Film Maker, Producer, & Actor
Sam Barber
Being a Film Maker, Producer, & Actor
Born Samual Issac Barber, he began his career as a Producer and Director shooting sports documentaries at Wild Sports Competitors Inc.
In Los Angeles he worked with production houses large and small including PTS Studios, Production Centre West, Woodholley Productions, and CBS Television. He also pent a year on the old Warner Brothers lot working out of Jack Warner’s offices.
The first events shot by Sam were the Red Zinger Classic, the Flamingo Open, the Estes Alpine Classic, and The Coors Aspen Sports Festival.
Sports shows were packaged and sold to foreign markets.
He was the producer for groundbreaking IRONMAN WORLD TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS underwater coverage portions, which the small crew shot WHILE he was a competitor. He was a producer and also a competitor in dozens of premier sports events.
Sam was the producer and originator of the film The Blair Witch Project (1999) which was developed at Chapman Leonard Studios in Florida.
Noted for being one of the highest-grossing and “scariest” horror films of all time. And in relation to original funding, which was around $50,000, the most profitable film of all time.
Called a genius for his feature film work and awarded numerous times for his work.
Film, Television and Multi-Media
Florida– Colorado– Hawaii– Arizona–California and Los Angeles
14 National Awards for Excellence, including Crystal Reel Award—- CAMIE Award
Producer/ Director
Sam Barber Films
Barbershop Productions
Barber Myrick Pictures
Wild Sports Competitors, Inc.
Projects
Coors Classic (Red Zinger) Sports Documentary
The Flamingo Open Sports Documentary
The Motherload Classic Sports Documentary
Estes-Alpine Classic Sports Documentary
Aspen-Coors Sports Festival Sports Documentary
Best of Wild Sports Competitors Sports Documentary
The Home-Based Business Show Cable pilot
The Paradigm Shift Internet Education
Extreme Sports Café Industrial
Ernest and Lucille Cartoon Pilot
Energy Diet 30 sec Commercial Spot
Energy Herbs 30 sec Commercial Spot
Letting Go A 168 Film Project. Short film
Daytona Bike Week Documentary
*All-American Cowboy
*All American Cowboy Companion Music CD
*Man Verses Bull Documentary short
Live Event Producer
The CAMIE Awards
American Cowboy at The Silver Spurs Awards
The Silver Spurs Award
The United States Triathlon National Championship Series
The Kona Coast Triathlon Series
The Garden Isle Long Distance Triathlon Championship
The Alternation Celebration
The California Challenge
Production Crew
The Palm Springs Film Festival
The Silver Spurs Awards
The CAMIE Awards
Independent Film
Stand In, Extra, Stunts
Armageddon
Contact
From The Earth to The Moon
The Cape
Instinct
No Guns in School
Technobabble
A Walk to Remember
Waterboy
Judge, Sponsorship
The Florida Film Festival
The Los Angeles Film Festival
The Spirit Awards
SAG Independent Film Series
Wild Sports Competitors Inc
Denver, Colorado, and Kailua Kona, Hawaii
Film and video production
Sports marketing and consulting
Event production and management
Ocean Pond News Feature
Sam’s Work
Over the years, Sam did a variety of activities from film production, acting, sports and fitness coaching, real estate and advertising.