Mike Dorsey is a filmmaker and television programming executive. His two finished features, documentaries titled The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter and Dearly Departed, are distributed by Echo Bridge Entertainment in the U.S. He is in post-production on his third documentary, an epic WWII project titled Jump Into Hell. Mike produces, directs and edits his film projects himself. Prior to his documentaries, he produced, wrote and directed six short films, some of which are viewable here on Filter Foundry.
When he isn't making films, Dorsey is the Sr. Director of Production and Programming for the Outdoor Channel, a hunting and fishing network in 35 million U.S. homes. He produces some of their original series, commercials and PSA's.
Applications: Adobe Premiere, Adobe Encore, Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro
Creative Fields: Film, Television, Video Editing
| City: Temecula | Personal Site: |
| Location: USA | Work URL: OutdoorChannel.com |
| Experience: 10 years, 5 months | Facebook: withoutabox.com |
| Employer: Outdoor Channel / Marauder, LLC | Twitter: helterskelterfilm.com |
| Title: Producer / DIrector / Editor | LinkedIN: aintitcool.com |
| Status: Fulltime Employed | Other: creativecow.net |
Mike Dorsey is a filmmaker and television programming executive. His two finished features, documentaries titled The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter and Dearly Departed, are distributed by Echo Bridge Entertainment in the U.S. He is in post-production on his third documentary, an epic WWII project titled Jump Into Hell. Mike produces, directs and edits his film projects himself. Prior to his documentaries, he produced, wrote and directed six short films, some of which are viewable here on Filter Foundry.
When he isn't making films, Dorsey is the Sr. Director of Production and Programming for the Outdoor Channel, a hunting and fishing network in 35 million U.S. homes. He produces some of their original series, commercials and PSA's.
:: OUTDOOR CHANNEL | Temecula, California
Senior Director of Production and Programming • October 2007 – 2010
Senior Producer – The Best Defense • June 2008 – Present
Senior Producer, Writer – Ultimate Match Fishing • March 2008 – Present
Producer, Director, Writer – Chevy Silverado :30 and :60 commercials • 2008-2010
Oversee production of a dozen other television series for Outdoor Channel
Manage Quality Control and Closed Captioning Departments
Director of the Outdoor Industry’s annual awards show, with a live audience of 1,200 people
:: HAVOC TELEVISION | El Segundo, California
Producer, Head Writer – Havoc on the 101 – Produced with DirecTV • January 2007 – October 2007
Producer – DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show (weekly television series) • August 2006 – March 2007
:: TENACITY ENTERTAINMENT | Los Angeles, California
Partner / Producer • 2004 – Present
Producer, Director, Editor – The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter (feature documentary) • August 2008
Producer, Writer, Director – Valley Village (short film) • November 2007
Producer, Director, Editor – Dearly Departed (feature documentary) • October 2006
Producer, Writer, Director – News Junkie (35mm short film) • August 2005
Producer, Writer, Director – The Neighbors Upstairs (35mm short film) • August 2003
:: MARAUDER, LLC | Temecula, California
President • 2010 – Present
Producer, Director, Editor – Jump Into Hell (feature documentary) • 2011
:: RIPE DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT | Los Angeles, California
Director of Marketing, Director of Programming • 2005 – 2006
:: FUEL TV | Los Angeles, California
Co-Producer – World Ski and Snowboard Festival (WSSF) • April 2005
Co-Producer - Tampa Pro • March 2005
:: TULCHIN ENTERTAINMENT | Los Angeles, California
Director of Sales and Acquisitions • 2004 – 2005
:: CARL SAMROCK PR | Burbank, California
Assistant Account Executive • Summer 2004
DVD PR for Buena Vista, Warner Bros., Columbia TriStar
:: THE RADMIN COMPANY | Los Angeles, California
Script Reader • Spring, 2004
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