2006 - Present
R. Sheldon Productions
Los Angeles, CA
Created and / or optioned a number of motion picture, television, live theatre, and book projects currently in development including, but not limited to:
“Go Fish” The Movie Feature Film Executive Producer
“Play Ball” Feature Film Creator/Co-Writer & Producer
“The Journeyman” Feature Film Creator/Co-Writer & Producer
“I’m Ready For My Close Up” TV Series Creator/Co-Writer & Producer
Mobile
Internet
“Miracles Do Happen” Feature Film Creator/Co-Writer & Producer
Musical Stage Play
Book & Documentary
“The Image Maker” TV Series Creator/Co-Writer & Producer
Mobile
Internet
‘Black Karma-Return to Huna” Feature Film Co-Writer & Producer
2002 - 2006
Ambassador Entertainment Group
Los Angeles, CA
Signed one of the largest film libraries in Europe for representation in North America
Acquired or developed a number of motion picture projects.
2003, responsible for strategy and introductions leading to a $500,000,000 investment in motion pictures from a leading venture capital company in England
2000 - 2006
Euroca Strategic Alliances S.L.
Madrid, Spain
Euroca services include establishing strategic relationships for entertainment companies and projects throughout the world for marketing; financing; including tax benefits.
Representing products for sale on television throughout Europe
Created marketing plan for an international mobile phone company that incorporated the integration of content and advertisers in a strategy that had never been implemented
1999 - Present
Dragon International Studios / Theme Park
Cardiff, Wales
One of the Founders and shareholders of a £350,000,000 state-of-the-art movie, television studio and theme park complex being built on over 300 acres in south Wales. Responsibilities include: Formulating business plan; Establishing strategic partnerships: Financing; Production; Distribution; Film School; Created public relations marketing campaign to the film industry in North America. Assisted in arranging $600,000,000 Letter Of Intent and created public relations and marketing campaign to bring the Studio to the attention of the most important talent and independent production companies in the film industry in North America subsequently leading to the Welsh government approval Project currently under construction.
1994 - 1998
Executive Producer - NORTH BAY ENTERTAINMENT
Beverly Hills, CA
Provided partial financing on the motion picture “The Thin Red Line” a 20th Century Fox release nominated for Best Picture in 1999.
Created marketing plan for content on mobile phones
1992-1994
CEO / President - SYNTHETICA TECHNOLOGIES, Inc
Richmond, CA
Negotiated and funded the acquisition as well as the operation (over $9,000,000). Responsibilities as President/CEO included day-to-day company operations, financing, government regulatory permits and marketing. Concluded license to Scientific Ecology Group, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Westinghouse), Contract value-$68,000,000.
1988 - 1994
President - ROSS SHELDON PRODUCTIONS
Los Angeles, CA
Responsibilities included finance, project development and marketing. Executive produced the videos "What You Can Do to Save the Planet" with Bob Saget and "Earth Day 1990" with Jackson Browne and Kenny Loggins. Co-created the independent television series “Wide World of Kids.”
Wrote lyrics at Motown Records for the singing group Temptations
1989 - 1991
V. P. of Creative Affairs - GLENDALE STUDIOS
Glendale, CA
Responsibilities included finance, new project development and marketing. Negotiated, in Russia, World Tour of “The Leningrad Ballet on Ice"
1987 - 1989
V.P. of Development - AMERICAN EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT
Los Angeles, CA
Responsible for project development and establishing industry relations. Reported to the Executive Vice-President of Creative Affairs
Arranged credit line of up to $50,000,000 for motion picture production
1984 - 1987
Director of Development - CINEVISION, Ltd.
Santa Monica, CA
Responsibilities included writing concepts for T.V. shows. Developed over twenty concepts for reality based series
1983 - 1984
Writer / Producer - H. SMITH PRODUCTIONS / 20th CENTURY FOX
Culver City, CA
Wrote the movie story for the Jim Croce hit song “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”.
1982 - 1983
Associate Producer - APPLEDOWN FILMS
Beverly Hills, CA
Participated in development as an executive/principle of the motion picture "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins", directed by Guy Hamilton; financed and distributed by Orion Pictures.
1980 - 1982
Associate Producer - SPIEGEL-BERGMAN FILMS
Beverly Hills, CA
Learned all aspects of motion picture finance, development, production, and distribution on one of the first Canadian Tax deals, filmed in Toronto, "Phobia", was directed by John Huston and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
1977 - 1981
President/Owner - AVANTI PROPERTIES, Inc.
Chicago, IL
As principal, renovated apartment buildings, converted rental apartment buildings to condominiums, developed vacant land for industrial and residential development. One of the first Chicago developers to convert vacant warehouses to commercial and residential loft space.
1973 - 1977
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALES
Chicago, ILL
Began as a licensed Real Estate salesman and learned all aspects of financing, sales, new construction, in the various markets such as commercial, residential, industrial and vacant land. Conceived the initial plans for the finance, renovation, and development of Navy Pier (1,000,000-square foot landmark). Worked directly with the President of the Chicago Real Estate Broad.
1970 – 1973
CONCERT PROMOTER
Chicago, ILL
Produced the Grateful Dead concert at Northwestern University
First to produce Pink Floyd concert in Chicago
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Mr. Sheldon’s personal interests include sailing, and golf.
Provides support for various humanitarian, environmental, animal, and children’s causes.
These projects are also designed to hire both able and disabled returning veterans.
Co-created opportunities for environmental scholarships for students from Asia at UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management.