Brian Jude
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Brian Jude has worked as a producer, director, screenwriter, production
manager, assistant director, production coordinator, editor and script
consultant on feature-length and short films, music videos and
television programs and commercials. His producing and/or directing
credits include the feature films The Blood Shed and Under the Raven's
Wing, short projects The Pod, The Last Days of Frank Whyte, Cruel to be
Kind, Unappealing Visions and ATM Blues, segments of the New Jersey
Network's legal program Due Process, as well as a variety of narrative
and documentary segments on the CTN cable network program Carpe Diem.
Through his production company, Dragon Rider Productions, Brian has produced several projects for the advertising firm PFS Marketwyse, including a :30 television commercial for GettingHired.com, a :30 television promo for the NJ State Fair, a lobby video for the pharmaceutical marketing company Dendrite, and several contest announcements for the employees of Washington Mutual.
In 2002, Brian became a founding member of Exit 131 Productions, initially a "no-budget" production arm of the New Jersey Salon of the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, and which has since evolved into an online networking community for New Jersey filmmakers. Brian directed the group's first short, A Taste of Better Days, which was featured in the Freedom Film Festival in Philadelphia in February, 2004, and produced their third project, The Collector's Item.
In 2006, Brian Jude teamed up with Tom Walker of the critically acclaimed power-acoustic indie rock band Friday's Child to create the Digital Cafe Tour - an on-line venue focusing on bringing live concert performances from the stage to the home via internet downloads and podcasting.
Brian received a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting at Montclair State University, and minored in both Music History/Theory and Film. His screenplay, Ride with the Dragons, was featured in the 2002 Independent Feature Project (IFP) Market. In addition to Ride with the Dragons, Brian is also developing the independent features Stop Waiting for Regina, Frame of Mind and The Flycatcher. He has produced (along with Alan Rowe Kelly and Craig Schiavone) and directed the documentary featurette Behind the Shed: The Making of "The Blood Shed." Brian is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, Inc. and The National Broadcasting Society - Alpha Epsilon Rho. He was also the host of "The Cellular Toaster" on WMSC-FM, and held positions such as Operations Manager, News Director and Assistant Production Manager.
Through his production company, Dragon Rider Productions, Brian has produced several projects for the advertising firm PFS Marketwyse, including a :30 television commercial for GettingHired.com, a :30 television promo for the NJ State Fair, a lobby video for the pharmaceutical marketing company Dendrite, and several contest announcements for the employees of Washington Mutual.
In 2002, Brian became a founding member of Exit 131 Productions, initially a "no-budget" production arm of the New Jersey Salon of the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, and which has since evolved into an online networking community for New Jersey filmmakers. Brian directed the group's first short, A Taste of Better Days, which was featured in the Freedom Film Festival in Philadelphia in February, 2004, and produced their third project, The Collector's Item.
In 2006, Brian Jude teamed up with Tom Walker of the critically acclaimed power-acoustic indie rock band Friday's Child to create the Digital Cafe Tour - an on-line venue focusing on bringing live concert performances from the stage to the home via internet downloads and podcasting.
Brian received a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting at Montclair State University, and minored in both Music History/Theory and Film. His screenplay, Ride with the Dragons, was featured in the 2002 Independent Feature Project (IFP) Market. In addition to Ride with the Dragons, Brian is also developing the independent features Stop Waiting for Regina, Frame of Mind and The Flycatcher. He has produced (along with Alan Rowe Kelly and Craig Schiavone) and directed the documentary featurette Behind the Shed: The Making of "The Blood Shed." Brian is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, Inc. and The National Broadcasting Society - Alpha Epsilon Rho. He was also the host of "The Cellular Toaster" on WMSC-FM, and held positions such as Operations Manager, News Director and Assistant Production Manager.
