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EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art and Film 1971 California State University at Fullerton, Fullerton, CA Associate of Arts Degree in Art and Film 1968 Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA. POSITIONS: Instructor ART INSTITUTE OF PHOENIX 2000 - Present THE FILM SCHOOL @ SCC (SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE) 2002 - 2003 Full time instructor working in two departments: Media Arts & Animation and Visual Effects & Motion Graphics. Currently working extensively with student animation production teams on multiple short films. Have been faculty advisor for campus clubs: "Visual Effects Club" and "Sequential Art Club." Was faculty advisor for award winning "NASA Means Business" PSA film competition. Taught college courses including:
Visual Effects Supervisor RAINBOW STUDIOS 1999 2001 Budgeted visual effects scripts, met with clients, designed & storyboarded visual effects, supervised on-set effects and digital composites. PARAMOUNT PICTURES 1992 - 1999 & 2001 Budgeted visual effects scripts, designed & storyboarded visual effects, supervised on-set live action, motion control, CGI, and digital composites. Worked with visual effects vendors. Championed the use of Computer Generated Imagery for Star Trek visual effects that led to adopting all digital effects for "Star Trek: Enterprise." Owner /Operator, Visual Effects Supervisor, Designer, Director, Producer DAVID STIPES PRODUCTIONS, INC. 1980 - 1992 Produced, designed, budgeted, and supervised matte paintings, miniatures, motion control, opticals, animation, & photography. Managed up to 25 employees. Created work for television & motion picture industries and for special venues. Matte Photography & Visual Effects Supervisor UNIVERSAL HARTLAND 1978 - 1980 Organized and supervised matte painting plate photography and original negative and rear screen compositing. Supervised up to five visual effects set-ups or stages at same time. CPC ASSOCIATES 1975 - 1978 Designed, supervised, and photographed visual effects for commercials and TV specials. Was promoted to Director of Visual effects 1977-78. CASCADE PICTURES 1971 - 1975 Stop motion animator and model builder. RECOGNITION: ITS MONITOR AWARD - 1998 Electronic Visual Effects Film Originated Television Series STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - "A Call to Arms" [International Teleproduction Society] ITS MONITOR AWARD - 1996 Best Video Special Effects in Film Originated Entertainment STAR TREK: VOYAGER (Pilot) [International Teleproduction Society] PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD - 1995 Outstanding individual achievement in Special Visual Effects STAR TREK: VOYAGER (Pilot) [Academy of Television Arts and Sciences] PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD - 1994 Outstanding individual achievement in Special Visual Effects STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - "All Good Things" [Academy of Television Arts and Sciences] ITS MONITOR AWARD - 1992 Best Video Special Effects in Film Originated Entertainment THE FLASH [The Series] [International Teleproduction Society] ARTISTIC SKILLS: Digital Digital photography, Photoshop, After Effects, Motion, LightWave3D Traditional Acrylic painting, sculpting, model making, photography, cinematography, lighting Platforms Mac and PC PUBLICATIONS: PUBLISHED WRITER - over 21 columns & articles on visual effects and CGI 1996 - Present
Regular contributor to mattepainting.org and stopmotionanimation.com PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Member of the Visual Effects Society, Hollywood, California OTHER ACTIVITIES: Participant on Visual Effects Forum for Phoenix Film Festival, March 2006 One-man show of Visual effects props and career memorabilia at The Art Institute of Phoenix Gallery, December 2005 through January 2006 |
