Chris J. Miller
Chris J. Miller is an American director, writer, composer, and actor.
History
Born in Russleville, Kentucky in 1983, Chris J. Miller started his career as a child actor appearing in numerous commercials and television series, including SeaQuest DSV, Maybe This Time and Evening Shade. His first theatrical acting role was in Star Trek Generations as Rene Picard, the nephew of Jean-Luc Picard. With a growing interest in make-up and special effects, Miller began working at American Make-up and Effects working on such films as Roman and Night of the Living Dead 3D and the T.V.shows Over There (TV series) and Dexter (TV series).
In 2006, Miller started Razorwire Pictures, a film production company specializing in horror films and animation. Miller has since written, directed, and provided the musical scores for numerous features and short films. For the 2008 children's variety show Polyphony,[1] Miller started doing extensive stop-motion animation work. His other animated shorts can be found on the Bizarre Cartoons and Avant-garde animation DVD compilations.
In 2009, Miller released The Mondo Splatter Collection, a DVD containing his first three feature films, Marblehead, October Nightmare and Carrion.[2]
In 2009, Miller directed the horror-musical Ironhorse,[3] starring Eric Lutes, adult film star Brittany O'Neil, and Carl Crew (Blood Diner). Ironhorse has been compared to the cult films Eraserhead and Forbidden Zone, due to its grainy black and white visuals, and surrealistic elements. Most of the music from the soundtrack was released on CD by Miller under the pseudonym Krzysztof Muller.[4]
In 2010, Miller received two Pixie awards from the American Pixel Academy for his work in stop motion animation.[5]
In 2011, he received two Empixx awards in the animation category for his short films The Lightbulb Factory and Crawfish.[6]
Miller also did some editing and stop motion work for the feature film Coffin Baby[7] and he also co-wrote the screenplays to the Christian dramas, Lukewarm,[8] which stars John Schneider, Bill Cobbs and Jenna von Oÿ, and Online.
In 2012, Miller completed The Second Self,[9] starring Kyle Morris (2012: Ice Age) completing a short film trilogy based on his dreams that began with Crawfish and Tioga. The three shorts appear together on the DVD compilation The Second Self ...and Other Stories.[10]
Critics[11] have compared Chris J. Miller's films to the early works of such directors as David Lynch, Terry Gilliam, Jan Švankmajer and John Waters.
In 2013 Miller completed the post-apocalyptic feature 2035: Forbidden Dimensions[12] which was an official selection at The New Orleans Horror film festival. In 2014, ITN Entertainment picked up 2035:Forbidden Dimensions for worldwide distribution. Critical reviews from horror websites Cinemaglob, Dread Central and Horror News praised the film's 80's VHS style homages and psychedelic tone. Most recently Miller worked on various projects for independent movie company The Asylum as an art director for the films The Coed and the Zombie Stoner and the Christmas special Santa Claws. He also did special makeup effects for Sharknado 3. Miller is married to fellow animator and mortician Lydia Blaisdell-Miller.[13]
Feature films
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Marblehead | Director, writer, composer, animator, editor (director's cut) |
| 2007 | Carrion | Director, writer, composer, editor |
| 2008 | Polyphony | Director, writer, composer, animator, editor |
| 2008 | October Nightmare | Director, writer, composer, animator, editor |
| 2010 | Ironhorse | Director, writer, composer, animator, editor |
| 2011 | Voyeur Killer | Producer |
| 2012 | Lukewarm | Writer |
| 2013 | Online | Writer, co-producer |
| 2013 | 2035: Forbidden Dimensions | Director, writer, composer, editor |
Short films
| Year | Film | Available |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Why Not? | Bizarre Cartoons |
| 2006 | Human Expermientz | Bizarre Cartoons |
| 2007 | Chicago Dracula | Bizarre Cartoons |
| 2009 | Sushi | Bizarre Cartoons |
| 2009 | Sushi 2 | Bizarre Cartoons |
| 2010 | The Lightbulb Factory | Avant-Garde Animation |
| 2010 | Crawfish | The Second Self ...and Other Stories |
| 2011 | Eskimo | Avant-Garde Animation |
| 2011 | Pork 'n' Beans | Avant-Garde Animation |
| 2011 | Sushi 3 | Avant-Garde Animation |
| 2011 | Workday | Avant-Garde Animation |
| 2011 | Tioga | The Second Self ...and Other Stories |
| 2012 | The Second Self | The Second Self ...and Other Stories |
References
- ↑ http://www.polyphonypictures.com/
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Mondo-Splatter-Collection-Todd-Brown/dp/B001VH7AA4/ref=sr_1_8?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1339721038&sr=1-8
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CYKZF6
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00328HSM0
- ↑ List of the 2010 Pixie award winners
- ↑ http://www.empixxawards.org/Publicity_files/Empixx.2011.WINNER.List_1.pdf
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1866251/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1893277/
- ↑ http://www.cinemaglob.com/2012/04/razorwire-pictures-show-off-their-second-self/
- ↑ http://www.cinemaglob.com/2012/07/you-left-a-hole-in-the-back-of-my-head-the-second-self-and-other-short-stories/
- ↑ http://www.cinemaglob.com/2012/07/ironhorse-the-first-hourseman-of-the-cinepocalypse/
- ↑ http://www.cinemaglob.com/2012/09/news-news-news/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2974681/
External links
- Chris J. Miller at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.zmdb.org/movie/4886-Carrion_%282008%29.htm
- http://www.zmdb.org/movie/4888-October_Nightmare_%282007%29.htm
- http://www.amazon.com/Mondo-Splatter-Collection-Todd-Brown/dp/B001VH7AA4
- http://www.amazon.com/Bizarre-Cartoons-Jonny-Hart/dp/B001VH7ADG/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1282857409&sr=1-2