Neal Marshad

Neal Marshad (born April 25, 1952) is an American film and television producer, director, cinematographer, internet strategist, and designer.

Personal life

He was born on April 25, 1952, in Peekskill, New York and grew up in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Starting in 1971, Neal attended New York University, Tisch School of the Arts for Film and TV.

Career timeline

After graduating New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1974, Marshad produced and photographed films for NBC's Saturday Night Live over a 35-year period, starting in 1978.

In 1982, Marshad won his first Emmy award for outstanding achievement in directing and cinematography for his work for CBS Sports Super Bowl XVI [1]

In 1983, Marshad formed Neal Marshad Productions, and started producing films for IBM in the US and Europe and started using the ARPANET to facilitate global communications between crews and clients. In 1984 Marshad collaborated with actor/producer Michael Douglas and Rolling Stone Magazine publisher Jann Wenner, and the New York City Police Department to produce a film about handgun ownership dedicated to Wenner's friend John Lennon.

In 1989, Marshad produced and directed the television documentary The Conspiracy of Silence with actress Kathleen Turner.[2]

in 1989 and 1990, Marshad produced, directed and photographed two standup comedy specials sponsored by Johnnie Walker. The one-hour specials were broadcast respectively on The Comedy Channel (United States) in 1989 and on Comedy Central in 1990, for which Marshad directed then unknown comedians Steve Harvey, Ray Romano, Brian Kiley, Judd Apatow and Ellen Cleghorne.

In 1993, while working for IBM Latin America, and creating a documentary film about making the Vatican Library accessible online, Marshad pioneered streaming video on the internet, and was first to stream a video on a BBC’s website in 1995.

In 1996, Marshad formed Marshad Technology Group, a digital agency, and was hired by clients including Chanel, Neiman Marcus, Beiersdorf La Prairie,[3] and the BBC to strategize, create and launch their internet businesses. In the same year, he was commissioned by Speedo, the swimwear manufacturer, to create and launch Speedo.com.[4] He was the first to enable email communication between Olympic athletes and sports fans online. This was for the Olympics Summer games in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 1998, Marshad worked as segment producer and cinematographer on the TV special Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman, collaborating with writer/director Tom Schiller and actors Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks which became the last tribute to Mr. Hartman in a special send off by all the current and past SNL cast members who worked with Mr. Hartman including Candice Bergen, Dana Carvey, Danny DeVito, Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Steve Martin, Mike Myers, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, and William Shatner. Al Franken was one of the writers as well as Conan O'Brien and others.

Neal Marshad was director of photography (videographer) for the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education interviews of Martin Greenfield in Westhampton, New York. Under the direction of Steven Spielberg, the Foundation has collected the permanent testimony of over 52,000 holocaust survivors, liberators, rescuers, and war crimes trial participants.

Marshad collaborated with playwright Edward Albee to create videos of his performances at the Jack Lenor Larsen sculpture garden at Longhouse Reserve, East Hampton, New York in 1999.[5]

In September 2001, Marshad collaborated with actor Jerry Stiller, jazz singer Cassandra Wilson and actress Kathleen Turner, to create "What Can I Do?" a public service television campaign for the Citizens Committee for New York City to help residents recover from the destruction of the September 11 attacks. Marshad had previously collaborated with the Citizens Committee for New York City starting in 1977 to help NYC residents recover from New York City blackout of 1977 and David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) and created the "Who Cares About NYC?" public service television campaign with Diane von Fürstenberg, Otto Preminger, Robert Merrill, Jack Gilford, Dina Merrill, Cliff Robertson, Gato Barbieri, Alan King (comedian), Robert Klein, Henny Youngman, and others.

Marshad is currently an executive producer for Eurocinema vod, the Video-On-Demand television network available specializing in European box office films that is in 35 million United States homes.[6]

Marshad was hired in November 2010 by Iron Chef America Cat Cora to design her new website CatCora.com.[7]

In August 2011 Neal Marshad signed an agreement with the Apollo Theater to exclusively develop, joint venture and produce musical and comedy filmed entertainment for online streaming to worldwide audiences.

In 2012 Marshad is credited as segment producer, segment director, and segment director of photography for a TV special produced by and starring Steve Harvey. During 2013, Marshad contracted with Caswell-Massey and Sunstar, Inc. to provide creative development, online advertising strategy, design and marketing for their brands. Caswell-Massey is one of the oldest continuously operating companies in the United States.

Marshad Technology Group achieved Google Partner status in March, 2014.

On October 11, 2014, "Love is a Dream", a film Marshad produced and photographed, was broadcast on NBC Saturday Night Live as a tribute to former cast member Jan Hooks who died on October 8, 2014.

External links

  1. http://www.marshad.com
  2. NYTimes.com News From the Advertising Industry article
  3. Marshad Technology Group/Neal Marshad Productions' Facebook Page
  4. NYTimes.com Style Section article
  5. http://www.caswellmassey.com
  6. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUNSTAR
  7. http://www.steveharvey.com/
  8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuBooT9K3Ic Cassandra Wilson "Sing With Your Neighbors" TV spot
  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj26LDPOfKM Jerry Stiller "Get Off Your Tuchas!" TV spot
  10. https://www.google.com/partners/#i_profile;idtf=108676280051444016971;
  11. http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/watch-jan-hooks-and-phil-hartman-in-the-weird-gorgeous-1644570315
  12. http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/jan-hooks-phil-hartman-in-saturday-night-live-s-love-is-a-dream-1.9488676
  13. http://www.hulu.com/watch/698984 "Love is a Dream"

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439836/
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420561/
  3. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19971222044748/http://laprairie.com/
  4. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19961227104843/http://www.speedo.com/
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437417/
  6. ↑ http://www.eurocinema.com/advisorsconsultants.php/
  7. ↑ http://www.catcora.com/