Braden Barty
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Braden Barty is an American
director and producer of music videos, reality shows and documentaries most notably Far Away Eyes and Spirit Space (2008) and Flipping Vegas. He is also owner and founder of WireWekrs Video and Shadow Storm Productions.
and raised in North Hollywood. His father, Billy Barty
was an American film actor, entertainer and activist and one of the most famous 20th century people with dwarfism. His mother (also a dwarf), Shirley Bolingbroke, was a graphic design artist and a graduate from the California Institute of Arts.
. After graduating from college in 1996, Barty returned to Los Angeles to pursue a career in Hollywood. For three years he worked as an assistant director on low budget films and TV shows.
Barty founded Shadow Storm Productions, which is based out of Studio City, California.
His 1996 film documentary, Far Away Eyes: A Portrait of Autism, won first place at the Utah Film Front Festival and was sold to video distributor Chip Taylor Communications.
He has worked with behind the scenes videos with various artists such as Fall Out Boy
, Lionel Richie
, Mariah Carey
, NeYo
, The O.C. Supertones
, Rhianna
, Thrice
, Deftones
. His latest music video he directed himself was for American Idol star, Brooke White
’s song “Free”.
In 2006 Barty teamed up with three-time WCW Champion Diamond Dallas Page
and co-produced and directed his successful seven set YRG workout videos.
In 2005, Barty began shooting a metaphysical documentary, Spirit Space. The film is based on quantum physics, life after death and the realities of consciousness. In March 2008 the film, featuring Fred Alan Wolf
, Edgar Mitchell, and Don Miguel Ruiz was released.
In 2010 Barty Produced two TV pilots, Flipping Vegas and Girls Gone Global. He is in the development stages of another film, Multiverse, which is being dubbed as the squeal to his successful film Spirit Space.
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director and producer of music videos, reality shows and documentaries most notably Far Away Eyes and Spirit Space (2008) and Flipping Vegas. He is also owner and founder of WireWekrs Video and Shadow Storm Productions.
Early life
Barty was born in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and raised in North Hollywood. His father, Billy Barty
Billy Barty
Billy Barty was an American film actor.-Biography:Barty, an Italian American, was born William John Bertanzetti in Millsboro, Pennsylvania...
was an American film actor, entertainer and activist and one of the most famous 20th century people with dwarfism. His mother (also a dwarf), Shirley Bolingbroke, was a graphic design artist and a graduate from the California Institute of Arts.
Career
Barty is a film graduate from the University of UtahUniversity of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
. After graduating from college in 1996, Barty returned to Los Angeles to pursue a career in Hollywood. For three years he worked as an assistant director on low budget films and TV shows.
Barty founded Shadow Storm Productions, which is based out of Studio City, California.
His 1996 film documentary, Far Away Eyes: A Portrait of Autism, won first place at the Utah Film Front Festival and was sold to video distributor Chip Taylor Communications.
He has worked with behind the scenes videos with various artists such as Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...
, Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
, Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
, NeYo
Neyo
Neyo as a name may refer to:* Clone trooper Commander Neyo of Star Wars* Ne-Yo, The American R&B singerNeyo as a place name may refer to:* Neyo , an uninhabited island in the Raa Atoll, Republic of Maldives...
, The O.C. Supertones
The O.C. Supertones
The Orange County Supertones is a Christian ska band hailing from Orange County, California. The band was signed to Tooth & Nail Records before becoming an independent band for its final tour...
, Rhianna
Rhianna
Robyn Hannah Louise Kenny professionally known as Rhianna, is an English R&B singer.-Early life:...
, Thrice
Thrice
Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school....
, Deftones
Deftones
Deftones are an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, founded in 1988. The band consists of Chino Moreno , Stephen Carpenter , Chi Cheng , Frank Delgado , and Abe Cunningham . Currently Sergio Vega is standing in on bass while Cheng recovers from a car accident...
. His latest music video he directed himself was for American Idol star, Brooke White
Brooke White
Brooke Elizabeth White is an American indie pop/folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2005, White released her first studio album, called Songs from the Attic.White's first post-Idol album High Hopes &...
’s song “Free”.
In 2006 Barty teamed up with three-time WCW Champion Diamond Dallas Page
Diamond Dallas Page
Dallas Page , better known by his ring name "Diamond" Dallas Page , is an American retired professional wrestler, fitness instructor and actor...
and co-produced and directed his successful seven set YRG workout videos.
In 2005, Barty began shooting a metaphysical documentary, Spirit Space. The film is based on quantum physics, life after death and the realities of consciousness. In March 2008 the film, featuring Fred Alan Wolf
Fred Alan Wolf
Fred Alan Wolf is an American theoretical physicist specializing in quantum physics and the relationship between physics and consciousness. He is a former physics professor at San Diego State University, and more recently has helped to popularize science on the Discovery Channel...
, Edgar Mitchell, and Don Miguel Ruiz was released.
In 2010 Barty Produced two TV pilots, Flipping Vegas and Girls Gone Global. He is in the development stages of another film, Multiverse, which is being dubbed as the squeal to his successful film Spirit Space.