Award-winning Editor & Independent Producer Michael Capone* is a dedicated craftsman and enthusiastic collaborator with years of eclectic experience, often sought out for his storytelling expertise and extensive documentary work.
Current Events
Co-Producer & Editor of a new feature-length filmmaking documentary, Taste the Blood of Martin, reuniting key crew members with John Amplas, the titular star of Martin (1976) George A. Romero's little seen Night of the Living Dead (1968) follow-up, as they return to the Braddock, Pennsylvania locations where Martin was shot to reflect on the film's creation. It was produced as part of Second Sight's exhaustive 4K restoration of Martin.
Previously
Michael was glad to have a distraction during lockdown, once more enlisted as Co-Producer & Editor on what would eventually become another feature-length filmmaking documentary, Tales of the Uncanny: The Ultimate Survey of Anthology Horror which explores the history and enduring appeal of the much loved sub-genre.
Initially conceived as a supplement to Severin Film's The Theatre Bizarre, the project took on an ambitious life of its own as lockdown protocols made a worldwide audience of genre film luminaries suddenly available via Zoom.
Co-hosted by producer Kier-La Janisse (Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror) with producer director David Gregory (Lost Soul / Plague Town) Tales of the Uncanny features over 60 horror luminaries, including Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Tom Savini, Mick Garris, Eli Roth, Heather Buckley, Larry Fessenden, Ernest Dickerson, Richard Stanley, Rebekah McKendry and Brian Yuzna in a candid discussion of such classics as Dead of Night, Tales from the Crypt, Creepshow, Trilogy of Terror and many more.
Tales of the Uncanny: The Ultimate Survey of Anthology Horror trailer
Tales... marked Michael's third collaboration with Director & Producer David Gregory which began on the acclaimed documentary Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson which premiered at Fantasia in 2019.
The 'Shocking Beyond Belief!' story truly struck a nerve with both audiences & programmers, featuring in a plethora of film festivals throughout the year, including Lisbon's Motel X, Brooklyn Horror & Beyond Fest.
Blood... garnered international press, rave reviews and multiple nominations, including a Fangoria Chainsaw Award (beat by Joe Bob!) and one for a Rondo as Best Documentary. It went on to a long, exclusive run on SHUDDER.
"...we could live in this movie's world forever."
Katie Rife
The AV Club
"...a practically perfect documentary."
Ian Sedensky
Culture Crypt
"...the best documentary about a filmmaker I've ever seen."
Chris Coffel
Bloody Disgusting
Two other documentaries Co-Produced & Edited by Michael were nominated for Rondo Awards, in the Best DVD Extra category: Zombies & Bikers, a feature-length look at the making of George Romero's seminal Dawn of the Dead from the perspective of the extras and Raising the Dead: The Production Logistics, which focuses on the film's department heads. Both were produced for Second Sight's exhaustive 4K restoration of Dawn. Lately Michael has been working extensively in the development field, producing and editing a number of presentation and sizzle reels for proposed documentaries and series. Due to the proprietary nature of this work, requests to view these should be made via email. (see below) Please feel free to contact Michael T. Capone at CaponeCreativeServices@gmail.com Some additional career highlights:
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Editing The Letter Carrier an award-winning short film featured by Film at Lincoln Center, the writing/directing debut of actor Jesse L. Martin
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| 2019 AFF Lincoln Center Screening |
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| The Letter Carrier (2016) |
Editing the Pilot and half of Season One of IFC's first original scripted series, the scathing, hilarious, ahead-of-its-time Hollywood satire created by and starring former Will & Grace Writer/Producer, Comedian Laura Kightlinger: The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman |
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The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman S1 (2006)
Associate Producer & Co-Editor of the infamous independent horror hit The Manson Family.15 years from class project to nationwide movie screens, Manson was a miniature sensation in its day. Innovative, visonary and truly transgressive, it is a film about which the renown film critic Roger Ebert wrote"(it has)...an undeniable power and effect.It exists in a category of one film - this film." |
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| The Manson Family (1997) |
Editing and music supervising Motor City Rising an acclaimed three-part documentary miniseries on the struggle to revitalize Detroit. This was cable network Ovation's first original production
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| Ovation's Motor City Rising (2012) |
Editing Bob Balaban's experimental Lenny Bruce documentary No Joking, part of a multi-platform, weeklong initiative highlighting free speech:
The First Amendment Project.
Uniquely, No Joking hosted a traditional documentary within a simulated late night talk show. The show was entirely composed of improvised material, performed by the legendary Eric Bogosian who interviews Richard Dreyfuss.
Michael continued working with Bob Balaban on another project, developing and editing the pilot for a successful AMC series, Celebrity Charades.
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| Actor, Writer, Director Bob Balaban |
Alongside Bob, Charades was Produced by Hilary Swank & Chad Lowe, who enthusiastically joined the edit, and each episode featured a colorful collection of notable New York City based actors. The series ran for multiple seasons.
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| CBS' The Howard Stern Radio Show (1998-2001) |
There were three wild seasons as a creative contributor, staff Editor and In-Show Announcer on the controversial CBS late night series named for it's iconic host: The Howard Stern Radio Show
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| Tru TV's Impractical Jokers S1 (2011) |
Served as a key member of the initial team assembled to create two of TV's biggest recent franchises: Impractical Jokers, which he worked on for a full year, developing & editing the pilot.
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| Discovery's Cash Cab S1 (2005) |
..the Discovery Channel's massive hit, on which Michael previously played a similar role in developing, but here translating the BBC version of Cash Cab for the U.S.
Michael went on as Supervising/Finishing Editor for the entirety of Cash Cab's first season.
Editing the pilot episode and the bulk of the first season of this groundbreaking food competition series.
Made before 'reality TV' was a defined idea, this series went on to a long, influential run under multiple names and may have played a role in establishing broadcast trends for decades.
Awards:
2016 Hollywood International
Moving Pictures Film Festival
Best Editing
2012 Game Marketing Awards
Best Longform Content
GTTV Presents:
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| B3: Operation Gridiron (2011) |
Demo Reels:
Broadcast Editing Reels
Unscripted Volume One
Unscripted Volume Two
Unscripted Volume 3
Broadcast Opens & Teases
Scripted Editing Volume One
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The Letter Carrier
short film
"Don't Carry Me Away," is a music video to promote The Letter Carrier short, featuring then co-stars of CW's The Flash series, Jesse L. Martin, Rick Cosnett and Carlos Valdes who made the film.
A trailer for the The Letter Carrier.
The Letter Carrier short film.
Written and Directed By:
The High Rise is a short film/series pilot.
A DIY undertaking written/directed, featuring/edited/scored and fx by Capone with his talented wife Amy Yates Capone sharing cinematography duties.
An imploding Wall Street Stockbroker, living in a high rise apartment building just blocks from the former World Trade Center, unravels over a few nerve-jangling days when a vengeful force invades his apartment and takes root.
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