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ATL Film Talk

Month: February 2014

ATL Film Talk Features Michael H. Harper with Cogitate Productions and Franklin V. Cox III with Pecan Productions Studios

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Michael H. Harper/Cogitate Productions 

In 2010, Atlanta-based filmmaker and screenwriter Michael H. Harper started his production company, Mad Mouth Media, to produce and direct his original short script Take Me Out. The psychological thriller enjoyed a two-year festival run, winning several awards, including Best Director at the 2011 Atlanta Horror Film Festival.

2012 saw Michael make the move to feature films, working as 2nd Assistant Director for the Savannah portion of the India/U.S. co-production Desires Of The Heart, and 1st ADing and producing the horror feature The Morningside Monster with Blue Dusk Productions.

In February of 2013, Michael created Cogitate Productions with his business partner Lee Walker. Cogitate’s first feature, the documentary 3-Minute Activists: The Soul of Slam, will enjoy a special FREE screening at the Aurora Cinemas in Roswell on February 26th at 7:30 pm, as part of the city’s 13th Annual Roswell Roots Festival.

Franklin V. Cox III/Pecan Productions 

Franklin is a fourth generation Atlanta native and grew up in Buckhead. In 1996, he received a BA in Theater from the University of Georgia, where he studied directing & acting. He later studied a semester-length film production class at New York University.

Franklin founded Pecan Productions in 2001 where he produced a myriad of video projects, including Sports documentaries, corporate communications, marketing, promotional, and training videos. Franklin has produced videos for companies such as The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot, Vein Atlanta, and in post production of a high school football TV documentary series, called Title Quest, for GPB. He is developing a Web Series based on his persona / character The Whistler.

Franklin is also a professional whistler and placed in the top ten a few times at the International Whistlers Convention from 2004 to 2011. He has whistled for the Cartoon Network and various commercial driven projects. He produced a Christmas Whistling album, which was released in December 2012, and is available on iTunes.

Two years ago, Franklin stepped out from behind the camera and started performing stand-up at Jerry Farber’s Side Door–check out his upcoming show, The Big Cox Comedy Show (March 22 @10pm). He was also Will Ferrell’s Stand-In on Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.

Constantly pursuing acting and VO work, Franklin never passes up an opportunity to whistle for fans out and about. Frank has 7 Motion-Picture Film and TV projects he aims to produce.

ATL Film Talk Features Bryan Redding and Dan Jordan with Directional Dimension Productions

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Today’s ATL Film Talk is a Guest Exclusive featuring Directional Dimensions Productions. Core team members Bryan Redding and Dan Jordan join host Krista Berutti in the studio for an informative open discussion segment, “ADAPTING TO INDUSTRY CHANGE: the evolution of film technology, legislation, and generations.”

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Bryan Redding

Bryan Redding is an award winning director, cinematographer and photographer based in Athens, Georgia. He has spent the last fifteen years working as a professional visual artist. His commercial and film assignments have taken him over half of the world, from the beaches of Kuai to the shores of the Danube in Austria.

Bryan’s has served as both the Director and Cinematographer on a number of independent films and shorts in addition to being the Director of Photography of one feature length film “The Morningside Monster.” In addition to independent film projects, Bryan has also directed and shot numerous music videos and commercials. Some of his past commercial clients have included, Coca-Cola, Kubota Tractors, Walmart, MTV, Penguin Books, Forbes Travel Guide and NightForce Optics.

Bryan has also been very fortunate to have won a number of awards as a director and cinematographer as well. His love of the principles of still photography leads him to the relentless pursuit of capturing the drama and beauty of a moving image. In 2008 he started a small production company in Georgia called Directional Dimension Productions. Directional Dimension is a small collective of Northeast Georgia filmmakers who enjoy making narrative shorts and music videos. In addition to his work with Directional Dimension, Bryan has also worked as the Director of Photography and Assistant Director with some the region’s most talented and up and coming directors.

Over the last decade Bryan has organized thousands of commercial and photojournalistic photo shoots. He has had his photography published all over the United States. Southern Distinction, Athens Magazine, Georgia’s Good Life, Flavours, Links, Macon Magazine, The Official Georgia Travel Guide, Lake Oconee Living, Where-Travel Georgia, Classic South Weddings & Events with Style, Dawg Life Magazine, Flair and Athena Magazine are just a few of the periodicals that his work has appeared in.

Bryan is also a musician, graphic designer, Art Director and martial artist (he currently holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, with a heavy slant toward the Gracie Combative School of training).

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Dan Jordan is the Writer and Executive Producer for Directional Dimension Productions. He is also the creator and illustrator for the funnies comic called Low Tide Comics. In addition, he is a certified Sommelier and a talented musician playing 5 different instruments (Guitar, Piano, Voice, Drums & Bass). When he’s not creating stories, music, film or making comics, Dan is extremely boring, because he is busy (you guessed it) snoring! 🙂