Editing and Special Effects for Film

Compositing, Finishing,
Level 3 degree from the education ministery

User of AVID Editing systems AVID AVID Xpress pro, Mediacomp Adrenaline, DS Nitris (proficient - tutorials) Photoshop, illustrator, After Effect

Directing and editing

Other Ways
Director of 9 short features for
Other Ways International Ltd
One Pacific Place Bldg.
Sukhumvit Road,
Bangkok 10110 - THAILAND

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Other Ways is a travel agency specializing in a very different travel program to discover Asia.

Here are two of the short features written up as documentaries.

Other Ways
The unusual views of people and places, outstanding landmarks and casual acquaintances, capture the spirit of what this travel agent has to offer and how Other Ways will make your travel a unique experience.
These films were shot during a 12,000 km journey throughout Cambodia,Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.

ECM 3 Arts
ECM 3 Arts
Running time 70mn
Directed and edited from 3 multicam shots of the 2006 annual school programme at the Espace Cardin in Paris - footage for future promo DVD
Michel Berger homage performed with the late artist's musicians.
Editing time 70 hours + sound post prod

http://www.ecm3arts.com/

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Fernand le Carrossier Running time 7mn
This film for which I have kept 12 hours of footage, was shot using a DSR 300, a DSR 135 and a PD 150 (for Fernand's underwater caper)...all zooms were done on camera. I wrote the entire film and did all the editing for it. Editing time : 18 hours.

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Synopsis : Fernand, a retired body mechanic takes us to his garage and shows us his collection of all cars and his sculptures. A quirky dialogue about life according to Fernand, interested in so much more than one would expect, a cross between Picasso and Ben Vautier.

Fernand le Carrossier

Diogal Live
Diogal Live Running time 6mn
An excerpt rrom a concert I filmed with a team of five cameramen running on free run synchronisation, and edited with the AVID multicam system. I handled the live sound recorded from two separate sources; the first came in stereo directly from the console into one of the cameras and the second was recorded to DAT using two Schoepp mics hanging from an articulated perch, then mastered via a nuendo station back home. Editing time : 24 hours.
Title of the track N'deup available on the Liir album Cellulloid/Melodie.

Nicolas Rodier Brûleur de Ciel
Running time 15mn
A balloon journey over the Loire valley and Chenonceaux castle. Filmed in 4 days with a DSR 300 and PD150. All shots filmed with a hand held camera.

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Editing time 30 hours.

Nicolas Rodier

Baly Othmani
Baly Othmani Running time 25mn
This film comemorates the great touareg artist Baly Othmani that I had recorded many times in concert over the years. This film, shot in Algeria in 2003 was originally contracted for a fiction documentary. When my friend Baly tragically died in june 2005, I decided to edit the footage shot with a small DV Sony camera and recorded with a couple of Shoepps microphones to DAT.

Editing time : 15 hours

ECM 3 Arts
Running time 52 mn

Editing of film for future promo DVD
Annual school programme at the Espace Cardin in Paris with the 2005 patron : composer Francis Lai.
Edited from footage provided by the school from two cameras
Editing time 20 hours + sound post prod
http://www.ecm3arts.com/


Nicolas Rodier