RICHARD SERVELLO
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(727) 543.0179
http://www.eastoflapost.com
rservello@eastoflapost.com


QUALIFICATIONS:
A well-educated and highly motivated individual with
considerable experience in film/video editing and post
production, who excels at problem solving, adapting to
new situations and discovering new solutions to existing
problems.

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:
• Apple Shake – 8 Years
• The Foundry Nuke - 2 Year
• After FX- 3 Year
• Avid  - 3 years
• Final Cut Pro - 3 years
• Alias Maya – 7 Years
• Adobe Photoshop – 9 Years
• Adobe Premiere – 5 Years
• DVD Studio Pro - 2 years
• Apple Color - 1 years
• Compressor - 2 years
• Mokey/Monet - 1 year


MACHINE KNOWLEDGE:
• Digibeta
• Beta SP
• DVCPro 50
• DVCPro HD
• HDCam SR
• D5


PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE:
2008 - Muppets - Disney - Reality Check Studios
Lead vfx artist in charge of Compositing, Roto, and 3D content creation.

2008 - Monster Ark - Sci Fi Channel - Illuminate Hollywood
Online VFX Editor

2008 - Center Stage 2 Trailer - Sony Pictures Entertainment - Illuminate Hollywood
Online Editor

2008 - American Diabetes Association - Father of the Year Awards Show - Bullpen Creative
Edited Picture and Sound

2008 - Cats & Dogs 2 Promotional Sizzle Reel - Warner Bros. - Two Headed Monster
Edited Picture and sound.

2008 - Big Time Spender Promo - Two Headed Monster
Edited picture and sound for reality game show.

2008 - TKO - Lionsgate
Digital Post Production of nearly 80 shots, including camera tracking, element removal, background replacement, motion tracked roto-scoping, background plate editing and creation, creation and compositing of CG element.

2008 - Sony Home Video Martini Movies - Two Headed Monster
Edited picture and sound.

2008 - The Muppet Show - Reality Check Studios
Green screen keying and rig removal.

2008 - You and I (Finding tATu) - Reality Check Studios
Green screen keying and replacement, digital set extensions, match-moving, television display replacement, 3D scene reconstruction.

2008 - Ball's Out: The Gary Houseman Story - Reality Check Studios
Plate cleanup and dust-busting.

2008 - Lazarra Yachts - LSX 75 Promo Video HD
Editing and color correction. ADR for on-screen talent. Hand drawn
and animated graphics element. Authored to Blu-Ray.

2008 - Tampa Bay Advertising Federation - 2008 Addy Awards
Creative editing and complete color grading for effect of 35mm filmed
elements in 1080p HD. Authored to Blu-Ray.

2007 - CFE Credit Union - 3 TV Branding Spots
HD online edit, color correction and special grading.

2007 - Ghosts of Ybor - The Charlie Wall Story - Documentary
Editing and consultation.

2007 - Evolution Spa - Salon Promo
Editing and color grading.

2007 - Lifestyle Family Fitness - Get Back to Great in 2008
HD asset conversion and management. Color correction and special grading.

2007 - Salvador Dali Museum - Experience Dali
Technical Director in charge of pre-production, including storyboards, animatics
and set design. Onset direction of tracking markers and green screen clarity.
Edited, composited and color graded filmed and 3D elements. 3D element
creation. Did everything with the help of one addition 3D artist in about 3 months.

2007 - Florida Dept. of Transportation - TBARTA Call to Action
Editing, Color Correction, and Digital Paint-Out of unwanted objects.

2007 - Creative Loafing - Loafie Awards - Intro and Roll-Ins
Creative editing and sound design of the intro film for the awards show.

2007 - Achieva :30 Branding - Achieva Credit Union
Color Grading and Digital Enhancements including, addition of Depth of Field into
shots, text removal and replacement on signs.

2007 - City Mattress - Prana/Kama
Color correction and special grading.

2007 - Drug Free America - Red is Blue
Sound Design for Spanish version.

2007 - Silver Auctions - On The Block HD Program Package - ESPN
Editing, Color Correction, Creation and Animation of CG elements for intro. 3D Wipes and Lower Thirds. Color grading, and various digital enhancements.

2007 – Sweetbay Supermarket - Holiday Spots
Complete creation of animated camera tracked environment. Keying, Match-movement
3D Camera movement, cloud animation all in an extremely short timeline.

2007 – Checkers/Rally's - You Gotta Eat!
Digital paint out of pole in front of store, digital manipulation of reflections, cleanup of driveway, and added digital reflections and shadows. Background replacement, including behind moving cars. Recreation of missing frames in logo spin, added missing elements to logo.

2007 – Yacht Starship - Entire TV campaign
Compositing foreground elements onto ship background plate. Digital cleanup
of boat and string lights. Creation of logo elements in the wake of boat.

2007 – Circle K - Beer Cooler
Match-moved frame and digitally composited smoke into scene.

2006 – Interscope Records – Woven New Release Promo
Digital enhancement and alteration of filmed elements.