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Zenfilm
Director
Commercials. Music Video. Viral Media

Male
46 years old
Houston, Texas
United States



Last Login: 7/17/2009
Mood: rockin Mood Image
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WebsiteW. Ross Wells, Director
InfluencesBuster Keaton, Gordon Willis, George Pal, Stanley Kubrick, Ray Harryhausen, Jim Abrams, Leni Riefenstahl, Pedro Almodovar, Brian DePalma, Robert Altman, Blake Edwards, Ang Lee.
DirectorsStanley Kubrick, Fritz Lang, Gordon Willis, Ray Harryhausen, Willis O’Brian, Buster Keaton, John Dykstra, Douglas Trumbull, Jim Jarmusch, George Pal, Ang Lee, Sam Raimi, Stephen Spielberg, Robert Altman, David Mamet, Woody Allen, Michel Gondry.
AwardsGrand Remi Award Worldfest 2009-Best TV Campaign
Platinum Remi Award Worldfest 2009-ZZ Top
Gold Remi Award Worldfest 2009-Jennifer Grassman Music Video
Silver Remi Award Worldfest 2009-Art Guys Documentary Feature
Gold Addy, Houston ADDYs 2009
Gold Addy, 10th District Regional ADDYs 2009
Audience Choice Award Dances With Films 2008
Gold Remi Worldfest Houston 2008
Gold Addy 2008
AMA Crystal Award 2008
Platinum Remi Worldfest Houston 2007
Create Magazine Awards, Silver 2007
ADDY Awards 2004
ADDY Awards 2003
ADDY Awards 2002
ADDY Awards 2000
ADDY Awards 1999
ADDY Awards 1998
ADDY Awards 1997
Telly Awards 1997
Telly Awards 2001
The New York Festivals 1991
The New York Festivals 1992
Gold Remi Worldfest 1989
Silver Remi Worldfest 1990
FestivalsAICP Show
New York Festivals
Worldfest Houston
Mannheim
Dances With Films
Create Magazine Awards
Burbank Film Festival
Professional AffiliationsAssociation of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP)
American Advertising Federation (AAF)
Houston Advertising Federation(HAF)
Only in Houston (OiH)

    Zenfilm's Interests
GeneralBeing a dad. Film. Comedy. Filmmaking Tech. Music. Science Fiction. Film. Cameras. Computers. Music. Film. Apple Stuff.
MusicThe Southern Backtones, John Evans Band, Trigger & Some Dudes Named Roy, Ramones, Miho Hatori, Donald Fagen, Todd Rundgren, Al DiMeola, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Laurie Anderson, Van Halen, 6ths, Tool, Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder, Portishead, Nat King Cole, Jeff Lorber, Smiths, The Psychedelic Furs, Wall of Voodoo, The Tubes, The Buzzcocks, Glenn Hughes, Stanley Clarke, Elvis Costello, The Beatles, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Breaking Benjamin, Peter Gabriel, Legs Diamond, Glenn Hughes, Pat Thrall, Styx, Kings of Leon, Johnny Falstaff, Jennifer Grassman, Winter Wallace, Utopia, Pulp, The Pursuit of Happiness, XTC, Andy Partridge, Brian Eno, Culturcide, The Judys, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Dead Boys, Sex Pistols, Robert Ellis, Peter Gabriel, Jean Luc Ponty, The TonTons, Hour Past, Twisted Roots, Ronny Munroe, 3 Kisses, Radiohead, Clash, The Young Quasisexuals, Dead Boys, Cheap Trick, Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Walsh, Brian Eno, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Judys, Butthole Surfers, AC/DC, Michael Wilton, Queensryche, Q .
Movies2001, A Clockwork Orange, Raising Arizona, Fargo, Silent Running, The Godfather, The Alien Saga, Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers, Teenagers from Outer Space, Boiler Room, Tucker, Road to Perdition, Children of Men, The Ice Storm, War of the Worlds (Both Versions), There Will Be Blood.
TelevisionNova, Battlestar Galactica, Sopranos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Heroes, Sarah Connor Chronicles.
BooksAnything By Alastair Reynolds, Jack McDevitt, Neal Stephenson, Stephen Baxter or John Scalzi. "Wink of an Eye" by Walter Murch. "Light on Her Face" by Joe Walker, ASC.
HeroesMy Dad, Preston Tucker, Stanley Kubrick, FDR, Todd Rundgren.
Groups: Film MakersDIRECTORS & PRODUCERSFILM NETWORKSETI & BOINCThe Colbert Réport

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     Zenfilm's Details
Status:Married
Here for:Networking, Friends
Hometown:San Angelo, NYC, Brownwood, Austin, Houston
Body type:6' 1"
Zodiac Sign:Pisces
Children:Proud parent
Occupation:Film Director

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Film - Direction - Director
Over 18 years experience. Commercials, comedy and visual effects. Documentary. Music Videos. Award-winning national reel.
Film - Production - Producer
Co-Owner of Zenfilm with my longtime partner and Executive Producer, Merideth Melville
Television - Visual Effects - Digital Effects
Digital effects artist, proficient in Shake, Flame, After Effects.

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Zenfilm
Houston, TX US
Film Director

16+ years


Zenfilm's Films [View All Films]
Films: 10 Total Plays: 2038 Plays Today: 0
Southern Backtones "Slumber Party" Music Video
Southern Backtones "Slumber Party" Music Video rating
Live from SugarHill Studios - Robert Ellis "Two Cans of Paint"
Live from SugarHill Studios - Robert Ellis "Two Cans of Paint" rating
Jennifer Grassman "Pretty Girls" music video
Jennifer Grassman "Pretty Girls" music video rating
Making of Southern Backtones "Forever" Music Video
Making of Southern Backtones "Forever" Music Video rating
Southern Backtones Jam with Shrimp Scampi  - House of Rock
Southern Backtones Jam with Shrimp Scampi - House of Rock rating
Marcus Davis, Monica Pope Block Party
Marcus Davis, Monica Pope Block Party rating
Mark "Scrapdaddy" Bradford, Art Car Artist
Mark "Scrapdaddy" Bradford, Art Car Artist rating
Southern Backtones "Forever" Music Video
Southern Backtones "Forever" Music Video rating
One Day in Houston
One Day in Houston rating
Delta Downs "Couch Racing"
Delta Downs "Couch Racing" rating
 

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Zenfilm and Southern Backtones Screen Forever Music Video at Burbank International Film Festiva  (view more)

Southern Backtones "Slumber Party" Music Video  (view more)

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John Evans Live at "Lucky 13" Release Party  (view more)

Southern Backtones and Zenfilm say THANKS for your support!  (view more)

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   Zenfilm's Blurbs
About me:



I am a film director who has been making TV commercials, music video and documentary films for about 20 years. I own a film production and post production company located in Houston, TX with my wife and partner Merideth. Our company is called Zenfilm . We produce, direct, design and edit TV commercials, music videos, viral and motion media for advertising agencies, brands and record labels.

We are very active in the support of Only in Houston , a group that promotes the creative resources of America's 4th largest city to the rest of the world. The website gets around 100,000 hits a week and brings a whole new audience to Houston creatives. OiH advertises the site and its members all over the US.

We are active in advocacy for the Texas film industry and work with the Texas Motion Picture Alliance to help them lobby for legislation and tax incentives that will bring more motion pictures, episodic television, video game and TV commercial production to the Lone Star state.

Our short documentary One Day in Houston was commissioned by the The Greater Houston Convention and Visitor's Bureau and underwritten in part by Continental Airlines ...since it was completed for last years MPI conference in New Orleans, the film has taken on a life of its own... tallying up thousands of hits on sites all over the web, winning awards and getting noticed by really important people. It has been a really fun ride and we have the City of Houston and the GHCVB to thank for their collaboration, vision and support.

I am a guitarist and played in a lot of rock bands while I was growing up and in college. My interest in rock and roll has led me to develop a music video project for Houston rockers The Southern Backtones. We shot the video late last year and premiered it at the Houston Halloween Film Festival. Since its release Forever has had a terrific run, bringing some much-deserved attention to this talented rock trio. Our uploads to numerous video sharing sites resulted in "Forever" being noticed by and eventually airing on MTV, MTV2, MuchMusic and many other networks.

The sucess of "Forever" has led to more music video projects...we have just completed principal photography on the Southern Backtones' new video "Slumber Party" which I co-directed with the Backtones frontman Hank Schyma. "Slumber Party" is a fantastic spaghetti western-meets-psychedelic pop project. I don't want to give it away but it features guns, girls, film-noir, and fantastic B&W cinematography by Wayne Forster ...

Dan Workman of SugarHill Studios is a truly amazing record producer and a great friend. With Dan and his partner Andrew Amelang of TLM Music I have started work on a beautiful music video project for Jennifer Grassman and her song "Pretty Girls". We finished principal photography this summer and are currently in post-production. I can't wait to finish the project, although we have been set back a bit by our unwelcome visitor Hurricane Ike.

Special thanks go out to Panavision Plus 8 Digital Houston and to The Lighting Zone Houston for their work on these projects. Also thanks to our fantastic crew. Justin Deguire, David Zenteno, Rolf Eberlein, Michael Turrin, Jarrod Gullett, Tracy Jemison, and Everett Tassevigen.

On May 3, with the help of cinematographers Raul Casares, Richard Lacy and Bob Ball, and camera and lens systems from Panavision Plus 8 Houston , I shot my first feature-length concert film: Nothing to It, The Art Guys in concert. "Nothing to It" is a retrospective of 25 years of conceptual and performance art by Jack Massing and Michael Galbreth. The Art Guys. Of special significance is the location of the film which was shot at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Houston. It was at U of H that The Art Guys met and began making art together in 1983.

Also as of this writing, I am working with my long time friend and creative partner Michael Trigg to produce a new CD for Trigger and Some Dudes Named Roy..a rather tasty and bizarre comedy meets country project.

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Who I'd like to meet:
Creative professionals interested in creating innovative broadcast advertising, music videos and independent film projects.

Celebrities I'd Like to Meet:
John Stewart, Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Stevie Wonder, Ray Harryhausen, David Byrne, Todd Rundgren, Tom Waits, Louis Black, John Scalzi. I enjoy meeting other filmmakers and people interested in the craft of motion pictures.

Dead Celebrities I wish I Could Have Met:
Stanley Kubrick, H.G. Wells, Preston Tucker, Benjamin Franklin, JFK, FDR, MLK, Willis O'Brien.


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Gee Cobain Gunns-Robinson





Jul 17 2009 5:00 AM

Ross... I wanna write & tell you how incredible the video is, how amazingly talented you are, how blown away and awe-struck I am by your genius-creativity... but I just can't seem to find the words!

So... for now, I'll say this...

You ROCK!!!
(seriously, though)
:D
SONNY GUNNS





Jul 16 2009 4:39 AM

woss wikes swalt and vinewgar twips and wug burns...aaahhhhwite-love man-sonny gunns
♥ Miss Renee Antoinette ♥





Jul 16 2009 4:38 AM

Im excited to see the Twisted roots video (a bunch of us are) it was fun working with you.
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Jul 4 2009 9:33 PM

Wishing you and your family a very Happy 4th of July - have a great weekend Ross!
TWISTED ROOTS





Jun 30 2009 5:37 AM

ahhhhhhwight!!!!!woss wikes motley cwew and hotdogs!!!!
Jon Magnificent Cali Street Team





Jun 30 2009 4:35 AM

Welcome~Keep Rockin!! ox from Stickygirl
SONNY GUNNS





Jun 25 2009 6:03 PM

hey mr.man! how the hell r u?
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Jun 25 2009 6:03 PM

Have a great weekend :)
We love ya!! xo
The Musicians R☮ck Journalist





Jun 25 2009 6:03 PM

Just stopping by to wish you a wonderful, kick ass weekend and to thank you for all your help Ross!!

You're work is simply incredible! Can't wait to see the new vid :))

Hugz,
Tina
Reina del Bajo





Jun 25 2009 6:03 PM

Thanks for the add
not sure if u remember me, met u at sugarhill.
i was helping out my buddy john ramirez.
great job on the video!
came out awesome :)
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Jun 25 2009 6:03 PM

Thanks for the add...
Stop by and view our tv show 'Media Factory Show TV' on our web site.
We hope you become a fan of the show.
Musically,
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Jun 25 2009 6:03 PM

Welcome~Keep Rockin!! ox from Stickygirl
Mary Ann





Jun 25 2009 6:03 PM

thinking about you. Our friend's phone is disconnected. I'm worried.
Gee Cobain Gunns-Robinson





Jun 5 2009 5:50 PM

I just watched "Forever"... and WOW!!!
You truly are amazing at what you do, Ross!!!

Congrats to you!
Johnny Ramirez





Jun 5 2009 5:35 PM

Hey Hey Hey thank you very much, it was great to be there at Sugarhill. I will return for a recording session, even if my time is up from Texas Folklife. Thanks.


Best Regards,
Johnny Ramirez
SONNY GUNNS





Jun 5 2009 5:35 PM

hey buddy!!! cant wait to see this fucking vid!!!!!!!!!!im freaking out.love sonny
SONNY GUNNS





Jun 5 2009 5:35 PM

iI hear your getting ready to rap the roots vid up. so excited!!!!!you buddy sonny
Mary Ann





Jun 1 2009 6:20 PM

Ross my sweet, the PC was a huge hit. Got the brand you recommended bigger processor and smaller screen than I had originally discussed with you which took care of the battery life issues. Thanks my friend. I knew I could count on you. Bitty says 'Thanks!" too.
adoremus





May 31 2009 8:45 PM

good to see you at the land of sugarhill last week! have a great weekend.
SONNY GUNNS





May 29 2009 5:29 PM

WHATS IT TAKE TO GET TWISTED ROOTS ON YOUR TOP FRIENDS?DINNER,MOVIE,NAME IT. LOTS O' LOVE BUDDY-SONNY GUNNS
The Musicians R☮ck Journalist





May 16 2009 12:54 PM

Hey Ross, just thought I'd stop by and check out the page of the Mastah Of All Things Film :)

You're good.
Really good.

Talk at ya' soon,
Tina Peek
Gee Cobain Gunns-Robinson





May 16 2009 12:54 PM

Good morning, Ross!
I'm holding you & your team close in my thoughts today (with a s-m-i-l-e!)

You ALL totally ROCK!
Mary Ann





May 12 2009 7:36 PM

yuooooooo whoooooooo?!! You there?
☠ MINISTER OF PROPOGANDA ☠





May 12 2009 7:36 PM

you....award winner you!
☠ MINISTER OF PROPOGANDA ☠





Apr 30 2009 10:13 PM

Hail the power of Z E N - F I L M
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