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Michael Deane
Hi, I'm Michael Deane, an LA-based producer of content
I provide cost effective production solutions for ad agencies, production & VFX companies and creative services. My clients are companies which require a strong live action producer. I also produce live action for overseas producers who want to shoot in the US or South America and value for mone. I have two branded content projects: one on baseball, the other on the ongoing influence and enduring cool of Brazilian music. And I am developing a reality food-based project with Claudia Ossa. Oh yeah, I consult on international production (Brazil and Japan). As an EP, I've run several companies, including one of the first live action/CGI hybrids. We were early (too early) and full of ideas (and ourselves) though we did develop Cosmic Voyage, an Oscar-nominated doc and we shot our first HD spot when HD cameras were the size of small couches. Overall I've worked on most everything ad-related, here and abroad. And I've worn many hats: from creating and closing deals to production to delivering fully-finished films. Oh yeah, I've done a lot of print too with some amazing photographers. Because I'm also a filmmaker, directors do tend to listen when I speak. And yes my Jet Set video for Dr John was the first rap video on MTV. Ok, it was in lunar rotation but it broke a barrier. Though I now work more in the US market, my overseas stuff sort of defines my career. I learned my craft working with international clients on multicultural projects where attention to detail was a necessity. Fortunately I had patient mentors who taught me to respect the work and the people with whom I work. These skills come in handy shooting here and when clients need to work abroad. So I've shot not only in Vancouver but Africa, Europe, Asia and South America: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. I'm a calm guy. Maybe it is the martial arts: the triumvirate disciplines of mind, body and spirit. Or maybe it's because I have low blood pressure--so low that I once fell asleep on the grid of a Formula Renault race. Whatever, it works for me. I am a problem solver in content production. I love what I do and I learn more every day. And I enjoy the journey. Thanks, Michael Deane