David Zimring
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
David Zimring was born in Mexico City, and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He is known for his work on Star Trek (2009), Terminator Salvation (2009), Rush Hour 3 (2007), Spider-Man 3 (2007), and Spider-Man 2 (2004).
At the early age of 6, moving to a new country, David stayed with his grandparents in their Century City condo, which allowed time for his parents to acquire their new home. Unbeknownst to David, that same month every single night he witnessed wide-eyed, jaw-dropping activity, as a large group of adults, appeared to the young David, have seemed to create a playground as such, smack in the middle of the street, setting-off explosions, having vehicles constantly smashed & burned, as well as a never-ending loud echoing barrage of firecrackers resembling gunshots, without a doubt the catalyst which sparked David's passion: to the pursuit of perfecting his lifelong's craft and career in the creative arts & content creation.
In that late 80's month, David was eagerly waiting in excitement for the night's fall to watch more of the ruckus across the street. The opposite sentiment to all residents of condominiums, which added to their frustration, a letter to all was going around and apologizing for disrupting sleep; also showing they had a permit which meant the residence couldn't do anything about it. In sheer amazement knowing these adults playing were actually working on a job, getting paid, to blow shit-up, which was, to a 6-year-old, the best job in the whole-wide-world, shifting from being an astronaut, and video game designer/tester, below what he soon found out was movie making.
A year later, David sneaked into the rated R movie, watching the magical cinematic transformation of the Fox Tower, projected onto the silver screen as the one-and-only: NAKATOMI TOWER. And after multiple sneaked-in showings of Die Hard (1988) at the AMC 14, and multiple visits to Universal Studios Park, which shifted Disneyland to the second choice, he also found it natural to be an entrepreneur, as he began any job, side-hustle, or chore for pay, allowed him to save for a video camera, which garnished the commencement of filmmaking, learning the craft of storytelling throughout the journey of each project.
David's passion for creative arts expanded quickly with his curiosity to all its outlets, one being the Theater Stage, as one of his jobs turned into three years in middle school as a Stage Crew artisan & collaborator, designing lights & sound at Hawthorne Middle School in Beverly Hills, CA. rapidly falling in love and submerging himself by having a hand in hundreds of productions, from talent shows to musicals and even auditorium assemblies, After a few years, at the age of 14, he joined KBEV 6, Beverly Hills High School's Television Studio, which aired live programming to the city's local cable channel.
David wrote, directed, produced, and edited volumes of material during his 4 years at BHHS, winning various Telly Awards® for his work. He continued his higher education at San Diego State University, earning his degree in Film, Television, and New Media Production, lucky to have taken courses from Hollywood's leading industry professionals, being that San Diego is labeled as America's finest city and only a short drive down the coast, allowed the privilege of such working professionals hold seminars and conduct semester-long courses, including one which David took multiple times, instructed by an honorary doctorate alumnus: Kathleen Kennedy.
After moving back to Los Angeles from college, David kept working on his craft as a writer, director, editor, content creator, producer, and creative consultant for all types of projects across the board, from short films, television promos, documentaries, and music videos, to television series, motion pictures, and National Commercials, each propelling David's career that led to his first major project, at 21-years-of age, the leadership to helm a National Spot, commissioned by NIKE, a brand on his director reel jump-starting, one of his many careers, directing commercials for brands recognized across the globe, from the like of BMW, TITLEIST, HANSEN'S, TROJAN, PROCTER & GAMBEL, to name a few, and onto television promotional campaigns commissioned by major studios, like a few from WBTV, and The CW Network, for popular series airing Smallville (2001), & Charmed (1998).
David's energy, hunger, and burning passion for mastery of creative production & content creation had his laser-sharp sight focusing on storytelling, the foundation of all projects, and the most important aspect to its success, as he quickly shifted gears to master how the ins-and-outs of his craft to write for the screen by learning the mechanics to the craft and master control to write and entertain both, the reader, and the audience, becoming a professional to yet another one of his careers.
It is evident, that David's love for the arts extends to all forms, whereby creating and having a hand collaborating with others, achieves his lifelong pursuit to constantly perfect his craft. Equally, that love extends to the other half of his career in the entertainment industry, and that is the business side. All along knowing his side entrepreneurial skill-set needs also to be learned, perfected, and practiced, thus began seeking knowledge from successful, top-of-the-industry A-List producers for mentorship, to guide and develop the art of business entrepreneurship failures & accomplishments one needs to become successful and constantly working. David's persuasive demeanor of gaining constant knowledge in his pursuit of mastery in the entertainment business goes hand-in-hand to learn from top shelf sources, in his natural path leading him to work in the administrative teams to some of the most prolific A-List producers of our time. David is honored to have been mentored by the likes of the late Laura Ziskin, and Barry Josephson, which led his journey to the very top, into Hollywood's most powerful players like myself, Mario Kassar, and later transitioning onto Roger Birnbaum & Gary Barber's Spyglass Entertainment team.
David's resume of film projects & television series produced by these mentors and created by the best-of-the-best Hollywood creatives around today from Directors: J.J. Abrams, Clint Eastwood, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, to name a few, furthering his knowledge in the business, which allows these helmers a chance for their projects to see the light of day, and all by the guidance of the producer on each, crucial in keeping all departments working together like a well-oiled machine or a great leader, CEO, to a major corporation a la Jobs, a Bazozs, or a Musk, leading the team. Working alongside the best professionals the business has in major productions and projects, from inception in the development of the script to physical production, having costumes, sets, talent, and many more departments working together, and finally onto the final Post-Production stages; and exposure to various high-profile projects in all stages of development; David has mastered the business side as he equally mastered the craft in creative construct to a well-told story, by dissecting all its layers, and analyzing what was working, what wasn't, and why. David is a creative business entrepreneur, in which I was lucky to mentor him briefly throughout his many stages and many careers in the pursuit of perfecting his craft in the creative arts
Today, I am proud to see how David's hard work has garnished him a successful entrepreneur career, owning various companies, from Real Estate to the Creative Arts, embracing the tech sector, which always had a passionate commanding control over, as I witnessed a decade ago, the ease and mastery of all technology via communication and merging his tech-savvy passion with his production expertise is in part why Fortune 500 Companies, seek to commission his service as a Creative Consultant & Producer, one who has at his disposal a Full-Service Digital Video Content Production Company, making him a powerhouse individual. Evident throughout each stage of his career, working with brands in today's marketplace, he elevates & builds their social media for brand recognition & awareness, by successfully creating ad campaigns implementing his unique strategic design of content, No other professional in this field has, that experience and knowledge acquired in one's career, making David, in today's Internet digital content world, one of the most powerful players, ace-up-your-companies-sleeve, creative and strategic content factory, social media, marketing consulting wizard, mastering your global digital-footprint to its worldwide success.
At the early age of 6, moving to a new country, David stayed with his grandparents in their Century City condo, which allowed time for his parents to acquire their new home. Unbeknownst to David, that same month every single night he witnessed wide-eyed, jaw-dropping activity, as a large group of adults, appeared to the young David, have seemed to create a playground as such, smack in the middle of the street, setting-off explosions, having vehicles constantly smashed & burned, as well as a never-ending loud echoing barrage of firecrackers resembling gunshots, without a doubt the catalyst which sparked David's passion: to the pursuit of perfecting his lifelong's craft and career in the creative arts & content creation.
In that late 80's month, David was eagerly waiting in excitement for the night's fall to watch more of the ruckus across the street. The opposite sentiment to all residents of condominiums, which added to their frustration, a letter to all was going around and apologizing for disrupting sleep; also showing they had a permit which meant the residence couldn't do anything about it. In sheer amazement knowing these adults playing were actually working on a job, getting paid, to blow shit-up, which was, to a 6-year-old, the best job in the whole-wide-world, shifting from being an astronaut, and video game designer/tester, below what he soon found out was movie making.
A year later, David sneaked into the rated R movie, watching the magical cinematic transformation of the Fox Tower, projected onto the silver screen as the one-and-only: NAKATOMI TOWER. And after multiple sneaked-in showings of Die Hard (1988) at the AMC 14, and multiple visits to Universal Studios Park, which shifted Disneyland to the second choice, he also found it natural to be an entrepreneur, as he began any job, side-hustle, or chore for pay, allowed him to save for a video camera, which garnished the commencement of filmmaking, learning the craft of storytelling throughout the journey of each project.
David's passion for creative arts expanded quickly with his curiosity to all its outlets, one being the Theater Stage, as one of his jobs turned into three years in middle school as a Stage Crew artisan & collaborator, designing lights & sound at Hawthorne Middle School in Beverly Hills, CA. rapidly falling in love and submerging himself by having a hand in hundreds of productions, from talent shows to musicals and even auditorium assemblies, After a few years, at the age of 14, he joined KBEV 6, Beverly Hills High School's Television Studio, which aired live programming to the city's local cable channel.
David wrote, directed, produced, and edited volumes of material during his 4 years at BHHS, winning various Telly Awards® for his work. He continued his higher education at San Diego State University, earning his degree in Film, Television, and New Media Production, lucky to have taken courses from Hollywood's leading industry professionals, being that San Diego is labeled as America's finest city and only a short drive down the coast, allowed the privilege of such working professionals hold seminars and conduct semester-long courses, including one which David took multiple times, instructed by an honorary doctorate alumnus: Kathleen Kennedy.
After moving back to Los Angeles from college, David kept working on his craft as a writer, director, editor, content creator, producer, and creative consultant for all types of projects across the board, from short films, television promos, documentaries, and music videos, to television series, motion pictures, and National Commercials, each propelling David's career that led to his first major project, at 21-years-of age, the leadership to helm a National Spot, commissioned by NIKE, a brand on his director reel jump-starting, one of his many careers, directing commercials for brands recognized across the globe, from the like of BMW, TITLEIST, HANSEN'S, TROJAN, PROCTER & GAMBEL, to name a few, and onto television promotional campaigns commissioned by major studios, like a few from WBTV, and The CW Network, for popular series airing Smallville (2001), & Charmed (1998).
David's energy, hunger, and burning passion for mastery of creative production & content creation had his laser-sharp sight focusing on storytelling, the foundation of all projects, and the most important aspect to its success, as he quickly shifted gears to master how the ins-and-outs of his craft to write for the screen by learning the mechanics to the craft and master control to write and entertain both, the reader, and the audience, becoming a professional to yet another one of his careers.
It is evident, that David's love for the arts extends to all forms, whereby creating and having a hand collaborating with others, achieves his lifelong pursuit to constantly perfect his craft. Equally, that love extends to the other half of his career in the entertainment industry, and that is the business side. All along knowing his side entrepreneurial skill-set needs also to be learned, perfected, and practiced, thus began seeking knowledge from successful, top-of-the-industry A-List producers for mentorship, to guide and develop the art of business entrepreneurship failures & accomplishments one needs to become successful and constantly working. David's persuasive demeanor of gaining constant knowledge in his pursuit of mastery in the entertainment business goes hand-in-hand to learn from top shelf sources, in his natural path leading him to work in the administrative teams to some of the most prolific A-List producers of our time. David is honored to have been mentored by the likes of the late Laura Ziskin, and Barry Josephson, which led his journey to the very top, into Hollywood's most powerful players like myself, Mario Kassar, and later transitioning onto Roger Birnbaum & Gary Barber's Spyglass Entertainment team.
David's resume of film projects & television series produced by these mentors and created by the best-of-the-best Hollywood creatives around today from Directors: J.J. Abrams, Clint Eastwood, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, to name a few, furthering his knowledge in the business, which allows these helmers a chance for their projects to see the light of day, and all by the guidance of the producer on each, crucial in keeping all departments working together like a well-oiled machine or a great leader, CEO, to a major corporation a la Jobs, a Bazozs, or a Musk, leading the team. Working alongside the best professionals the business has in major productions and projects, from inception in the development of the script to physical production, having costumes, sets, talent, and many more departments working together, and finally onto the final Post-Production stages; and exposure to various high-profile projects in all stages of development; David has mastered the business side as he equally mastered the craft in creative construct to a well-told story, by dissecting all its layers, and analyzing what was working, what wasn't, and why. David is a creative business entrepreneur, in which I was lucky to mentor him briefly throughout his many stages and many careers in the pursuit of perfecting his craft in the creative arts
Today, I am proud to see how David's hard work has garnished him a successful entrepreneur career, owning various companies, from Real Estate to the Creative Arts, embracing the tech sector, which always had a passionate commanding control over, as I witnessed a decade ago, the ease and mastery of all technology via communication and merging his tech-savvy passion with his production expertise is in part why Fortune 500 Companies, seek to commission his service as a Creative Consultant & Producer, one who has at his disposal a Full-Service Digital Video Content Production Company, making him a powerhouse individual. Evident throughout each stage of his career, working with brands in today's marketplace, he elevates & builds their social media for brand recognition & awareness, by successfully creating ad campaigns implementing his unique strategic design of content, No other professional in this field has, that experience and knowledge acquired in one's career, making David, in today's Internet digital content world, one of the most powerful players, ace-up-your-companies-sleeve, creative and strategic content factory, social media, marketing consulting wizard, mastering your global digital-footprint to its worldwide success.
