Movies: Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park, 90s cartoons on WB), M. Night Shyamalan (Signs, The Sixth Sense), Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas), all of Pixar. Music Videos: Michel Gondry (The White Stripes’s "Hardest Button To Button", Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [movie]), Samuel Bayer (Green Day’s American Idiot album’s music videos, Blink-182’s "Stay Together For The Kids", The Cranberries’ "Zombie", Nirvana’s "Smell Like Teen Spirit"), Paul Fedor (Jimmy Eat World’s "The Middle", Adema’s "Giving In", Deftones’ "Minerva", P.O.D.’s "Youth of the Nation", Hoobastank’s "Running Away", 30 Seconds to Mars’ "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" and "Attack"), Joseph Kahn (Blink 182’s "Always", Moby’s "We Are All Made Of Stars", Eminem’s "Without Me"), Spike Jonze (some of the Weezer and Beastie Boys videos, skateboard videos, producer and co-creator of Jackass), and Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (the HP "hands" commercials that had Shawn White, Jay-Z, etc, Smashing Pumpkins’ "1979", Little Miss Sunshine [movie])
Professional Affiliations
Worked on graphics for shows on FOX, CBS, MTV, etc. Member of The International Animated Film Society: ASIFA-Hollywood, and Digital Media Artists / Los Angeles (DMA/LA, formerly MGLA: Motion Graphics Los Angeles)
alex's Interests
General
Architecture, Music Videos, Visual Effects, CGI, Motion Graphics, Rock Music, Alternative Music, Camping, Outdoors, Skateboarding
Music
Arctic Monkeys, 30 Seconds To Mars, MGMT, blink-182, Linkin Park, Weezer, Muse, The Strokes, The Smashing Pumpkins, Yellowcard, Sum 41, Jimmy Eat World, Green Day, The Killers, U2, My Chemical Romance
Movies
Star Wars, Harry Potter, Back To The Future, The Dark Knight, Children of Men, Signs, Jurassic Park, Transformers, The Chronicles of Narnia, National Treasure, Dirty Harry, Donnie Darko, A Clockwork Orange, Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, Rocket Science, Scarface, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Requiem for a Dream, Pirates of the Caribbean, Galaxy Quest, Disturbia, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Monster House, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Lord of the Rings, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Television
Weeds, Two And A Half Men, Malcolm In The Middle, George Lopez, Futurama, Skins, Big Bang Theory, Everybody Loves Raymond, The War At Home, The Osbournes, Home Improvement, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Chuck, That '70s Show, Good Eats, Myth Busters, Dirty Jobs, Man vs Wild, House, Numb3rs, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Fairly OddParents, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, South Park, King of The Hill, Drake & Josh, Ned's Declassified, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, news
Books
Catcher in the Rye, Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder, there is probably more, I need to go to a bookstore soon.
Heroes
God. You. Tony Hawk, Walt Disney, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Art Institute Of California- Los Angeles
Santa Monica, CALIFORNIA
Graduated: 2009
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Media Arts & Animation
Minor: Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
2004 to 2009
San Dimas High
San Dimas, CALIFORNIA
Graduated: 2004
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Film Making & Animation (2 years)
2002 to 2004
Don Bosco Technical Institute
Rosemead, CALIFORNIA
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Major: Manufacturing
Clubs: Cross Country (Summer 2002), Concert/Symphonic Band (Percussion, 2 years), Student Council (I changed the marquee out front)
Design/Architectural Visualization. Turning designs and plans into photorealistic 3D renderings for use in advertising, project visualization, or sales; for web and in print.
alex's Companies
Hollywood, California US Broadcast Design and Motion Graphics
August 2007 - March 2008
Red Giant Productions Santa Monica, California US Visual Effects, 3D Modeling "Mad Labs" Production
I'm Alex and I work in Hollywood doing graphics and effects for networks such as MTV, FOX, Spike, FEARnet, etc. The company I work at have done graphics for many of the MTV Video Music Awards and a lot of other award shows. We also do graphics for shows like Back to You, How I Met Your Mother, and Viva la Bam
I'm 5'11", with dark brown hair, green eyes, and 140lbs.
I love mornings but never awake for them. I love working out but I'm too lazy to go to the gym. My goal in life is just to be happy... or is it to succeed? Oh well, success will bring me happiness :-D.
I am attending The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles (in Santa Monica) focusing on visual effects and motion graphics (even though I am majoring in Media Arts & Animation).
I am from La Puente, CA but moved into an apartment in West LA near Santa Monica a couple of miles from my college (before that I was near Inglewood, lol was that rough). I go back home to La Puente on many weekends, and every break from school.
I USED TO drive a 2000 Jetta, and it WAS perfect for driving around West LA busy traffic. But, now I am public transit all the way. It is ok, I am a big supporter LA county Metro (I love the light rails and the subway)
I got interested in animation from taking it in my 2 years at San Dimas High School (so you don't have to ask, yeah, the one from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure), and before that I went to Don Bosco Technical Institute doing Manufacturing (basically Metal Shop) my entire sophomore year.
Through most of my high school time I was very interested in architecture and I would make buildings in 3d online virtual reality like Active Worlds. I now am very interested in that still, but also urban planning and would like to one day be on a city planning board/division.
I am very interested in maps and satellite pictures, and am probably going to help out in the department of parks & recreation someday because I really enjoy the parks around the San Gabriel Valley area, and would like to help bring more nature in the area.
I also been doing HTML and that stuff since before I even had internet, and now I am webmaster of a few sites.
Outside of school and work I am a leader and camp/event staff in Boy Scouts, and I also became an Eagle Scout in 2003.
I was born on October 30, 1985, the night before Halloween, otherwise known as Mischief Night (now I know where my bad side comes from.)
I started skateboarding around 96 or 97, and I still cant do any tricks, lol! I now only use it to skate to class or to the bus stop
I dont like coffee, but I love to go to Starbucks and get Vanilla Creme. I think sometime in 2005 I was addicted to Red Bull (college can do that to you.)
I love to drive to Malibu on the PCH and with my windows down, It clears my mind when I'm all stressed out... Until I got a ticket in Santa Monica >_<
It is hard for me to find time to hang out with friends, I am in school every quarter of the year and my longest breaks are only 3 weeks long.
I miss the 90s.
I love music videos so much I want to make them.
If there is a song I don't know, or facts about something I don't know, I always turn to Wikipedia or Google it. So sorry if I seem like a know-it-all.
I don't like anime, but I love old-school 90s cartoons.
I love my HDTV.
I don't play video games much because I suck at most, but I do love GTA-like games, tony hawk games, and SimCity/The Sims.
I love dark and bizzare comedies. I also love to watch dysfunctional families.
I'm politically independent, but more like a moderate republican (yeah, like The Governator :-o)
I'm Catholic, gone to Catholic schools all the way up until my Sophomore year. I believe that everything was created by God, as well as space and the entire Universe. and It does not matter if we have different beliefs, at least all of them has the main goal of making us happy and good.
I don't smoke, and I rarely drink (only on occasions I am with good friends or family)
Oh, and for all you crazy MySpacers: I probably wont attend your show, I probably wont watch your movie (unless you want to give me a credit or it is in a nearby theater), I don't want to join your cult, and I am not interested in your naked pics.
Who I'd like to meet: I would like to get to know a woman is funny, likes to laugh, real and don't look or act "fake", caring, not mean, good citizen and a good soul, and cares about the other person in a relationship. Oh, and I am not that into all that stereotypical dating crap, but no crazy kinkiness please. Oh and last but not least, either a good artist or just full of creativity.
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