She Preferred Working Behind The Camera
After getting her bachelor’s degree in history, Leanna reenrolled at UCLA and earned her MFA in film production. Afterward, she learned how to make movies after co-founding Ignite Entertainment with an investment banker. Leanna told ABC News, “It was baptism by fire. I worked with Will Ferrell and Ben Stiller and Kate Hudson and learned a lot about filmmaking. But then I decided, ‘I think I want to be behind the camera,’ so we sold our company to Lionsgate.”
She eventually would turn to photography before being brought back to producing videos and starting Creel Studio.