MARK ANTON READ
TELEVISION & FILM CURRICULUM VITAE
Highly experienced Visual Effects and Stereoscopic Director, Producer, Director of Photography, and Colorist.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Stereoscopic-3D-HFR-VFX Director, Director-of-Photography, Producer, Supervisor, Surveyor
- Senior 2D & 3D-stereographic VFX Supervisor & Compositor
- Virtual Set & Virtual Cinematography Director, Producer and WorkFlow Systems Architect
- Technical Director of Production and Post-Production
- Digital Intermediate workflow specialist
- Digital Image+Sound Signal-&-Data Pipeline Workflow Expert
- International lecturer on the many disciplines of film making and technology
- Photographer
- Composer
- Author
- Painter
- Artist
DIRECTOR
2012 – Apple Computer / Sanofi
Stereoscopic-3D ride film & music video for Apple Computer & Sanofi
Contribution: Director & Co-Producer from concept, finished delivery
2011 – Douglas Trumbull / Mark Anton Read
Stereoscopic-3D short film & music video for Golden Eyes by: Dana Fuchs
Contribution: Co-Director with Douglas Trumbull
2011 Comcast
Stereoscopic-3D film – 2011 World Championship billiards
Contribution: Director
2011 – Comcast
Stereoscopic-3D film – 2011 World Championship Peking Acrobats
Contribution: Director
2004 – The Empty Chamber
Documentary around the work of Saul Melman
Contribution: Director, Director of Photography
2003 – Fire & Glass
IMAX VistaVision Documentary of Black Rock
Contribution: Director, Director of Photography, Visual effects Supervisor
1999 – Venosa Alien Starship
IBMR (Image Based Modeling and Rendering) depicting the Alien visions and paintings of Roberto Venosa
Contribution: Director
1997 – Horizon
Real-World Photogrammetric Virtual Cinematography animation
Contribution: Director
1988 – ‘.if ‘
Motion Picture by p.a.w.n. media group
Contribution: Co-Director with Joseph Reese & Co-Composers with Joseph Reese
Stereoscopic-3D ride film & music video for Apple Computer & Sanofi
Contribution: Director & Co-Producer from concept, finished delivery
2011 – Douglas Trumbull / Mark Anton Read
Stereoscopic-3D short film & music video for Golden Eyes by: Dana Fuchs
Contribution: Co-Director with Douglas Trumbull
2011 Comcast
Stereoscopic-3D film – 2011 World Championship billiards
Contribution: Director
2011 – Comcast
Stereoscopic-3D film – 2011 World Championship Peking Acrobats
Contribution: Director
2004 – The Empty Chamber
Documentary around the work of Saul Melman
Contribution: Director, Director of Photography
2003 – Fire & Glass
IMAX VistaVision Documentary of Black Rock
Contribution: Director, Director of Photography, Visual effects Supervisor
1999 – Venosa Alien Starship
IBMR (Image Based Modeling and Rendering) depicting the Alien visions and paintings of Roberto Venosa
Contribution: Director
1997 – Horizon
Real-World Photogrammetric Virtual Cinematography animation
Contribution: Director
1988 – ‘.if ‘
Motion Picture by p.a.w.n. media group
Contribution: Co-Director with Joseph Reese & Co-Composers with Joseph Reese
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
2012 – Vogue Magazine
Annie Leibovitz 2012 – Vogue 2012 OLYMPICS motion picture montage – RED camera
Director / Photographer: Annie Leibovitz
Contribution: Director of Photography
2011 – H&M
H&M FAA World wide 2012 Clothing Campaign
Director / Photographer : Dan Martensen
Contribution: Director of Photography
2011 – Prabal Gurung / A MAKE-UP STORY
Prabal Gurung 2011 – 2012 clothing line montage
Creative Director: Mark Fina
Contribution: Director of Photography
2004 – The Empty Chamber
Documentary around Black Rock and the work of Saul Melman
Contribution: Director, Director of Photography
2003 – Fire & Glass
IMAX VistaVision Documentary around Black Rock and the work of Saul Melman
Contribution: Director, Director of Photography, Visual effects Supervisor
Annie Leibovitz 2012 – Vogue 2012 OLYMPICS motion picture montage – RED camera
Director / Photographer: Annie Leibovitz
Contribution: Director of Photography
2011 – H&M
H&M FAA World wide 2012 Clothing Campaign
Director / Photographer : Dan Martensen
Contribution: Director of Photography
2011 – Prabal Gurung / A MAKE-UP STORY
Prabal Gurung 2011 – 2012 clothing line montage
Creative Director: Mark Fina
Contribution: Director of Photography
2004 – The Empty Chamber
Documentary around Black Rock and the work of Saul Melman
Contribution: Director, Director of Photography
2003 – Fire & Glass
IMAX VistaVision Documentary around Black Rock and the work of Saul Melman
Contribution: Director, Director of Photography, Visual effects Supervisor
VISUAL EFFECTS
2010 – Disney/Zarathustra
“O Mistress Mine” Reeve Carney music video for the TEMPEST film, by: Julie Taymor
Director: Elliot Goldenthall
Director of Photography: Pablo Berron
Contribution: VFX Supervisor
2010 – Nice Shoes
The VERSUS of Rico Frederick
Director: Aron Baxter
Director of Photography: Rod Lamborn
Contribution: Creative 3D-VFX Supervisor
2010 – Nice Shoes
FOUND
Director: Brian Bowman
Director of Photography: Rod Lamborn
Contribution: Creative 3D-VFX Supervisor
2010 – Harry Potter 7 (3D) – 15-perf/70mm
Warner Brothers / IMAX
Director: David Yates
Contribution: Senior Stereographic Compositor
2010 – ICO VFX
Shrek 2
Directors: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury Conrad Vernon
Contribution: Stereographic Compositor
2010 – Perpetuum Mobile Productions
Contribution: NUKE compositor for HDR matte paintings and HDR composites
2008 – Malpaso Productions
Changeling – Feature Film (Los Angeles)
Director of Photography: Tom Stern, VFX Supervisor: Michael Owens
Contribution: Visual Effect On-Set Survey
2007 DreamWorks Prod.
Tropic Thunder – Feature Film (Kauai/ Los Angeles)
Director of Photography: John Toll , VFX Supervisor: Michael Owens
Contribution: VFX On-Set Supervision and Survey, Documentation, Management & Workflow Development
2003-2005 – Nickelodeon – Nick Jr.
LazyTown – Non-Compressed HD TV Episodes (Iceland)
Contribution: Visual Effects Supervisor
2003 – Fire & Glass
IMAX VistaVision Documentary around Black Rock and the work of Saul Melman
Contribution: Director, Director of Photography, Visual effects Supervisor
“O Mistress Mine” Reeve Carney music video for the TEMPEST film, by: Julie Taymor
Director: Elliot Goldenthall
Director of Photography: Pablo Berron
Contribution: VFX Supervisor
2010 – Nice Shoes
The VERSUS of Rico Frederick
Director: Aron Baxter
Director of Photography: Rod Lamborn
Contribution: Creative 3D-VFX Supervisor
2010 – Nice Shoes
FOUND
Director: Brian Bowman
Director of Photography: Rod Lamborn
Contribution: Creative 3D-VFX Supervisor
2010 – Harry Potter 7 (3D) – 15-perf/70mm
Warner Brothers / IMAX
Director: David Yates
Contribution: Senior Stereographic Compositor
2010 – ICO VFX
Shrek 2
Directors: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury Conrad Vernon
Contribution: Stereographic Compositor
2010 – Perpetuum Mobile Productions
Contribution: NUKE compositor for HDR matte paintings and HDR composites
2008 – Malpaso Productions
Changeling – Feature Film (Los Angeles)
Director of Photography: Tom Stern, VFX Supervisor: Michael Owens
Contribution: Visual Effect On-Set Survey
2007 DreamWorks Prod.
Tropic Thunder – Feature Film (Kauai/ Los Angeles)
Director of Photography: John Toll , VFX Supervisor: Michael Owens
Contribution: VFX On-Set Supervision and Survey, Documentation, Management & Workflow Development
2003-2005 – Nickelodeon – Nick Jr.
LazyTown – Non-Compressed HD TV Episodes (Iceland)
Contribution: Visual Effects Supervisor
2003 – Fire & Glass
IMAX VistaVision Documentary around Black Rock and the work of Saul Melman
Contribution: Director, Director of Photography, Visual effects Supervisor
COLORIST
2012 – Palinka Pictures
Where is Joel Baum
Director: Pearl Gluck
Contribution: Colorist
2011 – Thomas Hurley – Magellan Films Inc.
Take Me
Director: Sandro Suppnig
Contribution: Colorist
2011 – Beats Antique
Les Enfants Perdus. Haiti. film for Donna Karan & Bill Clinton
Director: Russell James
Contribution: Colorist
2010 – Disney/Zarathustra
Reeve Carney music video for the TEMPEST film, by: Julie Taymor
Director: Elliot Goldenthall
Director of Photography: Pablo Berron
Contribution: Colorist
2010 – Roam Pictures
Withdrawal (New York)
Director: David Epstein
Contribution: Co-Producer, Colorist
2009 – HFF Academy
Insight Out – Motion Picture Master Class (Berlin)
Contribution: Supervising Color, Image Sound & Technical Producer
2009 – Berlinale Talent Campus
Camera and Postproduction Studio Campus Berlinale 2009
Contribution: Supervising Color, Image Sound & Technical Producer
2009 – AK Productions
The Death of Old Suan Juan (Denver)
Director: AK Hottman
Contribution: Producer, On-Set Color & DIT + Baselight Colorist
2008 – Maysles Films
Close Up – Documentary for Television (New York)
Director: Albert Maysles
Contribution: Colorist + Digital Intermediate Workflow Development
2008 – SixDay Productions
Big Fat Lazy Sun – Independent Short Film (New York)
Digital Intermediate Workflow Development
Director: Daniel Brothers
Director of Photography: Pablo Berron
Contribution: Colorist
2008 – DUO Productions
Country Wedding – Independent Feature Film (Iceland)
Digital Intermediate Workflow Development
DOP Anthony Dod Mantle
Distributor: Fortissimo Films
Contribution: Supervising Colorist
2007 – GigaPix Production
Captian Abu Raed – Independent Feature Film (Los Angeles)
First Feature Film shot w/ArriD20 Digital Film Camera.
Winner Sundance 2008 The World Cinema Audience Award
Contribution: Colorist
Where is Joel Baum
Director: Pearl Gluck
Contribution: Colorist
2011 – Thomas Hurley – Magellan Films Inc.
Take Me
Director: Sandro Suppnig
Contribution: Colorist
2011 – Beats Antique
Les Enfants Perdus. Haiti. film for Donna Karan & Bill Clinton
Director: Russell James
Contribution: Colorist
2010 – Disney/Zarathustra
Reeve Carney music video for the TEMPEST film, by: Julie Taymor
Director: Elliot Goldenthall
Director of Photography: Pablo Berron
Contribution: Colorist
2010 – Roam Pictures
Withdrawal (New York)
Director: David Epstein
Contribution: Co-Producer, Colorist
2009 – HFF Academy
Insight Out – Motion Picture Master Class (Berlin)
Contribution: Supervising Color, Image Sound & Technical Producer
2009 – Berlinale Talent Campus
Camera and Postproduction Studio Campus Berlinale 2009
Contribution: Supervising Color, Image Sound & Technical Producer
2009 – AK Productions
The Death of Old Suan Juan (Denver)
Director: AK Hottman
Contribution: Producer, On-Set Color & DIT + Baselight Colorist
2008 – Maysles Films
Close Up – Documentary for Television (New York)
Director: Albert Maysles
Contribution: Colorist + Digital Intermediate Workflow Development
2008 – SixDay Productions
Big Fat Lazy Sun – Independent Short Film (New York)
Digital Intermediate Workflow Development
Director: Daniel Brothers
Director of Photography: Pablo Berron
Contribution: Colorist
2008 – DUO Productions
Country Wedding – Independent Feature Film (Iceland)
Digital Intermediate Workflow Development
DOP Anthony Dod Mantle
Distributor: Fortissimo Films
Contribution: Supervising Colorist
2007 – GigaPix Production
Captian Abu Raed – Independent Feature Film (Los Angeles)
First Feature Film shot w/ArriD20 Digital Film Camera.
Winner Sundance 2008 The World Cinema Audience Award
Contribution: Colorist
PRODUCER & CREATIVE DEVELOPER
2005-2006 – Malpaso Productions
Letters from Iwo Jima
Director of Photography: Tom Stern
Contribution: Digital Image Acquisition & Digital Intermediate Workflow Development
2001-2008 – Douglas Trumbull
UFOTOG Feature Film (in progress) based on HDR (High Dynamic Range) IBMR (Image Based Modeling and Rendering) with real-time and Post-Rendered Virtual Cinematography with real and CGI actors in Virtual and Practical settings.
Contribution: Producer Services, Creative development & SFX development
2003-2005 – Lazy Town
Live Action + Composite Virtual Cinematography + Acrobatics + Puppets
Contribution: Executive Producer & Technical Director responsible for translating the vision of LazyTown creator, Magnüs Scheving into the on-screen look and feel of the LazyTown Brand for TV and FILM, as well as creating and implementing the the complete technical infrastructure to create and distribute the series.
2003 – Criterion
Contribution: Workflow Design for Digital Re-mastering of the complete up-to-date Criterion Collection
2002 – Douglas Trumbull / Mitchell Kriegman
Sizzling Kung-Fu Mice – Pilot –
Shadow Digital & Entertainment Design Workshop
Contribution: Integrating HDTV 24P with 35mm film material, Technical Direction, system architecture, workflow design, custom hardware and software design and integration.
2002 – Disney/Douglas Trumbull
Contribution: Technical Direction, system architecture, workflow design, custom hardware and software design and integration.
2001-2002 – Coca-Cola
Theatrical trailer running across America for the 2002-Olympics: mini movie; shot on various Olympic locations in Super-Panavision 35mm,
Contribution: Project Design and work flow development
2000 – A What Not Christmas – TV Special
Produced with Shadow Digital & Entertainment Design Workshop
Contribution: workflow development
2000-2003 – Warner Brothers
Contribution: System Architect and Technical Direction for motion tracking, imaging systems and image data management for postproduction flow from camera, through telecine/film-scanning, color-correct and finishing (with version management storage).
2000-2002 – Disney: Winnie the Pooh
Book of Pooh (season 2). 26 episodes – Shadow Digital & Entertainment Design Workshop
Contribution: Development of next generation live camera tracking HD
2000-2002 Disney: Winnie the Pooh
Book of Pooh (season 1). 26 episodes – Shadow Digital & Entertainment Design Workshop.
Contribution: Technical Direction, 3D Supervision & Compositing, camera tracking. Designed and built new hardware for camera and signal processing.
1999 – The Rolling Stones
Contribution: Workflow Design and QC with Digital Film re-transfer and grading for Rolling Stones movies to new archival 24P master and secondary formats DVD etc.
1996-2007 – Commercial campaigns
Pepsi, Mercedes Benz, 800-flowers, E-Trade, Apple Computer, Venison, etc, etc, etc…, including flow & system architecture for 29 of the 55 commercials shown in SuperBowl-2001.
Contribution: Workflow design, Creative and technical and financial support.
1994 – ABC – Rodger Goodman
John Stoical Reports. the first live US Virtual set broadcast.
Contribution: Technical Direction, storyboard integration.
Letters from Iwo Jima
Director of Photography: Tom Stern
Contribution: Digital Image Acquisition & Digital Intermediate Workflow Development
2001-2008 – Douglas Trumbull
UFOTOG Feature Film (in progress) based on HDR (High Dynamic Range) IBMR (Image Based Modeling and Rendering) with real-time and Post-Rendered Virtual Cinematography with real and CGI actors in Virtual and Practical settings.
Contribution: Producer Services, Creative development & SFX development
2003-2005 – Lazy Town
Live Action + Composite Virtual Cinematography + Acrobatics + Puppets
Contribution: Executive Producer & Technical Director responsible for translating the vision of LazyTown creator, Magnüs Scheving into the on-screen look and feel of the LazyTown Brand for TV and FILM, as well as creating and implementing the the complete technical infrastructure to create and distribute the series.
2003 – Criterion
Contribution: Workflow Design for Digital Re-mastering of the complete up-to-date Criterion Collection
2002 – Douglas Trumbull / Mitchell Kriegman
Sizzling Kung-Fu Mice – Pilot –
Shadow Digital & Entertainment Design Workshop
Contribution: Integrating HDTV 24P with 35mm film material, Technical Direction, system architecture, workflow design, custom hardware and software design and integration.
2002 – Disney/Douglas Trumbull
Contribution: Technical Direction, system architecture, workflow design, custom hardware and software design and integration.
2001-2002 – Coca-Cola
Theatrical trailer running across America for the 2002-Olympics: mini movie; shot on various Olympic locations in Super-Panavision 35mm,
Contribution: Project Design and work flow development
2000 – A What Not Christmas – TV Special
Produced with Shadow Digital & Entertainment Design Workshop
Contribution: workflow development
2000-2003 – Warner Brothers
Contribution: System Architect and Technical Direction for motion tracking, imaging systems and image data management for postproduction flow from camera, through telecine/film-scanning, color-correct and finishing (with version management storage).
2000-2002 – Disney: Winnie the Pooh
Book of Pooh (season 2). 26 episodes – Shadow Digital & Entertainment Design Workshop
Contribution: Development of next generation live camera tracking HD
2000-2002 Disney: Winnie the Pooh
Book of Pooh (season 1). 26 episodes – Shadow Digital & Entertainment Design Workshop.
Contribution: Technical Direction, 3D Supervision & Compositing, camera tracking. Designed and built new hardware for camera and signal processing.
1999 – The Rolling Stones
Contribution: Workflow Design and QC with Digital Film re-transfer and grading for Rolling Stones movies to new archival 24P master and secondary formats DVD etc.
1996-2007 – Commercial campaigns
Pepsi, Mercedes Benz, 800-flowers, E-Trade, Apple Computer, Venison, etc, etc, etc…, including flow & system architecture for 29 of the 55 commercials shown in SuperBowl-2001.
Contribution: Workflow design, Creative and technical and financial support.
1994 – ABC – Rodger Goodman
John Stoical Reports. the first live US Virtual set broadcast.
Contribution: Technical Direction, storyboard integration.
TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
2012 – 5K-3D-HFR-12
Contribution: Created 5K HFR-48fps Stereoscopic-3D Shooting baseband and post-production pipeline for Hypercube
2010 – 4K-3D-HFR-120
Contribution: Created 4K HFR-120fps Stereoscopic-3D Shooting baseband and post-production pipeline With Douglas Trumbull
2009 – HFF Academy
Insight Out – Motion Picture Master Class (Berlin)
Contribution: Supervising Color, Image Sound & Technical Producer
2009 – Berlinale Talent Campus
Camera and Postproduction Studio Campus Berlinale 2009
Contribution: Supervising Color, Image Sound & Technical Producer
Color Grading & Mastering from On-Set to Finish
Contribution: Co-developed expansion of previous pipeline designs to include grading decisions allowing consistent color decision and accurate preview from pre-production, to finishing, with single point of color decision for multiple delivery formats.
1997-2010 – Standards & Practices Guide, Lectures and Presentations
Mixed Digital & Film Production Environment for Cinema: Guide + White Paper: NAB, IBC, BERLINALE, HFF
Contribution: Creation of Workflow Principals for Digital Cinematography, Standards and Practices:
Comparison of Workflows for productions using compressed/non-compressed single/mixed-format Digital+Digital & Digital+Film camerasProduction
Contribution: Created 5K HFR-48fps Stereoscopic-3D Shooting baseband and post-production pipeline for Hypercube
2010 – 4K-3D-HFR-120
Contribution: Created 4K HFR-120fps Stereoscopic-3D Shooting baseband and post-production pipeline With Douglas Trumbull
2009 – HFF Academy
Insight Out – Motion Picture Master Class (Berlin)
Contribution: Supervising Color, Image Sound & Technical Producer
2009 – Berlinale Talent Campus
Camera and Postproduction Studio Campus Berlinale 2009
Contribution: Supervising Color, Image Sound & Technical Producer
Color Grading & Mastering from On-Set to Finish
Contribution: Co-developed expansion of previous pipeline designs to include grading decisions allowing consistent color decision and accurate preview from pre-production, to finishing, with single point of color decision for multiple delivery formats.
1997-2010 – Standards & Practices Guide, Lectures and Presentations
Mixed Digital & Film Production Environment for Cinema: Guide + White Paper: NAB, IBC, BERLINALE, HFF
Contribution: Creation of Workflow Principals for Digital Cinematography, Standards and Practices:
Comparison of Workflows for productions using compressed/non-compressed single/mixed-format Digital+Digital & Digital+Film camerasProduction
STUDIO DESIGN & FACILITY SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE
Designed, Advised & Directed Film and Television Production Studio deployment:
Pier59Studios, Entertainment Design Workshop, Disney, Sony, LightFactory, Viacom, Latibaer, Wainscott.
Designed, Advised & Directed construction and use of Post-Production facilities and environments:
Pier59Studios,Nice Shoes NY, ABC, Evergreen, Disney, Sony, LightFactory, Viacom, Latibaer & Wainscott.
Pier59Studios, Entertainment Design Workshop, Disney, Sony, LightFactory, Viacom, Latibaer, Wainscott.
Designed, Advised & Directed construction and use of Post-Production facilities and environments:
Pier59Studios,Nice Shoes NY, ABC, Evergreen, Disney, Sony, LightFactory, Viacom, Latibaer & Wainscott.
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Untethered Tracking
Contribution: Designed Camera system un-tethered position & Location tracking via:
Helicopter, Scuba, Submarine, and various isolated or high-speed uses, in underwater, ground as well as aerial operation integrated with real-time or post-generated Computer Graphic environments.
HDR Imaging
Contribution: Research and Workflow Development HDRi(High Dynamic Range imaging) and IBMR(Image Based Modeling)
ARRI D20/D21/ALEXA
Contribution: Design & Workflow Development for Data Mode Arri D20/21/ALEXA cameras for ARRI Headquarters (Munich)
ARRI 435 ADVANCED
Contribution: co-design &contributions that lead to the creation of the ARRI 435 ADVANCED 35mm motion picture camera and the camera ARRI-MOTION motion-control systems. (as Credited by ARRI)
Philips DVS / Thompson / Grass Valley Group
Contribution: Creative applications, marketing and technical advise for Entire digital film product line (Spirit telecine, Specter virtual telecine, Phantom transfer engine, Voodoo). developed key systems in all products and user account applications. Co-developed a unifying system architecture (Early applied example of Unified Production Environment Pipeline) connecting the entire product line to each other as well as third party products, such as Autodesk/discreet* inferno, BackDraft, Fire + Quantel, DaVinci, sgi. Made key contributions to Next Generation Telecine/scanning system (Spirit 2K & 4K) for data acquisition and management.
Virtual Cinematography
Contribution: Created and licensed to others: Calibration Technology & Technique that allows Virtual sets cinematography to be achieved using Film Camera to Film Scanner or Telecine.
CRAY RESEARCH
Contribution: System architect for CRAY RESEARCH, Inc.: employed by CRAY RESEARCH mother Company, SGI to aid in design of next generation networking interfaces, assisted in expanding irix/unicose interoperability focusing on extensive research in the field of Image Based Modeling and Rendering.
IBMR (Image BAsed Modeling & Rendering) for Horizon
Contribution: Created Virtual reality systems with analog and optical techniques used in many productions thereafter that have evolved into HDR (High Dynamic Range) and IBMR (Image Based Modeling and Rendering) in various applications.
Virtual Cinematography
Contribution: Created and implemented virtual camera system for reconstructing real-world environment maps in a real-time or post-rendered virtual environment with actors and props for HDTV, 35mm cinema and IMAX.
PUBLISHING
Published as Subject
Interviewed, quoted, referenced and published in:
Shoot, Millimeter, Logic, American Cinematographer, HD Studio, Digital Cinematography Magazine, Film & Video, Post.
PUBLISHED AS AUTHOR
Written and published for:
Shoot, Millimeter, Logic, HD Studio, Digital Cinematography Magazine, Film & Video.
ARTIST
Created and Exhibited Sculpture, Photography, oil paintings, and drawings.
Contribution: Designed Camera system un-tethered position & Location tracking via:
Helicopter, Scuba, Submarine, and various isolated or high-speed uses, in underwater, ground as well as aerial operation integrated with real-time or post-generated Computer Graphic environments.
HDR Imaging
Contribution: Research and Workflow Development HDRi(High Dynamic Range imaging) and IBMR(Image Based Modeling)
ARRI D20/D21/ALEXA
Contribution: Design & Workflow Development for Data Mode Arri D20/21/ALEXA cameras for ARRI Headquarters (Munich)
ARRI 435 ADVANCED
Contribution: co-design &contributions that lead to the creation of the ARRI 435 ADVANCED 35mm motion picture camera and the camera ARRI-MOTION motion-control systems. (as Credited by ARRI)
Philips DVS / Thompson / Grass Valley Group
Contribution: Creative applications, marketing and technical advise for Entire digital film product line (Spirit telecine, Specter virtual telecine, Phantom transfer engine, Voodoo). developed key systems in all products and user account applications. Co-developed a unifying system architecture (Early applied example of Unified Production Environment Pipeline) connecting the entire product line to each other as well as third party products, such as Autodesk/discreet* inferno, BackDraft, Fire + Quantel, DaVinci, sgi. Made key contributions to Next Generation Telecine/scanning system (Spirit 2K & 4K) for data acquisition and management.
Virtual Cinematography
Contribution: Created and licensed to others: Calibration Technology & Technique that allows Virtual sets cinematography to be achieved using Film Camera to Film Scanner or Telecine.
CRAY RESEARCH
Contribution: System architect for CRAY RESEARCH, Inc.: employed by CRAY RESEARCH mother Company, SGI to aid in design of next generation networking interfaces, assisted in expanding irix/unicose interoperability focusing on extensive research in the field of Image Based Modeling and Rendering.
IBMR (Image BAsed Modeling & Rendering) for Horizon
Contribution: Created Virtual reality systems with analog and optical techniques used in many productions thereafter that have evolved into HDR (High Dynamic Range) and IBMR (Image Based Modeling and Rendering) in various applications.
Virtual Cinematography
Contribution: Created and implemented virtual camera system for reconstructing real-world environment maps in a real-time or post-rendered virtual environment with actors and props for HDTV, 35mm cinema and IMAX.
PUBLISHING
Published as Subject
Interviewed, quoted, referenced and published in:
Shoot, Millimeter, Logic, American Cinematographer, HD Studio, Digital Cinematography Magazine, Film & Video, Post.
PUBLISHED AS AUTHOR
Written and published for:
Shoot, Millimeter, Logic, HD Studio, Digital Cinematography Magazine, Film & Video.
ARTIST
Created and Exhibited Sculpture, Photography, oil paintings, and drawings.
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
FACTORY CERTIFIED, TRAINED & EXPERIENCED IN THE OPERATION OF:
– FilmLight BaseLight, Truelight, On-Set Color Correction + 3D
– IRIDAS SpeedGrade, FrameCycler, On-Set
– Ultimatte ultimate-9, ultimate-hd, ultimate-11
– DVS Clipster
– ARRI D20/D21/ALEXA
TRAINED & EXPERIENCED IN THE OPERATION OF:
– Sony Genesis, F65
– RED EPIC
– The Foundry nuke, ocula, furnace
– Adobe CS* complete suite
– AutoDesk flame*, smoke*, maya, ImageModeler
– Quantel Pablo + iQ
– Apple Final Cut Pro, Shake
* References Can Be Provided Upon Request.
– FilmLight BaseLight, Truelight, On-Set Color Correction + 3D
– IRIDAS SpeedGrade, FrameCycler, On-Set
– Ultimatte ultimate-9, ultimate-hd, ultimate-11
– DVS Clipster
– ARRI D20/D21/ALEXA
TRAINED & EXPERIENCED IN THE OPERATION OF:
– Sony Genesis, F65
– RED EPIC
– The Foundry nuke, ocula, furnace
– Adobe CS* complete suite
– AutoDesk flame*, smoke*, maya, ImageModeler
– Quantel Pablo + iQ
– Apple Final Cut Pro, Shake
* References Can Be Provided Upon Request.