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Just so ya know-- The "Film Experience" section on your profile is now "Film Experience/Resume".
November 2
October 28, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm
WEDNESDAY 10/28, MALCO THEATER IN TUPELO - House of Thrills!! OR House of 1000 WTFs! OR Transformers 3 - a spectacular double-feature of Glenn Payne's "A Zombie Movie" and Daniel Lee's "It Came From Beyond Beyond"! (the sequel to OCHO). Mark your ...
October 22
Hey everyone, How is IndieMS working for y'all? Have ideas to make it better? Send me a message and let me know!
October 7
October 28, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm
WEDNESDAY 10/28, MALCO THEATER IN TUPELO - House of Thrills!! OR House of 1000 WTFs! OR Transformers 3 - a spectacular double-feature of Glenn Payne's "A Zombie Movie" and Daniel Lee's "It Came From Beyond Beyond"! (the sequel to OCHO). Mark your ...
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Website
http://www.shendopen.com
Email
shendopen@yahoo.com
Phone
662.275.3285
Crew, Cast, Fan
Crew
About Me
I am an independent filmmaker from West Point, MS and a recent graduate in film from the University of Southern Mississippi. I work as a camera assistant and focus puller and have experience in many other crew positions. I aspire to become a cinematographer later in my career.
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I'm the administrator of this site (like Tom on Myspace) So if you need anything just let me know. I'm here to help you with anything you need pertaining to the indie film community in MS. If you need help promoting your new film, need resources, etc contact me. I can post or send out special announcements for anything you may need to get the word out about. Also, if you have a new film in production, a screening event, or anything else, let me know, and I'll feature it on the website.

I will strive to keep you informed and involved with the indie film community of MS and help you in any way I can!
Current Projects:
The Mistake (Festival Circuit)
Parted (festival circuit)
Favorite Films
Movies i can't live without include: Star wars (all), Lord of the rings, Finding Neverland, Donnie Darko, E.T, The Goonies, Titanic, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Garden state, Signs, Wizard of Oz, ALL Indiana Jones Films, Little Miss Sunshine, Black Snake Moan, The Graduate, Jeux D'enfants, MAKE-OUT with VIOLENCE, but I have a ton more favorite films.
Favorite Filmmakers
George Lucas, M. Night Shyamalan, Tim Burton, Steven Spielberg, Mel Gibson, Peter Jackson, Michael Bay, Richard Kelly, Danny Boyle
Favorite Actors
Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Keira Knightly, Liv Tyler, Dallas Bryce Howard, Samuel L Jackson, Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie, Amy Adams
Favorite Music
original movie soundtracks are # 1, Simon and Garfunkel, Live, classical, The Non-commissioned Officers, the shins, 1940'-60's music, Tori Amos, Peter Paul and Mary, Within Temptation, Danny Elfman, John Williams, Enya, Enigma, James Newton Howard, mamas and papas, irish folk, American Folk, traditional christian hymns, The Beatles, Garth Brooks, ahn trio, alanis morissette, Hans Zimmer, sufjan stevens, Rogue Wave, Moby, crooked still, Steve Jablonsky, zooey deschanel, Shigeru Umebayashi, Teddy Thompson, Damien Rice, Elephant Parade, and yes i love me some good ole pop music aka Britney Spears, lady Gaga etc
Favorite Tv Shows
That 70's show, My Name is Earl, MXC, Ren and Stimpy, Mad TV, Reno 911, South Park, Family Guy, The Colbert Report, The Soup, Scrubs, Planet Earth, HEROES, The office
My Films
The Mistake, Parted, Let's Get Married: The Lost Episode, (un)wanted, Imagine Me a Hero, The Adventures of Tillio and the Punisher, Duplicates, The Fatal Awakening, Amazing Grace, Taken, and a few more that don't need to be mentioned ;).
Education and Work
Degree in Film from University of Southern Mississippi
Film Experience/Resume
1st Assistant Camera/Focus Puller:
Untitled Drug War Short (short-HD) 2009----Directed by Johnson Thomasson
Produced by Johnson Thomasson----El Paso, TX and New Orleans, LA

Beyond the Forest (short-HD) 2008----Directed by Jamie Mathews.
Produced by Jamie Mathews and Heather Mathews----Greenville, MS

Chasing the White Dragon (feature- HD) 2007----Directed by Kat Phillips.
Produced by Austin Haley, Kat Phillips----Tupelo, MS

Camera Operator:
M-POWER (Short-HD) 2009----Directed by Johnson Thomasson
Produced by John Wee----Tupelo, MS

Gaffer/B-Camera Operator
Climate Chains (short, doc.- HD) 2009----Directed by Doug Ramsey and Todd Wynn
Produced by Doug Ramsey and Todd Wynn----Washington DC

Script Supervisor:
The Dynamiter (Feature) 2009----Directed by Matt Gordon
Produced by Amile Wilson----Greenville and Glen Allan, MS

Boom Operator:
Crossroads (short) 2009----Directed by John Allen
Produced by Signature Communications-----Savannah, TN
Awards or Film Festival Participation
USM's Top Film Student of the Year 2009

Official Selection in:
05, 07, 08 Tupelo Film Festival
06 Ocean Spring Film Festival
07, 08 Magnolia Film Festival
08 Crossroads Film Festival
07, 08 Rocket City Short Film Festival
09 Oxford Film Festival
09 Magnolia Film Festival
09 Crossroads Film Festival
09 Rocket City Short Film Festival

Michael Williams's Blog

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October 5th 2009

Once again, it has been ages since I posted something. So here is a little update:

I graduated from USM in May and am finally no longer a student! Feels great to be free from school but is a bit terrifying knowing that I have to make a living now. Fortunately, I had an amazing summer working on several films. I barely had a week free all summer. I worked as an AC in NOLA, El Paso, and in NE MS on a short directed by Johnson Thomasson. It was an awesome experience and am so glad to have been apa… Continue

Posted on October 5, 2009 at 10:33pm —

Michael Williams

Update March 9th 09

Its been a very long time since I've posted anything so I thought I should. Last time I posted I mentioned that I was planning to have my new film Parted finished by January. Well It was pretty much finished in Jan. but I didn't have all all the finishing touches in place until yesterday. Parted will have its world premier at the Crossroads film festival in early April. I had to have the finished film and sent to them by this week so I was forced to make all the final changes. So Parted is final… Continue

Posted on March 9, 2009 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

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At 12:30pm on December 5, 2009, Lawyer J. Henderson said…
Hey Mike!!!

Thank you for the invitation as your friend on indie Miss---It is a great pleasure to be a part of the miss film community.


best regards,

Lawyer J. Henderson
Director
At 8:33pm on April 21, 2009, Jamie and Heather Mathews said…
Michael, well, film is almost through....FINALLY..yeah! We'll be letting you know dates hopefully soon on premier. It took us forever to find a composer. But, we're pretty excited about this one. How are you? ----Heather
At 9:38pm on January 1, 2009, D.E. Films said…
It went fine... we had... virtually no one show up except for our personal friends.. which is lame.. but it will not take away from the story... it promises to be pretty awesome... we hope.
At 10:56am on December 9, 2008, D.E. Films said…
Tu peut parle en Francais? Tres bein! J'adore Francais! C'est mon langue preferee.
peace out - Seth
At 9:30pm on October 22, 2008, HeSaid SheSaid Movie Reviews said…
I was so excited someone wanted to be our friend - then I find out you're like Tom on MySpace. Sheesh! ;)
At 10:04pm on October 18, 2008, Edgar E. Smith IV said…
How ya been doin mr. first AC?
At 11:20am on August 24, 2008, Russell Fox said…
Hey Michael,

Thanks for the kind words. Hope you make it to the Link Centre on Thursday for the screenings. Looking forward to the Hero showing.
And great job on the website!
-Russell
At 10:55am on August 11, 2008, Deborah Smith Ford said…
It's Beowulf: Prince of the Geats, an indie, at the end of
post-production (I think).
www.princeofthegeats.com
Her is my normal email address that I get directly.
debsford@earthlink.net
thanks, deb
At 10:20am on August 11, 2008, Deborah Smith Ford said…
Hey, good hearing from you, and what a small world.
I didn't realize Pose Down "got around."
My character wasn't too nice in that film,
but I LOVED being her!!! The "not nicer"
the better for me. Have you seen me as
Helldam in a Beowulf film yet? Still photos
of her are available.

I'm excited about Beyond the Forest.
Maybe a premiere next month?, and I plan
on being there (whenever it is).

Keep me posted, and glad Courtney (a daughter)
got to meet you too.
deb
At 7:31am on August 11, 2008, Heather Thurgood said…
Had a great time at the Festival. Thanks so much for getting all our films out there!!!!
 
 

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