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In 2000 Atwell directed and executive-produced the concert documentary ''[[Up in Smoke Tour|The Up in Smoke Tour]]''. He also produced and co-wrote ''[[Murder Was the Case]]'', a short movie released in 1995 by [[Death Row Records]], directed by [[Dr. Dre]] and starring [[Snoop Dogg]]. In 2001 he produced [[DJ Pooh]]'s feature film ''[[The Wash (2001 film)|The Wash]]'' featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, [[Xzibit]] and Eminem, among others. In 2005 he executive-produced both Damon Johnson's ''The Game: Documentary'' and Donn J. Viola's ''[[Anger Management Tour#DVD|Eminem Presents: The Anger Management Tour]]''.
In 2000 Atwell directed and executive-produced the concert documentary ''[[Up in Smoke Tour|The Up in Smoke Tour]]''. He also produced and co-wrote ''[[Murder Was the Case]]'', a short movie released in 1995 by [[Death Row Records]], directed by [[Dr. Dre]] and starring [[Snoop Dogg]]. In 2001 he produced [[DJ Pooh]]'s feature film ''[[The Wash (2001 film)|The Wash]]'' featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, [[Xzibit]] and Eminem, among others. In 2005 he executive-produced both Damon Johnson's ''The Game: Documentary'' and Donn J. Viola's ''[[Anger Management Tour#DVD|Eminem Presents: The Anger Management Tour]]''.


In 2003 Atwell directed ''[[The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious]]'', a short film bridging ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'' with its ''[[2 Fast 2 Furious|sequel]]'', as well as "Severance Pay", a one-minute-movie for [[NBC]]'s ''1MMs'' series.
In 2003 Atwell directed ''[[The Fast and the Furious#Short films|The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious]]'', a short film bridging ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'' with its ''[[2 Fast 2 Furious|sequel]]'', as well as "Severance Pay", a one-minute-movie for [[NBC]]'s ''1MMs'' series.


Atwell also directed two episodes of ''[[The Shield]]'' and served as second unit director on both ''[[National Treasure (franchise)|National Treasure]]'' movies.
Atwell also directed two episodes of ''[[The Shield]]'' and served as second unit director on both ''[[National Treasure (franchise)|National Treasure]]'' movies.
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===Short films===
===Short films===
* ''[[The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Fast and the Furious#Short films|The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious]]'' (2003)


===TV series===
===TV series===

Revision as of 20:00, 20 December 2016

Philip G. Atwell (often misspelled Phillip G. Atwell) is an American music video, television commercial and feature film director. Starting out as a music video producer, he took up directing in 1999. Often co-directing with Dr. Dre, he has helmed many music videos for Eminem and other hip hop artists.

In 2000 Atwell directed and executive-produced the concert documentary The Up in Smoke Tour. He also produced and co-wrote Murder Was the Case, a short movie released in 1995 by Death Row Records, directed by Dr. Dre and starring Snoop Dogg. In 2001 he produced DJ Pooh's feature film The Wash featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit and Eminem, among others. In 2005 he executive-produced both Damon Johnson's The Game: Documentary and Donn J. Viola's Eminem Presents: The Anger Management Tour.

In 2003 Atwell directed The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious, a short film bridging The Fast and the Furious with its sequel, as well as "Severance Pay", a one-minute-movie for NBC's 1MMs series.

Atwell also directed two episodes of The Shield and served as second unit director on both National Treasure movies.

In 2007 he directed his first fiction feature, War, which starred Jet Li and Jason Statham.[1]

He is a 1987 graduate of the University of Delaware, where he was a member of the football team.

Filmography as director

Feature films

Short films

TV series

  • 1 episode of 1MMs: "Severance Pay" (2003)
  • 2 episodes of The Shield: "Trophy" (2006) and "String Theory" (2005)

Music videos

References