michael zirin

vfx artist at nickelodeon

About

Reel: https://vimeo.com/123065765 Michael Zirin is a VFX enthusiast pursuing visual art from a young age. He combines universal design with mind blowing techniques to produce vivid results. He's a post production professional, that can also successfully supervise a set. Always striving for higher technical and visual achievements, Michael constantly desires the achievement of breath taking visuals. Work ranges from compositing, to dynamics, beauty, matchmoving, projection, 3d, lighting, rendering, design, consultation and supervision. Software: Nuke, Maya, VRay, After Effects, Trapcode, Mocha, PFTrack, Resolve, Premiere

Country

united states

City

long beach

Industry

entertainment

Skill

visual effects, compositing, particles, music videos, match moves/ camera tracks, rendering, digital painting, post production, film, cinema 4d, adobe creative suite, photoshop, animation

Experience

nuke assist

speak no evil feature film

2013-5 - 2013-5 · 1 mo

Nuke assistant for shots for local independent film: Speak No Evil. Tracking and Roto

dvd label design

santa monica video

2004-10 - 2005-7 · 10 mos

Design, Notate, Manufacture DVD Labels for various clients.

vfx - editor - colorist

cove creek productions

2009-8 - 2015-2 · 5 yrs 7 mos

Online finishing (Color, Removal) & Motion Graphic design and execution. Editing. On-set Supervision.

part time faculty

scottsdale community college

2009-8 - 2014-12 · 5 yrs 5 mos

Educating in Nuke, After Effects, Resolve, Smoke, Premiere, Photoshop, Cinema 4d, Final Cut Pro & Avid.

vfx - motion graphics - colorist

athlete safety alliance

2011-11 - 2012-5 · 7 mos

Visual Effects, Motion graphics, and Color Grading on "SafeSport" a series of Coach Training Videos for the United States Olympics Committee (USOC).

vfx editor

stormwind studios

2009-1 - 2010-3 · 1 yr 3 mos

Effects/Graphics/Editing for commercial and corporate videos

vfx - editor - online

cox media

2012-8 - 2015-2 · 2 yrs 7 mos

* Offline / Online and Animation. Supervise final edits for story and technical cohesion before delivery work as well. * Clients: * Ultrastar Cinema * Big Two Toyota Car Dealership * Cardinale Way Mazda Car Dealership * Wild Horse Pass Casino * AZ HIghways * SRP - Salt River Project * Tempe Dodge Car Dealership * Tempe Kia Car Dealership

cox stem - scitech video motion graphics

deep sky productions

2012-4 - 2012-4 · 1 mo

COX Communication's STEM Video. Designed and created motion graphic intro's and outro's

visual design and motion graphics

edgepoint learning

2010-5 - 2011-1 · 9 mos

* Motion Graphics in After Effects. * Clients: * PetsMart * Budget Rent-a-Car * Alaska Dept of Education

vfx - compositing

lo-max films

2015-6 - 2015-8 · 3 mos

Lead Compositor: Composite / VFX / Clean Up & Beauty on American Epic Documentary. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4587946/

vfx artist

salt digital http://saltdigitalstudio.com

2014-11 - 2015-4 · 6 mos

* VFX Supervisor and Lead VFX for commercial and feature film work. * Clients: * Legends From the Sky Feature Film * http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3625220/ * SRP - Salt River Project * AZ Game & Fish * Land Rover Discovery * Remington Yard Supply

vfx - compositing

blade editorial

2012-3 - 2015-2 · 3 yrs

* VFX / Compositing * Clients: * Automatik / Lexus 2014 IS-F Model I-Pad App Design / FX / Animation * Little River Casino Resort * Casino Del Sol Resort * Republic Recycle Services * AZ Lottery * Veebow * MBE Magazine * MartzParsons

vfx - compositing

copper post

2011-4 - 2013-1 · 1 yr 10 mos

* VFX & Compositing/ * Clients: * AZ Lottery * Cable One * Barbasol * ASU Football * ASU WP Carey * GoDaddy * Queens of Country (Feature Film)

romanicing the joan

sheknows media

2013-4 - 2013-4 · 1 mo

* Online Colorist for web series starring Joan & Melissa Rivers. Matching Log-C and Rec 709 color space as well as designing looks for various scenes. * 7 Episodes: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMl2P78D520 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhKc1MPQVPA * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIhwLaB54pY * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=115mPWyYIQ8 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsOJEobyi8o * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRDWpnF8koU * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKWLcaqbf-Q

vfx artist

midnight kids studios

2015-8 - 2017-5 · 1 yr 10 mos

* Compostie / VFX / Clean Up & Beauty on various TV shows. * Clients: * CSI - Cyber * CBS Scorpion

vfx artist at nickelodeon

nickelodeon

2015-9 - Present · 11 yrs 1 mo

* VFX / Compositng * Shows: * Henry Danger * Game Shakers

Education

scottsdale community college

film school @ scc

camelback high school

columbia college chicago

scottsdale community college

film

2002-1 - 2004-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Graduated with Honors Activities and Societies: AVNet Tech Games.

columbia college chicago

film

2004-1 - 2007-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Activities and Societies: -Center for Book and Paper Arts Assistant Curator - Bill Drendel -Directing for Camera Teacher Assist - Andrew Chudzinski -Winner of SLA Film Fest - Corporate Motivation (Comedy category) -Red Bull "Off The Record" Finalist