Manager - Still Photography
CurrentManage still photography for all Lucasfilm live action productions, photographers, production and studio teams. Prioritize needs of key stakeholders across several shows and teams simultaneously, driving the creation of complex deliverables leveraged by Publicity, Marketing andConsumer Products as well as Franchise licensees.Hire and cultivate relationships with US and UK-based union and non-union photographers to staff all current live action Lucasfilm productions.Hire, train and manage on-set team of show supervisors, coordinators and photo editors who schedule, produce and process all incoming unit and studio photography.Drive delivery of retouched photography, providing art direction to digital artists on retouching, including beauty retouches on main cast and composites created from green screen, location plates, and virtual backgrounds from CG environments.Guide team of CG artists in creation and rendering of 3D assets (anim, lighting, textures, sim, gen) including creatures, vehicles, locations and virtual production elements.Trusted by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmakers with confidential material to pull stills from working cuts of shows and create key sets of unit and studio photography for long- lead publicity needs.Manage Lucasfilmβs image library using a proprietary digital asset management system leveraging complex metadata hierarchy. As a DAM power user since its inception, working with developers and engineers to test and implement new UI / UX features and functionality.Coordinate with unit publicist, studio publicity, and talent representatives for actor approvals.Serve as main point of contact for all Star Wars franchise photography requests and 2D assets including CG asset renders, concept art, graphics files, logos, theatrical one-sheets.
