About — Ian Wagner

Ian Wagner is an award winning filmmaker from Denver, CO and proud member of the IATSE Local 7 union. Often called a "swiss army knife", he is a writer, a visual artist, a musician, a comedian, a sound engineer, and a versatile filmmaker. He’s garnered a reputation for his obsessive attention to detail, his broad competence, his reliable honesty, his offbeat artistic vision, and his talent for storytelling in all of its subtlety.

Ian R. Wagner

TESTIMONIALS

“ There’s two kinds of work I trust Ian Wagner to do: hard work and good work. That’s his brand and that’s his guarantee. “

— TYLER BORKOWSKI, director of Solidarity Meals, co-owner of Wasteland of Wonder
“ Ian is one of those collaborators that leaves ego at the door, and by example encourages others to do the same. His priority is the best possible final product... I say sincerely that I could not have finished the film without his professionalism, respect, pragmatism, and healthy sense of humor. It was absolutely a privilege to work with Ian. He is an individual that can elevate any creative group to new heights, and I strongly recommend him without any reservations. “

— SAMUEL MARKO, director of Every Single Someone
“ Nick keeps ranting about how great and awesome you are. He said, and I quote, ‘We fucking need that guy on every set.’ “

— BRANDON CULLEN, producer of Ruby Red, Talion, and Hospitality, quoting NICK JAMES, director of Ironhold
“ Ian is a tremendous talent and stellar human being. His dedication to his craft is remarkable and technical know-how impressive. He does what he says he will do, meets deadlines, always goes the extra-mile in completing work, and makes his team shine. When looking for advice with my own film work, I have reached out to Ian knowing he will be honest, thoughtful and thorough in his feedback. “

— ANDREW BATEMAN, professor at the University of Colorado Denver and director of Loose Change: A Memoir of Childhood
“ an incredibly passionate, determined, and thoughtful director. “

— JUSTIN HAVLOVIC, director of photography on 180 Degrees and Patterns
“ He has exceptional skills in nearly every department – from writing/directing to cinematography to sound design, Ian can do it all and he does so with unparalleled craftsmanship. If you’re looking for a brilliant, versatile, and reliable creative to hire for any film position, I can’t recommend anyone more than Ian Wagner. "

— TRAE BENECK, senior editor and co-owner of Wasteland of Wonder
“ Ian provides a constant attention to detail that I appreciate. “

— ERIC JEWETT (D.G.A.), Director on Weeds, 2nd unit director of photography on Basic Instinct and Team America: World Police
“ I sent out the final cut of [Every Single Someone] to the cast and crew… I’ve gotten several emails that singled out the sound specifically as being AWESOME… one of the actors asked me what post house did the sound because he wants to recommend them… Tristan [assistant director] texted me saying he can’t believe the sound was done by one person and not a team of 10. “

— SAMUEL MARKO, director of Every Single Someone
“ The way that [Ian] did the pictures and the graphics for the video was amazing! … it would captivate any audience. ”

— LOWELL EVANS, Regional Director for the Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia
“ I was able to give him the idea of what I wanted for a feature and he was able to take it from there to create a video feature that was captivating and stirring of emotion... He's a great professional to have on your team. “

— TIM ULMER, News Producer, Owner of Bursting Aura Media
" You [Ian] are an incredibly talented filmmaker! I definitely think people were impacted by your films at my party, I mean, they freaking applauded you!! "

ADAH FRETWELL, 2nd Assistant Director of Publish or Perish
" Ian's one of the two people I point to and say 'If they don't get an academy award when their career is said and done, then something horrifying must have happened.'"

Ryan McKinnon, Director of Blood On Lover’s Rock

rEFERENCES:

TIM ULMER
+1 (404) 729-3322
timulmer@epilepsygangster.com

ANDREW BATEMAN
+1 (505) 401-0746
andrew.bateman@ucdenver.edu

DESMOND JACKSON

desmond.lj@gmail.com

TRAE BENECK
+1 (970) 412-3495
traebeneckfilms@gmail.com

SAMUEL MARKO
+1 (303) 305-8129
sammarko461@gmail.com

MILKO DAVIS
+1 (719) 800-2283
idxstudios@msn.com

- ToastyGames (2013-2017, hiatus), YouTube Channel
  – Creator, Capture Artist, Editor, Actor
- Incongruity Theory: What Makes Us Laugh? (2017), Video Essay
  – Writer, Videographer, Editor, Actor (self)
- Deafening (2018), Short PSA
  – Producer, Writer, Editor
- Pancakes Or Paradise (2018), Short Film
  – Actor
- Durkins (2018), Short Film
  – Actor
- MUCH TO BE DONE (2018), Experimental Short
  – Writer, Editor, VFX Artist, Actor
- Piss Poor Adult (2019), Short Documentary
  – Producer, Director, Editor
- And Then There Was One (2019), Silent Short
  – Writer, Director, Editor
- I’M NOT ALONE (2019), Music Video
  – Producer, Director, Editor, Musician
- Sarah (2019), Short Film
  – Producer, Production Designer, Editor
- Mr. Squiggles (2020), Short Film
  – Editor
- Never Odd Or Even (2020), Short Film
  – Director of Photography, Cowriter, Editor
- SOCK IT TO ME (2020), Short Film
  – Writer, Director, Editor, Sound Designer, Score
- Striking! (2020), Short Film
  – Camera Operator, Associate Producer
- The Nihilist Symposium (2020), Experimental Short
  – Videographer, Editor
- a991ba84- - -84b7-4c07-b7db- - -9c02d5d51e68 (2020), Experimental Documentary
  – Videographer, Editor
- Remote Players (2020), Short Film
  – Director of Photography, Editor
- Tipsy Talk (2020), Web Series
  – Director (1 ), Production Assistant (3), BTS Camera Operator (1), Actor (1), Trailer Editor
- Class Act Detroit – Volunteer Content Creator
  · What Makes a Good Music Video? (2020), Educational Video
  – Writer, Editor, Voiceover Artist
- BigRock Productions - Contract
  · Every Single Someone (2021), Feature Film
  – Sound Designer, Miscellaneous Music
  · Three Brigands (2022), Short
  – Sound Designer
- Patterns (2021), Short Film
  – Writer, Director, Editor, Sound Designer, Score
- Smudged (2021), Short Film
  – Production Sound Recordist, 1st A.C., Sound Designer, Score
- Game Face! (2021), Short Film
  – Production Assistant
- Bursting Aura Media LLC – Intern
  · Epilepsy Gangster (2021), Television Series
  – Production Manager, Post Production Supervisor, Editor (4), Sound Designer (4)
- 180 Degrees (2021), Short Film
  – Gaffer
- Midnight Bound (2021), Short Film
  – Sound Designer
- Bryar County (2021), Short Film
  – Sound Designer, Assistant Writer (uncredited)
- Blood On Lover’s Rock (2022), Short Film
  – Director of Photography
- Ironhold (2022), Short Film
  – Production Assistant, D.I.T. Assistant
- My Choice (2022), Short Film
  – 1st Assistant Camera, Gaffer
- The People House Story (2022), Documentary
  – Editor, VFX Artist, Sound Designer
- Close to Death (2022), Short
  – Production Assistant
- Wasteland of Wonder LLC - Associate Producer
  ·Credit Climb (2022), Educational Series
  – Camera Operator
  · Family Heirloom (2022), Short Film
  – Actor, Sound Designer
  · Colorado Pinto Beans: Farm to Table (2022), Short Documentary
  – 1st AC, Camera Operator
  · Something That Happened (2023), Short Film
  – Gaffer, Sound Designer
  · Plastic Flowers (2023), Short Film
  – Sound Recordist, Sound Designer
  · Prodigal Stranger (2023) Short Film
  – Sound Recordist, Gaffer, Sound Designer
  · Scratch ‘n Sniff (August 2023), Short Film
  – Sound Recordist, Grip, Sound Designer
  · Soup Attack! (Oct 2024) Short Film
  – Sound Recordist, Gaffer, Sound Designer
  · Untitled Santa Doc. Pitch Promo (Dec 2024)
  –Gaffer, Sound Recordist, Sound Designer
- Armageddon Films LLC
  · Ghosters: Phantom Patrol (2022), Feature Film
  – Post Production Sound Mixer, finishing Artist
  · Killer Witches From Outer Space (2023)
  – Production Sound Recordist, Gaffer, Grip
- Dream City LLC
  · Dippy Club (Sep 2022), Short film
  – Production Assistant, Grip
- Desmond Jackson Productions
  · The Devil Made Me Do It (Sep 2022), Music Video
  – Gaffer
- Relight Creative
  · “Prop 121” (Oct 2022), Advertisement
  – Key Production Assistant
  · Leslie Herod for Mayor (Feb 2023), Advertisement
  - Production Assistant (Swing)
- 6000 Ft
  · Elevation (TBD), Feature Film
  – Addt’l Production Assistant, Office Production Assistant
- HGTV
  ·Home Town Takeover Season 2(2023), Reality TV
  – Production Assistant
- Seventh Wave Films
  · Impact 2022, Corporate
  – Grip, Gaffer
- Liquid Luck Productions
  · EnteroTrack Device (2022), Advertisement
  – Assistant Editor
- Painless TV
  · Dead Files (S15 E8), (2023)
  – Grip
- HEX Audio Visual
  · Stevie Stone at Sunshine Studios Live (2023)
  – Camera Operator
- Grossman Capraro Plastic Surgery
  · Renuva Injector Training (2023), live event
  – Camera Operator, Key Grip
- Yasong Wang
  · Engage (2023), Short Film
  – Sound Swing, Gaffer
- Image Audiovisual
  · CTU Graduation Ceremony (July, 2023), Live Event
  – Stagehand, Rigger
  · Precast
  – AV Technician
- ASM Global (← FUCK this company)
  · Big Wild at Red Rocks (July 2023), Concert
  – Stagehand
  · Santa Fe Klan at Red Rocks (Aug 2023), Concert
  – Stagehand
  · Arctic Monkeys at Red Rocks (Sep 2023)
  – Stagehand
  · The Mars Volta at Red Rocks (Oct 2023), Concert
  – Stagehand
  · Chris Nodal at the Bellco Theatre (OPct 2023), Concert
  – A/V
  · G Jones at Red Rocks (Oct 2023), Concert
  - Stagehand
  · “Tina”(Oct 2023), Theatre
  – Carpenter
  · Black Tiger Sex Machine at Red Rocks (Oct 2023), Concert
  – Stagehand
  · Ajunadeep at Red Rocks (Nov 2023), Concert
  – Stagehand
  · DJ Snake at Redrocks (Nov 2023), Concert
  – Stagehand
  · Of the Trees at Red Rocks (Nov 2023), Concert
  – Stagehand
  · Decadence 2023 (Dec 2023), Live Event
  – Rigger
  · “Jesus Christ Superstar” (Jan 2024), Theatre
  – Carpenter
  · DragonFruit Video - “Sol Y Luna” at The Studio Loft (Dec 2024)
  – Camera Assistant
  · Trade Desk General Session at the Bellco Theatre (Jan 2025)
  – Truck Loader
- Razzle Dazzle Studios
  · The Wall Street Journal, (July, 2023), Photoshoot
  – Production Assistant (G&E Swing)
- ClearLamp AV
  · Shamrock Expo (Aug 2023)
  –AV Technician
- Fox Sports
  · FOX NFL Sunday Veteran's Day Special(Aug 2023), Television
  – Production Assistant (G&E Swing)
- Freeman AV
  · AHCL/NHCA Convention & Expo (Aug 2023)
  – Rigger
  · Soc of Cabel GS (October 2023), Live Event
  – Rigger
  · FERN ISTE Live (June 2024), Convention
  · FAV ACS (Jul 2024), Convention
  – Rigger
  · FAV Siggraph ACM (July 2024)
  – Rigger
- Shepard
  · Shepard AOSSM (July 2024), Trade Show
  – Rigger
- ABC / Fremantle North America
  ·The Great Halloween Fright Fight (September 2023), Television
  – Production Assistant
  · The Great Christmas Light Fight (December 2023), Television
  – Production Assistant
- Encompass Event Group
  · BBCON GS (Oct 2023), Live Event
  – A/V Tech
  · Groundbreak 2024 (Nov, 2024), Corporate
  – A/V Tech
- Cogent Global Solutions
  · CoreNet General Session (Oct 2023), Live Event
  – A/V Tech
- CBS Sports
  · NE Patriots vs Denver Broncos (12/24/23), Sports/TV
  – Skycam Utility
- BFT Entertainment / Fulwell 73 / Hulu
  · The Kardashians (Season 5), (January 2024), Television
  – Production Assistant
- F4D Studio
  · Artsweek Festival 2024 Promo (February 2024), Advertisement
  – Editor
- AVFX
  · CROI GS 2024 (March 2024) Live Event
  – Camera Operator
- Employer's Council
  · HR and Employment Law Conference (Aug-Sep 2024)
  – Editor, Sound Designer
- Modern Innovations
  · CBExchange 2024 (Nov, 2024), Corporate
  – Grip
- Encore Global
  · Groundbreak 2024 (Nov, 2024), Live Event
  – Camera Operator
- Dorothy Creative
  · The Trade Desk Palooza 2025 (Jan 2025), Corporate
  – Truck Loader

Credits Approximated = Editor (23), Sound Designer (15), Grip & Electric (13), Production Assistant (14), Writer (9), Camera Operator/Utility (13), Director (7), Sound Recordist (7), Director of Photography (3), Actor/V.O. (7), Stagehand (15), AV (7)