Digital Artists Agency (DAA) signs "The Passion of the Christ" VFX Supervisor Ted Rae

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 1, 2004) - Digital Artist Agency (DAA) has signed
" The Passion of the Christ" Visual Effects Supervisor Ted Rae, it was
announced today by agency President Robert Coleman. Rae will be exclusively
represented by DAA for feature film, television and commercial VFX projects.

In addition to his work in Italy as visual effects supervisor on "The
Passion of the Christ," Rae also served as the film's 2nd Unit Director
and 2nd Unit DP. Rae was additionally responsible for VFX design, real-time
motion control, miniature photography, CGI and digital compositing for what
has become director Mel Gibson's religious-themed box office hit.

Rae has extensive and wide-ranging practical experience on feature films,
television series and commercials, serving as visual effects supervisor, VFX
designer and 1st and 2nd Unit Director of Photography, overseeing blue and
green screen photography, high speed miniatures, motion control and
providing CG imagery and digital compositing.

" We are very pleased to be associated with Ted," states Bob Coleman,
President and founder of DAA. "His outstanding work in this highly acclaimed
film will certainly help to open new doors for him."

Previously Rae provided select on-set supervision for director Oliver
Stone's "Any Given Sunday" and "Nixon," as well as VFX design and digital
compositing.

Rae has contributed to other feature films such as "Beetlejuice," "Idle
Hands," "Bugsy," "Memoirs of an Invisible Man," "Mystic Pizza," "Pontiac
Moon," "The Resurrected," "The Abyss," "Drive" and "The Terminator."

Rae's television projects include visual effects supervision and/or 2nd Unit
direction for "Stargate: SG-1" (two-hour pilot and two episodes), "Babylon
5" (22 one-hour episodes), Disney's "You Wish" (12 half-hour episodes),
" Troubleshooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth," Disney's "Still Not Quite
Human" and "The Birds II: Land's End."

Rae has also vfx supervised and/or shot music videos (Insane Clown Posse
" The Sixth Joker," The Nuns "Archangel") and commercials (Got Milk "The
Abduction," At Home Healthcare "Remember When," Sony "Omegaboost," Nestle
Quik "Choctomatron," Epyx "Mindblow," US Sprint "Factory" and Coors Arctic
Ice "Nothing's Bolder."

Rae is the recipient of several international awards and nominations: an
Emmy nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects for "Stargate SG-1: Children
of the Gods" Two-Hour Premiere; both a British Academy Award (BAFTA)
nomination and a Saturn nomination for Best Special Effects for
" Beetlejuice;" a Clio Award for Make-up Effects for Epyx "Mindblow;" and a
Best Cinematography Award at the 8th Annual Magnolia Film Festival for short
film "Solomon Bernstein's Bathroom," on which Rae served as DP and associate
producer.
 
About Digital Artists Agency (DAA)

Digital Artists Agency (DAA) represents the interests of top visual effects
artists, visual effects supervisors, visual effects producers, compositors,
3D artists, technical directors, matte painters, and visual effects
designers for freelance and staff positions. DAA represents its clients in
all aspects of their employment and connects them with the industry's best
companies. In addition to negotiating contracts and compensation, DAA works
with its clients to evaluate their skills and ambitions and provide ongoing
career guidance.

Founded in 1998 by Robert P. Coleman, a veteran visual effects and digital
post production executive, DAA represents an international and award-winning
portfolio of artists for work in feature, television, commercial and related
fields and works with such leading visual effects companies as The
Orphanage, Sony Pictures Imageworks, A52 and Digital Domain.