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CREDIT LIST Direct Design Composite Animate Color NICOLAS MERMET 2014 DEMO REEL create art CREDIT LIST direct design composite animate color Direction, Design, Lead Compositing artist RBC DaimRauscher “Seasons” commercial Produced by Acme Filmworks Direction, Design, Lead Compositing artist Formula One Title sequence for TF1 Network Produced by TF1 pub productions Direction, Design, Lead Compositing artist Sept sur Sept title sequence for TF1 Network Produced by TF1 pub productions Direction and Design Emtec Basf TV ad Produced by Temps Reel Productions Direction, Design, Compositing Pacific Sales TV ads (310) 945-8372 Produced by Matrix Communications [email protected] www.nicolas-mermet.com 3240 Fay Avenue #8 Los Angeles, CA 90034 Nicolas Mermet • 09 credits page 1/4 NICOLAS MERMET create art Animatics, camera, scene planning direct CVS pharmacy TV ad campaign design Directed and designed by Dave Wasson, composite Produced by Acme Filmworks animate color Lead Compositing artist, camera, 3d staging Colorado Lottery “Twiceland” TV Ad Directed and designed by Dave Wasson, Produced by Acme Filmworks Lead Compositing artist, additional animation, Powershares CCC “Beat the Average” TV Ad Directed and designed by Dave Wasson, Produced by Acme Filmworks Lead Compositing artist, director of photography, Stop motion animator Ritz crackers TV ad campaign Directed and designed by Dave Wasson, Produced by Acme Filmworks Lead Compositing artist, effect design, director of photography for special effects Astrazenaca “Hopelodge” TV ad Animation Director & design: Sarah Van Den Boom Produced by Acme Filmworks Lead Compositing artist, color correction Charmin “Flamingo” Directed and designed by Joanna Quinn Produced by Acme Filmworks Technical director, Lead Compositing artist, color styling (310) 945-8372 Charmin “Jingle Bells” TV ad [email protected] Directed and designed by Claire Armstrong www.nicolas-mermet.com Produced by Acme Filmworks 3240 Fay Avenue #8 Los Angeles, CA 90034 Nicolas Mermet • 09 credits page 2/4 NICOLAS MERMET create art Lead Compositing artist, special effects artist direct US unwired TV ad campaign design Directed and designed by Miles Flanagan composite Produced by Acme Filmworks animate color Lead Compositing artist, Color Correction Ohio Health TV ad campaign Directed & designed by Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis Produced by Acme Filmworks Lead Compositing artist, color styling, creative editing, special effects, color correction “Drew Carey’s Greenscreen show” Directed by Scott Ingalls Produced by Acme Filmworks Lead Compositing artist, Color correction Colorado lottery Directed and designed by Scott Ingalls, Produced by Acme Filmworks Technical Director, Lead Compositing artist AT&T long distance “Catch” Directed and designed by Michael Dudock de Wit Produced by Acme Filmworks Lead Compositing artist Zurich bank “building” Directed and designed by Raimund Krumme Produced by Acme Filmworks Lead Compositing artist, Color styling Integris Heart Center TV ad campaign (310) 945-8372 [email protected] Directed and designed by Raimund Krumme www.nicolas-mermet.com Produced by Acme Filmworks 3240 Fay Avenue #8 Los Angeles, CA 90034 Nicolas Mermet • 09 credits page 3/4 NICOLAS MERMET create Senior compositing artist, colorist, art additional animation, additional backgrounds direct Black Dynamite season 1 TV show design Directed by Carl Jones composite Produced by Titmouse Studios animate color Lead Compositing artist, Effects animator, Colorist, additional animation Suntory Water tv ad campaign 2013 and 2014 Directed & designed by Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis Produced by Acme Filmworks Lead Compositing artist, color styling, creative editing, special effects, color correction “Drew Carey’s Green Screen Show” TV show Directed by Scott Ingalls Produced by Acme Filmworks Senior Compositing Artist Metalocalypse Season 4 TV show Directed by John Schnepp, Mark Brooks, Brendon Small, Produced by Titmouse Studios Lead Compositing artist, Color Styling “Odd Girl Out” Pilot Directed by Mark Brooks Produced by Titmouse Studios Senior Compositing artist, Color Styling “The Grim Brothers” Pilot Directed by John Schnepp Produced by Titmouse Studios (310) 945-8372 [email protected] www.nicolas-mermet.com 3240 Fay Avenue #8 Los Angeles, CA 90034 Nicolas Mermet • 09 credits page 4/4.
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