Wayne Alan Harold

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Wayne Alan Harold
Born (1964-11-07) November 7, 1964 (age 59)
Ohio, U.S.
EducationB.A., Kent State University (1988)
Occupation(s)filmmaker, editor, publisher
Known for Townies
Website waynealanharold.com

Wayne Alan Harold (born November 7, 1964) is an American independent editor, publisher and filmmaker who lives in Kent, Ohio. During his career he has formed lasting creative relationships with both Toby Radloff and P. Craig Russell.

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Harold is a 1988 graduate of Kent State University with a degree in communications and film. Soon after graduating from Kent State, Harold began producing short comedic segments for MTV about Cleveland-based "genuine nerd" Toby Radloff. In the 1990s, Harold co-created the cult horror comedy feature films Killer Nerd and Bride of Killer Nerd , both of which starred Radloff. He continued working with Radloff in the 1999 cult film Townies, and then the 2006 documentary Genuine Nerd.

Harold's 2009 documentary, Night Music: The Art of P. Craig Russell, has had public screenings at the Cleveland Museum of Art [1] and the Wexner Center for the Arts [2] in Columbus. In 2012, he created the first volume of P. Craig Russell’s Guide to Graphic Storytelling, an educational video series that teaches effective sequential storytelling techniques. [3] Five follow-up volumes were subsequently produced.

Harold is the founder of the Kent Comic Arts Fest in Kent, Ohio. The debut event was held at Kent State University on October 19, 2013. Guests included P. Craig Russell, Jill Thompson and other artists of the graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book . [4]

In 2015, he edited, designed and published the P. Craig Russell Sketchbook Archives, a hardcover coffee-table style art book featuring career-spanning sketch work by artist P. Craig Russell. [5]

In 2017, Harold launched a series of Fine Art Editions, featuring oversized 12"x17" Artist's Edition-type books that feature comic art pages printed the same size as the original art board (and scanned from the original art wherever possible). The initial volume in the series is P. Craig Russell's Jungle Book and Other Stories.

Filmography

Source: [6]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Killer Nerd Co-director, co-writer, co-producerStarring Toby Radloff and Lori Scarlett
1992 Bride of Killer Nerd Co-director, writer, co-producerStarring Toby Radloff and Lori Scarlett
1993 Girlfriends Co-director, writer co-producerStarring P. Craig Russell and Lori Scarlett
1999 Townies Director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editorStarring Toby Radloff and Lori Scarlett
2006 Genuine Nerd Director, producer, cinematographer, editorDocumentary on Toby Radloff
2009 Night Music The Art of P. Craig Russell Director, producer, cinematographer, editorDocumentary on P. Craig Russell
2012–2016 P. Craig Russell's Guide to Graphic Storytelling Director, producer, cinematographer, editor6-volume educational video series featuring P. Craig Russell
2020 Cheapskate Theater Director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editorWeb series about 1950s & 1960s B movies hosted by Toby Radloff: films covered include Attack of the Giant Leeches , The Wasp Woman , and The Brain That Wouldn't Die

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References

  1. "'Night Music: The Art of P. Craig Russell' to screen at Cleveland Museum of Art Wednesday". Cleveland.com. 23 August 2009.
  2. "Sandman, Coraline Artist P. Craig Russell Introduces Film". wexarts.org. 11 May 2009.
  3. "Comics: P Craig Russell's Guide to Graphic Storytelling". forbiddenplanet.co.uk. 21 Aug 2012.
  4. "Kent Comics Arts Fest a quiet success on Saturday: Journey Into Comics". Cleveland.com. 21 October 2013.
  5. "It's A Last Call For P. Craig Russell's Hardback Sketchbook Archives, Shipping In September". Bleedingcool.com. 12 August 2015.
  6. Wayne Alan Harold entry, Internet Movie Database. Accessed Aug. 11, 2019.