Associate VFX Production Manager - Environments, DMP & Compositing
Sony Pictures Imageworks
November 2014 - March 2016
Vancouver, Canada Area
Alice in Wonderland 2.
VFX Department Production Manager for Environments & Digital Matte Pai
MPC
May 2011 - December 2013
Vancouver, Canada
Managed a team of 40+ Digital Matte Painters, Environment TDs and several coordinators, together we created beautiful images for major Hollywood movies..... With a smile on our face!
Projects:
Sherlock Holmes 2, Jack The Giant Killer, Man of Steel, Life of Pi, Fast and the Furious 6, The Lone Ranger, Maleficent, The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman 2, Jersey Boys, Game of Thrones, Godzilla
Responsibilities
- Manage artist and coordination teams, providing support across all areas of the dept and its projects.
- Oversee production schedules at macro level, supporting the coordinators.
- Provide MPC Snr managent and Producers with accurate resource forecasting, and requirements for projects..
- Recruitment
- Asses teams performance and work with HOD to overcome performance issues.
- Strong focus on keeping the team motivated and in a happy environment.
- Provide training and development for coordination team and junior artists.
- Support all areas of the senior production team.
Senior Dailies and DI Producer
Technicolor
August 2008 - April 2011
Vancouver, Canada Area
- Managed DI, dailies and TV completion work on over 40 feature films and TV series
- Selected credits: Human Target, Fringe Season 3 & 4, Sucker Punch, Beyond The Black Rainbow, Rampage, The A-Team
- Communicated workflows and deadlines to staff; tracked progress of projects
- Submitted weekly forecasts and project stage completion reports
- Proactively anticipated and addressed potential areas of concern
- Built relationships with clients and maintained high level of client satisfaction
Senior DVD & Blu-ray Producer
Technicolor
August 2001 - July 2008
London, United Kingdom
- Working with major Hollywood studios, Independent Film, TV and Record Labels, creating a variety of interesting and cutting edge DVD and Blu-Ray discs
- Manage dept schedules and project life cycle from brief to DVD test disc approval.
- Work with digital ops manager to try and improve efficiency within the department due to difficult industry conditions for the formats.
- Researched and presented a Blu-ray introduction presentation to 50+ current and potential clients showcasing Technicolors knowledge of the format. Secured work from top music and film studios.