+6421 828848 267 Adelaide Road Newtown [email protected] Wellington 6021 Jason Naran New Zealand IRD # 57 915 390 DIGITAL IMAGE TECHNICIAN / VIDEO PLAYBACK OPERATOR Mobile Number : +64 21 828 848 Email : [email protected] Date of Birth : 3rd July 1977 IMDB Profile: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3042910/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Recent Work History: Mistress Mercy Dir: Mike Smith DIT Onset Colourist 2017 Dp: Mathew Knight Locations - Wgtn Mortal Engines Dir: Christian Rivers DIT Onset 2017 Dp: Simon Raby Studio - Wgtn A Wrinkle in Time Dir: Ava Duvernay Video Operator 2017 Dp: Tobias Schliessler Locations, New Zealand Blade Runner 2049 Dir: Denis Villeneuve DIT Onset 2016 Dp: Alex Funke & Roger Deakins Motion Control VFX Miniatures Unit Wellington MEG Dir: Jon Turtelaub MoGraph Technician 2016 Dp: Tom Stern Auckland Ghost in the Shell Dir: Rupert Sanders Video Operator 2016 Dp: Jess Hall Wellington & Hong Kong Valerian Dir: Luc Besson MoCap Stage Assistant 2015 Weta Digital, Wellington Disney’s Pete’s Dragon Dir: David Lowery Video Operator 2015 Dp: Bojan Bazelli Locations, New Zealand Fast n Furious 7 Motion Control Unit DIT & Video Operator 2014 Dp: Alex Funke Miniatures Studio - Wellington Venus & Mars Project Dir: John Laing DIT Onset Colourist 2014 Dp: Rewa Harre Location / Studio - Auckland How to Murder your Dir: Ric Pellerzzeri DIT Onset Colourist 2014 Wife Dp: Richard Bluck Location / Studio - Wellington Crouching Tiger Dir: Yuan Wo-Ping Video Operator - Main Unit 2014 Hidden Dragon 2 Dp: Tomas N Sigel Location / Studio - Auckland The Hobbit 3D Dir: Peter Jackson Video Operator - 2nd Unit 2010 - 13 Dp: Andrew Lesnie Studio / Locations - New Zealand Beyond the Edge 3D Dir: Leanne Pooley Video Operator 2013 Dp: Richard Bluck Location - Mt Cook National Park What we do in the Dir: Taika Waiti Video Operator 2012 Shadows & Jermaine Clement Studio / Location - Wellington Tintin 3D Dir: Steven Spielberg Facial Data Capture Assist 2009 & Peter Jackson Mo Cap Studio - Wellington Avatar 3D Dir: James Cameron Playback Assistant 2007 - 08 Dp: Mauro Fiore Studio - Wellington Mao's Last Dancer Dir: Bruce Beresford Video Playback Operator 2008 Dp: Peter James Location - Sydney Lord of the Rings Dir: Peter Jackson Digital Assistant 2000 – 01 Dp: Andrew Lesnie Location / Studio - Wellington Skills & Technical Experience : Qtake Video Playback system - designed and built a number of kits for Park Road Post. 3D Camera Rigs, Stereo Imaging & the associated production requirements Motion Capture production process / Facial Data capture process Playback & Video Assist production requirements, Pix240, KiPro Recorders Red Epic / Arri Alexa Cameras - Media, Drives, Data Management, DIT, Dailies Live Event Direction, LED Video Walls, Music & AV presentation production systems Mac / PC Computers, Hard Drives, diagnostics, building systems, servicing, operating Recent Courses : Understanding Raw, Log & Uncompressed AbleCine New York July 2017 Understanding Colour & Gamma AbleCine New York July 2017 On Set LUT Creation - 1D & 3D LUTs AbleCine New York Aug 2017 On Set LUT Creation - Creative Application AbleCine New York Aug 2017 Monitor Calibration AbleCine New York July 2017 Tecktronix Video Engineering Seminar AbleCine New York July 2016 DIT & Engineering - Understanding Scopes AbleCine New York Aug 2015 Current Status : I’m currently based in Wellington, New Zealand, providing freelance Video Playback & DIT services to the Film, TV and Screen industries. I enjoy working away from home, especially in exciting and challenging locations. My lifestyle suits being based anywhere that work requires. I also participate in a range of outdoor pursuits and try to combine my production skills with adventure as often as possible. I enjoy being portable, productive and professional. I am always seeking new challenges in this exciting industry. I look forward to every work opportunity that comes my way. References available on request : Richard Bluck - Director or Photography - President NZCS & NZ Techos Guild Claude Desan - Rentals Manager - Portsmouth & Wingnut Cameras Ian Bidgood - Dir of Engineering: Picture - Park Road Post Phil Oatley - Head of Technology - Techni-Colour UK.