Name: Robert Davidian
Email: robertdavidian@gmail.com
Showreels: Theatrical trailers / broadcast TV trailers and commercials / International Events
https://www.youtube.com/user/1963asterix/videos
Key Skills:
Flame, Inferno, After Effects, Mocha, Plug Ins (Plexus, Form, Particular.), Cinema 4d, Mograph, Boujou, Photoshop, Illustrator, Combustion, Familiarity with Chalice, Digital Fusion, Shake,
Familiarity with Hal Express ,Studio Venice, Hurricane, Getris Image
Project Management
Team leadership and mentorship
Languages:
- English: Native
- German: Native
- French: Fluent
- Arabic: Basic
- Italian: Good
Professional Experience
- 2017 – present
- Freelance Creative Director / Art Director
- Big Picture Entertainment, Los Angeles
- Option1 Events, UAE
- Red Events, UAE
- Das Filmwerk, UAE
- Clay.TV, Italy
- Motion Graphics for Discovery Networks event
- Motion Graphics / Compositing / Editing / Drone filming / VR / 3D for various events and films including Dubai Electricity and Water Authorities, National Day events, Road and Transport Authorities and more
- 2014 – 2016 Permalance / Art Director / Senior Motion Graphics Designer
- Big Picture Entertainment, Los Angeles
- Conceptual designs, story boards, advertising campaigns for several studios in 2D and 3D
- Promos for FOX studios
- Big Picture Entertainment, Los Angeles
- 2014 – 2014 Art Director/Head of Content Motion Graphics
- Sony Pictures Entertainment, Los Angeles
- Art directed and designed Content Graphics for SPE films
- Sony Pictures Entertainment, Los Angeles
- September 2009 – 2014 Freelance Senior Motion Graphics Designer, Art Director, Los Angeles
- Freelance for Buddha Jones, Ant Farm, Prologue, Big picture, Mob Scene, Happy hour, Trailer Park and several others in Los Angeles, California
- Artistic Leadership: Graphic Design; Conceptual Direction;
- Art Direction; Layouts & Compositions;
- Game promo: MAX PAYNE 3 / conceptual design, animation in 2D/3D, composition and special effects
- Re-design FRUIT OF THE LOOM logo from 2D to 3D animation for the Olympics campaign
- Team Management: Staff Inspiration and mentorship, Cross-Functional communication;
- Freelance for Buddha Jones, Ant Farm, Prologue, Big picture, Mob Scene, Happy hour, Trailer Park and several others in Los Angeles, California
- 2006 – 2009 Creative Director
- Aspect Ratio, Los Angeles
- Responsible for the Graphics department
- Mentor for the team
- Worked hand in hand with copywriters
- Collaborated with producers, editors and CEO
- Aspect Ratio, Los Angeles
- 2003 – 2006 Art Director/Lead Motion Graphics Designer
- Aspect Ratio, Los Angeles
- Lead a team of Motion Graphics Designers Animator
- Promos, theatrical, TV and home entertainment campaigns
- Aspect Ratio, Los Angeles
- 2001 Creative Director of Graphics
- Craig Murray Productions, Los Angeles
- Hands on lead graphic designer
- Collaborated with and created graphics packages for numerous editors
- Liaised between producers and creative director of production
- Craig Murray Productions, Los Angeles
- 2000 – 2003 Compositor/Motion Graphics Designer, Los Angeles
- Freelance Flame, Inferno, After Effects Compositor/Motion Graphics Designer for Studio City, The Ant Farm, Post Group, 3D Bob, Click 3x, Imaginary Forces, yU+Co, Brand New School, Mocean Design, Steam Productions, Colony Design, Dreamscape Imagery, DNA Corp, Max Inc Café, V12 and others, California
- Graphic Design; Conceptual Direction;
- Multimedia Development
- Art Direction
- Team/Project Management
- Freelance Flame, Inferno, After Effects Compositor/Motion Graphics Designer for Studio City, The Ant Farm, Post Group, 3D Bob, Click 3x, Imaginary Forces, yU+Co, Brand New School, Mocean Design, Steam Productions, Colony Design, Dreamscape Imagery, DNA Corp, Max Inc Café, V12 and others, California
- 1996 – 1999 Motion Graphics Designer/Graphic Artist/Compositor
- SZM Studios, Munich, Germany
- Created visual effects on Flame for diverse programs promos and feature films airing on five different television networks
- Game promo: Compositing and visual effects for TOMB RAIDER
- Created visual effects for independent cinema films and MTV music videos
- Created visual effects in conjunction with virtual studios
- On-set post production effects supervisor
- Designed and animated logos and trailers for on-air television and film
- Designed and coordinated the animation of station brandings
- Designed corporate identity for two television stations
- SZM Studios, Munich, Germany
- 1995 – 1996 Freelance Demo Operator
- Thompson Broadcast, Munich, Germany
- Performed demos utilizing Studio Venice and Hurricane software throughout Europe
- Trained post production facilities on software
- Thompson Broadcast, Munich, Germany
- 1993 – 1995 Co-owner / Graphic Artist
- Creative Vision, Munich, Germany
- Designed still graphics for print and multi-media presentations
- Created packaging and advertising materials for products
- Creative Vision, Munich, Germany
- 1993 Graphic Designer for multimedia presentations
- BMW Group, Munich, Germany
- Independently contracted for one year project: Researched, designed and created multi-media presentation titled ‘The Design Process of a Car/Motorcycle at BMW”, which is currently presented to the public at the design center in Munich
- BMW Group, Munich, Germany
- 1991 – 1992 Freelance MacIntosh Graphic Artist, Hamburg, Germany
- Designed promotional materials for the fashion industry
Achievements and Awards
Golden Trailer Star Trek
Golden Trailer Happy Feet
Golden Trailer Monster Inc
Tele Award K Pax
Golden Omni Roswell series
BDA World class Gold Award “Die Reporter”
BDA On-Air Design Gold Award “Die Reporter”
Promax Non-Promotional Animation Gold Award “Die Reporter”
Education
- 1982 – 1985 Barnet College, London, England
- 1978 – 1982 Ashmole High School, London, England
- 1966 – 1978 Various international French and English schools
Other certifications:
- Basic Neuro-Linguistic-Programming
- Communication skills
- Mind Your Customer
- Team Leadership
Interests
I have always enjoyed travelling and all the little perks that come with it. These include discovering new cultures and lifestyles, the chance to further develop my language skills, interacting with the local community and experimenting with different cuisines, and also discovering the beauty of the deep seas of the world.
Also, my love and passion for art is an ongoing drive to fully live my creativity and I have created numerous paintings and other pieces of art.
References
Available upon request
Motion Graphics Designer for Trailers
- Star Trek
- Fantastic 4
- Dr. Strange
- The Equalizer
- The Maze Runner
- Maze Runner – The scorch trials
- Brothers Bloom
- Scorpion King
- Blue Crush
- Pixels
- Fury
- Spy
- Wrath of the Titans
- Dark Shadows
- Triple XXX
- Scooby Doo
- Two Towers
- Tuxedo
- The One
- Life or something like it
- About the boy
- Possession
- Blade II
- Monster Inc
- Kpax
- Windtalkers
- Rollerball
- Big Fat Liar
- Panic Room
- Sword fish
- Impostor
- Bourne Identity
- Spy game
- Stuart Little 2
- Haunted mansion
- The last shot
- Raising Helen
- Ted
- Devil’s due
- Free Birds
- 22 Jump street
- In Time
- Spider wick
- Where the wild things are
- Friday the 13th
- Harry Potter
- One Night at McCools
- RoboCop
- World war Z
- Hitman Agent 47
- Mission Impossible 2
- Sweeny Todd
- Madagascar 2
- The book of Eli
- The A-team
- The dark night rises
- Sex tape
- The Golden Compass
- The ruins
- Percy Jackson and the lightning thief
- Get rich die tryn
- Mission Impossible 1
- Happy Feet
- Let me in
- Total recall
- Wanted
- Hotel Transylvania 2
- College road tripThe Italian Job
- Night at the Museum 3Oblivion
- Secret life of Walter Mitty
- The Hobbit
- Transformers
- Red Dragon
- Van Helsing
- Dickie Roberts
- Journey to the center of the earth Appaloosa
- Shooter
- Number 23
- Night at the museum 1
- Pride and Glory
- Mission Impossible 3
- Surf’s up
- Stranger than fiction
- Zero dark thirty
- Whale rider
Trailers TV series
- 8 simple rules
- Locked up abroad
- Haunted Life with Bonnie
- Taken (Steven Spielberg)
- Bernie mac show
- Boston Public show open (concept, design, animation, editing and finishing)
- Lucky
- Miracles
- Bram and Alice
- Jag
- Roswell
- Volcano Devils
- The Doctors
Credit list of clients and projects
- Michael Jackson Televised Concert (1,5 hours of footage / facial retouching / reconstruction / removal of double chin, filling hole in nose, filling out gaunted cheeks, hair retouching on Flame)
- Adidas campaign
- Gottschalks
- Ernst&Young
- Ameritrade
- US West
- Fox Sports
- Southwest Airlines
- Tidy Cat
- Mazda
- American Express Blue Card Campaign
- JC Penney/Arizona Jeans
- BMW Z3 Roadster
- Mattel (Barbie sales presentation video)
- Newline films opener for MIFED, Milan, Italy
- Daimler Aero Space Europe
- Merrill Lynch
- Lintec
- Stabilo
- Siemens
- Proactive Japan
- Fruit of the loom in 3d for the Olympics
- MTV Europe
- PRO7 TV: Station ID and branding, Weekly programs, series and news
- Sat1 TV: Weekly series
- RTL TV: Weekly kid’s series
- Kabel1 TV: Station ID and branding, Weekly series
- BravoTV
- Arte French Television
- DSF Sports channel