Patrick Melly

During the '70's, Patrick Melly worked on documentaries, made his own short films, and entered film school at UCLA. During the '80's into the '90's, Melly gaffed music videos and a handful of feature films. During the '90's into the '00's, Melly gaffed commercials. Melly retired from the film business in 2013. Patrick Melly was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Education: Master of Fine Arts, UCLA Film School, 1988 (School of Theater, Film, and Television); undergraduate study as an English major at UC Santa Barbara 1966-1970; Bachelor of Arts in English awarded by San Francisco State University 1977. First film: On the Battlefield (1972, Tricontinental Films, Director: Peter Biskind) Founding staff on underground newspapers "Strategic Hamlet" in Isla Vista, California (1970-71) and "The Santa Barbara News and Review" in Santa Barbara, California (1971-1972).