Derek Herr

Derek Herr

Senior Vfx Supervisor / Flame Artist / 18 yrs

USA

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Visual Effects Artist

See (2019)

Flame Artist / Visual Effects Artist

Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

Shots Fired (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

The Mick (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

Rosewood (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

Kevin from Work (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

The Last Man on Earth (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

The 100 (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Mind Games (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Ray Donovan (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Devious Maids (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

The Crazy Ones (2013)

Visual Effects Artist (Unknown Episodes)

Las Vegas (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Scandal (2012)

Main Title Design

Alcatraz (2012)

Visual Effects Artist

The Heart Specialist (2011)

Visual Effects Artist

Second Chance (2010)

Visual Effects Artist / Main Title Designer

Dark Blue (2009)

Digital Effects Artist

Night Train (2009)

Digital Effects Artist

Legally Blondes (2009)

Visual Effects Artist

Eastbound & Down (2009)

Digital Compositor

Hit and Run (2009)

Digital Effects Artist

Hell Ride (2009)

On-Line Editor

Dark Matter (2008)

Visual Effects Artist

Crash (2008)

Digital Effects Artist

Eleventh Hour (2008)

Digital Effects Artist

Fear Itself (2008)

Visual Effects Artist

E-Ring (2005)

Visual Effects Artist

Prison Break (2005)

Digital Effects Artist / Visual Effects Artist

Numb3rs (2005)

Visual Effects Artist / Digital Effects Artist

House (2004)

Visual Effects Artist

Path to War (2002)

Post-Production Manager

Nature (1982)

Visual Effects Artist

American Gigolo (1980)

Work History
  • Visual Effects

    Headquarters, LLC

    June 2018 - Present
    Burbank, California, United States

    Flame artist

  • Vfx Supervisor / Flame Artist

    Apple Inc.

    May 2022 - May 2022
    United States
  • Vfx Supervisor / Flame Artist

    Apple Inc.

    January 2022 - April 2022
    United States
  • Supervising Flame Artist

    Sony Pictures Television

    April 2018 - June 2018
    Culver City, CA

    Snoop Dogg Presents "The Joker's Wild" for Sony Pictures Television
    Background replacements, set lighting/display replacement, game display timing adjustments, object removal/insertion (continuity).

  • Visual Effects Design / Flame Artist

    The Loft Post

    January 2018 - April 2018
    North Hollywood, CA

    VFX inter-facility pipeline coordination and compositing for "The Last Man On Earth” (FOX), “The Mick” (FOX), “Teachers” (TVLand)

  • Flame Artist

    The Foundation

    June 2016 - May 2017
    Burbank, California

    VFX compositing for television

  • Flame Artist

    The Loft

    July 2014 - June 2016
    North Hollywood, CA

    VFX compositing for television series..

  • VFX Lead

    Technicolor

    August 2012 - July 2014
    Hollywood, CA

    Location and in house VFX compositing for television; worked with VFX Producers to assign shots and track progress while also completing VFX work.

  • Senior Editor/VFX Compositor

    Technicolor

    October 2012 - May 2014

    In-house and on location finishing and VFX compositing

  • VFX Compositor

    Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging

    August 2011 - July 2012
    Burbank, CA

    HD VFX compositing for "Friends" - all 235 episodes remastered in HD in less than a year. Set extensions & cleanup, driving/sailing comps, beauty work, restoration of destroyed/missing negative.

  • Finishing Editor / VFX Compositor

    Warner Bros.

    September 2011 - June 2012

    Post production HD/DI VFX compositor, finishing editor for various feature film & television projects.

  • VFX Compositor

    The Post Group

    July 2007 - August 2011
    Hollywood, CA

    TV/DI VFX compositor for various feature film & television clients.

  • DS Nitris Artist

    Riot Games

    July 2005 - July 2007
    Santa Monica, CA

    VFX compositing for various television, feature film & commercial clients.

    R!OT was rebranded as Method Studios in 2009, and it's parent company Ascent Media was acquired by Deluxe Entertainment in 2011.

  • Senior Non Linear Editor

    Level 3 Post

    July 2003 - July 2005

    Post production editorial standard-definition and high-definition assembly and compositing/fx for various television clients.

  • Senior Non-Linear Editor / VFX Artist

    The Post Group

    April 1999 - July 2003
    Hollywood, CA

    VFX Compositing and editorial standard-definition and high-definition for various television and film clients.

  • Applications Editor

    Avid Technology

    January 1997 - April 1999
    Burbank, CA

    Western USA demo artist for Avid's post-production editing & effects products for clients ranging from owner-operators to film and television studios. Trained resellers, studio technicians and artists, assessed and streamlined client post-production workflows, explored and developed interoperability between Avid products and those of other manufacturers.

  • Applications Editor

    Avid Technology

    November 1996 - April 1999

    West Coast Demo Artist/Trainer for Trade shows (NAB), special events (Sundance), resellers, post facilities and VIP editors. Presented Avid's Media Composer, Film Composer, Illusion, Media Fusion, and early DS products.

Education
  • Florida State University

    1994 - 1996
  • University Of South Florida

    1990 - 1994
  • Western Michigan University

    1986 - 1990