Design Quality

Chris Secrest

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www.chrissecrestdesign.com

MOTION GRAPHICS / 3D DESIGN

Accomplishments

Created graphics for the Key Art Award-nominated The House Bunny (Theatrical Audio/Visual-International

Trailers) and designed the all-graphics South Asian International Film Festival trailer (Theatrical Audio/

Visual - Festival Trailers) winner, the 38th Annual Key Art Awards, 2009.

Created graphics for the Key Art Award-winning An American Haunting (Theatrical Audio/Visual - Horror

Trailers), the 36th Annual Key Art Awards, 2007.

Created graphics for many Golden Trailer-nominated and winning trailers, including Black Book, Beer

League, The Triplets of Belleville, Elephant, A Slipping Down Life, Winged Migration, The Cooler, and Dumb

and Dumberer.

Qualifications

After Effects, Photoshop, Cinema 4D and Illustrator are my staple programs. I also have a working

knowledge of many other necessary production software packages and am always eager to learn new

programs as needed.

Thorough knowledge of Macintosh-based production environments.

Superior technical knowledge regarding film, video and file formats / conversions.

Time-tested experience designing title treatments, “call-to-actions”, lower thirds, logos, etc.

Proven track record saving clients time and money through an efficient workflow.

Experience establishing and managing a motion graphics department of multiple designers.

Solid, clean design sense.

Well-organized, fast, good sense of humor and personable.

Education!

MASTERS OF FINE ARTS, Film Production (Screenwriting Concentration), 1995

Columbia University, New York, NY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, Film Production, 1989

The University of Texas, Austin, Texas

Employment!

FREELANCE MOTION GRAPHICS ARTIST, October 2008 - present

Contributed motion graphics for development sizzle reels for Original Productions in Burbank, CA.

12 month permalance position at Herzog and Company working primarily on supplemental DVD and Blu-Ray content on

Game of Thrones (Seasons 1 and 2), Boardwalk Empire (Seasons 1 and 2), Prince of Persia, Clash of the Titans, Cop Out,

Lost, Robin Hood, and other projects. Responsibilities include Cinema4D animation and modeling, After Effects,

Photoshop and Illustrator work. I’ve also worked freelance for Flyer Entertainment, Giaronomo Productions (NYC), Mojo,

BPG, Bungalow 3 and Tiny Hero.

STAFF MOTION GRAPHICS ARTIST, Alkemi Entertainment, July 2001 - October 2008

Initially responsible for designing and creating all motion graphics for the firm, setting up initial motion graphics

department, supervising all related equipment purchases, hiring additional graphic artists as needed, meeting

with clients, producers, editors and writers for graphic design, consistency and overall quality.

SELECTED MOTION GRAPHICS CREDITS

Home Entertainment

The Help

Act of Valor

Real Steel

Fright Night

Rango

Lost: Season 6

Scrubs – Season 6 and 7

The Osbournes – Season 2.5

Badder Santa

Bugsy

Studio Ghibli / Disney Library

Theatrical

Frost/Nixon

House Bunny

Cabin Fever

Black Book

The Lives of Others

The Squid and the Whale

The Cooler

Kung Fu Hustle

An American Haunting

City of God

DVD and Blu-Ray Menu/Asset Design

Game of Thrones

Boardwalk Empire

Prince of Persia

Cop Out

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References available upon request

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