About Michael Giannantonio
Michael Giannantonio is an award winning live entertainer and filmmaker. Michael began his career in the entertainment industry in 1987 and has since filled many roles within the business. Michael spent a portion of his career in the spotlight performing as a live entertainer, more specifically, a musician and later as a world reknown stage hypnotist and magician. Michael now works behind the camera in the television and film business as a producer, director, writer, director of photography, editor and technical manager. Michael is the president of Summitstar Studios, a succesful studio in Peoria, AZ which consists of multiple audio recording studios, a full service audio and video post production facility, a state of the art audio and video podcast studio, a full color correction suite, 800 sq ft sound stage, equipment rental house, and multiple production offices. Michael is a seasoned professional who is called upon time and time again to complete challenging production assignments. Michael has the natural ability to create and follow story in a highly cinematic way.
Above is a collage of production stills from some of the thousands of productions Michael has been a part of.
Michael's Production Equipment
Michael owns a large assortment of high end production equipment. From HD cameras, jibs, steadicams, drones, programmable CineSlider, manual and remote sliders, SoundDevices & Lectrosonic audio equipmeant, Neumann microphones, MAC Pro editing stations, Mole-Richardson lighting, Lowell lighting, Arri lighting, dollies, supports, silks, flags, stands, gels & filters, shiny boards, and so much more.