Fred Koster(II)
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Fred Koster, a 30 year SAG member, studied under a number of great acting teachers including Don Richardson and Tom Orth. Fred took a hiatus from the film industry to pursue business ventures in Asia and Europe. He is now back and has gone behind the camera in writing, directing, hosting and producing projects on the Super Bowl, US Open, NFL, NCAA Football, NASCAR and MLB. These projects enabled Fred the enjoyment of interviewing over 50 professional Hall of Fame and All-Star athletes. Fred has also conducted 130 other interviews that have included refugees, US military figures, foreign dignitaries and journalists.
Fred prides himself on exceeding clients' expectations. His favorite client quotes include: Rick Rennert, US Open (USTA), "Fred Koster relentlessly pursued the production of our US Open film. He put together a fantastic show and exceeded our expectations"; also from Random House, "Outstanding Shows...Always delivers on time"; and Fox Sports "Unique material, professionally packaged and editorially relevant".
Also an especially meaningful quote from Michael Eisner, "What you have accomplished over the years is very impressive".
Fred's theatrical film Ride the Thunder had a premiere week that was #1 at the box office in the nation (per theater basis-Rentrak) made the Academy Award Qualifying list and has earned high scores at IMDb, Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes.
Fred, being an ex-actor, especially likes collaborating with actors to achieve their best performances. He believes that acting does not have to be arduous process if you can find the key to unlocking that exceptionalism within the actor. Fred also understands that to deliver a good directorial performance, a director needs to intricately know every process of filmmaking from pre-production all the way through post-production.
Fred prides himself on exceeding clients' expectations. His favorite client quotes include: Rick Rennert, US Open (USTA), "Fred Koster relentlessly pursued the production of our US Open film. He put together a fantastic show and exceeded our expectations"; also from Random House, "Outstanding Shows...Always delivers on time"; and Fox Sports "Unique material, professionally packaged and editorially relevant".
Also an especially meaningful quote from Michael Eisner, "What you have accomplished over the years is very impressive".
Fred's theatrical film Ride the Thunder had a premiere week that was #1 at the box office in the nation (per theater basis-Rentrak) made the Academy Award Qualifying list and has earned high scores at IMDb, Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes.
Fred, being an ex-actor, especially likes collaborating with actors to achieve their best performances. He believes that acting does not have to be arduous process if you can find the key to unlocking that exceptionalism within the actor. Fred also understands that to deliver a good directorial performance, a director needs to intricately know every process of filmmaking from pre-production all the way through post-production.