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Jack Messitt

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Jack Messitt is an award winning Director and Screenwriter. A longtime Director of Photography, Messitt made his feature film directorial debut with Midnight Movie. After winning Best Feature Film at the Chicago Horror Film Festival, it had a successful limited theatrical run in the fall of 2008. Distributed by Phase 4 Films... See full bio »

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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

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Filmography

Hide HideCamera and Electrical Department (32 titles)
Bones (TV series) (camera operator - 55 episodes, 2006-2011) (camera operator: "a" camera - 2 episodes, 2010)
– The Change in the Game (2011) (camera operator - uncredited)
– The Hole in the Heart (2011) (camera operator - uncredited)
– The Signs in the Silence (2011) (camera operator - uncredited)
– The Pinocchio in the Planter (2011) (camera operator - uncredited)
– The Finder (2011) (camera operator - uncredited)
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2011 Glee (TV series) (camera operator - 1 episode)
– Blame It on the Alcohol (2011) (camera operator - uncredited)
 
2010 Sons of Anarchy (TV series) (camera operator - 1 episode)
– NS (2010) (camera operator)
 
2006-2007 Campus Ladies (TV series) (camera operator - 20 episodes)
– Foreign Policy (2007) (camera operator)
– We Are Family (2007) (camera operator)
– Safety First (2007) (camera operator)
– Psych 101 (2007) (camera operator)
– Barri & Joan Rush a Black Sorority (2007) (camera operator)
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2006 The Curiosity of Chance (camera operator)
 
2006 CD USA (TV series) (camera supervisor)
 
2005 Maroon 5: Friday the 13th - Live at the Santa Barbara Bowl (TV special) (camera operator)
 
2005 Movies That Shook the World (TV series documentary) (director of photography: additional photography)
 
2005 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (TV special documentary) (director of photography: additional photography)
 
2004 The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (TV mini-series documentary) (additional photographer)
 
2004 Norah Jones & the Handsome Band: Live in 2004 (TV special documentary) (camera operator)
 
2004 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (TV documentary) (camera operator: "a" camera, director of photography: additional photography)
 
2004 Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (TV movie) (camera operator)
 
2004 The Swan (TV series) (camera operator - 1 episode)
– Kelly & Rachel (2004) (camera operator)
 
2003 Pepsi Smash (TV series documentary) (camera operator: "a" camera) (director of photography: additional photography)
 
2003 Anything for Love (TV series) (camera operator: "a" camera)
 
2003 2003 MTV Movie Awards (TV special) (camera operator: film segments)
 
2003 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (TV special documentary) (camera operator)
 
2003 The Amazing Race (TV series) (zone camera - 1 episode)
– Cheaters Never Win - and They Cheated! (2003) (zone camera - as Jack Massif)
 
2003 Fame (TV series) (camera operator: "a" camera)
 
2003 A Decade Under the Influence (documentary) (gaffer)
 
2002 Contact: Talking to the Dead (TV documentary) (camera operator)
 
2002 What Leonard Comes Home To (TV movie) (camera operator: "b" camera)
 
2001 A Month of Sundays (director of photography: second unit)
 
2001 The Downer Channel (TV series) (camera operator)
 
2000 The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (TV documentary) (gaffer)
 
2000 Strip Mall (TV series) (camera operator)
 
2000 Dixie Chicks on the Fly (TV movie) (camera operator: film segments)
 
1999 Heat Vision and Jack (TV short) (camera operator: "a" camera)
 
1997 The Weird Al Show (TV series) (remote camera utility - 1 episode)
– The Obligatory Holiday Episode (1997) (remote camera utility)
 
1997 Tenacious D (TV series) (camera operator: "a" camera) (director of photography: second unit)
 
1997 Killers (director of photography: additional photography)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (15 titles)
2011 The Girl with No Number
 
2010 Irreversi
 
2006 The Curiosity of Chance
 
2005 Will & Grace: Backstage Pass (TV documentary)
 
2005 So You Think You Can Dance (TV series)
 
2005 Little People, Big Dreams (TV documentary)
 
2004 The Swan (TV series)
 
2003 Anything for Love (TV series) (studio)
 
2003 Fame (TV series) (location photography)
 
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
 
2002 American Idol (TV series)
 
2001 Anatomy of a Scene (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Jack & Diane (short)
 
1997 Toast (short) (as John Messitt)
 
1995 MADtv (TV series)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (11 titles)
2007 Hui lu (story consultant)
 
1995 Mr. Show with Bob and David (TV series) (crew - 1 episode, 1995) (location crew - 1 episode, 1995)
– The Cry of a Hungry Baby (1995) (crew, location crew)
 
1994 Ri¢hie Ri¢h (production office assistant - as John Messit)
 
1994 Blankman (production assistant - uncredited)
 
1994 I Love Trouble (production assistant - uncredited)
 
1994 With Honors (production assistant - uncredited)
 
1994 Blue Chips (production assistant - uncredited)
 
1993 My Life (production assistant - as John Messit)
 
1993 Missing Persons (TV series) (production assistant)
 
1993 The Fugitive (production assistant - uncredited)
 
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (production assistant - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
2004 The Bernie Mac Show (TV series)
Cameraman - Following Bernie
– Being Bernie Mac (2004) … Cameraman - Following Bernie
 
1997 The Jenny McCarthy Show (TV series)
Producer
– Episode #1.5 (1997) … Producer
 
1996 Mr. Show with Bob and David: Fantastic Newness (TV movie)
Ding Dong Burger Boy
 
1993 The Untouchables (TV series)
Fraternity Member
– A Tale of Two Fathers: Part 1 (1993) … Fraternity Member (uncredited)
 
2011 The Girl with No Number (second unit director)
 
2010 Irreversi (second unit director)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
2009 Trust (TV movie)
 
2008 Midnight Movie (writer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2008 Midnight Movie
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
2004 The Prime Time Kid (video short)
 

Related Videos

Midnight Movie -- At a run down theater in a sleepy suburban town, a group of friends get together for a midnight screening of an early 1970's horror film. Irreversi -- Be Careful What You Wish For The Curiosity of Chance -- An openly gay teen is faced with high school hell in The Curiosity of Chance, a queer throwback to the John Hughes-styled comedies of the '80s.
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Alternate Names:

Jack Massif | John Messit | John Messitt