A longtime Director of Photography and Camera Operator, Jack Messitt made his feature film directorial debut with Midnight Movie. After winning Best Feature Film at the Chicago Horror Film Festival, it had a successful limited theatrical run in the fall of 2008. Distributed by Phase 4 Films, the Midnight Movie DVD sold extremely well, followed by a strong Blu-Ray release. It aired extensively on Showtime and The Movie Channel and just began running on Chiller TV. "Midnight Movie: The Killer Cut," was released in June 2011. This definitive director's cut features newly shot scenes, restored footage from the original shoot, new VFX and new score composed specifically for this version of the film. Messitt is no stranger to the production process. A graduate of the highly competitive and prestigious American Film Institute, he has worked as a Director of Photography and Camera Operator for close to twenty years. His television work includes hundreds of hours of programming such as Fox's "Bones," "Glee," "Sons of Anarchy" and "American Idol," Comedy Central's "Strip Mall," DirecTV's "CD-USA" and Oxygen Network's "Campus Ladies." His feature film credits include "Irreversi," "Girl With No Number" and "The Curiosity of Chance." His international experience has brought him to Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Belgium, Canada, Philippines and throughout the United States. Messitt is a former 1st Vice President of the Society of Camera Operators and editor of Camera Operator magazine. Always one to keep up with current technology, Jack was recently interviewed on CNN about his 3D training at the Sony 3D Technology Center. This ongoing training is hugely important for every Director because the techniques we have all learned in traditional filmmaking do not necessarily work the same way in 3D. Because our visual storytelling vocabulary needs to change with this technology, Jack's training makes him ready for anything. Messitt's screenplay "Trust" was produced by TF1 International. The thriller starring Jamie Luner (Melrose Place, All My Children) debut ed earlier this year on Lifetime and Lifetime Movie Network, Movie Central and the numerous TF1 networks throughout international markets.