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Michael Shores

Mid-level Post Producer / Mid-level VFX Producer / 21 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Producer

America: The Story of the US (2010)

Strategic / Innovative / Creative / Experienced

Experienced in post/VFX, motion graphics, animation, experience visuals, on-air promos,
digital/viral/interactive campaigns and live-action. Excellent outward facing communication skills with
global clients. Experienced in establishing & managing project scope, milestones, pitches, bidding, physical production, post-production & 2D/3D VFX and global deliverables.

• Excellent client management skills
• Editorial / Post bidding & management
• 2D motion graphics / VFX management
• Live action bidding & production supervision
• Experiential Visuals - special venues
• Digital Branded & Viral Content
• Network Rebrand / Redesign
• Global Client localization deliverables
• Managed/Mentored junior producers
• Post Audio experience.

Work History

post producer

Eclipse Advertising

April 2017 - May 2017
Experiential / Motion Graphics / VFX Producer

vsquaredlabs

2004 - 2009

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Creation of Experiential Visual Content. Oversaw design, 2D/3D VFX & animation studio. Created content for MTV Europe, Cold Play, Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 50 Cent, Korn, Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, Black Eyed Peas, Sting, & site-specific video art installations for Armani Exchange, NYC/Time Square, clubs in Las Vegas.

• Managed client & artist management relationships through the creative, budgeting and scheduling process to scope the job, and guide them through the creative execution process to approval and delivery.

• “Dark City” – Director’s Cut for New Line Cinema. Worked with director Alex Proyas to create approximately 100 new and augmented shots to realize his original vision of the film.
Viral / Interactive Content Producer

Carat

2006 - 2009

San Francisco Bay Area

I worked as a Producer/Director/Editor on 4 interactive branded content campaigns.

•Adidas Training Website. 5 webisodes featuring Reggie Bush, Anna Ivanovic, Leila Ali, Jozy Altidore, & Chase Utley.

•Mitchum Website. “Man O Meter” 3 Campaigns: Man O’ Meter, Armpit Orchestra & Ricardo’s Pit Patrol.
Post / VFX Producer

Drive Studios

May 2016 - Present

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Managed the editorial, post, vfx production process for commercials and music videos.
Experiential / Graphics / VFX Producer

Spinifex Group

September 2016 - November 2016

Torrance, CA

This video piece was a promotional tie-in between Nissan's New Rogue model and the new Star Wars Saga "Rogue One" for the L.A. Auto Show. This was an experiential display on a 120 degree wrap around screen as a background to the real car, which was placed on a high speed programmable turntable to match the on-screen camera action. The story begins in a desert testing facility and lab, which were created in CG. When the Nissan Rogue exits the lab, terraforming transitions and "simulation" graphics illustrate the many features of the Nissan Rogue. Live action running footage with live explosions were shot with the proper perspective and enhanced with additional Tie Fighter & X-Wing laser blasts in a battle "simulation" experience from the driver's point of view.
VFX Producer

MindOverEye a division of TEN: The Enthusiast Network

August 2016 - August 2016

Greater Los Angeles Area

"Jack Reacher -- Never Going Back". I was the VFX producer on the end sequence. Project had approximately 75 shots and a 3 1/2 week schedule to final delivery.
Senior Producer

Davis Elen Advertising

1990 - 1994

• Produced traditional broadcast spots for the English & Hispanic markets up to $1M+ budgets. Created in-house solutions for production & post on selected projects, leading creative teams as agency producer and line producer.
Freelance Post / VFX Producer

Eight VFX

October 2013 - April 2016

Managed multiple teams and projects for the company’s global clientele from Paris to Tokyo, including “Kobe v Messi – The Selfie Shootout”, named Ad of the Decade by Time Magazine. https://time.com/3908087/youtube-ad-of-the-decade/.
Post Producer-Freelance

Stun Creative / Buster Design

August 2013 - October 2013
VFX / Post Producer

Ntropic

April 2013 - July 2013

CG/VFX project for E3
VFX / Post Producer

Luma Pictures

February 2013 - April 2013

VFX / Post producer for the new Fiat campaign that included a music video and 4 x :30 spots. On set and post production.
VFX / Post Producer

Picture Mill

December 2012 - February 2013
VFX / Post Producer

Mirada Studios

August 2012 - September 2012

Post producer on live-action/motion-control/flame composite project for ATT. VFX producer on full 3D animation project for Colgate.
Producer

Digital Domain

March 2010 - July 2012

• Managed and maintained on-going client relationships through the bidding process to establish scope / schedule for the job as well as follow-up communication and scope adjustments through the execution of the project to delivery.
• Bid 2D / 3D live action and post visual effects, supervised shoots and roughcuts, videogame cinematics, proof of concept feature project teasers, transmedia marketing projects, performance capture, HQ facial capture methodology, V-Cam, technical research for special projects, mentored junior producers.
Clients: Allstate, B
Producer - PGA / ASC Camera Assessment Series

Producers Guild of America

2008 - 2010

I produced the 2009 Camera Assessment Series through Revelations Entertainment for the ASC & the Producers Guild of America. The purpose of this series was to test all the new digital cameras emerging on the scene and compare them to film in a wide array of shooting environments. This entailed mounting a production with a 250 person volunteer crew, 8 main camera units with A list DPs, along with 9 Behind-the-Scenes camera teams for a subesquent documentary and presentation to the world film community at large. This project was a 20 month-long volunteer effort, where I supervised the digital workflows from prep and shoot, through the post-production workflow of DI to delivery of a DCP and film. I also supervised a post production team of editors for the 2-hour “Behind the Scenes” documentary, as well as producing the presentation of the final study that was presented to the ASC, the PGA’s “Produced By” conference, NAB, and the International Broadcaster’s Convention in Amsterdam.
Live Action / VFX Producer

Rhythm & Hues Studios

2005 - 2010

First call live action / vfx producer at R+H's commercial division. Prepped and produced shoots with heavy visual effects. Sat in as Head of Production as needed to research and bid projects. Clients: Chrysler, Dreamworks, Hasbro, Kelloggs, Kraft, McDonalds, P&G, Verizon.
Content Producer

Carat Fusion

2006 - November 2008

I worked as a Producer/Director/Editor on 4 interactive branded content campaigns.

•Adidas Training Website. 5 webisodes featuring Reggie Bush, Anna Ivanovic, Leila Ali, Jozy Altidore, & Chase Utley.

•Mitchum Website. “Man O Meter” 3 Campaigns: Man O’ Meter, Armpit Orchestra & Ricardo’s Pit Patrol.
Producer

Plum Productions

2005 - 2009

Prepped and produced a wide variety of shoots from comedy, sports, interactive media and heavy visual effects.
Clients: American Idol, Anheuser Busch, Chilis, Nissan, McDonalds, Ohio Savings, PGA, Wounded Warriors.
Live action / Design / Motion Graphics / VFX Producer

V Squared Labs

2004 - 2009

• Managed and maintained on-going client & artist management relationships through the creative, budgeting and scheduling process to scope the job, and guide them through the creative execution process to approval and delivery.
• Creation of Experience Visual Content. Oversaw design, 2D/3D VFX & animation studio. Created content for MTV Europe, Cold Play, Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 50 Cent, Korn, Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, Black Eyed Peas, Sting, & site-specific video art installations for Armani Exchange, NYC/Time Square, clubs in Las Vegas.
• “Dark City” – The Director’s Cut. Director Alex Proyas. Created and augmented approximately 100 shots to realize director’s original version of the film. New Line Cinema. 2006
Sr. Broadcast Producer

Ogilvy & Mather

1995 - 2001

• Produced traditional broadcast spots up to $2M+ budgets. Created in-house solutions for production & post on selected projects, leading creative teams as agency producer and line producer.