Don Ford
Director / Editor / Screenwriter
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Once You Start Making Movies You Can't Stop!
Male
25 years old
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States
Last Login: 12/1/2009
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Don Ford's Film Bio
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| Website | donfordmedia.com | | Influences | Faith. Family. Friends. The classic cinema of the "Golden Age". "Film Noir". "Westerns". Clint Eastwood, Sergio Leone, Don Siegal, John Ford, Steve McQueen, Michael Mann, The Coen Brothers. | | Directors | Clint Eastwood, Sergio Leone, Don Siegal, John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann, The Coen Brothers, Andrew Davis. | | Awards | Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound Design | | Festivals | 2008 Milwaukee Short Film Festival, The 48hr Film Project 2008 Milwaukee, The Miami International Film Festival: 2008 48hr Film Project Filmapalooza | | Professional Affiliations | Don Ford Media, TMK Productions, Stolen Light Films, Studio Bib Simmons |
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Don Ford's Interests
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| General | GREAT INVENTION!
filmmaking, filmmakers, history of cinema, film scores, acting, drawing, my friends, my family, classic cars, car chase scenes, American history, the arts, Chicago Jazz and Blues, nostalgia, what they used to call dames. | | Music | John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, The Paul Butterfield Blue Band, Eric Clapton, Steppinwolf, The Doors, Credence Clearwater Revival, Santana, The Allman Brothers, Booker T. and the MG's, Los Straitjackets, The Black Keys, Coldplay, Band of Horses, Arcade Fire, Kunek, Chuck Berry, Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Wes Montgomery, Dave Brubeck, Cannonball Adderley, Henry Mancini, Tangerine Dream, Ennio Morricone, Lalo Schifrin, John Williams, Randy Edelman, George Fenton, Ron Goodwin, Thomas Newman, Bernard Herrmann, Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Philip Glass, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel | | Movies | The Black Stallion, Marry Poppins, The Sound of Music, Some Like It Hot, Dirty Harry, Once Upon a Time In The West, Bullitt, The Blues Brothers, North By Northwest, Casablanca, The Searchers, High Noon, Shane, Heat, Million Dollar Baby, No Country For Old Men, The Dark Knight, As a student of cinema I understand the power of film. A film can take us on a journey, entertain us, educate us and let us reflect upon humanity. | | Television | 24, Dirty Jobs, Myth Busters, History, TLC, Discovery | | Books | 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, Essential Chaplin, Film Comedy, Westerns, The Good Book | | Heroes | My Mom and Dad for supporting my dream, my brother for being my best friend, my old friends for sticking with me, my new friends for joining in the ride, my Grandmothers for keeping the stories alive, my Grandfathers for sacrificing their boyhoods to save us all and Clint Eastwood for there is no one else I'd rather emulate. |
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Don Ford's Details
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| Status: | Single | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Glenview | | Body type: | 5' 8" / Athletic | | Ethnicity: | White / Caucasian | | Religion: | Christian - other | | Zodiac Sign: | Sagittarius | | Smoke / Drink: | No / Yes | | Children: | Someday | | Education: | College graduate | | Occupation: | Video Production |
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Don Ford's Schools
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Milwaukee Institute Of Art Design
Milwaukee,Wisconsin
Graduated: 2008
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Time Based Media: Video
Clubs: MIAD Time Based Media Festival
Senior Thesis Show
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2004 to 2008 |
Oakton Community College
Des Plaines,Illinois
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major: Industrial Design
Clubs: OCC Grounds Dept. Oakton Community College Anual Animation Festival
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2003 to 2004 |
New Trier Township H S Winnetka
Winnetka,Illinois
Graduated: 2003
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: New Trier Bowling Team, WNTH 88.1 FM Radio show "Reverse Drive" and "Reverse Drive: The Next Generation"
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1999 to 2003 |
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Don Ford's Companies
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TMK Productions
Northbrook, Illinois US
Production Assistant
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2006-2008
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Stolen Light Films
Milwaukee, Wisconsin US
Assistant Director
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2008-
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Don Ford Media/Productions
Milwaukee, WI US
Owner/Founder
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2007-
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Studio Bib Simmons
Milwaukee, WI US
Director of Photography
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2009-
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Spirit Lake: Shoot Three 3/9/09 (Two for the crew)
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Spirit Lake: Shoot Two 3/6/09 ("If you're comfortable with it?")
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Spirit Lake: Shoot One 2/21/09 (Ten Hours To Bring us Together)
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Looking for Work
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"Blue Lines"
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