The People Behind the Flight
About / Team
Hogan & Duke: Save Christmas is being developed through Lapdog Films, the production identity for the project, with Brown Owl Imaging LLC as the established parent business behind it.
Production Identity
Lapdog Films
Lapdog Films is the production identity for Hogan & Duke: Save Christmas, a family Christmas aviation feature being developed from a real connection to general aviation, community and business leadership.
The project is supported by Brown Owl Imaging LLC, the established parent business founded by creator and filmmaker Tony D. Brown.
Established Parent Business
The Origin
A Family Story
Tony and Renee Brown have been married for 34 years and are raising three grandsons. Their personalities, curiosity, mischief and everyday adventures helped inspire Hogan, Duke and the larger world around them.
That family connection is part of the project's creative foundation: imagination is paired with responsibility, problems have to be solved, and aviation is both a source of wonder and a discipline that brings people home.
Creative Leadership
Tony D. Brown
Creator, Producer & FilmmakerFounder of Brown Owl Imaging and Lapdog Films
Tony D. Brown is the creator, producer and filmmaker behind Hogan & Duke: Save Christmas. He founded Brown Owl Imaging LLC and is the creative force behind Lapdog Films, the project's production identity.
His independent film cinematography and director-of-photography credits include Escape 2120 and Precognito.
Tony is an FAA Part 107 remote pilot with current student-pilot training toward a Private Pilot Certificate. He is an active EAA Chapter 1336 member and Young Eagles volunteer. He is OSHA certified and FEMA trained and certified.
His community and business leadership includes serving as Vice President and President of the Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce.
Operations Leadership
Renee Brown
Operations & Project ManagementManager, Facilities Services
Renee Brown is currently a Manager, Facilities Services. She brings more than 20 years at Walmart, including long-term senior leadership in Realty Project Management.
Her experience includes store openings, remodels, relocations and expansions, along with facilities, vendor coordination, risk and safety, training, budgeting, supply-chain readiness and cross-functional execution.
Renee holds a Bachelor's in Business Management & Leadership from Bellevue University and an Associate's in Political Science from Washington State Community College. She is OSHA certified.
That operations and project-management background brings a practical perspective to the planning, coordination and accountability behind the project.