Mike Milo

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EXPERIENCE

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•Freelance Animation  Director for Nickelodeon/Skechers Ent.- ZEVO-3- current

•Freelance Character design and storyboard revisions for Disney Channel’s PHINEAS & FERB-2010

•Freelance storyboards on Leap Frog’s- MEET THE ALPHABET-2010

•Designer/Director/Producer/animator on Barry Blumberg short- SMOSH-2010

•Designer, Director, Producer, Animator on Sherry Gunther music videos CARAMBA KIDS-2010

•Designer, Director, Producer, Animator  5minute pilot on the GAME SHOW NETWORK’S BIZARRO-2009/10

•short Flash cartoon for New Yorker cartoonist- LIZA DONNELLY-2009

•Flash animator for Fox Inkubator shorts- THE GARCIAS

•3D animation consulting for Murari animation project- THUNDERSTRUCK-2009

•Director for Murari Studios/Comedy Central development project- BFF-2009

•Character design for Fox development project BRICKLEBERRY-2009

•Character design for Fox development project GIRLS & SPORTS-2009

•Director on Cartoon Network’s CHOWDER-2009

•freelance storyboards and revisions on Cartoon Network’s ADVENTURE TIME-2009

•32 pg comic book for PBS’s ZULA PATROL-2009

•Coloring book for the BONY PONY RANCH-2008

•Freelance storyboards on Leap Frog’s- LILLY CAN READ!-2008

•Flash Animator for Leap Frog’s- SING AND READ-2008

•Freelance storyboards for American Greeting’s TWISTED WHISKERS-2007-08

•DIRECTOR OF ANIMATION for GigaPix Studios -2007

•freelance Animation Director for Dic Entertainment’/CBS’s DINO SQUAD -2007

•freelance Animation Director for Cartoon Network’s BEN 10 -2006

•Produced, Created, Storyboarded and Directed pilot cartoon FLAVIO for Frederator/Nickelodeon Studios -2006

•Timing and exposure sheets for Dic Entertainment/CBS’s HORSELAND -2006

• Lead 3D animator on PBS’s series JAY JAY’S MYSTERIES for 3DBob Productions and Porchlight Ent.-2005

•Lead Character Design/Direction on Animal Planet’s JUNGLEPLEX series-2005

• Won an Emmy Award for Storyboarding on Discovery Channel’s TUTENSTEIN

• Sheet-timing on Universal’s CURIOUS GEORGE -2004

•Directed Season 3 of XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN for Kids WB-2004-05

• Director and 3D Consultant on Kickstart Entertainment’s 3D series FREDDIE THE FIRE ENGINE for Hallmark Entertainment – 2003

• Directed XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN for Warner Bros. Animation

• Exposure sheets for Cartoon Network’s MEGAS XLR -2004

• Directed 3 projects for Mike Young Productions, POLLY POCKET Direct to Video film for Mattel, PET ALIEN, a 3D series for Cartoon Network and FUN WITH DICK AND JAMES a Prime-Time animated series pilot for TNN/Spike TV-2003

• Producer/Director on Levy-Mann Entertainment’s ITTY BITTY HEARTBEATS for Toys R Us – 2003

• Illustrated/ Co-created the novel RIBEYE THE BULLBARIAN AND THE JEWEL OF BALONI at a bookstore near you!- 2003

• Lead Animator on the 3D feature THE GODMAN for 3D Bob Productions and Book of Hope International – 2003

• Freelance developing a Direct-to-Video series with Warner Bros. Animation – 2002-2003

• Supervising Director/Producer on ABC/ Dic’s MARY-KATE AND ASHLEY IN ACTION – 2000-2002

• Freelance Storyboards and Sheet Timing for WB’s BABY LOONEY TUNES & SCOOBY DOO -2001

• Creative Producer /Director on GENERATION-O for Kid’s WB and Sunbow Ent – 1999-2000

• Oversaw Kingworld’s 3D 3D RAYMAN proposed TV series. 1999-2000

• Producer/Creator/co-writer/designer on SWAROOP for Warner Bros/CARTOON NETWORK – 1999

• Director on Kid’s WB show DETENTION –1998-99

• Freelance storyboards for PBS/Sony’s DRAGON TALES -1999

• Won an Emmy Award for directing on PINKY AND THE BRAIN -1999

• Nominated for four Emmy Awards for PINKY AND THE BRAIN, and ANIMANIACS -1999

• Freelance Animation and layout for Disney’s WINNIE THE POOH and the FAMILY TREE -1999

• Sold an as of yet unaired show called COOL PATROL to Universal Studios. -1997

• Director for Warner Bros. ANIMANIACS, PINKY AND THE BRAIN, and HISTERIA -1997-1999

• Won two Golden Reel Awards for work on JONNY QUEST -1997

• Supervising Director for Hanna Barbera’s JONNY QUEST –1996-1997

• Producer/ Writer / Director/ Co-creator on BLOOS GANG and IGNORAMOOSES for Hanna -Barbera’s WHAT A CARTOON series – 1995-1996

• Timing and storyboards for Hanna-Barbera’s DUMB AND DUMBER -1995

• Assistant Director for Film Roman’s THE CRITIC -1995

• Layout and design for Disney TV’s SHNOOKUMS AND MEAT, and THE

• LION KING’S TIMON AND PUMBAA -1994

• Character layout and animation for WB’s TAZMANIA, TINYTOONS, ANIMANIACS -1992-1993

• Head Animator for Sierra On-Line Inc. on (Interactive Video Games) -1991

• Assistant Animator for Broadcast Arts, (commercial house) New York -1990

COMIC BOOK EXPERIENCE:

• Story, layout and pencils for D.C.’s LOONY TOONS COMICS

• Story, layout and pencils for D.C.’s TOM AND JERRY COMICS

• Story, layout and pencils for Bongo’s ITCHY AND SCRATCHY COMICS

• pencils for D.C.’s TINY TOON ADVENTURES, Italy’s BUNNY BAND, QUIZ MAGAZINE

SKILLS:

• Producing, Direction, Development, Animation keys, breakdowns, in-betweens and timing

• Advanced Computer literate : Maya, 3D Studio Max, Flash , Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Storyboard Pro, ToonBoom, Sketchbook Pro, Photoshop, Painter, Illustrator and many, many more!

• Web Design and Html

• Storyboarding and writing, slug and sheets

• Comic book pencils, layout and ink

• Character development, design and layout

• Three-dimensional model and character construction, sculpting and toy design