Michael Szczurko

• Secured clients from major production companies and networks for VFX work.
• Worked with team to develop AI program for beauty work and replacing mouths for dubbing.
• Managed staff hiring and needs.
• Negotiated deals and bids for projects.
• Oversaw all aspects of the VFX process from bidding through final delivery.
• Created and maintained a budget for all aspects of the company.
• Ensured on-time and on-budget delivery of VFX to clients.
• Troubleshot and quickly resolved technical issues to maintain production quality.
• Arranged timelines and communicated openly with staff to achieve production milestones.

• Oversee all of post-production for TNT, TBS, TruTV, and HBOMax

• Handled more than 75 concurrent productions through delivery and localization.

• Managed live-action, animation, short and long-form productions throughout the flywheel

• Led final quality assurance checks of video and audio assets.

• Devised solutions for technical concerns, needs, budgets, and processes to meet deadlines and budgets without compromising the quality of the project.

• Ensure delivery to both linear and streaming services on Scripted, Unscripted, and Animation projects

• Creation and vetting of post-production budgets & schedules for all projects Collaborate with the shows for scheduling, vendors, and staffing

• Script breakdown, Obtaining Vendor bids, PO and Cost Report Tracking

• Developed a digital archiving system to reduce the search time of media content.

• Remained composed and highly professional in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment, effectively handling challenging situations and multiple concurrent projects to achieve objectives.

• Managed multiple concurrent budgets to provide quality on or under budget.

• Created and managed post schedule to best achieve VFX requirements for each episode.

• Presented production ideas and determined creative scenarios for production and delivery.

• Maintained project costs through careful budgeting and monitoring of VFX expenditures and multiple concurrent vendors

• Managed staff of multiple Editors, VFX artists to create and optimize VFX to achieve the best vision of the director on screen.

• Created Final and Temp VFX using After Effects, Photoshop, Blender and Cinema 4D   

• Managed a staff of Editors, Assistant Editors and VFX artists to temp and facilitate the final delivery of VFX for air.

• Created Final VFX

• Oversaw all post production / Supervised Mix, Online, Color and editorial reviews

• Managed schedules / cost reports

• On Set VFX Supervision

• Multicam Sitcom

• Head of Post Production / Managed a staff of Editors, Assistant Editors and Coordinators

• Managed budget and schedules

• Ensured prompt and accurate delivery 

• Supervised finishing / Color Correct / VFX / Mix

• Maintained project costs through careful budgeting and monitoring of expenditures.

• Established workflows for submission and tracking work and tasks for artists domestic and international

• Secured clients from major production companies and networks for VFX work

• Oversaw all aspects of the VFX process from bidding through final delivery

• Managed staff hiring and needs 

• Ensured on-time and on-budget delivery of VFX to clients

• Head of Post Production for Secret Society of Second Born Royals - Disney+ Movie.

• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.

• Delivered a UHD-HDR feature from post through delivery to Disney+ on budget with large-scale VFX.

• Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.

• Managed sessions and scheduling with clients and vendors

• Accomplished multiple tasks within established time frames.

• Focused teams on developing innovative and cutting-edge approaches with effective resource allocation and strategic planning.

• Managed all of the VFX scheduling and budgeting

• Presented production ideas and determined creative scenarios for production and delivery.

• Maintained project costs through careful budgeting and monitoring of VFX expenditures and multiple concurrent vendors

• Managed staff of multiple Editors, VFX artists to create and optimize VFX to achieve the best vision of the director on screen.

• Created and managed post schedule to best achieve VFX requirements for each episode.

• Managed a staff of Editors, Assistant Editors and VFX artists to temp and facilitate the final delivery of VFX for air.

• Created Final and Temp VFX using After Effects, Photoshop, Blender and Cinema 4D.

• Worked with vendors to insure the best possible VFX

• Worked with the editorial department to edit sequences to achieve the best result creatively and stay on budget.

• Multiple Emmy Winner - Disney Channel Series

• Main Title Design

• Directed Main Title Shoot

• On Set VFX Supervision

• Head of Post Production / Managed a staff of Editors, Assistant Editors and VFX artists to temp and facilitate the final delivery of VFX for air.

• VFX Artist 

  • Blogs​

  • Talking Dog

• Worked with the editorial department to edit sequences to achieve the best result creatively and stay on budget.

• Multiple Emmy Winner - Disney XD Series

• Head of Post Production / Managed a staff of Editors, Assistant Editors and Coordinators

• On Set VFX Supervision

• Edited Operation King Me - multiple short-form webisodes for promos​

  • High Vaultage

  • Cement Pool​

• On Set VFX Supervision

• VFX Artist ​