Campbell-Stone
Media, LLC is
a motion picture and video production company formed by film and television
producers Darrel Campbell and Rodney Stone. With 50 years combined experience
in Hollywood and the Inspirational market, they have developed long-term
relationships with many prominent studios, production companies and
faith-based organizations around the world. They are currently developing
and producing full-length feature films, television, animation and home
video projects.
Darrel
Campbell is a familiar name to
family audiences from coast to coast. After seven years of a professional
TV and film acting career in New York City, Darrel began a writing career
in Los Angeles working for NBC’s “Days of Our Lives.”
He developed literary, film and video products for Pistol Pete Enterprises
which included authoring the best-selling sports biography, HEIR TO
A DREAM, a “Gold Medallion” award winner for excellence.
He also produced and wrote MARAVICH MEMORIES, the documentary on Pistol
Pete’s record-breaking and historic LSU years. He produced the
successful four-tape instructional series, HOMEWORK BASKETBALL, distributed
by ESPN.
After
writing and producing the hit family film, THE PISTOL:Birth of a Legend,
WALT DISNEY TELEVISION hired Campbell to help develop new television
products including NBC’s CAROL AND COMPANY starring CAROL BURNETT.
After two years as an executive story editor with Burnett, Darrel worked
as comedy writer for Disney and ABC’s HOME IMPROVEMENT, starring
TIM ALLEN. Darrel signed a creative deal with Disney and wrote a feature
film for TOUCHSTONE as well as a comedy pilot called CHILDHOOD, for
WALT DISNEY TV. He was hired by Disney animation to write the TV spin-off
of THE LION KING. The LION KING’S TIMON AND PUMBAA aired on CBS
Saturday mornings. Darrel left Walt Disney Studios and began freelance
film writing a few years ago. He developed several feature films including
THE BIRD’S CHRISTMAS CAROL, based on the classic story by Kate
Douglas Wiggins.
Darrel produced the family film, THE REDEMPTION OF THE GHOST, starring
John Savage, Rachel Hunter, Diane Ladd and Alexandra Paul. Most recently,
he and Rodney Stone created Campbell/Stone Media in order to produce
independent motion pictures. In the last three months, Darrel has completed
the development and screenplays for Biblequest. Darrel has written,
produced and directed film, television, video and theater as well as
composed and written a musical for children called ARMOR.
Rodney
Stone has worked in the entertainment business since childhood.
He began his performance career recording music and traveling as a professional
singer. He began his film and television career in Los Angeles working
with some of the top producers and studios in Hollywood. Rodney has a
long-standing relationship with producers Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth
Thomason of MOZARK PRODUCTIONS. He worked production on MOZARK’s
television hits, DESIGNING WOMEN and EVENING SHADE. Rodney first got interested
in motion picture production when he was hired by Warner Brothers to work
in marketing and promotion. His biggest feature film success was distribution
support for the movie THE MISSION, starring Robert DeNiro.
Rodney’s expertise lies in corporate development pertaining to
motion pictures. Several years ago Stone realized he could strategically
place corporate sponsors with movie producers to help off-set production
expenses. He successfully negotiated a partnership between the production
company of THE PISTOL and Chick-Fil-A to launch the national marketing
campaign for THE PISTOL. The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER stated that Stone’s
efforts were some of the most innovative promotional techniques the
industry had seen to date.
Rodney is presently handling day-to-day operations for Campbell/Stone
Media and its film and video productions. He is also a principle with
CPMedia, a recording and post production studio.
