Name Howard Gibson | Role Producer | |
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Movies Guilty by Association, Vicious Circle Similar People Bryce Wilson, Paul Boyd, Queen Pen, Angelyna Martinez, Morgan Freeman | ||
Howard Gibson (born September 12, 1973) is an American filmmaker, serial entrepreneur and brand executive.
Career
Currently, EVP of Brand Partnerships & Content Strategist for Cetera Technology.
In 2007, Gibson started Have A Blast!, a technology company which developed augmented reality experiences for the film and gaming industry. In 2015, Gibson sold the company.
By 1999 Gibson started his own production company Howard Gibson Productions with a primary focused on the straight to DVD films. There he wrote Time Warner Vicious Circle, wrote and directed Lionsgate Home Entertainment,Guilty by Association, starring actor Morgan Freeman. Produced Sony Pictures Entertainment Choices II: The Setup starring Academy Award winners/Rap group Three Six Mafia. and ghost wrote several urban classic films (undisclosed) for Viacom, Lionsgate Home Entertainment & Universal Music Group . By 2006-2010 Gibson produced and directed "ReBuilt" an award winning reality show for Discovery Network.
Gibson's film career started in 1992 with walking onto the set of Eddie Murphy's Distinguished Gentleman, where he got his first job as a PA. By 1993 he won first prize at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Later, Gibson expanded his craft with writing over 25 spec scripts. 20 of which optioned at various Hollywood studios but none actually produced. This propelled Gibson to push forward with further understanding of cinema. That's when Gibson entered The American Film Institute and The Maine Media Workshops. There he trained as a cinematographer and became the first Black steadicam /owner operator (1994) registered with Local 600. By 1995 Gibson transitioned into the world of music videos and became a permanent fixture at the prolific production company Propaganda Films. At Propaganda, Gibson shot music videos with award winning directors David Fincher( FightClub), Dominic Sena (Gone in Sixty Seconds), Paul Boyd (Vicious Circle), Antoine Fugua (Training Day), Spike Jonze (Her), and Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy). At Propaganda Films, Gibson produced countless music videos for artist such as Tupac Shakur, Ice T, P.Diddy, MC Lyte, Easy E, The Wu Thang Clan, The Notorious B.I.G., Pharsyde, Travis Tritt, & Red Hot Chilli Pepper among others. In all, Gibson has shot or produced over 200 music videos and more than 100 commercials for major brands.