Jim Pinard

B.A., Communication, University of Michigan with a minor in music education and post-graduate work in filmmaking. 

Jim has spent his career in television production and post-production as a producer, director, writer, and editor.  He worked as Senior Producer at Encore Video in Hollywood producing visual effects for notables like the famed “Ally McBeal” Dancing Baby, “News Radio,” shows and commercials for Fox, Paramount, Warner Bros., Disney, and others. He also coordinated post production at Digital Magic in Santa Monica for “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer”, “Angel”, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “The Beach Boys—An American Family”, as well as commercials, movies of the week, and music videos. He produced branded video, design, and photography for business clients in Michigan and Florida with his own consultancy, Studio Pinard. 

He enjoys the outdoors, the performing arts, exploring AI applications, and music composition.