Shriekfest Radio! Denise Gossett interviews 2015 Winner A.J Briones!

AJ has over 14 years of film and games experience with an emphasis on animation, motion capture and visual storytelling. In 2007, AJ moved to Los Angeles to animate on Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, then led the creation of key action sequences for James Cameron on Avatar as a Lead Virtual Cinema Artist. As a Previsualization Supervisor, AJ has collaborated with directors Bill Condit, Peter Berg, Chris Colombus, Brad Bird, Matt Reeves and others, designing action and visual effects heavy sequences for films such as AVATAR, Twilight: Breaking Dawn 1&2, Iron Man 2, Battleship, 47 Ronin, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Tomorrowland.

Carolina Parakeet, which he also wrote and edited, is his directorial debut. His second short, The Smiling Man, has been featured on Fangoria, Dread Central, Horror Film Central, Legless Corpse and Film Shortage and is currently enjoying its award-winning festival run, including winning Best Super Short Horror Film at Shriekfest 2015.