About Me
I have been an active filmmaker since childhood, shooting
my first narrative film at the age of eight. I spent my high school years
learning all forms of media production at Cinekyd Enterprises, a specialized
youth organization based in the Philadelphia area. In fact, I was editing
professional videos by the age of thirteen, and produced and directed a weekly
local television show at seventeen. At Cinekyd, I was involved in the production
of several award winning student films, radio and TV programs. After graduating
from the Cinekyd program in 1985, I was asked to join the teaching staff there,
specializing in instructing high school students in editing and special effects.
In 1989, I enrolled in the Cinema and Photography program
at Ithaca College in New York. I focused my studies on film production,
electronic music and digital audio and computer graphics. My student films
garnered several accolades, including the 1990 "Doorknob Award," and I hold the
distinction of producing the first film at IC with a completely digitally
recorded and mixed soundtrack. I received my bachelors degree in Film Production
in 1992.
After college, I moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where I
worked in commercial TV production for two years. During this peiod, the Cummer
Museum of Art asked me to instruct computer graphics classes for both children
and adults. These classes proved to be very successful, culminating in a student
art exhibition at the museum.
In 1994, I relocated to Los Angeles, where I found work in
the animation industry with the software company Cambridge Animation Systems.
CAS supplied animation software to Warner Bros.' and Dreamworks' animation
studios, and it was my responsibilty to train the many departments in the use of
the programs. I also provided technical support to the studios during
production. Eventually, I moved into production jobs myself, specializing in
digital color, compositing and effects. My feature credits include Warner Bros.'
"Quest for Camelot" and "Osmosis Jones," and Dreamworks' "Prince of
Egypt."
In 2001, I returned to writing and
directing live-action productions, working on a number of independent projects.
My short films have played at many film festivals, and have won several awards.
I am currently developing several feature films, and I am an active member of
Filmmakers Alliance, as well as both Group101Films and Film
Independent. I live in North Hollywood, CA, with my wife Jodi, three dogs and a hamster. .
