Paul Hollingsworth

Los Angeles, CA

http://staffmeup.com/profile/paulhollingsworth

Summary

Highly collaborative and inventive creative professional with over 15 years of production experience for film, television, and viral videos. Exceptional understanding of the production pipeline, leading to clear communications with cross-functional teams.

Credits

2/20 – 5/20

Director – Batman: Choose Your Mission

Digital — Film (Feature-length) — Digital Wizards Studios

2/20 – 5/20

1/20 – 5/20

Director – Batman Choose your Mission (Season 1)

YouTube — Digital — Digital Wizards Studios LLC Details

1/20 – 5/20

Line Producer | Director | Editor | Writer 2008 – Present Digital Wizards Studios, Los Angeles, CA Established and manages a full-service production company specializing in stop-motion animation from concept to final delivery. Housed in a 2,000 sf fully dedicated and equipped production studio, consisting of three stages and four editing suites. Manages a team of 12 – 60 direct report artists, from story to production dept, animators to editors, consistently delivering projects on-time and on-budget. Digital Wizards YouTube channel carries over 82,000 subscribers, with videos regularly receiving 40K to 24M views each. • Develops comprehensive production workflows from concept through completion, with clear timelines, project deliverables, and staffing requirements. • Generates and manages budgets for multiple, simultaneous projects at various stages of production. • Directs stop-motion animation projects end-to-end, including storyboarding, animatics, production design, filming, programming motion control, music composition, and post-production. • Directs all manner of live-action and voice talent to capture their best performances, including working with child actors of all ages. • Fosters collaborative relationships with directors, producers, and casting and talent agents. • Recruits, trains, and mentors the studio’s creative team for art, production, animation, VFX, and post-production. • Manages vendors and outside contractors, illustrators, and editors to guarantee quality, on-time delivery of creative works. • Holds COVID-19 Safety Compliance Certificate, guaranteeing that all sets are clean and safe. Key Projects and Achievements: o 2020: Produced and directed 5 sizzle reels for the Batman Spin Master toys in just 12 days, utilizing 3 studios, voice actors, and hand models in a COVID compliant setting. o 2019: Produced and directed 1-hour of stop-motion animation in just 7 weeks for Warner Brothers, DC, and Spin Master’s Batman toy line; developed sets, lighting, directed VOs, and voiced The Joker. o Consistently hired by Spin Master to create promotional videos for Paw Patrol and other lines. o 2019 Created live-action commercials for Disney/Pixar’s “Toy Story 4.” o 2018 Collaborated with Google to innovate stereoscopic stop-motion animation for their VR180 3D platform. o Produced multiple viral stop-motion animated short videos featuring such toy lines as LEGO Ghostbusters, LEGO Jurassic Park, Marvel VS DC, Avengers, LEGO Superman, Monster Fighters, LEGO Pirates, Star Wars, Walking Dead, Lord of the Rings, and Cowboys and Aliens. o 2015: Featured on Good Morning America, the Today Show and the New York Times follow the viral success of LEGO Jurassic Park (5.7M views) and LEGO Ghostbusters (24M views).