Michael D. O'Connell
Producer/Director
310-467-7688
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
ANIMATION DESIGNER, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
IRIDIUM DEPLOYMENT SEQUENCE
BOEING AEROSPACE-
Lloyd Nagle, 714.896.4422
STORYBOARD sequence, DIGITIZE models, TEXTURE models, ANIMATE, and RENDER
CHARACTER & EFFECTS ANIMATOR
CASPER, FEATURE VIDEO FILM
OCS Pixel Magic & Saban Ent.
Ray McIntyre, 818.760.0862
BLOCKED poses, LIP SYNCED Casper model, SETUP Fog and Steam Effects, REFINED final motion paths.
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
GEMINI ENCOUNTERS, O'Conl Associates Independent Feature
DEVELOPED Script, DIRECTED Actors, BUDGETED Vendors, SUPERVISED Animators, DESIGNED characters
STAFF EXPERIENCE
SENIOR CINEMATOGRAPHER
1987-1994 McDonnell Douglas Teleproductions,
Long Beach, Ca.
Milton Moline 714.842.7976
DESIGNED & PRODUCED CGI scene simulations of Aircraft and MissIle systems for commercial & military and training videos.
BROADCAST TELEVISION GRAPHICS ENGINEER
1980-1987 ABC-TV, N.Y., N.Y.
Chris Sanas 212.456.7777
OPERATED GRAPHICS SYSTEMS to generate on air graphic animations for television SHOW OPENINGS, Promos, and Bumpers using 2D paint and 3D graphics
DESIGN DIRECTOR
1978-1980 Diamond & Diaferia, N.Y., N.Y.
DESIGN STORYBOARDS for broadcast television animated
graphic opening sequences, MOTION CONTROL camera operations & FILM EFFECTS optical art layout.
Emmy 1984 UFO Film Festival Award 2009
NYU film
(1992-1993)