Ozzie Alfonso (born August 14, 1945) was the director and one of three
Senior Producers of 3-2-1 Contact from season 2 to 8 when the series
stopped production. He was also one of the writers for the series from
season 3 through 8. Following production of the daily series, Alfonso
was the director of all the 3-2-1 Contact Specials, and 3-2-1
Classroom. His work at 3-2-1 Contact garnered two Emmy Awards â€" for
cinematography (contributing cinematographer), and for outstanding
directing.Prior to joining 3-2-1 Contact, Alfonso was a contributing
director for Sesame Street where he started in the series second
season as post-production supervisor and video editor. He was
nominated for a nighttime Emmy for his directing in "Sesame Street in
Puerto Rico". He left Sesame Street in 1979 and returned to the
Children's Television Workshop (now known as Sesame Workshop) to work
in 3-2-1 Contact. After leaving Sesame Workshop, Alfonso freelanced as
director and writer of numerous specials for PBS, Nickelodeon, and
NBC.From 1991 until 2008, Alfonso headed his own video production and
consulting company, Terra Associates, now "Ozzie Alfonso Media" and
from 2005 to 2019 he was an adjunct professor at St. John's University
in Queens, New York where he taught courses on media, television
production, and writing. He is still an active director/writer working
on selected projects.
Senior Producers of 3-2-1 Contact from season 2 to 8 when the series
stopped production. He was also one of the writers for the series from
season 3 through 8. Following production of the daily series, Alfonso
was the director of all the 3-2-1 Contact Specials, and 3-2-1
Classroom. His work at 3-2-1 Contact garnered two Emmy Awards â€" for
cinematography (contributing cinematographer), and for outstanding
directing.Prior to joining 3-2-1 Contact, Alfonso was a contributing
director for Sesame Street where he started in the series second
season as post-production supervisor and video editor. He was
nominated for a nighttime Emmy for his directing in "Sesame Street in
Puerto Rico". He left Sesame Street in 1979 and returned to the
Children's Television Workshop (now known as Sesame Workshop) to work
in 3-2-1 Contact. After leaving Sesame Workshop, Alfonso freelanced as
director and writer of numerous specials for PBS, Nickelodeon, and
NBC.From 1991 until 2008, Alfonso headed his own video production and
consulting company, Terra Associates, now "Ozzie Alfonso Media" and
from 2005 to 2019 he was an adjunct professor at St. John's University
in Queens, New York where he taught courses on media, television
production, and writing. He is still an active director/writer working
on selected projects.
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