Dale M. Pollock, a native of Cleveland, OH, received his B.A. from Brandeis University and his M.S. in Communications from San Jose State University. Pollock served for eight years as Dean of The School of Filmmaking at The North Carolina School of the Arts, where he is now a professor in Cinema Studies and Aesthetics.  Pollock has produced 13 feature films, including HOUSE OF CARDS (in North Carolina), SET IT OFF, MRS. WINTERBOURNE, and BLAZE; his films were nominated for four Academy Awards, and starred actors such as Paul Newman, Shirley MacLaine, Denzel Washington, Queen Latifah, Tommy Lee Jones and Kathleen Turner. In 1984 he published Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas, currently in its third edition and fourth printing, having sold more than 100,000 copies. Pollock has shared his production experience and knowledge as an instructor in the Peter Stark Graduate Program at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television, and as Co-Chair of the Producing Program at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.