User:Carl Paolino

Carl Paolino is an American filmmaker and author. A native of Queens, New York, film production and especially stop motion animation has always held a special interest for Carl Paolino. While still attending 'School of Visual Arts' in Manhattan, he landed his first professional assignment as the Assistant Animator on the feature film, Simon (1980). He animated one comical scene of several sperm puppets that had 'Alan Arkin's' face on them. 'Carl Paolino Studios' was formed a few years later and specialized in producing animation puppets, animatronics, mechanical props, costumes and special effects make ups. For the last few decades CPS produced their specialties for hundreds of television commercials, music videos, photo shoots and Broadway shows. His most notable work was in the creation of over five hundred puppets for "MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch". With a strong and diverse career in the special effects industry behind him, he began to focus his energy on writing and directing. In association with 'Bob Underwood', he Co-Created and Produced the first stop-motion sketch-comedy television series titled, "Celebrity Face Off" (2004), and directed the animation shot in New York City. For this his studio created over six hundred stop-motion animation puppets and dozens of fully detailed sets. It was also a great thrill for him to work with Mark Hamill, whose voice acting talents increased the scope of the project. In 2008 he produced, wrote and directed his first live action feature film titled, "The Sickness", and directed "The Halloween Pranksta" in 2013, again uniting him with Mark Hamill as a voice talent and co-producer. In October of 2013, he completed his first novel. It is a work of fiction intended for a young adult audience. It is titled, "Penny Dreadful and the Poisonberry Fortune".