Resumé of Brian Villegas
Objective
(ob-jek'tiv) n.~ to produce high-quality imagery and products to
meet and exceed the stated requirements of discerning clients. Highly reliable
and productive as a team-member or solo. Have tools – will travel.
Experience
Feb.’00 to
Oct.’01 MGM.com Content Management
Consultant & Photographer
Freelance full-time artist,
photographer, manager and librarian for a motion-picture studio website and
e-tail store. Chiefly responsible for
creating, sourcing, maintaining and restoring poster-art, DVD, VHS & CD
box-art, merchandise, and production stills, totaling over 40,000 images. Other responsibilities included creating
systems & processes, creating & maintaining Access databases for site
content, photographing collectables and merchandise for the on-line store and
managing a three-person crew for multimedia content.
Presently
retained by MGM as an on-call photographer.
Sept.’99 to
Present Digital Renaissance Photographer, 3D and Digital Artist
Own company. Specializing in commercial
photography, 3D imagery & FX and website design. Available is a portable digital studio on wheels where an image
can go from subject to paper in minutes. Using a Nikon-based 6-megapixel
camera, a graphic workstation and a dye-sub printer, on-site proofing and
delivery become a reality.
June ‘97 to
Sept.’99 Exponent Inc. 3D
Artist/Photographer/CAD Operator
(formerly Failure
Analysis Associates) Team member
of two who produced animations of engineering simulations and accident
reconstructions, largely for courtroom exhibits. Also charged with building
highly accurate models of devices, processes and structures for analysis as
well as illustration. A very fast-paced, deadline-driven environment covering a
wide variety of subject matter.
June ‘89 to June
‘91 Stargate
Films Motion
Control Camera Operator, Gaffer & Engineer
Photographed models and laser
elements for composition with plates from distant locations. Team member of three who designed,
constructed and operated an 18-foot transportable motion control crane. Designed and fabricated many custom devices,
including model movers, camera controls and a matte painting mover.
Jan.’87 to
present Motion
Picture Industry Cinematographer/Lighting
Designer/Technician
Freelance artist/technician on many
productions including conventional feature films, effects-laden features, music
videos, television ads, television movies and independents. Positions ranged from cinematographer to
gaffer, camera assistant, lighting technician and motion control programmer
& operator.
Oct.’85 to May
‘89 Calif.
Institute of the Arts Teaching
& Technical Assistant
Studio technician and assistant in
four-camera video studio and CMX editing suite. Assisted staff engineer with
studio operations, modifications, maintenance and instruction. Also designed
and built a twenty-foot camera boom.
July ‘84 to
Aug.’85 TV50
- News at 5 & 11 Television
News Videographer
Photographed and edited news
material for large independent station, KFTY in Santa Rosa, California, carried
on San Francisco's cable network. Several stories went "national"
over satellite networks.
June ‘84 to May
‘94 Isinglas
Productions Database
Programmer/Administrator
Freelance dBase developer and
consultant. Developed and coded numerous database systems for businesses,
colleges and libraries. Specializing in the automation and integration of
existing manual systems with custom software designed specifically for the
computer-wary.
Education
1996 Digital Media Institute 3D modeling and animation,
Softimage, level 1
1989 Calif. Institute of the Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cinema.
Specializing in cinematography.
1984 Center for the Media Arts 600 hours CORE training in ENG, EFP, video
editing and engineering.
1984 WNBC, News4, New York Network news production internship. News
crew support.
Skills Skill Name Skill Level Last Used Experience
Cinema/Photography Expert Currently used 17 years
Photoshop Advanced Currently used 5 years
3D
Studio Max Advanced Currently used 4 years
Writer Advanced Currently used 6 years
Project
Management Intermediate Currently used 5 years
Web
Design Intermediate Currently used 1 year
HTML
Coding Novice Currently used 1 year
Survey
crew Intermediate 2 years ago 2 years
Resumé 1040EZ (short form)