ERIC ALBA / visual effects + post 310.628.1249 http://www.ericalba.org :::::EXPERIENCE 1993-PRESENT Freelance Visual Effects Supervisor/Producer + Post-Production Supervisor (see credit list) Visual Effects Supervisor duties: - Script analysis/breakdown, bidding, scheduling, budgeting, vendor/crew recruitment. - Design concept/look of visual effects/animation needs. - Determine with director and producer(s) best physical and digital approach to shot(s). - Create Storyboard, Animatics & Pre-visualization. - On-set supervision, plate producing, pre-visualization/composite. - Work with editor(s) to lock visual effects plate counts. - Supervise Scan & Record - Post supervise visual effects/animation through final delivery. Visual Effects Producer duties: - Script analysis/breakdown, bidding, scheduling, budgeting. - Prepare documentation visual effects needs. - Solicit & review bids from vendors to determine first-pass budgets. - Compare visual effects as scripts/cuts are updated. Communicate potential changes and flag budget concerns to producers. - Shot/cost tracking, invoicing. - Asset management/trafficking - Manage Project Database - Coordinating artists and crew. - Line Produce Shooting VFX Unit - Quality control of contracted deliverables. Post-Production Supervisor duties: - Hire Vendors and staff for post-production. - Breakdown and Estimate scripts for budgets - Spot Music and Sound FX. - Supervise Editors & Cuts through Lock of EDLs. - 2nd Unit Producing and Directing of Inserts/Elements - Secure Licensing for Stock Footage, Music. - Supervise On-line Conform, Titling. - Supervise Color-Correction - Supervise ADR/VO/Mix/Dub/Layback. - Quality control of all versions, domestic and foreign deliverables and dubs. 2006 - PRESENT Freelance Producer at: Special Branch, Trollback + Co. Superfad, Digital Kitchen, Psyop, Eyeball NYC, Buck, Freestyle Collective, Transistor Studios, Big Star Motion Design Bid, Schedule, Line Produce Live-Action Shoots, Post-Producer for various Commercials, Broadcast and Location/Installation/Interactive Graphics. Manage Clients and Artists in large motion-graphics and live-action projects under tight deadlines. Recruit and Manage Human, Hardware and Software Resources. Ensure timely delivery of project deliverables to Client. 2005-2006 Charlex Facility Producer: Breakdown, Bid, Schedule, Track projects for Agency/Client. Coordinate Design, CG, Flame/Smoke and Vendor elements to ensure timely delivery of all deliverables. 2005 Anatomical Travelogue Visual Effects and Animation Producer: Manage CG animation and compositing teams for Television and Print projects. 2003-2004 Sea Studios Foundation for National Geographic Television & Film Post-Production and Visual Effects Supervisor for Mini-Series "Strange Days on Planet Earth": Manage all aspects of HD/720p post-production, including budgeting, scheduling, editing, sound, music, mixing, visual effects, and color-correction of a 4-hour mini-series. Create and deliver final deliverables to network and distributor. Pre-Production: - Breakdown scripts for post-production work, potential visual effects and animation. - Create & maintain schedule & budget of all post-production milestones. - Develop & document post-production pipeline with various HD/SD & film formats. - Design of visual effects, animation and graphics with Episode Producers. - Build Storyboard Animatics for visual effects and animation sequences. - Solicit & review bids from vendors to determine first-pass visual effects/animation budgets. - Develop Cinematography, Sound, Edit Style Reels for Series - Created Shoot & field-recording technical guide. - Planned and Executed Facility build-out including recruitment and hire of department staff. - Determine, purchase & install/upgrade machine room & edit suite equipment. Production: - Review: HD down-conversion, VariCam frame-rate conversion, format-conversion to digital dailies. - Supervise TeleCine of original and stock film elements. - Compare/Contrast visual effects as drafts of scripts are updated. Determine potential changes and communicate budgetary concerns to producers. - Create in-house temp composites and animatics as production plates arrive for vendors. - Supervise/Approve vendor pre-visualization of visual effects & animation. - Maintain schedule & budget of milestones as script drafts or production dates change.
 Post-Production: - Spot Music and Sound fx with Series Producer and Sound Designers. - Supervise Editors & Cuts through Lock of EDLs. - Supervise On-line Conform, Titling. - Supervise Visual Effects and Animation & Show Graphics package. - Supervise Color-Correction (DaVinci 2K). - Supervise Mix/Dub with Exec Producer and Series Producers, Layback to masters. - Quality control of all domestic and foreign deliverables and dubs. Wrap: - Create Music Cue sheets. - Coordinate Equipment Return. - Archiving and storage of media. - Backup of EDLs, OMFs, Targa Sequences, Databases. - Final inventory log of all media/assets/paperwork.
 2001 Silicon Illusions Facility Visual Effects Supervisor: Breakdown, design, supervise visual effects of feature, television & corporate projects through final delivery. Manage 30 artists & facility hardware and software expansion. 1999-2001 Imagineasia Head of 3D Production, Producer: Built 100 seat 3d/compositing facility with 60-proc render farm. Developed production pipeline & training pipeline. Manage all aspects of 3d studio, staff of 100 and it's productions (internal and external). Recruitment, scheduling, budgeting, purchasing, post-supervision. 1999 Xaos, Inc, 1997-1998 Paramount Studios Digital Design , 1995-1997 Northwest Imaging and FX Facility Visual Effects Supervisor/Producer: Bid, design, schedule, budget, on-set supervision, post and final delivery of effects on feature, television and commercials projects. Primary contact to client for interaction with internal artists. 1997-1999 Digital Anvil
Facility Visual Effects Producer & Game Art Production Manager: - Visual Effects Producer duties: Build 30 seat facility for feature-film visual effects. Recruit/Manage 25+ VFX artists for feature film "Wing Commander". Schedule staff and vendors. Evaluate and purchase equipment and training needs of artists and facility. Produce Main Title sequence for feature. - Game Art Production Manager duties: Manage internal team of 15 artists and outside vendors across several game projects. Interpret design and pre-production materials to a clear picture of project scope and associated task breakdowns. Develop and manage efficient art production process and pipeline. Ensure timely deliver of art content into the production pipeline. 1993-1995 Star Trek: Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space 9 & Star Trek: Voyager Visual Effects Associate: Support VFX supervisors and producers & post department. Assist stage supervision, compositing and online delivery. Track all visual effects elements and models. Purchase equipment. Coordinated VFX resources for studio licensing/marketing. :::::RELATED SKILLS Camera: Panasonic AJ-HDC27 VariCam (720p DVCPRO HD) • Sony Cine-Alta (HDCAM) • Panavision • Arri • Moviecam • Mitchell • Fries • Photosonic VTR/DDR/Editor/Switcher: Axial (Editor) • Grass Valley Group (Editor(s), Switcher(s) • Panasonic (D5, DVCPro HD, 25/50), Sony (HDCAM, D1, D2, DigiBeta) • Ampex (Editor) • Abekas • Accom Software: Proficient in: Microsoft Excel/Word/Project • Filemaker Pro • FastTrack Schedule • Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator• Macromedia Dreamweaver • Apple Final Cut Pro/Aperture Knowledgeable in: Final Cut Pro • Avid • Apple Shake • Eyeon Fusion • Smoke/Inferno/Flame/Toxic • Adobe After Effects/Photoshop/Illustrator • Digital Fusion • Autodesk Maya • Softimage XSI • Macromedia Flash • HTML • JavaScript • Perl • PHP • SQL Database :::::HONORS - 2006 Emmy Award Nomination: Outstanding Individual Achievement In A Craft: Graphic & Artistic Design: "Strange Days on Planet Earth" - 2004 Panda Award for Best Series at Wildscreen Festival: "Strange Days on Planet Earth"
2004 Natural History Museum ONE PLANET AWARD: "One Degree Factor" ("Strange Days on Planet Earth") - 2001 Academy Award Nomination for Best Documentary: "Dolphins" - 1995 Emmy Award certificate: Outstanding visual effects in a television series: "Star Trek: Voyager" (Pilot) - 1994 Emmy Award certificate: Outstanding visual effects in a television series: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (Finale) :::::CREDITS FEATURE FILM Inside Man / Universal (Directed by Spike Lee) - Animation Supervisor/Producer Avatar Exile / Cinemancer (Singapore) (Directed by Jian Hong Kuo)- VFX Producer @ Silicon Illusions
Second Time Around / Milkway Image (Hong Kong) (Directed by Jeff Lau Chun Wai) - Post Supervisor
Wing Commander / No Prisoners, Digital Anvil (Directed by Chris Roberts) - VFX Producer @ Digital Anvil
Star Trek: Generations / Paramount (Directed by David Carson) - VFX Associate
Dolphins (IMAX 70mm) / MacGillivray Freeman Films (Directed by Greg MacGillivray) - VFX Producer @ XAOS
Sharks (IMAX 70mm) / Nova/WGBH, Howard Hall Prod. (Directed by Howard Hall) - VfX Producer @ XAOS PROMO HSN “Birthday” - On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor @ Brand New School Maryland Lottery “Pop” - On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor/Visual Effects Producer @ Riot Lysol “Monster” - On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor @ Click3X Dove “Hannah” - On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor @ Digital Kitchen John Deere “Shoulders of Giants” - On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor @ Ntropic Downy “One Step Closer” - On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor @ Riot John Frieda “We See You” - On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor @ Riot Smirnoff “Berries” - Producer @ Special Branch American Express - Producer @ Superfad Prilosec “Burnie” - Producer @ Digital Kitchen NBA/ABC “Will You Watch” - Producer @ Eyeball NYC Hartford Insurance - Producer @ Eyeball NYC Mountain Dew Japan - Producer @ Eyeball NYC Comedy Central “Last Laugh 06” Promo - Producer @ Buck TV Land “Hairstyles”, “Footwear” - Producer @ Buck IFC/EMUSIC “Grahics Package” - Producer @ Freestyle Collective MTV Tr3s “Network Package” - Producer @ Transistor Studios Fear Net “Network Package” - Line Producer @ Big Star Motion Design ESPN “Summer X-Games 12 Promos” (Ground Zero) - Producer @ Psyop David Blaine “Drowned Alive” Graphics package (David Blaine) - Producer @ Charlex Cingular “Dropped Calls” (BBDO) - Producer @ Charlex Dr. Scholl’s “Vavoom” (Euro RSCG MVBMS Worldwide) - Producer @ Charlex Johnson & Johnson “KY Watch Carefully Valentine’ Theatrical (McCann Erickson NY) - Producer @ Charlex Masterfoods “M&M Red Carpet Tips”, “Kaleidoscope NASCAR” (BBDO) - Producer @ Charlex Amp’d Mobile “Bus”, “Family Reunion” (Taxi NYC) - Producer @ Charlex Nokia “Life” (darkGrey) - Producer @ Charlex Office Depot “Holiday” (BBDO) - Producer @ Charlex Sprint “Gingerbread Men” (TBWA/Chiat Day) - Producer @ Charlex Dunkin Donuts “Brewed Fresh”, “Ground Fresh” (Hill Holliday) - Producer @ Charlex Gillette “FIFA” (McCann Erickson NY) - Producer @ Charlex Lindsay Lohan “Confessions Of A Broken Heart” (Directed by Lindsay Lohan) - Visual Effects Plate Producer Olivia f/Lloyd Banks “Twist It” (Directed by 50 Cent) - Visual Effects Plate Supervisor Motley Crue “If I Die Tomorrow” (Directed by P.R. Brown) - Visual Effects Supervisor Playboy “Summer of Spice” (Directed by Jeff Orgill) - Visual Effects Supervisor Mariah Carey “Boy, I Need You” (Directed by Joseph Kahn) - Visual Effects Supervisor Stone Sour “Bother” (Directed by Gregory Dark) - Visual Effects Supervisor P.O.D. “Satellite” (Directed by Marcos Siega) - Visual Effects Supervisor Citroën “Elyse”, “Tornado” (Directed by Basil Schlegel) - Visual Effects Supervisor Snoop Dogg “Undercova Brother” (Directed by Gregory Dark) - Visual Effects Supervisor Greenday “Minority” (Directed by Evan Bernard) - Visual Effects Supervisor Lit “Miserable” (Directed by Evan Bernard) - Visual Effects Supervisor Timbaland and Magoo “Luv 2 Luv Ya” (Directed by Darren Grant) - Visual Effects Supervisor Michelle “Hang Time” (Directed by Frank Sacramento) - Visual Effects Supervisor TELEVISION SERIES / M.O.W. The Sopranos - On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor Strange Days on Planet Earth - Post Production & Visual Effects Supervisor Sliders (Season 2) - Visual Effects Supervisor Burning Zone - Visual Effects Supervisor Doctor Who (FOX M.O.W.), Generation X (FOX M.O.W.) - Visual Effects Supervisor Sabrina the Teen Witch (M.O.W. Pilot) - Visual Effects Supervisor American Gothic, X-Files, Highlander, Strange Luck, M.A.N.T.I.S. - Visual Effects Supervisor @ NWFX Ramayana (Animated Pilot)- Producer Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Visual Effects Associate GAME "Starlancer", "Conquest", "Loose Cannon" & "Freelancer" - Art Manager @ Digital Anvil