Michael Berardini

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About Michael Berardini

Hey I'm an Animator and Director with 10+ years of experience in the feature film and tv industry. Got my start at Blue Sky Studios where I animated on a ton of fun movies with great friends. Had a wide range of opportunities to flex my creative muscles in a number of ways. In Pre-production, I helped establish show styles, assisted in rig assessments and storyboarded sequences. Within production, I was trusted to pre-viz a number of complex sequences, choreograph fight scenes and lead a number of unique characters. Was also fortunate enough to pitch/develop and co-direct the Disney+ series Scrat Tales. After Blue Sky shut down, I made the jump to TV at Warner Bros. Animation where I worked on Batwheels. On season 1, I pulled double duty as the Animation Supervisor and Director of the shorts series Meet the Batwheels. I established the show style in pre-production through anim tests, developed expression sheets, and style guides for 2 international vendor studios. Oversaw animation on 40 episodes while bringing 25 shorts from script to life. On season 2, I was promoted to Supervising Director. I worked closely with the Executive Producers to develop and oversee the entire season (40 eps). I would launch scripts and work closely with a great team of story artists to bring them to life, pre-design assets, approve final designs, work with editorial to tighten episodes and work with production to stay within parameters for a healthy working relationship with vendor studios. I missed animating, so I spent a really fun year at Dreamworks where I worked on Trolls Band Together and Kung Fu Panda 4. Making cool animated stuff is my passion! You can find more of my weird stuff on my Vimeo and Instagram: vimeo.com/mberardini instagram.com/mbirdini