Biography
Producer/Director/Writer/DP Cameraman--25 year track record commissioned by studios, record companies and commercial agencies. Contracted with Paramount, Relativity, Icon/Mel Gibson, Boxing Cat/Tim Allen, Al Ruddy, Oprah, Bob Evans.
Just completed Real Men. Rom-com, strong Female lead. Irreverent.
Producer for ABC, VP at Kaleidoscope Films and his presidency at Video Support Services. Shot 5 camera live action, Oscar Winning 'Tom Waits for No One',
EPK packages for ASCAP, POP Awards and Film and Television Awards. Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Quincy Jones, the late Henry Mancini and more. Produced, written and directed commercials for Sony's Columbia Tristar International division, including 'The Nanny', 'Sweet Justice', 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'Beakman's World'. Promos for New World Pictures and CBS's 'Bold and the Beautiful'. Death Row Records, Jimmy Jam/Perspective Records, Neo Geo, and Billboard magazine. O'Dowd conceived, produced and directed videos which have broken the top ten on Billboards Charts. 35mm 'Bloods and Crips-Bangin' on Wax'. NWA, Dr. Dre, Shelia E, Bunny Wailer and more. O'Dowd's writing: screenplay 'StarChild' with Paramount Pictures/Mel Gibson's Icon and Tim Allen's Boxing Cat. Script assignments for Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen Network and Robert Evans Prods. Real Men was sold to Universal and Thom Mount. O'Dowd produced, directed PBS Special for Capitol Records, 'Dave Koz: Offthe Beaten Path - Live from Trinidad'. Music videos -Tom Waits, The Rolling Stones, BobDylan, REO Speedwagon, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, 5Star, Eric Burden, The Motels, Imagine Dragons. Contact: 310.883.8056
