Ron Simonson Visual Effects Supervisor/Producer/Director of Photography
TELEVISION/WEB/RIDE DIRECTOR STUDIO/PRODUCERS
“LEGENDS OF TOMORROW” GREG BERLANTI WARNER BROS TELEVISION Visual Effects Supervisor * ANDREW KREISBERG DC ENTERTAINMENT MARC GUGGENHEIM ENCORE HOLLYWOOD
“VICE PRINCIPALS” DANNY MCBRIDE HBO Visual Effects Supervisor Prep/Shoot JODY HILL ENCORE HOLLYWOOD
“STREETS OF FURY” (Ride Film) GARY HYMES WANDA GROUP VFX Supervisor/Camera Operator BASE MEDIA + VFX Producer Prep/Shoot
“LAUREN” (Web-Series) LESLI LIKA GLATTER WIGSCO Visual Effects Supervisor/Producer Effie Brown
“HAVE A LITTLE FAITH” (TV Movie) JON AVNET ABC/HALLMARK HALL OF FAME VFX Supervisor/Producer Andrew Gottlieb
“WILLIAM AND KATE” (TV Movie) MARK ROSMAN LIFETIME TELEVISION VFX Supervisor/Producer Frank Konisberg
“PLEADING GUILTY” (TV Movie) JON AVNET FOX TELEVISION VFX Supervisor/Producer Jon Avnet, Kelly A. Manners, Marsha Oglesby
“STARTER WIFE” (TV Mini Series) JON AVNET NBC/UNIVERSAL VFX Supervisor/Producer Marsha Oglesby
“SIXTY MINUTE MAN” (TV Pilot) JON AVNET ABC/TOUCHSTONE TELEVISION VFX Supervisor/Producer Harry Bring
“CONVICTION” (TV Movie) JON AVNET CBS/WARNER BROS TELEVISION VFX Supervisor/Producer Charlie Goldstein
“SOMETHING THE LORD MADE” JOE SARGENT HBO (TV Movie) VFX Supervisor/Producer Robert Cort
“BOOMTOWN” (TV Series) JON AVNET NBC/DREAMWORKS TELEVISION VFX Supervisor/Producer Jon Avnet
“ANGELS IN AMERICA” (TV Mini-series) MIKE NICHOLS HBO Co-Visual Effects Supervisor Celia Costas Nomination: Emmy Award
“UPRISING” JON AVNET NBC/AVNET KERNER VFX Supervisor + 2nd Unit DP Raffaella DeLaurentiis
“MONSTER IN MY PANTS” (DV Pilot) ANDREA MAXWELL BUNNY IN A BOTTLE PRODUCTIONS Director of Photography Andrea Maxwell, Kathleen Latlip
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FILM/DOCS/SHORTS DIRECTOR STUDIO/PRODUCERS
“THE FOUR” GORDON CHAN ENLIGHT PICTURES Visual Effects Supervisor Paul Au, Abe Kwong
“THE CROSSING” JOHN WOO LION ROCK PRODUCTIONS Visual Effects Supervisor (Prep – 2012) CHINA FILM GROUP Terence Chang
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“MURAL” GORDON CHAN ENLIGHT PICTURES Visual Effects Consultant Paul Au, Abe Kwong
“CAT RUN” JOHN STOCKWELL PALADIN VFX Supervisor/Producer Ram Bergman
“WEDDING PALACE” CHRISTINE YOO GOGOGO ENTERTAINMENT VFX Supervisor/Producer Christine Yoo
“SMOKIN’ ACES 2: ASSASSINS’ BALL” PJ PESCE UNIVERSAL PICTURES Visual Effects Supervisor Mike Elliot
“THE KING OF FIGHTERS” GORDON CHAN DOUBLE EDGE ENTERTAINMENT Visual Effects Supervisor Bobby Sheng
“BROTHERS BLOOM” RIAN JOHNSON ENDGAME ENTERTAINMENT VFX Supervisor/Producer Ram Bergman
“AMERICAN VIOLET” TIM DISNEY SAMUEL GOLDWYN COMPANY VFX Supervisor/Producer Mark Donadio
“THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM” ROB MINKOFF LIONSGATE Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Casey Silver, Raffaella DeLaurentiis
“THE WALTER MITTY CONDITION” DANE PICARD TAKE ONE FILMS (35mmShort) Dane Picard Director of Photography
“THE GIRL WITH A TAIL” (DV Short) JOHN MANN MANN PRODUCTIONS Director of Photography Dane Picard
“BEDAZZLED” HAROLD RAMIS 20th CENTURY FOX Co-VFX Supervisor + VFX DP Trevor Albert
“DRAGON HEART 2: A NEW BEGINNING” DOUG LEFLER UNIVERSAL PICTURES VFX Supervisor Raffaella DeLaurentiis Nomination: Video Premiere Award
“NEWS FOR MANUELA ON THE DEATH JOSE SANCHEZ ILLARJI PICTURES OF BOLIVAR” (35mm Short) Tina Datsko de Sanchez Director of Photography Sundance Film Festival 2001
“EL CAMINO DE LA COSTA” JOSE SANCHEZ ILLARJI PICTURES (35mm Short) Tina Datsko de Sanchez Director of Photography Winner: 16th Chicago Latino Film Festival
“STARSHIP TROOPERS” PAUL VERHOVEN SONY PICTURES Digital Imaging Supervisor/VFX DP - Jon Davison Boss
“AIR FORCE ONE” WOLFGANG SONY PICTURES Digital Imaging Supervisor/VFX DP - PETERSEN Armyan Bernstein Boss
“DESPERATE MEASURES” BARBET SCHROEDER MANDALAY ENTERTAINMENT Digital Imaging Supervisor – Boss Film Susan Hoffman, Lee Rich
“TURBULENCE” ROBERT BUTLER MGM Digital Imaging Supervisor – Boss Film Martin Ransohoff, David Valdes
“MULTIPLICITY” HAROLD RAMIS COLUMBIA PICTURES Digital Imaging Supervisor – Boss Film Harold Ramis, Trevor Albert
“STINKFIST” TOOL (Music Video) ZOO RECORDS Director of Photography
“MAGIC 8 BALL” (35mm) ANDREA MAXWELL BOXHEAD CREATIONS Director of Photography/Producer Andrea Maxwell, Ron Simonson
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“WATERWORLD” KEVIN REYNOLDS WARNER BROTHERS Digital Colorist – Boss Film Kevin Costner, John Davis, Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon
“SPECIES” ROGER DONALDSON MGM Digital Colortist – Boss Film Dennis Feldman, Frank Mancusco Jr.
“FREAKSHOW” DIMESTORE HOODS BMG (Music Video) Director of Photography
“THE FANTASTICKS” MICHAEL RITCHIE MGM Digital Colorist – Boss Film Michael Ritchie, Linne Radmin
“OUTBREAK” WOLFGANG WARNER BROTHERS Digital Colorist – Boss Film PETERSEN Gail Katz, Arnold Kopelson
“DROP ZONE” JOHN BADHAM PARAMOUNT PICTURES Digital Colorist – Boss Film D.J. Caruso, Lauren Lloyd, Wallis Nicita
“LA PAZ” (16mm Docu-Drama) JOSE SANCHEZ GYPSYCAT PRODUCTIONS Director of Photography Tito Datsko de Sanchez
“FIGUREHEAD” (16mm Short) ANDREA MAXWELL FIGUREHEAD PRODUCTIONS Director of Photography
“THE GIFT” (16MM Short) ANDREA MAXWELL FIGUREHEAD PRODUCTIONS Director of Photography
“INSIDE CUBA” JOSE SANCHEZ ILLARJI PRODUCTIONS Director of Photography Tina Datsko de Sanchez
Commercials/Special Projects “BROOKLYN FILMS” (Theatrical Trailer), Director/DP, BROOKLYN FILMS “THE RUNNER”, Director of Photography – VFX Supervisor, ABC “WORLD OF INNOVATION,” Director of Photography – VFX Supervisor, NEC “HYABUSA,” Director of Photography – VFX Supervisor, SUZUKI BUZZ LIGHTYEAR, VFX Supervisor, DISNEY, WDI (Theme Park) POSEIDON’S FURY, Post Production Supervisor, UNIVERSAL Theme Park ELLEN’S ENERGY ADVENTURE, Digital Imaging Supervisor, Disney WDI (Theme Park) NEC “WORLD OF INNOVATION” Marsteller (2x 30 second spots) Director of Photography Suzuki “Hyabusa” (30 second spot) Director of Photography
Affiliations: Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, IATSE - Local 600 (DP), Visual Effects Society
Education: BA from CSULB in Film and Television
Locations: China (Beijing, Gobi Desert, Heng Dian, Hong Kong, Jiangsu, Shanghai), Czech Republic, Montenegro, Seoul Korea, Serbia, Romania, Thailand, Vancouver, New York City
Citizenship/Residency: Los Angeles resident. Has permanent residency status in Slovakia so has right to work (no Visa needed) in any EU country.