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Martin Jay Weiss

Martin Jay Weiss

Senior Producer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    General Manager / Avalon Hotel / Proper Hospitality

  • Education

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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      B.S Journalism

    • New York University

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      M.F.A Film and Television

  • Experience

    • DDB

      Jan 1992 - Jan 1996
      Senior Producer

      Produced television commercials for clients such as Anheuser-Busch and McDonald’s. Highlights included the iconic Budweiser frog commercials and a series of spots with lauded filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen. Concurrently, directed spots through the agency’s in-house production company, Zone One.

    • Cucoloris Films; Bedford Falls Group; Sony/Pavlov; (h) films; Filmmasters Group; Partners

      Jan 1996 - Jan 2017
      TV Commercial Director

      Directed national and international television commercials.

    • CBS

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2005
      Director

      Designed network image campaigns for the CBS yearly lineup of shows and directed the annual celebrity mondo shoots for the network's dramas and comedies.

    • Sony Pictures Entertainment

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2005
      Director

      Directed "Vampires: The Turning," a feature film based on John Carpenter's "Vampires." The movie was released worldwide in 2005.

    • Martini Shot Films

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2017
      Principal Owner

      Developed and produced content of varied formats and scope.

    • Spike TV

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2012
      Director

      Directed TV movies for Spike TV, through Larry Levinson Productions.

    • Mosaic Media Group & The Gold Company

      Jan 2009 - Jan 2009
      Director

      Directed "The Pre-Nup" with Larry Miller, Alex Borstein, Alanna Uback, Bruce Altman. The comedy was acclaimed throughout the film festival circuit, including Toronto, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, and the HBO Comedy Arts Festival.

    • Dick Clark Productions

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2011
      Director

      Directed Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM) show open, music video, and comedy sketches with Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire, and Brad Garrett.

    • Amazon

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
      Writer-Director-Producer

      Weiss's script, "The Alchemist Agenda," was honored with Amazon Studios' $20,000.00 Best Screenplay Award, which he made into a feature length Motion Comic, one of the most streamed on Amazon Prime. The project helped forge an innovative approach to original content by combining on-line alliances, pre-visualization, public feedback and analytical data.

    • RARE BIRD BOOKS LLC

      Jun 2017 - now
      Author

      "The Second Son" (Available August 14 2018) "Flamingo Coast" (Available January 15 2019)

    • Proper Hospitality

      Mar 2019 - now
      General Manager

      General Manager / Avalon Hotel Beverly Hillshttps://www.avalon-hotel.com/

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate in Hotel Revenue Management

      Cornell University
      Feb 2019
      View certificate certificate

    • FAA Remote Pilot Certification

      Federal Aviation Administration
      May 2017