Neil Biondich
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Neil Biondich is an American writer/director/animator, based in Los Angeles.
Neil grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he studied film, music, game design, and martial arts. He discovered role playing games at an early age, unleashing his obsession with world building. He organized his stories into episodic seasons, "show running" them on Sunday nights for more than five hundred episodes to a live geek audience.
Another early passion: Shaw Brothers classics on "Black Belt Theater". Idolizing Bruce Lee, Gordon Liu and Jackie Chan, Neil began a life-long practice of martial arts, traveling regularly to Japan to study under Grandmaster Shoto Tanemura. He has been an instructor for more than 25 years, attaining the master level "Renshi" with 5th degree black belts in Ninpo and Jujutsu.
Neil founded Sik Puppy Studios with Randy Berdan at the age of 21. The first project was to produce 3D animations for "Basic Football", starring Burt Reynolds. Sik Puppy produced some of the earliest examples of fully-animated 3D people (whole football teams), garnering national press. As Producer and Creative Director, Neil oversaw projects including video production, 3D animation, video game design, holographic presentations and more.
Neil founded the company Offworld Entertainment in Los Angeles with Christopher Salzgeber. He is now a director specializing in virtual production and emerging AI pipelines.
Neil grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he studied film, music, game design, and martial arts. He discovered role playing games at an early age, unleashing his obsession with world building. He organized his stories into episodic seasons, "show running" them on Sunday nights for more than five hundred episodes to a live geek audience.
Another early passion: Shaw Brothers classics on "Black Belt Theater". Idolizing Bruce Lee, Gordon Liu and Jackie Chan, Neil began a life-long practice of martial arts, traveling regularly to Japan to study under Grandmaster Shoto Tanemura. He has been an instructor for more than 25 years, attaining the master level "Renshi" with 5th degree black belts in Ninpo and Jujutsu.
Neil founded Sik Puppy Studios with Randy Berdan at the age of 21. The first project was to produce 3D animations for "Basic Football", starring Burt Reynolds. Sik Puppy produced some of the earliest examples of fully-animated 3D people (whole football teams), garnering national press. As Producer and Creative Director, Neil oversaw projects including video production, 3D animation, video game design, holographic presentations and more.
Neil founded the company Offworld Entertainment in Los Angeles with Christopher Salzgeber. He is now a director specializing in virtual production and emerging AI pipelines.
