Over his 17 years in the industry, Kleinman has built a diverse background including live action and visual effects in commercials and feature films. Most recently, he played an integral role as part of a Research & Development VFX team working for James Cameron as he developed methodologies for his next two film projects. Prior to that, he worked as Executive Producer at L.A.’s Spoke Film and Santa Monica’s Crash Films as well as line producing numerous commercial projects.

“Dave’s experience in live-action film production and knowledge of film history are the perfect complements to the work we do at BL:ND,” said Chris Do, president of BL:ND. “I am confident that his skills will allow us to move to the next level of design-integrated live action production.” Do added, “Plus, he’s just a great guy to work with. He has this funky, self-deprecating sense of humor. He thrives on a challenge: he just smiles and rolls up his sleeves.”

In his short time at BL:ND, Kleinman has recently overseen projects for Pringles, Chili’s, the L.A. Marathon, Angie’s List, Los Angeles Times, First National Bank, United Health Care, Baskin Robbins and Lexus.