Cell Phone: (323) 528-6501 Email: ziad@polarisfilms.net
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Software: Shake, Maya, Nuke, Icy, Digital Fusion, Combustion, Photoshop Knowledge of Unix Command Line, Shake Expressions and Macros Bachelor of Arts - Film Production Emphasis, San Francisco State University 1990 Member of the Visual Effects Society (VES) Rhythm & Hues Studios “The Golden Compass” Feature Film 2007
R&H Comp Sup. Josh Saeta, Lead: Heather Hoyland
Digital Domain “Pirates of the Carribean- At Worlds End” Feature Film 2007
Walt Disney Studios, Director: Gore Verbinski
DD Comp Sup. Sonja Burchard, Comp Lead: Dan Cobbett
“Meet the Robinsons” 3D Stereo – Feature Film Release 2007
Walt Disney Studios, Director: Stephen J. Anderson
DD VFX Supervisor: Nordin Rahhali, Comp Lead: Ryan Phalen
CIS Hollywood “We Are Marshall” Feature Film Release 2006
CIS VFX Supervisor: Tom Smith, VFX Producer: Melissa Brockman
“Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift” Feature Film Release 2006
Universal Pictures, Original Film, Director: Justin Lin
CIS VFX Supervisor: Gregory Liegey, VFX Producer: Julie Orosz
“Xmen: The Last Stand” Feature Film Release 2006
20th Century Fox, Marvel, Director: Brett Ratner
CIS VFX Supervisor: Bryan Hirota, VFX Producer: Melissa Brockman
“Poseidon” Feature Film Release 2006
Warner Bros., Director: Wolfgang Peterson
CIS VFX Supervisor: Bryan Hirota, VFX Producer: Julie Orosz
“The Reaping” Feature Film Release 2006
Warner Bros., Village Roadshow , Director: Stephen Hopkins
CIS VFX Supervisor: Bryan Hirota, VFX Producer: Lisa Maher
“Fantastic Four” Feature Film Release 2005
CIS VFX Supervisor: Bryan Hirota, VFX Producer: Melissa Brockman
Compositor “The Shaggy Dog” Feature Film Release 2006
Walt Disney Pictures, Director: Brian Robbins
CIS VFX Supervisor: Tom Smith, VFX Producer: Julie Orosz
FLASH FILM WORKS “The Guardian” Feature Film Release 2006
Touchstone Pictures, Director: Andrew Davis
VFX Supervisor: William Mesa, VFX Producer: Emily Wallin
“Zelnorm” Commercial Pharmaceutical “Snow Wonder” Feature Film End Titles
Comp Supervisor: Rob Cribbett, VFX Producer: Sarah Coatts
Compositor “Orange” Commercial Cingular France “Sin City” Feature Film
Miramax/Dimension Films, Quentin Tarantino Sequence
Directors: Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez
Digital Supervisors: David Lombardi, Everett Burrell, Jeff Goldman
ZOIC STUDIOS Compositor “Serenity” Feature Film
Universal Pictures, Director: Joss Whedon
VFX Producer: Kristen Branan, Comp. Supervisor: Patti Gannon
Compositor “Global Frequency” Television Pilot STAN WINSTON DIGITAL Lead Compositor “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” Feature Film 2004
Paramount Pictures. VFX Supervisor: Andre Bustanoby, Assoc. VFX Supervisor: Jeff Kalmus, VFX Producer: Melissa Brockman
“Because of Win-Dixie” Feature Film 2004
20th Century Fox. Animation Director: Randall Rosa
DIGITAL FILM LABS “Auto Focus” Feature Film 2002 Propaganda Films/ Sony Classics,
Producers: Alicia Allain, Scott Alexander, Pat Dollard, Larry
Karaszewski, Todd Rosken, Director: Paul Schrader
“Willard” Feature Film 2002 New Line Cinema, Hard Eight Pictures
Producers: Richard Brenner, Bill Carraro, Toby Emmerich, Glen
Morgan, James Wong, Director: Glen Morgan
“The Badge” Feature Film 2001
Propaganda Films, Producers: Alicia Allain, Randall Emmett, George Furla,
Rick Hess, Avi Lerner, Trevor Macy, John Morrissey,
MODERN VIDEOFILM Visual Effects Co-Supervisor “Knock Off” Location: Hong Kong Overall
Signature Ent./Sony Studios Producer: Moshe Diamant, Director: Tsui Hark
“Double Team” Location: France, Italy
Mandalay Ent. Sony Studios Producer: Moshe Diamant, Director: Tsui Hark
CRYSTAL SKY VISUAL FX Visual Effects Producer/ “Noah’s Ark” Location: Australia
NBC/ Hallmark Ent. Director: John Irving
PRODUCTION Visual Effects Supervisor “Kindred the Embraced” Location: San Francisco
Visual Effects Co-Supervisor “The Van Helsing Chronicles” Overall “Star Trek Voyager” Paramount Studios Season 2 1995
VFX Producers, Peter Lauritson/ Dan Curry, VFX Supervisors David Stipes/ Joe
“Tales From the Crypt” Silver Pictures/ HBO Seasons 3-5 1991-1993
Producers: Gil Adler, J. Silver, R. Donner, R. Zemeckis, W. Hill
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