OUR TEAM
Amy Bianco
Editor in Chief
The PAIN GAME Newsletter
Founder, Quarter Turn Media
Amy Bianco is a book publishing industry veteran who, during the course of her 20-year stint in New York City acquired, edited, and/or published more than 35 nonfiction books, working primarily with scientist-authors exploring the fruitful boundaries between disciplines. Her in-house positions included Sponsoring Editor for trade science at The McGraw-Hill Companies; National Science, Nature, and Medicine Buyer for Barnes & Noble, Inc.; and Associate Agent at John Brockman Associates (now Brockman, Inc.). As a freelance writer Bianco co-authored McAllister Hull’s memoir Rider of the Pale Horse: A Memoir of Los Alamos and Beyond (University of New Mexico Press, 2005). She began working on The PAIN GAME in 2012, and in 2016 founded Quarter Turn Media along with Erica Modugno Dagher. Bianco is a graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a member of the National Association of Science Writers.
Mark Larranaga
Producer/Creative Director
The PAIN GAME
Quarter Turn Media
Mark Larranaga is an acclaimed Lead Nuke Compositor, Visual Effects Artist, and Director, who stands tall among this generation‘s most prolific contributors to the world of Hollywood. His credits include blockbuster hits like Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Marvel Avengers: Age of Ultron, as well as the renowned HBO series Game of Thrones. And with music videos for Charlie Puth, Janet Jackson, X Japan, Erykah Badu, and Will Smith he has created imagery that has awed audiences worldwide. Larranaga’s recent work includes a string of successful TV series, including The Offer, Beef, Servant, and Roar. He has embraced a new chapter in his career, collaborating with MSG Sphere Entertainment and venturing into the realms of writing and directing under his own brand, SAINTSLA. Larranaga joined Quarter Turn Media in 2023.
Erica Modugno Dagher
Producer/Director, The PAIN GAME
Founder, Quarter Turn Media
Erica Modugno Dagher is a film industry veteran with more than 20 years of commercial filmmaking experience. As a freelance line producer/production supervisor in Los Angeles and New York City, her credit list includes more than 150 music videos, as well as numerous commercial, docu-reality, and still photography projects. As a freelancer, Dagher has pursued her long-held interest in non-fiction educational content, teaching herself how to edit, shoot, and produce her own work. She began filming The PAIN GAME in 2004, and in 2016 founded Quarter Turn Media with Amy Bianco. Dagher is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University. She is a member of Women in Film and Television, New England; the Independent Documentary Association; the National Press Photographers Association; Film Specific; and Investigative Reporters and Editors.