“It all started when…
When my daughter was 10 years old, she gave me a Father’s Day card. Out of nowhere, the inscription read, “Love, Ava - AKA The Big Deal.” To this day it still makes me smile. Ava does, too. The other big deal for me is story, and bringing it to life on the page and screen.
As a kid, I spent much of my time in the diverse neighborhoods of Cleveland, Ohio. Mornings I would ride with my grandfather from our heavily Jewish east-side Shaker Heights through Little Italy to the low-income community where he worked. Peering out the window I was always fascinated by the people I would see along the way and would create stories in my mind about what their lives must be like. My grandfather grew up during the depression in a shack next to the railways just outside of downtown Cleveland, knowing firsthand how hard life could be and how hard it is to survive. He would say, “Jonny, everyone just wants to be the star in their own story.” That’s always stuck with me.
I believe that movies and television are more than just entertainment - they are magic. They can bring us comfort. Inform us. Help us to laugh. Cry. Takes us to places we’ve never dreamed of. Make us feel like we’re not alone. They have the power to shape the world around us, even when we aren’t aware of it. Big Deal Pictures was created to entertain, cultivate creativity, and connect with the world around us through laughter, excitement, tears, and joy.
Jon Osbeck, Founder