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San Mateo, California, Us

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Santa Monica, California, Us

Irvine, Ca, Us

As a Project Director I work as the creative lead across our many video projects. At Blizzard Video we create content across wide range of media from full blown gameplay launch trailers using proprietary in-house capture technologies, to live video developer updates and announcements in our studio and everywhere in between. We are the team that delivers Blizzards video content to the world across all of it's many game IP's. My day to day work includes creating pitch decks for our clients, writing scripts, creating storyboards and mocking up designs. I oversee and direct live video shoots, VO sessions, gameplay capture sessions, editorial, motion graphics and audio design whilst liasing with our various clients across Blizzard Entertainment to ensure our videos are on brand, on time and at the highest quality possible.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Responsible for leading & managing our team of Media Artists who capture gameplay footage and provide game assets for use across all media platforms from TV to Twitter. A detailed knowledge of cinematography and video game engines is required. As a part of the Video & Post Production arm of Blizzard we fall under the Story & Franchise Development division, responsible for supporting and enriching the amazing stories being created at Blizzard every day.Duties include:. - Managing the team, providing feedback and support, conducting 1 on 1 meetings, maintaining their schedules and time sheets and working with producers to prioritize task assignments. Also the hiring and training of new employees.- Working with the internal leadership to constantly refine current workflows and develop new ones to keep our projects moving along at the highest quality that they can be - Conceptualizing and directing the capture of gameplay content as a Gameplay Capture Director, working closely with internal Project Directors, Editors and our clients from around the company to create videos that accurately represent the games in development whilst pushing the limits of short form creative storytelling- Researching and developing internal tools for our artists to use, working closely with our game teams and animation departments to push the technology and expand what is possible.- Researching, testing and developing hardware and software solutions for capturing the games across all platforms (PC, Consoles and Mobile).Skills:- In depth knowledge of Avid Media Composer, Avid Interplay and Adobe Premiere along with their various workflows- In depth knowledge of internal & external game engines, able to produce assets as needed from the engine itself and manipulate them for various uses- High level understanding of cinematography and how it applies to a virtual world- Directing of action sequences involving large groups of players, choreographing intricate gameplay scenarios.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Responsible for building, leading & mentoring a team of Media Artists who capture gameplay footage and provide game assets for use across all media platforms from TV to Twitter. A detailed knowledge of cinematography and video game engines is required. As a part of the Video & Post Production arm of Blizzard we fall under the Story & Franchise Development division, responsible for supporting and enriching the amazing stories being created at Blizzard every dayDuties include:. - Working as the Gameplay Capture Director across projects- Having an in depth knowledge of Blizzard's various IP's- Conceptualizing and directing the capture of gameplay content, working closely with internal Project Directors, Editors and our clients from around the company to create videos that accurately represent the games in development whilst pushing the limits of short form creative storytelling- Researching and developing internal tools for our artists to use- Researching, testing and developing hardware and software solutions for capturing the games across all platforms (PC, Consoles and Mobile).- Hiring & Training new employees and managing their workloads, assigning them appropriate tasks and providing feedback and support so that they can learn & grow with our department- Working with the internal leadership to constantly refine current workflows and develop new ones to keep our projects moving along at the highest quality that they can be Skills:- In depth knowledge of Avid Media Composer, Avid Interplay and Adobe Premiere along with their various workflows- In depth knowledge of internal game engines, able to produce assets as needed from the engine itself and manipulate them for various uses- Solid understanding of cinematography and how it applies to a virtual world- Directing of action sequences involving large groups of players, choreographing intricate gameplay scenarios whilst maintaining the look and feel of the game

New York, New York, Us

The Gameplay Capture Artist is responsible for taking footage of gameplay for use in trailers, TV campaigns and other in game assets. In essence, this process is a lot like being a cinematographer except inside a virtual 3D game environment.Responsibilities include:- Rapidly mastering new and unfinished games.- Working using technologies involved with a game that is in development, including debug features.- Problem-solve to achieve the best possible results while working within the confines of technology while it is being developed.- Working with varying levels of supervision and creative direction, ranging from complete autonomy to working with a director to capture a specific requested set of shots.- Working within a team environment to deliver outstanding still assets.Additional Responsibilities/Skills that I have:- In depth knowledge of Avid Media Composer and Avid Interplay- Occasional Editing of in house projects/assetsGames worked on:GTA V Accolades:- VGX 2013 "Game of the Year"- Guiness Book of Records: 'Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame', 'Best-selling action-adventure videogame in 24 hours', ' Best-selling videogame in 24 hours', 'Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion', 'Fastest videogame to gross $1 billion', 'Highest grossing videogame in 24 hours', ' Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours'Max Payne 3 - Accolades:- Inside Gaming Awards 2012 - "Best Animation"- VGX 2012 Nominations "Best Shooter", "Best Song in a game", "Best Original Score"

- DIRECTOR/ EDITOR - "Vanilla Sky" Music Video for Brooklyn based band 'I Am The Third' - 2012- EDITOR - "Deborah & Judith" Sketch Comedy Short for "Hot Buffet" Comedy Group - 2013- DIRECTOR/WRITER/EDITOR - "My Stalker" - Comedic Short - 2011- EDITOR - Independent Artists acting/ promotional reels - 2011 - 2013

Actor, Writer. DirectorAppeared in numerous productions around NYC on stage and screen. Most recent work is on Amnesty International's 'One Voice' Project celebrating their 50th Anniversary.

Manager of Kelley and Ping, an Asian 'street-food' inspired restaurant in the heart of Soho. It has been a staple of Soho for over 20 years.

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Residence Director: In charge of housing for first year students, living in house and on call 24/7.Set Construction: A member of the production department responsible for building sets for all plays produced by the Academy.

B.S., Film & Television Production

Aos, Acting

A Levels, Theatre Studies & Directing, English Literature, Computer Science, Environmental Science