

About
Galvanized Films produces feature films, commercials and any other type of visual work imaginable. We constantly invest and re-invest in the latest gear including cameras, lighting and grip, sound, post production, et cetera.
Please contact us if you are interested in discussing any commercial work.
We do not accept unsolicited screenplays.
Heath Franklin, PRINCIPAL
Galvanized Films' principal, Heath Franklin,
learned the film production process through his
early experiences as a set production assistant
on shows such as Dawson's Creek (James Van
Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams) and
A Walk to Remember (Mandy Moore, Shane
West, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah).
Heath produced his first feature, Four the Roses, in 2000. He was intrumental in the theatrical distribution of the indie slasher hit Malevolence. Since then he produced Port City with Jodie Sweetin (Full House), John Wesley Shipp (Dawson's Creek), Barbara Alyn Wood (One Tree Hill) and Natalie Canerday (Slingblade); IQ Supremacy with Thomas Dekker (Sarah Conner Chronicles), Lance Henrikson (Aliens), Marc Singer (Beastmaster); Oy Vey! My Son is Gay (co-producer) with Lanie Kazan (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Saul Rubinek (Unforgiven), Vincent Pastore (Sopranos), Carmen Electra (Scary Movie), Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) and John Llyod Young (Tony winner for Jersey Boys and star of the theatrical version directed by Clint Eastwood); The Jailhouse with C Thomas Howell (Outsiders); Coming Through the Rye (associate producer) with Academy Award Winner Chris Cooper, Checkpoint, featuring William Forsythe (Raising Arizona, The Rock, Devil's Rejects) and wrestling superstar Bill Goldberg, Swing Low (aka Ravage), stars two-time Academy nominated Bruce Dern and Wicked Games (premiering mid October, 2021 at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles as part of the LA Screamfest).
In addtion to feature film work, Heath has written/directed/produced over 200 broadcast commercials and numerous music videos, long form and corporate videos.
Heath teaches cinematography at Georgia State University - a film school immersed in the film community in Atlanta as well as serving as an adjunct teaching producing at UCLA. He has also served as an adjunct at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and the Art Institute of Charlotte. He holds a Master of Fine Arts - Creative Writing and a Master of Business Administration. In 2013, Heath was invited to join the prestigious Producers Guild of America as a Producers Council Member. He is also a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Emmy award granting body).

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