Stone Five is building a 42,000-square-foot film studio and sound stage in Provo's Riverwoods area. The new studio will include a recording studio, band accommodations, mixing console and several video-editing suites.

"Stone Five can take a movie all the way from production to distribution," company CEO David Hunter said.

Pilling and Holmoe ran the Cougar athletic department on an interim basis for seven months after BYU fired Val Hale and Elaine Michaelis in September 2004. BYU handed the reins to Holmoe on March 1, 2005, and Pilling continued as senior associate AD responsible for revenue enhancement, finances, marketing and corporate sponsorships.

Pilling had been a self-described nomad climbing the ladder toward an AD slot. He served as an associate athletic director at Villanova, St. Bonaventure and the University of Wyoming and held other administrative athletic positions at Morehead State and the University of Kentucky.

"I've wanted to be an AD, and a couple of executive search firms called about some AD jobs back in the Midwest and East, but it's not a priority for me right now," Pilling said. "I decided I didn't want to move, I wanted to stay in the community, and with Stone Five and ISP I had two tremendous opportunities to stay for my family and my career.

"One door just closed and two phenomenal doors just opened. I'll be involved in film industry and be involved in college athletics."

BYU marketing director Tony Jewkes will become the general manager of ISP's BYU account. Karen Tebbs, recently hired in corporate sponsorships at BYU, will become an ISP account executive. A third position will be filled in the future.

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