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Gabe Michael
American AI filmmaker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gabe Michael is an American AI filmmaker, creative technologist, producer, director and writer, and best known as a former member of the Epic Rap Battles of History crew. Michael was awarded the International Academy of Web Television Award for his work as the producer of the Technium series.[1][2]
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Michael holds an MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles's Producers Program and an undergraduate degree in Film & Electronic Art from California State University, Long Beach.[3]
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Michael worked as a producer at the now-defunct digital media company Break Media and at Maker Studios, where he oversaw the Epic Rap Battles of History vertical.[3]
During his time with Epic Rap Battles of History, Michael served as the producer for several episodes, including Master Chief vs Leonidas, Mario Bros vs Wright Bros, and Michael Jackson vs Elvis Presley, and the associate producer for Cleopatra vs Marilyn Monroe, and helped to produce Dis Raps For Hire.
In 2013, Michael co-founded Forge Apollo, a digital production company where he served as its executive producer and director.[4][5] In March 2014, Forge Apollo created the digital series Technium which was hosted by YouTuber Lana McKissack.[4][6] Michael received the 2015 IAWTV Award in the Best Writing (Non-Fiction) category for his work on Technium.[1]
In 2015, Forge Apollo created the short horror film Diary of a Psychopath. The film was written by Daniel P. Coughlin and directed by Michael, and released by Eli Roth's Crypt TV.[3][7] In the same year, Michael directed the Evolution of the Bikini Viral Video for Hyatt's Breathless Resorts & Spas brand.[3][8] In May 2015, The Huffington Post's style section covered the Evolution of the Bikini in an article titled "WATCH: 100 Years Of Bikinis In Under 2 Minutes." which highlighted how the short showcases a century of women's swimwear, modeled by Amanda Cerny.[8] The video was also featured by media outlets, including Harper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan.[9][10]
In 2016, the Forge Apollo YouTube channel screened the animated comedy Cubicle Zombies, co-created by Michael, Adam Jones, and Adam Weinstock.[11]
In 2023, Michael wrote, directed, and edited Midnight Television, a sci-fi short that blends 1980s nostalgia, emerging 1990s tech, and today's internet culture to explore themes of loneliness.[12] In June 2024, Michael's AI short Let Us Explore, which utilizes AI in a unique form, was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival,[13] and won Best Character at Runway's Gen:48 Second AI Film Competitions.[14][15]
Michael currently serves as the Vice President and Executive Producer of AI at Edelman.[16]
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