Directed / Edited the 30 min pilot for award-winning Austin Texas horse trainer and instructor, Dan Keen.
Summary
I started my career as a Music Video Director/Editor before there was MTV, in both conceptual and live performance videos for the B-52s, Robert Palmer, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, The Go-Go’s, James Brown, Elton John, INXS and Def Leppard, etc.
Credits
12/11 – 3/12
Director (Writer/Editor) – Keen Horses International (Pilot)
TV — KHI Details
12/11 – 3/12
8/11 – 10/11
Director (Cameraman / Writer /Editor) – Michael Chiarello's Flavor Quest (Pilot)
TV — Generate LA Details
8/11 – 10/11
Director/Shooter/Editor for popular Food Network Host Michael Chiarello's Flavor Quest pilot/network sizzle pitch in 14 locations over a 3 day production schedule simulating locations in 7 different countries.
2/04 – 1/07
Field Producer – Controversy Johnny Cash Vs Music Row
CMT — TV — CMT Network Details
2/04 – 1/07
Los Angeles based Segment Producer on CMT's "Controversy - Johnny Cash Vs Music Row," and various other stories over several years.
8/02 – 5/04
Segment Producer (Writer/Editor) – Hollywood Squares
CBS — King World Productions Details
8/02 – 5/04
BTS Producer / Writer / Editor on the long-running TV game show, Hollywood Squares. Thornton was recruited by executive producers to help update the show franchise by creating a series of “Behind the Squares” segments with the stars to air before commercial breaks & end credits.
8/03 – 10/03
Director of Photography (DP) (Sony HDW F900) – Interscope Presents: The Next (Season 1)
Showtime — TV — Interscope/Geffen Details
8/03 – 10/03
DP / Cameraman for the six part 1 hr documentary based series chronicling local rap contests in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Detroit and Atlanta. It will also feature local and legendary rappers Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Eminem, Busta Rhymes and Russel Simmons offering a "hip-hop history" of each city.
8/00 – 8/02
Field Producer (Writer/Editor) – Music In High Places (Season 1)
MTV — TV — Tall Pony Productions, inc. Details
8/00 – 8/02
BTS Producer/Writer/Editor/Co-creator. 19 episodes. MTV, HDTV, DirecTV. This "music meets adventure" series with Alanis Morissette, Goo Goo Dolls, Collective Soul, Shawn Colvin and India Arie performing unplugged in and exploring the jungles of Brazil, deserts of Morocco, island of Bora Bora, Australian coastline, Arctic Circle and Vietnam.
7/98 – 1/99
Segment Producer (Field Producer) – The Oprah Winfrey Show
ABC — OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Details
7/98 – 1/99
Segment producer Los Angeles based.
5/96 – 1/97
Field Producer (Writer) – Behind The Screens (Season 3)
Showtime — TV — Showtime Networks, Inc. Details
5/96 – 1/97
Segment Producer/Writer for interstitial segments related to the movie channel's programming.
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Education
University of GA
Broadcast JRL /Radio/TV/Film
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