Joe Lynch (director)
Encyclopedia
Joe Lynch is an American film director
and music video director
, cinematographer
, and film actor.
, Erica Leerhsen
, and Texas Battle
.
Lynch has directed music videos for such groups as DVDA
, Pete Yorn
, Strapping Young Lad
, 311
and Godhead
. He also was one of the creators of the television show Uranium
for Fuse TV
.
Lynch is a lifelong horror film
fan and has appeared as a featured guest at several Weekend of Horrors conventions. He has also appeared in several short films, including director Adam Green
's 2007 Halloween short "The Tiffany Problem" alongside Joel Moore
and Corri English
. Lynch works at G4
as Creative Director of the website, and appears as a special guest on its popular series Attack of the Show!
in a horror-themed segment called "Body Count". Joe is currently prepping his next feature, Knights of Badassdom and a Holliston, co-starring director Adam Green
, which premieres on Fearnet
in spring 2012.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and music video director
Music video director
A music video director is driven by a given music track. These are called music videos and are then used as promotional tools for popular music singles...
, cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
, and film actor.
Life and career
His directorial debut in feature film was 2007's Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, which starred Henry RollinsHenry Rollins
Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
, Erica Leerhsen
Erica Leerhsen
Erica Lei Leerhsen is an American actress. She is best known for her lead roles in the horror films Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Wrong Turn 2. She is often referred to as a modern day scream queen...
, and Texas Battle
Texas Battle
Texas Quency Battle is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Marcus Forrester on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.-Early life:...
.
Lynch has directed music videos for such groups as DVDA
DVDA (band)
DVDA is a comedy band featuring South Park crew members Trey Parker , Matt Stone , Bruce Howell , and D. A. Young . The name refers to a sexual position meaning "double vaginal, double anal"...
, Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn
Peter Joseph Yorn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter, was released to critical acclaim in 2001.-Early history:Yorn's father is a dentist and his mother is a former concert pianist who worked as a...
, Strapping Young Lad
Strapping Young Lad
Strapping Young Lad was a Canadian extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1994. The band started as a one-man studio project; Townsend played most of the instruments on the 1995 debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing...
, 311
311 (band)
311 is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. The band was formed in 1988 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Nick Hexum, lead guitarist Jim Watson , bassist Aaron "P-Nut" Wills and drummer Chad Sexton...
and Godhead
Godhead (band)
Godhead, occasionally typeset as gODHEAD, is an American alternative rock/metal band from Washington, D.C.. They are most often credited with being the only band signed to musician Marilyn Manson's short-lived vanity label, Posthuman Records.-History:...
. He also was one of the creators of the television show Uranium
Uranium (TV series)
Uranium is an American television program about heavy metal which aired on Fuse TV in the early 2000s. After establishing herself as the host of MMUSA's Tastemakers program, Juliya Chernetsky, along with network producers, created Uranium as an outlet for the broad range of heavy metal subgenres...
for Fuse TV
Fuse TV
Fuse is an American national television network dedicated exclusively to music. It features original series and specials, exclusive interviews, live concerts and video blocks....
.
Lynch is a lifelong horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
fan and has appeared as a featured guest at several Weekend of Horrors conventions. He has also appeared in several short films, including director Adam Green
Adam Green (filmmaker)
- Background :Adam Green was raised in Holliston, Massachusetts and after finishing high school he graduated from Hofstra University in New York.Green’s very first job out of college was producing and directing local commercials for cable in the Boston area....
's 2007 Halloween short "The Tiffany Problem" alongside Joel Moore
Joel Moore
Joel David Moore is an American actor who has appeared in television commercials, feature films, and television series. He is best known for his roles as Owen Dittman in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Dr. Norm Spellman in Avatar, Colin Fisher in Bones and J.P...
and Corri English
Corri English
Corri English is an American actress and singer.English was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She worked with actress Danielle Panabaker twice in 2004—once in Stuck in the Suburbs and later in Searching for David's Heart...
. Lynch works at G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
as Creative Director of the website, and appears as a special guest on its popular series Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show! is an American live television program shown weeknights on G4, G4 Canada and Fuel TV in Australia. The program is hosted by Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey...
in a horror-themed segment called "Body Count". Joe is currently prepping his next feature, Knights of Badassdom and a Holliston, co-starring director Adam Green
Adam Green (filmmaker)
- Background :Adam Green was raised in Holliston, Massachusetts and after finishing high school he graduated from Hofstra University in New York.Green’s very first job out of college was producing and directing local commercials for cable in the Boston area....
, which premieres on Fearnet
FEARnet
Fearnet is a cable channel, website and Video on Demand television service owned by Horror Entertainment LLC, a joint venture between Comcast, Lions Gate Entertainment, and Sony Pictures Entertainment...
in spring 2012.
Actor
- Terror FirmerTerror FirmerTerror Firmer is a 1999 American comedy horror film, directed by Lloyd Kaufman, written by Patrick Cassidy and Douglas Buck, and starring Will Keenan and Alyce LaTourelle. The film was produced by the Troma Entertainment company, known for distributing campy exploitation films...
(1999) - The Tiffany Problem (2008)
- Thirsty (2008)
- Holliston TV series (2012)
Appearances
- The Psycho Legacy (2009)
- His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009)
- Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (2009)
- Making Gore Look Good (2007)
- More Blood, More Guts: The Making of 'Wrong Turn 2' (2007)
- On Location with P-Nut (2007)