Nate Taylor
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Nate Taylor is an American filmmaker based in New York City
. The son of documentary director Eric Taylor and contemporary artist Sali Taylor, he began his professional film career as a production assistant at the age of sixteen. Over the next six years he worked a variety of roles on-set, ranging from extra to dolly grip, until he ended up landing a job at the NYC-based commercial post-production
house Crew Cuts
. He has remained at Crew Cuts since November, 1998. While there he has edited numerous national television commercials for the likes of Pepsi
, Verizon, GE
and Saturday Night Live
. In addition to a large body of commercial work, Taylor has edited a number of long form pieces, including music videos, short films, and worked on the independent feature, Kissing Jessica Stein
(directed by Charlie Herman-Wurmfeld
).
Showcasing the film-making talents he refined while working in post-production, Taylor started directing short works in 2003, including viral web videos, online commercials, indie music videos, and a short film. He had early success through several short viral videos he directed for job-placement site Simply Fired.com. In 2008 he directed a machinima
parody entitled MMOvie. Created using the World of Warcraft
game engine the short was a massive online success, garnering over 3 million hits internationally and receiving nominations for a 2008 Webby Award and a Golden Trailer Award. The project also got the notice of Austria filmmaker Daniel Moshel, who featured Taylor and his team in a documentary about the virtual world titled Login 2 Life.
Taylor is currently in production of his first full-length feature film, Forgetting the Girl
, an adaptation of a short story of the same title written by Peter Moore Smith
.
performing under the name Full Stealth. As VJ Full Stealth he performs live, improvisational video art with bands and DJs. His largest show was a nine hour set in the House Tent at the 2007 [Ultra Music Festival] in Miami, Florida.
New York City
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. The son of documentary director Eric Taylor and contemporary artist Sali Taylor, he began his professional film career as a production assistant at the age of sixteen. Over the next six years he worked a variety of roles on-set, ranging from extra to dolly grip, until he ended up landing a job at the NYC-based commercial post-production
Post-production
Post-production is part of filmmaking and the video production process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, audio recordings, photography, and digital art...
house Crew Cuts
Crew Cuts (company)
Crew Cuts, founded in 1986, is a New York-based full service post-production company specializing in online and offline editing, visual effects, 3D/motion graphics, audio/sound design, finishing, and aspects of production, for the commercials, shorts, features, and web distribution...
. He has remained at Crew Cuts since November, 1998. While there he has edited numerous national television commercials for the likes of Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
, Verizon, GE
Gê
Gê are the people who spoke Ge languages of the northern South American Caribbean coast and Brazil. In Brazil the Gê were found in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Piaui, Mato Grosso, Goias, Tocantins, Maranhão, and as far south as Paraguay....
and Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
. In addition to a large body of commercial work, Taylor has edited a number of long form pieces, including music videos, short films, and worked on the independent feature, Kissing Jessica Stein
Kissing Jessica Stein
Kissing Jessica Stein is a 2001 independent romantic comedy film, written and co-produced by the film's stars, Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen. The film also stars Tovah Feldshuh and is directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld...
(directed by Charlie Herman-Wurmfeld
Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Charles Herman-Wurmfeld is an American film director.- External links :...
).
Showcasing the film-making talents he refined while working in post-production, Taylor started directing short works in 2003, including viral web videos, online commercials, indie music videos, and a short film. He had early success through several short viral videos he directed for job-placement site Simply Fired.com. In 2008 he directed a machinima
Machinima
Machinima is the use of real-time 3D computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production. Most often, video games are used to generate the computer animation...
parody entitled MMOvie. Created using the World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
game engine the short was a massive online success, garnering over 3 million hits internationally and receiving nominations for a 2008 Webby Award and a Golden Trailer Award. The project also got the notice of Austria filmmaker Daniel Moshel, who featured Taylor and his team in a documentary about the virtual world titled Login 2 Life.
Taylor is currently in production of his first full-length feature film, Forgetting the Girl
Forgetting the Girl (film)
Forgetting the Girl is an upcoming film directed by Nate Taylor, adapted for the screen by Peter Moore Smith, from his short story of the same name. It wrapped principal photography in August 2009, and is currently in post-production.- Plot :...
, an adaptation of a short story of the same title written by Peter Moore Smith
Peter Moore Smith
Peter Moore Smith is an American writer and was the recipient of the 2000 Pushcart Prize for his short story "Oblivion, Nebraska."Smith has written two novels, Raveling and Los Angeles, both published by Little, Brown. His short story "Oblivion, Nebraska" was adapted into a 2006 film by director...
.
Video Art
Taylor is also a VJVJ (video performance artist)
VJing is a broad designation for realtime visual performance. Characteristics of VJing are the creation or manipulation of imagery in realtime through technological mediation and for an audience, in synchronization to music. VJing often takes place at events such as concerts, nightclubs, music...
performing under the name Full Stealth. As VJ Full Stealth he performs live, improvisational video art with bands and DJs. His largest show was a nine hour set in the House Tent at the 2007 [Ultra Music Festival] in Miami, Florida.