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the lowdown

CCI was founded by Michael Capone as an expansion of Capone Creative Services, established in 2017 in New York City to service his work as a Film Television and New Media Editor.

 

Leaning into the unique while drawing on a multifaceted artistic background, 60+ professional editing credits and deep roots in the Independent Film movement, CCI creates, develops, produces and supports bold creative productions - both fiction and nonfiction - and values collaboration above all else.

the skinny

Highlights

 

Co-Editor and Associate Producer of the cult film THE MANSON FAMILY

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Assistant to the Producers of the first feature adaptation of a video game, DOUBLE DRAGON.

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A richly rewarding collaboration as Editor & Co-Producer of several acclaimed documentaries for Director David Gregory, BLOOD & FLESH:

The Reel Life and Ghastly Death of Al Adamson, TALES OF THE UNCANNY and SUZZANNA: The Queen

of Black Magic.

Film & Television Editing Brief

 

BFA in Motion Pictures Production from Wright State

 

Mentorship with Academy Award Winning Documentary filmmakers Jim Klein and Julia Reichert

 

Decades long editing career with clients like HBO, ABC, CBS, IFC, Discovery, MTV, Severin Films.

 

Awards

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2016 Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival Award Best Editing  The Letter Carrier 

 

2012 Game Marketing Award Best Longform Content GTTV Presents: Battlefield 3 Operation Gridiron.

SYNOPSIS

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feature debut

In 1987 the youngest son of an infamous crime boss spirals home to "Crime Town USA" to face a dark legacy, his homicidal half-brother and his own even darker deeds.  Thirty years later, haunted and rotting in sun-baked opulence, he's stalked by an enigmatic young woman who brings with her the terrible ramifications of a past which refuses to be forgotten.

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What did you do?

Writer-Director Michael Capone's DAMNATION (88 mins) fuses crime, melodrama and psychological horror into a decidedly analog saga. Featuring a riveting central performance originated in 1987 and reprised decades later, it was initially shot on 16 Millimeter film and then in state-of-the-art 8K. Stylistically stunning and propelled by an eclectic group of songs from contemporary rockers Minus One and industrial music pioneers Dementia Precox, who’s lead singers  both play major roles in the film, DAMNATION is a truly unique film experience.

TEASER TRAILER

Parallel Light Patterns

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DAMNATION

Behind the Scenes

Creating DAMNATION on location in Delray Beach, Florida

capone's expanded bio

While earning a BFA in Motion Pictures Production at Wright State University, Capone studied under and later worked with Academy Award (AMERICAN FACTORY) and  Emmy winning documentary filmmakers Julia Reichert and Jim Klein. He appeared in and contributed to the screenplay of Reichert's narrative debut feature EMMA & ELVIS and apprenticed with Klein on LETTER TO THE NEST GENERATION: KENT STATE 20 YEARS AFTER. He served as Associate Producer and Co-Editor of the infamous, low budget cult film THE MANSON FAMILY and as Assistant to the Producers of DOUBLE DRAGON, the first film adapted from a video game and . During this period he also spent time as an actor in stage productions and short films like THE LIVING and MY SWEET SATAN. 

 

After moving to New York City, he became Assistant Manager and Staff Editor at the iconic film and video supply house Rafik, the central hub for NYU, the then thriving public access TV scene and independent filmmakers like Spike Lee and Jim Jarmusch. Following this he was the Archivist and a Teaching Assistant in the Acting for Film & Television class at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute

 

A Staff Editor position at Fountainhead, a boutique advertising firm in Hell's Kitchen, preceded three creatively energizing seasons as an Editor, creative contributor and In-Show Announcer on the boundry-pushing late night CBS comedy series The Howard Stern Radio Show

 

Capone edited two productions for Actor/Director Bob BalabanThe First Amendment Project: No Joking, examining the life of comedian Lenny Bruce and the pilot for a reality-based game show Celebrity Charades, Co-Produced by Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe. He collaborated with his friend, Actor Jesse L. Martin of Rent and Law & Order fame, who partnered with his co-star on The Flash 

Rick Cosnett, to create the acclaimed short film, THE LETTER CARRIER. His diverse career included producing and editing career retrospectives honoring Actor Michael Caine and impresario Quincy Jones, stints at HBO (Katie on Demand) - TRU TV (Impractical Jokers) - Comedy Central (This Week at the Comedy Cellar) - Discovery (Cash Cab) - ABC - Paramount - MTV and IFC, where he cut half of their first scripted series The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman.


As a Writer and Creative Producer he's written and developed properties for comedian Tim Allen's Boxing Cat Films, including adapting work from the stage to the screen and an extensive proposal for sequel to GALAXY QUEST. There have been stints alongside Trigger Street founders, the Kassen Brothers and at the wildly creative DiGa Studios.

 

Recently Capone Produced, Wrote, Directed and Edited his feature film debut,

DAMNATION which is currently in postproduction. 

the high rise 

Developed as a short form series and produced in 2013 under the banner of Cyborg Cinema, The High Rise pilot was Written & Directed by Capone and Co-Produced by his wife Amy, who shared Cinematography duties.

SYNOPSIS
In the wake of the financial crisis, an imploding Wall Street stockbroker, living in a luxury high rise just blocks from the former World Trade Center, unravels over a few nerve-jangling days when a vengeful force invades his apartment and takes root.

portfolio

CLIP // 01

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CLIP // 02

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CLIP // 03

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DAMNATION - COMING SOON -

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