Cole Walliser

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Cole Walliser
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OccupationsMusic video director, film director
Known for Glambot high-speed videos

Cole Walliser is a Canadian filmmaker and music video director best known for directing Glambot videos on red carpets.

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Early life and education

Cole Walliser was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and grew up in Richmond, British Columbia. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from University of British Columbia. [1]

Career

In 2005 the short film Night & Daze, which Walliser directed, was presented at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. [2] In 2008, one of Walliser's dancer friends, who was a choreographer for Miley Cyrus at the time, asked him to direct two episodes of the web series The Miley and Mandy Show ("M&M Cru with a U BATTLES Step Up 2" and "M&M Cru Final Dance Battle: Cyrus Blaine Seacrest Tatum") in response to a friendly dance battle proposed by Jon Chu and Adam Sevani's dance troupe. These episodes featured dance crews and a number of celebrity cameos, culminating in a performance at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards, which Walliser also directed. [3] [4] [5]

In 2016, while working the red carpet for E! Entertainment, Walliser started directing Glambot high-speed videos of celebrities posing on red carpets. He shares these videos on social media with behind-the-scenes of the setups. [6] [7]

References

  1. Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine "McRoberts secondary grad films Katy Perry video" "Richmond News" 21 June 2011
  2. Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Ninth Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival Brings Top North American Asian Filmmakers To City. "vaff.org" 30 October 2005.
  3. "Shane Sparks on Miley Cyrus vs. ACDC Youtube dance battles" "Los Angeles Times" 19 June 2008
  4. "M&M Cru, ACDC Take YouTube Dance Battle to Prime Time" "Wired" 04 August 2008
  5. "It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, It's a Superdancer!" "The New York Times" 25 June 2010
  6. "This Robot Shoots Stunning Slow-Mo Portraits on Red Carpets" "PetaPixel" 28 February 2019
  7. Allaire, Christian (March 3, 2025). "Glambot Director Cole Walliser Offers a Glimpse Inside His 2025 Oscars" . Retrieved March 30, 2025.