Michael Talarico

Work History

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  Final Layout Artist

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  January 2013 - Present

  
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  Art Director

  Naked Sky Entertainment

  October 2012 - January 2013
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  Senior VFX Artist

  Superbot Entertainment

  April 2012 - October 2012

• VFX Lead Artist

  The Lego Group / Playwell Studios

  April 2011 - January 2012

  Managed the VFX team and created visual effects for the MMO PC game Lego Universe. Worked directly with the Art Director and Lead Designer to help create the stylistic worlds and characters using VFX to enhance the look and story and bring the game experience to life. Directed the VFX artists in creating the visual effects for all of the game's environments, characters, creatures, accessories and casts.

• Lead VFX Artist, Art Director

  NetDevil/LEGO Playwell Studios

  January 2007 - January 2012

  Louisville, Colorado, United States

• VFX Lead Artist

  NetDevil Studios

  November 2006 - March 2011

  Managed the VFX team and created visual effects for the MMO PC game Lego Universe. Worked directly with the Art Director and Lead Designer to help create the sylistic worlds and characters using VFX to enhance the look and story and bring the game experience to life. Directed the VFX artists in creating the visual effects for all of the game's environments, characters, creatures, accessories and casts.
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  CG Supervisor

  Electronic Arts

  January 2004 - November 2006

  London, England, United Kingdom

  Managed the technical side of the game’s art team to oversee pipelines and workflow to aid in the production of the Harry Potter video games. Worked directly with the Art Director to achieve his visual goal of making the world of Harry Potter fit the look of the films and yet still work in a realtime rendering engine. Maintained Art production and quality, directing artists, TD's and engineers to exceed the visual-bar.
  • Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix (EA/UKStudio)
  • Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire (EA/UKStudio)
  • Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban (EA/UKStudio)
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  Visual Effects Supervisor

  Cinesite

  January 2000 - January 2004

  London, England, United Kingdom

  Designed, created and managed the photographic effects department for the studio.
  Supervised the creation of VFX for scenes in a variety of feature film and television projects.
  Supervised and filmed miniatures and elements for compositing purposes.
  Supervised on-set and plate photography for television and feature film projects.
  Supervised motion control for feature film and television projects.
  Projects include:
  2003 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
  2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
  2002 Die Another Day
  2002 Stranded
  2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
  
  See IMDB (above)
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  Photographic Effects Supervisor

  Dream Quest Images

  January 1987 - January 1999

  VFX Supervisor, 3D Match Mover/Animator, Visual Effects Dir. Photography, Cameraman

  

  

  
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  Visual Effects Cameraman

  Dream Quest Images

  1986 - 1999

  Los Angeles, California, United States

  Worked in a variety of capacities through the years at Dream Quest including Director of Photography, Operator and Camera Assistant for motion control, high speed and miniature shoots, both in-studio and on location. Projects ranged from feature films and ride venues to television series and commercials.
  
  See IMDB (above)

  

• Freelance Cameraman

  Image G, Boss Film Corp, Sony Imageworks, Video Image

  1991 - 1997

  Los Angeles, California, United States

  Worked in a variety of capacities through the years as a Freelance Cameraman including Director of Photography, Operator and Camera Assistant for motion control, high speed and miniature shoots, both in-studio and on location. Projects ranged from feature films to television series and commercials.
  
  See IMDB (above)