SAHARA production notes FINAL

Dee Rock worked for nearly three years as co-head (with Bill Brown) of physical
production for Phoenix Pictures. During that time, she supervised such projects as the
“Urban Legend” movies, Andrew Fleming’s “Dick,” Terrence Malick’s Academy Award®
nominee, “The Thin Red Line,” David Kelley’s “Lake Placid,” and Roger Spottiswoode’s
“The Sixth Day.”
Before her stint at Phoenix, Dee Rock worked as a production executive at 20th
Century Fox, where she was responsible for feature estimates on movies including Jim
Cameron’s “True Lies” and “Titanic,” Baz Luhrmann’s “William Shakespeare’s Romeo +
Juliet,” “Anastasia,” and “Alien Resurrection.” She previously worked as a production
accountant on such films as Jonathan Demme’s Academy Award ® -winning film “The
Silence of the Lambs,” Jan De Bont’s “Speed,” and Jodie Foster’s “Little Man Tate.”
Very much a rising star, SEAMUS McGARVEY, BSC (director of photography)
captured considerable attention for his work on “The Hours,” lighting three luminous
leading ladies - Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, and Julianne Moore. Recently, he added a
London Evening Standard award to the praise the movie has received.
Born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, McGarvey began his career as a still
photographer. His credits as director of photography include “Butterfly Kiss”, “The
Winter Guest,” “The War Zone,” “I Could Read the Sky,” “The Actors,” “A Map of the
World,” “High Fidelity,” “Enigma,” Mike Nichols’ “Wit,” and the upcoming “Charlotte’s
Web.”
Following a successful career as a television production designer where his work
included “The Naked Civil Servant” and “Edward and Mrs. Simpson,” ALLAN
CAMERON (production designer) made his debut as a film production designer with
“The Honorary Consul,” based on the Graham Greene novel.
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