Michael Szczurko

•   Secured clients from major production companies and networks for VFX work, ensuring a steady stream of high-profile projects.  

•   Developed an AI program for beauty work and dubbing, enhancing production capabilities and efficiency.  

•   Managed staff hiring and needs, maintaining a well-coordinated team and ensuring project milestones were met on time and within budget. Oversaw all aspects of the VFX process from bidding through final delivery.

• Oversaw all post-production for Max, TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network, and TruTV, managing over 75 concurrent productions, ensuring timely delivery and localization.  

• Led quality assurance checks for video and audio assets, developed solutions for technical concerns, and created digital archiving systems.

• Devised and vetted post-production budgets and schedules, collaborated on script breakdowns, vendor bids, and cost report tracking, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery. Devised solutions for technical concerns, needs, budgets, and processes to meet deadlines and budgets without compromising the quality of the project.

• Managed all VFX scheduling and budgeting for Doom Patrol, Supergirl, and Black Lightning, ensuring projects were completed on time and within budget.  

• Created Final and Temp VFX using After Effects, Photoshop, Blender, and Cinema 4D, enhancing production quality and meeting client expectations.  

• Led a team of editors and VFX artists, optimizing workflows to achieve the director's vision, and maintained project costs through careful budgeting and monitoring. 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

• Secured clients from major production companies and networks for VFX work, ensuring a steady stream of high-profile projects and increasing client base by 30%  

• Managed staff hiring and needs, maintaining a well-coordinated team and ensuring project milestones were met on time and within budget, reducing project delays 

• Established workflows for submission and tracking work and tasks for artists, improving efficiency and reducing turnaround time.

• Delivered a UHD-HDR feature from post through delivery to Disney+ on budget with large-scale VFX, enhancing production quality and meeting client expectations.  

• Managed ADR, Online, Mix, and VFX scheduling and budgets with clients and vendors, ensuring timely and efficient project completion.  

• Developed innovative approaches with effective resource allocation and strategic planning, improving efficiency and productivity. Accomplished multiple tasks within established time frames.

• 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, and 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.

• 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 ​