Paul Korver (born November 18, 1971) is an American

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filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

, and producer, who currently resides in

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. With early turns as an actor in his twenties, in 2002 he returned to his early love of

cinematography Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to focu ...

, founding Fifty Foot Films and later Cinelicious.

Early life

Paul Korver was born November 18, 1971, in

Hartville, Ohio Hartville is a village in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,329 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area. Hartville lies halfway between Akron and Canton, at the intersection of two main ...

to Gig and Marilyn Korver. Paul moved to

Bellevue, Washington Bellevue ( ) is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, located across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area and has variously been characterized as a s ...

when he was five and moved to

Pleasanton, California Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the Amador Valley, it is a suburb in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 79,871 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. In 200 ...

when he was 12. He graduated from

Amador Valley High School Amador Valley High School is a comprehensive public high school in Pleasanton, California. It is one of three high schools in the Pleasanton Unified School District, along with Foothill High School and Village High School. Founded as Amad ...

and

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1997.

Acting career

Korver played Officer Peter Roulette in the ''CHiPs'' reunion movie in 1998. He played

Christopher Hughes II Christopher Robert "Chris" Hughes II M.D. is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns''. The role was most notably portrayed by Bailey Chase from 2003 to 2005, Dylan Bruce from 2007 to 2008 and two-time Emmy nominee Dani ...

on the long-running

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...

'' from September 1999 to March 2001, shot in New York. Korver replaced Ben Jorgenson as Christopher Hughes II in 1999. When Korver departed in 2001, Alan White took over his spot as Chris Hughes. Korver played Lieutenant Peyton Styles in the 2001 movie ''The Painting''. Korver played Casey Whitehouse in the ''Legally Blonde'' 2003 TV movie. He played Rodger in ''Dog Gone Love'' in 2004.

Fifty Foot Films

Founded in 2002 by Korver, Fifty Foot Films is "a Hollywood-based company that is dedicated to fixing major life events on film", a rare move which "many

videographer Videography is the process of capturing moving images on electronic media (e.g., videotape, direct to disk recording, or solid state storage) and even streaming media. The term includes methods of video production and post-production. It used ...

s regard as too risky, sensitive, and pricey to be profitable." Four years later on November 15, 2016, ''

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'' chronicled the startup and success of the company in its Small Business section, called "Here Comes the Celluloid: Marrying Life Events With Film". Fifty Foot Films has recorded high-profile marriages including those of

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& Jordan Bratman,

Mike Piazza Michael Joseph Piazza ( ; born September 4, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1992 to 2007. He currently serves as the manager of the Italian national baseball tea ...

Alicia Rickter Alicia Rickter (born September 21, 1972) is an American model and actress. She appeared as “Laura” in the comedy ''Buying the Cow'' and on the TV series ''Baywatch'' and ''The Young and the Restless''. She posed nude for ''Playboy'' magazine ...

Jessica Capshaw Jessica Capshaw (born August 9, 1976) is an American actress known for her roles as Jamie Stringer in ''The Practice'', and as Dr. Arizona Robbins on the ABC medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy''. Early life Capshaw was born on August 9, 1976, in ...

& Christopher Gavigan,

Stephanie March Stephanie Caroline March Benton (born July 23, 1974) is an American actress. She is known for starring as Alexandra Cabot in the crime drama franchise ''Law & Order'', which she played in the NBC series '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2 ...

Bobby Flay Robert William Flay (born December 10, 1964), is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. Flay is the owner and executive chef of several restaurants and franchises, including Bobby's Burger Palace, Bobby's ...

, and

Mariska Hargitay Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (; born January 23, 1964) is an American actress, director and philanthropist. The daughter of bodybuilder and actor Mickey Hargitay and actress Jayne Mansfield, her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, a People's ...

& Peter Hermann. Korver's first wedding film was for friends

Marley Shelton Marley Eve Shelton (born April 12, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Wendy Peffercorn in David Mickey Evans's coming-of-age comedy ''The Sandlot'' (1993), the Customer in Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez's neo-noir ...

and

Beau Flynn Beau Flynn (born March 23, 1970) is an American film producer. He is best known for producing blockbuster films such as '' Skyscraper'', '' Rampage'', '' San Andreas'', and ''Hercules'', all of which starred Dwayne Johnson. Flynn has also produc ...

. Fifty Foot Films' name derives from the fact that there are 50 feet of film in a

Super 8 film Super 8 mm film is a motion-picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement over the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format. The film is nominally 8 mm wide, the same as older formatted 8& ...

movie cartridge. Korver also later used

16mm 16 mm film is a historically popular and economical gauge of film. 16 mm refers to the width of the film (about inch); other common film gauges include 8 and 35 mm. It is generally used for non-theatrical (e.g., industrial, educ ...

and

35mm film 35 mm may refer to: * 135 film, a type of still photography format commonly referred to as 35 mm film * 35 mm movie film, a type of motion picture film stock * 35MM 35 mm may refer to: * 135 film, a type of still photography format ...

to record events. Fifty Foot Films has filmed around the world, from Dubai to Tokyo.

Cinelicious

In 2008 Korver started a

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company Cinelicious and had "his sights set on leading a post-production renaissance in Hollywood." Cinelicious owned and operated a

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for a number of years, before upgrading to a

Scanity Spirit DataCine is a telecine and a motion picture film scanner. This device is able to transfer 16mm and 35mm motion picture film to NTSC or PAL television standards or one of many High-definition television standards. With the data transfer opt ...

in 2011. Cinelicious works in a number of formats, like 16mm,

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and 35mm, including

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film preservation Film preservation, or film restoration, describes a series of ongoing efforts among film historians, archivists, museums, cinematheques, and non-profit organizations to rescue decaying film stock and preserve the images they contain. In the wi ...

, original film and

digital intermediate Digital intermediate (typically abbreviated DI) is a motion picture finishing process which classically involves digitizing a motion picture and manipulating the color and other image characteristics. Definition and overview A digital intermediate ...

, commercials, 4K feature film and television shows. At Cinelicious, Korver served as the digital intermediate supervisor on a number of films. Cinelicious was part of the restoration of the TV series ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program ...

'', restoring 458 half-hour film episodes in 2013 and 2014. The original show was funded by

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and the restoration is part of the US Borax Film Archives. Cinelicious worked with

Rio Tinto Group Rio Tinto Group is an Anglo-Australian Multinational corporation, multinational company that is the world's second-largest metals and mining corporation (behind BHP). The company was founded in 1873 when of a group of investors purchased a mine ...

and US Borax in preserving the TV series. The 16mmm and 35mm ''Death Valley Days'' film was scanned at 4k on the Scanity. The Scanity

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CCD channel was used for dirt mapping to be used downstream with a scratch removal system, PF Clean. In September 2013 Cinelicious acquired High Hat Post in

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. With this acquisition High Hat Post now benefits from having access to Cinelicious' high quality scanning equipment, leading to them no longer needing to outsource the scanning part of their 4K preservation pipeline. In 2014, with former head programmer of the

American Cinematheque The American Cinematheque is an independent, nonprofit cultural organization in Los Angeles, California, United States dedicated exclusively to the public presentation of the moving image in all its forms. The Cinematheque was created in 1981 as ...

, Dennis Bartok, Korver launched a distribution offshoot of Cinelicious called

Cinelicious Pics Cinelicious Pics is a distribution wing of the post-production company Cinelicious, launched by Paul Korver and Dennis Bartok, former American Cinematheque head programmer. The company was designed to distribute new U.S. and foreign independent ...

. This is now the distribution wing of the post-production company Cinelicious. A year later, Cinelicious Pics was named "Best Indie Film Distributor" by ''Los Angeles Magazine''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Korver, Paul 1971 births American filmmakers American male soap opera actors Living people People from Bellevue, Washington People from Hartville, Ohio People from Pleasanton, California University of California, Los Angeles alumni

Early life

Acting career

Fifty Foot Films

Cinelicious

See also

References