Adad Warda | Resume/Portfolio

A series of videos produced for a made for Vook Novela ‘Embassy’ for www.vook.com whereby classics and newly written works are read alongside videos and various interactive media that relate to the book.

Director.Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Color Grader.Sound Mixer

HÄSTENS EVENT VIDEOS (2009, Prague)

A series of high quality and classy event videos made for the Sweedish bed company in Prague, Czech Republic. www.hastens.com

Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Color Grader

VOOK – SHERLOCK HOLMES (2009, London)

A series of videos for ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holme’s for www.vook.com whereby classics and newly written works are read alongside videos and various interactive media that relate to the book.

Director.Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Color Grader.Sound Mixer

UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IN PRAGUE PROMOTIONAL VIDEO (2009, Prague)

A promotional video/photos featured on UNYP’s website www.unyp.cz and DVD distribution at school fairs. This video highlights all of the school's departments, the benefits of living and studying in the city of Prague and the unique edge of employing a faculty, which is both academic & of the real working world.

Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Color Grader.Sound Mixer.DVD Authorer

KLANOVICE GOLF CLUB PROMO (2008, Prague)

A promo for the oldest golf course in Prague, Czech Republic. The DVD features a promotional tour of the course, restaurant and club, slide shows revealing the history of the location and an interactive menu.

Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Color Grader.Sound Mixer.DVD Authorer

CONDE NAST TRAVEL VIDEOS (2008, Berlin, Istanbul, Greek Isles)

These were a series of travel videos meant to promote various travel locations for www.concierge.com comissioned by Conde Nast. The locations included the Greek Isles of Mykonos and Santorini, Berlin, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey.

Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Color Grader.Sound Mixer

EDUARDO LARA, A PORTRAIT (2008, Prague)

Eduardo Lara is a Mexican painter who has resided in Prague for five years. This short documentary is for the Independent Film Channel’s “Uploaded” series featured on their website www.ifc.com and on IFC’s television channel.

Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Color Grader.Sound Mixer

GIPSY CZ, SHORT WEB DOCUMENTARY (2008, Prague)

Gipsy CZ is one of the leading music groups in the Czech Republic, combining gipsy music with hip-hop. This short, promotional documentary is aimed at publicizing the artists internationally.

Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Color Grader.Sound Mixer

AMAZON.COM ONLINE PRODUCT COMMERCIALS (2008, SF Bay Area)

In conjunction with silverdock productions www.silverdock.com these were several online product commericals, including the iPod Nano, Shuffle and Top Trumps card games to be featured along with the product pages on www.amazon.com

Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Sound Mixer

4 MINUTES ABOVE 10,000 FT (2008, Truckee, Ca)

An online web trailer for thriller writer Jeff Carlson’s book PLAGUE YEAR. This was a mix between bio-documentary and narrative, featuring the author himself. www.jverse.com/trailer

Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Color Grader.Sound Mixer

SONY ONLINE PRODUCT COMMERCIALS (2008, SF Bay Area)

Sony Online Product Features for the Sony Mylo all in one media device.

Director.Videographer.Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Sound Mixer.Color Corrector

BAYGROUP SALES NEGOTIATION WEB SERIES (2008, SF Bay Area)

An 8 episode webseries on business consulting and negotiating for Bay Group Int. involving editing, greenscreen compositing, 2d &3d motion graphics. More Info at www.baygroup.com

Editor.Motion.Graphics Artist.Compositor.Sound Mixer.Color Corrector

RUDER FINN/NORTHFACE MARKETING DEMO (2008, SF, Bay Area)

A web video for Ruder Finn, a PR Firm, done as a pitch to The Northface Outdoor Apparel Company. http://youtube.com/watch?v=DDwuqhtQEB4

Director.Videographer.Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Color Corrector

MOS DEF/247 TOWN HALL (2008, SF Bay Area)

A non-profit short with Mos Def as president shot on greenscreen.

Compositor

DANOO MARKETING VIDEO (2007, SF Bay Area)

A short marketing demo piece highlighting and introducing Danoo Inc. www.danoo.com a company, which installs flat planel screens in cafes and provides digital content such as trivia, local news and advertising.

Co-Producer.Director.VideographerEditor.MotionGraphicsArtist.Sound Mixer.Color Corrector

SONY/LOGITEC WEB PRODUCT COMMERCIALS (2007, SF Bay Area)

A series of Sony/Logitec web product commercials featuring a host, produced in conjunction with Friday’s Films, www.fridaysfilms.com.

Videographer.Editor.Color Corrector

ULTIMATE PC CHALLENGE (2007, SF Bay Area)

An 10 episode, online reality show for www.gamepro.com about 2 teams chosen from many contestants who compete to build the most ultimate pc gaming computer. More info at www.gamepro.com/video/player.cfm?vid=106140

Editor.Sound Designer.Motion Graphics.Sound Mixer.Color Corrector

CASE CENTRAL (2007, SF Bay Area)

A web product commercial shot entirely on greenscreen with motion graphics

for www.bravomarketing.com

Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Compositor.Sound Mixer.Color Corrector

CHOICES (2007, SF Bay Area)

A dramatic narrative feature film, shot in super16, about a love story faces with tragedy between an immigrant from India and a San Francisco call girl. Theatrical Distribution in India & The American Festival Circuit.

Editor

HAPPINESS (2007, SF Bay Area)

Feature Documentary from the director of Ghengis Blues, Roko Belic, about happiness, what it means, how people achieve it and how it affects their lives.

Assistant Editor

PUBLIC ED FUND INTRO ANIMATION (2007, SF Bay Area)

A short intro animation made for the West Contra Costa Country Public Education Fund annual banquet and awards ceremony.

Motion Graphics Artist

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INTRO (2007, SF Bay Area)

A short intro animation made for the NEA for a banquet and awards ceremony in Chicago.

Motion Graphics Artist

RIVER WEBS (2006/2007, Florence, Oregon)

A feature documentary for www.freshwatersillustrated.com about a Japanese River ecologist named Nakano, whose life was devoted to studying rivers and their ecology.

Motion Graphics Artist

GREENBELT ALLIANCE PROMO VIDEO (2006, SF Bay Area)

Feature of scenic montages of the the Bay Area, displaying the work of Greenbelt in preserving the local rural and urban landscapes of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Sound Mixer.Color Corrector

AMERICA’S DREAMDATE (2006, SF Bay Area, Los Angeles)

An online interactive reality show for www.gofish.com This was an 8 week show with a weekly five minute video with the host, shot on greenscreen and composited into a virtual background with motion graphics, updating viewers on recent events. Broadcast on FOX Reality TV.

Co-Director.Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Videographer.Compositor.Color Corrector

PAQUIAO VS LARIOS (2006, SF Bay Area)

A Pay Per View Boxing Commerical for Comcast, featuring clips of fights, graphics, 3D titles, compositing, rotoscoping fx and particle fire fx.

Motion Graphics Artist

NAME DAY (2006, SF Bay Area)

A short dramatic narrative film, shot in HD, about what happens when a 23-year-old agnostic American youth from a Muslim family, is driven to vengeance when his brother, a devout Muslim is murdered in a hate crime in the aftermath of 9/11. Offical Selection in the 2007 Moon Dance Film Festival & The Los Angeles Indian Film Festival. More info at www.atmafilms.com

Editor.Color.Corrector.Sound Designer

TRAVELS WITH MUSIC (2006, SF Bay Area)

www.listenforlife.org's monumental project, www.travelswithmusic.org, a music education website showcasing traditional music from around the world, the history, the traditions, the instruments and a series of short web-docs on the musicians who play traditional music.

Editor.Motion Graphics Artist

PUBLIC ED FUND INTRO ANIMATION (2006, SF Bay Area)

A short intro animation made for the West Contra Costa Country Public Education Fund annual banquet and awards ceremony.

Motion Graphics Artist

VITAL LIFE SERVICES (2006, SF Bay Area)

A short documentary about a center in Oakland, which helps out the needy with

medical treatment, food and building a new life.

Videographer

ELBRAM (2006, SF Bay Area)

A short narrative film, shot on DV, about what happens when someone

loses his marbles.

Co-Writer.Director.Editor

PRESERVING OUR NATIONAL TREASURES (2005, SF Bay Area, Bahamas)

A short documentary, directed by Bo Boudart, the maker of Oil On Ice, about the Bahamas National Trust and its history in preserving the parks and wildlife of the Bahamas.

Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Color Corrector.Sound Designer

EYES OF A CHILD (2005, SF Bay Area)

A short dramatic narrative film, shot in super16, about a young girl who escapes her everyday life into children’s fairy tales. Winner of the Eastman Kodak Award for best film, and official selection in 2006 the San Francisco Independent Film Festival and The 2006 CANNES Film Festival. More info at

www.adelphiafilms.com and www.imdb.com/title/tt0488878/

Editor

IN HEALTH (2005, SF Bay Area)

A local Health Education TV station from Washington Hospital, located in Fremont, Ca, which does dialy programming, interviews, and shows and lecture videos on various forums in health education.

Editor

DIALOGUE PROJECT (2005, SF, San Luis Obispo, SB, LA, San Diego)

A feature documentary of a traveling artist and his Dialogue Rhetoric Project of

the effects of words and quotes on society, as he travels around the country

looking to inspire. www.dialogueproject.net

Videographer

THE BUTTON (2005, SF Bay Area)

A short narrative film, shot on DV, of a boy meets girl story with a bit of a twist.

Writer.Director.Editor

PRESS 4 FOR HUMAN (2004, SF Bay Area)

A short narrative film, shot on DV, a philosophical look on the adverse and isolating effects of technology on human society.

Writer.Director.Editor

MOTION GRAPHICS SEGMENT FOR AT&T (2002, SF Bay Area)

A 3d animation segment for an internal AT&T corporate video, featuring the number 4 and 5 having a lightsaber duel.

Motion Graphics Artist.3D-Animator

PIXNSTONES PRODUCTION HOUSE (1998-present, SF Bay Area)

I have done steady work for Pixnstones since 1998, early on as an intern and

then as a regular contractor. I continue to work with them on many successful

projects. www.pixnstones.com

Director.Editor.Motion Graphics Artist.Videographer.Compositor.Color Corrector

RELEVANT EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Film from San Francisco State University with a Minor in Spanish.

SOFTWARE PLATFORMS

Final Cut Studio 2: Final Cut 6/Motion/Color/DVD Studio Pro/Soundtrack Pro

Adobe CS3 Creative/Production Suite: After Effects/Illustrator/Photoshop/Premiere/Encore

Lightwave 3D

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