- Birth nameJoshua Philip Schmidt
- Nickname
- JP.
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Joshua Phillip Schmidt is an American filmmaker born and raised in Mount Airy, Maryland. He attended Frederick Community College and, with the absence of a film program, built his own, taking classes such as digital photography, fundamentals of design, and creative writing alongside the requisite courses for Television Production Certification. During his time there, he also took many theater courses, taking jobs such as Stage Manager, Assistant Director, Costume Designer, and Sound Designer. After receiving the Certification, he chose to use his college funds toward film equipment rather than enrolling in a four-year institute, teaching himself through DVD commentaries and text books.
He has worked on several short films, and often writes and directs them using his own equipment. He is a big supporter of Digital cinema, and credits it for breathing air into the film industry by giving your average consumer the chance to make films inexpensively.
A common theme in his work is death, which stems from his past of losing a great deal of friends and family. The internet is another theme he has a certain fascination with, particularly the dehumanizing nature of it. His biggest influences are Hsiao-hsien Hou, Yasujiro Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, John Cassavetes, Jean-Luc Godard, Hirokazu Koreeda, and Andrei Tarkovsky. As an artist, he draws influence from Jack White.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Sean Stack
- I once read that Jean-Luc Godard said the most natural cut is that of the eyes, and I agree; however, I believe the heart is a close second.
- I don't believe there should be a war going on between digital vs film. I personally view them the same as a painter views oil paints vs acrylic paints. It should be about the piece at hand and the artist herself that decides the medium; not the technicalities of the medium.
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