CG PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT : REFERENCES
BRIDGITTE KRUPKE - VFX Producer (Prime Focus VFX - LA) Reference for FEATURE FILM VFX COORDINATOR Prime Focus VFX Vancouver: April ­ Sept 2009 bcnk@mac.com - bridgitte.krupke@primefocusworld.com
BRIANA AEBY - VFX Coordinator (Prime Focus VFX - LA) Reference for FEATURE FILM VFX COORDINATOR Prime Focus VFX Vancouver: April ­ Sept 2009 baebyj@gmail.com - briana.aeby@primefocusworld.com - Reference: "I worked alongside Tony as a production coordinator @ Prime Focus VFX for a majority of 2009. We coordinated interoffice personnel and file transfers between Los Angeles & Vancouver. Tony managed schedules, arranged conference calls, and did whatever was needed whenever it was needed. He is diligent, dedicated, and eager to jump at the drop of a hat. I am very grateful he was there for the artists in Vancouver."
BRIAN HOWALD - Composite Supervisor (Prime Focus VFX - Vancouver) Reference for FEATURE FILM VFX COORDINATOR Prime Focus Vancouver: June - Sept 2009 howie35@gmail.com - brian.howald@primefocusworld.com
MIKE SHAND - VFX Supervisor (Prime Focus VFX - Vancouver / Winnipeg) Reference for FEATURE FILM VFX COORDINATOR Prime Focus VFX Vancouver: July - Sept 2009 mike.shand@primefocusworld.com
LYNDON BARROIS - Animation Director (Prime Focus VFX - Vancouver / LA) Reference for FEATURE FILM VFX COORDINATOR Prime Focus VFX Vancouver: July ­ August 2009 lyndonbarrois@aol.com - lyndon.barrois@primefocusworld.com - Reference: "As a production coordinator, Tony Power possesses the thorough attention to pipeline and procedural details one needs to effectively hold the position. He also exhibits the right patience and demeanor, which are also crucial traits for the job. And T is always there for a good laugh when the going gets tough."
STEVE MELCHIORRE - CG Producer (Bardel) / Production Manager (Blue Castle Games - Vancouver) Reference for CG ANIMATION PROJECT MANAGER / LINE PRODUCER Bardel Entertainment Inc: 2004 - July 2008 magpieinc@telus.net - smelchiorre@bluecastlegames.com - Reference: "I worked with ToNy on Viva Pinata day in and day out for over 2 and 1/2 years. Together we produced over 1100 minutes of quality Animation! All Cost Reports and official communication went thru ToNy. He was (and still is) the "voice of Pinata". Although I was ultimately responsible for the budget and schedule, ToNy shouldered that load with me and took on the same level of responsibility. Moreover ToNY actually cared about the artists, the process and what the show looked like at the end of the day. I cannot recommend ToNy enough to a future employer. My only hope is that I can get a show on the rails fast enough before he is lost to a competitor!"
ROSE-ANN TISSERAND - Senior CG Production Administration Reference for CG ANIMATION PROJECT MANAGER / LINE PRODUCER Bardel Entertainment Inc: 2006 - July 2008 roseannt@shaw.ca
LLOYD GOLDFINE - Supervising Producer (4Kids Entertainment - NYC) Reference for CG ANIMATION PROJECT MANAGER / LINE PRODUCER Bardel Entertainment Inc: 2006 - July 2008 bigdummy@optonline.net - Reference: "Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity. For the two-plus years of relentless work on "Viva Pinata", Tony was professional, obsessively organized, creative, and an extreme pleasure to work with. You cannot go wrong adding Tony to your team!"
LEMON KRASNY - Associate Producer / Coordinating Producer (4Kids Entertainment) Reference for CG ANIMATION PROJECT MANAGER / LINE PRODUCER Bardel Entertainment Inc: 2006 - July 2008 lemon_krasny@hotmail.com - Reference: "ToNy was simply lovely to work with. Having to rely on his phone calls/emails from the animation studio in Vancouver for updates of all shapes and sizes during our 2 intense seasons of "Viva Pinata", ToNy never let me down. His problem solving skills, technical knowledge and wacky sense of humor were/ are true assets that make him so good at what he does. Any studio would be lucky to have him!"
KEITH INGHAM - Senior Director / Professor- Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta. Reference for 2D ANIMATION STUDIO COORDINATOR Walt Disney Television Animation Canada Vancouver: 1996 - 2000 Reference for CG ANIMATION LINE PRODUCER Bardel Entertainment Inc: 2006 - July 2008 kingham@hotmail.com - kingham@scad.edu
ROULA LAINAS - VFX Producer (Artifex Studios) Reference for VFX / CG ANIMATION COORDINATOR Lost Boys Studios: 2002 2004 Reference for VFX ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Artifex Studios: October 2008 - March 2009 roula1@shaw.ca - roula@artifexstudios.com - Reference: "Tony is a self starter with a fantastic work ethic. He is extremely organized and learns quickly and always gets the job done." - Reference: "I had the pleasure of working with Tony while at Lost Boys STudios for a few years. More recently he took over duties at Artifex Studios for several months while I took maternity leave. Tony Power is a competent and gracious person who appreciates team environments."
GILLIAN BENARD - Owner / Administration Lost Boys Learning/Studios/ Entertainment Reference for VFX / CG ANIMATION COORDINATOR Lost Boys Studios: 2002 - 2004 Reference for 2D ANIMATION STUDIO COORDINATOR Walt Disney Animation Canada Vancouver: 1996 - 2000 gillian@lostboys-learning.com - Reference: "After working with Tony at Walt Disney Animation Canada, we knew he was the right person for the job at Lost Boys Studios. As well as characteristics such as punctuality, attention to detail, team spirit and friendliness, Tony brings his own special spark of creativity and a wonderful blend of maturity and fascination to the VFX and animation industry. We would never hesitate to recommend Tony for a production or administration position where understanding of creativity and creative people is key."
ZEKE NORTON - CG Director (Bardel) / Previs Supervisor (Image Engine) Reference for CG ANIMATION PROJECT MANAGER / LINE PRODUCER Bardel Entertainment Inc: 2006 - July 2008 http://zekenorton.com/ - zeke@wakingdream.ca - Reference: "Five lines of production, delivering a full 10-minute episode every week for two years straight, juggling schedules and personnel for the massive production that was 104 episodes of Viva Pinata, boosting the moral of hundreds of over-worked artists for years, and not once did I see a single bead of sweat glistening on Tony's shiny scalp. Surely he has a secret underground lab at home in which he creates clones of himself to make it appear that he can do the job of 10 Producers at once. How else to explain Tony's calm, jovial demeanor and the fact that vanquishing the multi-headed Pinata production beast hasn't reduced him to a drooling mad-man, locked away in a rubber room somewhere. Suffice to say that Tony doesn't just manage projects, he grabs them in his teeth, shakes them into submission and lays them at your feet."
CRAIG ROBERTS - CG Director / Animation Supervisor (Studio B Productions) Reference for CG ANIMATION PROJECT MANAGER Bardel Entertainment Inc: 2006 - July 2008 http://www.craigroberts.yolasite.com/ craig.r.d.roberts@gmail.com - croberts@studiobproductions.com - Reference: "T-O-N-Y.....Why? Because Tony is one organized, dedicated, professional individual. Tony is a dependable, stand up guy. Always very personable, Tony kept the machine that was the CG TV series "VIVA PINATA" on schedule and running smoothly. I had the pleasure of working with Tony on both "VIVA PINATA" and the Sony Feature Film "ADAM SANDLER'S EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS" where I was an In House Animation Director and enjoyed his attitude toward production; not only for meeting schedule milestones and deadlines, but also for his respect for the craft and artistry that goes into animation. Here's hoping we get to work together again!"
MICHAEL DOWDING - CG Director/Editor Reference for CG ANIMATION PROJECT MANAGER / LINE PRODUCER Bardel Entertainment Inc: 2006 - July 2008 http://michaeldowding.blogspot.com/ - Reference: "What more can be said about the Power of Tony? Seriously, is he going the record number of recommendations on Linked In? If you don't have time to read the novels of his virtue that follow, just know this: dude is beyond solid. He is incapable of letting you down." mdowding@telus.net
DANIEL DESARRANO - CG Director Reference for CG ANIMATION PROJECT MANAGER / LINE PRODUCER Bardel Entertainment Inc: 2006 - July 2008 kicknabout@hotmail.com
Viva Pinata CG TV Series Crew - Reference Quotes