David Gidali
Writer / Director
| david.gidali@gmail.com | 323 898 8344 |
Profile
Los-Angeles based award-winning director experienced in numerous commercial productions including TV spots, music videos, short and feature-length narratives. Working currently as Operations Manager at animation studio Snowball|VFX.
Education
| AFI Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA MFA in Directing | 2009-2011 |
Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television, Jerusalem, Israel Directing and Cinematography student | 2007-2009 |
Professional Experience
| Cartoon-Film, Berlin, Germany CG work flow consultant - Advised on the creation of a feature film project pipeline, technical work flows and tools, for “Laura's Star 2” | Jul – Oct 2009 |
| Snowball | VFX, Ramat-Gan, Israel CG Supervisor - Supervised screenplays, storyboards, layout and animation. Shapedwork flows. Leada team of 25 artists working on several productions simultaneously along multiple production stages, for the international TV series “Vipo, a Flying Dog” CG pipeline Designer and Character Animator | 2005-2007 |
| T.A.G Medical Instruments, Ga’aton, Israel Directed medical simulations featuring the company’s line of surgery instruments | 2004 – 2005 |
| “Shaldag”, Israeli Air Force, Israel Directed instructional multimedia content for a commando unit | 2001-2004 |
Technology Skills
Editing, storyboarding, programming, photography, character animation and visual effects
Computer programs: 3D Studio Max, Avid, Effects, Premiere, , Photoshop
Special Interests
Figurative drawing, Pianist, Snowboarding, Kite Surfing
Languages
Fluent- Hebrew, English. Conversational- German