PAUL VINCENT FUSCO Born and raised in Lexington, Massachusetts, Paul credits Franco Zefferelli “Romeo and Juliet” and George Lucas’s “Star Wars” as the two films that impacted his life, and firmly placed him on the road to filmmaking. After high school, he attended Emerson College. It was here that he learned Set and Costume design, Film and Television production, and would later write, direct, and produce his own short films, direct and write live Television, and Public Service Announcements (which he received Evvy nominations, Emerson College’s equivalent of the Emmy). He graduated with an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science in Film, Television, and Set Design. Paul then bought a one way ticket to LA to pursue a career in the Special effects industry, working as a Model, Prop and Set builder on various TV shows and Feature films such as, THE ABYSS, BACK TO THE FUTURE II, LA LAW, PREDATOR II, MONSTERS, THE FLASH and various T.V. comercials. As a writer, Paul has had feature projects optioned and worked as a “Writer for Hire” for Stuart Segall Productions. Paul is a two time award winning short filmmaker for “Self-Sanction” a suspense thriller, and “Dumpy the Donut,” a comedic fantasy, which both received Platinum honors at the 2006 WorldFest Houston film festival. He also worked as a 2nd unit director on “Cemetery Gates.”