Mike Corriero

I'd like to meet:

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Like minded, creative people who work in the entertainment industry. Other Artist, Directors, Writers, CG Modelers, Special Effects Artist, Concept Artist, Photographers, Make Up Artist, Sculptors etc..

PLEASE no youtube videos, I will not accept them. Also no music codes and try to keep posting images down to a maximum of 3 in one post. Thanks

Music:

Clint Mansell, Randy Edelman, Javier Navarrete, Harry Gregson-Williams, Bruno Coulais, James Newton Howard, Ennio Morricone, Howard Shore, Joe Hisaishi, Hans Zimmer, Thomas Newman, Philip Glass, Mark Isham, Postal Service, Straylight Run, Remy Zero, The Killers, Rogue Wave, The Album Leaf, Snow Patrol, Modest Mouse, White Stripes, Sinatra, Jem, Soundtracks, Black eyed peas, Dilated Peoples, Jurassic 5, Outkast, Eminem, 80's..lots of different stuff. ..

Movies:

Come see the Paradise, Grave of the Fireflies, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Apocalypto, Pan's Labyrinth, The Fountain, Frank Miller's 300, Freedom Writers, The Prestige, The Joy Luck Club, The Departed, Monster Squad, Memoirs of a Geisha, Harry and the Hendersons, Little Miss Sunshine, The Illusionist, Peter Jacksons "King Kong" , Batman Begins, Crash, Momento,American History X, Coach Carter, Cadence, Donnie Darko, Ginger Snaps, Swingers, Training Day, Man on Fire, Constantine, Hellboy, Pirates of the Carribean, The Principal, Snatch, White Fang, Iron Will, Dutch, Wedding Crashers, Sin City, True Romance, Finding Nemo, The Village, Bourne Supremacy, Tombstone, Ferris Buelers day off, Monsters inc., Lotr trilogy, Indiana Jones, Tarantino Films, Rudy, White Water Summer, Goonies, Big Trouble in little china, Old School, A Bronx Tale, My Cousin Vinny, Goodfellas, Along Came Polly, Meet the Parents, Starsky and Hutch, Cold Mountain, Princess Bride, With Honors, National Lampoons Vacations, Austin Powers, Stripes, Ghost Busters, Tremors, Jurassic Park, Predator, Eragon, Deja vu, The Godfather, O Brother Where Art Thou', Mall Rats, Legend, Willow, Requiem for a Dream, Seven, The Edge, and the list goes on..etc etc etc. .. .. .. .. ..

Television:

Lost, Heroes, UFC, Journey Man, X-files Re-runs, American Idol, Orange County Choppers, HBO, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Real World, The Inferno Challenge. Shows I used to watch: Friends, Frazier, Sienfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, Sopranos, SNL ..

Books:

YouTube Videos:
Rise of the Silver Surfer Trailer
Frank Miller's 300 Trailer
Pan's Labyrinth Trailer
BabaKonga Video
Zazami Eco Video
X-Files - My Weakness
Shadow of the Colossus Trailer
Equilibrium Trailer

Heroes:

Extra Info and Contact
Biography:
Name: Mike Corriero Location: Colonia, NJUSA
Concept artist and Illustrator for the Video game and Film Industries. I produce assets as a Freelance artist for various companiesincluding everything from props, to characters, creatures, environments, structures, animals, illustrations, icons, isometric wall tiledesigns and more.
I have had my work featured in:
Ballistic Publishings Exposè 4 , Exposè 5 and Painter books
5 issues of ImagineFX Magazine
6 issues of 2d Artist Magazine
The Welcome Book within the program Corel Painter X
Animation Reporter Magazine(India)
ITS ART magazine
Soon to be featured in:
Design 360° Magazine (China)
Fantasy Art Now: being published by Ilex Press
E-mail: [email protected]
Concerning Jobs
In regard to any Companies or Individualsinterested in hiring me for freelance or potential full time positions. Please feel free to contact me using my e-mail address
E-mail: [email protected]
Or if you prefer you can contact me via myspace's messaging service. I will disclose my rates and availability in private. I do accept Commissions from individuals through e-mail the details can be discussed.
I would prefer any fans interested in sending me a message or receiving feedback or helpful advice about art related subjects to do soin my comments box, or myspace messaging service. Please do not send me inquiries of this nature or regarding non-paying jobs tomy e-mail address, they will most likely be passed over. I do try to respond to everyone when possible, but if I do not get back toyou in answer to your questions just realize I may be very busy. Concerning Non-Paying Jobs, I do not accept these jobs and will very likely not respond unless for some reason something catchesmy attention which is unlikely. I can't afford to work for free, I too have to eat and pay bills like the rest of the world.
Thanks
Mike C -
Frequently Asked Questions
What Programs do you use?
Currently running Photoshop CS2 and Painter X with a Wacom Intuos2 9x12 inch Tablet
Full list click here: FAQ List
Please read those questions, If you're question isn't answered in that list then I'll be more than happy to reply. Thank you
Favorite Quotes
" The Usual Suspects " by Verbal/Kevin Spacey.
" The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist "
" Song of Myself " by Walt Whitman.
" You will hardly know who I am or what I mean..."
" With Honors " as quoted by Simon Wilder
" Winners forget they're in a race, they just love to run. You try too hard "
" Leaves of Grass " by Walt Whitman.
" Stuffed with the stuff that is coarse, and stuffed with the stuff that is fine..."
" Kids Story " from the Animatrix.
" Somebody tell me, why it feels more real when I dream than when I am awake? How can I tell if my senses are lying? "
" Identity " as quoted by Ed Dakota
" When I was going up the stairs, I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today, I wish, I wish he'd go away."
" The Ice Harvest " quoted throughout..
" As Wichita falls, so falls Wichita Falls. "
" The Boondock Saints "
as quoted by Connor, Murphy and II Duce
" And shepherds we shall be, For thee my lord for thee. Power has descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine Patri, Et Fili, Spiritus Sancti "
" With Honors " as quoted by Simon Wilder
" You shall no longer take things at second or third hand, not look through the eyes of the dead, nor feed on the spectres in books. You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me, you shall listen to all sides and filter them from yourself. "
" Strange Days " as quoted by Lenny Nero
" See... I can get you what you want, I can. I can get you anything, you just have to talk to me, you have to trust me. You can trust me, 'cause I'm your priest, I'm your shrink... I am your main connection to the switchboard of the soul. I'm the magic man... Santa Claus of the subconscious. You say it, you think it, you can have it. "
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