Greg DeLiso
Greg DeLiso | |
|---|---|
| Born | Greg DeLiso October 25, 1986 |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | New York Film Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer,editor,screenwriter, cinematographer |
| Notable work | Heavy Metal Picnic, Canada's Best Kept Secret |
Greg DeLiso (born October 25, 1986) is an American filmmaker, film editor and director of photography. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.
Early life and career
After graduating high school in 2004 at the age of seventeen, Greg relocated to New York City to attend the New York Film Academy’s one-year directing program – graduating in 2005.
In the Spring of 2008, Greg was tapped by legendary noise artist PBK to create a video for his song "Tout Va Bien". Greg enlisted the help of actor Jakob Hawkins (a consistent collaborator) and Sharon McPeek, and the three conceptualized and shot the video with DeLiso serving as editor and director.
Later in 2008, Greg began working with Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett of The Found Footage Festival, a touring comedy show curating audiences through edited montages of unintentionally funny found VHS tapes. Greg joined the Found Footage Festival as a tape collector and editor. Through Nick and Joe, Greg was introduced to Jeff Krulik, and in 2010 served as editor and co-producer on Heavy Metal Picnic—Jeff’s feature length follow up to Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986) – a legendary cult documentary about fans in the parking lot of a Judas Priest concert in Washington DC.[1] Picnic was released on August 6, 2010 to rave reviews.[2]
In 2009, Greg, again with Jakob Hawkins, released a video series called "Fun With Henrik Zetterberg" The videos center around a bumbling Henrik Zetterberg look alike (played by Hawkins) and were positioned as spec commercial spots for the NHL and their affiliates. Although the spots were never picked up the videos themselves went viral, garnering over 50,000 views in two days[3] The success of the videos spawned "Fake Henrik Zettererg", a twelve episode web series authored by DeLiso and Hawkins. The series was launched on October 26, 2011 and has been featured on Yahoo Sports[4] and The Huffington Post. The series featured Kevin Brown and Austin Pendleton.
In 2011, Greg completed Canada’s Best Kept Secret, his first feature length documentary as director, editor, cinematographer and producer.[5] The film chronicles the life of RD Lawrence, a Canadian author/naturalist integral in the green movement of the 20th century. Original score by Peter Litvin, featuring music by Ewan Dobson.
In January 2013, Greg co-founded the movie blog Smug Film. He contributes a new movie review, essay, list, or interview to the site every week.
Greg’s first feature, Hectic Knife, (co-written, starring, and produced by friend and constant collaborator Peter Litvin) a comedy about a knife-wielding vigilante, was released by Troma Entertainment in July 2016.
References
- ^ "Jeff Krulik Loves the '80s". Washingtoncitypaper.com. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "Heavy Metal Picnic". Film Threat. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ Landon, Simone (November 17, 2011). "Greg DeLiso Brings Henrik Zetterberg, Hockeytown Humor To NYC". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "Behind the scenes of hilarious 'Zetterberg' bathroom clip". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "Film highlights Lawrence's wolf work". Mindentimes.com. Retrieved October 7, 2012.