Biography:
After graduating at the Art Center college of Design in Los Angeles, he started to work as matte artist at Illusion Arts with Syd Dutton and Bill Taylor. He soon make the transition to digital painting and became a visual effects supervisor.
Filmography:
- Fast Five (2011)(visual effects supervisor – as Michael J. Wassel)
- Fast andFurious: Aún más rápido (2009)(visual effects supervisor – as Michael J. Wassel)
- Hellboy II. The golden army (2008)(visual effects supervisor – as Michael J. Wassel)
- Evan Almighty(2007)(visual effects supervisor – as Michael J. Wassel)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)(visual effects supervisor – as Michael J. Wassel)
- Rumor Has It…(2005) (visual effects: Warner Bros. Aninmation VFX)
-Four Brothers(2005) (visual effects supervisor: Warner Bros. Animation)
- The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) (visual effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues)
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) (visual effects supervisor)
- Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) (lead matte artist) (as Michael J. Wassel)
-The Bourne Identity (2002) (matte artist: Illusion Arts) (as Michael J. Wassel)
- Unfaithful (2002) (supervising matte artist: Illusion Arts) (as Michael J. Wassel)
- The Time Machine (2002) (lead matte artist: Illusion Arts) (as Michael J. Wassel)
- From Hell (2001) (matte artist: illusion arts) (as Michael J. Wassel)
- The Fast and the Furious (2001) (visual effects supervisor)
- The Gift (2000) (matte artist: illusion arts) (as Michael Wassel)
- U-571 (2000) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
- Bowfinger (1999) (senior matte artist: Illusion Arts)
- Mystery Men (1999) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
- Muppets From Space (1999) (special visual effects)
- Blast from the Past (1999) (matte artist) (uncredited)
- A Civil Action (1998) (matte artist: Illusion Arts) (uncredited)
- Psycho (1998) (matte artist)
- The Mask of Zorro (1998) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
- Six Days Seven Nights (1998) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
- Dangerous Beauty (1998) (matte artist)
- The Jackal (1997) (matte artist: Illusion Arts) (as Michael Wassel)
- Breakdown (1997) (matte artist) (uncredited)
- Dante’s Peak (1997) (matte artist: Illusion Arts) (uncredited)
- Daylight (1996) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
- High School High (1996) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
- Courage Under Fire (1996) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
- Dragonheart (1996) (matte artist) (uncredited)
- The Sunchaser (1996) (matte artist: Illusion Arts)
- The Birdcage (1996) (matte artist)
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) (digital matte artist: Illusion Arts)
- Batman Forever (1995) (matte artist: Illusion Arts) (uncredited)
- Outbreak (1995) (matte artist) (uncredited)
- Hideaway (1995) (matte artist)/I) (matte camera loader) (uncredited)