About

Action or change comes from communication, be it internal dialog or from a third party, so when communicating, shouldn’t we strive to make it impeccable?

For decades, we’ve been helping the world’s largest brands connect with their diverse audiences in fun and captivating ways.

As technology evolves, The Illusion Factory is at the cutting edge helping our clients navigate through the constantly evolving media landscape and generate results.

We are fluent in all media, marketing, design and technology. And when it doesn’t exist, we just invent it.

Small or large, we thrive on executing projects.

Passionate, Resourceful, Dedicated, and Reachable!

So call us!
818-788-9700 x1

For more detailed information on our services please download our Creative + Technology Overview. You may also review our clients and their brands.

We design and produce promotional campaigns in all media

Team

As founder of the award winning Illusion Factory, Mr. Weiner has produced numerous projects for almost every studio, broadcaster, and entertainment corporation. Mr. Weiner brings decades of experience in all phases of development from conception through execution to deployment and continued maintenance / efficiency analytics. Mr. Weiner has headed each of the teams at The Illusion Factory and brings comprehensive and in-depth experience of the development process to facilitate whatever you'd like done quickly and at budget.

Mr. Weiner directly oversees all projects produced at the Illusion Factory. Most recently, Mr. Weiner created NxtGenTV. He serves as the company's Founder and Chairman. NxtGenTV developed NetConference® Your Office in the Cloud® which is among the most sophisticated and multifaceted SaaS (software as a service) products online.

The diverse range of clients and brands has given Mr. Weiner and the award-winning team at The Illusion Factory a broad range of creative and technical capabilities which enable them to produce and design functionality well beyond our client's expectations. The Illusion Factory's core team has been collaborating for over 5 years and has developed a highly efficient development environment, keeping costs down and results, exceeding all expectations. The Illusion Factory stays on the cutting edge of new technologies, trends, strategies and social media for our award winning marketing and public relations services.

Brian Weiner

Brian Weiner
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer

Zach Sriro

Zach Sriro

Executive Vice President

Tailoring solutions that exceed client expectations is exactly what Zach enjoys doing every day. Guided by experience as a developer, animator & designer, Zach leads a team that consistently wins awards managing hundreds of projects for hundreds of brands. Treating every client like a member of the IF family is critical to Zach and everyone here.

James Pascual

James Pascual

Technical Director

James is responsible for planning and overseeing development on a wide range of projects. He has developed numerous user-interfaces for all kinds of applications including internet, mobile, websites, games, banners. He received his BA in Computer Art from the University of California, San Diego.

Marco Bustamante

Marco Bustamante

Creative Director

With over 20 years in the creative industry, Marco has infused his experience and design philosophy into everyone at the Illusion Factory. With focus on the client's needs with a "no ego" approach to the creative process, he has lead the Illusion Factory team to numerous awards in several fields.

Derek McCollum

Derek McCollum

Senior Developer

Chianne Peterson

Chianne Peterson

Developer

Joe Dean

Joe Dean

Developer, Animator

Arjoy Antolin

Arjoy Antolin

Information Technology

Brian Metcalf

Brian Metcalf

VP Motion Creative Services

Diego Hallivis

Diego Hallivis

Editor, Producer

Rex Alejandro

Rex Alejandro

Art Director, Graphic Designer

Tania Gomez

Tania Gomez

System User Interface Designer

Robin McCormack

Robin McCormack

Sr. Graphic Designer

Chris Weiner

Chris Weiner

Production Designer

Chris Harlan

Chris Harlan

Lead Editor, Producer, Post Production Supervisor