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Film Director/Producer; Director of Photography; Cameraperson
Bio:
As an emerging Director, Doug Gordon's greatest asset is his ability to craft pieces solid in concept and rich in creativity. He exhibits strong vision, encourages collaboration and especially excels in directing talent & real people. He enjoys sports themes, communicating emotion and capturing environments.
Since receiving his Master’s degree in Film Production in 2002 from Boston University, Doug has focused on sharpening his visual storytelling and technical skills through work that includes narrative, music video, documentary and spec commercial projects. He has experience throughout the US and overseas - including South China, where he acted as Director of Photography for a NASA funded documentary. He has also worked for such companies as Digital Domain in Los Angeles and Handheld Films in Manhattan. This past year, Doug has mainly concentrated his efforts on adding quality work to his spec commercial reel.
His first short film "Sully" was an official selection of the Redstone Film Festival and received the Fleder/Rosenberg award for Best Short Screenplay. Doug’s most recent short film "The Fens" was an official selection this spring & summer at various festivals including in Hawaii, Chicago, Boston and New York. He is fully proficient in the formats of 16 & 35mm film, as well as high definition video.
"The Fens" | Short narrative (dir), High Definition Video. 2005 - Everett & Newton, MA. Director of Photography: Derek Frampton Davis. Awards: 2006 Official Selection of The Big Island Film Festival (Waikoloa, HI), The Sowa indiefest (Boston, MA), Filmmaker's NYC Series (NY, NY), 2006 indiefest - Independent Film Festival & Market (Chicago, IL), The Woods Hole Film Festival (Cape Code, MA), Boston Film Night (Boston, MA), 31st Annual New England Film & Video Festival (Brookline, MA).
"The Night of the Dying Living" | Short narrative (dp), DVC Pro 50. Midnight Chimes Productions, Director Kevin Anderton. 2005 - Middleboro, MA.
"Unfinished Business" | Short narrative (dp), High Definition Video. Diector Nathan Davis. 2005 - Cambridge, MA.
"Commission" | Short narrative (dp), High Definition Video. Skylark Pictures, Director Mike Hobbs. 2005 - Watertown, MA.
"Up Down Left Right" | Short documentary (dir/dp), DV. 2004/05 - Boston, MA; Sanford, ME; Sunnyvale, CA.
"The Short Life of C.K. Rottingham" | Mockumentary (dp), DVC Pro 50 and DV. Director Nathan Davis. 2004 - Somerville, MA. (additional credit of Co-Producer).
"Untitled (NASA Funded Documentary)" | Feature documentary (dp), DV and 16mm. Director Mary Jane Doherty. 2003 - Guang Dong Province, South China.
"Sully" | Short narrative (dir), 16mm. 2003 - Boston, MA. Director of Photography: Jamie Companeschi. Awards: 2003 Official Selection of The Redstone Film Festival and Winner of the 2002 Fleder/Rosenberg Screenplay Contest.
"Cowboys and Indians" | Short narrative (dp), super 16mm. Director Luigi Scarcelli. 2003 - Boston, MA. (credit of 2nd Unit DP).
"Stuck" | Short narrative (dp), 16mm. Director Jeanine Lim. 2003 - Boston, MA.
MUSIC:
"Timecard" | Music video (dir/dp) for Singer/Songwriter 'Yuki', High Definition Video. 2005 - Malden, MA.
"Who's To Blame" | Music video (dp) for 'Natural Born Spitters', DV Cam. Push, Director Katherine Owen, 2004 - Cambridge, MA.
"The Fens": 2006 Official Selection of The Big Island Film Festival (Waikoloa, HI), The Sowa indiefest (Boston, MA), Filmmaker's NYC Series (NY, NY), 2006 indiefest - Independent Film Festival & Market (Chicago, IL), The Woods Hole Film Festival (Cape Code, MA), Boston Film Night (Boston, MA), 31st Annual New England Film & Video Festival (Brookline, MA).
"Sully": 2003 Official Selection of The Redstone Film Festival and Winner of the 2002 Fleder/Rosenberg Screenplay Contest.
TRAINING/SCHOOLING:
M.F.A. Film Production | Boston University. 2002 - Boston, MA.
B.A. Communication Studies & History | University of North Carolina. 2000 - Chapel Hill, NC.
4-Week Intensive Filmmaking Workshop | New York Film Academy at UCLA. 1999 - Los Angeles, CA.
