Profile
Don
Wilson
Executive
Producer - Director - Editor
Don Wilson has
produced, directed, and edited television news, NFL sports
broadcasts,
hit network
sitcoms and comedy shows, major motion picture movie trailers,
prime time dramas, HBO and Showtime music and comedy specials,
five Olympic games, feature films, award-winning documentaries,
high-end corporate videos, and national commercials. He
also
spent time in the executive ranks as Director of Editorial
Services and Graphics at Varitel and EDS Digital Studios,
as Executive Producer at Craig Murray Productions, as Vice
President of The Selluloid Group, and as Co-Principal of
AMI. But perhaps most importantly, Don
was
one
of the founding fathers of the music video and literally
helped create the MTV style. In fact, Fortune magazine
once named
him the most important editor in the music video business,
he won a Video Music Award, and he was nominated for several
MTV Music Video Awards. The list of musical acts with which
he has worked is nearly infinite, but some of the biggest
acts include Bon Jovi, Sting, Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart,
Pearl Jam, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, The Pretenders,
and Alanis Morissette.
Of
course, his awards have not been limited to music videos;
his work as an executive producer, director, and editor
has
earned
him
film
festival
honors,
two International Monitor Awards,
four
Telly Awards, and an Emmy.
Born and raised in Gulfport, Mississippi,
Don was devastated by the losses of his family and friends
in Hurricane Katrina. In his current project, Mississippi
Son, he returns home to talk to local leaders and his
friends in the face of their unbelievable loss. Don directed,
edited, wrote, and produced this project with the hope of
reminding us all - as the media continues to focus on New
Orleans - that the Mississippi coast was completely destroyed
by the
biggest
natural disaster
in American
history.
FREELANCE
Don Wilson is also a freelance editor, director,
and post-production supervisor. Visit donwilson.tv to
see his reel and other examples of his work.
You can also contact him at dwilson@americanamediainc.com. |
