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Professional Summary
Cinematic Director, VFX Supervisor, and Unreal Engine Artist with 20+ years delivering narrative content across AAA games, feature films, commercials, and music videos.
Specialized in bridging live-action production and real-time cinematics through Unreal Engine, virtual production, motion capture, photogrammetry, and visual effects pipelines.
Trusted collaborator for award-winning directors, ACS cinematographers, major studios, and game developers including Frost Giant Studios, Universal Pictures, and productions led by Quentin Tarantino, John Woo, and Luca Guadagnino. Certified in Unreal Engine
by Epic Games.

Career Highlights
20+ years across film, television, commercials, music videos, and AAA games

Unreal Engine Certified by Epic Games

Freelane On-set VFX Supervisor at SkulleyFX
Contributed to productions exceeding billions of global views
Worked alongside Academy Award-winning filmmakers and ASC cinematographers
Built real-time cinematics and virtual production workflows for feature films and games
Extensive experience in VFX supervision, motion control, photogrammetry, and performance capture.

Core Technical Skills
Production Visual Effects Supervisor, Set Lighting and Camera Technician, Unreal Engine 5 (Sequencer, Lighting, Previsualization, Animation), Blender (3D Modeling, Materials), Auto-Desk Maya, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects), DaVinci Resolve, LiDAR / Photogrammetry, VFX Compositing, Motion and Performance Capture, Motion Control (Flair, Kuper, Techno Dolly), Remote Camera Systems, Pipeline Development, Team Leadership, Technical Supervision, Color Correction, Rendering, and Post-process. 20+ years of professional shot design across all visual media formats.

Professional Experience
Cinematic Artist / VFX Camera Specialist | Freelance / Studio Projects
2020 – Present
• Lady Gaga feat. Doechii “Runway” (Music Video 2026) directed by Parris Goebel, VFX by SkulleyFX. On-set Visual Effects Supervisor. Created 3D References and Previs in Unreal and supervised all composite elements on set during filming.
• Tumor (Feature Film 2026) directed by Will Bridges in Los Angeles VFX by SkulleyFX. On-set Visual Effects Supervisor in charge of advising and supervising all composite shots, de-aging, and clean-up elements for 40-plus shots spanning a dozen key scenes.
• Artificial (Feature Film 2026) by Luca Guadagnino shot in London. VFX elements shot on locations in Reno, Toronto and Montreal. Served as Visual Effects Director of Photography for all composite plates elements, cloud-point photogrammetry, and
establishing shots.
• SOL: Shogunate (Unreleased Video Game 2027) developed by Chaos Manufacturing in San Marino, CA: Designed and built narrative cinematics, including animation, shot design, and lighting in Unreal Engine 5. Designed and completed several key scenes for the trailer from scratch, utilizing game-play materials and characters. Helped create, color, and render all of the cinematics and game-play elements for the promo
materials. Continuing to build and direct elements for promotional and cinematic elements.
• Stormgate (Video Game 2025) developed by Frost Giant Studios in Irvine, CA: Cinematics Artist, collaborated with former Blizzard StarCraft directors to build camera, animation, and lighting design for campaign cinematics in Unreal Engine 5. Completely designed and built the main end scene for the game comprised of dozens of shots, and assisted on several other key scene cinematics.
• After the Hunt directed by Luca Guadagnino (Feature Film 2025): Led VFX camera operations, coordinating VFX composite sequences on locations in New York and New Haven, CT. Supervised and shot cloud-point photogrammetry for 3D modeling for all composite shots for the film. Our VFX team was nominated for a VES Award in 2026.
• The Killer directed by John Woo (Feature Film 2024): Developed and animated several key previsualization shot sequences in two scenes, using LiDAR data and Metahuman rigs animated and built in Unreal Engine 5. In charge of breaking down massive LiDAR scans and rebuilding them in Unreal, hand animating fight sequences, relighting the environment meshes, and preparing the scenes for revisualization camera placements.
• The Suicide Squad directed by James Gunn (Feature Film 2021): Executed precision VFX camera work for CGI integration. Responsible for supervising VFX composite plates and other elements with a focus on Hydroflex underwater battle sequences.
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Feature Film 2019) directed by Quentin Tarantino: Operated miniature and VFX camera systems for the Van Nuys Drive-In theater scenes. Worked directly under the supervision of VFX legend John Dykstra.
• First Man – Universal Pictures (Feature Film 2018): Supervised and operated motioncontrol camera systems for lunar surface and miniature sequences, all shot on 35mm VistaVision film.

Camera Operator & 2nd Unit DP | Freelance
2006 – Present
• Summer Camp (2024 Feature Film) starring Diane Keaton and Kathy Bates, (as Camera Dept Manager and 2nd Unit DP) Dir. Castille Landon, DoP Karsten Gopinath
• Shooting Stars – NBC Universal (2023) / Summer Camp - (2024): Directed 2nd unit cinematography managing multi-camera setups for VFX, stunts, and narrative scenes.
• Music Videos – Sabrina Carpenter (2024): 2nd-unit DP cinematography for 'Espresso' and 'Taste', totaling 500M+ combined views. Designed, lit, and shot 80% of shots in the final edit of the video leading a team of 20-plus film professionals.
• Commercials – Tostito’s, Smoothie King, Nationwide Bank, Folgers, Coors Light, TroyBilt, KNBC News, and Food Network: Designed and executed cinematography for high-end visual campaigns with strong narrative and VFX integration.

Camera Assistant & Operator | Various Productions
1995 – 2005
• Progressed from camera assistant to lead operator on 300+ productions. Developed expertise in motion-control and digital workflows, training over 25 junior assistants and maintaining flawless production reliability.

• Operations Manager of Camtec Motion Picture Rentals in Burbank 1995-1998

Notable Collaborations
Quentin Tarantino, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Chu, John Woo, John Dykstra, Cris Blyth, Culley Bunker, Peter Crosman, Andy MacDonald,

Glenn Darry, David Sanger, Dennis Berardi, and Ian Hunter.

Professional References
Available upon request - Extensive list of industry references from 20+ years of professional relationships.

Education & Certifications
• Completed 2-Year Certificate Course in Lighting Camera - Laboratorio Cinema - Rome, Italy
• Completed 2-Year associates program in Film Studies - Virginia Commonwealth University
• Epic Games Unreal Engine Certifications – Fundamentals, Game Design
• Blender & Unreal Engine Course Certifications – Udemy & Coursera

"Team collaboration and pipeline management is the key to any efficient and creative
job.”