Francis Joseph Battaglia, Jr. résume
Professional history

Flame Artist - Hewlett-Packard - "TC4400" graphic tablet PC commercial spots
Crush Voodoo (http://www.crush-voodoo.com) – Santa Monica, CA – November 2007
Pulled keys, tracked and composited screen footage and reflections into live action tablet shots.

Flame Artist - Mattel Toys "Playmates" :30 spots
Crush Voodoo (http://www.crush-voodoo.com) – Santa Monica, CA – October 2007
Designed animated sparkling light elements for toy dolls; tracked and created final composites.

After Effects Compositor - Smallville "Supergirl" :10
The CW TV Network (http://cwtv.com/) - Burbank, CA - September 2007
Extracted mattes, color-corrected and composited various Supergirl beauty and hero shots.

Flame Artist - International House of Pancakes "Giant Robot" : 30
Crush Voodoo (http://www.crush-voodoo.com) – Santa Monica, CA – August 2007
Created final composites, integrating 3D CGI neon robot elements in live action restaurant backplates.

After Effects Compositor - Marketing programs and On-Air Network Promos
The CW TV Network (http://cwtv.com/) - Burbank, CA - August 2007
Executed various tasks for Fall Season launch, including restoration and compositing.

Flame Artist / On-line Editor - Mattel Toys' Pixel Chix / TV commercial spots
Crush Voodoo (http://www.crush-voodoo.com) – Santa Monica, CA – July 2007
Worked with agency client - revised and re-created final composites from earlier :20 and :30 second spot versions.

Flame Artist / On-line Editor - International House of Pancakes / TV commercial :10 spot
Crush Voodoo (http://www.crush-voodoo.com) – Santa Monica, CA – July 2007
Created final composites - pick-up session for another artist on vacation.

Flame Artist / On-line Editor - D.I.Y. / TV commercial :30 spot "The Ultimate Workshop Giveaway"
Crush Voodoo (http://www.crush-voodoo.com) – Santa Monica, CA – July 2007
Used Flame's advanced features to key and composite green screen shots of talent operating a band saw.

Flame Artist / On-line Editor - Diet Pepsi / TV commercial :30 spot "New York"
Crush Voodoo (http://www.crush-voodoo.com) – Santa Monica, CA – July 2007
Conformed EDL, tracked plates, color-corrected and re-created match moves from Avid off-line; finished spot.

First Camera Operator - National Geographic - reality TV pilot, "The Gathering"
Original Productions (http://www.origprod.com/) – Burbank, CA – June 2007
Lead mobile camera operator (Sony PDW-F350) on 7-camera live martial arts event recorded in HD.

Flame Artist / On-line Editor - Toby Keith Live Tour program, "The Adventures of Big Dog Daddy and Possum Boy"
Crush Voodoo (http://www.crush-voodoo.com) – Santa Monica, CA – June 2007
Conformed EDL, created final HD composites with Flame for action comedy short feature, live 60' screen projection.

Final Cut Pro Editor
Quantum Alliance (QA) - training and marketing programs - Eagle Rock, CA - April 2007 to Present
Processed HD footage, edited programs on QA's advanced NASA scientist-developed medical software.

Flame Artist - DirectTV commercial spot
Solid LA (http://www.solidla.com/) - Santa Monica, CA - February 2007 to Present
Processed shots from The Shining, The Flintstones and other programs for a DirecTV broadcast spot.

Producer
The G Living Network (http://gliving.tv) - Venice, CA - March 2006 to November 2006
One of the founding volunteer members; Co-Creator, Co-Director, Cameraman and Editor of "LIVE" show. Responsible for researching topics, coordinating guests, managing production, developing original programs for a green lifestyle network.

Digital Compositor - NBC Universal promo
Pyro Creative– Santa Monica, CA – August 2006
After Effects HD compositor for an extreme sports HDTV promo.

Digital Compositor / Visual Effects Artist
The WB TV Network / The CW TV Network – The Ranch - Burbank, CA 1998 to Present
Senior Flame Artist / After Effects Compositor / Quantel Hal Digital Paintbox Artist.
Live action, 2D/3D CGI elements. NTSC SD and cutting-edge HD (4:4:4 SR HDCAM, 10-bit RGB) projects. Created seamless final composites for a wide variety of WB programs and projects: National On-air Promos for Kids WB, Primetime and Image Campaign special projects. Tools: Flame, Combustion, After Effects, Hal, Final Cut Pro, Sony SRW-5000 SR HDCAM VTR, MAC and PC; Color Finesse color-correction instructor (After Effects plug-in software), Final Cut Pro editor.

Digital Compositor – “The Plague” 35mm feature directed by Clive Barker
Visual Stimulus, Inc. – Sherman Oaks, CA – February 2006
Created smoking gunblasts and other vfx composites in HD using Combustion.

Flame Artist - “Law and Order: Criminal Investigation” promo
NBC / Bravo – Hollywood, CA – January 2006
Pulled complicated keys of talent without green screen backgrounds using Flame.

Visual Effects Co-Supervisor – “Rearranged”
Sci-Fi pilot shot in Los Angeles at Lacy Studios (HDTV) – April 2005
Consulted director Forest Robin and crew in pre-production and supervised on location for a variety of shots requiring CG and compositing, including stunts, gunfights, alien characters and principle talent with CG metal arms.

Director – "Making The Call: Big Waves of the North Pacific" (DVD)
Surfline.com – Huntington Beach, CA - 2003
Directed and created an educational action sports DVD; led and managed a production team; wrote contracts, treatments, outlines, and storyboards; created “revolutionary animations” with Flint to show how wave energy interacts with the topography of the ocean floor to create giant waves; documented big wave surfing and interviews with a Sony DSR-500 camera; edited, mixed and finished with Edit and Combustion; coordinated and directed DVD production and delivery.

Staff Video Director
Swell.com – San Francisco / San Clemente, CA 01/ 2000 - 11/2001
Responsible as Cinematographer, Producer, Director, Editor and Compositor. Created live event programs, national spots, promos and web movies. Fourth hire in an action sports start-up led by veteran Surfer Magazine Editor Steve Hawk. Founded the Video Channel at Surfline.com (formerly Swell.com). Directed and created “XXL: The Original Documentary,” the 1st & 2nd annual XXL Big Wave Awards shows. Documented the legendary first surf session on 60-foot waves at Cortes Bank, 100 miles west of San Diego, and licensed the footage to NBC Dateline and others.

Flame Artist – "Kiss of Death" feature film starring Nicolas Cage
20th Century Fox / CCI – Hollywood, CA 05/1998
Created and composited clothing on moving talent for the film’s TV broadcast.

Avid Editor – Surfer Magazine Video Awards Show(s)
Annual event at the Galaxy Theater – Costa Mesa, CA – 1996-1999
Edited and helped create the inaugural annual event with Steve Hawk and Ben Marcus, as well as the following three years on the industry-favorite, standing-room-only event. See XXL Awards above in 2001.

On-line Editor, Camera Operator – DynoComm Sports – international television production
Multi-camera broadcast events / action sports tours – based in San Clemente, CA - 1993-1997
Edited and mixed over 100 shows for FOX, ESPN2 and others for international broadcast. Documented special events like the Indigenous People's First Annual Expression Session at Sunset Beach, Oahu, and Quiksilver's surf film "Metaphysical" in G-Land. Worked and traveled extensively with an amazing small crew on multiple action sports tours, including pro surfing's World Championship Tour (WCT) in places like Indonesia, Australia, and Hawaii.

Awards
2001 "Best Sports Website" Webby Award – Swell.com – (Video Director, Cameraman, Editor)
1999 Promax Award – The WB’s "Thanksgiving Day Promo" – (Hal Artist)
1992 Cindy Award – U of DE - "ITC Promo" - (Director of Photography)
1989 Cindy Award – U of DE - "Wellspring" - (Writer, Producer, Drummer)

Education
Santa Monica Community College – Art classes - 1998
University of Delaware: B.A in Comm./Journalism/Political Science 1990
University of Costa Rica in San Jose: Independent Media Studies – 1988
Albright College – Academic scholarship, varsity soccer, radio broadcaster –1986

francis.battaglia at gmail dot com - cell 310.351.7493 - reference: http://www.nomads-cafe.com/letter.html