The Rev. Chad Michael Ward: Storyteller

About Me

You can see my naughtier shots at: http://flickr.com/photos/chadmichaelward/
WWW.DIGITALAPOCALYPSE.COM
I'm Chad Michael Ward, an artist, photographer and director living in Los Angeles, CA. I work on everything from movies to book covers to albums to erotic and/or horror photography.
MODELS PLEASE NOTE: I NO LONGER SHOOT TFP UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. FEEL FREE TO INQUIRE ABOUT MY RATES, WHICH ARE EXTREMELY REASONABLE.
Complete strangers tend to send me nude photos of themselves for a variety of reasons. (i'm not complaining)
Some of my past projects and credits include:
DIRECTOR
Band: D'Amato
Song: "Speak No Evil"
Producers: Pearry Teo, Stephanie Joyce and Chad Michael Ward
Director of Photography: Darin Meyer
Client: Teo/Ward Productions
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DIRECTOR
Band: Allhelluja
Song: "Superhero Motherfucker Superman"
Producers: Pearry Teo, Stephanie Joyce and Chad Michael Ward
Director of Photography: Darin Meyer
Client: Teo/Ward Productions
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DIRECTOR
Band: Derek Sherinian featuring Billy Idol and Slash
Song: "In the Summertime"
Producers: Pearry Teo and Chad Michael Ward
Director of Photography: Darin Meyer
Client: Aestheticom
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DIRECTOR
Band: Dragonlord
Song: "Until the End"
Producers: Pearry Teo and Chad Michael Ward
Director of Photography: Darin Meyer
Client: Aestheticom
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PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Film: The Gene Generation (reshoot)
Director: Pearry Teo
Producer: Keith Collea
Director of Photography: Tim Angulo
Client: Middle Link Productions
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Band: Combichrist
Song: "Get Your Body Beat"
Director: Agata Alexander
Producers: Pearry Teo & Keith Collea
Client: Middle Link Productions
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Band: Madlife
Song: "I Want War"
Director: Jeff Jingle
Client: Archenemy Films
BACKGROUND ARTIST
Band: Marilyn Manson
Song: "Personal Jesus"
Director: Nathan "Karma" Cox
Client: Interscope Records
BOOKS
I also have several books published or currently in production. Click cover for ordering information
BLACK RUST Available now! AUTOPSYROTICA Available now! DEVILENGINE Available now! THE PAIN BOX Coming 2008
BANNERS
Feel free to use any of these banners on your MySpace profile or website!
CONTACT
I can be found on LiveJournal or IMed on AIM (TheArtPope) or Yahoo! IM (revapocalypse)
I'm available for commissions (album covers, banners, avatars, photo sets, etc) and am currently looking for alternative online markets in which to sell my erotic content. All inquires should be directed to chad(at)digitalapocalypse.com
For more information and art, check out the official Chad Michael Ward website at DigitalApocalypse.com

My Interests

Naked girls.

I'd like to meet:

Beautiful girls and rockstars who will let me immortalize them in pixels and paint.

Music:

Bitter:Sweet, Lily Allen, Dresden Dolls, Mindless Self Indulgence, Marilyn Manson, My Chemical Romance, Collide, Gorillaz, VNV Nation, AFI, Sisters of Mercy, Goldfrapp, Boingo, Godspeed You Black Emporer, Abney Park, NIN, David Bowie, White Zombie, Metallica, Delerium, Madonna, Portishead, Lacuna Coil, Cradle of Filth, APC, Linkin Park, Danny Elfman, Depeche Mode, Queensryche, Pink Floyd, Guns n Roses, Green Day, Fiona Apple

Movies:

Grindhouse, 300, Ringu, Dead or Alive I-III, Casshern, A Tale of Two Two Sisters, 2046, Ichi the Killer, Uzamaki, Dawn of the Dead, Batman Begins, Fight Club, Audition, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Visitor Q, Oldboy, 12 Monkeys, High Tension, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hostel, The Crow, House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Beetlejuice, Blade Runner, Star Wars Trilogy, Dark City, Matrix, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, Aliens, Doom Generation, Hellraiser, Seven, Blade I & II, Moulin Rouge, From Hell, Sleepy Hollow, Pirates of the Caribbean, Nightmare Before Xmas, Serenity, Mirrormask, Hellboy, King Kong, all the Harry Potter films, The Corpse Bride, Chronicles of Narnia, House on Haunted Hill, Nightbreed, Final Destination 1 & 2, Freddy vs. Jason, Nightmate on Elm Street, Edward Scissorhands, Labyrinth, Legend

Television:

Lost, America's Next Top Model, Veronica Mars, Nip/Tuck, Dead Like Me, Project: Runaway, Sopranos, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The Shield, Six Feet Under, Carnivale, Firefly, Deadwood

Books:

Desolation Jones, Fell, Ex Machina, Demo, The Fountain, Fables, Popbot, Transmetropolitan, Kabuki, The Walking Dead, Hellboy

Heroes:

Beautiful women everywhere.

My Blog

Comic Book Artists?

I'm looking for a list of comic book artists who have a web presence--either a website or myspace or both. I'm particularly interested in seeing work by paul pope-inspired artists...Whatcha got?...
Posted by The Rev. Chad Michael Ward: Storyteller on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:49:00 PST

Miss Allison Wonderland

I don't talk about my personal life very often here, mostly because I'm a private kinda guy and I'm sure the intricate details of my behind the scenes life is probably very boring to most people. How...
Posted by The Rev. Chad Michael Ward: Storyteller on Fri, 23 May 2008 12:28:00 PST

Natalia Lesz - "Power of Attraction" music video

Here's the music video that I did production design for back in march:http://www. adamegyptmortimer. com/poa. htmI had a fucking blast working on this video with director Adam Egypt Mortimer. Special ...
Posted by The Rev. Chad Michael Ward: Storyteller on Thu, 15 May 2008 07:10:00 PST

Saturday Night!

This Saturday, the 19th, Pearry Teo and I will be in San Diego promoting the DNA/HACKER CHRONICLES comic book with Bloodfire Studios. I will also have prints and postcards for sale.I've attached the ...
Posted by The Rev. Chad Michael Ward: Storyteller on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:06:00 PST

Structure

Spent a good chunk of the evening working on FABLE with Pearry last night. We've been dropping in temp music and sound FX and it's amazing how much that helps smooth out the edit. Tonite I'm going to ...
Posted by The Rev. Chad Michael Ward: Storyteller on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:32:00 PST

Life.

Haven't really given a big update on the goings-on in ChadLand lately, so here's a long overdue entry for everyone.Social LifeAh, who am I kidding? No one really gives a fuck about my personal life. ...
Posted by The Rev. Chad Michael Ward: Storyteller on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:33:00 PST

The Rev. Chad Michael Ward

As of today, courtesy of The Universal Life Church, I am a legally and officially ordained Minister.As such, I will be officiating the marriage of the lovely Miss Shelby Jones and her amazing man, Dy...
Posted by The Rev. Chad Michael Ward: Storyteller on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:30:00 PST

Comic fans!

THE DNA/HACKER CHRONICLES 1 is now officially available for purchase in stores and via the website at:http://www.bloodfire.com/products/This comic is part of the THE GENE GENERATION movie project, bot...
Posted by The Rev. Chad Michael Ward: Storyteller on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:18:00 PST

FABLE: Currently...

Last night, Pearry and I finished the assembly cut for FABLE.For those, unfamiliar with the term, this means that the entire movie has been edited from start to finish in a rough fashion to see how al...
Posted by The Rev. Chad Michael Ward: Storyteller on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:47:00 PST

With friends like these...

So since so many people are getting butt hurt over their "position" on my top 40 and because everyone loves to take the Comments section way out of context, I’ve deleted/hidden both.Happy now?I ...
Posted by The Rev. Chad Michael Ward: Storyteller on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:25:00 PST