Mark Howard (film maker)
Encyclopedia
Mark Howard was born in Radcliffe
, near Bury
, Lancashire
, England
.
He first came to attention in the late 1980s as a live concert press photographer, his natural documentary style capturing the great and the good of the indie scene at the time. Classic images of Iggy Pop, Bob Calvert, Johnny Thunders, The Damned, All About Eve and hundreds of other acts helped to cement Howard's reputation.
Since reinventing himself as a commercial film maker in the late 90's, Howard has produced dozens of commercials, pop promo's, advertising films and shorts. His most famous work, the acclaimed cult comedy mockumentary "Roddy Smythe Investigates..."Roddy Smythe (starring Peter Slater, Kiki Kendrick, Peter Kay and Mark Strange) has since spawned two sequels, a radio adaptation and a forthcoming feature film.
Mark Howard continues to fill his time working as a commercial director, photographer and comedy writer. A number of his short films are available on the You Tube and Veoh networks, through the northernmisfits channel.
Waiting (1995) director, short form film
Roddy Smythe Investigates...Roddy Smythe (2002) writer & director, sci-fi spoof documentary
Video Diary - A Man Called Smythe (2004) writer & director, sci-fi spoof documentary
Living With George (2004) director & producer, 6 x 30 min TV documentary
Life's A Bitch, Billy Dean (2006) writer & director, feature
Shock Horror (2006) writer & director, short form
Who Killed Roddy Smythe? (release date 2007) writer & director, feature
"Dave Courtney's Guide to Self Defence" (2008) writer and director, self-help DVD
"The Paranormal Experiment with Dave Courtney and Richard Felix" (2008) writer, editor and producer, television dramatised documentary
"Museum Fit for Heroes" (2009) writer and director. Regiment of Fusiliers DVD release
"Pendle's Paranormal Road Map" (2010) writer and director, dramatised TV documentary
"Zombie Shithouse" (2010) short form comedy spoof
"Around the Table with Derek Acorah" (2010) editor and producer, documentary
"Coronation Street Wars" (2010) 3 x 6 minute Coronation Street 50th anniversary spoofs. Director/producer.
"Real Life Story" (2011) short form comedy. D.O.P./editor/producer
"Lock In" (2011) Psychological thriller feature Writer/Director for GreenBond Films. IN PRODUCTION.
"House By the Gates of Hell" (2011) comedy horror feature. Writer / director. IN PRE-PRODUCTION.
Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
Radcliffe is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground in the Irwell Valley, along the course of the River Irwell, south-west of Bury and north-northwest of Manchester. Radcliffe is contiguous with the town of Whitefield to the...
, near Bury
Bury
Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
He first came to attention in the late 1980s as a live concert press photographer, his natural documentary style capturing the great and the good of the indie scene at the time. Classic images of Iggy Pop, Bob Calvert, Johnny Thunders, The Damned, All About Eve and hundreds of other acts helped to cement Howard's reputation.
Since reinventing himself as a commercial film maker in the late 90's, Howard has produced dozens of commercials, pop promo's, advertising films and shorts. His most famous work, the acclaimed cult comedy mockumentary "Roddy Smythe Investigates..."Roddy Smythe (starring Peter Slater, Kiki Kendrick, Peter Kay and Mark Strange) has since spawned two sequels, a radio adaptation and a forthcoming feature film.
Mark Howard continues to fill his time working as a commercial director, photographer and comedy writer. A number of his short films are available on the You Tube and Veoh networks, through the northernmisfits channel.
Film credits
From Night To Day - The Cinematic Style of George A. Romero (1994) director, documentaryWaiting (1995) director, short form film
Roddy Smythe Investigates...Roddy Smythe (2002) writer & director, sci-fi spoof documentary
Video Diary - A Man Called Smythe (2004) writer & director, sci-fi spoof documentary
Living With George (2004) director & producer, 6 x 30 min TV documentary
Life's A Bitch, Billy Dean (2006) writer & director, feature
Shock Horror (2006) writer & director, short form
Who Killed Roddy Smythe? (release date 2007) writer & director, feature
"Dave Courtney's Guide to Self Defence" (2008) writer and director, self-help DVD
"The Paranormal Experiment with Dave Courtney and Richard Felix" (2008) writer, editor and producer, television dramatised documentary
"Museum Fit for Heroes" (2009) writer and director. Regiment of Fusiliers DVD release
"Pendle's Paranormal Road Map" (2010) writer and director, dramatised TV documentary
"Zombie Shithouse" (2010) short form comedy spoof
"Around the Table with Derek Acorah" (2010) editor and producer, documentary
"Coronation Street Wars" (2010) 3 x 6 minute Coronation Street 50th anniversary spoofs. Director/producer.
"Real Life Story" (2011) short form comedy. D.O.P./editor/producer
"Lock In" (2011) Psychological thriller feature Writer/Director for GreenBond Films. IN PRODUCTION.
"House By the Gates of Hell" (2011) comedy horror feature. Writer / director. IN PRE-PRODUCTION.