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Contracted on several shows, shorts, and commercials. Notably, Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats, now streaming on Disney+ and select sequences on Lego Masters season 4, airing on Fox.

Bix Pix produces stop motion animation for TV, films, and commercials, and specializes in children’s entertainment. I first worked with them for almost 5 years on the Emmy Award-winning children’s show Tumble Leaf for Amazon Prime (more on that below). In 2022, I returned to work on Shape Island, now released on AppleTV+, a new children’s stop motion.

SBS produces stop motion animation for film and TV and is known for their irreverent comedy including Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim show Robot Chicken. I was contracted to work on Season 2 of Crossing Swords, a Hulu Original, doing digital effects, removing unwanted rigs, creating elements, and combining layers into cohesive shots, mastering the Mocha.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Choido Bros. Productions specializes in puppetry, special effects makeup, and stop motion animation, which you may have seen in Killer Klowns from Outer Space, the Large Marge truck scene in Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, and the North Pole scenes in Elf. While still working on Alien Xmas (below), I added work on the feature-length Marcel the Shell with Shoes.

Los Angeles, California, United States

The producer of Tumble Leaf recommended me to Chiodo Bros. for the Netflix animated Christmas special Alien Xmas, where I bridged gaps between camera, post production, VFX, producers, and the director. I confirmed all technical data was intact and transferred to the master server, transcoded all footage for editing and VFX use, and kept the project’s.

Los Angeles, California, United States

I worked on the YouTube promotional short for Mattel’s Hot Wheels: Monster Trucks Island, creating visual effects and custom animated material on a very short deadline.

Los Angeles, California, United States

As an interesting side job, I worked as a tour guide on an 1100-acre private ranch with vineyards and exotic animals, including a giraffe named Stanley. I drove guests on 2-hour tours, hosted wine tastings, led VIP tours, and represented the company on the Australian travel show "Getaway".

Los Angeles, California, United States

I joined Bix Pix and worked on the 16-person Visual Effects team for stop-motion animation Tumble Leaf, which ran on Amazon Prime for four seasons and won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Preschool Children’s Animated Series. I took final footage after animation, used Adobe After Effects to remove rigging and anything not meant for the final shot, and.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• After I graduated film school, I packed a U-Haul, moved to Los Angeles, and started freelancing in as many aspects of production as I could. Every job and every day was different through these years, with major.
• Celebrity Crush (Cinematographer: Pickups and Reshoots)
• Devil’s Whisper (Gaffer/2nd Unit Cinematographer)
• Joshy (Gaffer)
• The Tiger Hunter (Gaffer)
• The Bob Newhart Show: Group Therapy (Gaffer)