ABOUT
A veteran of thirty-five years with over sixty-five films and a dozen television shows to his credit in both Los Angeles and currently in Vancouver, Gary has covered many roles as a creative.
The last ten years, Gary has worked as a lead sculptor for major motion pictures and television series. Some of his collective experience includes budgeting, scheduling, running crews of up to forty-five, as well as a vast knowledge of fabrication and problem-solving for complicated set builds.
Gary has also produced and directed video sequences for Sony PlayStation, operated and run his own Visual FX model shops, art directed Canada’s first stop-motion animated feature film, assisted art departments in previsualization, and sold a feature film script.
With the tight deadlines and high-pressure situations prevalent in the film industry, Gary prides himself on efficiency and completion and is familiar and comfortable with all aspects of filmmaking, from preproduction to on-set and post. He has had the good fortune of collaborating with a comprehensive list of professionals, including Oscar, Emmy, and ADG award nominees and winners.
On a personal level, he has experienced the ever-changing evolution of filmmaking and its paradigm shift and looks forward to producing his own film projects.
PRODUCTION and WRITING RÉSUMÉ
Screenwriting:
Personal spec scripts
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Till Death Do Us Part - Completed Script, 2020
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Where Evil Grows - Completed Script, 2020
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Cleanse - Completed script, 2019
Work for hire
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The Other Side - Rewrites for Bowes Productions
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Cheddar Island - Sold to Perfect Circle Productions, 2010
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Rocky Point - in consideration for CFC funding with Dir. Max Perrier
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Tape 22 - First Draft Completed
Feature-length scripts: completed
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Dr. Heckle & MR. Jive, Lionel's Mask, The Hundred-Year Storm, Fight of Your Life, The B-Team, Deadbeat
22-minute animation TV samples
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"Invader Zim: Wretched Irkin spawn, Girl Guides of Doom" - spec sample
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"Kangaroo Court: Cheetahs never prosper," "Couple of Fungis" - Original concept
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"Jibber Jabber: Raiders of the lost heart" - Writing sample for Dir. David Bowes
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"Phish & Chomps" - x3 Animated scripts plus development
Short scripts
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"A Rebel Among Us," "Pest Control," "Song & Dance"
Film production credits
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Production Manager: Gabe Sachs pilot “Damian Cromwell’s Postcards from America” in Los Angeles
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Producer and Director: Sony Playstation flagship game titled "Warhawks," for Sony Imagesoft in Los Angeles
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Director/Writer: Short films/student, Columbia College, Hollywood, “The Hunted," "Sketchbook," "Bad Day”
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Assistant Director: Producer Ace Cruze, “Mercy Kill,” pilot in Los Angeles
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Art Director: Edison & Leo (feature film animation)
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Kia commercial, PM Corey Konger
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Assistant Art Director: For Art Director Mark Richardson on several PM Ent films, 1991-93
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Special Fx model shop lead: Several LA-based FX houses from 1993-2001
IMDb filmography link: Gary Young III
Click the above link for credits.
Key Work Achievements from 1988-Current
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Responsible for art department, on-set preparations for shooting through Art directors
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Visual Effects Artist for various shops in Los Angeles
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Model shop Lead on several projects running model building crews
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Visual Effects Supervisor on independent films
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Owner/Operator of Pinnacle Filmworks and Glacier Entertainment as a visual effects contractor
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Produced and directed video sequence for Sony Imagesoft/Playstation
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Prototypes fabricated for Mattel toys
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Key prop builder on feature films and TV
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Key set sculptor on feature films
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Art Director on an animated feature film
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Head sculptor on Smallville for 2 years
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Lead Sculptor on TV series and Feature films
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Over 200 film, television, commercial, and industrial projects
Education and training
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Reynolds Senior Secondary (Victoria, BC), 1981-1985
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Camosun College (Victoria, BC), 1985-1987, Associate of arts degree in visual arts
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Columbia College (Los Angeles), 1988
Technical skills
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Various skills in the field of film and television, ranging from art department, on-set work, and development.
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Overall project and crew organizing and scheduling, project budgeting, and daily operations of demanding deadlines in fast-paced environments.
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Skilled at fabrication, I’m well versed in following blueprints to the final product, including producing prototypes, mold making, and casting.
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Vast knowledge of fabricating materials
Strengths
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Organizing, leadership, execution, efficiency, reliability
Affiliations
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Member of IATSE local 891, 2003 to current
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Various Vancouver and Los Angeles-based film studios and shops from 1988 to current.
Companies Worked For
Los Angeles from 1988-2001:
John Merritt Prods., Brick Price WonderWorks, Stargate films, David B Sharp Prods., Paul Boyington Films, Livingston Miniature Designs, Glen Wexler Studios, Saban Ent., Mooneyham & Assoc., Cinema Prod. Services, Scenery West, Mattel Toys, Lowtech, Inc., Optic Nerve, Full Moon Prods., Don Pennington, Inc., Nu Image Films, Alive Ent., PM Ent., Rick Carrigan FX, Flash Filmworks, EGM Films, King Wilder Prods., Foundation Imaging, Hess/Kallberg and Assoc., Apogee, Inc., Introvision Int., Troma, Inc., Image FX, Global FX, SOTA FX, Sony Imagesoft, Starforce Prods., Precision FX, Gabe Sachs Prods., HBO Prods., American Motion Pict. Corp., Concorde/New Horizon
Vancouver from 2001 to current:
IATSE 891, Bowes Productions, Perfect Circle Prods., Iguana designs, Clinton Hussey Photography, Big Buzz Design, Aaron Jordan creations, Integral Artists
Studios worked for:
Apple TV, Amazon Studios, Paramount, Disney, Sony, 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000, Warner Bros., CW Network, Universal, Columbia, New Line Cinema, Netflix Studios, NBC Studios, ABC Studios