Michael Berry is a
writer/director for animation
living in Los Angeles, CA.
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ABOUT
MICHAEL BERRY
An East Coast transplant sweating it out in the deserts of Los Angeles, Mike has spent the last two decades working as a writer/director, creative director, art director and designer.
In his 11 years at Riot Games, he contributed to some of the studio’s most successful cinematics including “Warriors: Season Start 2020”, “K/DA Pop Stars” and a slew of VALORANT animated episodes.
Nowadays Mike leverages his deep love for animation and experience working in a wide range of styles and pipelines to develop industry leading cinematic content.
He also has a better than average beard.
recent History
CG Director - Freelance
2024 - Present
I combine expertise in filmmaking with deep knowledge of the game and player community to craft resonant cinematics and trailers in both 2D and 3D pipelines, from highly stylized to photo real.
Riot Games
2012 - 2024
Creative and art direction for cinematics and a wide array of player facing executions. Talent manager, Hiring Sponsor, and Lead Artist for marketing, mobile, events, and entertainment.
NCSoft WEST
2012 - 2012
Lead interactive designer for the marketing launch of Guild Wars II, Wildstar, and Blade & Soul. Ongoing support for Aion and Lineage II.
38 Studios
2011 - 2012
Digital art direction and design for interactive experiences. Web, mobile, and marketing support for the launch of unreleased MMO.