Adam Collis is an American filmmaker

Film director

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 and actor

Actor

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. He attended the Duke University

Duke University

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 from 1986 to 1990 and the University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles

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 from 2007 to 2010. He also studied cinema at the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 from 1991 to 1997. Collis first work was the assistant director for the Scott Derrickson

Scott Derrickson

Scott Derrickson is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He lives in Los Angeles, California.- Biography :Derrickson was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Biola University with a B.A. in Humanities with an emphasis in literature and philosophy, a B.A. in...

's short Love in the Ruins

Love in the Ruins

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(1995). In 1998, he played "Crankshaft" in Eric Koyanagi's Hundred Percent.

He has also directed several shorts and documentaries, including the award winning short film, Mad Boy, I'll Blow Your Blues Away. In 2000, Collis directed Sunset Strip

Sunset Strip (film)

Sunset Strip is a 2000 American comedy-drama film directed by Adam Collis for 20th Century Fox. Randall Jahnson wrote the story, who previously examined the rock scene in his scripts for The Doors and Dudes, and he and Russell DeGrazier adapted the story into a screenplay.This comedy takes place in...

, a feature film about the Los Angeles rock 'n roll scene in the early 1970s. The film was produced by Art Linson

Art Linson

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 and starred Jared Leto

Jared Leto

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, Simon Baker

Simon Baker

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, Nick Stahl

Nick Stahl

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, and Anna Friel

Anna Friel

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. He received awards and nominations from the Aspen Shortsfest, Austin Film Festival

Austin Film Festival

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, Hamptons International Film Festival

Hamptons International Film Festival

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, Los Angeles Independent Film Festival

Los Angeles Film Festival

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, New York Comedy Festival

New York Comedy Festival

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, and Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films

Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films

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Famous amongst his students for coining the term "Image Size Variation" and "Psycho-Emotional Instrument" when referring to directing actors. As well as utilizing a tube to connect thoughts between people on set.

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