About RICHARD MANSFIELD
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Award Winning
Producer, Filmmaker, & Software Dev.
Richard is the Creative Director of Blackfield Entertainment who started his creative career in 2005 when he branched off from IT to make industrial videos for ASU.
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Over the years, working as a producer for Sony, Warner Brothers, Apple, and more, Richard has cultivated a unique production background. One that dovetailed into software development after years of experience developing complex VR training simulations for VirTra, producing the video game Steven Universe: Unleash the Light for Apple Arcade, and eventually creating and launching several apps for Blackfield Entertainment.
Combined with his experience as a producer of mixed media including commercials, industrial videos, photo shoots, television pilots, films, pitch decks, websites, mobile apps, video games, and VR software, his broad skill set has lead to him becoming known as a producer that can solve nearly any technical production problem without breaking budgets.
For Blackfield, his skills allowed us to develop our first indie game, Ink Inside, as a SAG project with a micro budget but the quality of a AAA studio. Richard discovers an effective solution for every type of production we have, especially the ones that have never been attempted before.
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For you, we're eager to introduce you to the person who can reach your furthest goals.


Awards
FILM & WRITING
PEOPLE'S PILOT
2019
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Semi-Finalist
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Best Pitch
NEXTV
2012
PHOENIX
FAN FEST
2011
Best Short Film
People's Pilot 2019
Working with a talented local writer, our TV pilot, #Bash, made it to the semi-finals in this national contest that recognizes underdog TV pilots.
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Scriptation Showcase 2019
Scriptation, a software company, chose our TV pilot, #Bash, to proceed into the Semi-Finals of their yearly Television pilot contest.
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NEXTV Writing & Pitch Competition 2012
After delivering a pitch for"Zombie Island," a reality TV show that featured zombie survival elements, Richard won first place in this national contest which lead to development meetings for the show at Fox and 3Ball productions.
MarCom Platinum Award 2011
Awarded for Best Promotional Video in 2011 for editing and production of the PotashCorp 2011 Benefits News video.
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Phoenix Fan Fest 2011
Our short film "Children" won three awards, including Audience Favorite, and Best Short Film, at the film competition for Arizona's longest running Comicon.
SOFTWARE



No Time to Loot 2025
Ink Inside was nominated for the "Weirdest Loot" of 2025.
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The Mix 2024
Ink Inside was selected by IGN to participate in LA Comicon as part of the MIX.
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PAX Rising 2023
Ink Inside was picked as one of PAX WEST's 2023 Indie Rising nominations that went on to be voted as the audience favorite of the year.
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BIG Indie Pitch Fest 2023
Ink Inside was pitched alongside 800 other games and reached the final round placing 3rd overall.
Digital Dragons 2023
Ink Inside was one of 30 games selected the years pitch fest.
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