Career
Eli brings a comedic flair to his productions, which include Monitor and Ace Award winning projects for television, award-winning films for children, inventive commercials and title sequences, and spirited experimental films. He was co-creator of the Nickelodeon children"s television series, Eureeka"s Castle, and directed two recurring segments on Music Television"s revolutionary television series, Liquid Television. He"s also known for Ruff"s Bone, a best-selling interactive Civil Defense-ROM for Broderbund"s Living Books series.
As a director at (Colossal) Pictures, Eli directed scores of commercials, opening titles for television shows, and even a pilot television game show in association with the Exploratorium.
He worked with Disney-American Broadcasting Company Television Group as part of a team developing a new learning channel for kids, then moved to Oxygen where he was responsible for the design and implementation of their websites. At his studio, Alligator Planet, Eli handles a range of productions: animated segments for documentaries, animation for environmental projects, inventive solutions to creative problems of all kinds.