Sean Michael Becker
Encyclopedia
Sean Michael Becker is an American film director, film producer and editor who is best known for directing Felicia Day
's web series, The Guild
.
1999-2003 originally as a Business Marketing Major, but eventually graduated in 2003 with a BA in TV/Radio/Film and a Minor in Theater Arts. Upon graduation, Becker received the SJSU Emerson "DOC" Arends Award For Excellence in Directing for the Screen.
network.
2005 - Becker received a nomination and a win for a Northern California Regional Emmy Award in the category of "Entertainment Segment" for the short film "Parallel/Parallel".
2005 - Becker and producing partner Payman Benz combine all of their individual projects under the company AWKWARD PICTURES. They continue to produce joint projects under the company.
2006 - "The Long Walk Home" (written and directed by Sean Becker) wins Best Comedy at the RadioAlice Film Festival in San Francisco, California. It originally premiered earlier that year during the San Diego Comic-Con International Film Festival.
2006 - "Tuesday", (written and directed by Payman Benz and Sean Becker) wins "Best Narrative Short" as part of the Moving Pictures Magazine Short Film Contest. The award was given at an event during the Sundance Film Festival
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2007 - "Tuesday" wins "Best in Fest" at the 2007 Wizard World Film Festival in Los Angeles.
2007 - Awkward Pictures wins the 1st YouTube Sketchies Contest, sponsored by Sierra Mist, where they faced off against over 5,000 other entrants.
2009 - Becker is nominated for two Streamy Awards, one in the category of editing and another in the category of comedy directing for his work on "The Guild".
2010 - Becker is nominated and wins a Streamy Award in the category of comedy directing for his work on "The Guild"
2011 - "The Jeff Lewis 5-Minute Comedy Hour" is named best Episodic Comedy Webseries of 2010 by Clicker.com
Felicia Day
Kathryn Felicia Day is an American actress, known for her work as "Vi" on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and for parts in movies such as Bring It On Again and June, as well as the Internet musical, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog...
's web series, The Guild
The Guild
The Guild is an American comedy web series created and written by Felicia Day, who also stars as Cyd Sherman . It premiered on YouTube on July 27, 2007. Subsequent webisodes premiered on Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace, Zune Marketplace, and MSN Video. The webisodes were later made available on...
.
Education
Becker attended San Jose State UniversitySan José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
1999-2003 originally as a Business Marketing Major, but eventually graduated in 2003 with a BA in TV/Radio/Film and a Minor in Theater Arts. Upon graduation, Becker received the SJSU Emerson "DOC" Arends Award For Excellence in Directing for the Screen.
Career
2004 - Directed video segments for the Seriously Unusual Television Network (S.U.T.N.) which was a Saturday night sketch show that aired on the UPNUPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
network.
2005 - Becker received a nomination and a win for a Northern California Regional Emmy Award in the category of "Entertainment Segment" for the short film "Parallel/Parallel".
2005 - Becker and producing partner Payman Benz combine all of their individual projects under the company AWKWARD PICTURES. They continue to produce joint projects under the company.
2006 - "The Long Walk Home" (written and directed by Sean Becker) wins Best Comedy at the RadioAlice Film Festival in San Francisco, California. It originally premiered earlier that year during the San Diego Comic-Con International Film Festival.
2006 - "Tuesday", (written and directed by Payman Benz and Sean Becker) wins "Best Narrative Short" as part of the Moving Pictures Magazine Short Film Contest. The award was given at an event during the 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...
.
2007 - "Tuesday" wins "Best in Fest" at the 2007 Wizard World Film Festival in Los Angeles.
2007 - Awkward Pictures wins the 1st YouTube Sketchies Contest, sponsored by Sierra Mist, where they faced off against over 5,000 other entrants.
2009 - Becker is nominated for two Streamy Awards, one in the category of editing and another in the category of comedy directing for his work on "The Guild".
2010 - Becker is nominated and wins a Streamy Award in the category of comedy directing for his work on "The Guild"
2011 - "The Jeff Lewis 5-Minute Comedy Hour" is named best Episodic Comedy Webseries of 2010 by Clicker.com
Webseries Credits (Directing)
- Comedy Gumbo (with Payment Benz)
- The Guild
- The Jeff Lewis 5-Minute Comedy Hour
- My Gimpy Life
- Sound Advice
Comics
- 2010 - Wrote the introduction for "The Guild" graphic novel (Collecting The Guild #1-3) for Dark Horse ComicsDark Horse ComicsDark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
. - 2011 - co-wrote(with Felicia Day) "The Guild: Bladezz" one shot comic book for Dark Horse Comics.
Organization Membership
- International Association of Web Television (IAWTV) inaugural member (2009)