Randal Kirk II

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Randal Kirk II
Alma mater University of Denver
OccupationFilm director

Randal Kirk II is an American film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer.

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Career

Kirk graduated from the University of Denver with a BA in 2006. [1] His first job out of college was work for ManiaTV!. [2] In 2009 producing for the company the pilot project Homeless Real World. [3] In 2010, he was the director and producer of the short film Pawned, which was a Golden Duck award nominee for Best Short Narrative at the 2010 Beijing Film Festival. [4] He has directed music videos for King Fantastic's songs On Q and Why? Where? What?, [5] and the video for Matt Zarley's song WTF. [6] He also directed and produced the video for The Saga of Dirty Street Kids by The Pirate Signal. [7] In 2011 he directed the short film The Working Man.

In 2012 Kirk directed and created the story for the feature film DGK: Parental Advisory, which according to ESPN, is "based on the adventures of a group of kids as they bump into the DGK riders", with the kids representing "younger versions of the DGK team". [8] Kirk wrote much of the script for DGK: Parental Advisory, describing it as "a ghetto fairy tale that takes place inside the mind of the DGK rider Baby Scumbag aka Steven Fernandez". [9] The film was nominated for the 2013 TransWorld SKATEboarding Award for best skateboarding video. [10]

In 2013 Kirk directed the branded short skate film Casio Team G-Shock Stevie Williams Featuring G-Steel.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ Greg Glasgow (December 1, 2010). "Alums' feature film documents life on the 'loneliest road in America'". DU Today. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ Sergio Ibarra (May 2009). "'Homeless Real World' Searches for TV Home". TV Week .
  3. ↑ Ted Johnson (May 19, 2009). "Homeless Real World". Variety . Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ "2010 GOLDEN DUCK AWARD NOMINEES". Beijing Film Festival. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Hold My Coat Interview: Randal Kirk II". Hold my Coat. October 26, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2013.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ Neil Woulfe (May 17, 2011). "Meet Singer Matt Zarley: 'Change Begins With Me'; See His New Music Video!". Radar Online. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Randal Kirk II" . Retrieved June 4, 2013.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ Reggie Altema (December 14, 2012). "DGK 'Parental Advisory'". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  9. ↑ Milton Adamou (10 February 2013). "Lost Ghetto Kids – an interview with Director Randal Kirk" . Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Winners To Be Awarded On February 27, 2013 In Hollywood, California". TransWorld SKATEboarding . Retrieved June 3, 2013.
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