Jamin Winans

Jamin Winans (born December 4, 1977) is an American filmmaker, writer, editor and music composer. He is known for his feature films 11:59 (2005) and Ink (2009).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Background

Winans was born and raised in Colorado.[4] He attended elementary school at Bergen Park Elementary and high school at Evergreen High School, both in Evergreen, Colorado. After setting up to pursue his dream of becoming a filmmaker, he dropped out of college in LA and pursued the filmmaking business in Colorado.[4] He is currently married to Kiowa Winans. Apart from films, Winans also works on commercials, TV Spots and music compositions. Winans created Double Edge Films in 1998.[7]

Career

Winans started making movies with pieces of string and cardboard at age 10. He made his first short film, Blanston in 2003. The film depicts four people trying to pull an insurance scam on the company they work for. His next short, called The Maze,[2] also released in 2003, is about a physicist trying to understand the science of the universe. In 2005, Winans released Spin,[2] the story of a DJ trying to fix a chain of events in a downtown. This short film has won over forty festival awards at over eighty festivals worldwide and has over 15 million hits across YouTube. His first feature, 11:59,[2] was released also in 2005. It portrays the story of a photojournalist trying to remember what happened in the last twenty-four hours of his life. It premiered at the 2005 Montreal World Film Festival and won several Best Feature, Audience and Editing awards at various festivals around the world.

In 2009, he released Ink.[2] The film portrays the struggle of a father trying to save his daughter from a coma floating between dreams and nightmares.[3][1] Winans also composed the musical score for the film. His song The City Surf from Ink was used in the climactic scene from the film The Grey, though the rest of the score was composed by Marc Streitenfeld.[8]

His next film, Uncle Jack, was released in 2010. It relates the story of a desperate fugitive trying to narrate a bedtime story. It has several hundred thousand clicks on YouTube and has played in various film festivals around the world.

In late 2014, Winans released his latest feature film entitled The Frame which he wrote, directed, edited and composed the score for.

Filmography

As writer, director, editor, and composer

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jason Heller (March 13, 2009). "Ink's Jamin Winans finds hope in dark places". A.V. Club. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Natalie Gallacher (April 17, 2011). "Jamin Winans Interview". The Film Pilgrim.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Daniel Anderson (April 19, 2011). "DVD Review - INK". Click. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Amber Wilkinson (April 14, 2011). "Bringing Ink to life". Eye for Film. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  5. ↑ Brendon Connelly (April 15, 2011). "The Nightmare Fantasy Film Ink, According To Its Director Jamin Winans". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Festival Winners". Taos Shortz. March 8, 2011.
  7. ↑ "About Double Edge Films". jaminwinans.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Ink Makers Talk The Grey". Click Online.

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