OBJECTIVE

Make evocative film and visual effects in a production or post production environment where powerful concept meets beautiful design

EDUCATION

Parsons School of Design                                        New York, NY

Master of Fine Arts, Design & Technology

GPA 3.4

University of Oregon                                                 Eugene, OR

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Multimedia Design

Summa Cumme Laude, GPA 3.9

EXPERIENCE

POST PRODUCTION

Freelance VFX Artist                                         New York, NY         Feb 2006 - Present

• Compositing, motion graphics animation, fx, rotoscoping for film and broadcast.

1. •Studios include 1st Ave Machine, Brand New School, Digital Kitchen, Edgeworx, Outpost Digital, Perception,   Subvoyant, Tronic, UV Phactory
   

• Clients: HBO, BBC, MTV, Discovery, ESPN, BET, Bravo, OWN, GM, Google, Microsoft, Dove, Toyota, Verizon

• Animation and FX for Brett Morgan's Chicago 10, opening film of Sundance 2007

• Animation for Dan Klores’s Crazy Love, first film to sell at Sundance 2007

• Animation for PBS’s Academy Award nominated, Emmy winning Operation Homecoming

• Motion graphics for HBO’s Emmy winning Alzheimer's Project

• FX Supervisor for The Fold, critically acclaimed sci-fi web series

PRODUCTION

The Shorts Show  (web series)                          New York, NY         April 2010 - June 2011

VFX Supervisor, writer

1. •RED, Mantis handheld rig, Zoom lens
   

2. •Greenscreen, tracking, screen replacements, rig removal, fire/explosion vfx
   

Anyone But Me  (web series)                             New York, NY         March 2011

DIT, AC

1. •RED MX
   

Happy Hour  (television pilot)                            New York, NY         August 2010

DIT

1. •EPIC
   

Bar Karma  (television series)                            New York, NY         August 2010

DIT

1. •RED, Mantis handheld rig, Zoom lens
   

2. •Greenscreen setup
   

Ayiti Ayiti  (narrative feature)                            New York, NY         June 2010

Additional DIT, Additional 2nd AC

1. •RED M-X
   

Certainty  (narrative feature)                             New York, NY         May 2010

Additional DIT, Additional 2nd AC

1. •RED M-X, Zeiss Ultra Primes
   

This Is Poetry  (narrative short)                         New York, NY         April-June 2010

2nd AC, Additional 1st AC, VFX consulting

1. •Shot on RED M-X, Mantis handheld rig, car mount, CamWave wireless monitor, Bartek Remote Focus, 3’ Slider
   

2. •Tracking screen replacement
   

Jim vs. Gym                                                       New York, NY         Feb 2010

2nd AC, VFX Artist

• Shot on 5D

1. •Greenscreen, screen replacement
   

2. •Screened at RipFest 2010
   

Hawkins Hill                                                       New York, NY         Feb 2010

2nd AC, Additional 1st AC

• Shot on RED with some handheld, Steadicam, fight sequences

Hunting                                                               New York, NY         Feb 2010

2nd AC/Media Manager, VFX Supervisor

• Shot on RED with some handheld

• Greenscreen, screen replacement, compositing

C'est Moi                                                             New York, NY         Jan 2010

2nd AC/Media Manager

• Shot on RED with some handheld

• Managed media in R3D Manager

1. •Screen replacement
   

2. •Screened at Columbia University Film Festival 2010
   

Silver Tongues                                                   New York, NY         Dec 2009

G&E Intern, Camera Intern

• Dolly, Kinos/Image-80, HMIs, 12K, Fey, China bulbs; Butterflies; Process trailer

• Built out truck with Gaffer

• Camera Dept when not needed by G/E: logging shots, slating

• Rig removal

Jaydiohead "Ignorant Swan" Music Video      New York, NY         August 2009

Production Assistant (G&E)

• Dolly, 2K HMIs

OTHER TECH/FILM EXPERIENCE

Parsons Design & Technology Lab                  New York, NY         Sept 2005 – May 2006

Lab Technician

• Provided hardware, software, network, and peripheral support for a busy design lab

• Built and maintained specialized workstations for A/V, stop motion, physical computing

• Helped drive implementation of equipment database to manage hardware inventory

Bijou Art Cinema                                                Eugene, OR            Feb 2000 - August 2003

Curator

1. •Managed photography gallery
   

SKILLS

1. •Compositing, tracking, keying, rotoscope, motion graphics
   

2. •DIT, RED teching
   

3. •Proven accuracy providing estimates and delivery assets on schedule
   

4. •Technically savvy and competent at troubleshooting on set and in post
   

5. •Expert proficiency in After Effects, Mocha, SilhouetteFX, Photoshop, Illustrator, R3D Manager
   

6. •Intermediate proficiency in Nuke, FCP, Compressor, RED Cine-X