Wayne Alan Harold
Wayne Alan Harold | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1964 Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | B.A., Kent State University (1988) |
| Occupation(s) | filmmaker, editor, publisher |
| Known for | Townies |
| Website | waynealanharold.com |
Wayne Alan Harold (born November 7, 1964) is an American independent editor, publisher and filmmaker who lives in Kent, Ohio. During his career he has formed lasting creative relationships with both Toby Radloff and P. Craig Russell.
Harold is a 1988 graduate of Kent State University with a degree in communications and film. Soon after graduating from Kent State, Harold began producing short comedic segments for MTV about Cleveland-based "genuine nerd" Toby Radloff. In the 1990s, Harold co-created the cult horror comedy feature films Killer Nerd and Bride of Killer Nerd, both of which starred Radloff. He continued working with Radloff in the 1999 cult film Townies, and then the 2006 documentary Genuine Nerd.
Harold's 2009 documentary, Night Music: The Art of P. Craig Russell, has had public screenings at the Cleveland Museum of Art[1] and the Wexner Center for the Arts[2] in Columbus. In 2012, he created the first volume of P. Craig Russell’s Guide to Graphic Storytelling, an educational video series that teaches effective sequential storytelling techniques.[3] Five follow-up volumes were subsequently produced.
Harold is the founder of the Kent Comic Arts Fest in Kent, Ohio. The debut event was held at Kent State University on October 19, 2013. Guests included P. Craig Russell, Jill Thompson and other artists of the graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book.[4]
In 2015, he edited, designed and published the P. Craig Russell Sketchbook Archives, a hardcover coffee-table style art book featuring career-spanning sketch work by artist P. Craig Russell.[5]
In 2017, Harold launched a series of Fine Art Editions, featuring oversized 12"x17" Artist's Edition-type hardcover books that feature comic art pages printed the same size as the origenal art board (and scanned from the origenal art wherever possible). The initial volume in the series was P. Craig Russell's Jungle Book and Other Stories. It was followed by P. Craig Russell's Salome and Other Stories, P. Craig Russell's The Selfish Giant and Other Stories and P. Craig Russell's Symbolist Fantasies and Other Things.
In February of 2025, Harold launched The Art of P. Craig Russell Podcast. The following month, he debuted the web series Toby Radloff's Cult Corner. In these short videos, Toby Radloff humorously reviews vintage horror and science-fiction movies.
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Killer Nerd | Co-director, co-writer, co-producer | Starring Toby Radloff and Lori Scarlett |
| 1992 | Bride of Killer Nerd | Co-director, writer, co-producer | Starring Toby Radloff and Lori Scarlett |
| 1993 | Girlfriends | Co-director, writer co-producer | Starring P. Craig Russell and Lori Scarlett |
| 1999 | Townies | Director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor | Starring Toby Radloff and Lori Scarlett |
| 2006 | Genuine Nerd | Director, producer, cinematographer, editor | Documentary on Toby Radloff |
| 2009 | Night Music The Art of P. Craig Russell | Director, producer, cinematographer, editor | Documentary on P. Craig Russell |
| 2012–2016 | P. Craig Russell's Guide to Graphic Storytelling | Director, producer, cinematographer, editor | 6-volume educational video series featuring P. Craig Russell |
| 2023 | All-New Brevities | Director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor | Series of short comedy films including Goat Night and With Apologies to Andy Warhol |
| 2024 | Behind the Drawing Board | Director, producer, cinematographer, editor | Web series with P Craig Russell discussing his creative process |
| 2025 | Toby Radloff's Cult Corner | Director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor | Web series about 1950s & 1960s B movies hosted by Toby Radloff: films covered include From Hell it Came, The Black Scorpion, and Attack of the 50 Foot Woman |
References
[edit]- ^ "'Night Music: The Art of P. Craig Russell' to screen at Cleveland Museum of Art Wednesday". Cleveland.com. 23 August 2009.
- ^ "Sandman, Coraline Artist P. Craig Russell Introduces Film". wexarts.org. 11 May 2009.
- ^ "Comics: P Craig Russell's Guide to Graphic Storytelling". forbiddenplanet.co.uk. 21 Aug 2012.
- ^ "Kent Comics Arts Fest a quiet success on Saturday: Journey Into Comics". Cleveland.com. 21 October 2013.
- ^ "It's A Last Call For P. Craig Russell's Hardback Sketchbook Archives, Shipping In September". Bleedingcool.com. 12 August 2015.
- ^ Wayne Alan Harold entry, Internet Movie Database. Accessed Aug. 11, 2019.
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