Tim Wilson (filmmaker)

Tim Wilson
Born	Timothy Malcom Wilson Washington, D.C.
Other names	Black Magic
Occupation(s)	director, cinematographer, editor, visual effects artist, filmmaker
Years active	1990–present
Website	www.BlackMagicTim.com

Black Magic Tim (born Timothy Malcom Wilson) ^[1] is an American filmmaker working mostly with music videos, ^{[2] [3]} EPK's, commercials and independent feature films. ^{[4] [5] [6]} He has directed, filmed and edited productions for clients such as Blackground Records, Tommy Boy Entertainment and TVT Records. ^[7] As well as, EPK's for national artists and book authors like " Naughty by Nature "," Tank (American singer) ", "Kimberly Scott (singer)" and Motivational Speaker "Valorie Burton". He has received several awards and film festival nominations for his work on the short Sci-Fi film "Apple Crumb Panic".

He is also known for reshaping ^{[8] [9] [10]} the quality ^[11] of Nollywood USA ^{[12] [13]} Films. ^[14] His most notable Nollywood film Paparazzi: Eye in the Dark made a historical theatrical run in the United States where He served as cinematographer and editor. ^{[15] [16] [17]} Wilson considers Nollywood to be the new black Hollywood. ^[18] In 2013, the award-winning Nollywood feature, One Night in Vegas ^{[19] [20]} has also been poised as the next bar raising film ^[21] in which again, he was cinematographer ^[22] and editor. ^{[23] [24]} As of 2014, the Nollywood film Busted Life ^[25] was just released where again Wilson was Cinematographer. ^{[26] [27]}

He attended Howard University film school ^[28] studying under Haile Gerima ^[29] before starting his first film company in Washington, D.C., with 3 other Howard University graduates ^[30] named "Black Magic Cinemaworks". He is skilled in 35mm, 16mm and HD Cinematography and is a visual digital effects ^[31] technician.

He is now owner of a film production company named Cyberstorm Digital in Washington DC.

Filmography

Year	Film	Type	Notes	Format
1993	Apple Crumb Panic	Short Festival Film	Co-Director, editor, Visual Effects, producer	16mm
1997	Third Meridian	Short Film	Co-Prod, Visual Effects, Set Design	16mm
2001	Adventures of Dennis Da Menace: South Beach	Documentary	Director, editor, Cinematographer	SD video
2002	Guilty By Association	Feature Film	Production Designer, Associate Producer	35mm
2003	Paper Chasers	Documentary	Director of Photography 2nd Unit, Digital Artist	HD video
2008	The Hayes Way: Body Defining Age Defying	Sports Training DVD	Director, Videographer, Editor	HD video
	Karar Fitness	Fitness Training DVD	Director, Videographer, Editor	HD video
	The Lex Vector Chronicles	Short Sci Fi Film	Director, Cinematographer, editor, Visual Effects	HD video
2010	Busted Life	Feature Film	Cinematographer	HD video
2011	Paparazzi Eye in the Dark	Feature Film	Cinematographer, editor, 5.1 Sound Mixer, Exe. Prod.	HD video
2013	One Night in Vegas [32]	Feature Film	Cinematographer, editor, 5.1 Sound Mixer	HD video
	Unconditional Love	Feature Film	Cinematographer	HD video
2021	Mischief Upon Mischief [33]	Feature Film	Cinematographer	HD video
2021	Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color [34]	Short Film	Cinematographer	HD video

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Notes	Format
1991	Boogie Bound	Unbiased Ghetto Opinion	Director, editor, Cinematographer	16mm
1992	How To Be A Crook	J-Gifted	2nd Unit Camera	16mm
	Feel This	U.G.O.	Director, Cinematographer, editor	16mm
1993	N.D.G.	The Game and The Player	Co-Director, editor, Cinematographer	16mm
1994	Unfadable	Earthquake	Props, Pyrotechnics	16mm
	Release Me	Dark Gable	Director, editor, Cinematographer	16mm
	Straight From The Heart	U.G.O.	Editor, Cinematographer	16mm
	A Change Gonna Come	Al Mason	Editor, Cinematographer	16mm
1995	Only Be One	Infinite Flavor	Cinematographer, editor	16mm
1996	5'oclock in the Morning	Nonchalant	Grip	16mm
	Love Me For Free	Akinyele (rapper)	Cinematographer, editor	35mm
	Lost and All Alone	Rugged	Director, Cinematographer, editor	35mm
1997	Paradise	Basick Mentality	Director, Cinematographer, editor	16mm
2000	Not Another Love Song	Krisis Feat Kimberly Scott (singer)	Co-Director, Cinematographer, editor	16mm
2001	Get'em Psyched	Black Indian	Director, Cinematographer, editor	16mm
	Another Sad Love Song	Substanz	Director, Cinematographer, editor	16mm
	Buster	Dennis L.A. White	Director, Cinematographer, editor	SD video
	Rage I Got	Dennis L.A. White	Director, Cinematographer, editor	SD video
2002	Repercussions Starring Morgan Freeman	Section 8 Mob	Associate Producer, Production Design, Set Construction	35mm
2003	Waiting	4U	Director, Cinematographer, editor, Visual Effects	SD video
2003	Im Falling	Nyl	Director, Cinematographer, editor	SD video
	If I Should Die	K-Illa	Director, Cinematographer, editor, Visual Effects	SD video
2004	Party	Keith Holmes (boxer)	Director, Cinematographer, editor, Set Construction	HD video
Whatchu Like	No Label	Director, Cinematographer, editor, Set Construction	HD video
2007	Im Aware	Koby Maxwell	Director, Cinematographer, editor, Set Construction	HD video
2008	Into The Future (Jap. Language)	Unicorn Table	Director, Cinematographer, editor, Visual Effects	HD video
	Abiba (Remix)	Koby Maxwell	Editor	HD video
2009	Heavens Door (Japanese Language)]	Unicorn Table	Director, Cinematographer, editor, Set Construction	HD video
2010	Do It	Koby Maxwell	Director, Cinematographer, editor	HD video
2011	Password	Koby Maxwell	Director, Cinematographer, editor, Visual Effects	HD video
2012	Trust in Me	Salia	Director, Cinematographer, editor, Visual Effects	HD video
	Love is Magic	Salia	Director, Cinematographer, editor, Visual Effects	HD video
2014	Hooty Hoo	Koby Maxwell	Director, Cinematographer, editor, Visual Effects	HD video

EPK's and commercials

Year	Title	Featuring	Notes	Format
1995	The Terminator: Future Shock (In Store Promotional)	Bethesda Softworks	Editor	SD video
	PBA Bowling for Windows 95	Bethesda Softworks	Editor	SD video
2000	Kimberly Scott (singer) EPK	Kimberly Scott (singer)	Director, editor, Cinematographer	SD video
	Tank (American singer) Album Release Live EPK	Tank (American singer)	Director, editor, Cinematographer	SD video
	Aura EPK	Aura	Director, Cinematographer, editor	SD video
	Adidas Marketing Promo Video		Director, editor, Cinematographer	SD video
2001	Shawn Michelle Cosby]Choreographer/Actress/Singer EPK	Shawn Michelle Cosby	Director, editor, Cinematographer	SD video
	Johnny Doswell Album Release Commercial	Johnny Doswell	Director, editor, Cinematographer, Visual Effects	SD video
2002	Naughty by Nature IIcons Hip Hopumentary EPK	Treach, Vin Rock, Redman, Method Man, Pink, Carl Thomas, 3LW	Editor, Visual Digital Effects	SD video
	Midnight Marauders Commercial Campaign 1–5	La La (entertainer), DJ Searcy, P-Stew, Poochman	Director, editor, Cinematographer, Visual Digital Effects	SD video
2003	Duane Stowes EPK	Duane Stowes	Director, editor, Cinematographer	SD video
	Universal Madness Clothing Commercial Campaign 1–6	Steve Blake	Director, editor, Cinematographer, Visual Digital Effects	SD video
2005	Jumpshot Your Vote Feat. Kenny Anderson	Kenny Anderson	Editor, Visual Effects	35mm
	Vote New Jersey Ad Campaign Feat. Jadakiss	Jadakiss	Editor, Visual Effects	35mm
	Vote New Jersey Ad Campaign Feat. Naughty By Nature	Vin Rock	Editor, Visual Effects	35mm
2005	Nefertiti Stage Play EPK		Director, editor, Cinematographer	SD video
2007	1st Step Financial Commercial		Director, editor, Cinematographer, Visual Effects	HD video
	Valorie Burton EPK	Valorie Burton	Director, editor, Cinematographer	HD video
	Jason Parker EPK	Jason Parker	Director, editor, Cinematographer	HD video
	Excellence Christian Church Commercial		Director, editor, Cinematographer, Visual Effects	HD video
2008	Double Portions Spirited Ministries		Director, editor, Cinematographer, Visual Effects	HD video
	Sexy Singles Date Commercial	Suzanne Edgars	Director, editor, Cinematographer, Visual Effects	HD video
	DC Independent Film Festival		Director, editor, Cinematographer, Visual Effects	HD video
	Anime FX Commercial		Director, editor, Cinematographer, Visual Effects	HD video
2009	Unicorn Table Album Release Commercial (English Version)	Salia and Shingo	Director, editor, Cinematographer, Visual Effects	HD video
2009	We Are MSEA		Editor, Cinematographer	HD video
2013	Coast Guard Traumatic Brain Injury TBI 101 DVD [35]		Editor, Cinematographer	HD video

Television

Year	Title	Featuring	Notes	Format
1995	America's Most Wanted: Final Justice		Grip	SD video
2003	Funtastic World of Black Magic Tim (Pilot)		Director, Camera, editor, Broadcast Graphics	16mm, SD video
2004	One Nation Hip-Hop Show (Pilot)	P-Stew	Director, editor, Camera, Broadcast Graphics	SD video
2006	Shotcallerz (Pilot)		Director, editor, Cinematographer, Broadcast Graphics	HD video
2011	The Diaspora Report		Broadcast Graphics Designer, Show Introduction	HD video
	B.E.T. Lift Every Voice (BET)	Corey Condrey	Broadcast Graphics Designer, Show Introduction	HD video
2016	[36] Nollyhot TV (WJLA-TV/The WB)	Koby Maxwell	Director, editor, Camera, Broadcast Graphics	HD video
2019	[37] The Superbowl That Wasn't (NFL Network)	Chuck D	Additional Cinematography	HD video
2020	[38] 2nd Annual Urban One Honors (TV One (American TV channel))	Chris Tucker	Camera Operator	HD video
2021	Joe Biden 2021 Presidential Inauguration Ceremony	Andra Day	Steadicam	HD video
	Ray McGuire for Mayor Ad	Spike Lee	Steadicam	HD video
	[39] Club Life (CBS Sports)	Wendell Haskins	Steadicam, Color Correction	HD video

Nominations

• 1993 RABC 9th Annual Film Festival: Best Short Film (Apple Crumb Panic)
• 2005 EMMY AWARD: Jump Shot Your Vote feat Kenny Anderson ^[40]
• 2011 WMIFF: Best Cinematography in a Feature Film
• 2011 WMIFF: Best Cinematography in a Music Video
• 2011 NAFC Awards: Best Cinematography in the Diaspora ^{[41] [42]}
• 2011 GHANA MOVIE AWARDS: Best Sound Editing Paparazzi Eye In The Dark ^[43]
• 2011 GHANA MOVIE AWARDS: Best Visual Effects Paparazzi Eye In The Dark
• 2012 GIAMA AWARDS: Best Film Paparazzi Eye In The Dark ^[44]
• 2012 Indie Music Channel Awards: World Music Video over $5000 ^[45]
• 2013 NAFCA Awards: Best Sound "One Night in Vegas" ^[46]
• 2013 NAFCA Awards: Best Editing "One Night in Vegas" ^[47]
• 2013 NAFCA Awards: Best Cinematography in the Diaspora "One Night In Vegas"
• 2013 NAFCA Awards: Best Cinematography "One Night In Vegas"
• 2013 NAFCA Awards: Best Visual Effects "One Night In Vegas"
• 2013 GHANA MOVIE AWARDS: Best Editing and Sound One Night In Vegas ^[48]

Awards

• 1993 ROSEBUD AWARDS: Honorable Mention for "Apple Crumb Panic"
• 2011 WMIFF AWARD: Best Cinematography for "Paparazzi Eye In The Dark" ^{[49] [50] [51]}
• 2011 NAFCA: Best Cinematography in the Diaspora "Paparazzi Eye In The Dark" ^{[52] [53]}
• 2013 NAFCA: Best Cinematography "One Night In Vegas" ^[54]

References

1. Timothy Wilson on IMDB. "IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved March 6, 2011.
2. "Salia Completes Album – Mentions of Black Magic Tim". Japan Today. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
3. Vime o. "Music Videos by Black Magic Tim" . Retrieved March 6, 2011.
4. IMDB. "FILMS". IMDb . Retrieved March 6, 2011.
5. Tim Wilson as DP Paparazzi. "Beeafrican.com" . Retrieved March 7, 2011.
6. Tim Wilson DP for Busted Life. "Nigeriamovienetwork.com". Archived from the original on March 26, 2011.
7. History of Black Magic Tim: An Underground Film Icon. "Vimeo.com" . Retrieved January 13, 2012.
8. Golden Icons Magazine. "Nollywood and Black Magic Tim" . Retrieved July 12, 2012.
9. Look of film Busted Life Changing Nollywood Quality (December 6, 2010). "mimimagazine.com" . Retrieved March 7, 2011.
10. M2 SHOW Busted Life Changes Look of Nollywood. "Youtube Clip @2:40 Mark". YouTube .
11. Lotten, B. "Tim on Lotten B Show" . Retrieved March 6, 2011.
12. Top Nollywood USA Films – Golden Icons. "Goldenicons.com" . Retrieved March 7, 2011.
13. Director Bayo Akinfemi Talks About Tim Wilson's Quality. "Youtube Clip @ 1:02 Mark". YouTube . Retrieved March 7, 2011.
14. AfricanBee. "Tim Wilson and Nollywood Star Van Vicker" . Retrieved March 7, 2011.
15. Modern Ghana. "Nollywood Film With American Appeal Makes Historical Limited Theatrical Release Across The USA" . Retrieved June 23, 2012.
16. AMA Awards. "Coming to America, Going Nollywood" . Retrieved June 23, 2012.
17. MODERN GHANA. "Lists Black Magic Tim As Cinematographer from America" . Retrieved July 2, 2012.
18. Brown, DeNeen L. (May 26, 2013). "Nollywood USA: African Movie Makers Expand Filming to D.C. Area". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
19. "CCTV: covers One Night in Vegas". YouTube . Retrieved December 11, 2013.
20. "Voice of America: One Night in Vegas". YouTube . Retrieved December 11, 2013.
21. "Poised to raise the bar: One Night in Vegas at the UN".
22. "Channel 9 News: Jimmy Jean-Louis talks about Tim Wilson". Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
23. "Washington Post Quotes Tim Wilson". The Washington Post. August 21, 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
24. "Mighty African: Movie Review" . Retrieved January 2, 2014.
25. "Official Busted Life Trailer" – via YouTube.
26. "Busted Life". Black Magic Tim.
27. "Chima Movie Empires Busted Life". Nigerian Movie Network.
28. African Film. "Howard Grads Talk About Film" . Retrieved March 6, 2011.
29. Washington Life Magazine. "Tim Wilson & Haile Gerima Rising Pollywood Players" . Retrieved March 7, 2011.
30. community news (March 6, 2011). "Howard University Article on Black Magic Filmworks" . Retrieved March 6, 2011.
31. IMDB. "Digital Effects Artist for Paper Chasers". IMDb . Retrieved March 6, 2011.
32. The Washington Post
33. "Mischief Upon Mischief". IMDb .
34. https://www.imdb.com/title//tt13480746/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt/ ^{[ dead link ][ user-generated source ]}
35. IGS. "Coast Guard TBI 101" . Retrieved August 21, 2013.
36. "Nollyhot TV expose America and West to Nollywood". March 2, 2016.
37. "The Super Bowl That Wasn't (TV Movie 2019) - IMDb". IMDb .
38. "2nd Annual Urban One Honors (2020) - IMDb". IMDb .
39. "New Golf Lifestyle show 'The Club Life' created by Wendell Haskins set to air two episodes on CBS Sports Network". August 23, 2021.
40. Afroblu Multimedia Home. "Emmy Mention" . Retrieved August 31, 2011.
41. The African Post. "Awards Mentioned page 31 for WMIFF" . Retrieved June 23, 2012.
42. The African Post. "Page 5 Listed NAFCA WIN for Best Cinematography" . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
43. "2011 Ghana Award Nominations". November 27, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
44. "Golden Icons Magazine 2012 Nominations" . Retrieved December 19, 2013.
45. Indie Music Awards Nominees. "Indie Music Channel" . Retrieved April 8, 2012.
46. "African Oscar Nominations 2013" . Retrieved November 23, 2013.
47. "African Oscars Nominations 2013" . Retrieved November 23, 2013.
48. "Ghana Movie Award Nominations". December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
49. "Tim Wilson Listed as Winner on WMIFF 2011 List for Paparazzi" . Retrieved June 23, 2012.
50. WMIFF.com. "WMIFF Winners – Tim Wilson Paparazzi" . Retrieved June 23, 2012.
51. The African Post. "WMIFF Awards covered – Front Page and page 31" . Retrieved June 23, 2012.
52. Nollywood Film Critics. "Nollywood Who's Who: Nafca Mention" . Retrieved June 23, 2012.
53. Ghana Celebrities.com. "Nafca Best Cinematography in the Diaspora listed" . Retrieved June 23, 2012.
54. "Winners at African Oscars". September 16, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.

External links

• RVI Motion Media
• Vimeo Videos
• Tim Wilson at IMDb
• Paparazzi Eye In The Dark Official Site