Shannon Lords Becomes Stardust LA's Exec Prod

Shannon Lords joins Stardust Co-Owner/Managing Director Dexton Deboree and Co-Owner/Director Seth Epstein in the Santa Monica office, overseeing the day-to-day management of the company’s projects and its growing roster of live-action Directors.

“Stardust’s entire focus this year has been on A-list creative,” explains Deboree. “We’ve been diligent in turning down the opportunities that weren’t a right match, and still managed to stay far busier than our first year. Shannon represents the kind of A-list/world class-pedigree of people we want to work with and for; whether it’s the team we have in place or the clients we collaborate with. She comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience in live-action, while also understanding the 360-production landscape, which very much serves the company we have become. From the moment Seth and I met her and since her first few days on board, she fits in as if she’s been with us from the start. She’s calm, cool and entirely authentic. That, with a smart mind and command of her craft, makes her a lethal addition to our growing force.”

EP Shannon Lords joins Stardust from her former position as EP/Managing Director of Morgan Spurlock’s Warpaint, a commercial and content company. Before Warpaint, Shannon was a Los Angeles- and New York-based Producer/Line-Producer, who worked on multi-million dollar projects with Directors such as Bryan Singer, Barry Levinson, Spike Lee, Wim Wenders, Zack Snyder and Michael Bay. In addition, she has collaborated with such notable Commercial Directors as Noam Murro, Joe Pytka, Samual Bayer, Gerard De Thame and Steve Miller. She also specialized in foreign shoots, working in such locales as Vietnam, New Zealand, Argentina, Romania, Japan, Germany, Austria and Dubai. Over time, Shannon has collaborated with clients including: Apple, Ally Bank, Chase Bank, LG, Chrysler, VW, Hunts, Nike, ESPN, Pepsi, Heineken, Fed Ex, Mercedes, Lexus, Budweiser, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Chevy, Hallmark, Corona, Subaru, Motorola, Magnum Ice Cream, AT&T, Toyota, & Ebay.

"I recently joined Stardust as EP after an amazing experience at Warpaint,” concludes Lords. “My background is mainly live-action, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to join a company that specializes not only in that, but also in design, animation as well as in-house post-production. When I met Seth and Dex, their clear dedication to creating inspired work immediately drew me in. I knew Stardust was a creative world I wanted to be a part of. I look forward to learning all I can, and growing along with this amazing team of people."