rosen-Knutsen Casting on IMDb |date = |accessdate = |website = [[IMDb]]|publisher = |last = |first = }} in [[Chicago]], where she worked as the founding partner for five years.{{cite news|last=Mehler|first=Neil|title=Moviemaker Lures Extras With Crowd-Pleasing Gifts|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/25009913.html?dids=25009913:25009913&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+15%2C+1985&author=Neil+Mehler&pub=Chicago+Tribune+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=MOVIEMAKER+LURES+EXTRAS+WITH+CROWD-PLEASING+GIFTS&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411160109/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/25009913.html?dids=25009913:25009913&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+15,+1985&author=Neil+Mehler&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=MOVIEMAKER+LURES+EXTRAS+WITH+CROWD-PLEASING+GIFTS&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=May 15, 1985}}

Hutchison's company was responsible for casting for extras on numerous films, including ''[[Streets of Fire]]'', [[Class (film)|''Class'']], ''[[Doctor Detroit]]'', ''[[Lucas (1986 film)|Lucas]]'', ''[[Grandview, USA]]'' and ''[[Code of Silence (1985 film)|Code of Silence]]''. She also served as Production Assistant on many of these films. In 1984 Hutchison was voted into the [[Directors Guild of America]]. In 1985, she worked as 2nd assistant director on [[Weird Science (film)|''Weird Science'']] and the TV pilot of [[Lady Blue (TV series)|''Lady Blue'']]. Hutchison sold the company the same year to her partner, Susan Knutsen, and moved to [[Los Angeles]], where she quickly established a new production company, Rosen-Caplan. She worked with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] as the associate producer of movie of the week, ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092679/ Bluffing It]''{{cite news|last1=O'Connor|first1=John|title='Bluffing It,' on Illiteracy|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092679/|agency=New York Times|date=September 11, 1987}} and with developing the in-house pilot, ''Night School''. During this time, Hutchison simultaneously co-founded Panther Productions Inc. with husband Hall Hutchison and worked on such TV projects as, ''[[Liquid Television]]'', ''[[Jay Jay the Jet Plane]]'', and ''[[Pee-Wee's Playhouse]]''. In 2008, Hutchison began work on the animated short film ''The Improbable Journey of Berta Benz''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf3x1r2oevM ''The Improbable Journey of Berta Benz''] which was released in 2012 and won numerous awards.The Berta Benz project led Hutchison to her next venture, [[Gutsy Gals Inspire Me]], a multimedia entertainment company that encourages women to live with clarity and courage and "drive their destiny" by pursuing their dreams.The company also had a strong philanthropic focus, presenting [https://www.gutsygalaward.com Gutsy Gals Inspire Me Awards] from 2008 to 2020 to honor women who exemplified courage, vision, and perseverance in achieving their goals.

Hutchison's company was responsible for casting for extras on numerous films, including ''[[Streets of Fire]]'', [[Class (film)|''Class'']], ''[[Doctor Detroit]]'', ''[[Lucas (1986 film)|Lucas]]'', ''[[Grandview, USA]]'' and ''[[Code of Silence (1985 film)|Code of Silence]]''. She also served as Production Assistant on many of these films. In 1984 Hutchison was voted into the [[Directors Guild of America]]. In 1985, she worked as 2nd assistant director on [[Weird Science (film)|''Weird Science'']] and the TV pilot of [[Lady Blue (TV series)|''Lady Blue'']]. Hutchison sold the company the same year to her partner, Susan Knutsen, and moved to [[Los Angeles]], where she quickly established a new production company, Rosen-Caplan. She worked with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] as the associate producer of movie of the week, ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092679/ Bluffing It]''{{cite news|last1=O'Connor|first1=John|title='Bluffing It,' on Illiteracy|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092679/|agency=New York Times|date=September 11, 1987}} and with developing the in-house pilot, ''Night School''. During this time, Hutchison simultaneously co-founded Panther Productions Inc. with husband Hall Hutchison and worked on such TV projects as, ''[[Liquid Television]]'', ''[[Jay Jay the Jet Plane]]'', and ''[[Pee-Wee's Playhouse]]''. In 2008, Hutchison began work on the animated short film ''The Improbable Journey of Berta Benz''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf3x1r2oevM ''The Improbable Journey of Berta Benz''] which was released in 2012 and won numerous awards.The Berta Benz project led Hutchison to her next venture, [[Gutsy Gals Inspire Me]], a multimedia entertainment company that encourages women to live with clarity and courage and "drive their destiny" by pursuing their dreams.The company also had a strong philanthropic focus, presenting [https://www.gutsygalaward.com Gutsy Gals Inspire Me Awards] from 2008 to 2020 to honor women who exemplified courage, vision, and perseverance in achieving their goals.