Brian Buongiorno - Tone Visuals
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EMPLOYMENT
2001 – 2010
BRIAN BUONGIORNO VISUAL EFFECTS
Digital Colorist, Lead Visual Effects Artist and Supervisor
Digital Color-Grading for national commericials and feature films
Designed, created and supervised the visual effects and finishing
of national commercial campaigns for a variety of A-list
visual effects companies, advertising agencies and directors.
Recent clients include:
Visual Effects Companies – A52 Visual Effects, Brewster Parsons, Psyop LA, Digital Domain, D-Train VFX Sea Level Venice, Efilm, Method,
The Syndicate, McGuff, Digital Lab, The Post Group, Fox Sports Network
Agencies – BBDO, Campbell-Ewald, Campbell Mithun, Carmicheal Lynch, DDB, Duetsch,
GSD&M, Fallon, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, mcgarrybowen, Publicis, RPA,
Saatchi & Saatchi/LA, TM Advertising, The Richards Group, Weiden + Kennedy
Directors - Joe Pytka, Mark Romanek, Andrew Douglas,Tarsem,
Spike Jonze, Craig Gillespie, Phil Joanou, Bruce Dowad, Baker Smith,
Rocky Morton, Malcom Venville, Noam Murro, Ulf Johansson,
Carl Erik Rinsch
2006
EFILM / Hollywood
Digital Intermediate Colorist
"Click" - Dean Semler, ASC - Director of Photography
"The Return of Zoom" - David Tatersall, BSC - Director of Photography
1988 - 2001
525 STUDIOS Hollywood - Santa Monica, CA
Supervised and composited both live action and computer
generated images for national commercial spots, music
videos, episodic television, and feature film projects.
Attended and supervised visual effects production shoots.
Served as:
Lead Visual Effects Artist (Inferno)
Lead Digital Editor (Abekas A-84 Compositing Suite)
Digital Editor / Compositor (Henry)
Online Editor (GVG Online Suite)
Offline Editor (Avid Media Composer)
1987-1988
VARITEL VIDEO Los Angeles, CA
Digital Online Editor
1984 - 1987
DALLAS POST PRODUCTION CENTER Dallas, TX
Online / Offline Editor
1981 - 1984
THIRD COAST VIDEO Austin, TX
Online / Offline Editor, camera operator, sound recordist,
Chryon graphics specialist, Tulip Crane operator
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin - BS - Radio, Television, Film
AWARDS
1995 - Clio Award - Budweiser "Frogs" - 525 Postproduction
International Monitor Awards
1998 - Best Achievement - Network Promos - CBS
1991 - Best Visual Effects - Commercials - California Lottery
1994 - Emmy Award Nomination - "Third Rock from The Sun"
Active Member of the Los Angeles Chapter the Visual Effects Society.