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Wayne Slaten
Director/Producer/Cinematographer/Writer/Editor
Wayne Slaten studied art and communications at Marshall University and Methodist University. After working on several award winning short films, Slaten founded Moonlite Filmwerks in 2007 to focus on screenwriting, directing and producing feature length films.
“It isn't often that a diamond in the rough is discovered. Wayne Slaten, the
chef behind Backroad, has mixed together a masterpiece that represents
the best in independent film I have seen in years.”
– Nick Nicholson, CNN Radio
Through his production company, Slaten successfully showcased his directing talents in his critically acclaimed debut feature length film BACKROAD, distributed in 2012. His 2011 short film, COLD WAR, was selected to screen at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Slaten is now in preproduction on his next feature length film PATRIOT ACT, a science fiction thriller, scheduled to begin production in late 2012.
Film
The Big Bunny (Feature - In Development)
Writer
Moonlite Filmwerks
Patriot Act (Feature - In Pre-production)
Writer/Producer/Director
Moonlite Filmwerks/Gaucho Productions
Cold War (Short)
Co-writer/Producer/Director
Moonlite Filmwerks
Backroad (Feature)
Writer/Producer/Director
Moonlite Filmwerks
Persistence of Vision (Short)
Producer/Director
Moonlite Filmwerks/Gaucho Productions/Vernon-McKee Productions
Forever & After (Short)
Director
SBJ Productions/Moonlite Filmwerks
8:32 (Short)
Producer/Director
Fire Pig Productions
Pursuit (Short)
Director/Cinematographer/Editor
Fire Pig Productions
One (Short)
Director/Cinematographer/Editor
Fire Pig Productions
Toast (Short)
Cinematographer/Editor
Moonlite Filmwerks
ZombiNatioN (Short)
Writer/Director
Fire Pig Productions
Last Stand (Short)
Writer/Director
Fire Pig Productions
Diversite' (Short)
Director/Cinematographer/Editor
Fire Pig Productions
The Eraser (Short)
Producer/Cinematographer/Editor
Fire Pig Productions
Commercials
Cimble
Producer/Director/Editor
Moonlite Filmwerks
Industrial
RhinoPro
Producer/Director
Moonlite Filmwerks
Uberwurx
Director/Cinematographer/Editor
Gaucho Productions
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Safety Videos
Director/Cinematographer/Editor
A Bear Productions
Internet
Melon Girl
Cinematographer
Michelle Mower
ZombiNatioN (Web Series)
Producer/Director
Fire Pig Productions
Education
Methodist University , Communications, Fayetteville, NC, 1989
Marshall University , Art, Huntington, WV
Training
Next Actor Studios , Houston, TX, editing on Final Cut and Avid., Trisha Ray, 2006
Awards
"Cold War" - 2012 Official Selection Cannes Film Festival , Official Selection, 2012
"Cold War" - 48 Hour Film Project (2011) , Best Film/Audience Award/Cinematography/Best Actress/Editing/Sound Design/Directing, 2011
"Persistence of Vision" - Splatterfest Film Festival (2011) , Cinematography/Best Actor, 2011
"Backroad" - Los Angeles Cinema Festival (2010) , Winner Narrative Feature, 2010
"Pursuit" - 48 Hour Film Project (2009) , Cinematography/Sound Design/Editing/Directing, 2009
"ZombiNatioN" - Dark Carnival Film Festival (2008) , Honorable Mention Short Film, 2008
"One" - 48 Hour Film Project (2008) , Cinematography/Sound Design/Editing/Directing
"Last Stand" - George A. Romero Diary of the Dead Competition (2008) , National Semi-Finalist Best Film, 2008
"The Eraser" - 48 Hour Film Project (2007) , Cinematography/Sound Design/Score, 2007
References
Martin Delon , Producer - Gaucho Productions
Michelle Mower , Writer/Producer/Director - Shadow Cave Pictures
David Miles Wolkind , Visual Effects Coordinator - Factory VFX
Jeff Walton , Composer - Jeff Walton Music
Molly Vernon , Production Management - Venon-McKee Productions
Larry McKee , Cinematographer - Venon-McKee Productions
Harald Hohenthal , Producer - Hohenthal Films and MoonPool Media
Jennifer Waldo , Producer/Director/Writer
Michael Darling , Producer - SBJ Productions
Employment Details
Work History:
Film, Commercial, Industrial
Job Categories:
Sound, Casting, Writing, Editing, Visual Effects, Camera Operation, Directing, Producing, Cinematography
Are you willing to work unpaid?:
No
Authorized to work in United States:
Yes
Valid Passport:
Yes
Prior Job Title 1:
Director
Prior Job Title 2:
Cinematographer
Prior Job Title 3:
Editor
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