Hi, this is my creative “studio” space. All of the cool other domain suffixes were taken, except for .cool, but that felt a little on the nose. Welcome, take your shoes off, stay a while. My name is Michael Angelo Viscione II. I am a 2nd because my family was really into the Ninja Turtles. I am a VFX supervisor/director/creative who dabbles in coding, writing and art making. My family and I live in Los Angeles CA; we all love cats. For any info about which programs I use, languages, reel breakdowns, the location of my cat tatoo, you know whatever, please contact me.

Shogun

a mURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Unreal Houdini Nuke

MAYANS

Houdini Maya Nuke Resolve
Mayans S2 Concepts

Mayans S2 Concepts

Season 2 of Mayans brought a unique challenge of pushing the intensity of the “Tempest” like rivalry in a border biker gang.

Season 2 of Mayans brought a unique challenge of pushing the intensity of the “Tempest” like rivalry in a border biker gang.

Both brothers vying for a position at the top spot, while also having an intense connection with their family and heritage.

Both brothers vying for a position at the top spot, while also having an intense connection with their family and heritage.

And heritage is what stood out during my research, taking the literally meaning of Mayans and tying it back to the characters ancestry. Modern day warriors.

And heritage is what stood out during my research, taking the literally meaning of Mayans and tying it back to the characters ancestry. Modern day warriors.

Given a brief to tie season-2 to the first ID, “Mayan Calendar”, I started to explore the metaphor that our characters are akin to the Mayan temples their ancestors once built. Artifacts grappling with internal conflict are uprooted and sent into tur

Given a brief to tie season-2 to the first ID, “Mayan Calendar”, I started to explore the metaphor that our characters are akin to the Mayan temples their ancestors once built. Artifacts grappling with internal conflict are uprooted and sent into turmoil.

Playing on the connection between the calendar and temples, while adding in modern day catholic iconography, I hoped to bring season 2 into an evolved space.

Playing on the connection between the calendar and temples, while adding in modern day catholic iconography, I hoped to bring season 2 into an evolved space.

Legion

devs

American Horror Story

American Crime Story

Branding

Tools / Apps

  • Maya Material and render layers

    Home brewed Procedural Maya material assignments and render layers.

  • Launcher

    Simple and effective launch area to keep artists on the same versions and in the correct environments.

  • asset library

    An organized library of assets with a snapshot view and fuzzy search.

  • TSKR

    Dont have shotgrid? Make your own! using pyhon and a archaic gui language.

experiments

Writing

Brief descriptions of some of my written pieces. Please contact me for more information.

  • Dark Strand

    A short film adaptation of Stephen King’s Beachworld.

    Excerpt

  • Universal Basic

    Sentient robots cope with the burden of understanding life. A Pilot

    Excerpt

  • Novus

    The race to make Mars Habitable.

    Excerpt

  • Inner Demons

    The end has begun, only a few see Hell spilling into life.

    Excerpt

Contact

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