Skycar Creative

Hailing from Northern California, Andy Miller spent a decade diving deep into the documentary world, building his own production company and wearing every hat imaginable – from editing and producing to shooting and directing. This versatility not only honed his skills but ignited a passion for collaborative storytelling. In 2020, Andy joined us for a fresh kind of creative challenge. Projects like our five-part documentary series on Native Alaskan art for the de Young Museum allow him to combine interests in craft and communications. Off the clock, you’ll find Andy cheering on his daughters as they conquer the skatepark and catch waves together. He gladly plays the role of Work Dad to the Skycar team, and you’d better believe he won’t start the car until everyone’s buckled in.

Great ideas and impeccable craft are the twin engines behind successful work, and Skycar’s founder and creative director Aaron Barry obsesses about both. Whether the message is technical, aspirational, socially meaningful, or just for fun, he relishes the story discovery process. He cues a highly collaborative atmosphere to hatch, hone, and launch exceptional films. Aaron’s background in art direction, motion design, and film guides elevated visual choices for Skycar’s Fortune 100 clients, but his leadership style encourages us to take the work seriously, not ourselves. Aaron grew up in the Bay and can help you find phenomenal spots for both ramen and Grandma slices. He has an abiding fear of expired dairy products, so please check the label on your yogurt.

Christine has a lifelong obsession with the way stories connect people; narratives are her jam. She parlayed that passion into various roles working on television and film projects in LA and San Francisco. She also loves coaching her kids’ sports teams, which means she’s laser focused, always prepared, and can help us see where we need to be as our head of creative partnerships.

Monica hails from Sydney, Australia where she learned on a fast track how to become a powerhouse of a producer. As a big formula 1 fan, fast is probably the only way that makes sense! She has an impressive green thumb, and you’ll see on zoom a growing collection of happy houseplants multiply behind her and love her as much as she loves them.

With a background in helping projects go off without a hitch in fields as varied as tech, design, film, and marketing, Jenna Arnold-King is a consummate team player who thrives on empowering creative ideas. Everyone at Skycar benefits from Jenna’s super-positive, can-do vibe, and her little dog, Ollie, is an added benefit. Jenna hails from Honolulu, is a quarter Chinese AND red-headed (a rarity!), and loves baking. If she hadn’t become a producer, she’d be a baker. Lucky for us, she can do both.

Honolulu-raised Tommy Shin has a “get it done” attitude that helps us at Skycar punch above our weight when it comes to world-class production. He earned his MFA in Film and Television and cut his teeth at several agencies in Los Angeles before joining our team. Off-duty, he's a self-taught song-writer, unexpectedly a Chicago Bears fan, and was recently honored when a short film he produced, The K-Town Killer, was featured in the Tribeca Film Festival.

Hailing from the idyllic countryside of North Yorkshire, Jay Maude is a creative polymath who took the scenic route to our industry, becoming fluent in film by touring the world with bands and making music videos. As a result, he can edit, direct, design, animate in 2 and 3D, and happily collaborate with just about anyone. Jay has comfortably settled into post-rock-and-roll life as an East Bay bird nerd with a cat named Frankie, to whom he and his wife just tentatively introduced their newborn baby. He’s thrilled that joining Skycar has allowed him to achieve a lifelong aim: to find a job where he’s surrounded by dogs at all times.

Detail-obsessed and lightning-quick, Holly Dubkoff honed her editing skills at renowned ad agencies and production companies and has worked on everything from commercials to features to reality TV. She now helms editorial at Skycar, where her deeply collaborative spirit and chill personality make projects a joy. She brings both technical mastery and heartfelt connection to every project she touches. A native of Santa Rosa, Holly is a card-carrying crazy cat lady and meme aficionado, so when you work with her, bring your A game.

James is a super talented keyframe slinger, drone designer and pilot. He refuses to reveal his secret source for Korean BBQ Kettle chips and seems to have never had a bad day – it’s the weirdest thing.

Yelim Lee is a maven of motion graphics, illustration, and design. She constantly challenges herself to learn the latest technologies and techniques of her craft; after beginning her career creating title sequences for films and TV shows, she expanded her skillset to include a variety of visual design needs. Yelim is also an avid Nintendo gamer and enjoys the immersive worlds of Animal Crossing, Zelda, and Mario. Born and raised in Seoul, Yelim spent some time in Southern California at the prestigious ArtCenter School of Design, and she knows THE spot for tacos in LA. It may be time for a field trip.

Animator Mike McAfee grew up loving to draw and paint, and his strong sense of color and composition is evident in the beautiful motion design work he creates at Skycar. By day, Mike brings his calm focus and team spirit to every project, ensuring smooth sailing for even the wildest ideas. When he's not creating, you might find Mike exploring the great Californian outdoors with his dog or binge-watching a good, dark, suspenseful thriller, for which recommendations are always welcome. He’s a huge Bay Area sports fan, too, so when you meet him, definitely throw him a “Go Niners!”

It’s a stroke of good luck for Skycar that Elsie Duarte-Franco holds a Master’s degree in Library and Information Sciences; her knack for precision and organization keeps us buttoned up. A self-confessed triple-checker, Elsie manages our operations, assists with project research, and tidily archives terabytes of footage, versions, files, and data, always within arm’s reach. A San Franciscan born and raised, Elsie loves her pet chickens, is super into all things spooky, and knows her way around the fiber craft universe.