Michael Engel: Resume

EDUCATION

• January 1994 UCLA EXTENSIONS
- Los Angeles, California
- Certificate Degree in Film, Television, and Video
- Major: Directing

• June 1992 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Major: Entrepreneurship

EXPERIENCES

• HALL OF PAST LIVES - 2007
- Directed a film that premieres at the 2007 Conscious Life Film Festival

• GETTY VILLA MUSEUM - 2007
- Production Coordinator for the Performance of “Bacchus” by Euripides

• MINERAL ESSENCE – 2007
- Produced and Directed a Direct Response Campaign and DVD for a line of mineral make-up

• “ENTERING OUT” - 2007
- The feature film script, was a winner at the 2006 Great Lakes Screenplay Competition
- Letter of Distribution from Warner Brothers in 2007

• SCRIPTWRITERS NETWORK – 2007 - ONGOING
- President of the 501c Non-Profit Organization of 800 members

• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS - 2005 - 2007
- Script Supervisor for the Academy

• DYSLEXIA THE MOVIE - 2006
- Shot a documentary in the jungles of Costa Rica
- Directed by Harvey Hubbell V – Film Commissioner of Connecticut

• REEL INSPIRATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - 2005
- Directed Short Film “Honking is Bad for the Soul”

• MINERAL ESSENCE INFOMERCIAL – 2005
- Directed 30 minute Infomercial for a new line of healthy cosmetics

• MAFIOSA – 2005
- Script Supervisor for a Showtime pilot produced by Michael Z. Gordon

• PASTEL SOCIETY OF THE WEST COAST INTERNATIONAL OPEN EXHIBIT – 2005
- Featured Painting on the PSWC 2005 Annual Exhibit

• KERRY EDWARDS CAMPAIGN – 2004
- Portrait Painting for the Democratic National Headquarters - Washington D.C.

• XINGU LAND OF NO SHAME - 2001
- Directed and Filmed Documentary about Native Brazilians of the Lower Amazon Region
- Premiered on PBS November 21st, 2002

• LOOP DREAMS – 2000 - WINNER OF 3 EMMYS
- Shot a comic documentary about guerilla filmaking
- Directed by Harvey Hubbell V – Captured Time Productions

• C.A.U.T.I.O.N. – 2000
- Created an expose on the misconduct of the Parking and Violations Bureau of New York City

• MURDER AT CAFE NOIR - 2000
- First Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager on a Feature Film by David Landau

• INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRANTS FOUNDATION - 1999
- Created Promotional Film for a Branch of the United Nations

• INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PROJECTIOLOGY AND CONSCIENTIOLOGY - 1999
- Created 4 part Educational Series Teaching Metaphysics
- Cable broadcast

• SHOPPING VITORIA - 1998
- Edited Three Commercials Shot in New York

• CRATE AMPLIFIER- ST. LOUIS - 1998
- Created and Directed Advertisement Campaign for Crate’s 1998 Product Line

• NY - NEW YORK - 1998
- Created a 30 minute Television News Magazine Series

• BAHIATURSA - BAHIA IS BEAUTIFUL - 1997
- Created a Promotional Film for the Brazilian State of Bahia

• IGUATEMI - 1997
- Directed a 1 Minute Christmas Commercial Shot in Harlem with a Gospel Choir of 30 Singers

• AGUA FENIX - 1995
- Directed 30 Second Commercial of a New Water Bottle Company

• AOS FILHOS DOS HIPPIES - OSWALDO MONTENEGRO- 1995
- Created all Video and Computer Graphics for Major Rock Concert that Toured Brazil Two Years

• TROPICALIENTE - REDE GLOBO – 1994
- Brazilian Television Network Channel 4
- Assistant Director for Brazilian Soap Opera

• ALMOST MONEY MIRACLE - 1994
- Created a Short Film About a Ten Year old Child

• HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD THE HISTORY - 1993
- Assistant Director, and Second Unit Director

• 1-800-COP-FOR-HIRE - 1993
- Created a Documentary Focusing on Extermination of Street Children in Brazil

• SWITZERLAND ZURICH NOVEMBER - 1992
- Created a Documentary About Heroin Abuse in Zurich

SPECIAL SKILLS

• Fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish

• Script Supervision, Camera Operating, Time Lapse Shooting, Lighting, Editing, Final Cut, After Effects, Photoshop, Strata Media Paint, DVD Studio Pro

• Hang Gliding, Scuba Diving, Kite Surfing, Pastel Portraits

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