David Workman
Executive Producer
David worked in the video
production industry for 15 years, supplying equipment for TV studios, post
production facilities, and
broadcast networks worldwide. He was Product Manager for the DPM-700
Digital Video Effects system at the Grass Valley Group, and on Dveous and
the 8100 Production Switcher at Abekas Video Systems.
Most recently,
David was the QA
Manager for Video Codecs at Microsoft Corp., working on Windows
Media Technologies, before retiring to be a stay at home dad. Currently, Mr.
Workman lives in Ecuador and is the Fund Manager of
The Greater
Ecuador Real Estate Investment Fund.
David was the Executive
Producer of "The Dveous Fun House" and the "Windows Media V4 Product Launch
with Mick Fleetwood" but this is his first work on a feature film.
Executive Producer's
Statement:
I am very proud of what we've
accomplished with this movie. The entire cast and crew worked very
hard to pull everything together and I would like to give my sincerest
thanks and congratulations to everyone involved.
Muffin Man is not your typical
movie. It is not your typical love story. It is not a "coming of
age" story and is definitely not a "feel good" movie. It is a
controversial subject matter and we know that there are people who are going
to be upset or offended.
If you haven't seen the movie,
I want to make it perfectly clear that the movie is not about making fun of
overweight people. It is about making fun of the excesses of our
society - and how we have gone from under 20% to over 50% of the population
being overweight in about 30 years. The movie extrapolates this out to
the NEXT 30 years and gives a view of what our society could look like.
Unlike Morgan
Spurlock's "Super
Size Me", Muffin Man steers away from
proposing any solutions. There are no easy solutions. There are
many reasons WHY this trend is happening. Personally, I think it's
a by-product of our overly stressful and overly successful environment.
A good, honest "hard day's work" is no longer on a farm, or in a mine or
factory. It's sitting in front of a computer. We make more
money, but time is so
valuable that we can't take a leisurely stroll to the store - we get in our
car and drive there. Unhealthy food is easy to come by, cheap, and actually
tastes pretty good.
There are many things
conspiring against us, and it will take a concerted effort to reverse the
trend. Education is key, much like the education campaign against
smoking that was waged throughout the 80's and 90's. The percentage of
people who smoke today is much lower than it was 20 years ago - but I think
the obesity epidemic is actually a much more difficult problem.
Watch the movie. It is
in-your-face and outrageous, yet kind and gentle at the same time. The
characters are every day, lovable people - just a little "larger than life."
Sincerely,
David Workman
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