Motion Picture/Television Professor Tony Venezia brings nearly 25 years of experience creating effects, graphics and animations for feature films and television.
Venezia launched the Associate in Applied Science degree in Animation. The degree is designed for students bent on animation careers and who are also considering transferring to four-year colleges or universities to continue their studies.
For approximately 15 years, Venezia worked in the Los Angeles area as co-founder of Electric Filmworks, Inc., a company that specialized in creating and producing digital and film optical effects, motion graphics, logos, motion-control model shots and second-unit photography.
He worked on special visual effects for dozens of major film and television releases. Major accomplishments include creating the title elements for the films "Executive Decision," "Indecent Proposal" and "When a Man Loves a Woman"; creating and producing trailer graphics for "Twister," "Stargate" and "Mr. Holland's Opus"; and developing technique and animated titles for "Total Recall."
Contact Venezia at venezia@cod.edu or (630) 942-2020.
A character-animator is an actor. Regardless of what anybody says, if you watch Elmer Fudd, he's got personality. So, who's giving him that personality? The animator is behind the scenes watching the scene and watching himself acting like Elmer Fudd.
- Tony Venezia, Professor, Motion Picture/Television
Areas of Expertise
- Animation
- Animation History
- Motion Graphics
- Digital and Film Optical Effects