Brice Parker

Work History

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  Digital Production Manager

  Wētā FX

  2014 - Present

  

  

  

  
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  Member, Board of Directors

  Visual Effects Society

  2012 - Present
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  Producer / Post Supervisor

  Athena Studios

  2013 - 2014

  • Produced Stop Motion Animation crew for in-house animation projects.
  • Detailed bidding process pulling reference from scripts, storyboards, and meetings.
  • Attention to daily individual artist assignments.
  • Set up shot tracking system.
  • Organized and published delivery calendars based on approved methodology breakdown.
  • Tracked and updated progress of shots in Shotgun.
  • Communicated daily with clients, editorial, and in-house management.
  • Pushed shots through pipeline from work-in-progress to final, on a weekly basis.
  • Completed work within the
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  Art / Tech Manager

  Pixar

  2011 - 2012

  • Partnered with the art director, art leads, and producers to manage individuals across the entire art department.
  • Developed paths for artists’ career development, conducted yearly performance reviews for the team. Created and implement action plans for the art department's future success, emphasizing training and development. Administered staffing decisions that help achieve both the short and long term goals of the art team.
  • Worked with production to help create and manage team schedules and insure proper workflow throughout the art department.
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• Restoration Producer / Post Supervisor

  "Black Angel"

  2011 - 2012

  Led the picture and sound restoration of Roger Christian's film "Black Angel" (originally paired with 1980 UK screenings of "The Empire Strikes Back").
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  "Pixar in Concert" Producer

  Pixar

  2010 - 2012

  
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  Editorial Department Manager

  Pixar

  2005 - 2011

  • Managed media department pipeline, scheduled editors and project delivery timelines, maintained weekly staffing and productivity reports, coordinated studio resources, oversaw final project delivery through post-production.
  • Managed custom animation for promotional partners and creative agencies. Clients include Walmart, Target, State Farm, GM, Comcast, Regal Cinemas, NASA.
  • Managed 47 ancillary animation projects for broadcast, Academy Awards campaigns, concerts, trade shows, museum exhibits, and corporate presentations.
  • Managed documentary conten

• Sr. VFX Coordinator

  Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies / ES

  2001 - 2004

  • Coordinated animation department scheduling, motion capture, lighting, FX, compositing for 'The Matrix Reloaded' and 'The Matrix Revolutions'.
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  VFX Coordinator

  Industrial Light & Magic

  January 1999 - September 2001

  • Coordinated editorial and animation departments on multiple features

  
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  Siggraph 2000 CAF Post Supervisor

  ACM SIGGRAPH

  February 2000 - July 2000

  Curated Computer Animation Festival entries for jurying, then post-supervised final programs for the Electronic Theater and Animation Festival. Supervised on-site tech rehearsals and final show presentations at Siggraph 2000 in New Orleans.
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  VFX Coordinator

  DreamWorks Animation

  1998 - 1999

  • Organized elements for scanning, digital media management, tracked shots through lighting/comp work, ran dailies reviews, tracked filmout and delivery to studio