Alan Melikdjanian
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Alan Melikdjanian is the son of a well-known Soviet-era Russian circus
performer Vilen Melikdjanian. At a very young age, he developed
impressive drawing skills, designing characters and worlds in countless
caricatures and comic strips. He considered pursuing a career in
animation, but eventually his interests evolved into filmmaking. Alan
started his early attempts at films typically: armed with a friend's
wind-up 8mm camera and a series of old books about trick photography.
At age 12, Alan immigrated to the United States with his family. He
began to study film academically. As a student he created a series of
ambitious projects that incorporated good story-telling and creative
use of subtle (and not so subtle) visual effects. Directing the short
film "The Realm" earned him a Best Thesis Director award at film
school. He graduated from college with a BFA Degree in Film Production.
Quickly gaining several professional credits as director, he has
continued to work in other capacities, such as editor, visual effects
supervisor and composer.