Charles Haine
Charles Haine
Charles Haine earned a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.F.A. from the University of Southern California and has worked as a filmmaker and entrepreneur since 1999. Haine directed his first feature film, Angel’s Perch, in 2012. The film starred Joyce Van Patten, Ellen Crawford, Ashley Jones, and Ally Walker, and was released theatrically through Tugg and on VOD through Gravitas. Among Haine's other directing highlights are a music video for Fitz and the Tantrums (Don't Gotta Work It Out, which featured on VH1’s Pop Up Video); the launch spot for the U.K. startup Gamestick; fashion advertisements for Fais Do Do and Emory K Holiday; and countless book trailers for Simon & Schuster, Penguin, Quirk, and many others, including the recent trailer for Chuck Klosterman’s novel The Visible Man, Ransom Riggs’ original Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, and the hit trailer for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls for Quirk Books. In 2008, Haine founded the Academy Award–nominated production company Dirty Robber, which has gone on to success in feature films, shorts, and commercials and music videos. He was part of the founding teams for the post-production and color grading companies Cinelicious, Coyote Post, and ColorCorrection.com. As a colorist, Haine has done work for Ford, Jeep, Burger King, McDonald's, Nissan, Lincoln, Chevrolet, and countless other clients, including major agencies such as TBWA\Chiat\Day. His music video work includes My Chemical Romance, Destroyer, and Delta Rae, and he graded the music documentary Hot Sugar’s Cool World. Haine’s previous work as an educator includes seven years as an associate professor at Los Angeles City College, where he taught cinematography and editing, and six years at Columbia College Hollywood, where he taught color grading, visual design, and stereography. In 2011, Haine published his first book, The Urban Cyclist’s Handbook, and he appeared as the technical consultant and host on the Discovery Channel show Unchained Reaction. His other writings have appeared on NoFilmSchool.com, HD Video Pro, Student Filmmakers Magazine, and Citizens of Culture.
