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mwarner@airsealand.com
A graduate of the University of Michigan and an award winning screenwriter, Michael J. Warner has expanded into becoming an overall filmmaker with his first 16-minute HD short called “Shocked Jock” which has been an official selection at seven film festivals so far!
In collaboration with a few ASL colleagues in 2005, he completed "Shocked Jock" which made its debut screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival in April 2006. (www.shockedjock.com)
The production went very smoothly thanks in part to the use of ASL's HD camera package and edit suite which were utilized to capture and edit the piece.
Michael wrote, directed and produced the short which was aided by the editing skill of Ryan Servant, the HD engineering and assistant directing by Anthony S. Lenzo, the lighting direction by Jim Mullen, the camera work by James Palczewski and the outstanding soundtrack created by Kevin Patrick of www.adipro.net.
Since the debut at the Newport Beach Film Festival, a 5-minute version of "Shocked Jock" screened at the New York Short-Short Film Festival.
Since then the 16-minute version has screened at the famous Mann’s Chinese Theaters at the FAIF International Film Festival, the Connecticut Film Festival, the Harlem Film Festival, the Big Apple Film Festival at the Tribeca Cinemas and the 2007 Delray Beach Film Festival in Florida.
Michael began his career as a staff accountant in the consolidation department at Paramount Communications. After working as a p.a. on “Sex and the City” for one season, Michael landed at Air Sea Land Productions, Inc. (ASL) where after four quick years he has become Director of Operations. He is expanding his horizons beyond accounting by developing several ASL productions both for HDTV and for direct-to-market DVDs while also trying to bring ASL into the feature-film business.
Screenwriting Contest History
2002
SEMI-FINALIST - Writers Network Screenplay Contest
2001
FINALIST (TOP TEN) - Filmmakers.com/Radmin Co. Screenwriting Competition
FINALIST - The Writers Foundation America's Best Screenwriting Contest
2000
FINALIST (7th or 8th) - Texas Film Institute screenplay comp.
FINALIST (4th place) - Scriptapalooza TV for an original drama
SEMI-FINALIST (13th place) - Scriptapalooza TV for an original sitcom
QUARTER-FINALIST - Scriptapalooza TV for a spec script
FINALIST - Acclaim TV for an original series
SEMI-FINALIST - American Accolades TV for a spec script
SEMI-FINALIST - Square Magazine TV Contest for an original series
1999
FINALIST (7th & 8th place) - The Writers Foundation America's Best Contest for original TV dramas
SEMI-FINALIST - Scriptapalooza screenplay competition
1997
SEMI-FINALIST (TOP 15%) - Chesterfield Writers Film Project
FINALIST - The Writers Foundation America's Best Contest for original TV sitcom and drama
1996 QUARTER-FINALIST (TOP 15%)- Lone Star Screenplay Competition
1995 FINALIST - Writers Foundation Contest for original TV sitcom
1994 SEMI-FINALIST - Writers Network Contest/dramatic screenplay
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