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Cole Walliser Born Cole Walliser
July 15, 1981
Steveston, British Columbia, CanadaOccupation Music video director, film director Cole Walliser (born July 15, 1981) is a Canadian filmmaker and music video director. He has directed videos for Miley Cyrus, P!nk, and Katy Perry.
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Life and Career
Cole Walliser was born in Steveston, BC Canada and grew up in Vancouver. He is an alumnus from the University of British Columbia, with a B.A. in Psychology.[1]
Walliser began his interest in filming by making skateboarding videos at the age of 14. He decided to pursue directing as a career and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 24. His work began with shooting professional dancer friends on a pro-bono basis.
In 2008, one of Walliser’s dancer friends, who was a choreographer for Miley Cyrus at the time, asked him to be involved in a dance music video, which led him to direct two Miley and Mandy dance crew videos; M&M Cru with a U Battles Step Up 2 and M&M Cru Final Dance Battle, challenging Jon Chu's and Adam Sevani’s ACDC (aka Adam/Chu Dance Crew). These highly publicized music videos, touted as “the biggest online dance battle in YouTube history” featured a number of celebrity cameos and received worldwide media attention, including a feature on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The online dance battle culminated in a performance at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards, which Walliser also directed.[2][3][4]
In 2009, Cole directed the opening video for P!nk's Funhouse World Tour. He also directed a 30-minute documentary On Tour with P!nk, and four of her music videos (Please Don't Leave Me, Funhouse, Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely), Mean), which played during the Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour and can be found on P!nk’s ‘Greatest Hits So Far’ DVD.
In 2010, Cole Walliser edited two episodes of the dance webseries, The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.
Subsequently, Walliser collaborated with Katy Perry and directed the story line that playes throughout her 2011 California Dreams World Tour. Walliser was entrusted to edit together footage of Katy Perry's wedding for her intimate performance at the 2011 Grammy Awards.
Walliser frequently collaborates with Lexus, USA for their marketing initiatives through Walton | Isaacson advertising agency.
Filmography
Director
Year Artist Song Title 2011 Katy Perry California Dreams World Tour Video 2011 Chevy/LXD Fox Glee Tour / LXD Opening Video 2011 Ocean Grove Band "I Want You In Love" 2010 P!nk "Funhouse", Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour 2010 P!nk "Please Don't Leave Me, Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour 2010 P!nk "Mean", Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour 2010 P!nk "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)", Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour 2010 Whitney Houston "Song For You", [Tour Video] 2010 Whitney Houston "Worth It", [Tour Video] 2010 Leo Moctezuma "Unconditional" 2009 P!nk "Highway To Hell", Funhouse Tour Opening Video 2009 P!nk "Life On Tour With P!nk", (Documentary) 2008 Miley Cyrus Teen Choice Awards Stage Performance with LL Cool J 2008 Miley Cyrus M&M Cru Final Dance Battle 2008 Miley Cyrus M&M Cru with a U Battles Step Up 2 2007 Britney Spears "Gimme More 2007 VMA Behind The Scenes" 2007 Gus Car "Captive" Editor
Year Series Episode 2010 The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers Fanboyz 2010 The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers The Tale of Trevor Drift Short Films
Year Title Awards 2005 Heaven Awaits Filmerica Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Sound 2005 A Flippin' Love Story Winner Wiebetech G505 Video Contest[5] 2005 Night & Daze 3rd Place Vancouver International Film Festival[6] References
- ^ [1] "McRoberts secondary grad films Katy Perry video" "Richmond News" 21 June 2011
- ^ [2] "Shane Sparks on Miley Cyrus vs. ACDC Youtube dance battles" "LA Times" 19 June 2008
- ^ [3] "M&M Cru, ACDC Take YouTube Dance Battle to Prime Time" "Wired" 04 August 2008
- ^ [4] "It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, It’s a Superdancer!" "NY Times" 25 June 2010
- ^ [5] Winners Announcement for the G505 Video Contest! "wiebetech.com" Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ [6] Ninth Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival Brings Top North American Asian Filmmakers To City. "vaff.org" 30 October 2005.
External links
- IMDB
- Cole Walliser's Official Website
- Cole Walliser's Official YouTube Channel
- Cole Walliser's Twitter (@colione)
- Cole Walliser's Facebook page
- Cole Walliser's Vimeo Channel
Categories:- 1981 births
- Canadian music video directors
- American film director stubs
- American people of Chinese descent
- Living people
- People from Richmond, British Columbia
- People from Vancouver
- University of British Columbia alumni
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