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alex hajdu
ar t director
television
CBS / SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
“Battle Creek”
TURNER BROADCASTING
“Mob City” - formerly “Lost Angels”
MARVEL / ABC / DISNEY
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
AMC / CIRCLE OF CONFUSION / VALHALA
“The Walking Dead”
Series
Pilot + 2 Episodes: Art Director / 3 Episodes: Production Designer
Pilot
Pilot + 2 Episodes: Art Director
Three Episodes / Season Finale: Production Designer
films
Art Director
Production Designer
Art Director
Production Designer
ABC / SHONDALAND
“Off The Map”
USA
NETWORK
films
“Playing House”
Art Director
LIFETIME TELEVISION
“HR”
Art Director
20th CENTURY FOX TV
“The List”
Art Director
NBC / UNIVERSAL
“Animal Practice”
Art Director
SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
“El Jefe”
Art Director
ABC / TOUCHSTONE
“ Private Practice”
Art Director
ABC / TOUCHSTONE
“ Desperate Housewives”
Art Director
ABC / TOUCHSTONE
“ In Case of Emergency”
Art Director
NBC / UNIVERSAL
" Raines "
Art Director
ABC / TOUCHSTONE
" Night Stalker "
Art Director
CBS / 20th CENTURY FOX
" My Name Is Earl "
Art Director
NBC / PARAMOUNT STUDIOS
" Medical Investigation "
Art Director
NBC / 20th CENTURY FOX /
" The Lyon's Den "
Art Director
NBC / PARAMOUNT STUDIOS
" Kingpin "
Art Director
ABC / WARNER BROS.
" The D.A."
Art Director
20th CENTURY FOX / CENTROPOLIS
" The Visitor "
Art Director
ABC TELEVISION
" Sledgehammer "
7 Episodes:Art Director / 5 Episodes: Production Designer
Series
Pilot - Darren Starr Prod./Director
Pilot
Season 1
Pilot
Season 1 -Partial Season 2
Season 4 - Five Episodes
Season 1
Pilot
Season 1
Pilot
Season 1 / Season 2
Season 1
Mini-Series
Mini Series
Pilot / Season 1
Pilot / First Season
Production Desiger
Production Designer
Art
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alex hajdu
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Feature Films / IMAX / CircleVision / High Def / 3D
STORY AND FILM
Director - Steven Bernstein
films
THE FILM DEPARTMENT
“ Decoding Annie Parker ”
Production Designer
“ Law Abiding Citizen ”
Production Designer
IXTLAN CORP. / Q.E.D. INTL.
“W”
Director - F. Gary Gray
Art Director
Director - Oliver Stone
TOUCHSTONE / STEP UP 3D
“Step Up 3D”
TOUCHSTONE / STEP UP2
“Step Up 2 The Streets
DARKWOOD PRODUCTIONS
"The Mist"
CHANTICLEER FILMS
"12:01 P.M."
Production Designer
CANNON FILMS
"The Naked Cage"
Production Designer
CINETEL / WYNN-STORM
"Vampirella"
Production Designer
20 MAX FILMS
“Monkey Love”
Director - John Chu
Director - John Chu
Director - Frank Darabont
Director - Johnathan Heap
*Academy Award Nominated
Director - Paul Nicholas
Director- Jim Wynorsky
Director - Mark Stratton
Feature Digital Production
Production Designer - Additional Photography
Art Director - Additional Photography
Art Director
Art Director
"Wednesday Night Save
The World Society"
Production Designer
LIGHTSTORM ENTERTAINMENT
"Terminator 2"
VFX Unit Art Director
MCA/UNIVERSAL
"Amazon Women of the Moon"
Art Director
NEW WORLD PICTURES
"Battle Beyond the Stars"
Art Director
Director - Bruce D. Clark
"Galaxy of Terror"
DISNEY IMAGINEERING
"Indiana Jones Stunt Theater"
DISNEY STUDIOS
"The Eternal Sea"
PARAMOUNT STUDIOS
"Team America World Police"
Director - James Cameron
Visual EFX Unit - Steelmill Sequence Project
Multiple Directors - Joe Dante, John Landis,
Carl Gotlieb, Peter Horton, Robert K. Weiss
Director - James Murakami
Theme Park Design
Director - Jeff Blyth
CircleVision Feature - Tahiti / Bora-Bora
Directors - Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Visual Consultant
Assistant Art Director
Asst. Art Director
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commercials - 15 years experience
Giraldi / Saurez
*CLIO AWARD
alex hajdu
ar t director
partial list
Bob Giraldi
*On-Select TV, Apple Computer, Miller LIte
H2
Suzanne Kiley
Milk Bar / Brand New School
Lara Shapiro, Jarl Olsen
Cucoloris
Pete O’Fallon
Miller Lite, Goldstar, Good Guys, Colgate
Backyard Productions
Kevin Smith
Rob Pritts
llinois Bell, Miller Sharps, Chicago Lottery
Crispex, 7-11
HKM
Graham Henman
Michael Karbelnikov
Coppos Films
Gary Sato
Pizza Hut
NBC 2000
Joe Livecchi
NBCi.com
Pfeifer / Van Dusen
Bruce Van Dusen
Fuel
films
Seth Epstein
Headquarters
David Cornell
USGA
Visitor
Dave Merhar
Fox Network, MCI
H.S.I.
Dave Merhar
MCI
Apogee
John Dykstra
Whirlpool, UPS, Olypics Campaign
Lucasfilm Commercial Production
Michael McNamarra
Petermann / Dektor
Leslie Dektor
Fred Petermann
Wexler / Hall
Haskell Wexler
Conrad Hall
Almaden
Miller Beer
Rick Levine Productions
Michael Werks
Dodge Trucks
Murray, McNammara Moving Pictures
Joe Murray
Michael McNammara
Fanta, Kool-Aid, Honeywell, Suave
Head & Shoulders
Porter / McNamarra Films
Michael McNammara
Folgers Coffee, Lipton Tea
Dennis, Guy & Hirsch
Don Guy
Michael / Daniel
Dan Nichols, Cosimo,
Todd Allen, Hobby Morrison
Bob Hulme
Mark Piznarski,
Group One / Don Guy
Don Guy
Roger Flint Productions
Roger Flint
MacGuffin Films
Ashley Lazurus
films
LA Looks
Disney DVD, Smirnof Ice, MacDonald’s
GE, Milk Advisory Board
Daily News
TD Waterhouse, Midol, Total, One-A-Day
Honey Nut Cheerios
Hewlitt Packard
TRW, Illiois Bell
Apple Computer, Ford Mustang, Avon
NATO. Sanka, Milk Advisory Board
Kemper Insurance, Pepto Bismol
Prudential, Sanka, US Marine Corps.
Lark Cigarettes, Friskies, KFC, Cheer, Trix
American Electric Power, Kraft, Miller Sharp
Blue Diamond Almonds
Anderson Windows, Sheba
Sears, Sprite, MacDonalds, Heineken
Timex, Renault, Bank of America
Toyota, Pearlvision, Disney Home Video
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biography
ALEX HAJDU - Art Director / Production Designer
Frank Darabont’s pilot for the period detective mystery LA NOIR, set in 1947 Los Angeles, was picked up by TNT for
a first season order of 5 episodes. The new series is entitled MOB CITY. Alex served as Art Director for the pilot and first
two episodes before taking over as Production Designer to complete the series.
Recently Alex completed work on the pilot for the series MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. for ABC STUDIOS as Art
Director.
Prior to that Alex was the Art Director on the NBC series ANIMAL PRACTICE. Following that he worked on the 20th
Century Fox TV’s pilot THE LIST, produced and directed by GANSTER SQUAD creator Ruben Fleischer and S.H.I.E.L.D
writer / producer Paul Zbyszewski.
Alex was the Art Director on the Sony Televison comedy pilot EL JEFE. He was teamed with long time collabortaor
Gregory Melton, PD.
As the original Art Drector for the pilot and first two episodes of THE WALKING DEAD, another Frank Darbont produced
project, Alex then became the Production Designer for subsequent episodes including the dramatic season finale.
Alex started his collaboration with Frank Darabont’s on the feature film THE MIST, starring Thomas Jane and Marcia Gay
Harden, shot in Shreveport Louisiana, as Art Director.
ABC’s “OFF THE MAP”, shot in Hawaii, was another television project for Alex as Art Director for the first 5 episodes and
completing 7 as Production Designer.
Alex Hajdu had the pleasure to be chosed as an Art Director on Oliver Stone’s W., starring Josh Brolin, Derek Hill serving
as Production Designer.
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN marks his first major feature film as production designer. Shot in Philadelphia, the dark action
thriller stared Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler.
Born in Budapest, Hungary. Mr. Hajdu immigrated to America during the Hungarian Revolution. He moved to Hollywood
as a small child, grew up in the movie business and started working at the early age of fifteen as a runner and PA.
Mr. Hajdu became a propmaster in 1976, working on high end television commercial production before becoming a
Production Designer in 1984. His first feature film experience was as art director on the Roger Corman productions
BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS and GALAXY OF TERROR working alongside Academy Award winner James Cameron and
the Oscar-winning visual effects team, Robert and Dennis Skotak.
Mr. Hajdu has done extensive location work as an Art Director for IMAX and CircleVision projects in Hawaii and Bora-Bora
for Disney Studios. He was the Art Director on the 1990 high definition production of To Dream of Roses for Expo Japan
alongside Visual EFX master Douglas Trumbull. He was also the Production Designer on the 1940 period CD ROM
detective thriller Noir, in the pioneering days of gaming.
Mr. Hajdu was also responsible for designing many signature music videos for artists such as EARTH, WIND AND FIRE, DON
HENLEY and THE FOO FIGHTERS.
Among his other credits as art director are the ABC series Private Practice, In Case of Emergency, Night Stalker, the pilot
for My Name Is Earl and The Visitor, which was the first television series produced by Centropolis Entertainment’s Dean
Devlin and Roland Emmerich (INDEPENDENCE DAY).
Art
Directors
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email: alexhajdu@yahoo.com
alex hajdu
ar t director
references
Gregory Melton
Production Designer
films
films
(818) 335-2470
Over 25 years collaboration as art director
with Greg. I have also taken over shows
as P.D. when he has moved to other projects.
Recent projects include the pilot for
“Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
“The Walking Dead” , Off The Map”,
and “Private Practice”
Jennifer Dehghan
Production Designer
“Animal Practice”
(201) 787-9691
Andrew Murdock
Production Designer
“Battle Creek”
(323) 547-9859
Donna Hattin
Production Designer
(818) 400-1694
Mimi Gramatky
Production Designer
(818) 802-4242