Michael Early

-Hired editors and assistant editors. -Scheduled mix, finishing and color with outside vendors. -Scheduled off-line and producer stations from editorial facility (MPE). -Arranged for compositor to create green screen backgrounds for interview shoots. -

Visual Effects Producer for multiple television series and films.

• Scheduled MPEG Local 700 editors and assistants. Approved hours worked. • Decided when 6th and 7th days were needed from editorial staff. • Facilitated rental of edit rooms, Avids and ISIS from Postworks. • Budgeted out hourly costs for sound editing, mix, and color. Placed holds on colorist, music editor, sounds editors, and mixer at outside vendors. • Approved and line-item coded all post related costs incurred. • Made in progress cuts available to director and producers for notes. • Supervised and outsourced finishing and audio for film’s teaser and trailer. • Compiled deliverables for film’s distributer.

• Oversaw delivery of shots to clients for Technicolor-owned VFX shop. • Interacted with film/tv studios about budgets and shot status. • Worked with Mr. X Toronto to identify labor openings for each department. • Tasked work to artists via Shotgun database. Review shots with supervisors. • Bid new work with comp sup, CG sup and executive producer.

produced vfx for 11 episode series

Hire editors and assistants. Network point of contact for all matters relating to post. Create post calendar. Supervise sound mix and color correction. Coordinate getting media from field to post on a daily basis. Post all cuts and dailies for viewing.

Supervise Post for TLC show. Mange editor's schedules so that shows get extra attention prior to RC and FC postings. Oversee on-line, color, and mix sessions. Submit all deliverables. Communicate with network about all deliveries. Coordinate creation and delivery of show graphics with outside vendor.

Supervised Post Production for live and live to tape late-night comedy show on MTV.

Comedy-Reality show about retirement home in Florida.

Paranormal and supernatural ghost investigations program on Travel.

Show about extreme houseboats

Show about cats and a guy who travels across the country making up songs about the cats.

Post supervisor for 4 seasons of Dogs 101

Same as Dogs 101, except with cats.

Much like Dogs 101 and Cats 101 except this show highlights other pets such as birds, sloths, guinea pigs, insects, ferrets, and the like.

Hosted construction and engineering program.

Guy slices things open to find out how they work. Many people laugh at his efforts.

Guy teaches dogs how to do overly complicated tricks or tasks. Often fails.

-Oversaw artists on 130 VFX shots for horror film. -Received from client and distributed to artists all 2K scans and elements. -Coordinated delivery of Quicktimes and image sequences to editorial. -Tracked and maintained shot status in database. -Maintained computer network/server -Assisted producer and VFX supervisor with estimates

• Oversaw workflow of 40 person teams to meet deadlines. • Organized daily routines for department Supervisors and Directors. • Relayed comments from client to artists. • Increased render priorities for artists as needed. • Worked with production team and supervisors to assign goal dates for shots. • Updated status of shots in shared database.

•Responsible for Animation, Rigging, Modeling, Texturing departments. •Organized “walk-thrus” for supervisors to check artists’ progress. •Presented shots in dailies. •Took copious notes from VFX Sup and clients for artists. •Prioritized shot selection, task completion, and labor allocation for artists. •Presented status updates for shots and departments in weekly meetings.