Directors

Matthew Semel

Matthew Semel is a NYC-based director who created the award winning Get Engaged Quickly and is a founder of 10ton, a creative online video content agency. He frequently makes use of his strong background in comedy, animation, cg effects, technology, and the web in his work. He has also lectured about innovative uses of online video at ad agencies, PBS, and universities. See his work at MattSemel.com. Video:MERP, by Savoir Adore

James Spruill

Born in California. Lives in New York. Has worked on film projects ranging from pipe bomb welding bank robbers to internet comedies. "Music has always been apart of my life and always will." He enjoys riding a bike anywhere and sad songs with a beer back. Video: Fast & Soft, by Franklin for Short
Goodbye (New Brunswick) and Thanks for All the Broken Windshields, by Scream Hello

Chris Piazza

Chris Piazza is a director/camera operator based in Brooklyn, NY. He has directed numerous music videos that have appeared on MTV2, MTVu, Vh1.com, Fuse on Demand, and LogoTV. He also shoots live concerts for Live Nation and for The Artist's Den on PBS. Chris also is the resident VJ for the Brooklyn indie-psych rock band Jigsaw Soul. You can check out his work at www.panopticonnyc.com. Video: Elevenses, by Neil Halstead

Dan Meth

Dan Meth is an award-winning cartoon director, writer, and animator. He recently created two highly acclaimed original web-series; "The Meth Minute 39" and "Nite Fite." You can see all his work at danmeth.com. Meth currently resides in Brooklyn, NYC. Video: Modern Day Saint, by Via Audio
Monster Manual, by Mixel Pixel

Kathleen Grace

Kathleen Grace is a director/producer living in Brooklyn, New York. She is a partner and co-founder of Dinosaur Diorama Productions. She created and directed the ground breaking web sitcom The Burg. Following the success of The Burg Kathleen directed/produced Michael Eisner's The All-for-Nots, a web mockumentary following a fictional indie-rock band on a cross country tour. Video: Junk, by Project Jenny, Project Jan
Whiskey, by Lowry

Sherng-Lee Huang

Sherng-Lee Huang is a New Yorker by way of New Orleans and Tennessee. With his comedy group Quiet Library, he has directed 30 shorts that have collectively received 15 million hits on YouTube. As an online producer and editor, Sherng-Lee has worked for groundbreaking shows including Rocketboom, TMI Weekly, The All-For-Nots, and Talking Points Memo. Video: Cold Water, by Frances

Jack Ferry

Jack Ferry's first foray in directing web video was the viral comedy short "Knock Knock." It was shot for $40 one evening, and has since been viewed more than three million times. It was also an official selection of the CineVegas, Slamdance and SXSW film festivals. Jack has directed and produced more than a dozen short films,including the award-winning "A Reasonable Hypothesis." Most recently, Jack was the Director of Photography for Michael Eisner's web sitcom, "The All-For-Nots." He lives in New York City, where he produces (and writes and shoots and edits and directs) "And Finally…", a weekly web show he co-created for Reuters Television, now in its third year. A Webby Honoree in 2007 and 2008, Jack's work has been shown on IFC, G4 and HDnet. Jack is an NYU Tisch alum. Video: The Sun Song, by La Strada
To Be Objectified, by Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard

Ana Veselic

Ana Veselic is a video artist, editor and graphic designer who lives and works in NYC. See her work at videostencil.com. Video: Let Me Kiss You Now (And I'll Fade Away), by Plushgun