Michael is a short filmmaker known for "Death Knocked 3 Times," a black and white horror, heist, revenge, murder, mystery movie he wrote, produced, directed and edited that features stop motion animation.

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“Innocence Lost” is short crime, drama, payback, mystery he just finished that he also wrote, produced, directed and edited.

 

Michael worked for Penny Marshall and Parkway Productions in story, script and project development.

 

As well he has been retained to consult and strengthen scripts that encompassed analysis, character development, dialog, story arc, editing, rewriting and generating original material.

 

Michael’s limited edition, animated graphic novel Once Upon A Time in San Francisco – The Black Hatchet (a compendium of the three comics) sold out at comic-cons and on Amazon.

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At AAU, his MFA thesis project -- a screenplay and comic book film prevision materials -- were featured two years in a row for outstanding achievement in the Spring Exhibitions.

 

Several years later he returned to AAU and taught graduate and undergraduate students in the art of building compelling Hollywood stories and screenplays.

 

Furthermore, Michael has a BS, Journalism (Cal Poly, SLO – Advertising and PR), BA, Cinema (SFSU – Screenwriting) and MFA, Motion Pictures and Television (AAU, SF – Producing and Directing).

 

He also created a very lucrative AR consulting and apparel business that produced campaigns including 2D/3D films for Fortune 25 companies.

 

Additionally, Michael built a very profitable boutique ad agency, PR and design firm that included art direction, copy writing, illustration, graphic design, script writing, plus he produced, directing and editing over 80 print, TV, AR, digital and radio commercials and campaigns.