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MIKE ARANSKY 47 Peters Circle Southington,CT 06489 (860) 538-2899 E-mail: halemanor@yahoo.com Work Experience: 12/06-present Black20 Productions-Long Island City, NY: Director of Production Reference: J. Crowley 718-484-4131 Directed, produced and edited with Final Cut Pro over a hundred black20.com’s major pieces including all sixty-two episodes of the hit Emmy and You tube nominated HD web-series Net_work. Working with clients such as IGN and Cracked.com. Heavy use of Photoshop and After Effects. 08/05 – 03/07 NBC/ Universal Digital Studios-30 Rockefeller, NY: Producer/ Editor Reference: Jordan Hoffner 212-664-4444 Directed, produced and edited several productions ranging from suspense, comedy, lifestyle, etc. for NBC’s online broadband programming. Including such clients as MSN and Cingular wireless. Also directed and edited a highly successful viral piece titled The Easter Bunny Hates You which has now garnered over seven million unique views worldwide and appeared on The Tonight Show. The piece also received a Emmy and Webby nomination. 1/03 – 03/05 The House of Games – Plantsville, Ct: Co-owner Computer / console LAN gaming center. Handled the networking, marketing, construction, management and was the creative designer for the store. 12/00 – 09/03 ESPN - Bristol, CT: Editor Reference: Leo Fournier 860-585-7829 Full-time Editor for Sportscenter and other ESPN programming. Edited promotional teasers and various segments for Monday night football using high-end Sony beta-cam equipment. Received an award in 2001from ESPN for third best opening of the year. 01/99 – 06/05 Hale Manor Productions – Southington, CT: Director/ Editor Reference: Thomas Edward Seymour 860-930-9296 Production Company that creates wedding videos, movies and commercials. Heavy usage of all Adobe products and Final Cut Pro. 04/00 – 12/00 WFSB 3 (CBS Affiliate) - Hartford, CT: Editor/ Photographer Reference: Phil Guerette 860-728-3333 Edited and shot several segments for evening news. Production Credits: 03/09 LOVEZONE: IGN original; Director/Editor 11/08 Middle Show 22min Television pilot: Director/Editor 06/08 Citizens of Grand Theft Auto: IGN original; Director/Producer/Editor 02/07 Net_work: Web-series; Director/Editor -2008 Youtube best webseries nomination -2007 Broadband Emmy Nomination 04/06 The Easter Bunny Hates You: Viral video; Directed/ Producer/ Editor. -2006 Webby Award Nomination -2006 Broadband Emmy Nomination 10/05 A Big Life with Sissy Biggers: MSN Original; Director/Editor 07/03 Land of College Prophets: Feature Film; Director/ Producer/ Editor -2006 Best fantasy film of the year: eoftv.com -2005 Best Picture/Director/Cinematography: B-Movie film festival NY -2005 Best Ensemble: Bare Bones Film Festival Oklahoma -2005 Best Picture: N.H. Underground film festival 06/04 A New Wave: Feature Film; Creative Consultant/Technical Advisor 08/04 Everything Moves Alone: Feature Film; Director/ Producer/ Editor -2001 Filmmaker of the year: Bare Bones Film Festival Oklahoma -2001 Top ten films of the year: Film Threat Accolades 05/03 Encyclopedia of Underground Films: A chapter titled The Hale Manor Method chapter written in the worldwide published novel. 06/02 Third best opening of the year (editing): ESPN; Bristol, Ct: Education: 9/95-5/97 Middlesex College; Middletown, Ct -Associate’s Degree: Broadcast Communications with a concentration in Film; Student Assistant to Department Head; Dean’s List. 6/95 – 8/95 Film and Video Workshops; Camden, ME –Summer Film School instructor: Steve Ross (Wesleyan University; Middletown, CT). AVID training. mailto:halemanor@yahoo.comshapeimage_3_link_0