Bruce Wayne Gillies
writer/producer/director
Bruce
Wayne Gillies is a lucky enough to be a successful motion picture producer of
independent
features for companies like Tigger Street Productions, Insomnia Entertainment, Showtime Networks,
Rhino Films and more....
Among the highlights are COLUMBUS DAY with Val Kilmer and WHAT WE DO IS SECRET
starrring Shane West which screened well at the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival.
Others are the well received MUSIC WITHIN Ron Livingston and Rebecca Demornay star. SEXUAL LIFE directed by Ken Kwapis with Anne Heche, BAADASSSSS! the Mario Van Peebles IFP Spirit best feature nominated biopic about his father Melvin Van Peebles, DEVIL'S POND with Tara Reid and Kip Pardue, and LOVE OBJECT for Ed Pressman's Content Film - just to name a few.
Gillies also directed
the charming romantic-comedy BULLFIGHTS, an independent feature film for Quixotic
Films, shot in and around Hollywood, CA. Visit the website http://bullfightsthemovie.com for more
information.
Additionally, Bruce has directed three well- received short films and two new
music videos
.
He has directed
second
unit for a hit TV action-adventure drama - plus - he has been the director of
several television sports, entertainment and news shows and many commercials.
Gillies was
exhilarated to be awarded his feature film directorial debut on the motion picture,
BULLFIGHTS. Now
fininshed and seeking distribution.
Just prior to directing on BULLFIGHTS Gillies helmed the music video "Aliens'
for the progressive rock band NEON VENUS.
This creative music video is fun and dynamic, and it is available
online for screening from the NEON VENUS website.
Gillies also directed a music video for the techno-group A VIOLENT LIFE and their song "Xpresso Bongo". The song, 'Xpresso Bongo', and music video is full of energy and is available right now for screening.
Gillies directed
second unit on the Warner Bros. production of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD. A
demanding television action-adventure drama shot on location in Vilnius, Lithuania
that was distributed first-run syndication, seen worldwide.
The latest short DV film from writer, producer and director Bruce Wayne Gillies is entitled INNOCENT BYSTANDER. Read the reviews on INNOCENT BYSTANDER. Watch this surprising short right now screening on more than five Internet websites (click here).
Bruce Wayne Gillies is also the writer, producer and director of the twisted short DV film THE SPLITTING HARE-ACHE. Read the reviews on THE SPLITTING HARE-ACHE. This funny film is now screening on more than six Internet websites (click here).
Gillies' first short was a Palm Springs International Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, Wine Country Film Festival and The London Halloween Society.
Official
Selection
CAR TROUBLE, DARLIN’ - is a shocking short film that Bruce co-wrote, produced and directed.
INNOCENT BYSTANDER THE SPLITTING HARE-ACHE and CAR TROUBLE, DARLIN' were all included in the URBAN LEGENDS AND SUSPICIOUS TALES television pilot directed by Gillies. It was produced by Digital Pictures Studios and submitted to ABC, FOX, UPN among other networks for consideration
All of these productions clearly demonstrate Bruce
Wayne Gillies' natural filmmaking ability.
An accomplished, smart filmmaker, Bruce Wayne Gillies has been
creating, writing, producing, directing, and
professionally working on motion
picture productions dating back to 1984 -
safe to say more than twenty years.
As a 15 year-old high school sophomore Bruce picked up his dad's Super 8mm camera and began his filmmaking career by shooting scenes of his friends during the first Olympics, in costume with a soundtrack.
Bruce continued his directing campaign in college as an undergraduate helming multi-camera coverage of NCAA college sports. He's created, written and directed several professional televison news and entertainment programs for cable and PBS.
Gillies worked professionally as a director/editor at WCMU TV while attending college at Central Michigan University majoring in Cinematic Arts. He was also a production manager at Cable Vision Inc., Mt. Pleasant, MI, and as a Radio D.J. at WCFX, Clare, MI and WLMA, Alma MI.
Bruce has written six screenplays, five short films, and three television treatments. He is currently busy writing his seventh screenplay.
He's spent
19 years years busy working in
Hollywood and overseas as either Line Producer, 2nd Unit
Director, UPM, or 1st A.D. on feature films, music videos,
commercials, and television shows.
In addition, Bruce has even focused his sense of motion pictures towards the Internet creating content with the launching of ShortFilmChannel.com in 1997predating what is now youtube.
Bruce Wayne Gillies grew up near Detroit in the suburb Southgate, Michigan, and moved to Hollywood directly after college to pursue his filmmaking career.
He now resides in Southern California with his wife and children.
Contact Information
Bruce Wayne Gillies
Digital Pictures Studios, LLC
310.937.4581 ph/fax
310.420.8568 mbl
bwg@brucewaynegillies.com
http://www.brucewaynegillies.com
3104208568@messaging.nextel.com
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