“Shotgun” Mike
Writer, Director, Editor
After All (directed by Francis Villasmil)
Editing, Sound Design, Color, Titles
2022 SCAD Atlanta Student Awards
Outstanding Director (Francis Villasmil)
Outstanding Editor (Nathan Dains)
Let’s All Go to the Lobby! (directed by Nolan Barth)
Postproduction Sound Design
2021 Southern Shorts Awards:
Award of Merit-Individual Achievement in Sound Design
2008 Alabama Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Associate Director
The Service (directed by Julie O’Hora)
Editing, Sound Design, Color, Titles
2023 Nominee South Georgia Film Festival Award
Best Narrative Short
The Service (directed by Julie O’Hora)
Editing, Sound Design, Color, Titles
2023 Nominee South Georgia Film Festival Award
Best Narrative Short
Serotonin (directed by Chloe Spencer)
Editing, Sound Design, Color, Titles, Music
Living’ After Midnight (directed by Tom vonDohlen)
Production Sound Mixer, Postproduction Sound Design
Fun Shorts
A series of shorts made with my son in our basement during the 2020 COVID lockdown. These videos were done for my classes at SCAD. “Let’s Make a Bet” and “The Little Hustler” are about a boy who outsmarts and outplays his dad to get out of housework. Note the DIY COVID haircuts (I was in film school, not barber school). “Scared of Our Own Shadows” features my son Harrison in two roles. COVID restrictions prevented casting the brother role to another kid, so my very cooperative boy played twins. This one gave me a lot of practice in compositing and visual effects. Enjoy!
Other Production Credits
Christmas with Jerks (2023)
dir. Leanna Adams and Kristina Arjona
Preliminary Postproduction Sound Design
Stay True to the Mission (2022)
dir. Xiao Pan
Editor
Hold My Hand (2022)
dir. Becky Law
Audio Mixer, 2nd Grip, Gaffer, Camera Operator, Postproduction Sound Design
’96 (2022)
dir. Daniel DeMarcus Curry
Editing, Color, Sound Design, Titles, VFX, Co-Producer
Daughter of Ocean (2021)
dir. James Chu
Postproduction Sound Design, Color
What Remains of Emily (2020)
SCAD Student Pilot
Editing, Titles, VFX, Foley Sound
Dains Digital Media 