Michael Howard (filmmaker)

Michael Howard (filmmaker)
Michael Howard (filmmaker)
Born Michael Lee Howard
February 18, 1978 (1978-02-18) (age 33)
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Occupation Actor, film director, photographer, screenwriter, and film producer
Years active 1998–present
Website
Official site

Michael Howard (born Feb 18, 1978) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and founder of the film company Invisible Productions.

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Background

Howard's acting career began at a young age when he made an appearance on Snowball Satellite TV in Germany and acted in the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas play in middle school He attended High School at Charles M. Russell High School and was in numerous choirs and did some acting as well. After High School, he was premed in college pursuing a degree in biology in Alaska and became an Emergency medical technician and worked in an emergency room. He landed a lead role in a local play and then after receiving an associate degree from the University of Alaska, Howard promptly quit medicine and started studying filmmaking and acting.[1] In 1998, he read and reviewed scripts for American Zoetrope while writing his first screenplay, Reality of Life. Howard then got his Bachelors degree in Recording Arts at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and created his own indie film company by the name of Invisible Productions. His company has produced short films, documentaries, and features.

Career

One of Howard's early short films entitled Lost garnered him awards for Best Actor at the 2004 Biarritz International Short Film Festival[2] and Best Screenplay at the 2004 Festival de Cine Internacional de Barcelona.[3] He was also nominated for Best Actor and Best Film at the New York Short Film Festival and Best Performance at the San Francisco Short Film Festival.

His first feature film was that of his first screenplay, Reality of Life. Howard also directed it and took on a supporting actor role and the film went on to play in Los Angeles and New York.

While studying medicine in Alaska, Howard landed a starring role in Jugger's Rain and Tony n' Tina's Wedding which eventually led into his film career. While making films, Howard continued acting in the theatre at times with Theatreworks in Colorado in roles for To Kill a Mockingbird, Romeo and Juliet, and King Lear.

Michael Howard and Oscar Nunez at the 2011 Vail Film Festival

In 2007, Howard was brought onto the Vail Film Festival by Sean Cross and Scott Cross to be the official videographer for the festival and to shoot and edit the festival including promotions, award ceremonies, parties, screenings, red carpet, and interviews. Howard handles the still photography and videography throughout the festival. This also led to editing commercials for Comcast cable including promotions for companies including Cadillac, Stella Artois, and Audi. He continues in the position presently.[4]

Howard created a commercial for Canon that advertised the XL-1. A parody on drug addiction, the commercial showed a camera being borrowed for a short time from a dealer in an alley and as soon as a customer starts running around using it, it is stolen by another camera junkie. In 2008, Howard was invited into the worldwide photography project called The Head Project. Photographers received a mannequin head in the mail to use for two weeks and then sent it to a photographer in a different country.[5] Howard was one of the few chosen from the United States and the only artist from the state of North Carolina.

Howard is currently co-directing the Hint Fiction Film Contest with actor/host Bill LeVasseur,[6] based on the published collection of short stories also entitled Hint Fiction. The contest finalists screen in conjunction with the Vail Film Festival. The contest will give aspiring filmmakers a chance to work with stories written by Ernest Hemmingway, Edith Piaf, or Eric Hsu[7] in creating their 60-second film.

Filmography

Film credits
Year Film Role
2001 Chronic Jaywalking Lead Actor
2001 Nemesis Rising: The Airband Lead Actor
2001 Pushed Lead Actor
2001 Suicide Run Script Supervisor
2002 Reality of Life Director, Writer, Supporting Actor
2002 Simon Lead Actor
2002 Beccerra Director of Photography
2003 Lost Lead Actor
2011 Let Tyrants Fear Supporting Actor[8]
Television credits
Year Show Role Notes
2009 Backyard Genius Editor Episode 2, "Marlin Condo"[9]

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