Lets Get It On! Carl Paolino is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 24

Carl Paolino is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 24

For Carl Paolino a native of Queens, New York, film production and especially stop motion animation has always held a special interest for him. 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 (a gag that was subsequently used by the animated series, "The Simpsons" (1989)). '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. 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 feature film titled, "Celebrity Face Off" (2004), and directed the animation shot in New York City. For this his studio created hundreds of 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 he is currently directing "The Halloween Pranksta" (2013), again uniting him with Mark Hamill as a voice talent and co-producer.In February 2013, Carl Paolino 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".