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= Greg Herman =
'''Gregory Chandler Herman''' (born May 28th 1977 in Bloomington Indiana<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4746890/|title=Greg Herman|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>) is an American screen writer, director, producer, editor<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4746890/|title=Greg Herman|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref> [[Motion graphic design|motion designer]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://motionographer.com/2009/01/12/greg-herman-more-chi-20/|title=Greg Herman: More Chi 2.0|date=2009-01-12|work=Motionographer|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en-US}}</ref> and musician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Greg_Herman/11657|title=Greg Herman - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives|website=www.metal-archives.com|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>, who comes from a history of design and art direction in the TV and commercial branding world. Prior to writing and directing films<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4746890/|title=Greg Herman|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref> and re-branding numerous national television campaigns<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://motionographer.com/2015/01/28/gregory-herman-updates/|title=Gregory Herman updates|date=2015-01-28|work=Motionographer|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en-US}}</ref>, he played in several extreme metal and rock bands.  Most notably, from 2002-2005, he was a founding member of [[Metal Blade Records]] mathcore artists; [[Psyopus|PsyOpus]]<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2018-01-03|title=Psyopus|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Psyopus&oldid=818467694|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}</ref>.
[[File:Greg_Herman_directing_Last_Hit_in_2015.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Herman_directing_Last_Hit_in_2015.jpg|thumb|Writer, Director Greg Herman acting and directing award winning short film LAST HIT in 2015.]]

== Motion Design ==
In 2006 he was hired as a staff designer at the Emmy™winning production company, [[Digital Kitchen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thisisdk.com/|title=Digital Kitchen|website=thisisdk.com|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref> Greg left DK in the end of 2008<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://motionographer.com/2009/01/12/greg-herman-more-chi-20/|title=Greg Herman: More Chi 2.0|date=2009-01-12|work=Motionographer|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en-US}}</ref> and began his extensive motion design freelance career.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://motionographer.com/2015/01/28/gregory-herman-updates/|title=Gregory Herman updates|date=2015-01-28|work=Motionographer|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en-US}}</ref>  In 2014 Greg worked on the Marvel blockbuster, [[Captain America: The Winter Soldier|Captain America : The Winter Solder]], designing and editing the midpoint montage of Zola's reveal with [http://experienceperception.com/ Perception NYC].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gregoryherman.com/tws1/|title=The Winter Soldier - HYDRA|website=Greg Herman {{!}} Writer Director Designer|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>  In 2015, Greg was one of the select motion design professionals showcased and interviewed in the Focal Press book "Design for Motion: Fundamentals and Techniques of Motion Design" written by Austin Shaw. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://motionographer.com/2015/12/16/author-of-design-for-motion-talks-industry-education-and-the-state-of-design/|title=Author of “Design for Motion” talks industry, education and the state of design|date=2015-12-16|work=Motionographer|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Filmmaking ==
As a writer and director of narrative content, Greg has produced, written, directed, designed and edited several short films, most notably the award winning Last Hit,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.topshorts.net/winners-2015|title=topshorts|website=topshorts|language=en|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref> and The Straight and Narrow<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://filmshortage.com/shorts/the-straight-and-narrow/|title=The Straight And Narrow {{!}} Featured Short Film|work=Film Shortage|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en-US}}</ref>  Greg's debut feature film was produced in 2017 by his own production company AGN&S Wolf,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pro.imdb.com/company/co0669132/?ref_=cons_tt_dt_co_1|title=AGN&S Wolf - IMDbPro|website=pro.imdb.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref> from a script he wrote, and directed, starring Kelly Kristofferson. The movie is titled Little Lamb and comes out in 2018.<ref>{{Citation|last=Herman|first=Greg|title=Little Lamb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7391972/|others=Kelly Kristofferson|accessdate=2018-01-07}}</ref>

== Musical Career ==
[[File:Greg_Herman_Directing_on_Set_2017_of_Little_Lamb.png|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Herman_Directing_on_Set_2017_of_Little_Lamb.png|alt=American Filmmaker Greg Herman|thumb|Greg Herman directing his debut feature,  Little Lamb in 2017]]
Greg starting playing guitar in 1996 with the Rochester, NY Blackened Death Metal project called Buried Beneath<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Buried_Beneath/4185|title=Buried Beneath - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives|website=www.metal-archives.com|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>. Shortly after Buried Beneath broke up in 1997, the remaining members formed a black metal project called Night Conquers Day, which Greg wrote and performed one of the songs from the album, The First Snowfall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=11491&hilit=night+conquers+day|title=Night Conquers Day (US) - The First Snowfall (1998)|last=Strappado|website=Heavy Metal Rarities Forum|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>  In 1998, Greg formed the technical grind band called Inertia and this led to the creation of Valpurga and Sheild Your Eyes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Greg_Herman/11657|title=Greg Herman - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives|website=www.metal-archives.com|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref> In 2000, Greg was an original member of the grind band Kalibas and played guitar on the 7" titled Eyes forever Red, released on Howling Bull Records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Kalibas/Eyes_Forever_Red/46003|title=Kalibas - Eyes Forever Red - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives|website=www.metal-archives.com|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>  After this project, Greg moved to the drum kit full time. His first rock drumming project was called Low Ton, which he formed with Andy Schmitz in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Greg_Herman/11657|title=Greg Herman - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives|website=www.metal-archives.com|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>   In 2002, he was a founding member of the technical mathcore band [[Psyopus]]<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2018-01-03|title=Psyopus|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Psyopus&oldid=818467694|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}</ref>, who first signed to Black Market Activities in 2003<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/2894/Psyopus-signs-w--Black-Market-Activities|title=Psyopus signs w/ Black Market Activities|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref> based off the now infamous 2 song demo titled 3003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=30837|title=PsyOpus (US-NY) - 3003 [EP] (2003)|last=Strappado|website=Heavy Metal Rarities Forum|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>

Psyopus's debut full length album, [[Ideas of Reference]], came out in 2003 on [[Metal Blade Records]], securing them international distribution of their new record through SONY RED<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/comments.aspx?id=4016|title=Psyopus signs w/ Metal Blade Records {{!}} Comments {{!}} Lambgoat|website=lambgoat.com|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>. Herman toured with Psyopus in support of [[Ideas of Reference]] until the end of 2004, when he left the band to pursue a career in film and design.
[[File:Greg_Herman_PsyOpus.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Herman_PsyOpus.jpg|thumb|Greg Herman on tour with PsyOpus New England Metal Fest 2004 Worcester, MA Shot by Aaron Pepelis]]

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!YEAR
!BAND
!ALBUM
!INSTRUMENT
|-
|1996
|Buried Beneath
|
|Guitar
|-
|1996
|Night Conquers Day
|The First Snowfall
|Guitar
|-
|1997
|Inertia
|...Please (demo)
|Guitar
|-
|1998
|Inertia
|Inertia
|Guitar
|-
|1999
|Valpurga
|Yin vs Yang
|Guitar, Bass, Sequencing
|-
|2001
|Low Ton
|You Bet Your Ass I'm off the Ground (demo)
|Drums
|-
|2001
|Valpurga
|Teachings of the Silent Mind
|Guitar
|-
|1999
|Shield Your Eyes
|ST (demo)
|Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals
|-
|2000
|Kalibas
|Eyes Forever Red - 7"
|Guitar
|-
|2002
|Psyopus
|3003 (demo)
|Drums
|-
|2003
|Psyopus
|Ideas of Reference
|Drums
|-
|2005
|Inventia
|Telepathy
|Drums
|}'''Gregory Chandler Herman''' (born May 28th 1977 in Bloomington Indiana<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4746890/|title=Greg Herman|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, editor<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4746890/|title=Greg Herman|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref> [[:en:Motion_graphic_design|motion designer]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://motionographer.com/2009/01/12/greg-herman-more-chi-20/|title=Greg Herman: More Chi 2.0|date=2009-01-12|work=Motionographer|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en-US}}</ref> and musician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Greg_Herman/11657|title=Greg Herman - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives|website=www.metal-archives.com|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>, who comes from a history of design and art direction in the TV and commercial branding world. Prior to writing and directing films<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4746890/|title=Greg Herman|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref> and re-branding numerous national television campaigns<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://motionographer.com/2015/01/28/gregory-herman-updates/|title=Gregory Herman updates|date=2015-01-28|work=Motionographer|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en-US}}</ref> Herman was a founding member of [[:en:Metal_Blade_Records|Metal Blade Records]] mathcore artists; [[:en:Psyopus|PsyOpus]]<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2018-01-03|title=Psyopus|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Psyopus&oldid=818467694|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}</ref>.
[[File:Greg_Herman_directing_Last_Hit_in_2015.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Herman_directing_Last_Hit_in_2015.jpg|thumb|Writer, Director Greg Herman acting and directing award winning short film LAST HIT in 2015.]]

== Motion Design and Film Career ==
Herman's motion design career spans numerous national television campaigns and rebrands including work from NBC, ABC, FOX Sports, and NFL Network.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://motionographer.com/2015/01/28/gregory-herman-updates/|title=Gregory Herman updates|date=2015-01-28|work=Motionographer|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en-US}}</ref>  In 2014 Greg worked on Marvel's  [[:en:Captain_America:_The_Winter_Soldier|Captain America : The Winter Solder]] In 2015, Herman was one of the select motion design professionals showcased and interviewed in the Focal Press book "Design for Motion: Fundamentals and Techniques of Motion Design" written by Austin Shaw. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://motionographer.com/2015/12/16/author-of-design-for-motion-talks-industry-education-and-the-state-of-design/|title=Author of “Design for Motion” talks industry, education and the state of design|date=2015-12-16|work=Motionographer|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en-US}}</ref> As a writer and director of narrative content, Greg has produced, written, directed, designed and edited several short films, most notably the award winning Last Hit,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.topshorts.net/winners-2015|title=topshorts|website=topshorts|language=en|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref> and The Straight and Narrow<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://filmshortage.com/shorts/the-straight-and-narrow/|title=The Straight And Narrow {{!}} Featured Short Film|work=Film Shortage|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en-US}}</ref>  Greg's debut feature film was produced in 2017 by his own production company AGN&S Wolf,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pro.imdb.com/company/co0669132/?ref_=cons_tt_dt_co_1|title=AGN&S Wolf - IMDbPro|website=pro.imdb.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref> from a script he wrote, and directed. The movie is titled Little Lamb and comes out in 2018.

== Music Career ==
While in [[:en:Psyopus|PsyOpus]], Herman signed with [[:en:Black_Market_Activities|Black Market Activities]] in 2002<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/2894/Psyopus-signs-w--Black-Market-Activities|title=Psyopus signs w/ Black Market Activities|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>based off the now infamous 2 song demo titled 3003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=30837|title=PsyOpus (US-NY) - 3003 [EP] (2003)|last=Strappado|website=Heavy Metal Rarities Forum|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref> [[:en:Psyopus|PsyOpus]]'s debut full length album, [[:en:Psyopus|Ideas of Reference]], came out in 2003 on [[:en:Black_Market_Activities|Black Market Activities]] first but was released on [[:en:Metal_Blade_Records|Metal Blade Records]] in 2004, securing them international distribution of their new record through SONY RED<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/comments.aspx?id=4016|title=Psyopus signs w/ Metal Blade Records {{!}} Comments {{!}} Lambgoat|website=lambgoat.com|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>. Herman toured with Psyopus in support of [[:en:Ideas_of_Reference|Ideas of Reference]] until the end of 2004, when he left the band to pursue a career in film and design.

== References ==
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== External Links ==
[[imdbname:4746890|Greg Herman on IMDB]]

[http://www.agnes333.com/ AGN&S WOLF Production Company]

[https://gregoryherman.com/ Greg Herman, Writer, Director]

[http://archive.morechi.com/ Greg Herman, Motion Design Archive]