Timothy Hines
Encyclopedia
Timothy Hines is an American
film
director
, writer
and producer
. Best known for his adaptation of the H. G. Wells
novel
The War of the Worlds
, he has a background in directing television commercials and short films. In 1999, he founded the independent film
production company Pendragon Pictures with his colleague Susan Goforth
. To date, they have produced two films together (both directed by Hines).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, writer
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and producer
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...
. Best known for his adaptation of the H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing text books and rules for war games...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds is an 1898 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells.The War of the Worlds may also refer to:- Radio broadcasts :* The War of the Worlds , the 1938 radio broadcast by Orson Welles...
, he has a background in directing television commercials and short films. In 1999, he founded the independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
production company Pendragon Pictures with his colleague Susan Goforth
Susan Goforth
Susan Goforth is an American actress and producer. Credits to her name include stage roles in Guys and Dolls, Me and My Girl, Singin' in the Rain, A Chorus Line, Follies, to name a few...
. To date, they have produced two films together (both directed by Hines).
Writer & director
- The Edison Device (1985)
- Sunrise on Alphabet City (1989)
- House of the Rising (1994)
- A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
(1998) - Bug WarsBug WarsThe Bug Wars were origami contests among members of the Origami Detectives which started when one member made a bug, a horned beetle with outspread wings, from a single sheet of paper: this design provoked other members to design more complex origami in the shape of bugs, such as wasps and praying...
(2000) - H.G. Wells' The War of the WorldsH.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (2005 film)H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds is one of three film adaptations of H. G. Wells' classic novel released in 2005, about a Martian invasion of Earth...
(2005) - War of the Worlds – The True StoryWar of the Worlds – The True StoryWar of the Worlds – The True Story is a science fiction/horror mock documentary film based on the 1898 novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, directed by Timothy Hines. It is a reboot that loosely ties in with Hines' 2005 direct-to-DVD film H. G...
(2011)