lost the lead
After witnessing a violent swatting prank, a disgraced video game champion recruits a diverse group of nerds to take down his former corporate sponsor.
(TV Pilot: Half-Hour Drama/Comedy)
Written and Directed by Michael Hyon Johnson
Co Produced by Amanda Dyer and Christine Cho
Director of Photography - Robert Chuck
VFX Supervisor - Jameson Mitchell
Edited by Miles Wilson
Starring
Tristan Turner
Jaimie Leung
Keenan Gibson
Celia Schilling
Anika Kokatay
Aubrey Postier
and
Bennet Pollack Reeber
Landon Jacob Lee
SQUAD
A cowardly high school loner obsessed with becoming a legend rallies a squadron of misfit cadets to bring home the prestigious grand prize trophy of the National Junior Military Drill Championship.
This coming of age feature film is currently in development.
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A Korean mother reaches out to connect with her biracial son.
Written and Directed by Michael Hyon Johnson
Asst. Director - Stefanie Bielecki
Gaffer - Stephen Ho
Script Supervisor - Christine Cho
Edited by Miles Wilson
Sound Recording/Mix by Josh Atwell
Starring
Hannah Kwon
Christopher Pearson
this will destroy you
An Army soldier home on holiday hides her dark past from family and friends during a Memorial Day barbecue.
Written and Directed by Michael Hyon Johnson
Co Produced by Carlos Herrera Trujillo and Cheyton Jain
1st Assistant Director - Jameson Mitchell
Director of Photography - Keyhan Bayegan
Edited by Sydney Baker
Production Designer - Andrés Gaitán
Sound Design by Bin Lin
Original Score by Robert Mai
Colorist - Keyhan Bayegan
Starring
Gemma Scoble
Ryon Thomas
Nick Burchard
Ernest Steifel
William Brown III
Mia Makes A Cut Crease Video
An irreverent comedy about a young woman and her make-up tutorial. Made for the Asian American Film Lab
Written and Directed by Michael Hyon Johnson
UPM - Stefanie Bielecki
Director of Photography - Robert Chuck
1st AC - Anton Jiracek
Edited by Xueying Ou
Sound Design by Bin Lin
Colorist - Keyhan Bayegan
Starring
Rachel Marsh
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A disillusioned military cadet blurs the line between masculinity and hyper-violence.
Written and Directed by Michael Hyon Johnson
Co Produced by Ryan James Lim and Jason Rodriguez
1st Assistant - Director James Slaven
Director of Photography - Charles Reetz
Edited by Alexandra Snider
Production Designer - Chandler Freelander
Sound Design by Peter Schweitzer
Original Score by Robert Mai
Colorist - Keyhan Bayegan
VFX Artist - Jameson Mitchell
Starring
Tommie Russell
JB Chimaobi
Austen Rey
Jordan Schneider
Cecilia Soghikian
The True Titans - AT&T/Warner Media/DC Comics Spec Promo
A spec promo for AT&T, Warner Media, and DC Comics for Veteran's Day. Created for the Veteran's In Media and Entertainment Fellowship 2022.
Directed/Edited by Michael Hyon Johnson
Written by Sarah Clark Hopkins and Melissa Milich
Additional VFX Ryan Monchak
Sound Re-Design Bo Pang
Pre-Game Lobby (PGL) was a webseries created by Michael Hyon Johnson. The series made its debut on Machinima, Inc in 2008 and received an overwhelmingly positive response among men and women 13 - 25. Pre-Game Lobby ran for twelve episodes and seven "minisodes" and garnered over eight million cumulative views before being acquired by Warner Bros. Digital Networks.
Pre-Game Lobby tackled issues such as: racism and sexism inherent within the video-game community, alcohol abuse, and the dangers of the lemming effect in social media and pop-culture icons. The series is unique in that it's the first and only show that features co-mingled video gameplay and traditional live action.
The artistic style machinima (machine cinema)is the use of real-time computer or video game graphics engines to create a cinematic production.
Notable Cast:
Michael Johnson
Tuesday Smith
Mat Matusiak
Tristan Maxwell
Rebecca McCarthy
Brandon Koch
with
Ryan Melander
Austin Chizanskos
Blake Pasquale
and
Sadie "UltraNeko"
