Joe Wehinger

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Joe Wehinger (born May 10, 1979 in Allentown,_Pennsylvania) is an American Film_director and Screenwriter. He has worked on small, limited release films (To Be Great, Last_Breath) and major motion pictures (The_American_Standards,Escape_(2008).

Early life

Wehinger was born in Allentown and attended Catasauqua High School in the Lehigh_Valley area of Pennsylvania. Throughout high school, he worked at Blockbuster_Video (a movie rental store) store and as a Television_director for a Pennsylvania cable television company, RCN Telecommunication. At the age of 18, he directed his first feature-length film, To Be Great, which was shot on digital video over his Spring Break, using the production resources of his employer, RCN Telecommunication. The film premiered at a Pennsylvania art-house Theater. That August, Wehinger moved from his native Pennsylvania to California to begin studying at the Film_school of Chapman_University in Orange_County,_California.

Film career

Wehinger has produced and directed television programming for Pennsylvania cable networks. In 2000, Kodak Film selected Wehinger to attend the Cannes_Film_Festival, where he represented the United States. In 2001, Wehinger's eight-minute long thesis film, Last Breath, won the "Visionary Award" granted by the American_Civil_Liberties_Union. The ACLU subsequently acquired domestic distribution rights to the short film.

Following the release of Last Breath, Wehinger released The_American_Standards, an independent film shot in Louisiana in November, 2007 with a cast that includes Golden_Globe Award winner James_Brolin, along with Joanna_Cassidy, France_Nuyen, Emmy nominee Corin_Nemec and IMAGE award winner Tia_Mowry. Through his production company, Picture Show Entertainment, Wehinger is working on several other films.

In 2009, Wehinger begins "Escape'Escape_(2009), inspired by a true life prison escape, following the Texas_Seven on a 33-day hunt for the escapees.

Trademarks and Aesthetics

Wehinger's films are characterized by a constantly moving camera. The films typically deal with the significance of familial relationships, especially with regard to fathers and their children. Themes often concern the quirky nature of love, and people with extreme flaws who work to find redemption. Stylistic trademarks include the frequent use of logistically difficult steadicam-based long takes, such as the opening shot of Ann's birthday party in The_American_Standards (which lasts approximately 3 minutes without a cut), and "Punk-rock_editing."

Publishing

During the Writer's Strike of 2008, Wehinger began writing for online magazines. After stints with several smaller publications, in April 2008, he was hired as the Creative Director of Splash Magazines Worldwide. The publication has 20 different editions covering major cities around the world. Wehinger is in charge of all on-line video content as well as several editorial positions. He covers Los Angeles performances, restaurants, digital and internet technology as well as weekly nightlife and lifestyle columns.

References

• Joe Wehinger at the Internet Movie Database
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External links

• Joe Wehinger profile, Internet Movie Database. Wehinger, Joe Wehinger, Joe Wehinger, Joe Wehinger, Joe Wehinger, Joe Wehinger, Joe

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