Alex Lugones

PRODUCER, DIRECTOR & EDITOR
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"My interest in visual communication arts is eclectic."

My achievements are proof. Not only am I an award-winning filmmaker, I cater to such prestigious clients as Con Edison, IBM, Corning, Duracell/Gillette, Mercy College, Discovery Channel, MTV, and AT&T. I developed one of the first CD-ROMs to link to the Internet for Corning. I designed and visualized lighting schemes for major billboard constructs in Times Square (Cup of Noodles, LG Electronics, Budweiser and Loews Theatre). I won numerous corporate video awards for Con Edison which include Telly, AiME, New York Festival, Worldfest Houston and Communicator Awards. I also created nine motion graphic ads for Con Edison, prominently displayed on two large 10 by 100 feet LED signs behind Yankee Stadium’s home base. I have a B.F.A. in filmmaking from S.U.N.Y. at Purchase and showcased my senior thesis film at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum.

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Alex Lugones is an award-winning producer, director, editor and motion graphic artist with extensive commercial and corporate experience.

Experience

  • AXA MEDIA GROUP LLC - 2004-present Production & Editorial - Principal


  • Clients include: Con Edison of New York, AT&T, Doug Miles Associates, Duracell, BOCES of Southern Westchester, The Wilhelm Reich Museum
  • Develop scripts and project proposals.
  • Create efficient production and post-production calendars.
  • Source and hire cost-efficient subcontractors to complete projects.
  • Direct talent and non-talent shoots; on-location, studio and green screen.
  • Daily communication with clients, with remote online access, to review a project's progress and approve content.
  • Conceptulize and outline iPhone 3D gaming app ("Power Bug") for Con Edison to help educate children 6 to 10 years old on the value of conserving energy. Responsibilities include coordinating logistics, hiring and managing a development team.
  • Produce, write, direct and edit disaster scenerio segments for NYC drill rehearsals involving the FDNY, NYPD, Mayor's Office, EMS, Con Edison and FEMA.
  • Editing, graphic design, 3D animation and effects compositing.


  • FREELANCE POST ARTIST - 1993-2004 Motion GFX, 3D Animation & Editor


  • Clients included: Con Edison of NY, Discovery Channel, IBM, AT&T, Corning Inc.,Van Wagner.
  • Freelance artist and designer engaged in 3D modeling, animation, and compositing.
  • Green screen supervisor jointly working with DP to achieve optimum lighting conditions for a perfect key.
  • Designed and visualized lighting schemes for major billboard constructs in Times Square (Cup of Noodles, LG Electronics, Budweiser and Loews Theatre).
  • Developed post-production systems for Con Edison including research and executing all equipment choices and technical integration.
  • INSIGHT Communications - 1988-1993 Off-line and On-line Video Editor


  • Clients included: GE, Union Carbide, Exxon, City of Stamford.
  • Edited on Beta SP, MII and 1"" tape driven edit systems.
  • Telecine film prints to video.
  • Consultant on location-shoots.

Awards

  • Telly Awards / "What's Your Connection?" "The Excellence Files" "1040: Code One" "Real Stories" "CERC Drill" "74th Street Complex" "Yankees Stadium Spots"
  • Worldfest-Houston Awards / "What's Your Connection?" "The Excellence Files" "Site Safety Rep" "Yankees Stadium Spots"
  • Hermes Creative Awards / "Through the Generations" "Energy Management System" "Behind the Switch"
  • MarCom Awards / "Rapid Feeder Restoration" "The Excellence Files" "Behind the Switch"
  • Videographer Awards of Excellence / "What's Your Connection?" "Energy Management System" "1040: Code One"
  • Ava Awards / "What's Your Connection?" "Rapid Feeder Restoration"
  • CINE Golden Eagle Awards / "1040 Code One" "What's Your Connection?"
  • MCA-I International Awards / "1040:Code One" "What's Your Connection?"
  • Communicator Awards / "Energy and You" "1040 Code One"

Education

  • SUNY at Purchase, NY / B.F.A.Theater Arts & Film
  • 1979-1983


    • Skills

    • Final Cut Pro
    • AVID MC
    • After Effects
    • Motion
    • Photoshop
    • Illustrator
    • Lightwave 3D
    • Lightroom
    • DVD Studio Pro
    • Windows & Mac OS

Additional Production Achievements

  • Produced and edited a gritty, psychological "Grindhouse-style" feature titled "The Super." It has screened at 5 film festivals worldwide and won 3 best horror feature and editing awards. -2011
  • Produced, directed and edited a short horror fantasy film titled "The Devil's Toy." It has screened at more than 14 film festivals around the world and won 6 awards and one nomination for best director by IMDB. -2010
  • Produced, directed and edited a short dark satire about vanity, titled "Look at Me." It screened at the Connecticut International Film Festival. -2007
  • Produced, directed and edited a short offbeat horror film titled "Mother Love."- 2004
  • Produced, directed and edited a biopic short film about Emily Dickinson titled, "My Letter to the World." Shown theatrically on the east and west coast. Official selection of The Los Angeles Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. Award winner at the Westchester Film Festival. - 2002


  • Segment editor (2-4 mins in length) from a remote trailer at Bryant Park in NYC for Fashion Week. Segments profiled fashion designers and fashion events throughout the city. Each segment had a half-day turnaround including approval before streaming on the web.- 2007
  • One of the founding members and program director of a 3D animation user group at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, CT. - 1993-1999
  • Credited editor for the autobiography, "Inside the Wild Wild West," written by Richard Cangey.
  • Supervised the production and post-production of fund-raising video programs at Marymount College, helping to raise more than two million dollars in contributions from major corporations.
  • Wrote, directed and edited two short films for the Boy Scouts of America. They were nominated for A.C.E. (Awards for Cable Excellence) awards in the category of short-subject television programs.
  • Senior thesis film "Bone White," a dark comedy, was showcased at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum.

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