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Zene Baker
Zene Baker ( ) is an American film editor. A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Baker is a 1998 graduate of The North Carolina School of the Arts where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film editing. Baker is best known as the editor of the Seth Rogen's films '' Observe and Report'', '' 50/50'', '' This Is the End'', '' Neighbors'', ''The Interview ''The Interview'' is a 2014 satirical alternate history action-comedy film co-produced and directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg in their second directorial work, following ''This Is the End'' (2013). The screenplay was written by Dan Sterl ...'', '' The Night Before'' and '' Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising'' In addition, Baker also edited '' Seeking a Friend for the End of the World''. He is represented by United Talent Agency. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Zene People from Raleigh, North Carolina University of North Carolina School of the Arts alumni American film editors Livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Editor
Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film editor works with raw footage, selecting shots and combining them into sequences which create a finished motion picture. Film editing is described as an art or skill, the only art that is unique to cinema, separating filmmaking from other art forms that preceded it, although there are close parallels to the editing process in other art forms such as poetry and novel writing. Film editing is often referred to as the "invisible art" because when it is well-practiced, the viewer can become so engaged that they are not aware of the editor's work. On its most fundamental level, film editing is the art, technique and practice of assembling shots into a coherent sequence. The job of an editor is not simply to mechanically put pieces of a film togeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Gonzales
Steven Gonzales is an American film editor. Best known for his work on independent films, Gonzales is a 1998 graduate of The North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking where he now works as Head of Post-Production. He edited or co-edited films such as ''George Washington'', ''All the Real Girls'', '' Undertow'', and ''Shotgun Stories ''Shotgun Stories'' is a 2007 drama film about a feud between two sets of half-brothers following the death of their father in rural Arkansas. The film was written and directed by Jeff Nichols, and stars Michael Shannon, Barlow Jacobs, Michael Abb ...''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzales, Steven University of North Carolina School of the Arts alumni American film editors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Haunting Of Molly Hartley
''The Haunting of Molly Hartley'' is a 2008 American supernatural horror film written by John Travis and Rebecca Sonnenshine and directed by Mickey Liddell. The film, starring Haley Bennett, Chace Crawford, AnnaLynne McCord, and Jake Weber, was a critical failure but a mild commercial success. Plot The film begins with a teenage girl, Laurel Miller (Jessica Lowndes), going into the woods to meet her boyfriend Michael (Randy Wayne). He gives her an early birthday present, but her father (Jamie McShane) shows up and demands that she leave with him. As they drive home, Laurel tells him that she will be marrying Michael as soon as she turns eighteen. He breaks down and apologizes to her, telling her he can't let her turn 18, then purposely crashes their car. Seeing that she is not dead, he kills her with a broken piece of mirror, saying he couldn't let the darkness take her. In present day, 17-year-old Molly Hartley (Haley Bennett) is stabbed in the chest by her deranged mother Jane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ross (director)
David or Dave Ross may refer to: Actors and directors *Dave Ross (born 1952), American radio talk show host and actor *David Ross (actor) (born 1945), British actor who played Kryten in the second series of BBC sitcom ''Red Dwarf'' * David Ross (actor, born 1728) (1728–1790), English actor *David Ross (director), American filmmaker; director of ''The Babysitters'' * David W. Ross, English actor and writer; starred in Quinceañera and was a member of the British boy band Bad Boys Inc Sportspeople * Dave Ross (rower) (born 1963), Canadian rower *David Ross (American football) (born 1959), college football coach in the United States * David Ross (baseball) (born 1977), American Major League baseball manager and former player *David Ross (trampolinist) (born 1950), Canadian trampoline coach and equipment manufacturer * Davie Ross (Scottish footballer) (born 1951), Scottish footballer * David Ross (sport shooter) (born 1940), American sports shooter * Dave Ross (American football) (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Babysitters
''The Babysitters'' is a 2007 independent drama film written and directed by David Ross. It stars John Leguizamo, Katherine Waterston and Cynthia Nixon, with Andy Comeau and Denis O'Hare. The story follows a teenager who turns her babysitting service into a call girl service for married men after fooling around with one of her customers. Plot In voice over, Shirley Lyner (Waterston) introduces her babysitting service, a cabin with middle-aged men and teenage girls. A flashback takes us to Shirley being picked up by Michael Beltran (Leguizamo) for a babysitting job. After she is finished, they dine together and flirt with each other. Michael is frustrated with his wife and Shirley finds guys her age to be too immature. Michael and his wife Gail (Nixon) meet with Michael's friend Jerry (Comeau), who has a business offer for Michael. Gail is frustrated that Michael wants to take it, while Michael gets curious about an abandoned train yard behind the restaurant that Gail shows no in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Yu
Jessica Lingmin Yu (born February 14, 1966) is an American film director, writer, producer, and editor. She has directed documentary films, dramatic films, and television shows. Yu won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 1996 for '' Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien'' (1996). Yu's film ''Last Call at the Oasis'' (2012) is based upon Alex Prud'homme's ''Ripple Effect''. Her more recent films have been: '' Misconception'' (2014), ''ForEveryone.Net'' (2016), a documentary film about the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, and a Netflix comedy ''Maria Bamford: Old Baby'' (2017). In 2019, Yu was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Direction for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special" for the ''Fosse/Verdon'' episode "Glory". Early life and education Yu grew up in Los Altos Hills, California. Her father, Dr. Kou-ping Yu, an oncologist, was born in Shanghai. Her mother, Connie Young Yu, writer and historian, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ping Pong Playa
''Ping Pong Playa'' is a 2007 American Sports film, sports comedy film directed by Jessica Yu and written by Yu and Jimmy Tsai. The story centers on a Chinese Table tennis, ping pong family living in California with a buffoonish and irreverent son. Plot Christopher Wang is a 25-year-old man who lives under his Asian-American parents in a suburb in Southern California. His father, who was a prominent ping pong player in his youth, owns a sports goods shop, and his mother teaches young children at the sport at the local community center. Outperformed by his older brother, Michael, who is considered by their parents as more mature and responsible and has brought pride to the family by winning regional ping pong tournaments, Chris seems to lack motivation and a realistic vision for his career, indulging in defeating young kids in basketball, riding a mini moped and playing video games. After his mother and Michael are injured in a minor car accident, Chris comes to learn about taking r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ren
David Ren (born Yi Ren; November 5, 1986) is a Chinese-American film co-director, writer, and producer. Biography David Ren was born in Shanghai, China, and grew up in Queens, New York City. He started to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse at the age of nine. He attended the Bronx High School of Science, Professional Children's School, and the University of Redlands. He moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a filmmaking career. He married Athena Hu in 2005. They have two children together. Career Ren wrote and co-directed his first feature film in 2007, ''Shanghai Kiss'' with co-director Kern Konwiser. The film stars Ken Leung, Hayden Panettiere, Kelly Hu and Joel David Moore. It won awards at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival and was bestowed a Gold Angel Award at the Chinese American Film Festival. Ren's second feature is an action noir titled ''The Girl from the Naked Eye'', released in 2012 File:2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Kiss
''Shanghai Kiss'' is a 2007 direct-to-DVD film directed by Kern Konwiser and David Ren. It was released on DVD on October 9, 2007. Hayden Panettiere won the Feature Film Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival for her role as Adelaide. Liam Liu (Ken Leung), a Chinese American actor dwelling in Los Angeles, unwittingly gets involved with a high school girl. He suddenly has to go to China after learning from his father that he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai. He is not very appreciative of his Chinese roots and at first only wants to sell the house and get back to the U.S. as fast as possible. He gets a taste of Chinese customs after meeting a girl there and ends up having some big decisions to make. Plot Liam Liu is auditioning for a role in a toothpaste advertisement. He is rejected after some initial questions by the screeners because he is not considered " astAsian" enough. This begins a glimpse into the casting decision of Hollywood producers, who Liam belie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Hill
Jody Hill (born October 15, 1976) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. In 2006, he directed, co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred in his first film '' The Foot Fist Way'', which he based on his experience as a Taekwondo black belt and instructor. His follow-up film, ''Observe and Report'', stars Seth Rogen and was released on April 10, 2009. Hill is also co-creator, director and executive producer of the HBO series '' Eastbound & Down'', ''Vice Principals'', and ''The Righteous Gemstones''. Career Hill's first film, '' The Foot Fist Way,'' was seen by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay who bought the distributing rights to the film. Subsequently, Hill was invited to the set of ''Knocked Up'' where he met future collaborator, Seth Rogen. Hill was asked to do a cameo appearance with writing partner Ben Best in Rogen's next film, ''Superbad,'' as Tut Long John Silver. Hill later cast Rogen as the leading man in his film, ''Observe and Report,'' which opened at numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Foot Fist Way
''The Foot Fist Way'' is a 2006 American low-budget martial arts black comedy film directed by Jody Hill and starring Danny McBride. The film was produced by Gary Sanchez Productions that picked up distribution rights to the film and hoped for it to achieve a ''Napoleon Dynamite''-like success. It premiered in 2006 at the Los Angeles Film Festival and at Sundance. Plot Fred Simmons (Danny McBride) is a fourth-degree black belt in Taekwondo who runs his own dojang in a small North Carolina town. He styles himself a big shot, driving a Ferrari and extolling the virtues of Taekwondo to potential new students, but loses his confidence after he discovers that his wife, Suzie (Mary Jane Bostic) gave her boss a handjob after a drunken office party. In order to restore his confidence, he attends a martial arts expo. He meets his idol, B movie action star Chuck "the Truck" Wallace (Ben Best), who in reality turns out to be a dirty and drunken mess. After nearly brawling with Chuck's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undertow (2004 Film)
''Undertow'' is a 2004 American psychological thriller film co-written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Bell, Devon Alan, Dermot Mulroney and Josh Lucas. Taking place in Georgia, the film tells the story of two boys pursued by a murderous uncle. The film premiered at the 2004 Deauville Film Festival, and released on October 22, 2004 in the United States. Met with a mixed response from critics, the film received special recognition for excellence in filmmaking from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. Plot Following the death of his wife Audrey, John Munn ( Dermot Mulroney) moves with his two sons, mid-teen Chris Munn (Jamie Bell) and adolescent Tim Munn (Devon Alan), to a pig farm in rural Drees County, Georgia, where they lead a reclusive life. Chris is a rebellious, troubled teen, resulting in frequent contact with police. John's brother Deel (Josh Lucas) visits the family. The two boys are surprised; they did not even know of his existence. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
