Mike Luzzi

Current

• Freelance Animator at Hornet Inc.

Past

• Animation Director at Worldwide Biggies
• Freelance Character Designer at Word World
• Freelance Animator at Nola Pictures

• Animation Director at Curious Pictures
• Animation Director at Nickelodeon Animation Studios
• Animator at Nickelodeon Animation Studios
• Supervising Animator at Nickelodeon Animation Studios
• Freelance Animator at MTV Networks
• Designer at Nickelodeon Animation Studios
• Animator at Nickelodeon Animation Studios
• Supervising Animator at School of Visual Arts
• Animation Instrustor at Hofstra University

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Education

• School of Visual Arts

Connections

92 connections

Industry

Animation

Websites

• My Blog
• Work Samples

Mike Luzzi’s Summary

I am a character animator/ director/ designer. My goals are to continue to broaden my experience, try new techniques, come up with ways to create unique looks for animation, especially pertaining to character animation. I would also like to do more illustration and design.

Mike Luzzi’s Specialties:

Character Animation, Creating work pipelines

Mike Luzzi’s Experience

• Freelance Animator

  Hornet Inc.

  (Privately Held; Animation industry)

  November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  Goldfish, British Gas, Ronald McDonald House, Starbucks

• Animation Director

  Worldwide Biggies

  (Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

  February 2008 — November 2008 (10 months)

  On the Bubble for Pepsi

• Freelance Character Designer

  Word World

  (Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

  February 2008 — February 2008 (1 month)

  Concept art for pitch book

• Freelance Animator

  Nola Pictures

  (Animation industry)

  2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

• Animation Director

  Curious Pictures

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)

  2004 — 2008 (4 years )

  Disney's Little Einsteins for Playhouse Disney

• Animation Director

  Nickelodeon Animation Studios

  (Public Company; Animation industry)

  January 2006 — April 2006 (4 months)

  Lolly and the Pipsqueaks pilot for Nick Jr.

• Animator

  Nickelodeon Animation Studios

  (Public Company; Animation industry)

  January 2004 — April 2004 (4 months)

  This Just In for Spike TV

• Supervising Animator

  Nickelodeon Animation Studios

  (Public Company; Animation industry)

  November 2003 — January 2004 (3 months)

  Zwoosh Kids pilot for Nick Jr.

• Freelance Animator

  MTV Networks

  (Public Company; VIA; Entertainment industry)

  March 2003 — April 2003 (2 months)

  Moose and Zee interstitials

• Designer

  Nickelodeon Animation Studios

  (Public Company; Animation industry)

  October 2002 — March 2003 (6 months)

  Gary the Rat for Spike TV

• Animator

  Nickelodeon Animation Studios

  (Public Company; Animation industry)

  June 2000 — January 2002 (1 year 8 months)

  Little Bill for Nick Jr.

• Supervising Animator

  School of Visual Arts

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  May 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 8 months)

  Pibi and Friends, interactive study on Autism for Yale University

• Animation Instrustor

  Hofstra University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  October 1997 — September 1999 (2 years )

  Taught classes in computer animation to high school students

Mike Luzzi’s Education

• School of Visual Arts

  BFA , Film - Animation , 1996 — 2000

Additional Information

Mike Luzzi’s Websites:

• My Blog
• Work Samples

Mike Luzzi’s Interests:

Character animation, figuring out new techniques to create unique looks, drawn, multi-media, stop motion, 3-D

Mike Luzzi’s Groups:

•    Animation, Media & Entertainment
•    Flash Animation Professionals Network
•    'TOONGODS
•    Animation and Film Jobs
•    SVA Career Development

Mike Luzzi’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch