Paul Yates
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Paul Yates is an American filmmaker, artist, and musician.
Paul Yates has worked in the film industry since he was nine. Despite losing his family and becoming homeless at 15 Yates has made music videos or shot footage for Moby
, R.E.M.
, The Dandy Warhols
and others. Yates attended NYU for photography, received a BFA in film from SUNY Purchase in 1994 and received his M.F.A. in directing from AFI Conservatory
in 2006. Yates has had films in festivals all over the world from Berlin to Havana, Singapore to Tribeca. Yates was the DP on the feature documentary Modulations
which was a Sundance Film Festival
hit. Yates's first directed feature, Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party
(executive produced by Moby) was released in 2003. Yates's AFI Thesis film Onion Underwater was a 2007 Tribeca Film Festival
selection. Yates's German pop star alter ego Schaumgummi has had several pop hits in Germany. Yates was Moby's keyboardist during his live shows during the 1990s. Yates has performed at Woodstock 1999
and The Late Show with David Letterman. He did an extensive shadowing of the writers and director for the TV series Battlestar Galactica
. His screenplay Let's Not and Say We Did is considered by the AFI to be one of the top three ever to be written in the conservatory. He is also an accomplished photobooth artist.
Moon Men Onion (1990)
I Am Curious Onion (1990)
My Father's Son (1991)
Space Water Onion (1994)
The Leaf Blower (underwater photographer and actor)(1997)
Modulations
(1998)
Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party AKA Porno (2003)
Onion Underwater (2006)
Paul Yates has worked in the film industry since he was nine. Despite losing his family and becoming homeless at 15 Yates has made music videos or shot footage for Moby
Moby
Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
, R.E.M.
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
, The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994. The band was founded by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström, with keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford later joining. Hedford left in 1998 and was replaced by...
and others. Yates attended NYU for photography, received a BFA in film from SUNY Purchase in 1994 and received his M.F.A. in directing from AFI Conservatory
AFI Conservatory
The AFI Conservatory is a division of the American Film Institute founded in 1969, located in Hollywood's Griffith Park. The school is the only existing Master of Fine Arts conservatory in advanced film education...
in 2006. Yates has had films in festivals all over the world from Berlin to Havana, Singapore to Tribeca. Yates was the DP on the feature documentary Modulations
Modulations
Modulations is a multi-media exploration into the history of electronic music, consisting of a documentary film, its soundtrack album, and a book...
which was a Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
hit. Yates's first directed feature, Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party
Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party
Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party A.K.A. Porno is a 2002 American independent comedy musical directed by Paul Yates and executive produced by Moby about the goings-on in an adult video store on Christmas Eve...
(executive produced by Moby) was released in 2003. Yates's AFI Thesis film Onion Underwater was a 2007 Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
selection. Yates's German pop star alter ego Schaumgummi has had several pop hits in Germany. Yates was Moby's keyboardist during his live shows during the 1990s. Yates has performed at Woodstock 1999
Woodstock 1999
Woodstock 1999, also called Woodstock 99, performed July 22–25, 1999, was the second large-scale music festival that attempted to emulate the original Woodstock Festival of 1969. Like the previous Woodstock festivals it was performed in upstate New York, this time in Rome, New York, around 200...
and The Late Show with David Letterman. He did an extensive shadowing of the writers and director for the TV series Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson...
. His screenplay Let's Not and Say We Did is considered by the AFI to be one of the top three ever to be written in the conservatory. He is also an accomplished photobooth artist.
Film list
Geranium (1987)Moon Men Onion (1990)
I Am Curious Onion (1990)
My Father's Son (1991)
Space Water Onion (1994)
The Leaf Blower (underwater photographer and actor)(1997)
Modulations
Modulations
Modulations is a multi-media exploration into the history of electronic music, consisting of a documentary film, its soundtrack album, and a book...
(1998)
Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party AKA Porno (2003)
Onion Underwater (2006)
Art
Paul Yates is a self proclaimed surrealist specializing in photobooth art, but not limited to this form. He founded the International Surrealist Film Festival in Stamford, CT in 1990.External links
- www.deconstructiongsundance.com Deconstructing Sundance review of Modulations
- www.filmthreat.com Filmthreat review of Onion Underwater
- www.spin.com Moby discusses the sale of his soul by Paul on ebay