Jace Hall
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Jason "Jace" Hall is an American film, television and video game producer, best known for being founder and Chief Executive Officer
of Monolith Productions
Inc and President of HDFILMS, INC.. He is also the star, producer, and writer of the reality webseries, The Jace Hall Show as well as the current Executive Producer of The Morning After on Hulu and previously on ABC's new "V" Television series
.
, F.E.A.R., Condemned: Criminal Origins
, 300: March to Glory
, Justice League Heroes
, Happy Feet
, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
, Batman Begins
and Friends: The One with All the Trivia video game. One of his most notable roles inside a video game is as the voice of Tchernobog
in Blood and Blood II: The Chosen
as well as The Voice, the BloodBath
commentator.And the up and coming adventures of where's Waldo.
In 2007, Hall founded HDFILMS INC., a production company that produces film, television, videogame and online content. The company is best known for its original reality show, The Jace Hall Show
, which debuted on Crackle.com
and reached over 4 million viewers. In 2010, the show switched to IGN and is currently in production on its 5th season.
HDFILMS also produces The Morning After, a daily, pop culture webseries appearing on Hulu's front page. HDFILMS has a first-look development deal with Warner Bros. Studios and has several high profile and feature film deals currently in the works.
Hall is adding singer-songwriter to his resume with recent release of the new music video MORTAL KOMBAT (over 18 million views) and his EP VIDEO GAMES AREN’T BAD FOR YOU.
As Hall says, “My music is about providing a new affirmative voice and making a statement for all the people out there who like to play video games. There is no shame in this activity. Be it gaming, technology, social networking or music, the average way a person lives today is different than it was just 10 years ago due to those influences – But Music and other forms of entertainment aren’t speaking to relevant activities for many individuals.”
Hall is also the main author of the Jace Hall Show website, one of Alexa.com's Top 100,000 sites. The site generates unique and original content for people interested in hollywood, gaming, and tech culture news.
Television series based on V (1983 miniseries) which premiered on NBC. Pilot in development with ABC and written by Scott Peters of The 4400.
Original concept entitled Species X or Iniquity, created by Hall and Nathan Hendrickson, is the basis for the movie as well as the video game Condemned: Criminal Origins
and Condemned 2: Bloodshot.
Supposedly based on a true story, action is set at the end of WWII, when Gen. George S. Patton ordered up a top-secret mission to rescue his son-in-law from a POW camp 60 miles behind German lines. The brass said 3,000 men were needed for the job; Patton allotted 294 and a leader who wouldn’t quit, a 24-year-old captain named Abe Baum.
Film was an award-nominated entry in the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007. IFC Films
announced the acquisition of the film in 2008 for its Festival Direct arm.
Pop Culture, Daily Web-Series appearing on Hulu.com
Animated series created by Alex Pardee
and produced by HDFilms and Warner Bros. Television
with Todd Roy to air online in 2009. The entire series was built using the Unreal Engine 3
- known as the engine behind the games Gears of War
and Bioshock
. Hall pushed the boundaries of traditional filmmaking by using a computer game engine in order to meet the challenge of animating Pardee's surreal work.
The Jace Hall Show is an online reality show co-created with Todd Roy, which airs on Microsoft's XBOX Live Marketplace
, Sony's Crackle
.com and Ign. The show covers video game news and personalities as well as interviews with film/TV/sports celebrities.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Monolith Productions
Monolith Productions
Monolith Productions is a Kirkland, Washington-based computer game developer. Monolith is also known for the development of the graphical game engine Lithtech, which has been used for most of their games...
Inc and President of HDFILMS, INC.. He is also the star, producer, and writer of the reality webseries, The Jace Hall Show as well as the current Executive Producer of The Morning After on Hulu and previously on ABC's new "V" Television series
V (2009 TV series)
V is an American science fiction television series that ran for two seasons on ABC, from November 3, 2009 to March 15, 2011. A remake of the 1983 miniseries created by Kenneth Johnson, the new series chronicles the arrival on Earth of a technologically advanced alien species which ostensibly comes...
.
Career
After becoming the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) in 2004, Hall produced and released video games including The Matrix OnlineThe Matrix Online
The Matrix Online was a massively multiplayer online game developed by Monolith Productions created by Richard Carroll. It was the official continuation of the storyline of the Matrix series of films. The game began closed beta-testing in June 2004 which was then opened for people who pre-ordered...
, F.E.A.R., Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned: Criminal Origins is a psychological horror first-person shooter video game, developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sega. It was launched worldwide in 2005 on the Xbox 360, with a Microsoft Windows version released later in 2006...
, 300: March to Glory
300: March to Glory
300: March to Glory is a video game for the PlayStation Portable that was released on February 27, 2007, based on the comic book mini-series 300 by Frank Miller and the movie of the same name.- Story :...
, Justice League Heroes
Justice League Heroes
Justice League Heroes is a console video game for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable systems. It is based on DC Comics' premiere superhero team, the Justice League of America. It was developed by Snowblind Studios and published and distributed by Warner Bros...
, Happy Feet
Happy Feet (video game)
Happy Feet is an action-adventure video game based on the movie of the same name. Released in 2006 by A2M for the Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance and PC, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Nicole Kidman, Dee Bradley Baker, Carlos Alazraqui, Jeff Garcia, Johnny A...
, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a computer and video game that was released right before the film release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Both the game and the movie are based on J. K...
, Batman Begins
Batman Begins (video game)
Batman Begins is a 2005 video game based on the film of the same name. It was released June 14, 2005, a day before the 2005 American superhero film was released. It was developed by Eurocom and published by Electronic Arts in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics...
and Friends: The One with All the Trivia video game. One of his most notable roles inside a video game is as the voice of Tchernobog
Chernobog
Chernobog is a Slavic deity, about whom much has been speculated but little can be said definitively. The name may also be given as Crnobog, Czernobóg, Černobog, Црнобог, Zernebog and Чернобог, meaning black god...
in Blood and Blood II: The Chosen
Blood II: The Chosen
Blood II: The Chosen is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Monolith Productions and distributed by GT Interactive, which was later purchased by Infogrames. Released on October 31, 1998, it featured Monolith's new fully 3D engine Lithtech, which was previously used in Shogo: Mobile...
as well as The Voice, the BloodBath
Deathmatch (gaming)
Deathmatch or Player vs All is a widely-used gameplay mode integrated into many shooter and real-time strategy computer games...
commentator.And the up and coming adventures of where's Waldo.
In 2007, Hall founded HDFILMS INC., a production company that produces film, television, videogame and online content. The company is best known for its original reality show, The Jace Hall Show
The Jace Hall Show
The Jace Hall Show is a video game show hosted by Jace Hall consisting of interviews with hollywood celebrities and those involved in the video game industry. The Jace Hall Show is a production of and is distributed by IGN Entertainment. The episodes air on Thursdays, and are available on Crackle,...
, which debuted on Crackle.com
Crackle
Crackle is a digital network and studio, featuring commercially supported streaming video content in Flash Video format. It is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and its content consists primarily of Sony's library of films and television shows...
and reached over 4 million viewers. In 2010, the show switched to IGN and is currently in production on its 5th season.
HDFILMS also produces The Morning After, a daily, pop culture webseries appearing on Hulu's front page. HDFILMS has a first-look development deal with Warner Bros. Studios and has several high profile and feature film deals currently in the works.
Hall is adding singer-songwriter to his resume with recent release of the new music video MORTAL KOMBAT (over 18 million views) and his EP VIDEO GAMES AREN’T BAD FOR YOU.
As Hall says, “My music is about providing a new affirmative voice and making a statement for all the people out there who like to play video games. There is no shame in this activity. Be it gaming, technology, social networking or music, the average way a person lives today is different than it was just 10 years ago due to those influences – But Music and other forms of entertainment aren’t speaking to relevant activities for many individuals.”
Hall is also the main author of the Jace Hall Show website, one of Alexa.com's Top 100,000 sites. The site generates unique and original content for people interested in hollywood, gaming, and tech culture news.
Video games credited (partial list of over 40 titles)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 300: March to Glory 300: March to Glory 300: March to Glory is a video game for the PlayStation Portable that was released on February 27, 2007, based on the comic book mini-series 300 by Frank Miller and the movie of the same name.- Story :... |
| 2006 | Happy Feet Happy Feet (video game) Happy Feet is an action-adventure video game based on the movie of the same name. Released in 2006 by A2M for the Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance and PC, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Nicole Kidman, Dee Bradley Baker, Carlos Alazraqui, Jeff Garcia, Johnny A... |
| 2006 | Justice League Heroes Justice League Heroes Justice League Heroes is a console video game for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable systems. It is based on DC Comics' premiere superhero team, the Justice League of America. It was developed by Snowblind Studios and published and distributed by Warner Bros... |
| 2006 | Xiaolin Showdown Xiaolin Showdown (video game) Xiaolin Showdown is a Beat 'em up and adventure game based on the Kids WB/CW4Kids cartoon of the same name. It was released on November 14, 2006. Players are able to play as the Xiaolin Apprentices, and one of the game objectives is to get the Shen Gong Wu. It is possible that new Shen Gong Wu were... |
| 2005 | Batman Begins Batman Begins (video game) Batman Begins is a 2005 video game based on the film of the same name. It was released June 14, 2005, a day before the 2005 American superhero film was released. It was developed by Eurocom and published by Electronic Arts in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics... |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Television credited
- V The Series (2009–2010) (Warner Bros. TelevisionWarner Bros. TelevisionWarner Bros. Television is the television production arm of Warner Bros. Entertainment, itself part of Time Warner. Alongside CBS Television Studios, it serves as a television production arm of The CW Television Network , though it also produces shows for other networks, such as Shameless on...
) Executive Producer
Television series based on V (1983 miniseries) which premiered on NBC. Pilot in development with ABC and written by Scott Peters of The 4400.
- The Unforgettable (2011) – (Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
) Co-producer and Original Concept by
Original concept entitled Species X or Iniquity, created by Hall and Nathan Hendrickson, is the basis for the movie as well as the video game Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned: Criminal Origins is a psychological horror first-person shooter video game, developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sega. It was launched worldwide in 2005 on the Xbox 360, with a Microsoft Windows version released later in 2006...
and Condemned 2: Bloodshot.
- Brothers in Arms (2009) – Executive Producer
Supposedly based on a true story, action is set at the end of WWII, when Gen. George S. Patton ordered up a top-secret mission to rescue his son-in-law from a POW camp 60 miles behind German lines. The brass said 3,000 men were needed for the job; Patton allotted 294 and a leader who wouldn’t quit, a 24-year-old captain named Abe Baum.
- PVC-1PVC-1PVC-1 is a 2007 Colombian drama film directed by Spiros Stathoulopoulos. The plot was inspired by a true story about a pipe bomb improvised explosive device that was placed around the neck of an extortion victim. This directorial debut premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007...
(2008) – Producer
Film was an award-nominated entry in the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007. IFC Films
IFC Films
IFC Films is an American film distribution company based in New York, owned by AMC Networks. It distributes independent films and documentaries under the IFC Films, Sundance Selects and IFC Midnight. It operates the IFC Center....
announced the acquisition of the film in 2008 for its Festival Direct arm.
Online content credited
- "The Morning After" (2011-Present) (HDFILMS, INC.) Executive Producer
Pop Culture, Daily Web-Series appearing on Hulu.com
- ChadamChadamChadam is an animated web series by artist Alex Pardee based on characters he created for a number of The Used's album artwork and distributed by The WB and Eye Suck Ink. Chadam is produced by Jace Hall of HDFILMS Inc. The short series premiered June 15th on TheWB.com. The WB and it's children's...
– Executive Producer
Animated series created by Alex Pardee
Alex Pardee
Alex Pardee is a freelance artist, apparel designer, and a writer born in Antioch, California, USA who is best known for illustrating The Used's album artwork...
and produced by HDFilms and Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. Television is the television production arm of Warner Bros. Entertainment, itself part of Time Warner. Alongside CBS Television Studios, it serves as a television production arm of The CW Television Network , though it also produces shows for other networks, such as Shameless on...
with Todd Roy to air online in 2009. The entire series was built using the Unreal Engine 3
Unreal Engine 3
Unreal Engine 3 is a computer game engine developed by Epic Games. It is the third generation of Unreal Engine, designed for DirectX 9/10/11 personal computers , the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation Vita, the Wii U, Android and OpenGL-based operating systems such as iOS and Mac OS X...
- known as the engine behind the games Gears of War
Gears of War
Gears of War is a military science fiction third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios...
and Bioshock
Bioshock
BioShock is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston and designed by Ken Levine. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on August 21, 2007 in North America, and three days later in Europe and Australia. It became available on Steam on August 21, 2007...
. Hall pushed the boundaries of traditional filmmaking by using a computer game engine in order to meet the challenge of animating Pardee's surreal work.
- The Jace Hall ShowThe Jace Hall ShowThe Jace Hall Show is a video game show hosted by Jace Hall consisting of interviews with hollywood celebrities and those involved in the video game industry. The Jace Hall Show is a production of and is distributed by IGN Entertainment. The episodes air on Thursdays, and are available on Crackle,...
– Executive Producer
The Jace Hall Show is an online reality show co-created with Todd Roy, which airs on Microsoft's XBOX Live Marketplace
Xbox Live Marketplace
The Xbox Live Marketplace is a virtual market designed for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console that allows Xbox Live members to download purchased or promotional content...
, Sony's Crackle
Crackle
Crackle is a digital network and studio, featuring commercially supported streaming video content in Flash Video format. It is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and its content consists primarily of Sony's library of films and television shows...
.com and Ign. The show covers video game news and personalities as well as interviews with film/TV/sports celebrities.
Sources
- NewsWeek
- GamesIndustry.biz
- Moby Games Database
- GameSpy
- Into the Pixel
- HD Films
- Kiwibox.com Interview