About us

From trailers and TV spots, to product reels, special shoots and radio spots, T.K.O. does it all. Our staff includes top writers and highly trained editors under the creative direction of company president, Tom Kennedy.

About Tom Kennedy

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With over twenty years of motion picture advertising experience, Tom Kennedy steps into the role of President and Creative Director of Technical Knock Out Pictures, Inc. Having worked on a wide variety of feature campaigns from both the agency and studio ends, he is the ideal leader for the top-notch quality of TKO productions.

Educated in New York, Kennedy attended the School of Visual Arts with a major in Film Editing and Directing in 1970, and went on to assist in the editing of the motion picture Joe for Cannon Films and Director John Avildsen. From 1974-1977, he worked as an editor and sound editor for the Emmy Award winning children's television series The Big Blue Marble.

Making the move to Hollywood in 1977, Kennedy assumed the post of Senior Editor/Producer/Project Director at Kaleidoscope Films. He was responsible for handling the audio/visual creative advertising for motion picture campaigns. During this time, he wrote and produced trailers, TV spots and product reels for all major studios; he worked on many film campaigns, including The Empire Strikes Back, Endless Love, The In-Laws, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom , Tucker, Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Terminator, The Year of Living Dangerously, Revenge of the Pink Panther and the first four Star Trek motion pictures.

In 1982, Kennedy made his directorial debut in feature films. He took the reigns for the sci-fi picture Time Walker. The project was produced under Roger Corman's New World Entertainment.

After a 15 year stint at Kaleidoscope, Kennedy sought new challenges, taking on the role of Executive Producer/Partner at Cimarron/Bacon/O'Brien in May of 1992. Here his talent was instrumental in the audio/visual advertising campaigns for such theatrical hits as Terminator 2, Basic Instinct, Home Alone, Home Alone 2, Unforgiven, The Mask, Eraser, Mortal Kombat, Thunderheart, Blown Away, five Star Trek and The Next Generation features, Tommy Boy, Up Close and Personal, Get Shorty, Jingle All the Way, True Lies and Broken Arrow.

In May of 1997, Kennedy accepted an offer to become Senior Vice President of Creative Advertising at MGM/UA in Santa Monica. Here he was responsible for all motion picture advertising campaigns as well as product reels for the studio. His campaigns included Tomorrow Never Dies, The Man in the Iron Mask, Ronin, The Thomas Crown Affair, Red Corner and several other films from the acquisition of Orion Pictures.

Returning to the agency side in May 1999, Kennedy became Co-President of Creative Domain in Los Angeles, overseeing all audio/visual aspects of theatrical trailers and TV sports for major motion pictures studios. His campaigns included X-Men, The Patriot, Me, Myself and Irene, Hollow Man, Mission to Mars, and Lake Placid.

In September of 2000, Kennedy made the decision to start Technical Knock Out Pictures, Inc. As President and Creative Director, he continues to produce stellar audio/visual motion picture advertising campaigns for the biggest and best studios on the market.

He also expanded TKO Pictures, Inc. to TKO Films, a production company involved in the purchase of screenplays for the development of film projects. For short or long form motion pictures see TKO Films.