Brett has over 40 years experience designing for a wide range of genres: film & television, theater, opera, Industrial theater and video presentations, commercials, photo editorials, stop motion and puppet presentations, and architectural installations. He's currently working as an Artist and Designer for Disneyland’s Resort Enhancement team, creating and facilitating environments and art for seasonal, permanent and special initiatives throughout the resort. Prior to that, Brett’s focus was primarily on Production Design and Art Direction for film & TV. He has created animations for the Grammy Award winning choir The Crossing, and his work has been seen on on Showtime, Amazon, PBS, Cartoon Network, on Disney Digital Media, in the pages of Playboy, on HBO, on stages from New York to Chicago to Branson, Missouri, and in film festivals across the country.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Resort Enhancement Artist - Disneyland Resort
Park Decorator/Props - Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge theme park land, Disneyland Resort
Production Design - The Last Movie Star, aka Dog Years film, dir. Adam Rifkin, A24 Films, produced by: Broken Twig Productions
Production Design - Director's Cut film, dir. Adam Rifkin, written by Penn Jillette
Production Design - What Lola Wants, film, directed by Rupert Glasson
Production Design - The Walking Dead:Cold Storage, 2012 web series, directed by Greg Nicotero, for AMC.com
Production Design - Shooting The Warwicks, film, Vega Baby
Production Design - Reality Show, TV series, Showtime
Production Design - LOOK, TV series, Showtime
Production Design - Chillerama:Wadzilla, short film, Ariescope Pictures
Production Design - Mack & Moxy TV series, created by Brahm Wenger, PBS
Production Design - 360 degrees of Tom Green web series, produced by: Mandt VR
Production Design - Pillywag's Mansion, TV pilot, produced by Swazzle for Cartoon Network
Production Design - Earth vs Everything, TV pilot, by Bill Kopp, for Wildbrain Entertainment
Art Direction - Disney Princess Theater: Royal Shimmer Dolls promotional short, dir. Stephen Chiodo, produced by: Chiodo Bros. Productions
Art Direction - Little Big Awesome TV series, dir. Sung Jin Ahn, produced by: Titmouse Animation
Production Design - Pop Culture Pop Quiz promos, Game Show Network, produced by SPLAT Pictures
Art Director - SIBERIA, short film, Directed by Nick Sarkisov, Production Designed by David L. Snyder
Art Direction - Overnight, film
Art Direction - Tommy Tiernan:Something Mental, TV special
Design Assistance & concept art - Progressive Insurance, various, commercials, Production Designed by Paul Martin, for Station Films
Design Assistance & concept art - Chrysler: "300S Dark Knight Special Edition", commercial, Production Designed by Paul Martin, for Imperial Woodpecker
Properties - Penn & Teller Tell A Lie, wine bottle bomb segment, Discovery Studios
Concept Art, Titles - Smokin' Aces 2, film, Universal/Identity FX
Mural - Villains Gallery, The Walt Disney Company, Glendale CA campus
Multimedia Design - 7 Response choral presentation, conductor: Donald Nally, the Crossing Choir
Multimedia Design - The Path of Miracles, choral performance, The Crossing Choir
Resident Designer, sets and costumes - the Phoenix Theater Co., New York, 1988-90