Michael-Ryan Fletchall
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Michael-Ryan Fletchall (born July 20, 1976 in San Angelo, Texas
) is an American
film
and television producer
, entrepreneur
, and investor
. He is the Chief Executive Officer
of Experience Media Studios
, an entertainment media company based in Abu Dhabi
, United Arab Emirates
.
, and Katherine Marcalee Woods, a painter and small business owner. He has one older brother, Bryan. Before Fletchall turned one, his mother divorced and married Joseph Fletchall, a corporate pilot.
Throughout his early teens, Fletchall made amateur movies with his family’s VHS camcorder using his friends as actors. Much of his later teen years were spent moving between Colorado Springs, Colorado and suburbs of Houston, Texas. In Texas he attended Clear Creek High School where he focused on theater acting. He moved back to Colorado with his mother to begin his junior year at Mitchell High School after his parents divorced. He worked part time at a movie theater while interning at the U.S. Olympic Training Center and for his school district’s audio-video department making educational videos, a few of which he won awards. During his senior year Fletchall got a part time job as a weekend news camera operator for KKTV
, a local CBS
affiliate. A few months later he was hired on full time as an on-air switcher and segment director.
Fletchall then moved to Los Angeles to work in filmmaking. He formed MiRydea Entertainment, Inc., building editing and sound facilities for production companies and studios including MGM. He also began operating telescopic camera cranes through Panavision, which he continued for the next decade. In 2006 he founded Mediusphere Company, a communications and technology organization. During 2007, he developed a television show and produced projects for American Eagle Outfitters
with Russ Cundiff and Milo Ventimiglia
at Divide Pictures
.
In October 2008, Fletchall was invited to attend the Middle East International Film Festival
in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. At the festival he was approached to launch and head a new movie and television studio in the emerging UAE media industry. Two months later Fletchall moved his family to the United Arab Emirates, and in January 2009 Experience Media Studios launched in the newly formed Abu Dhabi media zone.
in Long Beach, California. They have two children. Fletchall is a private pilot and an avid player of the poker game Texas Holdem.
San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total population of 93,200...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
, entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, and investor
Investor
An investor is a party that makes an investment into one or more categories of assets --- equity, debt securities, real estate, currency, commodity, derivatives such as put and call options, etc...
. He is the Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Experience Media Studios
Experience Media Studios
Experience Media Studios headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is the first movie and television studio organized in the emerging UAE media industry.-Background:...
, an entertainment media company based in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
.
Early life
Fletchall was born in San Angelo, Texas, the son of Howard Brandow, a chief mechanic for Continental AirlinesContinental Airlines
Continental Airlines was a major American airline now merged with United Airlines. On May 3, 2010, Continental Airlines, Inc. and UAL, Inc. announced a merger via a stock swap, and on October 1, 2010, the merger closed and UAL changed its name to United Continental Holdings, Inc...
, and Katherine Marcalee Woods, a painter and small business owner. He has one older brother, Bryan. Before Fletchall turned one, his mother divorced and married Joseph Fletchall, a corporate pilot.
Throughout his early teens, Fletchall made amateur movies with his family’s VHS camcorder using his friends as actors. Much of his later teen years were spent moving between Colorado Springs, Colorado and suburbs of Houston, Texas. In Texas he attended Clear Creek High School where he focused on theater acting. He moved back to Colorado with his mother to begin his junior year at Mitchell High School after his parents divorced. He worked part time at a movie theater while interning at the U.S. Olympic Training Center and for his school district’s audio-video department making educational videos, a few of which he won awards. During his senior year Fletchall got a part time job as a weekend news camera operator for KKTV
KKTV
KKTV, virtual channel 11 , is the CBS-affiliated television station in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It serves the Colorado Springs/Pueblo market and is owned by Gray Television. Its transmitter is located on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs...
, a local CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate. A few months later he was hired on full time as an on-air switcher and segment director.
Professional life
After graduating from Mitchell High School in 1995, Fletchall moved to Seattle, Washington to work at Northwest Cable News, a regional news network that produces news coverage and programming for Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and parts of Canada.Fletchall then moved to Los Angeles to work in filmmaking. He formed MiRydea Entertainment, Inc., building editing and sound facilities for production companies and studios including MGM. He also began operating telescopic camera cranes through Panavision, which he continued for the next decade. In 2006 he founded Mediusphere Company, a communications and technology organization. During 2007, he developed a television show and produced projects for American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by Mark and Jerry Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear...
with Russ Cundiff and Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia is an American television actor best known for his role of Peter Petrelli on the TV series Heroes...
at Divide Pictures
Divide Pictures
Divide Pictures is an American film and television entertainment production company established in 2003, which is owned and operated by actor Milo Ventimiglia and his best friend Russ Cundiff, who formerly used to work for the William Morris Agency...
.
In October 2008, Fletchall was invited to attend the Middle East International Film Festival
Middle East International Film Festival
Abu Dhabi Film Festival is an international film festival. Created in 2007, the ceremony is held annually in October in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage , under the patronage of Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of the ADACH...
in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. At the festival he was approached to launch and head a new movie and television studio in the emerging UAE media industry. Two months later Fletchall moved his family to the United Arab Emirates, and in January 2009 Experience Media Studios launched in the newly formed Abu Dhabi media zone.
Personal life
Fletchall married Catherine Giaimo on March 11, 2000 on the RMS Queen MaryRMS Queen Mary
RMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner that sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line...
in Long Beach, California. They have two children. Fletchall is a private pilot and an avid player of the poker game Texas Holdem.
External links
- Michael-Ryan Fletchall on Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Michael-Ryan Fletchall blog
- Michael-Ryan Fletchall on Twitter
- Experience Media Studios