CURRICULUM VITAE/ Richard Frazer
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I am a London-based Compositor and Motion Graphic Designer with experience working on feature film, commercials, broadcast and corporate titles since 2003, and in the wider field of design and programming since 1997.
My experience has covered a wide range of post-production roles, including working in large scale, feature film pipelines, vfx supervision and managing busy design studios. I now specialize in film compositing using Nuke.
I am a highly organized and efficient worker, and I pride myself in having a dedicated and professional attitude towards delivering quality work within tight deadlines. I also have a meticulous eye for detail and the drive to constantly improve
my skills.
Key Skills
· Advanced Compositing (including stereoscopic), roto, paint and tracking work using Nuke, Shake and After Effects
· Creating motion graphics using After Effects and Cinema 4D
· Offline / online editing and colour grading using Final Cut Pro
· Designing and coding multimedia applications / games using Director, Flash, PHP and MySQL
· Managing video projects from storyboard stage, through on-set production to final mastering and delivery
· Effectively multitasking in high-pressure environments
Recent Credit List
“Fast and the Furious 6”– feature film (2013)Directed by Justin Lin, Visual Effects by Double Negative
Role: Compositing / “Under The Skin”– feature film (2013)
Directed by Jonathan Glazer, Visual Effects by One Of Us
Role: Compositing
“Cloud Atlas”– feature film (2012)
Directed by Wachowski siblings, Visual Effects by One Of Us
Role: Compositing / “Prometheus”– feature film (2012)
Directed by Ridley Scott, Visual Effects by MPC
Role: Stereoscopic Compositing
“Hugo” - Feature film (2011)
Directed by Martin Scorsese, Visual Effects by Pixomondo
Role: Stereoscopic Compositing / “Tower Block” – Feature film (2012)
Directed by Ronnie Thompson, Visual Effects by Lenscare FX
Role: VFX Supervisor (~80 shots)
“Dark Tide” – Feature film (2011)
Visual Effects work by Pixomondo
Role: Lead Compositing / “Chris Ryan’s Strike Back” – drama series (2010)
Produced by Left Bank Pictures, Visual Effects by Lenscare FX
Role: Compositing / VFX
“Avatar” – Feature film (2009)
Directed by James Cameron, Visual Effects by Framestore
Role: Rotoscope and digital paint artist / “Sherlock Holmes” – Feature film (2009)
Directed by Guy Ritchie, Visual Effects by Framestore
Role: Rotoscope and digital paint artist
“Where The Wild Things Are” – Feature film (2009)
Directed by Spike Jonze, Visual Effects by Framestore
Role: Rotoscope and digital paint artist / “The Cell” – 20 part mini series (2008)
Produced by Mobstar Media for Endemol
Role: Compositing, matte paining, 3D virtual set building.
Employment History
Feb 2013 - presentCompositor, Double Negative (London)
Dec 2012 – Feb 2013Senior Compositor, One Of Us (London)
Apr 2012 – Sep 2012 – Dec 2012Compositing Tutor, Moving Picture Company (Bangalore)
Training team of junior compositors in advanced Nuke / MPC pipeline. Structuring course, assigning case studies, lecturing and reviewing work.
Apr 2012 – Sep 2012Senior Compositor, One Of Us (London)
Employment History continued
Jan 2012 – Apr 2012Stereoscopic Compositor, Moving Picture Company (London)
4 months at MPC working on the movie “Prometheus”. I was compositing in stereo using Nuke, and part of a large-scale, well established pipeline.
Nov 2011 – Jan 2012VFX Supervisor, Lenscare FX
Tea Shop & Film co. bought me in as vfx supervisor for this movie, which was shot on location in London. I worked with the directors to design key vfx shots (set extensions, location enhancements, green screen work and gore effects) and worked on set to supervise the shoot. Post production involved me co-coordinating 8 artists in 4 countries to deliver 80 shots in just 8 weeks,
Dec 2010 – Nov 2011Senior Compositor, Pixomondo (London)
I was initially employed with Pixomondo as a lead compositor on the movie “Dark Tide”. After this delivered I was invited to join the team working on “Hugo”– my first stereoscopic feature film compositing work.
Sep 2009 – Dec 2010Freelance Compositor, VFX Artist and Motion Graphic Designer
Various work, mostly for London based studios. Clients have included:
Addiction Worldwide, AKQA, AMV BBDO, BSkyB, Chrome Digital, Foster and Partners, Fox International, Fridgde D’Or Films, Grain Media, Greenpeace, HMX Media, Portobello Post, Pure Grass Films, Squint Opera, Superfad, Warp Records
Nov 2008 – Sep 2009Digital Paint and Rotoscope Artist at Framestore
I worked at Framestore in their digital prep department, on a number of feature film and TV titles. My key role was digital paint / rig removal / set extensions and rotoscoping in a large-scale vfx pipeline.
Jan 2008 – Nov 2008Editor and Motion Graphic Designer at Grain Media
At Grain Media I was employed to travel to various sporting events around the world and shoot / edit packages onsite for broadcast and online content. I was also producing motion graphics packages for various clients.
Sep 2007 – Jan 2008Lead Compositor at Mobstar Media
My contract at Mobstar Media was to produce visual effects and be a lead compositor on a Sci-Fi mini-series called “The Cell”. The entire production was shot on a greenscreen stage and so required 3 months of intense work to create all of the digital environments and integrate the 40 minutes of delivered footage. I worked in a team with 4 other artists.
Feb 2003 – Sep 2007Senior Compositor / Motion Graphics Designer at West End Studios
I worked in a senior role at West End Studios for 4.5 years, and was key in developing their post-production facilities from a minor subsidiary service to an efficient, profitable suite of 6 members of staff with its own 72sqm green-screen studio. It involved mostly motion graphics, compositing and editing work, as well as some multimedia programming.
It was a high-pressure environment that regularly called for long hours, and periods working overseas on jobs.
Sep 1997 – July 2001Studio Manager / Senior Multimedia Developer at Procyon Ltd
As graphic designer / multimedia developer at Procyon my job entailed development of interactive cd-roms,
e-commerce sites, web-based applications, touch-screen kiosks, online advertising, and Shockwave games. It was also my task to design brochures, logos and corporate identities to accompany these products. I was eventually promoted to studio manager, but continued to be the primary multimedia developer.
Qualifications
B-Tec Higher National Diploma in Graphic Design - Plymouth College of Art and Design (1997)
B-Tec National Diploma in Graphic Design - Leicester Southfields College (1994)
References
Robin BeardTom Debenham
Compositing Lead at Double Negative Director at One Of Us
+44 (0)207 268 5000+44 (0)207 734 3106
Key Software Skills
· After Effects · Boujou · DVD Studio Pro · Director / Shockwave · Dreamweaver (HTML / PHP / MySQL)
· Flash (Actionscript 3.0) · Final Cut Pro · Mocha · Nuke · Photoshop · Silhouette · Shake
· Equally happy / experienced working on Mac, PC and Linux operating systems.