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Kelley Baker is a Assistant Accountant, Negative Cutter, Supervising Sound Editor and Executive in Charge of Finance American born on 20 july 1956 at Portland (USA)

Kelley Baker

Kelley Baker
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Birth name Kelley J. Baker
Nationality USA
Birth 20 july 1956 (67 years) at Portland (USA)

Kelley J. Baker (born July 20, 1956) is an independent filmmaker based in Portland, Oregon, United States and the writer and director of three indie feature films: Birddog (1999), The Gas Cafe (2001), and Kicking Bird (2005). He specializes in creating extreme low-budget narrative films, usually bending a few laws in his favor to perfect his piece that typically spotlights his distaste for corporate greed. His characters tend to be average with some character flaw that draws the viewer in.

Baker started making short films in the late 1980s. Some of them have aired on PBS, The Learning Channel, and Canadian and Australian television. His films and style have been recognized in publications ranging from Runners World to Filmmaker magazine.

Baker has spent the last six years touring the US teaching his unique and scrupulous brand of filmmaking at workshops and showing his films to audiences at art house theaters, colleges, universities and media art centers. His methods might be considered guerrilla film making. For example, on the set of the Gas Cafe, Baker received permission to shoot in a local bar after closing, eliminating the need for a costly studio or constructed set. He set up all his lights on the rigging in the ceiling of the bar. Therefore, as soon as the place closed for the day, all Baker needed to do was turn on his own set of lights and shooting could commence.

Best films

Spider-Man (2002)
(Assistant Accountant)
Good Will Hunting (1998)
(Supervising Sound Editor)
Far from Heaven (2003)
(Supervising Sound Editor)

Usually with

Gus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant
(6 films)
Will Vinton
Will Vinton
(2 films)
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
(4 films)
Katt Shea
Katt Shea
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Kelley Baker (16 films)

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Producer

Spider-Man
Spider-Man (2002)
, 2h1
Directed by Sam Raimi
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Films about computing, Films about spiders, Spider-Man films, Superhero films, L'enfance marginalisée, Cyberpunk films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, J. K. Simmons
Roles Assistant Accountant
Rating73% 3.6988853.6988853.6988853.6988853.698885
High-school senior Peter Parker visits a genetics laboratory with his friend Harry Osborn and love interest, Mary Jane Watson for a school field trip. There, Peter is bitten on the hand by a genetically engineered "super spider". Shortly after arriving home to his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, he goes unconscious. Meanwhile, Harry's father, scientist Norman Osborn, owner of Oscorp, is attempting to preserve his company's critically important military contract. He experiments on himself with a new but unstable performance-enhancing chemical vapor that increases his speed, strength, and stamina. However, it also drives him insane and he kills his assistant, Mendel Stromm. The next morning, Peter finds that his previously impaired vision has improved and his body has metamorphosized into a more muscular physique. At school, he finds that his body can produce webs and his quickened reflexes let him avoid injury during a confrontation with bully Flash Thompson. Peter discovers he has developed superhuman speed, strength, the ability to stick to surfaces, and a heightened ability to sense danger.

Editor

Meet the Raisins!, 24minutes
Directed by Will Vinton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Cam Clarke, Brian Cummings, David Downing, Jim Cummings, Dorian Harewood, Brian Stokes Mitchell
Roles Editor
Rating82% 4.1041354.1041354.1041354.1041354.104135
Meet the Raisins! spoofs musical documentaries with its use of anthropomorphic food characters. Through its historical perspective, the special also provided an opportunity to elaborate on the personalities and introduce names of the simple yet popular characters. It follows the California Raisins' humble beginnings, rise to musical success, fall from stardom, and eventual comeback. This includes "home movie" clips, scenes of the group's early days as the Vine-Yls, concert footage, and interviews with the people behind the success of the California Raisins including manager Rudy Begaman. The group is also shown performing various hit songs.
The Adventures of Mark Twain, 1h26
Directed by Will Vinton
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors James Whitmore, Dal McKennon, Will Vinton, Craig Bartlett
Roles Negative Cutter
Rating71% 3.594043.594043.594043.594043.59404
After having a bout of one-upmanship, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and Becky Thatcher sneak aboard an airship piloted by Mark Twain in an attempt to become famous aeronauts. Upon discovery, they find that Mark Twain intends to pilot the airship to meet Halley's Comet. Worried that this goal will end in their deaths, the trio learn to fly the ship while conspiring to sabotage the voyage.

Sound

Something, Anything, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Bryce Johnson
Roles Sound Designer
Rating64% 3.2434353.2434353.2434353.2434353.243435
Endings
Endings (2010)

Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Roles Sound Designer
Rating66% 3.3047053.3047053.3047053.3047053.304705
A strung-out drug addict, Chris Ryan, holds his knife to a little girl’s throat (Emmy Ferguson) while the other patrons look on in horror.
Far from Heaven, 1h47
Directed by Todd Haynes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about racism, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson, Viola Davis, James Rebhorn
Roles Supervising Sound Editor
Rating72% 3.648063.648063.648063.648063.64806
In 1957 suburban Connecticut, Cathy Whitaker appears to be the perfect wife, mother, and homemaker. Cathy is married to Frank, a successful executive at Magnatech, a company selling television advertising. One evening Cathy receives a phone call from the local police who are holding her husband. He says it's all a mix up but they won't let him leave alone. Frank has in fact been exploring the underground world of gay bars in Hartford, Connecticut. One day, Cathy spies an unknown black man walking through her yard. He turns out to be Raymond Deagan, the son of Cathy's late gardener.
Finding Forrester, 2h16
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers, Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Busta Rhymes, April Grace
Roles Supervising Sound Editor
Rating72% 3.6487953.6487953.6487953.6487953.648795
Sixteen-year-old Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown) plays basketball with his friends in New York. A recluse, William Forrester (Sean Connery), lives on the top floor of the building across from the court. The kids regularly notice him watching them. One of the boys dares Jamal to sneak into the apartment and retrieve an item. Jamal takes a letter opener only to be surprised by Forrester and inadvertently leaves his backpack behind. Forrester later drops Jamal's backpack onto the street. Jamal goes home to find that Forrester wrote notes in his journals. Jamal returns to Forrester's apartment and asks him to read more of his writing. Forrester tells him to begin with 5,000 words on why Jamal should "stay the fuck out of my home", which he completes and leaves on the doorstep the following day.
Good Will Hunting, 2h6
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about mathematics, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Psychanalyse
Actors Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Minnie Driver, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård, Casey Affleck
Roles Supervising Sound Editor
Rating81% 4.080474.080474.080474.080474.08047
Twenty-year-old Will Hunting (Damon) of South Boston is a self-taught, genius-level intellect with an eidetic memory, though he works simply as a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and spends his free time drinking with his friends, Chuckie (Affleck), Billy (Cole Hauser) and Morgan (Casey Affleck). When Professor Gerald Lambeau (Skarsgård) posts a difficult problem taken from algebraic graph theory as a challenge for his graduate students, Will solves the problem anonymously, stunning both the graduate students and Lambeau himself. As a challenge to the unknown genius, Lambeau posts an even more difficult problem and chances upon Will solving it. Fearing he will lose his sole means of (a meager) income, Will flees and skips going into work the next day. That night, Will meets Skylar (Driver), a British orphan about to graduate from Harvard, who plans on attending medical school at Stanford.
Psycho
Psycho (1998)
, 1h45
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Heche, William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall
Roles Supervising Sound Editor
Rating46% 2.3047752.3047752.3047752.3047752.304775
Marion Crane steals $400,000 from her employer to get her boyfriend, Sam Loomis, out of debt. She flees Phoenix, Arizona, by car. While en route to Sam's California home, she parks along the road to sleep. A highway patrol officer awakens her and, suspicious of her agitated state, begins to follow her. When she trades her car for another one at a dealership, he notes the new vehicle's details. Marion returns to the road but, rather than drive in a heavy storm, decides to spend the night at the Bates Motel.
Starquest II
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller
Actors Adam Baldwin, Robert Englund, Duane Davis, Jerry Trimble, Jr., Gretchen Palmer, Maria Ford
Roles ADR Mixer
Rating27% 1.38371.38371.38371.38371.3837
Four warriors from earth must save the earth from being taken over by extraterrestrials who will
To Die For
To Die For (1995)
, 1h46
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Medical-themed films, Films about television, Films about psychiatry
Actors Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Matt Dillon, Alison Folland, Casey Affleck, Wayne Knight
Roles Supervising Sound Editor
Rating67% 3.3983253.3983253.3983253.3983253.398325
Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) dreams of being a world-famous news anchor. To that end, she marries Larry Maretto (Matt Dillon), because she believes his family business will keep her financially comfortable, and starts attempting to climb the network news ladder, beginning as a weather girl at a local cable station, WWEN.
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, 1h35
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Western
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Political films, Road movies, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Pat Morita, Keanu Reeves, John Hurt
Roles Supervising Sound Editor
Rating43% 2.1528552.1528552.1528552.1528552.152855
The film tells the story of Sissy Hankshaw, a woman born with a mutation (she would not call it a defect) giving her enormously large thumbs. The film is a transgressive romp, covering topics from homosexuality and free love to drug use and political rebellion to animal rights and body odor and religions. Sissy makes the most of her thumbs by becoming a hitchhiker. Her travels take her to New York, where she becomes a model for a transvestite feminine hygiene products mogul, known as The Countess, who introduces her to the man whom she will marry, an asthmatic, staid Mohawk named Julian Gitche. In her later travels, she encounters, among many others, a sexually open cowgirl named Bonanza Jellybean and an itinerant escapee from the Japanese internment camps happily mislabeled "The Chink".
My Own Private Idaho, 1h41
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Transport films, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Films about automobiles, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Road movies, Erotic thriller films, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, Films about royalty, LGBT-related film
Actors River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli
Roles Supervising Sound Editor
Rating70% 3.500353.500353.500353.500353.50035
Mike (River Phoenix), a gay street hustler, is standing alone on a deserted stretch of highway. He starts talking to himself and notices that the road looks “like someone’s face, like a fucked-up face.” He experiences a narcoleptic episode and dreams of his mother comforting him as he replays home movies of his childhood in his mind.
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, 1h33
Directed by John Harrison
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Comedy horror films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Debbie Harry, Christian Slater, Matthew Lawrence, David Johansen, Steve Buscemi, William Hickey
Roles Sound Editor
Rating62% 3.100093.100093.100093.100093.10009
The movie opens with Betty, an affluent suburban housewife and modern-day witch (Deborah Harry), planning a dinner party. The main dish is to be Timmy (Matthew Lawrence), a young boy whom she has captured and chained up in her pantry. To stall her from stuffing and roasting him, the boy tells her three horror stories from a book she gave him, titled Tales from the Darkside.