........ Marc Karzen :: Director / Producer / Writer

 

 

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Relish Productions , Inc. - LA - Director/Producer/Writer for TV Shows and Film. Creative Director for broadcast special projects. 2002- present

~ TV Series, specials, features in development.

Saddletude, Inc. - LA - Producer/Director - Equestrian Sports Media Company. TV Specials, Direct-To-Video Specials, Location Webcasts (Saddletude.com), Delayed Webcasts, CD ROM's. 1999- present

~ Produced & directed TV specials and 40+ remote live location sports webcasts and 60+ delayed webcasts.

~ Co-founded Saddletude, world leader in equestrian sports coverage.

Q studios / Karzen - LA - President and Creative Director of Q studios, a fully digital one-stop broadcast production & post company founded in 1993. Created TV Main Titles, Visula Effects, Animated Graphics, TV Spots. Clients include advertising agencies, TV networks, film studios and TV production companies. 1993-1999

~ Founded Karzen (became Q studios) - first fully digital design/production/post company on Hollywood. First to put spots created entirely on the Mac...On the Air for E! Entertainment. ~ Created the Identity and launched UPN.

The Hatchery / MacAmatic, Inc. - LA - President / Owner - Digital previsualization company for TV commercial test spots 1997-2000

Jacobs & Gerber Advertising - LA - Associate Creative Director, TV, Print Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Entertainment, 10 Local TV affiliates. 92-93

~ Created the launch and promo campaigns for CBS & Paramont series including Walker Texas Ranger, 60 Minutes, Murphy Brown, Entertainment Tonight, Star Trek Deep Space Nine.

Karzen Communications - NYC - Creative Director/Art Director/Designer, TV & Print Clients include: American Express TRS, Waldenbooks, MTV Networks, Showtime 1983-92

~ Worked on the network launch of MTV's HA!, now known as Comedy Central. 1982

Grey Entertainment & Media - NYC ­ Art Director at Grey Advertising's Entertainment Division: GEM, ABC Entertainment, Warner Bros, Radio City Music Hall. 1986-88

~ Created the launch campaigns for ABC network series including, Max Headroom, thirtysomething, Full House, Slap Maxwell, M.O.W's.

TDI / Winston Network (Now Viacom Outdoor) - NYC - Creative Director at America's largest out-of-home media company. Supervised the creation of hundreds of outdoor campaigns. Also Art Director for "Streetfare Journal" the inside bus monthly advertorial poster series. 1984-86

Late Night with David Letterman -NBC -NYC - Created over 6,000 interstitial photographic I.D.'s as well as main title opens, special animations and internal show graphics 1982-92

~ Contributed to 4 Emmy and 18 Emmy nominated shows, Letterman. Recognized by the New York Art Directors Club, Chicago Film Festival, the Promax Awards, the Broadcast Designers Association.

Karzen Photographic - Photographer for magazines, advertising, music, television:: 1977-1985

~ Was a regular photographic contributor to Saturday Night Live, Rolling Stone Magazine, New York Times, Los Angeles Times. 1980-1988

~ Worked for 5 years as fashion photographer shooting advertising and editorial for magazine in Paris, London and Milan... Elle, Votre Beauté, 20ans, Depeché Modes, Glamour, GQ, Seventeen, Harpers & Queen, Harpers Bazaar, Marie-France, 1977-80

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~ Born in Paris, France. Raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Lived in NYC for 12 years Currently reside in Los Angeles.

~ Education - University of Louisville, Santa Monica College, University of Paris/Sorbonne.

~ Gave several multi-week workshops for AFI ( American Film Institute) in design and digital production, Spoke at School of Visual Arts NYC on many occasions. Was a regular speaker for the "digital circuit" for Apple Computers, Abobe and Radius at many Digital Expos1994-2000

Email mk@karzen.com