hotograph by Douglas Kirkland. Mark Kirkland poses with a Debrie Parvo -- a hand-cranked movie camera made in Paris in the 1920s.

Mark Kirkland is a three-time Emmy award-winning director (The Simpsons), an award-winning filmmaker, writer/director. He studied drawing, animation, filmmaking and received a BFA degree from The California Institute of The Arts (CalArts). Kirkland is an associate member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and a former Governor for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He has a life long interest in fine art and illustration and is a avid sketchbook artist.  

 

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Bud's Odyssey

BUD'S ODYSSEY The Kingsbury family presents a film by Mark Kirkland The epic WWII survival story of 1st Lt Robert "Bud" Kingsbury.

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http://www.movingpictureco1914.com 100 years ago in a long forgotten movie studio... A short (22 minutes) silent film by three-time Primetime Emmy award-winning filmmaker Mark Kirkland. Featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic, Haskell Wexler, ASC, and more. Written & Directed by Mark Kirkland, Produced by Leticia Kirkland and Mark Kirkland Associate Producers: Jessica Arcelles and Roberto E. Lepe Production Coordinator/ Casting Consultant: Norma E. Celentano Director of Photography: Roberto E. Lepe Special Action Cinematography by Haskell Wexler, ASC Additional Cinematography by Clyde Smith, Mark Kirkland, Ryan Anthony Martin and Helder K. Sun Special Photography by Douglas Kirkland Music by Greg Kellogg Make Up by Nikki Isordia Costumes by Ashley B. Cooper Titles by Ryan Anthony Martin Post Production Services: Fotokem Cast Jeffery von Meyer Jennifer Starr Adam Celentano Brendan McIvor Fleming Jody Fasanella Richard Gasparian Eric Vesbit Ian McCrudden Collin Fowler Nick Celentano Matt Senreich Ryan Anthony Martin and David Pierce Special Appearances by "Weird Al" Yankovic Douglas Kirkland and Haskell Wexler, ASC Running time: 22 minutes Copyright 2014 Mark Kirkland

100 years ago in a long forgotten movie studio... Ellen, an aspiring actress, seeks her "lucky break" in a studio where everything goes wrong.

A short silent film (22 minutes) by three-time Primetime Emmy award-winning filmmaker Mark Kirkland.

Featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic, Haskell Wexler, ASC, and more.

 

 

Mark Kirkland demonstrates how to use a vintage Bell and Howell 2709 camera used in the silent era, designed in 1912. Mark is known for his work on The Simpsons, A Letter from Home and most recently, his short, The Moving Picture Co. 1914, which is up for Academy Consideration. 

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