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THE ART OF THE KILL
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 in coordination with the Writer's Guild Foundation: Veterans Writing Group.
Click here to see the treatment and lookbook.
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: 1-Hr Drama/Comedy - Currently in Post-Production)
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
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
四十五
(45)
Written by Marcus A. Carr
Directed by Michael Hyon Johnson
Director of Photography - Matthew Renoir
Production Sound - Bin Lin
Sound Design by Xueying Ou
VFX Artist - Ryan Monchak
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"
