David Giancola (born June 24, 1969), is a Vermont based American filmmaker. Born in Rutland, Vermont (where his Edgewood Studios is located) and graduate of Mount St. Joseph's Academy in 1987, he has directed eight films as of October 2006.His low-budget action films have featured actors such as Steve Railsback, Morgan Fairchild, Sean Astin, Bruce Campbell, Stacy Keach, former WWE professional wrestler Chyna, and Anna Nicole Smith.
Intentionally stays away from Hollywood and New York City, in order to be a "Big fish in a little pond" and avoid the loss of perspective that affects much of the film industry.
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Decided to stop filming social gatherings after a furious mother of the bride screamed at him for not filming the food at a wedding.
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Didn't attend film school or any college; started his own film company right out of high school, producing local television commercials and industrial videos, as well as videos for weddings, depositions and even funerals, in order to finance his films.
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Continues to run his production company, Edgewood Studios, in Rutland, Vermont. Edgewood Studios is the only continuously running operating feature film studio in New England.
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Met long-time producer Peter Beckwith while drinking in a bar Beckwith was managing.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Axcellerator
2017
producer filming
Moonlight & Mistletoe
2008
TV Movie line producer
Illegal Aliens
2007
executive producer
Zombie Town
2007
Video executive producer
Ice Queen
2005
Video producer
Landslide
2005
TV Movie associate producer
Arachnia
2003
Video co-producer
Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke
2003
TV Movie producer
Psyclops
2002
Video co-producer
Trapped: Buried Alive
2002
TV Movie associate producer
Radical Jack
2000
Video producer
The Newcomers
2000
producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Axcellerator
2017
filming
RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers
2016
Addicted to Fame
2012
Documentary
Illegal Aliens
2007
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
2001
TV Movie
Peril
2001
Video
Icebreaker
2000
Moving Targets
1999
Pressure Point
1997
Diamond Run
1996
Time Chasers
1994
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Addicted to Fame
2012
Documentary
Illegal Aliens
2007
story and screenplay
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
2001
TV Movie story and screenplay
Peril
2001
Video story and screenplay
Icebreaker
2000
story and screenplay
Time Chasers
1994
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Landslide
2005
TV Movie second unit director
Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke
2003
TV Movie second unit director
Frozen Impact
2003
TV Movie second unit director
Trapped: Buried Alive
2002
TV Movie second unit director
Better Than Ever
1997
second unit director: heist sequence
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Arachnia
2003
Video
Peril
2001
Video uncredited
The Newcomers
2000
uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Temps
1999
Harvey, Producer
Diamond Run
1996
Bomber
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke
2003
TV Movie director of photography: second unit
Trapped: Buried Alive
2002
TV Movie director of photography: second unit
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ice Queen
2005
Video composer: additional music - uncredited
Psyclops
2002
Video composer: additional music - uncredited
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Addicted to Fame
2012
Documentary
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Band Called Death
2012
Documentary the directors would like to thank
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Addicted to Fame
2012
Documentary
Director
The Life and Death of Anna Nicole
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1994
Gold Award
WorldFest Houston
Independent Theatrical Feature Films - Fantasy/Horror
$5 Million
